Person:William Davenport (48)

Watchers
m. 16 Apr 1730
  1. Abigail Davenport1730 -
  2. Anna Davenport1732 -
  3. Elizabeth Davenport1734/35 -
  4. William Davenport1737 - Bef 1808
  5. Sarah Davenport1739 -
  6. Melleson Davenport1742 -
  7. Azubah Davenport1744 - Bef 1784
  8. Mercy Davenport1746 - Bef 1784
  9. Mary Davenport1749 -
m. Aft 16 Oct 1760
  1. Tamesin Davenport1765 -
  2. William Davenport1766 -
  3. Mercy Davenport1768 -
  4. Thomas Davenport1770 -
  5. John Davenport1772 -
  6. Aaron Davenport1774 -
  7. Anna Davenport1776 -
  8. Levina Davenport1777 -
  9. Azubah Davenport1779 -
  10. Jeremy Davenport1782 -
  11. Eunice Davenport1784 -
  12. Joel Davenport1786 - 1843
Facts and Events
Name[3] William Davenport
Gender Male
Birth[2] 23 Jun 1737 Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage Aft 16 Oct 1760 Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts, United StatesIntentions
to Thamesin Bigelow
Death[1] Bef 24 Feb 1808 Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County). Probate files, 1731–1881. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Digitized by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2012)
    Case 15556 Davenport William Petersham 1808.

    24 Feb 1808: Bond of Aaron Davenport of Sutton as Adm'r of William Davenport late of Petersham Deceased.
    25 Feb 1808: Inventory of William Devenport late of Petersham Deceased: real:$2261, personal:$369.33, by Noah Stockwell, Isaac Briggs, Aaron Oliver.
    27 Sep 1808: Dower set off to widow Tamison Davenport. Assent by Tamesin Davenport, Thomas Davenport, Aaron Davenport, Jereme Davenport, Joel Davenport, Aaron Davenport for Abner Cumstock, Mercy Gould, Annah Cumstock, Levina Brown, Azubah Lackey, Eunice Smith, Cap't W'm Carley.
    "first Tuesday" [3rd] Apr 1810: Account of Aaron Davenport adm'r of W'm Davenport late of Petersham deceased allowed. Balance to widow and 12 children of deceased.
    9 Apr 1810: Distribution of real estate of William Davenport late of Petersham except the third set off to widow Tamison Davenport: to son Aaron Davenport; to heirs of son John Davenport; to son Thomas Davenport; to Annah wife of Abner Cumstock; to daughter Unice wife of John Smith; to son Joel Davenport; to Mary wife of Waterman Gould; to Azubah wife of Joshua Lackey; to Tamison wife of Abner Wise. Assent by Aaron Davenport, Jereme Davenport, Joel Davenport, Henry Wards agent for heirs of John Davenport, Thomas Davenport, Annah Cumstock, Unice Smith, W'm Davenport, Lavinah Brown, Mary Gould, Tamison Wise } living out of the Commonwealth.
    30 Mar 1831: Distribution of real estate of William Davenport late of Petersham which was assigned to the widow as her dower: to Aaron Davenport and Azubah Lackey; to Samuel Mann grantee of John Davenport; to Henry Ward and John Sanderson grantees of William Davenport; to Joel Davenport; to Roxana S. Cutter wife of Benjamin Cutter and to William Comstock who were heirs of Abner Comstock deceased, he being grantee of Thomas Davenport, Mercy Davenport and Tamerson Davenport; several heirs to pay Letisa Jackson wife of Grandison Jackson and heir of Levina Brown; several heirs to pay Annah Cleveland wife of Bradford Cleveland; to pay Chandler Smith, Abner C Smith and Louisa Smith children of Eunice Smith deceased; to pay William Parkhurst grantee of Jereme Davenport. Assent by Henry Ward, John Sanderson, Aaron Devenport, Azubah Lackey, Samuel Mann, Joel Davenport, Wm. Parkhurst, Cephas Willard agent for Grandison Jackson and Letisa his wife, Chandler Smith, Abner C. Smith, Louisa Smith, Bradford Cleveland and Annah his fie, Benjamin Cutter and Roxana S. his wife and William Comstock living out of the Commonwealth.

  2. Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904)
    p. 30.

    DAVENPORT, William, s. William and Sarah, [born] June 23, 1737.

  3. Source:Benedict, William Addison. History of the Town of Sutton, Massachusetts, from 1704 to 1876, p. 631, appears to skip a generation: "William Davenport, according to Dea. Leland, was the son of Richard, who came from Bridgewater. He m. Tamesin ---." The man who married Tamesin Bigelow appears to be the grandson of Richard, not the son.