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James Davenport 1742 – 1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1823

Death Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Davenport

Mother: Lucy Ransome

Spouse(s): Jane Hart

Children(s): Benjamin Davenport

It was in 1742 that James Davenport was born in Virginia, USA, a child of Thomas Davenport and Lucy Ransome. James Davenport went on to marry Jane Elizabeth Hart and had children such as Benjamin Franklin Davenport. James Davenport was deceased by 1823 in Halifax County, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Thomas Davenport
1725 – 1780
Birth Location: Goochland, Virginia, United States
TD
Lucy Ransome
1725 – 1750
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jane Hart
1774 – 1849
Birth Location: Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Davenport
1813 – 1893
Birth Location: Virginia USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1742
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1823
    Event Place: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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