Person:James Davenport (26)

James Davenport
m. Abt 1749
  1. Jouett DavenportAbt 1749 - Abt 1776
  2. John L. Davenport1752 - 1815
  3. Susannah Davenport1753 - 1856
  4. James Davenport1759 - 1824
  5. Frances Jouett Davenport1763 - 1839
  6. William Davenport1767 - 1822
  7. Henrietta Davenport1771 - 1850
Facts and Events
Name James Davenport
Gender Male
Birth[1] 24 Apr 1759 Hanover County, Virginia
Death[1] 8 Jun 1824 Clarke County, Georgia
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Davenport, Randi. A Chronology of the New Kent/Hanover Davenports: A Family History Working Paper as of April 2014. (Chapel Hill, NC, 2014)
    p. 67 [1].

    29Apr1759 - BORN: James Davenport [Jr.], son of James Davenport and his wife Frances [nee Jouett] was born in Albemarle County. (James Davenport Family Bible, Palmetto, Georgia, as of 25Dec1920)

    Junior served in the 5th Regiment of Foot, Virginia Continental Line, during the Revolution, was wounded and disabled for life at the Battle of Brandywine. His disability pension problems were constant. On 29 Nov 1785 he married Dicey Kennedy, daughter of Davenport Kennedy of Louisa County. James, Jr., and Dicey moved to Georgia with his parents in 1792-93.