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FOE. THE YEAR 1879,

VOLUME XXXIII.

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published at the society's house, is somerset street,

PEsornsu by David Clap? & borr.

1879.

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24 3o8tori Committee of Correspondence, d'c. [Jan,

14.

A Dumber•of Delin-quents to

be sued.

Nurabet 3

appearagainstCapt.Holmessailing.

Capt.Holmessails to beunbent.

FrisionersfromAugustinegive their

Parole, kc.

Town. At One O'clock a Company of the Train was paraded in

King Street with [page 42] two Field pieces, which were dis-

charged thirteen times, upon a fiumber of Patriotick Toasts bi ing

drunk, after winch three Cheers were given, and the Companydispersed.

Adjourned to the Afternoon G O'Clock to meet at the Council

Chamber.G O'Clock P.M: Met according to Adjournment.The Committee having considered of what Mess" Samnel Har-

ris Shippy Townsend, Moses Pitcher, Joseph How Jiuir, Isaac

ManE field, Henry King, Isaac Harper & Stephen FulL

hare offered in excuse for their non appearance in the Common onthe Lite Blaster of the Militia; were of opinion, that all these

excuses were insufficient and that rise .-aid Persons should he pro-

secuted for the Penalties incurred by their Non attendance on

said Day.

Adjourned to to Morrow G O'Clock at the Council Chamber-G O'Clock P.M: Met according to Adjournment at the Council

Chamber.Benjamin Kent Esq. raid a large number of the Inhabitants

of this Town, appeared aud pray'd in behalf of themselves

and others, that Capt Holmes might not he permitted to d

from hence to the V» est Indies, tiii. a representation was made to

the Honourable the Council, of tic danger not only a number of

Individuals, Owners of Privateers about sayling but the States

of Aineri-';i would he exposed to. by -aid Koimes being su.rered

to leave this Place at sucb.a time as the present. The application

of the foregoing Gentlemen having been considered, it was Voted,

that Major Procter be appointed, to see that Capt. Holmes Sails

be immediately unbent, and lodged with Thomas & Kemble, Sail-

makers, tili the further Order of the Committee.[Page 43.] Mr. Lesley & Family. Thomas Hayter, Lieuten-

ant in the 14 Regiment. Robert Porter. Passenger, Thomas Col-

lins a Drummer in the 11 Regiment, William Jenkins the Mas-ter; Thomas Green a Servant to L : Hayter. all of whom weretaken in a Brig4 bound from Augustine to London & carryed into

Marblehead, from whence they are just arrived—attended andwere examined. They inform that they left Augustine the 24 of

July last, at which place there was about 700 British Troops. 150

of them belonging to the 11 th Regiment, and that the} werebound home in order to procure Recruits tor their Regiment

—

they all pledged their honor to the Committee, that they would

not leave the Town without liberty for so doing, that in all

Coram** to

make Rep-resentationto Councilrelative1 to

Prisoners.

respects they would behave as Prisioners on Parole ought to do.

On a Motion made Voted, that Mr Hifchlmrne, M r Gray & Mr.

Wendell be a Committee to draw up a Representation to bo madethe Hon blC the Council, of the danger to which we are exposed,

by sr. great a number of Prisioners being permitted to go at large

in this Town.Adjourned to to Morrow 1:2 O'Clock, to meet at the Council

Chamber.

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r/ - Aug. 17. \'2 O'Clock. Mot according to Adjournment at the

Couneil Chamber. M* Brown in the Chair.

MrCrer-t ^ Certificate was given M r L muel Crevat late of Boston, now» Certificate of Maryland, and on departure for that Place that he has always

behaved as a friend to his Country, so for as he haa come under

the observation of this Committee—which Certificate was signed

by the Chairman iv Clerk.

Adjourned to Monday Morning 11. O'Clock the Council

Chamber.

id. Met according to Adjournment.

[Page 44.] Adjourned to 6 O'Clock in the Evening to meet at

the Council Chamber.C o'CIock P.M. Met according to Adjournment.

Ir,

i

/Il ,)"uI " The Ihlisting Paper of the Irish Volunteers, so called, who in-

ir.u'rc'-r listed in this Town s?hen it was shut up in the service of the Min-ptfpers.

jstry, wa3 found in a House owned by Ezekiel G-oldthwait Esq.

& occupied by one Hoar of said Company and Given in to this

Committee by sain1

Goldthwait—was examined and then ordered

to be put on the files of this Committee.A: tfow^rd Voted: that Abraham Howard who has Inlisted for the Can-

nada Department, have an Order on Mr Lambert who has the

Money raised to procure Men for Ward N°. 1, for the paymentof fiftv Dollars, including the amount of a Musket lie has been

furnished with by M r Wendall.

[To be continued.]

un order toi

50 Dollars.

THE DAVENPORT FAMILY.

Communicated bj- Bennett F. Davenport, M.D.. of Boston.

IE following abstracts from my extensive records of the Davenportfamilies in America, in collecting which I was greatly aided by

Henry Davenport. Esq., of Boston, have been prepared in the hope of ex-

citing such an interest in the history of these families as would, at no distant-

day, lead to the compiling of a complete hi-tory of ail of the family name.Some account of the several ways of spelling the Davenport family nameis to be found in the January (1878) number oH the Register, page 95.

No evidence of the relationship between Francis. Humphrey, the Rev.

John. Capt. Richard and Thomas Davenport, the live heads; of Davenportfamilies who settled within the present limits of Boston before the year

1676, has been yet discovered. Yet either they all themselves or their im-

mediate descendants, are found to have used, as their seal, the same amisas did the Rev. John Davenport, founder of New Haven, Conn., an admi-

rable history of whose branch of. the family name has already been pub-

lished by Mr. A. B. Davenport, of 367 Fulton Street, Brooklyn. N. Y.

An account by Henry Davenport, Esq.. of Boston,, of some of the de-

scendants of Capt. Richard Davenport may be found im the volume of the

EEfijfsrER Mir 1850; in Mitchell's history of Lrid_fewater. Ward's his-

tory of Shrewsbury, Uphanfs history of the Salem Witchcraft, Wa-bburn's

Judicial history of Massachusetts, and in the forthcoming history of Sutton,

Mass.

