Descendants of

Thomas Davenport of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England

(Index of names at end of file)

1. Thomas¹ Davenport, born abt 1325 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died in Wheltrough, Cheshire, England. 

Notes for Thomas Davenport

      #560-v3-pt1-p68 of Wheltrough had issue; #733-v2-pt2-p385

      Children of Thomas Davenport were as follows:

+    2          i           Richard² Davenport, born abt 1355 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died aft 1417. 

      3          ii           Rose² Davenport, born abt 1357 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England.  She married abt 1377 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England William Lazes, born abt 1350 of Siddington, Cheshire, England.   Notes: #560-v3-pt2-p721:wife of William, son of Hugh de Lazes(or Leghes') de Sydinton,1337.We have assumed 1377 for the marriage.

Generation 2

2. Richard² Davenport (Thomas¹), born abt 1355 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died aft 1417.  He married abt 1384 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England.

Notes for Richard Davenport

      #733-v2-pt2-p377:of Wheltrough

#560-v3-pt2-p721.

      Children of Richard Davenport and Richard Davenport Mrs were as follows:

+    4          i           Richard³ Davenport, born abt 1385 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England.  

Generation 3

4. Richard³ Davenport (Richard², Thomas¹), born abt 1385 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England.  He married abt 1414 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England.

Notes for Richard Davenport

      #733-v2-pt2-p377:of Wheltorugh, ? living 1417.

#560-v3-pt2-p721:Living 1377-1399 and 1413.

      Children of Richard Davenport and Richard Davenport Mrs were as follows:

+    5          i           Richard⁴ Davenport, born abt 1415 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died aft 1443.  He married (---) Beeston.

Generation 4

5. Richard⁴ Davenport (Richard³, Richard², Thomas¹), born abt 1415 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died aft 1443.  He married abt 1444 in Brereton, Cheshire, England (---) Beeston, born abt 1420 of Brereton, Cheshire, England.

Notes for Richard Davenport

      #733-v2-pt2-p377:of Wheltrough, gent.Living 1433,1441,1443.

#560-v3-pt2-p721:generos'1438, in a commission of arrest, 1441,42, one of the

farmers of Astbury Church. (Probably the grandson of the last Richard.)

      Children of Richard Davenport and (---) Beeston were as follows:

+    6          i           Richard⁵ Davenport, born abt 1445 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died aft 1499.  He married Katherine Bridge.

Generation 5

6. Richard⁵ Davenport (Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², Thomas¹), born abt 1445 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died aft 1499.  He married abt 1474 in Edgeley, Cheshire, England Katherine Bridge, born abt 1450 of Edgeley, Cheshire, England.

Notes for Richard Davenport

      #733-v2-pt2-p377:of Wheltrough.?living 1487.

#560-v3-pt2-p721:Gent. 1489 and 1499.

      Children of Richard Davenport and Katherine Bridge were as follows:

+    7          i           Richard⁶ Davenport, born abt 1475 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died aft 1542.  He married Anne Pickmere.

Generation 6

7. Richard⁶ Davenport (Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², Thomas¹), born abt 1475 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died aft 1542.  He married abt 1504 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England Anne Pickmere, born abt 1480 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England; died aft 1531.

Notes for Richard Davenport

      #733-v2-pt2-p377:of Wheltrough, gent.Called "senior" in 1531.

#560-v3-pt2-p722:1498,1518 and 1542.

      Children of Richard Davenport and Anne Pickmere were as follows:

+    8          i           Richard⁷ Davenport, born abt 1505 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died aft 1566.  He married Matilda Winnington.

      9          ii           Eleanor⁷ Davenport, born abt 1507 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p377. #560-v3-pt2-p722.

Generation 7

8. Richard⁷ Davenport (Richard⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², Thomas¹), born abt 1505 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died aft 1566.  He married on 14 May 1531 in Goostrey, Cheshire, England Matilda Winnington, born abt 1510 of Hermitage, Goostrey, Cheshire, England.

Notes for Richard Davenport

      #733-v2-pt2-p377:of Wheltrough, gent. Living 1531 and 1566.

#560-v3-pt2-p722:gent.1518 and 1533. 1566.

      Children of Richard Davenport and Matilda Winnington were as follows:

+    10        i           Richard⁸ Davenport, born abt 1535 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; buried 30 Aug 1606 in Marton, Cheshire, England.  He married Ellen Paver.

