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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
- William Davenport -- --, 1745 December 0, 1819
- Julius Asbury Davenport -- --, 1866 March 28, 1958 Missouri
- Ann Davenport -- --, 1763 December 0, 1840 Virginia
- Elizabeth Davenport -- --, 1689 October 3, 1727 New York
- Abraham Hardy Davenport -- --, 1835 February 3, 1917
Davenport Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Leila Davenport -- --, 1864 December 0, 1906
- Dewey Davenport -- --, 1912 December 30, 1992 Tennessee
- George Willard Davenport -- --, 1931 March 13, 1977 Kansas
- Elizabeth Davenport -- --, 1773 May 30, 1792 Connecticut
- Nancy Ella Davenport -- --, 1854 February 19, 1938 North Carolina
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