. Prepared by: Carl Davenport, 2127 Tulip Hill Rd.,Murfreesboro,TN 37127 March 2003 Generation No. 1 1. RICHARD 1 DAVENPORT, SR. was born 1642, and died Abt. December 1713 in Perquimans County, NC. He married JOHANNA?. Notes for RICHARD DAVENPORT, SR.: The children of Richard Davenport and wife Johannah are listed with their birth dates in the book Old Albemarle County, North Carolina: Perquimans Precinct Births, Marriages, Deaths and Flesh Marks 1659-1820. In a court record in 1708 Richard gives his age as 66. Richard owned land at the mouth of the Yeopim Creek and Albemarle Sound. The exact time that Richard came to NC is uncertain. He appears as a witness on a deed September 26, 1681. A deposition he gave November 27, 1708 indicates he knew a Thomas Harris who, according to some sources, died in NC in 1665. Other sources suggest this Thomas Harris died sometime between 1669-1675. Whatever the date of Thomas' death, Richard must have been in NC before that date. Where Richard came from is unknown. The date of Richard's death is sometime between November 6, 1713 and January 10, 1714. Children of RICHARD DAVENPORT and JOHANNA? are: i. RICHARD 2 DAVENPORT, JR., b. March 02, 1673/74, Albemarle County, Perquimans Precinct, NC. ii. ELIZABETH DAVENPORT, b. July 03, 1676, Albemarle County, Perquimans Precinct, NC; m. JOHN FOSTER. iii. JOHN DAVENPORT, b. November 03, 1677, Albemarle County, Perquimans Precinct, NC; d. 1749, Tyrrel County, NC; m. ANNE?. iv. SARAH DAVENPORT, b. October 10, 1682, Albemarle County, Perquimans Precinct, NC. 2. v. ISAAC DAVENPORT, b. September 17, 1685, Albemarle County, Perquimans Precinct, NC; d. 1767, Tyrrel County, NC. vi. SUSANNAH DAVENPORT, b. November 18, 1688, Albemarle County, Perquimans Precinct, NC. vii. AGNES DAVENPORT, b. November 17, 1691, Albemarle County, Perquimans Precinct, NC. Generation No. 2 2. ISAAC 2 DAVENPORT (RICHARD 1 ) was born September 17, 1685 in Albemarle County, Perquimans Precinct, NC, and died 1767 in Tyrrel County, NC. He married ELIZABETH HAWKINS, daughter of JAMES HAWKINS. Notes for ISAAC DAVENPORT: Information on the heirs of Isaac comes from a book entitled Tyrrel Estate Records 1734-1900 by Dr. Stephen Bradley. It is an abstract of court records. The division of the Estate of Isaac Davenport lists the heirs as Joel, Isaac, George, Francis, Tamer?, John, daughter Elizabeth and wife Elizabeth and John Snell. The last may be a step son. John and Francis Davenport were both minors. Another abstracted deed from Tyrrel Co. deed book 1, page 201: Isaac Davenport and wife Elizabeth, James Blount and wife Mary, and Thomas Lewis and wife Ann are selling land that belonged to James Hawkins dec'd father of said Elizabeth, Mary and Ann. Date Dec. 6, 1752. Children of ISAAC DAVENPORT and ELIZABETH HAWKINS are: i. JOEL 3 DAVENPORT. ii. ISAAC DAVENPORT. 3. iii. GEORGE DAVENPORT, b. NC; d. 1799, NC. iv. TAMER DAVENPORT. v. ELIZABETH DAVENPORT. vi. FRANCIS DAVENPORT, b. Aft. 1748. vii. JOHN DAVENPORT, b. Aft. 1748. Generation No. 3 3. GEORGE 3 DAVENPORT (ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born in NC, and died 1799 in NC. He married SARAH?. Notes for GEORGE DAVENPORT: The names of George's children come from a land deed. Edmon, Isaac and Enoch sell their share in a parcel of land to Absolum, Rebin [Reubin] and Lowes [Lois]. All are said to be heirs of George Davenport. The land sold is reserved for the use of their mother, Sarah, during her life. The deed is dated September 20, 1799. It is in Hyde County, NC. Page 1 of 41
Children of GEORGE DAVENPORT and SARAH? are: 4. i. EDMOND 4 DAVENPORT, SR, b. Abt. 1766, NC; d. Bef. 1850, Warren County, ii. ISAAC DAVENPORT, b. Abt. 1770; m. CRECY HATHAWAY. 5. iii. ENOCH DAVENPORT, b. Abt. 1773; d. Abt. 1840. 6. iv. ABSOLUM DAVENPORT, b. Abt. 1774, NC; d. 1853, Cannon County, v. REUBEN DAVENPORT, b. Abt. 1779; m. LYDIA ROLLINS. vi. LOWES DAVENPORT, b. Abt. 1781. Generation No. 4 4. EDMOND 4 DAVENPORT, SR (GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born Abt. 1766 in NC, and died Bef. 1850 in Warren County, He married (1)? Abt. 1783 in NC. He married (2) ELIZABETH MORGAN Abt. 1838 in Warren County, TN, daughter of JOHN MORGAN and ELIZABETH?. She was born August 20, 1788 in VA, and died Aft. 1870 in Warren County, Notes for EDMOND DAVENPORT, SR: The earliest reference I have to Edmond, where he is mentioned by name is the 1790 census of Hyde County, NC. He is married and has two sons. He is in Pitt County, NC in 1800. He has 2 sons under 10, 1 between 10-16 and 1 16-26. He has 1 daughter under 10. He and his wife are between 26-45. I have been unable to find him listed in the 1810 census. He is listed in the 1820 census in Wilson County, TN, and again in the 1830 census in the same county. He was a land owner in Hyde County before moving to Pitt County. He became a land owner in the 1820s' in the Sanders Fork area of Wilson County. In 1835 he sold land in Wilson County and moved to Warren County. He is listed in the tax records for Warren County in 1836. He is not listed in the 1840 census, but there are two old males in his son Reuben's Household. He is probably one of them. He is not listed in the 1850 census and likely died before 1850. The evidence for a marriage of Edmond Davenport, Sr. and Elizabeth Morgan is circumstantial. Edmond is not listed as head of a household in the 1840 Warren County, TN census. There is a male 80-90 with Reuben in this census. Edmond should be about 86-87. Edmond's wife was 60-70 in the 1830 Cannon County census. There is a 50-60 year old woman in Reuben's household in the 1840 census. She is too young to be the wife that was with Edmond in 1830. I assume Edmond's wife died before 1840. In the 1850 Warren County census an Elizabeth Davenport is living alone next to William and Martha Gilla. John Lemmons [Jr.] lives next to William Gilla [Gilley]. Elizabeth Morgan first married John Lemmons [Sr.]