Person:Thomas Davenport (6)
Thomas Davenport, Jr.
b.Abt 1615 England
d.9 Nov 1685 Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1615
  1. Thomas Davenport, Jr.Abt 1615 - 1685
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Thomas Davenport, Jr.Abt 1615 - 1685
  • W.  Mary NewmanAbt 1615 -
m. 22 Jul 1639
  1. Sarah Davenport1643 -
  2. Thomas Davenport1645 -
  3. Mary Davenport1648/49 - Bef 1691
  4. Anna Davenport1650 -
  5. Charles Davenport1652 - 1719/20
  6. Abigail Davenport1655 -
  7. Mehitable Davenport1656/57 -
  8. Jonathan Davenport1658/59 -
  9. Preserved DavenportBef 1659 - 1659
  10. Ebenezer Davenport1661 - 1738
  11. John Davenport1664 -
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Facts and Events
Name Thomas Davenport, Jr.
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1615 England
Marriage 22 Jul 1639 St. Faith under St. Paul's, London City, Middlesex, Englandto Mary Newman
Death[1] 9 Nov 1685 Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Thomas Davenport Jr.

  • The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: Society), Vol. 33, p. 26. [1]
1. THOMAS DAVENPORT, of Dorchester, first appears on any of its records as member of its church, Nov. 20, 1640; his wife Mary joining March 8, 1644. She died Oct. 4, 1691. He was made freeman, May 18, 1642, and constable 1670. He probably lived on the eastern slope of Mt. Bowdoin, near the corner of Bowdoin Street and Union Ave. He bought house and lands of William Pigrom, Nov. 25, 1653, and of William Blake, Feb. 5, 1665. He made his will, July 24, 1683, “being aged,” leaving the homestead to his youngest son John, after his widow’s death. He died Nov. 9, 1685. His inventory amounted to £332 16 8. His children were:
i. SARAH, b. Dec. 28, 1643 ; m. Samuel Jones, and died at the birth of child Anna, ::Nov. 14, 1680.
ii. THOMAS, bapt. March 2, 1645 ; killed in Capt. Johnson’s company at
the Narraganset fort, Dec. 19, 1675. (See Register, Jan. 1878, p. 95.)
iii. MARY, bapt. Jan. 21, 1649 ; m. Samuel Maxfield, son of Clement, and
had John, Aug. 13, 1671 ; Mary, 1673 ; Ebenezer, 1675 ;
Mehitable, 1677 ; Sarah, 1680 ; Samuel, 1682.
2. iv. CHARLES, bapt. Sept. 7, 1652.
v. ABIGAIL, bapt. July 8, 1655.
vi. MEHITABLE, b. Feb. 14, 1657 ; d. Oct. 18, 1663.
3. vii. JONATHAN, b. March 6, 1659.
4. viii. EBENEZER, b. April 26, 1661.
5. ix. JOHN, b. Oct. 20, 1664.
References
  1. ↑ Boston (Massachusetts). Record Commissioners. A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston: Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages, and Deaths to the End of 1825. (Boston, Massachusetts: Rockwell and Churchill, city printers, 1890)
    p. 120.

    Thomas Davenport died novemb : 9th : [16]85:

  2.   Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the Year of 1850. (Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1914-15)
    Vol. 1, p. 192.

    DAVENPORT, Thomas, [born] in England, ---, 1615. GR3
    [Note: since this is take from the gravestone, the other half is p. 2:527 where the death is reported: DAVENPORT, "Thomas, [died] in Dorchester, ---, 1685. GR3". GR3=Mount Auburn Cemetery.]

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  4.   Thomas Davenport and Mary Newman (Discrepancy).
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