      11        ii           Bridget⁸ Davenport, born abt 1540 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p377. #560-v3-pt2-p722:Died without issue.

      12        iii          Katherine⁸ Davenport, born abt 1545 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England.  She married on 2 Dec 1570 in Marton, Cheshire, England Richard Oakes, born abt 1540 of Marton, Cheshire, England.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p377:Marr. to Richard, son of Nicholas Oakes. #560-v3-pt2-p722.

      13        iv          Anne⁸ Davenport, born abt 1547 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England.  She married on 7 Aug 1572 in Marton, Cheshire, England William Spode, born abt 1545 of Marton, Cheshire, England.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p377. #560-v3-pt2-p722.

Generation 8

10. Richard⁸ Davenport (Richard⁷, Richard⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², Thomas¹), born abt 1535 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; buried 30 Aug 1606 in Marton, Cheshire, England.  He married on 30 Oct 1563 Ellen Paver, born abt 1543 of Northwich, Cheshire, England; buried 12 Nov 1608 in Marton, Cheshire, England.

Notes for Richard Davenport

      #733-v2-pt2-p377:of Wheltrough,gent. Entered his pedigree in the visitation of

1580. Bur. at Marton, 30 Aug 1606.

#560-v3-pt2-p722:gent.,1582,1590 and 1606,

      Children of Richard Davenport and Ellen Paver were as follows:

+    14        i           Richard⁹ Davenport, born abt 1568 in Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; buried 26 Apr 1629 in Marton, Cheshire, England.  He married Anne Hammersley.

      15        ii           Anne⁹ Davenport, born abt 1572 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England.  She married on 7 Jan 1592 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England Mathew Smallwood, born abt 1565 of middlewich, Cheshire, England.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p377 #560-v3-pt2-p722 married at Swettenham 7 Jan 1592

      16        iii          Eleanor⁹ Davenport, christened 18 Jun 1574 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p377, #560-v3-pt2-p722

      17        iv          John⁹ Davenport, christened 6 Jan 1577 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England, buried 27 Jan 1603 in Marton, Cheshire, England.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p377, #560-v3-pt2-p722 ?bur at Marton 27 Jan 1603, living 1592

      18        v          Peter⁹ Davenport, born abt 1579 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died aft 1592.   Notes: #560-v3-pt2-p722 alive 1592 #560-v2-pt2-p377 not mentioned

Generation 9

14. Richard⁹ Davenport (Richard⁸, Richard⁷, Richard⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², Thomas¹), born abt 1568 in Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; buried 26 Apr 1629 in Marton, Cheshire, England.  He married abt 1600 in Hammersley, Staffs, England Anne Hammersley, born abt 1580 of Hammersley, Staffs, England; buried 9 Jan 1630 in Marton, Cheshire, England.

Notes for Richard Davenport

      #733-v2-pt2-p377 gent, aged 12 in 1580, aged 44 in 1613,son and heir of

Wheltrough, living 1618

#560-v3-pt2-p722 son and heir apparent

      Children of Richard Davenport and Anne Hammersley were as follows:

+    19        i           Richard¹⁰ Davenport, christened 27 Jan 1603 in Marton, Cheshire, England, buried 17 Aug 1664 in Holmes Chapel,Cheshire,England.  He married Alice Byrne.

+    20        ii           John¹⁰ Davenport, born abt 1605 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; buried 24 Mar 1638 in Marton, Cheshire, England.  He married Ann Leigh.

      21        iii          Anne¹⁰ Davenport, born abt 1607 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died aft 1629.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p378 #560-v3-pt2-p722 living 1613 and 1629 unmarried

      22        iv          (---)¹⁰ Davenport, born abt 1609 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died aft 1629.  She married abt 1628 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England Ralph Gardener, born abt 1600.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p378 married to Ralph Gardener before 1629

Generation 10

19. Richard¹⁰ Davenport (Richard⁹, Richard⁸, Richard⁷, Richard⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², Thomas¹), christened 27 Jan 1603 in Marton, Cheshire, England, buried 17 Aug 1664 in Holmes Chapel,Cheshire,England.  He married abt 1628 of Wheltrough, Cheshire,England Alice Byrne, born abt 1606 in Harecastle, Staffs, England; buried 27 Oct 1643 in Marton, Cheshire, England.