. They had a son named John Lemmons and a daughter named Martha who married William Gilley. Elizabeth Davenport is 61 and was born in VA. Elizabeth Morgan was born in 1788 in VA. Elizabeth Davenport is not found in TN in the 1860 census. In the 1870 census in Warren County, TN she is with Edmond Davenport, son of Reuben. He married Nancy Lemmons the daughter of John and Elizabeth Morgan. John Lemons died in 1828. Elizabeth is head of the household in 1830. Edmond moved to Warren County in 1835. He and Elizabeth must have married sometime between 1835-1840. Janice Price, a descendant of John and Elizabeth Lemmons, said there was a family tradition that said Elizabeth Lemmons married a Davenport. She first said Edmond Davenport and then thought it was Reuben Davenport. I do not think it could be Reuben. His family Bible shows a child born February 25, 1840 who died in August 1840. William O. was born April 7, 1841. These were children by his second wife Ruth Sauls. There is a period between the birth of William O. and Reuben's marriage to Sarah Mattwews May 4, 1847 in which no birth is recorded. The date of Ruth's death is uncertain. It is possible that Reuben married Elizabeth Lemmons during this time and they divorced before his marriage to Sarah Matthews. This, however, does not account for where she was in the 1840 census. Burial: Warren County, TN? Notes for?: I think that Edmond Davenport's wife was the daughter of Francis Galloway. On the 6th of March, 1784, Francis Galloway deeded to his grandson James Davenport all the land and plantation where he lived. In the 1790 census only one family is between Francis Galloway and Edmond Davenport. Edmond appears to be some distance from his father George and Joel the other two Davenport families in Hyde County in 1790. Edmond has one male under 16 at this time. The 1800 census in Pitt County, NC shows Edmond with a son 16-25. This may well be the James to whom Francis Galloway gave the land. I have not found any other information on this James Davenport. Francis Galloway died by October 1794. His son Abraham Galloway was appointed administrator of the estate. The sale of the property was reported in February 1795. The Hyde County, NC court minutes to 1797 have been abstracted and published by Wynette Parks Haun. The final settlement is not contained in these minutes. It may be in the unpublished minutes. More About EDMOND DAVENPORT and?: Marriage: Abt. 1783, NC More About ELIZABETH MORGAN: Date born 2: August 20, 1788 More About EDMOND DAVENPORT and ELIZABETH MORGAN: Marriage: Abt. 1838, Warren County, TN Page 2 of 41
Children of EDMOND DAVENPORT and? are: i. SON 5 DAVENPORT, b. Bef. 1784, Hyde County, NC. Notes for SON DAVENPORT: This son may be James Davenport. See the note on Edmond's wife. ii. SON DAVENPORT, b. Bef. 1790, Hyde County, NC. iii. HARDY DAVENPORT, b. Abt. 1794, Hyde County, NC; d. 1827, Wilson County, TN; m. MARTHA BRYSON, December 10, 1817, Wilson County, TN; b. 1796, Rowan County, NC; d. Aft. 1850, Cannon County, iv. REUBEN DAVENPORT, b. 1798, Pitt County, N.C.; d. Aft. 1861, Cannon County, TN; m. (1) SUSAN RICHARDSON, June 15, 1820, Wilson County, TN; d. Bef. 1825, Wilson County, TN; m. (2) RUTH M. SAULS, March 28, 1825, Rutherford County, TN; b. 1805; d. Bef. 1847, Warren County, TN; m. (3) SARAH MATHEWS, May 04, 1847, Cannon County; b. May 28, 1830; d. 1914, Rutherford County, Notes for REUBEN DAVENPORT: Reuben became a land owner in Wilson County, TN in the 1820's. In 1835 he sold some, if not all, of his land in Wilson County and moved to Warren County. There are several references to him in sales and inventories in Warren County. He is listed in the 1840 and 1850 censuses in Warren County. Some time in the 1850's he moved back to Canon County. His death date is uncertain. He is not listed in the 1860 census. His wife or widow is listed as head of the household. However, his son William, in a letter written to his wife in 1861 while in the Confederate Army in Kentucky refers to his father as though he were alive. I have no explanation for the problem and have not yet checked the date of the 1860 census to see if it were possibly delayed or completed in 1861. Notes for SUSAN RICHARDSON: Susan died soon after the birth of Edmond or possibly at his birth. Marriage: June 15, 1820, Wilson County, TN More About REUBEN DAVENPORT and RUTH SAULS: Marriage: March 28, 1825, Rutherford County, TN More About REUBEN DAVENPORT and SARAH MATHEWS: Marriage: May 04, 1847, Cannon County v. FRANCES DAVENPORT, b. Abt. 1800, Pitt County, N.C.; d. Abt. 1869, Cannon County, TN; m. JOHN K. SAULS, JR., August 02, 1820, Wilson County, TN; b. 1799; d. 1848, Cannon County, Notes for FRANCES DAVENPORT: Some genealogists include Frances among the children of Absolum. I have not seen the evidence for this. I need to explain why I regard her as the daughter of Edmond. In the 1820 census Edmond has 3 females in addition to his wife in his household. There are also males. I take the three younger females to be his daughters. One is 10-15 years old. Two are 16-25 years old. Absolum has one female in addition to his wife. She is 10-15 years old. In the 1830 census, Edmond has one female in addition to his wife. Absolum has three females in addition to his wife. Two of these are 20-30 years old. The other is five to ten. Absolum had two sons, Wiley and Warren, who married between the two censuses. Wiley is not listed as head of a family in the 1830 census. I am convinced that his family is with Absolum at the time of this census. If so this leaves Absolum with the same daughter listed in the 1820 census. There were two Davenport women, Frances and Sally who married in Wilson County in the 1820's. I understand these to be the two daughters of Edmond who are in the 1820 census but not in the 1830 census. The 1800 census in Pitt County, NC shows Edmond with a daughter under 10. The 1820 census in Wilson County, TN shows 2 daughters 16-25. The wife of John Sauls in the 1830 Rutherford County, TN census is 30-40. In 1840 in Cannon County she is 40-50. The 1850 census gives her age as 56. In 1860 it is 59. With the exception of the 1860 census a birth date of 1800 or earlier is suggested. Notes for JOHN K. SAULS, JR.: There is some disagreement over the daughters of John and Frances Sauls. Genealogy files I have seen give 2, 3, or 4 daughters. The 1830 and 1840 census record support three: 2 born 1821-1825, and 1 born 1826-1830. Rhoda is without doubt their daughter. The 1850, 1860 and 1880 census records place her birth in 1821. Martha who married A. O. Alexander is also recognized by all to be John and Frances' daughter. In the 1860 census, Frances Sauls is living with Thomas and Rhoda Tedder. John Alexander 8, the son of A. O. and Martha, both of whom have died, is also with them. Martha is 20 in the 1850 census and would be the youngest daughter. Nancy, who married Abner D. Alexander, and Caroline, who married Grundy Fann, are the other two who are said to be John Sauls' daughters. The 1850 census gives Nancy's age as 28 which agrees with the 1830 and 1840 censuses. The 1850 census gives Caroline's age as 20 which does not go with the age of the third daughter. John Sauls died early 1848 and Joseph Bryson, Sr. was appointed executor of his estate July 26, 1848 in Cannon County, I have not found a final settlement. The estate was small and may have all been used for provisions for his wife. Page 3 of 41
