William Bailey
M, d. circa 1847
| Marriage | b 1831 | William Bailey married Elizabeth Baker, daughter of David Baker and Mary Webb, b 1831 at Burke County, NC. |
| Death | c 1847 | William Bailey died c 1847 at Yancey County, NC. His will may be recorded at Yancey County Will Book 1, p 350. |
Martin Davenport
M, b. circa 1739, d. 1815
| Birth | c 1739 | Martin Davenport, son of Thomas Davenport and Dorothy [--M?--] Davenport, was born c 1739 at Hanover County, VA. |
| Marriage | c 1767 | Martin Davenport married Hannah [Baker?] Davenport c 1767 at Culpeper County, VA. |
| Marriage | c 1779 | Martin Davenport married Jane Browning c 1779 at prob Wilkes County, NC. |
| Note | c 1780 | According to the Pamunkey Davenports:
"... Colonel William Davenport, son of Martin Davenport of Thomas (of Martin, Sr.), ... was badly abused as a 10-year-old boy by marauding Tories (Americans actively loyal to the King) in 1780 during the Revolutionary War. Coming upon the Martin Davenport's mountain homestead while Martin was away, Tories seeking to capture him took out their frustration on young William, his son.
According to Professor Lyman C. Draper, the noted Frontier historian, in his authoritative Kings Mountain and Its Heroes (1881), William's beating was one of the incidents that so enraged the Over-the-Mountain Men, who had spent five years in constant warfare with the Cherokees and Shawnees sent by the British to attack the Frontier Settlements, that they gathered together and marched southeast over the mountains to totally defeat and capture the British and their Tory adherents at Kings Mountain (8Oct1780). The year had been a desperate one for the Cause of Independence. The Continental Congress had lost most of its Southern Army at the Surrender of Charleston (19May1780), then had lost most of what was left -- as well as bottom-of-the-barrel replacements scraped from the North -- at Gates' disgraceful Defeat at Camden (16Aug1780). The Kings Mountain victory restored flagging Patriot spirits and marked a turning point in the Revolution. William's father Martin Davenport was one of those Patriots who distinguished himself at Kings Mountain, and in its aftermath is credited for assuring that those Tories who had mistreated his son were properly punished. At a quickly convened drumhead court martial, the culprits were convicted -- and summarily hung." |
| 1790 Census | 1790 | Martin Davenport was listed as head of a household on the 1790 U.S.census of Burke County, NC. Based on age and gender, his household could have included. |
| Note | Sep 1795 | James Baker and Martin Davenport were summoned as jurors for the September term of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions. |
| Death | 1815 | He died in 1815 at Burke County, NC. |
Hannah [Baker?] Davenport
F
Dorothy [--M?--] Davenport
F, b. circa 1712
wife of Davis Davenport
F
| Marriage | b 1682 | Wife of Davis Davenport married Davis Davenport b 1682 at VA. Most likely at Pamunkey Neck in King William County. |
David Davenport
M, b. circa 1721, d. 1803
| Birth | c 1721 | David Davenport, son of Martin Davenport Sr. and Dorothy [Glover?] Davenport, was born c 1721 at VA. most likely in King William County, although there are reports that he was born in Hanover County, organized in 1721. Hanover County as a birthplace would require proof that the family moved by then. (Hanover County was created from New Kent County, not from King William County.). |
| Death | 1803 | David Davenport died in 1803 at Cumberland County, VA. |
James Davenport
M, b. circa 1719, d. 25 December 1803
Martin Davenport Jr.
M, b. circa 1720
John Davenport
M, b. circa 1717
William Davenport
M, b. circa 1715, d. 1798
Mary Davenport
F, b. circa 1706
| Birth | c 1706 | Mary Davenport, daughter of Martin Davenport Sr. and First wife of Martin Davenport, was born c 1706 at VA. most likely in King William County. |
| Note | | The identity of the Mary who later married Henry Gambill as a Davenport is clear from the baptismal records of two grandchildren. On 13 November 1810, Susanna White and Marie White Graer, daughters of John White and Sarah Gambill White, were baptized in St. Martin de Tours Church, St. Martinville LA. In each case, the baptismal record identifies the maternal grandparents as "Henry Gambel" and "Marie Davanport" of Virginia. |
| Marriage | c 1728 | Mary Davenport married Henry Gambill c 1728 at prob Hanover County, VA. |
Crotia ("Crosha") Davenport
F, b. circa 1727
Sophia Davenport
F, b. circa 1733, d. November 1818
| Birth | c 1733 | Sophia Davenport, daughter of Thomas Davenport and Dorothy [--M?--] Davenport, was born c 1733 at prob Hanover County, VA. |
| Marriage | c 1750 | Sophia Davenport married William White c 1750 at prob Culpeper County, VA. |
| Death | Nov 1818 | Sophia Davenport White died in Nov 1818 at Burke County, NC. |
Jonas Davenport
M, b. 15 November 1774, d. 9 February 1864
| Birth | 15 Nov 1774 | Jonas Davenport, son of Martin Davenport and Hannah [Baker?] Davenport, was born on 15 Nov 1774 at Culpeper County, VA. |
| Marriage | 17 Feb 1805 | Jonas Davenport married Nancy Baker, daughter of David Baker and Mary Webb, on 17 Feb 1805 at Burke County, NC. |
| Note | 1814 | In 1814, at Morganton, Burke County NC, Jonas Davenport became a Justice of the Peace and judge of the Burke County Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions. |
