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Facts and Events
Charles Davenport
- The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: Society), Vol. 33, p. 26, 27. [1]
- 2. CHARLES DAVENPORT (Thomas) was bapt. In Dorchester Sept. 7, 1652, where he :died Feb. 1, 1720. He m. Waitstill, born Jan. 11, 1659, and d. Aug. 9, 1747, the dau. of :Quartermaster John and Katherine Smith, of Dorchester, whose dau. Mary by a previous :wife m. first, Nathaniel Glover, 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 the south side of Mr. :Bowdoin. His inventory amounted to £2700. His children were:
- i. EUNICE, b. June 20, 1679 ; d. Sept. 26, 1759, unm.
- ii. SARAH, b. July 10, 1681 ; d. June 16, 1734 ; m. Jan. 20, 1701,
- Increase, son of Henry Leadbetter, of Dorchester, by whom she had :
- Henry, Increase, Waitstill, Relief.
- 6. iii. PAUL, b. Jan. 30, 1683 ; m. Abigail Adams.
- iv. THOMAS, b. Jan. 13, 1688 ; d. March 11, 1688.
- v. WAITSTILL, b. July 18, 1689 ; d. Nov. 5, 1736 ; m. July 24, 1712, Ebenezer Jones, ::by whom she had:- Eben, Thomas, Mary, Eben.
- vi. ABIGAIL, b. March 10, 1693 ; d. June 3, 1733 ; m. Feb. 23, 1715, Thomas Adams, of Canterbury, and had:-
- Charles, 1716 ; Waitstill, 1717 ; Davenport, 1720 ; Release, ::1722 ; Eliphalet, 1724 ; Abigail, 1726.
- 7. vii. THOMAS, b. Aug. 22, 1695 ; m. Mary Woodward.
- 8. viii. CHARLES, b. Feb. 15, 1700 ; m. Jemima Tolman.
- ix. MARY, b. March 14, 1705 ; d. Dec. 9, 1748 ; m. Nov. 3, 1724, Joseph Adams, of
- Canterbury, son of Peter, and had:-
- Joseph, Mary, Rachel, Ruth, Abigail, Experience, a daughter.
References
- ↑ Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of the town of Dorchester from 1826 to 1849. (Boston, Massachusetts: Municipal Printing Office, 1905)
p. 131.
Charles Davenport Dyed Febry 1st 1719/20.
- ↑ First Church (Dorchester, Massachusetts). Records of the First Church at Dorchester in New England, 1636-1734. (Boston, Massachusetts: G. H. Ellis, 1891)
p. 162.
Charles Davenport [baptized] 7 (9) [16]52. [Note: In old-styles dates, the ninth month is November. More info may be found here.]
- The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
Vol. 33.
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