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26 The Davenport Family. [Jan.

January ?l, 1675, Francis Davenport:, of Boston, mariner, sells 1

left him by will (vol. G-5S of Suffolk Co. Records) of liis futher-iu-Iaw.

Williani Snelling, physician, youngest; son of the !a : Thomas Snellii ..

Cacldonwcod in Plimpton Mary in the count} of Devon. This Di

Snelling left ao only son Willimn and a daughter Anne, accordi

will of May 7, 1674. On July 25, 1695, and July 29, 1097, Aun Davenport,of Boston, widow of Francis, her eldest daughter Margaret with her hus-

band James Grooding, Jr., of Noddle's Island, and Ann Davenport, of

Boston, spinster, youngest daughter of said Ann Davenport, sold land in

Boston. They were members of the second or Old North Church. ThomasRussell and Ann Davenport wore married, Boston. September 5, 1700.

A'copy of Francis Davenport's seal is given in the Heraldic Journal, vol. ii.

p. 179.

Humphrey Davenport, of Dorchester, according to Savage's G r-n. Dic-

tionary, came from the Barbadoes, and m. Rachel, dau. of Thomas, brother

of Major William Holmes, of Scituate and Boston. He La i sons Ridand William before- LG64. In 16(57, Rachel, having been convicted of card-

playing, they removed from Hartford, Conn., to New York, where, Valen-

tine's history of New York city says, he was living on west side of J'

way, below Rector Street, in 1674. Page 51 of Goodwin's Genealogical

Notes, and the forthcoming history of Coventry, Conn., tell of some of

his descendants. The Davenport families of Boltou's history of Westches-ter Co., N. Y., Blake's history of Putnam Co., N. Y.. Sabine's AmericanRoyalists. Calendar of New York Historical MSS., Onderdonk's history

of Long Island, Whitehead's history of New Jersey, are probably descen 1< d

from the; above Humphrey I)., the same probably as was commissionedclerk of Ulster Co. N. Y. Court, Dec. 13, 1690.

1. Thomas1 Davenport, of Dorchester, first appears on any of its

records as member of its church, Nov. "20, 1640; his wife Mary joining

March 8, 1644 She died Oct. 4, 1091. Fie was made freeman. Mav 18,

,1642, and constable 1670. He probably lived on the eastern slope of Mt.Eowdoin, near the corner of Bowdoin Street and Union Ave. He boughthouse and lands of William Pigrom, Nov. 25, £653, and of William Blake,

Feb. 5, 1665. He made his will, July 24. 1683, "being aged," leaving

the homestead to his youngest son John, after his widow's death. Me lied

.Nov. 9, 1685, His inventory amounted to £332 16 8. His children were :

i. Sarah, b. Dec. 28, 1643 ; m. Samuel Janes, and died at the birth ofchild Anna, 3 Nov. 14, 1680.

ii. Tbojlas, bapt, Marco 2, 1645; killed in Capt". Johnson's com [.any at

tie Narraganset fort, Dec. 19, 1675. (See Register, Jan. 1678,

page 95.)

ii:. Mar^j bapt. Jan. 21, 1G49 ; m Samuel Masfield, son of Clement, andhad John? Aug, 13, 1071; Marys IG73 ; Ebejiezer* 1673, Mehita-

, bki2 1677; Sarah 3 16S0 ; Samuel? 1682.

2. iv. Charles, bapt. Sept. 7, 1652.

v. Abigail, bant. July 8, 1655.

vi. Mehitaule, b. Fob" 11, 1657; d. Oct. IS, 1603.

3. vii. Jonatltan", b. March 6, 1659.

4. viii. Erexezeb, b. April 26, 1061.

5. ix. John-, b. Oct. 20, L664.

2. Charlks1 Davenport (Thomas1) was bapt In Dorchester Sept. 7,

1652, win re he died IV'.. 1, 3 720. lie m. Waitstii], born .Jan. 11, 1659, ami

*I. Autf, 0, 1717, the dau. of Quartermaster John and Katharine Smith, of

.^Dorchester, whose dau. Mary by a previous wife m. first, Nathaniel Glover,

1879.] The Davenport Family, 27

and second, Gov. Thomas Hinckley, of Plymouth. Charles was ensign,

and held many town offices; was selectman most of the time from 1700 to

1714, His homestead on Washington Street was on tb - uth side of

ML Bowdoin. His inventory amounted to £2700. Ills children were:i. Eunice, b. Juno 20, 1679 ; d Sop';. 26, 1759. unrr«.

ii. Sak.mj, b. July in, 1681; d. Juno 16, 1731 ; m. Jan. 00, 1701, In-crease, son oi' Henry Leadhetter, of Dorchester, by whom she had:—Henry* Increase* WaHsti.il* Relief*

G. iii. Paul, b. Jan. 30, WS'l : m. Abigail Adams.iv. Thomas, b. Jan. 13, 1688: d. March 11. 1688,

v. Waitstill, b. July 18, 1689.; d. Nor. 5, 1736; m. July 21. 1712,Ebenezer Jones, by whom she had :

—

Eben 4 Thomas* Mary,4Eben.4

vi. Abkjail, b. March 10, 1693 ; d. June 3, 1733 ; m. Feb. 23, 1715, Tho-mas Adams, of Canterbury, znd had:

—

Charles,4 1716; Waifstill,4

1717 ; Davenport 4 1720 ; Release 4 1722 ; Eliphalet,4 1724; Abigail 4

1726.

7. vii. Thomas, b. Aug. 22, 1695 ; m. Mary Woodward.S. viii. Charles, b Fe?b. 15, 1700; m. Jemima Tolman.

ix. Mary, b. March 1;,' 1705 ; d. Dec. 9, 1748 ; m. Nov. 3, 1724, Jo?eph

Adams, of Canterbury, son of Peter, and had :

—

Joseph,4 Mary,4Rachel* Ruth* Abigail,4 Experience,4 a daughter 4

3. Jonathan' Davenport (Thomas 1

), born Dorchester, "-March 6,

1659; d. Little Compton, R. L, Jan. 11, 1729; in. Dorchester, Dec. 1,

1080, Hannah Manners or Warren, b. 1000. d. Jan. 14, 1729. His first

child b. in Dorchester, the others in Little Compton, R. I., to which place

he removed. His house was but recently removed from of: his homestead.