Notes for Richard Davenport

      #733-v2-pt2-p378 #560-v3-pt2-p722 gent of Wheltrough, aged 10 in 1613, living1647 ?

buried at Holmes Chapel 17 Aug 1664, son and heir

      Children of Richard Davenport and Alice Byrne were as follows:

+    23        i           Richard¹¹ Davenport, christened 12 Feb 1626 in Marton, Cheshire, England, buried 18 Feb 1684 in Marton, Cheshire, England.  He married Ann Swettenham.

      24        ii           Anne¹¹ Davenport, christened 20 May 1627 in Goostrey, Cheshire, England.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p378  #560-v3-pt2-p722

      25        iii          Margery¹¹ Davenport, born abt 1629 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England.   Notes: #560-v3-pt2-p722 #733-v2-pt2-p378 not mentioned

      26        iv          Margaret¹¹ Davenport, christened 16 Jun 1632 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England, buried 16 Jun 1632 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p378, Swettenham parish reg

      27        v          Mary¹¹ Davenport, christened 4 Jun 1635 in Marton, Cheshire, England, buried 11 May 1636 in Marton, Cheshire, England.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p378 #560-v3-pt2-p722

      28        vi          Alice¹¹ Davenport, born abt 1637 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; died aft 1660.   Notes: #560-v3-pt2-p722 living 1660 #733-v2-pt2-p378 not mentioned

      29        vii         John¹¹ Davenport, christened 28 Aug 1643 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England, died aft 1660.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p378 #560-v3-pt2-p722 living 1660

20. John¹⁰ Davenport (Richard⁹, Richard⁸, Richard⁷, Richard⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², Thomas¹), born abt 1605 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; buried 24 Mar 1638 in Marton, Cheshire, England.  He married on 9 Nov 1623 in Marton, Cheshire, England Ann Leigh, born abt 1605 of Marton, Cheshire, England.

Notes for John Davenport

      #733-v2-pt2-p378 #560-v3-pt2-p722 second son living 1613 bur at Marton 1638,

had issue Ann and John bap at Marton 1625-7, servant of Baron of Gawsworth

      Children of John Davenport and Ann Leigh were as follows:

      30        i           Anne¹¹ Davenport, christened 2 Sep 1625 in Marton, Cheshire, England.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p378 Marton parish reg #560-v3-pt2-p722

      31        ii           John¹¹ Davenport, christened 11 Jan 1626 in Marton, Cheshire, England.   Notes: #733-v2-pt2-p378 Marton parish reg #560-v3-pt2-p722

      32        iii          Mary¹¹ Davenport, christened 4 Jun 1635 in Marton, Cheshire, England.   Notes: of WHELTROUGH

Generation 11

23. Richard¹¹ Davenport (Richard¹⁰, Richard⁹, Richard⁸, Richard⁷, Richard⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², Thomas¹), christened 12 Feb 1626 in Marton, Cheshire, England, buried 18 Feb 1684 in Marton, Cheshire, England.  He married abt 1645 Ann Swettenham, born abt 1626 of Swettenham, Cheshire, England; buried 19 Sep 1678 in Marton, Cheshire, England.

Notes for Richard Davenport

      #733-v2-pt2-p378 #560-v3-pt2-p722 son and heir of Wheltrough, gent living 1663

?bur at Marton 1683, will dated 1677 shortly after which the family appears to

have left Wheltrough.

      Children of Richard Davenport and Ann Swettenham were as follows:

+    33        i           Thomas¹² Davenport, christened 5 Nov 1646 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England, buried 19 May 1713 in Alderley, Cheshire, England.  He married Ann Katherine (---).

      34        ii           Randulphus¹² Davenport, christened 3 May 1646 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England.   Notes: Swettenham parish reg

      35        iii          Edward¹² Davenport, born abt 1648 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; buried 10 Sep 1655 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England.   Notes: Swettenham parish reg

+    36        iv          Vivian¹² Davenport, born abt 1650 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; buried Aug 1706 in Astbury, Cheshire, England.  He married Elizabeth Baskerville.