Cannon County, Tennessee, Deed Book A-L, 1836-1857, as transcribed and published by Thomas E. Partlow, 1998, has the following entries: Thomas Tedder and wife Rhoda, formerly Sauls, to A. D. Alexander their interest in 68 1/2 acres which John K. Sauls died seized and possessed of, 29 May, 1849. pp. 100-101. [p. 127 of Partlow book] Abraham O. Alexander and wife Martha to A. D. Alexander their interest in 68 acres in the 1st district, it being the land that John K. Sauls died seized and possessed of, 31 may 1851, pp. 231-233. p. 151 of the Partlow book} Since writing the above, I have found the settlement of Frances Sauls' estate. The heirs are Rhoda, Nancy and Martha although Nancy and Martha were both dead by the time of the settlement. Caroline was not one of their daughters. More About JOHN SAULS and FRANCES DAVENPORT: Marriage: August 02, 1820, Wilson County, TN vi. SARAH DAVENPORT, b. Bef. 1804, NC; m. WILLIAM BRYSON, July 24, 1825, Wilson County, TN; b. 1804. Notes for SARAH DAVENPORT: The only time I have found this person's name is on the marriage record where she is called Sally. Sally was the common nickname for Sarah at this time. I assume that she was named for her grandmother Sarah, the mother of Edmond. I have been unable to trace this family. There were four William Bryson marriages in Wilson County in a period of about ten years. There is one William Bryson listed as head of a household in the 1830 census and 2 in the 1840 census and none in the 1850 census. I suspect that both Sally and her husband died young or else moved away. I did find evidence that one William Bryson who was joint heir to property in Wilson County had moved to Missouri. I have not found time to follow up on this. More About WILLIAM BRYSON and SARAH DAVENPORT: Marriage: July 24, 1825, Wilson County, TN vii. FEMALE DAVENPORT, b. Aft. 1805, NC. Notes for FEMALE DAVENPORT: This person is listed in the 1820 and 1830 censuses in Wilson County. I have no idea what happened to her. The early marriage records in Warren County, TN were destroyed. If she married, there is no record. She also may have died after the 1830 census. viii. EDMOND DAVENPORT, JR., b. Abt. 1810, NC; d. 1878, Cannon County, TN; m. ELIZABETH WEST, Bef. 1832, Warren County, TN; b. Abt. 1810, NC; d. Abt. 1884, Cannon County, Notes for EDMOND DAVENPORT, JR.: The will has Edward instead of Edmond. His will leaves something to all his children except Lucinda Frances Davenport. This probably means that she died before he made the will. Edmond, Jr. moved from Wilson County, TN to Warren County, TN about 1835. He is listed as head of a household in the 1840 census in Warren County. He moved back to Cannon County before 1850. Will: April 04, 1878, probated September 02, 1878 Notes for ELIZABETH WEST: P. 96, Our Loved Ones, A listing of Tombstones... in Cannon County lists a tombstone in Riverside Cemetery for Elizabeth Davenport, dob: 3/29/1809 dod: 9/28/1817. The date of birth is close to that of Elizabeth. The 1880 census gives her age as 71. The date of death is questionable. If this is the wife of Edmond, she died about 1884. Some genealogies do not have a last name for Elizabeth. I have copied the name from one that did give it and do not know what the evidence for it is. I was told by another person who it was that made the identification, but do not remember her name. Burial: see note Marriage Notes for EDMOND DAVENPORT and ELIZABETH WEST: I have not found any marriage record for Edmond Davenport, Jr. I am guessing he was married in Warren County, The early marriage records there were destroyed. He, his father, and brother Reuben moved to Warren County about 1835. He would have been married before that time but may have married someone already in Warren County. His first child was born in 1832. Page 4 of 41
More About EDMOND DAVENPORT and ELIZABETH WEST: 5. ENOCH 4 DAVENPORT (GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born Abt. 1773, and died Abt. 1840. He married HANNAH ROLLINS, daughter of CHARLES ROLLINS. Notes for ENOCH DAVENPORT: Pitt County NC deed book LL page 276 dated Nov. 4, 1840 records the division of the land of Enoch Davenport. The children listed are Eatha, wife of Josiah Wynn; Gilly, wife of Calvin Davis, Reuben and Randal or Randolph Clayton Davenport. Children of ENOCH DAVENPORT and HANNAH ROLLINS are: i. EATHA 5 DAVENPORT. ii. GILLY DAVENPORT. iii. REUBEN DAVENPORT. iv. RANDOLPH CLAYTON DAVENPORT. 6. ABSOLUM 4 DAVENPORT (GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born Abt. 1774 in NC, and died 1853 in Cannon County, He married (1) MARY WARD Bef. 1800 in NC. She was born Abt. 1770, and died Bef. 1840 in Cannon County, He married (2) JANE COULTER Abt. 1837. She was born Abt. 1790, and died Aft. 1860. Notes for ABSOLUM DAVENPORT: The earliest record I have of Absolum is the1799 land deed in Hyde County, NC. in which he is mentioned. The next reference is the 1800 census in Pitt County, NC. He is between 16 and 26. His wife is between 26 and 45. The 1800 census indicates that he married sometime before 1800. He has no children at this time. On 12/3/1850 Absolum applied for bounty land for service in the War of 1812. In the application he says he is about 76 years old and was drafted for a period of six months, 11/15/1814-5/13/1815. He was given 80 acres of land in the state of Iowa. He sold the land to Isaiah Morris. Absolum is listed in the 1820 TN census in Wilson County. He and his wife are both 45 or older. He has three sons: 18-25, 16-18, 10-15 and one daughter 10-15. In 1825-1826 Absolum received 2 land grants in the Sanders Fork area of Wilson County. In the 1830 census, Absolum is 50-60 and his wife is 60-70. Other members of his household are 2 males 0-5, 2 males 20-30, 1 female 5-10, and 2 females 20-30. Absolum's two oldest sons married between 1820 and 1830, Wiley in 1823 and Warren in 1825. Warren is listed in the 1830 census. Wiley is not listed in it. Wiley and his wife are probably one of the 20-30 males and one of the 20-30 females. The three young children are Wiley's. This leaves his younger son, George, and his daughter with him. In the 1840 census in Cannon County, TN, Absolum is 60-70. There is a female with him. She is 40-50. This suggests that Absolum's first wife died some time after 1830 and that he has remarried. Absolum's youngest son George married in 1836. In the 1850 census in Cannon County, TN, Absolum is 75 and with him is a female, Jane, 