His children were

:

9. i. Thomas, b. Dec. 10, 1681 ; in. Catherine Woodworth and Mary Pitman.ii. Jonathan, b. Nov. 3, 1684 ; d. Oct. 14, 1751. Little Compton.iii. Hannah, b. Dec. 23, 1GS6 ; m. June 13, 1710, Nathaniel House, and

had -.—Nathaniel 4 1712; Samuel* 1714 ; John,4 1715: Rebecca 4

1717.

iv. Simon, b. Dec. 27. 1688 ; d. Dec. 9, 1763, at Little Compton.10. v. Ebenezer. b. Sept. 2, 1691 ; m. Mary Pitman.11. vi. John, b. Jan. 12, 1694 ; m. Elizabeth Taylor.

12. vii. JosE.cn, b. March 25, 1696 ; m. Elizabeth Wood.13. viii. Benjamin, b. Oct. 6, 1698 ; m. Sarah Burr.

ix. Sarah, b. Dec. 10, 1700.

(Probably the many Davenport descendants of Benjamin. Davenport, of

Coventry, Conn., born 1763, mentioned in I) wight's history of the Strongfamily, are of this branch of the Davenport family.)

4. Ebenezer' Davenport (Thomas 1

), born Dorchester, April 26,

1061, where he died July 19, 1738 ; a weaver by trade; he m. Dorcas, dau.

of James Andrews, of Falmouth, near whom he was then living. She d.

Boston, Nov. '24. 1723, get. 60. He m. second. May 26, 1724. at Dorches-

ter, Sarah Bartlett. His will, made Jan. 2G, 1730, and now in the Boston

probate office, cuts off his present wife Patience for having absented herself

from his house for the three years past, the principal part oi the time since

they were married. She was probably of Charlestown, in 1755. Hebought, May 0, 1693, of Peter Lyon, the house and land on GreenStreet, Dorchester, in which descendants of his own name lived till within

the last few years. Mis children were :

i. Mart, b. July 17, 1683, in Boston ; m. Nov. 7, 1706, Richard Brooks,or Brocks.

ii. Tahxha, b. May 2, 1688, in Falmouth; ni. Dec. 11, 1712, Capt.

28 The Davenport Family, [Jan.

John Cock, Jr.. who was killed by the [ndians at Pemaquid, May 22,

1747, She died at Falmouth. She had son John, 17:20.

iii. Esther, b. Feb. 11, 1690, at Dorchester; m. April 7, 1709, J

Hob')-, of Boston, who removed to We&ton. where she died, Nov.2!), 1778. She had :—-Ebtn* JosiahS John* Esther,* Sarah*Dorcas,* TInnnoh* Elizabeth* ftathan*

14. iv. James, b. March I, 1693; m. Grace Weston, Sarah Franklin andMary VVaLker.

v. Zeri;[\ii, b. Feb. 16, 1695; m. June 3, 1723, Thomas Lerenbce or

Lezenby.vi. Hepzibath, b. April 11, 1697 : m. July 25. 1722. Thomas Coek.vii. Thankful, b. March 8. 1700; m. Ehsnezei' Cock, Not. 26, l719.

15. \ iii. Elisha, b. Sept. 26, 1703 ; m. Rachel Scarle.

16. ix. Ebexezer, b. Oct. 23, 1706; m. Submit Howe.

5. John* Davenport (Thomas 1

), born Dorchester, Oct. 20, 1604;died at Milton, March 21, 1725. His wife Naomi, who d. Jan. 7. 3 739, is

supposed to have been the Naomi dan. of Timothy Foster, of Dorchester,

who was b. Feb. 11, 1668, at Dorchester. After inheriting the homestead at

his mother's death, according to his father's will, be removed. to Milton,

where his name first appears on the tax list in 1707. Iii Milton he lived

in the old farm house still standing on the Isaac Davenport estate, who in-

herited the homestead. His will is in the Suffolk Co. probate office. His

children were, all but the last, born in Dorchester. They were

:

John, b. June 10. 1695 ; m. Mary Bent.Samuel, b. Oct. 20, 1697: m. Rebecca (Craft?).

Ephr.-um, bapfc. Aug. 6, 1699; buried Feb. 25, 1774 ; ivnm. ; black-

smith, of Stoughton.Joseph, b. Aug. 30, 1701 ; m. Sarah Ware.Stephen, b. Oct. 8, 1703 ; m. Thankful Bent.Mehitable, b. Aug. 30, 1705 ; m. Dec. 15, 1726, James Mears, of Rox-

bury.vii. Benjamin, b. Aug. 12. 1707; alive March 21. 1725, bat not probably

May 24, 1737.

6. Paul 3 Davenport (-Charles,2 Thomas 1

), born Dorchester, Jan. 30,

1683; m. July 28, 1 TOO, Abigail Adams, of Canterbury, Conn., where hehad settled. His children were :

i. Abigail, b. Feb. 2, 1710.

ii. Charles, b. July 2, 1717 ; in. Waitstill, and d. Canterbury. Nov. 15,

1779. Most of his Davenport descendants lire in Colerain, Mass.,and Mt. Holly, Vt.

iii. Mary, b. June 21. 1720.

iv. Samuel, b. March 19, 1722.

t. Paul, b. Nov. i6, 1724 ; m. July I, 1717, Elizabeth Frost, of Canter-bury. He d. Canterbury, April 12. 1800, and she d. Dec. 1799,

set. 73. His Davenport descendants live at Lansingburgh, X. Y.,

Middiebury, Vt., Cressey's Corner, Mich., Schuyler Lake, N.Y..and Chapin, Iuwa.

