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DAVENPORT LINEAGE

Launcelot Davenport , Born in England, 1594? Died in Virginia, 16??
Martin Davenport, Born in Virginia, 16?? Died in Virginia, 17??
Davis Davenport, Born in Virginia ca1650 Died in Virginia, ca1730
3 Sons and one Daughter
Martin Davenport, Born in Virginia ca1675, died in Virginia, 1735
Wife, Sarah Partloe, Wife, Dorothy, 6 Sons and one Daughter

William Davenport, born in King William County, Virginia, ca1716,
He married Anna Arnold, in ca1735, 6 Sons and 3 Daughters,
Anna Arnold died in Spotslvania County, Virginia ca1780
He married Mary ca 1782. William Davenport died in Kentucky, 1795

Thomas Davenport, born in Spotslvania County, Virginia, ca1758.
He died in Laurens County, South Carolina in 1816
He married Sarah Partlow, ca1786, they had 4 Sons an 1 Daughter.
Sarah died ca1798 in Laurens County, South Carolina.
He married his second wife, Lettice, there in ca 1800--2 Sons and 7 Daughters

George W. Davenport was born in Laurens County, South Carolina in 1801 or 1802
He died in Jefferson County, Alabama in 1863 or 1864.
Wife, Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Weems, married on November 12, 1921.
She was born in South Carolina ca1802. She died in Texas in1872-3.
They had 6 Sons and 6 Daughters that lived beyond infancy.

Armenta Missouri Davenport was born in Jefferson County, Alabama, May 23, 1845
"Granmama and Grandad", "Pap", "Simon"
Married January 26, 1868, in Morris, Jefferson County Alabama
Husband, Marshall Messer Gill, born August 15, 1841. He died July 18, 1919.
She died May 30, 1939. Five Sons (2 died in infancy) and 4 Daughters
They both died in Palo Pinto County, Texas, buried in the Hittson Cemetery there.

Joseph Mote Gill was born May 11,1869 in Yellville, Arkansas. He died April 18,1949
"Papa Gill and Mama Gill" or Mote
Wife, Julia Emily Hess, Married on December 18,1995. She died on January 31, 1974
She was born September 12, 1875, in Ottawa, Illinois. They had 5 Sons and 3 Daughters
They both died in Palo Pinto County, and are buried in the Hittson Cemetery there.

Anne Minerva Gill was born November 4, 1896, in Palo Pinto County, Texas
"Grand Mama Knight" and "Grand Daddy Knight"
She died November 8, 1998, in Hood County, Texas
Husband, Ben Knight, Married on November 21, 1921, in Mineral Wells, Texas
He was born in Stonewall County, Aspermont, Texas on August 1, 1893
He died May 6, 1975, in Tarrant Co., Texas. They had 2 Sons and 2 Daughters.
They are both buried in the Azleland Cemetery, Tarrant County, Texas.