45. Absolum died in early 1853. On the first Monday of March, 1853, John W. Summers was appointed administrator of his estate. In the same month a year's provisions was set aside for Absolum's widow. This suggests that Jane was Absolum's second wife. In the 1860 census, a Jane Davenport 71 is living with Grundy Fann in Cannon County. Is this the same Jane? The age is close to the age given for his wife in the 1840 census. If the 2 Janes are the same the age in 1850 is wrong. If they are not the same, what happened to Absolum's second wife and where did this Jane come from? I am convinced that they are the same person. Elaine Campbell, a Fann descendant who has been researching the Fanns asked me if I knew who this Jane Davenport was. At that time I had no idea who she was. Elaine suggested that she was Jane Coulter who married Elijah Fann Oct. 16, 1809 in Orange County, NC. They moved to the part of Rutherford County that became a part of Cannon County when it was formed in 1836. Elijah died in 1813. Jane Fann is the head of a family in 1830. She and Elijah had two daughters. The 1830 census shows these and also three males and two young females. The males have been identified as Grundy A., Jackson, and Franklin Fann. The younger females are Melissa and Caroline Fann. It is uncertain if Jane is their mother or if she is raising them. Jane Fann is on the tax list for 1836 but is not found by that name after this date There is no marriage record. For some unknown reason the marriage records for Cannon County from 1836-1837 have not been preserved. Whomever Absolum married it must have been in this period of time. Circumstantial evidence convinces me that Absolum married this Jane Fann about 1837. The age of Jane in 1860 corresponds to the suggested age of Absolum's wife in 1840. In the 1840 census B. (Brice) M. Richardson is living next to Absolum. He is between Warren and Absolum. Brice married Caroline Fann Apr. 15, 1840 in Cannon County. She would have been with Absolum and Jane before the marriaqe. In 1850 Franklin Fann is living next to Absolum. He married in 1845. In 1860 Jane Davenport is with Grundy Fann. The easiest explanation for all of this is a marriage of Absolum and Jane Coulter Fann. In Rutherford County Cemetery Records, p. 52, it is stated that Absolum is buried in or near the Davenport Cemetery, which is in Cannon County. There is no tombstone. More About ABSOLUM DAVENPORT: Burial: 1853, Davenport Cemetery, Cannon County, TN U.S. Army: Bet. November 11, 1814 - June 13, 1815, War of 1812 Notes for MARY WARD: I have found Miss Ward, Mary Ward and Elizabeth Frazier given as the wife of Absolum in different sources. There is a marriage record for an Absolum Davenport and Elizabeth Frazier in NC but it is several years after Absolum moved to and after the Page 5 of 41
birth of his children and is certainly another Absolum. I do not know the source of the identification of Miss Ward or Mary Ward as Absolum's wife. No one that I have asked was able to provide the evidence for a marriage to a Miss Ward or Mary Ward. The 1800 Pitt County, NC census shows Absolum between Hannah Ward and Swain Ward. Next to Hannah is John Ward, then James Swain, then William Ward. This certainly supports a Ward connection and may be the basis for the identification of the wife as Miss Ward. More About ABSOLUM DAVENPORT and MARY WARD: Marriage: Bef. 1800, NC More About ABSOLUM DAVENPORT and JANE COULTER: Marriage: Abt. 1837 Children of ABSOLUM DAVENPORT and MARY WARD are: i. WILEY 5 DAVENPORT, b. September 16, 1801, NC; d. January 15, 1881, Cannon County, TN; m. LUCINDA WARD, September 08, 1823, Wilson County, TN; b. June 06, 1806, VA; d. August 02, 1888, Cannon County, Notes for WILEY DAVENPORT: As far as I can determine Wiley is the only one of the Davenports who came from NC and settled in the Sanders Fork area of Wilson County, TN [now part of Cannon County] who has a tombstone. There are traditions which suggest where some of the others are buried. Burial: January 1881, Pitts Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Notes for LUCINDA WARD: Mentions Parlee Bogle, granddaughter; and John, son, and grandson, Wiley Parton, in will. The 1870 and 1880 census shows a Wiley with them. The 1880 census indicates he is a grandson. He is not shown to be a Parton but must be one. He would be the son of Nancy W. Davenport and Henry Parten. Burial: August 1888, Pitts Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Will: April 02, 1887, probated August 06, 1888 Marriage: September 08, 1823, Wilson County, TN ii. WARREN DAVENPORT, b. November 15, 1803, Pitt County, NC; d. May 27, 1879, Cannon County, TN; m. (1) SUSAN A. WHITLOCK, February 25, 1825, Wilson County, TN; b. July 04, 1805, Halifax County, VA; d. May 10, 1867, Cannon County, TN; m. (2) ANN F. JONES, July 09, 1868, Cannon County, TN; b. Abt. 1826; d. Bef. August 1885, Cannon County, Notes for WARREN DAVENPORT: P. 52 Rutherford County, Tennessee Cemetery Records reports William [Warren] is buried in the Davenport Cemetery but that there is no marker. The report mistakenly gives his name as William. More About WARREN DAVENPORT: Burial: May 1879, Davenport Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Will: April 04, 1879, probated June 02,1879 Notes for SUSAN A. WHITLOCK: P. 52 Rutherford County, Tennessee Cemetery Records reports that Susan Whitlock is buried in the Davenport Cemetery but that there is no marker. Burial: May 1867, Davenport Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Marriage: February 25, 1825, Wilson County, TN Notes for ANN F. JONES: Cannon County, TN records. Will dated July 8, 1885. Son, W. H. Smith appointed administrator. Will probated August 3, 1885. Inventory and sale of property filed Oct. 30, 1885. Final settlement with J. W. Davenport, administrator Jan. 18, 1892. Liabilities were more than the assets so there was no distribution to the heirs. Will: July 08, 1883, probated 8/3/1885 Marriage: July 09, 1868, Cannon County, TN iii. FEMALE DAVENPORT, b. 1805, NC. Notes for FEMALE DAVENPORT: Page 6 of 41