7. Thoxas3 Davenport (Charles,2 Thomas 1

), born Dorchester, Aug.22, lG9o ; m. Dorchester, Sept. 6, 1715. Mary Woodward. Lived in Dor-chester, Canterbury and Leominster, where be "was prominent in townaffairs between 17-41 and '49. His children were :

i. Mary, b. Dorchester, Dec. 25, 1715, d. Dorchester, Sept. 1795.

ii. Eunice, b. Canterbury, Sept. 20, 1717.

iii. Sarah, b. July 25, 1719 ; m. William Dcvo'l, of Leominster.iv. Benajah, b. Nov. 16, 1721; in. Feb. 16, 1743, Anno Leadbettcr, dan.

of farn-el, of Dorchester. His Davenport descendants live in Maine,New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Fcnn-sylvania.

17. i.

18. ii.

iii.

19. iv.

20. v.

vi.

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The Davenport Family. 29

v. Submit, b. Feb. 15. 17*27; m. July 55, 1752, Andrew Graham.vi. Deliverance, b M;iy 30, 1731; pub. Jan. 30, 1755, to Jaraes Snow,

of Bolton, who removed to Putney, Yt., sud had Thomas Daven-port6 Sao uk

vii. A inc. ail, b. Aug. ?, 17:'";.

viii. Lemuel, 1). Mortiake, Conn., Sept. 10. 1739: pub. Dec IS, 1762, to

Mrs. Deborah Burrows, of Weston, Mass., where he Lived before

removing to Duminerstou, Vi., before 1600. Nearly all of his Dav-enport descendant-; live in Vermont, principally ner.r W'liliauisruwn.

8. Cfiahles 3 Davenport ( Charles.2 Thomas1

), born Dorchester, Feb.

15.1700: in. Dorchester, May 31, 1 71**2. Jemima, dan. of Thomas and

Experience Tolrnan, of Dorchester. Inherited the homestead, by his

lather's will. Wife Jemima d. Feb. 17, 1735. He sold oil the homesteadand removed to Worcester, where he had four children by a wife Joanna.

His first five children born in Dorchester, the others in Worcester. ACharles D. Jr. and vile, who laid hold of the church covenant and had a

dan. Mary bapt. Nov. 18, 1716, were received, into fall communion Juue 9,

172.';). The children were :

i. Susanna, bapt. March 3, 17*23; d. Oct. 29, 1723.

ii. Jemima, b. Dec. 25, 1724.

hi. Wait-still, bapt. Nov. 12, 1727,

iv. Charles, b. March 5. 1730 ; m. April 16, P55, at Worcester, MaryHart, b. March 7, 1734, d. June 22, 1830. Hod. at Dummerstnn,Vt., Apnl 25, 1805. She ra. 2d, Alexander Katern. Most of his

Davenport descendants lived there, in or near Putney, Vt., and in

Hinsdale, N. H.v. Scsanxai:. b. July 29, 1733.

vi. Abigail, b. Oct. 29, 1731 ; d. Jan. 20, 1735, at Worcester.vii. Thomas, b. April 19, 1736; in. Abigail dau. of Jerathmel Wilder, b.

1745, d. 1785. He d. Petersham, alass., 1818. He had a 2d wife.

Most of his descendants in Vermont.viii. Samuel, b. July 4, 1738 ; d. Jan. 12, 1743, at Worcester.ix. Paul, b. Aug. 29, 1740.

x. John, b. Sept, 1, 1742.

9. Thomas3 Davenport (Jonathan? Thomas 1

), born Dorchester. Dec.

10, 1G81 ; d. Little Compton, Oct 14, 1751, where he had removed while

yet a child ; m. July 20, 1704, Catherine Woodworth, b. 1 673, d. June 1.

1720, at Little Compton; m. second, July 22, 1737, Mary Pitman, in

Newport. His children, all bora in Little Compton, were :

i. Ei ii'IIalft, b. May 7, 1705 ; d. L. C. 1786, having in. first,. HannahPhillips, b. 1707, d. Jan. 9, 1738 ; m. second, Ann Devol, March 3,

v 1740. Most of his Davenport descendants live in neighboring towns,as New Bedford, and in Savannah, Cia.

ii. Mary, b. Feb. 8, 1707.

iii. Ephraim, b. Dec. 25, 1708; d. Coventry, Conn., about 1790 ; m. Oct.

7, 173-1, Miry Phillips, of L. O. Most of his Davenport descend-ants live in- Massachusetts and New York.

iv. Deborah, b. Dee. 12, i 7 1 .

v. Hannah, b. Oct. 27, 1712.

vi.. Oliver, b. Feb. 5, 1714 ; m. April 9, 1741, Sarah Macomber, of L. C. ;

m. second, Mary Devol. also of L. C. Most, of his Davenport de-

scendants live in Vermont, New York state and the West.vii. Gideon, b. June 7, 1738; m. Nov. 23, 175:), Phillis Giffurd, of Darfe-

liiouth, Mass. He d Newport. R. [., Sept. 6. 1810, and she Oct,

16, IS 19. cet. SO. Most of l.fs Davenport descendants lived there andin Pawfcueket, R. I.

viii. Susanna, b, Jan. 24, 1740; d. in Newport, R. 1.

10. EiJEXEZF.ii3 Davenport (Jonathan? Thomas1

}, born Little Comp-ton, R. L, Sept 2, 1691 ; d. Newport, Aug. 4, 1770; ra Feb. 12, 1714,

30 The Davenport Family*:

yr.:nr,.

Mary, b. 1G93, dau. of John and Mary Pitman, of Newport. A mason bytrade. The Newport records were mutilated by the British, so they are

now very imperfect. See also Register, vol. xxii. page 37 4. J 1 1 ^

ren, born in Newport, were :

i. A Daughter, b. May, 1725.

ii. Ebsxezxr. :>. May 7, 17-27; d. Newport. March 20, 1776 ; m. Sept. 6,

1751, Hannah Smith, b. May 30, 1730, d. Sept. 25. IS04. AlibisDavenport descendants lived and have now died out in this town.

iii. Israel, b. Aug. 2.3. 17- •--.

iv. Klizabeth, b. Nov. 27, 172-

.

v. Jonathan, b. 4, 1734.

