John Davenport, of Didsbury

Biography

Extracted from "Descendants of Orme DAVENPORT of Davenport, England" (12 Jun 2005) (register report) < PDF > page 67 of 120 and then edited.

506. John DAVENPORT (William-17, William-16, William-15, William-14, William-13, John-12, Robert-11, Robert-10, John-9, Thomas-8, Thomas-7, Roger-6, Vivian-5, Richard-4, Thomas-3, Richard-2, Orme-1) was christened on 5 Aug 1586 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.

!#733-v1-pt2-p437 #560-v3-pt2-p828 of Didsbury. Lancs clerk. ancestor of Davenport of Salford.

John DAVENPORT and Townsend LEGH were married about 1606 in Baguley, Cheshire, England. Townsend LEGH was born about 1590 of Baguley, Cheshire, England.

John DAVENPORT and Townsend LEGH had the following children:

1. 636 i. William DAVENPORT was born about 1624 of Salford, Lancs, England. He died before 1664. died unmarried.
2. +637 ii. Edward DAVENPORT of Salford, bachelour in physick, aet 38 an. 1664. Married 1) Ellen Newton 2) Mary Booth. In 1664, 2 children by 1st wife.
3. 638 iii. Daniel DAVENPORT was born about 1628 of Salford, Lancs, England. He died after 1664.
4. 639 iv. Dorothy DAVENPORT was born about 1630 of Salford, Lancs, England. She died after 1665.
5. +640 v. Mary DAVENPORT (born about 1632), Married William Ebourn of Kennelworth.
6. 641 vi. Anne DAVENPORT was born about 1634 of Salford, Lancs, England. She died before 1664. died unmarried before 1664.

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Records

John Davenport
Gender:
Male
Christening:
Aug 6 1586 Saint Mary, Stockport, Cheshire, England
Father:
William Davenport
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:
C00943-1
System Origin:
England-ODM
GS Film number:
90134

Death seen as 03/03/1688 at Didsbury, Lancashire, England without supporting data

Davenport of Salford

Source: Visitation of Lancashire, 1664-5. Page 96. < Archive.Org >

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References

1. "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XXDW-QPW?cc=1614792&wc... : 20 May 2014), 004019080 > image 310 of 989; Record Office, Chester. Film # 004019080 page 310 < FamilySearchImage > August 1586. John the son of William Davenport of Bramhall Esquire was baptized the 6th.
2. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GRTJ-4V9
3. Earwaker, John Parsons. East Cheshire: Past and Present. 1877. Vol 1. Pg. 437-438] < GoogleBooks >
4. Dugdale, William. The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster: Made in the Year 1664-5. (1872) < Archive.Org >
5. "Descendants of Orme DAVENPORT of Davenport, England" (12 Jun 2005) (register report) < PDF > page 67 of 120
6. https://www.hyde.imwa.com.au/familygroup.php?familyID=F46076&tree=H... (has errors, which helps explain the cleanup done)
7. https://ilovemanchester.com/this-is-the-place-didsbury-village This is the place: Didsbury Village has a tight-knit community feel (and it’s not as posh as you might think). … Records show that Didsbury has existed as a small hamlet since the 13th century and derives its name from the Anglo-Saxon Dyddi’s burg – probably a reference to the land’s owner at the time.
8. https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Salford_(city),_Lancashire_Gen...
9. 'Townships: Salford', in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 4, ed. William Farrer, J Brownbill( London, 1911), British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol4/pp204-217 [accessed 13 September 2024]. Apart from the Radcliffes of Ordsall the Salford families recording pedigrees at the Heralds' visitations were those of Booth, 1613, (fn. 51) Byrom, 1613 (fn. 52) and 1664, (fn. 53) and Davenport, 1664. (fn. 54)
   1. 54. Ibid. [Dugdale, Visit. (Chet. Soc.)] 96. Edward Davenport, bachelor of physic, a grandson of Sir William Davenport of Bramhall, was 'of Salford,' in right of his second wife Mary, a daughter of Humphrey Booth.

https://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/hall-pietroski-family-tree/P1514...
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davenport-371