The name of this person and what happened to her is uncertain. She is in the 1820 and 1830 census but is not with Absolum in the 1840 census. A Sarah A. Davenport married a Robert Daulton in Rutherford County, TN March 26, 1838. This may be Absolum's daughter. His youngest son George married in Rutherford County two years earlier. George was given the name of Absolum's father. His only daughter may have been named after his mother. Census records do not list any Davenports living in Rutherford County at this time. Another possibility is that she married in Cannon County in 1836-1837 when there are no existing marriage records. More research needs to be done on Robert and Sarah Daulton. iv. GEORGE DAVENPORT, b. Abt. 1810, NC; d. Abt. 1895, Cannon County, TN; m. (1) JANE KILPATRICK, May 24, 1836, Rutherford County, TN; b. Abt. 1812; d. Bef. 1870, Cannon County, TN; m. (2) JUDAH FORDY GIVENS, December 01, 1870, Cannon County, TN; d. Bef. 1888. Notes for GEORGE DAVENPORT: George was married twice but never had any children or if he did they died before the next census. I believe that he was the last of the original group of these Davenport to die. In his will, he leaves all of his possessions to "my nephew, B. D. [Burchet Douglas} Davenport. Will: September 26, 1888, probated January 6,1896 More About GEORGE DAVENPORT and JANE KILPATRICK: Marriage: May 24, 1836, Rutherford County, TN More About GEORGE DAVENPORT and JUDAH GIVENS: Marriage: December 01, 1870, Cannon County, TN Descendants of Hardy Davenport (4iii) Generation No. 1 1. HARDY 5 DAVENPORT (EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born Abt. 1794 in Hyde County, NC, and died 1827 in Wilson County, He married MARTHA BRYSON December 10, 1817 in Wilson County, TN, daughter of SAMUEL BRYSON and MARTHA BOGLE. She was born 1796 in Rowan County, NC, and died Aft. 1850 in Cannon County, Notes for HARDY DAVENPORT: The information I have on Hardy Davenport consists of marriage record, 1820 census record, a land grant and land survey in 1826, 1827 tax list, and a record of the sale of his property on 20 August, 1827. This record refers to him as deceased. These records may be found in the Wilson County Court House and the Wilson County Library. I also have copies of some of the research done by others. Notes for MARTHA BRYSON: I have been unable to locate Martha in the 1830 census. I suspect she is with her brother, Joseph Bryson. She is head of a household in 1840. Two children appear to be with her. In the 1850 census she is still head of a household. Her youngest son, Joseph and a Sarah Bogle are with her. She apparently never married again and died before the 1860 census. Marriage: December 10, 1817, Wilson County, TN Children of HARDY DAVENPORT and MARTHA BRYSON are: 2. i. HENRY J. 6 DAVENPORT, b. 1819, Wilson County, TN; d. Aft. 1880. 3. ii. ASENITH ELIZABETH DAVENPORT, b. October 15, 1820, Wilson County, TN; d. April 14, 1889, Cannon County, 4. iii. WILLIAM MUMFORD DAVENPORT, b. July 28, 1823, Wilson County, TN; d. July 23, 1897, Cannon County, 5. iv. JOSEPH DAVENPORT, b. 1828, Cannon County, TN; d. 1884. Generation No. 2 2. HENRY J. 6 DAVENPORT (HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born 1819 in Wilson County, TN, and died Aft. 1880. He married SARAH PEDIGO October 05, 1838 in Cannon County, She was born Abt. 1823 in TN, and died Aft. 1880. Notes for HENRY J. DAVENPORT: In marriage records his last name is given as Davanport. Page 7 of 41
Marriage: October 05, 1838, Cannon County, TN Children of HENRY DAVENPORT and SARAH PEDIGO are: 6. i. EDMOND RICHARD 7 DAVENPORT, b. 1839, Cannon County, TN; d. Bef. 1900, Dyer County, 7. ii. GEORGE DAVENPORT, b. 1841, Cannon County, 8. iii. WILLIAM R. DAVENPORT, b. February 10, 1844, Cannon County, TN; d. December 29, 1892, Cannon County, 9. iv. MARTHA A. DAVENPORT, b. 1846, Cannon County, 10. v. JOHN M. DAVENPORT, b. 1847, Cannon County, 11. vi. HARDY J. DAVENPORT, b. 1849, Cannon County, vii. JAMES DAVENPORT, b. 1853, Cannon County, viii. ELIZABETH DAVENPORT, b. 1861, Cannon County, 12. ix. JOSIAH B. DAVENPORT, b. December 21, 1864, Cannon County, TN; d. June 09, 1945, Rutherford County, 3. ASENITH ELIZABETH 6 DAVENPORT (HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born October 15, 1820 in Wilson County, TN, and died April 14, 1889 in Cannon County, She married SAMUEL BOGLE BRYSON December 23, 1836 in Wilson County, TN, son of JOSEPH BRYSON and SARAH BOGLE. He was born February 21, 1814 in Wilson County, TN, and died 1879 in Cannon County, More About ASENITH ELIZABETH DAVENPORT: Burial: April 1889, Duggin Cemetery, Cannon County, TN More About SAMUEL BOGLE BRYSON: Burial: 1879, Duggin Cemetery, Canon County, TN Marriage: December 23, 1836, Wilson County, TN Children of ASENITH DAVENPORT and SAMUEL BRYSON are: i. WILLIAM HOLMES 7 BRYSON, b. Abt. 1839, TN; m. MARTHA F. ALEXANDER. ii. SARAH E. BRYSON, b. 1841. 13. iii. MARTHA M. BRYSON, b. 1843. 14. iv. NANCY FRANCES BRYSON, b. 1844. 15. v. SUSAN JANE BRYSON, b. January 24, 1847, Cannon County, TN; d. January 18, 1916, Cannon County, vi. RACHEL ANN BRYSON, b. 1849. Notes for RACHEL ANN BRYSON: Never married. More About RACHEL ANN BRYSON: Medical Information: Blind. 16. vii. JOSEPH DILLARD BRYSON, b. November 11, 1856, Cannon County, TN; d. May 11, 1911, Cannon County, 4. WILLIAM MUMFORD 6 DAVENPORT (HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born July 28, 1823 in Wilson County, TN, and died July 23, 1897 in Cannon County, He married MARY BRYSON July 24, 1845 in Cannon County, TN, daughter of JOSEPH BRYSON and SARAH BOGLE. She was born September 12, 1830 in Wilson County, TN, and died March 18, 1918 in Cannon County, More About WILLIAM MUMFORD DAVENPORT: Burial: July 1897, Duggin Cemetery, Cannon County, TN More About MARY BRYSON: Burial: March 1918, Duggin Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Marriage: July 24, 1845, Cannon County, TN Children of WILLIAM DAVENPORT and MARY BRYSON are: 17. i. MARTHA E. 7 DAVENPORT, b. July 1846, Cannon County, TN; d. Aft. 1920. 18. ii. JOSEPH BRYSON DAVENPORT, b. July 12, 1850, Cannon County, TN; d. May 09, 1887, Cannon County, 19. iii. HARDY GOWAN DAVENPORT, b. December 26, 1853, Cannon County, TN; d. October 03, 1928, Cannon County, 20. iv. SARAH PELINA DAVENPORT, b. 1855, Cannon County, v. FRANCES DAVENPORT, b. 1857. 21. vi. MARGARET DIANA DAVENPORT, b. June 1860, Cannon County, TN; d. Aft. 1930. Page 8 of 41