11. John 3 Davexpoht {Jonathan,2 Thomas 1

), Lorn Little Coranton,

Jan. 12, 1694; d. Tiverton, R. L. April 2t>. 1741; m. June 15, 17*26,

Elizabeth Taylor, b. June 4, 1701. His children, ail born in Littk Comp-ton. were :

i. Noah, b. May 7. 1727; d. Little Compton, March 5,1818; m. andhod children and grandchildren^

ii. Sarah, b. Oct. 27, 1729 ; m. Palmer.iii. Jonathan, b. Jan, 22. 1733; m. Jan. 4, 1753, Martha Wilbur, dan.

of Joseph, of Little Compton. He d.„ s. p.iv. John, b. Jan. 18, 173-5 ; d. Nov. 9, 1-00, at Tiverton, R.I.; r.i. Sarah

Weeden, b. Aug. 5. 1751. who d. June S, 1SI4. The Duven; y:z

descendants lived in the neighborhood and in New York.v. Bfhraim, b. July 2,- 1736 ; m. Rhoda Taher. His Davenport descend-

ants live in neighboring towns, New York state and the West, as

Detroit, ifcc.

vi. Phebe, b. May 19. 1739 ; m. Gideon Wilcox.vii. Mary, b. May 1, 1741 ; m. Seth Shaw.

12. Joseph3 Davenport (Jonathan,2 Thomas1), born Little Compton,

March 2b, 1G0G; d. Little Compton, Sept. 2, 1760; in. April 1. 1731,

Elizabeth Wood, b. Jan.. 31, 1708, d. July 13, 17 G6. His children, all corn

Little Compton, were :

i. Hannah, b. Sept. I, 1732.

ii. Rcth, b. Oct. 12, 1734.

iii.. William, b. kag. 1. 1736; d. Little Compton, Dec. 31, 1S07; m.Elizabeth, b. March 30. 1744, dau. of William Brings, of Little

Compton. His Davenport descendants in the neighboring townsand in New York state.

iv. JgREttiAH, b. Oct. 10. 1738; d. Lifde Compton, Feb. 1814 : m. first,

Jan. 6, 1771, Sarah Palmer, b. May 24, 1750: rn. second, May 20,I78i, Rebecca Bailey, b. Jan. 12, 1755. His Davenporfrdescendantshave sll died here and in Tiverton.

v. Samuel, b Jan. 20, 174 i: d. March 28, 1816; 7n. March IS. 1764,

Frances Cranston, b. Feb. 22, 1739, d. Nov. 22. 1809. Most a bis

Davenport descendants live in the neighboring towns.vi. M.vin-, h. March 26, 1713.

13. Benjamin 1 Davenport (Jonathan 2 Tkamas1), born Little Comp-

ton, It. L. Oct. 6, 1698; d. at Spencertown, N. Y., about 1785. IIe m.

Sarah Burr. Had lived in Andover and Lebanon, Conn., where all his

children were born. They were :

i. Samuel, b. Sept. 17, 1735 ; in. and d. Sheffield, Conn., Oct. 17, "756.

v. Sally, b, April 2-\ 1737.

iii. Zr.KiijiAH, b. Ami! 21. 1739: m. Bliss.

iv. Molly, b. March ->>, !7H.v. SaLLY, b. Feb.Sfi, 1743 ; m. — Clark.vi. Billa, b. dan. 13, 1715; m. Townscnd. lie settle!. 1 795, at

1879.] The Davenport Family, 31

Lowville, Lewis Co., N. Y. A son settled in the township of Dav-enport, Delaware Co., X. Y\, giving i. hie own name. Most of hisDavenport descendants live in Xow York state.

v'i. FI.WNAIJ, D. Jan. 31, ) T 17 ; in. ii

viit. Jonathan, b. Jnn. 9, 1749 , m. Culver, and settled in Colum-bia Co.. N\ Y.

ix. Charles, b. .April 3, 1751 ; J. Dec. 12, 1812, at Lowville, N. Y., vhe had settled in 1705; m. 1778, Elizabeth Taylor. .Most of his

Darenport descendants live n^ar Lowville and Watertown, X. Y.,or in the West.

.11. J.i^rrs3 Davenport (Ebejiezcr,* 77eo?nas

1

), born Dorchester, March1, 1693 ; administration on his estate granted June 13, 1759 ; in. first, &

30, 1715, Grace, dau. of Onesephorus Tile-ton, oi Dorchester. She died

Oct. 24, 1721, jet. 27. He m. second. May 3, 1722. Sarah (b. July 9, 1'

dau. of Josiah and sister of Benjamin Franklin. She d. .May 23, 1731. set.

32. He in. third, Nov. 12, 1731, Mary Walker, of Portsmouth. IT, \

an innkeeper and baker in Boston ; was of the Ancient and Honorable Ar-tillery Co. ; appointed coroner. Jan. 7, 1741. His - children, said by son

John to have been twenty-two, all bore in Boston, were :

u Sarah, b. Oct. 10, 1716 ; d. Dec. 6, 1716.

ii. William, b. Oct. 10, 1717; d. Sept. 2, ;.773; m. April 3, 1740. Sa-

rah, dau. of Mose* Geriish, of Xewbaryport. where he settled,

and where most of his Davenport descendants live.

iii. Sarah, b. Jan. 3, 1719; in. March 0, 1738, Samuel Bowls , apothe-cary, of Boston.

iv. Elieabeth, b. March 8,1723; d. March 15, 1809 : m. first, JosephChapman ; m. second, Col. Jusena Ingersols, from Falmouth, pab.Oct. 12, 1789.

v. Dorcms, h. Aug. -0. 1724; m. May 7, 1747. Anthony Stiekuey. Seehistory of Stickney family.