| 1850 Census | 6 Sep 1850 | Jonas Davenport and Nancy Baker Davenport appeared on the 1850 U.S. census of Yancey County, NC, enumerated 6 Sep 1850. Jonas was shown as a 75-year-old farmer, born VA; Nancy was shown as age 56, born NC. Their daughter Sophia was listed as living with them. She was shown as 20 years old, born NC. Enumerated next door in household 579 was their son David and his family. |
| 1860 Census | 21 Aug 1860 | Jonas Davenport appeared on the 1860 U.S. census of Yancey County, NC, enumerated 21 Aug 1860 in the household of David Davenport and E. Anna McGee Davenport, his son and daughter-in-law. He was shown as age 85, born VA. |
| Death | 9 Feb 1864 | Jonas Davenport died on 9 Feb 1864 at Mitchell County, NC, at age 89. |
Family | Nancy Baker b. 31 Dec 1786, d. 15 Feb 1882 |
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Thomas Davenport
M, b. after 1767
| Birth | a 1767 | Thomas Davenport, son of Martin Davenport and Hannah [Baker?] Davenport, was born a 1767 at VA. |
| Note | Jan 1797 | Thomas Davenport and David Baker were on the list to serve as jurors for the January 1797 term of court. David Baker is marked as excused. |
| Note | Sep 1798 | Thomas Davenport was summoned for jury duty in the September term of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions. |
| Note | Jul 1819 | Thomas Davenport headed a grand jury of 14 men who reported to the Burke County Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions on the condition of the county jail. Their report found that one of the individual jail cells was "not in decent order" that they did not think "it is sufficiently secure and strong to hold secure prisoners." |
William Davenport
M, b. 12 October 1770, d. 19 August 1859
| Birth | 12 Oct 1770 | William Davenport, son of Martin Davenport and Hannah [Baker?] Davenport, was born on 12 Oct 1770 at Culpeper County, VA. |
| Note | c 1780 | According to the "http://www.pamunkeydavenport.com">Pamunkey Davenports: 'In North Carolina, Davenport Gap in the Great Smoky Mountains on the North Carolina-Tennessee border was named in honor of Colonel William Davenport, son of Martin Davenport of Thomas (of Martin, Sr.), who led the survey crew that established the State boundary in 1821. Colonel Davenport, for many years the highly respected Clerk of Courts of Wilkes County, was badly abused as a 10-year-old boy by marauding Tories (Americans actively loyal to the King) in 1780 during the Revolutionary War. Coming upon the Martin Davenport's mountain homestead while Martin was away, Tories seeking to capture him took out their frustration on young William, his eldest son. According to Professor Lyman C. Draper, the noted Frontier historian, in his authoritative Kings Mountain and Its Heroes (1881), William's beating was one of the incidents that so enraged the Over-the-Mountain Men, who had spent five years in constant warfare with the Cherokees and Shawnees sent by the British to attack the Frontier Settlements, that they gathered together and marched southeast over the mountains to totally defeat and capture the British and their Tory adherents at Kings Mountain (8Oct1780). The year had been a desperate one for the Cause of Independence. The Continental Congress had lost most of its Southern Army at the Surrender of Charleston (19May1780), then had lost most of what was left -- as well as bottom-of-the-barrel replacements scraped from the North -- at Gates' disgraceful Defeat at Camden (16Aug1780). The Kings Mountain victory restored flagging Patriot spirits and marked a turning point in the Revolution. William's father Martin Davenport was one of those Patriots who distinguished himself at Kings Mountain, and in its aftermath is credited for assuring that those Tories who had mistreated his son were properly punished. At a quickly convened drumhead court martial, the culprits were convicted -- and summarily hung.' |
| Note | 1796 | In 1796, at Morganton, Burke County NC, William Davenport became a Justice of the Peace and judge of the Burke County Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions. |
| Note | 6 Aug 1796 | William Davenport and other Justices of the Peace conducted an examination of a pregnant single woman, Elizabeth Burchfield, and on her word issued an order directing that Henry Canley be brought before the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions "to be dealt with as the law directs" as the father. |
| Note | Mar 1797 | David Baker and William Davenport were summoned as jurors for the September term of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions. |
| Note | 1798 | In 1798, 1799 and 1800, William Davenport served as a representative from Burke County to the North Carolina Legislature. In 1802, he served as State Senator from Burke County. |
| Note | Mar 1799 | William Davenport was listed as a venireman (a juror) for the March 1799 term of court. |
| Note | 2 Jan 1801 | William Davenport and other Justices of the Peace issued an order directing that John McClancey be brought before the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions to answer the claim of Hannah Hopper that he had fathered her bastard child. |
| Death | 19 Aug 1859 | William Davenport died on 19 Aug 1859 at Caldwell County, NC, at age 88. |
Nancy Davenport
F, b. after 1779
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