22. vii. ANN ALIZA DAVENPORT, b. 1864. viii. MIZA DAVENPORT, b. 1869. 23. ix. WILLIAM GRANT DAVENPORT, b. August 22, 1871, Cannon County, TN; d. September 04, 1923, Cannon County, 5. JOSEPH 6 DAVENPORT (HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born 1828 in Cannon County, TN, and died 1884. He married SARAH GANN February 16, 1853 in Cannon County, TN, daughter of BRITIAN GANN and CATHERINE?. She was born June 10, 1830, and died August 22, 1929 in Cannon County, Notes for JOSEPH DAVENPORT: The marriage record has the name Joseph Devanport to Miss Sarah Gan More About SARAH GANN: Burial: August 1929, Thyatira Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Marriage: February 16, 1853, Cannon County, TN Children of JOSEPH DAVENPORT and SARAH GANN are: 24. i. WILLIAM RILEY 7 DAVENPORT, b. March 30, 1856, Cannon County, TN; d. August 14, 1943, Cannon County, 25. ii. JAMES HENRY DAVENPORT, b. September 1858, Cannon County, TN; d. Aft. 1920. 26. iii. EDMOND HARDY DAVENPORT, b. February 1862, Cannon County, iv. MARTHA CATHERINE DAVENPORT, b. 1865. 27. v. JOSEPH ISAAC DAVENPORT, b. July 24, 1877, Cannon county, TN; d. March 25, 1962, Rutherford County, Generation No. 3 6. EDMOND RICHARD 7 DAVENPORT (HENRY J. 6, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born 1839 in Cannon County, TN, and died Bef. 1900 in Dyer County, He married CHARLOTTE MILLIGAN September 02, 1877 in Cannon County She was born Abt. 1846. Notes for EDMOND RICHARD DAVENPORT: Edmund 11 is in the 1850 Cannon County census. Edmon 20 is still with his father in 1860. He would be the 0-5 male with Henry in the 1840 census. I have not found this person by the name Edmond after the 1860 census. As far as I know the name Richard first appears in the 1880 census in Dyer County, Richard Davenport 40, Lottie 34. Nathan Mallard, a descendant of Richard, has identified this Richard with a R. Davenport who married Lotty Milligan September 2, 1877 in Cannon County, Nathan also discovered that a R. Davenport and a George Davenport both enrolled in the Confederate Army at Camp Cummings, on September 19, 1861. R. was 21 at the time. They joined for duty June 28, 1862 at Nashville. This George is the son of Henry and Sarah [Pedigo] Davenport. It seems likely that R. is his brother, listed earlier as Edmond. The age of Richard 40 in 1880 corresponds to Edmon 20 in 1860 and 21 in 1861. It appears that between his marriage in 1877 and the census in 1880 he moved from Cannon County to Dyer County. It appears that other family members followed Richard to Dyer County. The 1900 census for Dyer County Lists Robert B. Jones 29, Sallie 25, Etta 6, Julia Davenport 47, Joshua Davenport 15. Julia A. Strong married Hardy J. Davenport, the brother of Edmond. Their daughter Sarah Elizabeth married Robert Barton Jones. Joshua was Hardy J.'s youngest son. It appears likely that Hardy J. moved to Dyer County sometime after the 1880 census, at which time he was in Cannon County. He also apparently died sometime before 1900. Robert Barton Jones and his family moved back to Cannon County before the 1910 census. There is also a Hardy Davenport Oct. 1871, 28 in the 1900 census in Dyer County. He may well be the son of the George Davenport mentioned above. George's son Hardy was 8 in the 1880 Cannon County census. He is not found in Cannon County after this time. All of the Davenports and Joneses mentioned here were in the 12th district of Dyer County. According to Nathan, Lotty married again before 1900. This suggests that Richard died before 1900. Notes for CHARLOTTE MILLIGAN: The marriage record has Lotty Milligan. The 1880 Dyer County census has J. J. Miligen 13 and Isaac Miligen 6 in the family listed as step-sons. This suggests that Lotty had a previous marriage to a Milligan. Some descendants think that the maiden name may have been Bogle. The supporting evidence has not yet been found. Marriage: September 02, 1877, Cannon County TN Children of EDMOND DAVENPORT and CHARLOTTE MILLIGAN are: i. HETTIE M. 8 DAVENPORT, b. January 1874; m.? SUMMLIN, Dyer County, More About? SUMMLIN and HETTIE DAVENPORT: Marriage: Dyer County, TN ii. UNA MAY DAVENPORT, b. 1879; m. JAMES DAVID BANE. 28. iii. LENA DAVENPORT, b. 1885. Page 9 of 41
7. GEORGE 7 DAVENPORT (HENRY J. 6, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born 1841 in Cannon County, He married FRANCES COLLINS January 29, 1864 in Cannon County, She was born Abt. 1847. Notes for GEORGE DAVENPORT: The 1880 census has the name Tony Davenport. A comparison with George's family in the 1870 census convinces me they are the same person. Tony may be a nickname for Anthony. The full name may be George Anthony although I have found no other supporting evidence. George and his wife do not appear in later censuses in Cannon County and must have died or moved from the area. Martha is the only child that I have found who remained in the area. Notes for FRANCES COLLINS: Frances Collins 3 appears in the 1850 Cannon county census with Harriet Collins 35. In the 1860 census for the same county she is with E. McKnight and Harriet. Marriage: January 29, 1864, Cannon County, TN Children of GEORGE DAVENPORT and FRANCES COLLINS are: i. WILLIAM 8 DAVENPORT, b. 1865. 29. ii. MARTHA JOSEPHINE DAVENPORT, b. March 24, 1870, Cannon County, TN; d. November 29, 1933. 30. iii. HARDY DAVENPORT, b. October 1871, Cannon County, iv. JANE DAVENPORT, b. 1874. v. BENJAMIN DAVENPORT, b. 1877. vi. SIMEON L DAVENPORT, b. 1879. 8. WILLIAM R. 7 DAVENPORT (HENRY J. 6, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born February 10, 1844 in Cannon County, TN, and died December 29, 1892 in Cannon County, He married MARTHY SUSAN SUMMAR September 20, 1868 in Cannon County, TN, daughter of HENRY SUMMAR and LUCINDA OWEN. She was born December 27, 1848 in Cannon County, TN, and died February 09, 1900 in Cannon County, More About WILLIAM R. DAVENPORT: Burial: December 1892, Donnell Cemetery, Cannon County, TN U.S. Army: Civil War Veteran Notes for MARTHY SUSAN SUMMAR: The marriage record gives name as Miss Pitson Summer. The tombstone has M. S. Summer wife of W. R. Davenport and gives the same marriage date as the marriage record. This also appears to be the same family listed in the 1870 census: William 24, Susan 21 and in the 1880 census: Wm 35, Marthy, 31. More About MARTHY SUSAN SUMMAR: Burial: February 1900, Donnell Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Marriage: September 20, 1868, Cannon County, TN Children of WILLIAM DAVENPORT and MARTHY SUMMAR are: 31. i. HARDY M 8 DAVENPORT, b. 1870, Cannon County, TN; d. Bef. 1900. ii. LUCINDA DAVENPORT, b. 1879; m. JOHN S. MCKNIGHT, March 18, 1900, Cannon County TN; b. 1878. Marriage: March 18, 1900, Cannon County TN 32. iii. FRED DAVENPORT, b. September 1882; d. 1903. iv. JESSE C. DAVENPORT, b. December 11, 1886, Cannon County, TN; d. July 07, 1969, DeKalb County, TN; m. LALLIE MAY DAVENPORT, b. March 1897, Cannon County, TN; d. January 28, 1992, Cannon County, Notes for JESSE C. DAVENPORT: After Martha Susan's death J. S. McKnight was appointed guardian of her minor children, Fred and Jessie. More About JESSE C. DAVENPORT: Date born 2: December 11, 1886 Burial: July 09, 1969, Riverside Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Military service: WWI More About LALLIE MAY DAVENPORT: Date born 2: March 1897 Burial: January 31, 1992, Riverside Cemetery, Cannon County, TN 9. MARTHA A. 7 DAVENPORT (HENRY J. 6, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born 1846 in Cannon County, She married FOSTER MARSHALL ROBERTSON December 26, 1869 in Cannon County, TN, son of WILLIAM Page 10 of 41