?i. Mary, b. March 7, 172-3 : m. March 13. 1715, John Eogers, of Boston,son of lchabod. She had John and Anna.

vii. Josiaii, b. Dec. IS, 1727;pub. June 29, 17-19, to Sarah Billings, of

Boston. Shed, in Philadelphia, Apr il 1, 1751, set. 23, and wasburied side of Dr. Benj. Franklin. He m. second, Dec. 13, 1751,

Anna Annis,at Philadelphia. His son, Judge Franklin Davenport,of Woodbury, N. J., wus IT. S. Senator. 1796-9.

viii. Asiah, b. Oct. 2, 1729 ; pub. June 20, 1751, to John Griffith, Jr., ofPortsmouth.

ix. Sleazer, b. Sept. 21. 1732.

x. Lvov, b. Nov. 17, 1733;pub. March 27, 17i5. to Juhn Doane, of

Boston.xi. James, b. June 12, 1735.

xii. Eebecca, b. May 23, 1737; pub. June 4, 1755, to John Tucker.

xiii. Ans, b. May 18, 1739.

xiv. George, b. Dec. 9. 1740.

xv. Addington, b. March 17, 1712 ; d. Mrrv 27, 1743.

xvi. Esther, b. April 19, 1714 ; 4. March 18, 1501;pub. April 13, 1762,

to Daniel Crohby, of Boston.xvti. JAgiK, h. Dec. 16, 1715; pub. Jan. 10, 170S, to Keuben Ingram.xviii. Mary, b. June 3, 1717.

xix. Addinotlx, b. Feb. o. 1749 ; d. June 24, 1821, Boston; m. June 1G,

1805, widow Mary Barron, who d. Nov. 25. 1851. mt. 90. She nee

Mclntire, of Salem, had m. first, William Brock, and m. second,

William Barron.xx. John, b. Aug. 4, 1752; d. Portsmouth, X. IL, March 28, 1842. He

m. first, Elizabeth Hall, of Portsmouth: m. second, widow Eliza-

beth Welch, ne'e Pendtsxter, June 2i. 1780 ; m. third, Sally L»r id-

ley, of Haverhill. His Daven^urt uc^cenuams in Haverhill and

New York city.

32 Ttic Davenport Family, [Jan.

15. Elzsha9 Dayenfort (Ubem zer* Thomas1), born Dorchester, Sept.

20, 170;.., and d. in D., Feb. 8, 17(31. He id. Oct. 27, 172C, Each si S

who d, in IX, May 27, 1783, oet. 81. The children, all bom in Dorcbwere :

i. Abigail, b. Aug. 30, 1727 ; d. Sept. 1. 1803 ; m. Sept. 17, 1749, Sam-uel Daggett.

ii. Sarah, b. June 27, 17-29; m. Sept. 7, 1749, John Trescott, of Dor-chester

iii. Dorcas, b. Aug. 3, 1730 ; d. Sept. 0-2, 1780; m. Nov. 21, 17C3, Dan-iel b'airu, of Eastern.

iv. E'jenezer, b. Feb, 28, 1735: d. Aug. 21, 1801, s. p. ; m. Augi',57, Mary Wilson, wh.j d. Jan. 13, 1815, a3t. 78.

v. Thankful, b. Jan. 26, 1737 ; m. Oct. 23, 1755. Elihn Kilton, of Dor-chester.

vi. Rachel, b. Nov. 8, 1738; d. in Dorchester, March 6, 1708, unm.vii. Esther, b. April 11. 1740 ; d in Dorchester, May 20. 1740.

viii. Elisha, b. Oct. in, 1741; d. Sept. 8, IS07; m. Dec. 1, 1781, LydiaHolden, who d. Nov. 21, 1844. Left only daughters.

i.v. Adas, bapt. Sept. 2, 17-14; d. m Dorchester, Aaz 13. 1S25: m. Dec.22, 1768, his second cousin, Mary Billings, b. April 21, 1750. lladno Davenport grandchildren.

x. Ambrose, bapt. Jan. 12, 1710; d. unm. in Dedham, Feb. 1777.

xi. Esther, b. Aug. 5, 1719: d. July I, 1750.

xii. George, b. June 17. 1752 ; d. Sept. 6, 1832 : m. May 24, 1780. Esther,

b. Feb. 21, 1757. dau. of Thomas Clapp, of D. She d. Dee 20, IS24.

Ilia Davenport descendants live iu Hampshire Co., Mass., ana in

Ohio.

16. Ebenezer3 Davenport (Ebenezer.2 Thomas1

), born Dorchester,

Oct. 20, 17u6 ; «]. in D., March 17. 17S5. He m. April 23. 1720, SubmitHowe, b. April, 1707, ..1. Jan. 13, 1783. He was a weaver of Dorchester;inherited by will his father's homestead on Green Street. His children,

all born in Dorchester, were :

i. Isaac, b. May 24. 1730, and d. in D.. March 29, 1799. He m. first,

Mary Pray, of Braintree, b. 1730, and d. Dec. 27, 1792. He in.

second, July 29, 1793, wid. Kebe.cca King, nee Blackmer, who d.

June 25. 1802, get. 65. lie inherited the homestead, and most ofhis Davenport descendants live near here and in Maine. All wereby the Diet wile.

ii. Jonathan, h. Jan. 4, 1732 ; d. rlalloweU. Me., Feb. 20. 3810, whitherhe moved in 1762. He m. Sent. 14, 1755. Susanna White, of ftos-

bury, b. July 22, |734, d. Sept. I, 18k*. Most of his Davenportdescendants live near llallowell, Me., and in Mobile, Ala.

iii. Hannah, h March 15, 1734; m. April 2, 1751, Timothy Wales, ofDorchester.

ir, Taeitha, b. Aug. 9, 1737 ; d. March 1, 1804 : m. Ebenezer Seaver, Jr..

of Dorchester.v. E&s nezkr, b. ( >ct. 7. 1739 ; d. Dec. 30, 1739.

vi. Submit, b. May 2, 1741; d. 1779; m. Jan. 27, 17C3, John Clap, of

Stonghton.vii. Maiu\"d. Sept 6, 1743: d. April 16, 1745.

viii. Ebenezer, b. July 9. 1745; d. Winthrop, Me., Feb. 2i, S8I9; pub.

April 27, 1767, to Mary Crane, of Milton, b. Feb. 27, 1717. d. July

7, 1828. His Davenport descendants lived in and near Winthrop,Maine.

