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Davenport Family History
Davenport Genealogy & Family TreeDavenport is an English name from Cheshire, England, where the earliest known ancestor--Ormus de Davenport--was recorded in the 11th Century. It comes from the Middle Welsh dafn which means "trickling stream" and the Old English port for "harbor" or "wharf." The family motto is Audaces fortuna juvat which means "Fortune favors the bold."
Other spellings include “Davenporte." Notable people with the surname include American tennis play Lindsay Ann Davenport, American boxer Jack Davenport, American actress Madison Davenport (Noah, Over the Hedge, Horton Hears a Who), and British actor Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean, Smash, Coupling). The first Davenport to come to America was Richard Davenport in Massachusetts in 1628.
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Davenport Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Davenport -- --, 1431 December 0, 1485 England
- Charles Davenport -- --, 1652 February 1, 1720 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- John Davenport -- --, 1664 March 21, 1725 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Jane Davenport -- --, 1576 February 0, 1596 England
- Robert Davenport -- --, 1580 November 9, 1685 England
Davenport Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Ann Davenport -- --, 1592 July 13, 1597 England
- Glover Davenport -- --, 1720 December 0, 1785
- Ellen Davenport -- --, 1500 June 10, 1575 England
- Clara Belle Davenport -- --, 1897 July 5, 1968 Virginia
- Lewis Davenport -- --, 1879 August 21, 1880 Virginia
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