ROBERTSON and ELIZABETH SUMMAR. He was born March 05, 1851, and died 1912. Notes for FOSTER MARSHALL ROBERTSON: The information on the descendants of Foster M, Robertson is from the booklet Some Tennessee Robertsons, compiled by Emma Kate Robertson, 1968. The information was sent to me by Nancy Bragg Bird. Marriage: December 26, 1869, Cannon County, TN Children of MARTHA DAVENPORT and FOSTER ROBERTSON are: 33. i. WILLIAM MARION 8 ROBERISON, b. November 21, 1870, Cannon County, TN; d. December 27, 1927. ii. JAMES HENRY ROBERTSON, b. April 15, 1872, Cannon County, TN; d. November 21, 1891. More About JAMES HENRY ROBERTSON: Cause of Death: Typhoid fever 34. iii. SARAH EVLYN ROBERTSON, b. September 13, 1874, Cannon County, iv. ELIZABERTH FRANCES ROBERTSON, b. December 16, 1875, Cannon County, TN; d. August 20, 1898. 35. v. LEONA ROBERTSON, b. December 05, 1878, Cannon County, 36. vi. JOSHUA ROBERTSON, b. July 14, 1881, Cannon County, TN; d. March 30, 1940, Freeport. TX. 10. JOHN M. 7 DAVENPORT (HENRY J. 6, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born 1847 in Cannon County, He married L. MANDA DABBS September 04, 1864 in Cannon County. She was born 1853. Notes for JOHN M. DAVENPORT: The marriage record has J. M. Davenport and L. M. Dabbs. The 1880 Census has John H. Devenport 32, and Manda D. 27. I have not found them or any of their children in Cannon County after the 1880 census. Marriage: September 04, 1864, Cannon County Children of JOHN DAVENPORT and L. DABBS are: i. THOMAS E 8 DAVENPORT, b. 1871. ii. SOFIA E DAVENPORT, b. 1874. iii. WILLIAM H DAVENPORT, b. 1876. iv. MARY M DAVENPORT, b. 1879. 11. HARDY J. 7 DAVENPORT (HENRY J. 6, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born 1849 in Cannon County, He married JULIA A. STRONG December 05, 1872 in Cannon County. She was born 1856. Notes for HARDY J. DAVENPORT: Except for Sarah Elizabeth, this family does not appear in Cannon County after the 1880 census. Marriage: December 05, 1872, Cannon County Children of HARDY DAVENPORT and JULIA STRONG are: i. SAMUEL L. 8 DAVENPORT, b. 1873. 37. ii. SARAH ELIZABETH DAVENPORT, b. April 20, 1875, Cannon County, TN; d. February 13, 1947, Cannon County, iii. ATAL F. DAVENPORT, b. 1877. iv. MARTHA J. DAVENPORT, b. 1879. v. JOSHUA DAVENPORT, b. October 1883. 12. JOSIAH B. 7 DAVENPORT (HENRY J. 6, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born December 21, 1864 in Cannon County, TN, and died June 09, 1945 in Rutherford County, He married MARY A. BLANKS July 21, 1895 in Cannon County, TN, daughter of WILLIAM BLANKS and WINNIE SUMMER. She was born January 21, 1877, and died February 05, 1966 in Cannon County, Notes for JOSIAH B. DAVENPORT: The 1880 census gives his name as Joshua. Burial: June 10, 1945, Riverside Cemetery, Cannon County, TN More About MARY A. BLANKS: Burial: February 1966, Riverside Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Marriage: July 21, 1895, Cannon County, TN Children of JOSIAH DAVENPORT and MARY BLANKS are: 38. i. EPPIE 8 DAVENPORT, b. 1900; d. January 20, 1982, Murfreesboro, Page 11 of 41
39. ii. ZEB PAUL DAVENPORT, b. Abt. 1907; d. February 14, 1980, Rutherford County, 40. iii. BETTY BROWN DAVENPORT, b. Abt. 1912. 13. MARTHA M. 7 BRYSON (ASENITH ELIZABETH 6 DAVENPORT, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born 1843. She married A. W. WEST June 26, 1860 in Cannon County, Marriage: June 26, 1860, Cannon County, TN Children of MARTHA BRYSON and A. WEST are: i. PERMELA JANE 8 WEST. ii. MARY E. WEST. 14. NANCY FRANCES 7 BRYSON (ASENITH ELIZABETH 6 DAVENPORT, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born 1844. She married JAMES M. GILLAM July 02, 1860 in Cannon County, Marriage: July 02, 1860, Cannon County, TN Children of NANCY BRYSON and JAMES GILLAM are: i. MARTHA E. 8 GILLAM, b. 1862. ii. SARAH J. GILLAM, b. 1864. iii. SAMUEL GILLAM, b. 1866. iv. J. HENRY GILLAM, b. 1868; m. MARTHA ALICE DAVENPORT, February 24, 1903, Cannon County, TN; b. June 24, 1861, Cannon County, TN; d. January 14, 1959, Rutherford County, Notes for MARTHA ALICE DAVENPORT: No children. More About MARTHA ALICE DAVENPORT: Burial: January 16, 1959, Duggin Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Marriage: February 24, 1903, Cannon County, TN v. WILLIAM L. GILLAM, b. 1869. 15. SUSAN JANE 7 BRYSON (ASENITH ELIZABETH 6 DAVENPORT, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born January 24, 1847 in Cannon County, TN, and died January 18, 1916 in Cannon County, She married WILLIAM CARSON BELL October 07, 1866 in Cannon County, He was born March 20, 1840, and died March 28, 1912 in Cannon County, More About SUSAN JANE BRYSON: Burial: January 1916, Center Hill Cemetery, Cannon County, TN More About WILLIAM CARSON BELL: Burial: March 1912, Center Hill Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Marriage: October 07, 1866, Cannon County, TN Children of SUSAN BRYSON and WILLIAM BELL are: 41. i. SAMUEL ROBERT LEE 8 BELL, b. March 26, 1867, TN; d. April 15, 1944, Cannon County, 42. ii. JOHN BEDFORD BELL, b. 1870. 43. iii. HARDIE BELL, b. October 21, 1873; d. October 09, 1943. 44. iv. DILLARD FRANKLIN BELL, b. January 27, 1876; d. October 24, 1928. v. ANNA C BELL, b. 1879; m. WILLIE EARLS, March 19, 1899, Cannon County More About WILLIE EARLS and ANNA BELL: Marriage: March 19, 1899, Cannon County TN vi. THOMAS BELL, b. Aft. 1880; m.? VANDYGRIFT. 16. JOSEPH DILLARD 7 BRYSON (ASENITH ELIZABETH 6 DAVENPORT, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born November 11, 1856 in Cannon County, TN, and died May 11, 1911 in Cannon County, He married NANCY JOSEPHINE BRYSON September 23, 1877 in Cannon County She was born October 30, 1862 in Cannon County, TN, and died April 11, 1905 in Cannon County, Notes for JOSEPH DILLARD BRYSON: The 1880 Cannon County census record has Dillard J. Bryson. Page 12 of 41