      37        v          Mary¹² Davenport, born abt 1655 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England.  She married on 13 Dec 1679 in Cheshire, England Thomas Davenport, born abt 1654 of Biddle.   Notes: marr lic at Chester 13 Dec 1679 Thomas Davenport of Biddle and Mary Davenport of Wheltrough sp, at Pres. Astbury or Sandbach bur at Marton 1675 a child of a dau of Mr Davenport of Wheltrough. We presume that these two events are about Mary even though the bap entry cannot be found.

Generation 12

33. Thomas¹² Davenport (Richard¹¹, Richard¹⁰, Richard⁹, Richard⁸, Richard⁷, Richard⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², Thomas¹), christened 5 Nov 1646 in Swettenham, Cheshire, England, buried 19 May 1713 in Alderley, Cheshire, England.  He married abt 1676 of Goostrey, Cheshire, England Ann Katherine (---), buried 16 Sep 1728 in Goostrey, Cheshire, England.

Notes for Thomas Davenport

      Goostrey Bap 1677 James son of Thomas of Wheltrough, Gent,

1675 Hearth tax

Thomas of Goostrey 1 chimney,

Bur at Alderley 1713 Thomas of Alderley, gent

left a will dated 1713 with son James and dau Apphia, wife living, lands in

Lower Withington and Nether Alderley

      Children of Thomas Davenport and Ann Katherine (---) were as follows:

+    38        i           James¹³ Davenport, christened 30 Jan 1677 in Goostrey, Cheshire, England, died aft 1713.  He married (1) Smallwood Margaret; (2) Anne Brown.

+    39        ii           Apphia¹³ Davenport, christened 12 Mar 1691 in Alderley, Cheshire, England.  She married Edmund Massey.

36. Vivian¹² Davenport (Richard¹¹, Richard¹⁰, Richard⁹, Richard⁸, Richard⁷, Richard⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², Thomas¹), born abt 1650 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; buried Aug 1706 in Astbury, Cheshire, England.  He married abt 1686 in Cheshire, England Elizabeth Baskerville, born abt 1660 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England.

Notes for Vivian Davenport

      assumed to be in this family because baptism and burial entries of children

refer to Vivian of Wheltrough and Withington, and they refer to Mr Vivian. This

means that Vivian is from Gentry in this area rather from the family of Nether

Withington.

      Children of Vivian Davenport and Elizabeth Baskerville were as follows:

      40        i           (---)¹³ Davenport, born abt 1682 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; buried 3 Oct 1684 in Astbury, Cheshire, England.   Notes: assumed birth from Astbury bur 1684 which refers to burial of an infant son.

      41        ii           (---)¹³ Davenport, born abt 1684 of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England; buried 2 Jun 1685 in Astbury, Cheshire, England.   Notes: assumed birth from Astbury p.r. 1685 burial of son of Vivian

      42        iii          Margaret¹³ Davenport, christened 4 Nov 1690 in Astbury, Cheshire, England, buried 23 Apr 1691 in Marton, Cheshire, England.

      43        iv          Ann¹³ Davenport, christened 23 Mar 1691 in Marton, Cheshire, England, buried 23 Mar 1693 in Marton, Cheshire, England.   Notes: assumed bap of 1693 of ann was actually a burial.

      44        v          Elizabeth¹³ Davenport, christened 25 Aug 1697 in Marton, Cheshire, England.

      45        vi          Richard¹³ Davenport, christened 3 Apr 1700 in Astbury, Cheshire, England, buried Feb 1702/03 in Astbury, Cheshire, England.

      46        vii         Barbara¹³ Davenport, christened 2 Mar 1701 in Astbury, Cheshire, England.

Generation 13

38. James¹³ Davenport (Thomas¹², Richard¹¹, Richard¹⁰, Richard⁹, Richard⁸, Richard⁷, Richard⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², Thomas¹), christened 30 Jan 1677 in Goostrey, Cheshire, England, died aft 1713.  He married (1) on 11 Feb 1704 Smallwood Margaret, buried 6 Oct 1707 in Alderley, Cheshire, England; (2) in May 1712 Anne Brown, born abt 1690 of Prestbury, Cheshire, England.

Notes for James Davenport

      Goostrey Bap 1677 James son of Thomas of Wheltrough, Gent,

referred to in Thomas of Alderley's will 1713 as son.

      Children of James Davenport and Anne Brown were as follows:

      47        i           James¹⁴ Davenport, christened 2 Feb 1714 in Alderley, Cheshire, England, buried 19 Apr 1722 in Alderley, Cheshire, England.