\x. Joseph, b, Aug. 10, 1747: d. Colerain, Mass.. April 14. 1821, wherehe had renioVed 1781. He m. Dec. 6, 1770, Mary White, who died

Feb, 22. 1817, ait. 71. Most of his Davenport descendants live near

Colerain, Mass., in .New Turk state and the West.

17. John* Davenport {John? Thomas1), born Dorchester, June 10,

1695; d. Stonghton, July 20. 1778. He m. June 10, 1725, in Milton,

1370.] The Davenport Family. 33

Mary, dau. of Joseph Bent, She was bapt. Jan. 28. 1609, and d. July 20,

1708. Children, all lorn in the pari of Stoughtoo now Canton, were :

i. Mary, b. Nov. 19, n)29 ; m. Xo-~. 29, 1748 J weph Eiought >n.

ii. M:riam, b. April 15, 173Ji ; m. Feb. 23, 1719, liJbeuezer Billings, ofMilton,

iii. Ma Run, b. Nov. 13. 1735; m. May 23, 1751, Isaac Fenno, Jr., ofStoughton.

iv. Jciin, b. Nov. 1. 1737; J. Stou^hton, April 25, 1776: m. 1750, LoisBadlam, of Weymouth, who d. in S., Feb. 11, 1809, set. 72. Most>f his Davenport descendants live in Canton.

v. MreiTABLE, 1). April 30, 1740; m. Jan. G, 1757, Oliver, son of MosesBillings, of Dorchester,

18. Samuel 2 Davenport (John.2 Thomas 1), born Dorchester, Oct. 20,

1697, and d. at MendOn, June 29,1773. fie m. Rebecca (Craft?), whowas b. Milton, Feb. 9, 1699, and d. Mendon, Sept. 23, 1777. His first

two children wore born in Roxbury, all the others in Milton. When his

eldest sou became of age he gave him the homestead and removed himself,

with the other children, to Mention. His children were:

i. Samuel, b. Sept. I, 1720; d. Milton, Dec. 6, 1793. He m. Jane 4,3711, Sarah Whiten, of Dedhaui, who d. June II, 1764, and he :a.

second, Sept. 24, 17G9, Surah, wid. of Nathaniel Tucker. Nearlyall his Davenport descendants lne in Suffolk and Norfolk Counties,Mass. He was on the jury that tried Capt, Preston fur the Bostonmassacre.

ii. Rebecca, lo. May 3, 1723; pub. Jan. 30, 1743, to Jonathan Wadsworth,

of Becket.iii. Abigail, b. April 15, 1726 ; d. July 7, 1733.

iv. Sarah, b. July 22, 1730 ; d. Julv 21. 1738.

v. Benjamin, b. Feb. 4, 1733 ; d. June 30, 173^.

vi. Elizabeth, b. April 2, 173G ; d. July 4, ibOG ; m. James Lovett, of

Mendon.vii. Seth, b. Nov. 2, 1739; d. Mendon. March 23, 1813. He in. Nov. 2,

1764, Chloe Daniels, b. Sept. 13, 17-15, d. May 19, 1723. From himare all the Mendon Davenports.

19. Joseph 3 Davenport (John 2 Thomas, 1

), born Dorchester, Aug.

30, 1701, and d. March 12, 1752, at Newton Lower Falls, where he hadsettled as a clothier. His house stood a few rods west of where F. A. Collins,

Esq., now lives, on Beacon Street, opposite the almshouse. He m. AprU '29,

1731, Sarah, dau. of Ebenezer Ware, of Needham, where he was then liv-

ing. She, after the death of Joseph D., m. Jan. 17, 1760, Nathaniel Rich-

ards, of Dedham. His children, ail born in Newton, were :

i. Sarah, b. March 30, 1732; m. Feb. 1757, Benjamin Mills.

ii. Joh.v, b. June 7. 1733 ; d. Feb. 1613, at Bridgeton, Me., where he hadmoved about 1760. lie m. Silence Bigelow, in Newton, b. Sei>n. 1,

1733, and d. Sept. 17, 18il. Most oi his Davenport descendantslive out West.

iii. Abigail, b. Feb. 4, 1736 ; d. March 23, 1736.

iv. Benjamin, b. Aug. 16, 1738; d. Nov. 24, 1733.

v. Abigail, b. Jan. 15, 1740; in. Dec. 29, 1766, Michael Bright, of

Needham.vi. Mart, b. March 30. 1742 ; m. Lyon, of Hubbardstor,,and went

to New Hampshire.vii Benjamin, b. June 16, 1743 ; d. Needham, Dee. 28, 1633. He :». Jan.

26, 1769, Sarah, b. Dec. 10, 1745, and d. N ;v. Irt, tH2t,dau. of Johnawl Esther (Sabin) Wilson, oi Dedham. f?i^ sou Joseph, b. Aug.18., 1773, at Devilmin, had by wile Susannah dan. oi Joseph

Beard, at Newton, .May 25, 1812, a son Charles, who had by wife

Joan F., dau. of Joseph Fullerton Hagar, at Cambridge, Mass.,

vol. xxxni. 4

&4 llecord of the lice. Seaborn Cotton. [Jan.

May •>, \-.i:>. a son B. F. D., the compiler of fehia article. M --.

of benjamin'? Darenport d seendants live in Ii.>st.»r: < < d the ^ .<-.

viii. Exo< ir. b. June 25, 174* ; d. Needbnm, June 24, 1803. lie tn. Julyti, 177i, Prtecilia, dau. of Thomas Parker, ot Newton. ShewnNov. 20. 1749, and d. Dec. 11. i-:;7 :::>. wton. "Most of his Div-enpoi i descendant? live n< ar Hallowell. Me., and at Ki '•

ai >nd. V \.

ix. Martha, b. June 12, 1716 ; in. Ma) 4, 1773, i^ lenezer Day, of Nham. She in, second, Nov. '^6, 1807, Nathauiel Talbot, ol Stoughton.