Burial: May 1911, Duggin Cemetery, Cannon County, TN More About NANCY JOSEPHINE BRYSON: Burial: April 1905, Duggin Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Marriage: September 23, 1877, Cannon County TN Child of JOSEPH BRYSON and NANCY BRYSON is: 45. i. JAMES SAMUEL 8 BRYSON, b. April 25, 1884; d. April 22, 1946, Cannon County, 17. MARTHA E. 7 DAVENPORT (WILLIAM MUMFORD 6, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born July 1846 in Cannon County, TN, and died Aft. 1920. Children of MARTHA E. DAVENPORT are: i. MCKENZA ALEXANDER 8 DAVENPORT, b. 1866. 46. ii. FANNY J. DAVENPORT, b. 1874, Cannon County, TN; d. August 24, 1971, Cannon County, 47. iii. MCMACOY DAVENPORT, b. December 1876, Cannon County, TN; d. August 31, 1967, Warren County, 18. JOSEPH BRYSON 7 DAVENPORT (WILLIAM MUMFORD 6, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born July 12, 1850 in Cannon County, TN, and died May 09, 1887 in Cannon County, He married (1) MARY ELIZABETH PRESTON October 04, 1877 in Cannon County, TN, daughter of WILLIAM PRESTON and JANE RIGSBY. She died Bef. 1886. He married (2) NANCY M. DAVENPORT February 18, 1886 in Cannon County, TN, daughter of EDMOND DAVENPORT and ELIZABETH WEST. She was born October 24, 1841 in Warren County, TN, and died April 28, 1907 in Cannon County, More About JOSEPH BRYSON DAVENPORT: Burial: May 1887, Duggin Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Marriage: October 04, 1877, Cannon County, TN More About NANCY M. DAVENPORT: Burial: April 1907, Duggin Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Marriage: February 18, 1886, Cannon County, TN Children of JOSEPH DAVENPORT and MARY PRESTON are: 48. i. WILLIAM MARTIN 8 DAVENPORT, b. February 25, 1879, Cannon County, TN; d. August 08, 1951, Humbolt, 49. ii. MARY ELLA DAVENPORT, b. August 10, 1880, Cannon County, TN; d. March 04, 1971, St Louis, MO. 50. iii. JENNY DAVENPORT, b. April 13, 1882, Cannon County, TN; d. November 26, 1912. 19. HARDY GOWAN 7 DAVENPORT (WILLIAM MUMFORD 6, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born December 26, 1853 in Cannon County, TN, and died October 03, 1928 in Cannon County, He married MARGARET JANE PEDEN September 07, 1871 in Cannon County, She was born November 03, 1853 in TN, and died December 11, 1947 in Rutherford County, Notes for HARDY GOWAN DAVENPORT: The tombstone for Hardy Gowan Davenport gives his birth date as 12/26/1856. The 1860 census gives his age as 7 and his sisters Sarah 5, and Francis 3. The 1870 census gives his age as 18. The 1880 census gives his age as 25. I think the date on the tombstone must be wrong and that his birth year was about 1853. Burial: October 1928, Duggin Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Notes for MARGARET JANE PEDEN: The marriage record has M. J. Pedon Burial: December 13, 1947, Duggin Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Marriage: September 07, 1871, Cannon County, TN Children of HARDY DAVENPORT and MARGARET PEDEN are: i. MARY KATHERINE 8 DAVENPORT, b. November 18, 1872, Cannon County, TN; d. February 21, 1924, Cannon County, TN; m. HARRY PERRY, June 07, 1911, Rutherford County, More About MARY KATHERINE DAVENPORT: Burial: February 1924, Duggin Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Page 13 of 41
Marriage: June 07, 1911, Rutherford County, TN 51. ii. ALBERT DALLAS DAVENPORT, b. February 19, 1876, Cannon County, TN; d. December 21, 1947, Cannon County, 52. iii. CHARLES THOMAS DAVENPORT, b. August 03, 1878, Cannon County, TN; d. July 29, 1956. 53. iv. LILLIE MAY DAVENPORT, b. September 16, 1879, TN; d. September 06, 1905, 54. v. WILLIAM MUMFORD DAVENPORT, b. September 22, 1882, Cannon County, TN; d. September 06, 1950, Cannon County, 55. vi. JOHN HAULEY DAVENPORT, b. August 1884, Cannon County, TN; d. January 31, 1953, Warren County, vii. NEZZIE DAVENPORT, b. March 29, 1888, Cannon County, TN; d. 1907, Cannon County, More About NEZZIE DAVENPORT: Burial: 1907, Duggin Cemetery, Cannon County, TN 56. viii. EDGAR FRANKLIN DAVENPORT, b. February 04, 1891, Cannon County, TN; d. October 27, 1966, Rutherford County, 57. ix. ARTER ALEXANDER DAVENPORT, b. August 23, 1893, Cannon County, TN; d. July 01, 1969, Nashville, 20. SARAH PELINA 7 DAVENPORT (WILLIAM MUMFORD 6, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born 1855 in Cannon County, She married GEORGE H. BOGLE December 28, 1869 in Cannon County, He was born 1851. Notes for SARAH PELINA DAVENPORT: In the 1860 census Sarah 5 is with William Davenport. On Dec. 28, 1869 Miss Pelina Davenport married George Bogle in Cannon County, The 1870 census has George Bogle 19 and Pelina 15. The 1880 census has George H. Bogle 28 and Sarah P. 21. Marriage: December 28, 1869, Cannon County, TN Children of SARAH DAVENPORT and GEORGE BOGLE are: i. MARY CHARLOTTEE 8 BOGLE, b. Abt. 1874. ii. JOHN R. BOGLE, b. Abt. 1876. iii. JAMES BOGLE, b. 1879. 21. MARGARET DIANA 7 DAVENPORT (WILLIAM MUMFORD 6, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born June 1860 in Cannon County, TN, and died Aft. 1930. Notes for MARGARET DIANA DAVENPORT: Appears in the 1880 census of Cannon County, TN in the family of her father as Margarett D. In the 1900 census she is listed as M. D. Davenport, head of a family, and has 3 sons and a daughter. In the 1910 census, she is listed as Diana and has three of her children at home. The other, named Author is with a J. D. Harris. In the 1820 census she is in Rutherford County, TN and has a Hettie with her. Diana had a daughter named Hettie with her in the 1800 and 1810 censuses. This Hettie is certainly her daughter and not her sister. The ages are the same. In the 1830 census in Rutherford County, she is with Fed [Fred John] her son. I have found no record of a marriage for Diana. Children of MARGARET DIANA DAVENPORT are: i. HETTIE 8 DAVENPORT, b. March 1881, Cannon County, 58. ii. FREDERICK JOHN DAVENPORT, b. June 29, 1883, Cannon County, TN; d. November 23, 1963, Rutherford County, iii. ARTHUR DAVENPORT, b. February 20, 1890, Cannon County, TN; d. December 18, 1914, Cannon County, More About ARTHUR DAVENPORT: Burial: December 1914, Duggin Cemetery, Cannon County, TN Cause of Death: Shot and killed. 59. iv. CHALMUS DAVENPORT, b. January 1895, Cannon County, 22. ANN ALIZA 7 DAVENPORT (WILLIAM MUMFORD 6, HARDY 5, EDMOND 4, GEORGE 3, ISAAC 2, RICHARD 1 ) was born 1864. She married JOHN FRANKLIN JONES December 26, 1886 in Cannon County TN, son of FANNING JONES and MARY DAVENPORT. He was born June 06, 1862 in Cannon County, TN, and died February 18, 1939 in Cannon County, Notes for ANN ALIZA DAVENPORT: Marriage record has A.L. Davenport. Obituary for Fannon Oakley Jones gives his Father's name as John Jones and his mother's name as Eliza Davenport. The 1900 census record for John Jones gives his wife as Mollie 29. Children include Lizzie 12 (Oct. 1887), Willie 10 (Dec. 1889), Fannon 10 (Dec. 1889), and s.d/ (step daughter) Olie 8, June 1891. The 1910 and 1920 census records gives John's name as John F. Mollie is still his wife. Page 14 of 41