William Davenport

William Davenport

Male 1800 - 1862  (62 years)

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  • Name William Davenport 
    Born 25 Mar 1800  Tabernacle, Randolph County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Aug 1862  Hensley, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Bethlehem Cemetery, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Elba L. Branigin, "History of Johnson County, Indiana," (B.F. Bowen, 1913):

      "HENSLEY TOWNSHIP. On the 10th of March, 1799, Richardson Hensley was bom near Fredericksburg, in Virginia. While he was yet a child, his father moved to Fayette County, Kentucky, after which he moved to Mercer county, where, in 1800, Richardson was married to Elizabeth Cully. In the War of 1812, he served as a First lieutenant on the frontier; and in March, 1825, he brought his family to Johnson County, IN. Accompanying him was William Davenport, a North Carolinian, and William Mitchell, a Virginian, his sons-in-law, and their families. Five or six families were living around Edinburg, and at the Nineveh settlement the road ended. Stopping at some point at the time not now known, but probably on the Nineveh, Hensley and his companions made a tour through the woods, and selected the central part of Congressional Township II, Range 3, on the banks of Indian creek, as the place for their homes. Among the woodsmen of that day, Curtis Pritchard stood at the head, and, employing him to select the best route through the wilderness from Nineveh to Indian Creek for a road, he went ahead with horn in hand, and at intervals would wind a blast as a signal to the axmen to cut through the woods to his vantage ground. . . .

      Hensley cleared a little field in the woods the first spring, and planted it in corn; but the wild turkeys invaded his field and scratched the seed out of the ground. Replanting and keeping the turkeys away, when the little crop was raised the squirrels came and did great damage. After these, a band of forty well dressed, well mounted Indians came and encamped on Indian creek, so
      called because it was a famous Indian resort in the early times; and, although they had plenty of money, they begged and stole everything they wanted. Hensley's corn patch was peculiarly tempting to them, and, in spite of his best
      resolutions and utmost vigilance, they carried his corn away by the armfuls.

      The same spring that Hensley, Mitchell and [William] Davenport came in, John Stephens, from Tennessee, and Nathaniel Elkins, from Kentucky, came, and some time during the last of the year Peter Titus came from Ohio, and settled on what has since been known as the Bridges farm. In the fall of that year, it is believed that Charles and Mitchel Ross settled on the west line of the township, and about the same time Richard Perry must have moved into the northeast corner. . . ."

      "BETHLEHEM PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH.

      This church is located in Hensley township, and was organized a number of years ago and is now one of the oldest religious societies in the southern part of the county. Of its early history but little is known save that the Bass, Roberts, Hensley, [William] Davenport, McNutt, Holman and Hughes families were among the first members. . . ."

    • It does not appear that any member of the William Davenport, b. 1800 North Carolina, family was related to Benjamin F. Davenport, b. Abt. 1815 England, since none of the children of Benjamin and Margaret (Abel) Davenport were placed, upon Margaret's death, with members of William Davenport's extended family. This fact also seems to confirm that Benjamin F. Davenport's sole relatives in Indiana were members of his wife's family, the Abel clan.

      Roy Richard Thomas April 2012

      U.S. Census Hensley, Johnson County, IN 1850: "William Devenport, age 50 b. Abt. 1800 Kentucky [sic], farmer real estate owned $800, wife Delila, age 49 b. abt. 1801 Kentucky; eight children b. Indiana: Austin 21, Mary J. 17, Jesse 16, Hannah 12, Susannah 11, James 9, Eliza A. 7, Delila C. 5."

      U.S. Census Hensley, Johnson County, IN 1860: "William Davenport, age 60 b. Abt. 1800 North Carolina [sic], farmer real estate owned $2000 other property $800, wife Lucy J., age 29 b. abt. 1831 Kentucky; three children from previous marriage b. Indiana: James H. 19, Eliza 17, Delila C. 15." Also in the household: "Jemima Kephart, 4."
    Person ID I39474  Complete
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2012 

    Father Joel Davenport,   b. Abt. 1771, Rowan County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1807, Randolph County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Mother Sarah Boyd,   b. Abt. 1780, Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1850, Warrick County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Married Abt. 1795  Randolph County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F18043442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Delilah Hensley,   b. 15 Jan 1801, Shelby County, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1856, Hensley, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 10 Dec 1819  Jackson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941: "William Davenport & Delilah Hensley, m. 10 Dec 1819 Jackson County."
    Children 
    +1. Ambrose Davenport,   b. 20 Dec 1823, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1892, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. Mahala Elizabeth Davenport,   b. 9 Aug 1826, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1858  (Age 31 years)
    +3. Austin Davenport,   b. 2 Jan 1828, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1879, Tipton County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    +4. Lethana Davenport,   b. 26 Feb 1830, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1893  (Age 63 years)
     5. Martha Jane Davenport,   b. 1 Dec 1832, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1922  (Age 89 years)
    +6. Jesse Newton Davenport,   b. 1 Oct 1834, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1900  (Age 65 years)
     7. Susannah Davenport,   b. Abt. 1836, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1860  (Age ~ 24 years)
    +8. Hannah Davenport,   b. Abt. 1838, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1889  (Age ~ 51 years)
     9. James H. Davenport,   b. Abt. 1841, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Elizabeth A. Davenport,   b. 15 May 1843, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1865  (Age 22 years)
    +11. Delilah Caroline Davenport,   b. 28 Feb 1845, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1929  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2012 
    Family ID F18043437  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lucy J. Tapp,   b. 24 Dec 1821, Kentucky, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1890, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 6 May 1860  Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941: "William Davenport & Lucy Kephart, m. 6 May 1860 Johnson County."
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2012 
    Family ID F18043438  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Mar 1800 - Tabernacle, Randolph County, North Carolina, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Dec 1819 - Jackson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 May 1860 - Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Aug 1862 - Hensley, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bethlehem Cemetery, Johnson County, Indiana, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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