Did the children of Wm & Comfort's names follow any of the naming patterns??
John - first son, possibly could be Wm's fathers name
Mary - first daughter, possibly could be Wm's mothers name
Agnes - second daughter ?? from Comfort's line??
Thomas - second son, ?? from Comfort's line??
George - ??
Wm - after the father
Sarah - after the mother "Sarah Comfort Fisher"
Margaret - ??
Did any of these names/naming patterns continue? Can these patterns give us any hints?
Add your answers in the comments.
07 December 2009
What other Records are out there??
Besides the Rev. War file (c. 1853) for service abt 1777-1781 in NC
1777 and 1789 a Wm Davenport attendes estate sales in Surry Co, NC
1790 Surry Co, NC Tax list with Wm Davenport and the same names of soldiers possible serving with him (as mention in Rev War file from 1853)
1790 Sch. of Persons in Surry Co. with Wm Davenport 2-3-5 (2-Males>16& HOH= Wm & John; 3-males <16=Thomas, George, William; 2 free wh. females= Comfort, Mary, Agnes, Sarah, Margaret)
A perfect match!
1803-06 KY Land holder record purchases near South Fork in Lincoln Co,KY (become Casey Co in 1806) for Wm Davenport
1810 Casey Co, KY Census for John, Wm, Thomas and Wm(father) + Wm Elder (Mary)
1820 Casey Co, KY Census for Wm Beavenport, Sarah Spainhauer, Thomas, John
1824 Land grant for John Davenport in Southfork, Casey Co, KY
What do you have to add to our collection?? Post your records in the comments below.
1777 and 1789 a Wm Davenport attendes estate sales in Surry Co, NC
1790 Surry Co, NC Tax list with Wm Davenport and the same names of soldiers possible serving with him (as mention in Rev War file from 1853)
1790 Sch. of Persons in Surry Co. with Wm Davenport 2-3-5 (2-Males>16& HOH= Wm & John; 3-males <16=Thomas, George, William; 2 free wh. females= Comfort, Mary, Agnes, Sarah, Margaret)
A perfect match!
1803-06 KY Land holder record purchases near South Fork in Lincoln Co,KY (become Casey Co in 1806) for Wm Davenport
1810 Casey Co, KY Census for John, Wm, Thomas and Wm(father) + Wm Elder (Mary)
1820 Casey Co, KY Census for Wm Beavenport, Sarah Spainhauer, Thomas, John
1824 Land grant for John Davenport in Southfork, Casey Co, KY
What do you have to add to our collection?? Post your records in the comments below.
William Davenport's Rev. War File Received
I just received the National Archives Revolutionary file for William Davenport (Comfort) R. 2678 from North Carolina. It is 13 pages long. (4 pages can be viewed on HeritageQuest database at your local library). The file contains notarized statements (4-5 May 1853) from Thomas Davenport (son); Charles Sweeney (oldest Community member and family acquaintance); Robert Carson (family acquaintance)taken in Casey Co, KY.
The file appears to be the source of the following information:
Wm was from Surry Co, NC at the time of service
Thomas is the son of Wm & Comfort Davenport
Three children were older then Thomas.
Thomas is 77 years since April last (on 5 May 1853)
Thomas and Mrs. Margaret Clifton(Macon Co, IL) were the only surviving children of Wm & Comfort in 1853
Wm & Comfort married abt. 1770 in Accomac Co -due to the ages of the older brothers & sisters)
Wm & Comfort came to Casey Co, KY by 1806
Wm died in abt 1823
Comfort died as Wm's widow
Comfort died 30 Nov 1838
Now we can see where come of the internet informaion has come from. If you would like to read the file yourself, it cost me, $50 and, I am charging $10 including U.S.postage to send it to you. Please email me your address information.
clbright@comcast.net
The file appears to be the source of the following information:
Wm was from Surry Co, NC at the time of service
Thomas is the son of Wm & Comfort Davenport
Three children were older then Thomas.
Thomas is 77 years since April last (on 5 May 1853)
Thomas and Mrs. Margaret Clifton(Macon Co, IL) were the only surviving children of Wm & Comfort in 1853
Wm & Comfort married abt. 1770 in Accomac Co -due to the ages of the older brothers & sisters)
Wm & Comfort came to Casey Co, KY by 1806
Wm died in abt 1823
Comfort died as Wm's widow
Comfort died 30 Nov 1838
Now we can see where come of the internet informaion has come from. If you would like to read the file yourself, it cost me, $50 and, I am charging $10 including U.S.postage to send it to you. Please email me your address information.
clbright@comcast.net
12 November 2009
Which child do you follow?
The following is not proven fact YET, but to get us started, William and Comfort Davenport had possibly eight children, all born in Surry Co, North Carolina. For identification, spouse names have been attached. (again, we are talking in general and will list proof as we highlight each family member)
John b. abt 177o m. Sally "Sarah" Elder
Mary b. abt 1772 m. William Elder
Agnes b. abt 1774 m. Joseph Murphy
Thomas b. abt Apr 1776 m. Maria Spainhouer
George b. abt 1781 m. #1 Indian Woman and #2 Nancy Clifton
William b. abt 1782 m. Elizabeth Stewart
Sarah b. abt 1785 m. #1 John Spainhouer and #2 Joseph Cowell
Margaret b. 1786 m. Nehemiah Clifton
So enter your connection in the comments below. Please limit to just the one member you connect too, and as each child is highlighted I will ask for more information.
John b. abt 177o m. Sally "Sarah" Elder
Mary b. abt 1772 m. William Elder
Agnes b. abt 1774 m. Joseph Murphy
Thomas b. abt Apr 1776 m. Maria Spainhouer
George b. abt 1781 m. #1 Indian Woman and #2 Nancy Clifton
William b. abt 1782 m. Elizabeth Stewart
Sarah b. abt 1785 m. #1 John Spainhouer and #2 Joseph Cowell
Margaret b. 1786 m. Nehemiah Clifton
So enter your connection in the comments below. Please limit to just the one member you connect too, and as each child is highlighted I will ask for more information.
Calling all William and Comfort Davenport Researchers
It is time to pool our information about where this family really was in the early 1700's. Through all the generations it all comes back to William Davenport and Comfort Fisher.
We have had 2 DNA tests done from this line and neither of them match with any of the Parmunkey or Tidewater Davenport groups, but they do match as being from the same line! It is time we move on to another direction. So lets all recheck our information and hopefully work together on this research challenge.
It is important with genealogy research to report what you know to be true with proof.
So lets make that a goal to state your source if you are providing information.
Please introduce yourself in the comments of the next post with what child's line you follow.
We have had 2 DNA tests done from this line and neither of them match with any of the Parmunkey or Tidewater Davenport groups, but they do match as being from the same line! It is time we move on to another direction. So lets all recheck our information and hopefully work together on this research challenge.
It is important with genealogy research to report what you know to be true with proof.
So lets make that a goal to state your source if you are providing information.
Please introduce yourself in the comments of the next post with what child's line you follow.
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