      48        ii           Thomas¹⁴ Davenport, christened 1 Mar 1719 in Alderley, Cheshire, England.

      49        iii          James¹⁴ Davenport, christened 4 Apr 1723 in Alderley, Cheshire, England.

      50        iv          Elizabeth¹⁴ Davenport, christened 28 Jun 1727 in Alderley, Cheshire, England.

39. Apphia¹³ Davenport (Thomas¹², Richard¹¹, Richard¹⁰, Richard⁹, Richard⁸, Richard⁷, Richard⁶, Richard⁵, Richard⁴, Richard³, Richard², Thomas¹), christened 12 Mar 1691 in Alderley, Cheshire, England.  She married on 25 May 1715 in Chelford, Prestbury, Cheshire, England Edmund Massey, born abt 1690 of Prestbury, Cheshire, England; died aft 1728.

Notes for Apphia Davenport

      Alderley pr bap 1691,

Referred to as dau in Thomas Davenport of Lower Alderley will dated 1713

Chelford pr mar 1815

not referred to in mother's (Katherine) will dated 1728, but husband Edmund

Massey is.

      Children of Apphia Davenport and Edmund Massey were as follows:

      51        i           Mary¹⁴ Massey, born bef 1728.   Notes: referred to as grand-dau of Katherine Davenport of Withington/will dated 1728

Index

                                                                                                                                                Paragraph #

(---)

      Ann Katherine (-1728)                                                                                                       33

Baskerville

      Elizabeth (1660-)                                                                                                              36

Beeston

      (---) (1420-)                                                                                                                       5

Bridge

      Katherine (1450-)                                                                                                              6

Brown

      Anne (1690-)                                                                                                                     38

Byrne

      Alice (1606-1643)                                                                                                              19

Davenport

      (---) (1609-1629)                                                                                                               22

      (---) (1682-1684)                                                                                                               40

      (---) (1684-1685)                                                                                                               41

      (---) (Beeston) (1420-)                                                                                                      5

      Alice (1637-1660)                                                                                                              28

      Alice (Byrne) (1606-1643)                                                                                                 19

      Ann (1691-1693)                                                                                                               43

      Ann (Leigh) (1605-)                                                                                                           20

      Ann (Swettenham) (1626-1678)                                                                                       23

      Ann Katherine ((---)) (-1728)                                                                                             33

      Anne (1547-)                                                                                                                     13

      Anne (1572-)                                                                                                                     15

      Anne (1607-1629)                                                                                                             21

      Anne (1625-)                                                                                                                     30

      Anne (1627-)                                                                                                                     24

      Anne (Brown) (1690-)                                                                                                       38

      Anne (Hammersley) (1580-1630)                                                                                     14

      Anne (Pickmere) (1480-1531)                                                                                          7

      Apphia (1691-)                                                                                                                  39

      Barbara (1701-)                                                                                                                46

      Bridget (1540-)                                                                                                                  11

      Edward (1648-1655)                                                                                                         35

      Eleanor (1507-)                                                                                                                 9

      Eleanor (1574-)                                                                                                                 16

      Elizabeth (1697-)                                                                                                              44

      Elizabeth (1727-)                                                                                                              50

      Elizabeth (Baskerville) (1660-)                                                                                         36

      Ellen (Paver) (1543-1608)                                                                                                10

      James (1677-1713)                                                                                                          38

      James (1714-1722)                                                                                                          47

      James (1723-)                                                                                                                  49

      John (1577-1603)                                                                                                              17

      John (1605-1638)                                                                                                              20

      John (1626-)                                                                                                                      31

      John (1643-1660)                                                                                                              29

      Katherine (1545-)                                                                                                              12

      Katherine (Bridge) (1450-)                                                                                                6

      Margaret (1632-1632)                                                                                                       26

      Margaret (1690-1691)                                                                                                       42

      Margery (1629-)                                                                                                                25

      Mary (1635-)                                                                                                                      32

      Mary (1635-1636)                                                                                                              27

      Mary (1655-)                                                                                                                      37

      Matilda (Winnington) (1510-)                                                                                            8

      Peter (1579-1592)                                                                                                             18

      Randulphus (1646-)                                                                                                          34

      Richard (1355-1417)                                                                                                    &