20. Stephen* Davenport {John? Thomas1

), born Dorchester. Oct. 8,

1703, and d. at Milton, March 2, 1784. He m. Dec. 27. 1734. Thai ;

dau. of Joseph Dent, of ktoughton. She was bapt .July 8, 171G, and

Feb. 1793, at Milton. The children, ail born at Milton, were:

i. William, b. Aug. li, 173(3; d. July 9, 1738.

ii. Haxxah, b. April 4, 1739; d. May 28, 1752.

iii. Thomas, b. Dec. 27, 1742 ; d. the same day.iv. William, b. Jr.lv 23, 1744; pub. to the wid. Avis Stone, nee Push-

ing, March 17. 1780. He d. Miitoa, L826, ami his wife Avis ...

March 5, 1S26, cet. 75. Hi'. Davenport desccudantg live i in Miltonand Taunton. Mas3.

v. Lybia, b. April 17, 1747; d. Dec. 13, 1803; m. Jan. 30, 1770, JohnBradlee, of Milton,

vi. Mary, h. Oct. 9, 1750; d. Quincy, June 3, 1833; m. June 23, 1787,

Ebenezer Glover, of Dorchester,vii. Joseph, b. Nov. 10, 1753; d. Brookline, Nov. 30, 1827 : m. Apr!) 3,

1783, Susannah Brewer, of Roxbucy, who d. May 29, 1341, an;. 71%

s. p.viii. Benjamin, b. Nov. 1, 1758; d. Boston, Sept. 3. LS02; m. Jerusbvi

Bradlee, of iJadley, who d. Boston. Aug. 7, 18-10, ast. 70. His s-jcj

of Brookline and Boston had no children.

The compiler of the above records of the first four generations of ThomasDavenport, of Dorchester branch of the family, would be very grateful for

any additions or corrections to this bis work. He wishes also that ail those

interested in the history of the Davenport family would send him ail the

information they can obtain as soon as convenient, that a complete record of

all of the family name may be published before those of the oldest genera-

tions now living have all departed to their ancestors.

Much information respecting the origin of the Davenport family andtheir descendants in England, may be found in the History of Cheshire,

by George F. Qraierod.

RECORD OF THE REV, SEABORN COTTON, OFHAMPTON, N. XL

Communicated by Johx S. II. Foco, M.D., of South Boston, Mass.

SnpHE following record is copied from a small 1Gmo. manuscriptJ*- volume in my possession. The book was apparently a journal

or church record, kept by the ministers of the church in Hampton,as it is in the handwriting successively of Seaborn Cotton, JohnCotton, and Nathaniel Gookin, pastors of that church. This ii

the whole of the private record of the Rev. Seaborn Cotton. Otherrecords by him and his successors will be printed in future num-bers of the Register.

1870.] Record of the liev. Seaborn Cotton, $S

I was Marryed by My Father M* Simon Bradstreet to His Eldest

Daughter Dorothy: Juno 14. 1634.

My first childe was sttll borne november 21 at cine at aight. 1G55.

The Second was borne novem: 11. 1656 at o in y: morning: her name is

Dorothy:

The Third was borne May 8. 1658 between 3 & 4 in y* morning His

name is John, on satturday:

The fourth was borne Febru: 22. about 2 in yc afternoone 1659: her

name was Sarah, who dye. I April] 1. about 2 in ye inorniDg. 1000.

The fifth was borne on Thursday August 22 1661 at halfe an houre past

12 at noone, her name is Anne.The sixt was borne on Thursday July 2. 1663, between 3 & in y"

morning Her name is Sarah.

The seventh was borne on die Lord's day about 8 in ye morning. August

13. 1665, Baptized the same day, & named Elizabeth.

The eighth was borne on Friday night about 1 of y° clock in ye morn-

ing y€ 2d of November & was baptized the 4. 1666 and was named Mercy.

The 9 tb my wife miscarryed with on monday night, the night following

the 30 tb of December 166?. It was a boy. The Lord helpe us to makegood of this providence.

The 10th was borne vpon monday morning being the 5 th of April! 1669.

between sixe, & seven in ye morning, & was baptized the 11th of y

€ samemonethe and named Abiab & dyed May the 11 th 1669 about noone: Thewill of the Lord bee done.

The 11 th was borne vpon thursday night about midnight being April 22.

1670. was baptized the 29 of ye same instant, named Maryah.

My Dear© wife dyed & went to heaven Feb 2G 1671. & was hurried

Feb 28 1671. & was with childe. so her 12th childe got never delivered.

My Deare Father M r John Cotton having lived 07 yeares & 20 dayes

dyed on thirsday morning about eleven of ye clocke, decemb. 23. 1G52. &

was buried the following-tuesday being decemb: 28. 1052.

My sister Sarah having lived between 14 & 15 yeares, dyed Jan. 20.

1649. & was buried yc next day:

My Brother Rowland fell sicke Jan. 18. & dyed about 8 dayes after mysister. 1649. was aged 6 yeares.

My Sister Elizabeth dyed in childebed august 31. 1656. was aged about

18 yeares : she dyed at one in ye morning being Lordsday as also my sister

Sarah dyed ye Lords clay in y

e afternoone.

My Deare Mother M r ": Sarah Mather, Formerly M r

* Cotton, having lived

about 75 yeares dyed in the Lord. May 27. 16 7 & was buried ^>lay 25being the Lords Day. Let mee never Forgett her dying words.

1 was marryed to my Second wife, M rs Prudence Crosbey The Danghterof Mr Jonathan Wade'of Ipswich the 9 th of July 107:3. by'Maior Denison.

My Ist childe by Her. y

e 13 th: in all. was borne on Satturday night, about

7 of v eclocke, It. beina; y*

\>Mth of August, & was baptized august 30. 1674.

o —<^ was named Rowland. The Lord irive us Rest.

My 2<;

cLikle by her & 14th in all. was borne October G about 5 of y*

cloeke in ye morning 1070. & baptized Oct 8. 1070 and was named Wade,

is honour of Lis Grandfather Wade, & to pat him in mind of wa .;

through all ^riaih to heaven, he dyed, & was buried October 11. 70.