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Willis Davenport 1777–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Location: Newberry County, South Carolina

Death Date: 5 Jan 1883

Death Location: Greenville County, South Carolina

Father: Isaac Davenport

Mother: Martha Ridgill

Spouse(s): Mary Scott

Children(s): Sarah Davenport, Thomas Davenport, James Davenport, Elizabeth Davenport, Charles Davenport, George Davenport

Willis Davenport was born in 1777 in Newberry County, South Carolina, the child of Isaac Davenport And Martha Ann Ridgill. In 1810, Willis Davenport resided in Newberry, South Carolina, USA. Willis Davenport married Mary Polly Scott, and had children including Charles Davenport, Elizabeth Davenport, George Davenport, James Davenport, Sarah Davenport, Thomas Davenport. Willis Davenport passed away in 1883 in Greenville County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Willis Davenport was born in 1777 in Newberry County, South Carolina, the child of Isaac Davenport And Martha Ann Ridgill.
  • In 1810, Willis Davenport resided in Newberry, South Carolina, USA.
  • Willis Davenport married Mary Polly Scott, and had children including Charles Davenport, Elizabeth Davenport, George Davenport, James Davenport, Sarah Davenport, Thomas Davenport.
  • Willis Davenport passed away in 1883 in Greenville County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Davenport
1754–1816
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina
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Martha Ridgill
1754–1784
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Scott
1790–
Birth Location: Newberry, South Carolina
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Children(s)

Sarah Davenport
1815–1866
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Thomas Davenport
1807–1897
Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
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James Davenport
1808–
Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Davenport
1812–
Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
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Charles Davenport
1810–1888
Birth Location: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
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George Davenport
1805–1868
Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
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Willis Davenport's Ancestors

Self
Willis Davenport
1777–1883
Birth Place: Newberry County, South Carolina
Parents
Isaac Davenport
1754–1816
Granville County, North Carolina
Martha (Ann) Ridgill
1754–1784
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Francis Davenport
1718–1803
Pennsylvania
Ann Wyley
1718–1790
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Davenport
1693–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Davenport
1651–1706
Rebecca Whitten
1654–1705

Willis Davenport's Descendants

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Willis Davenport (1777–5 Jan 1883) m. Mary (Polly) Scott (1790–)
  1. 1. Sarah Davenport 1815–1866 m. James (Thomas) Young 1808–1909
    1. 1. Mary (Matilda) Young 1834–1881
    2. 2. Amanda (Mahala) Young 1840– m. John (Louis) Pittman 1839–1923
      1. 1. Docia Pittman 1864–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (A. (Betty)) Pittman 1867–1961
      3. 3. James (William Bill) Pittman 1860–1941 m. Margaret (Louise) Hawkins 1862–1937
        1. 1. Mollie (Henrietta) McNinch 1891–1982
        2. 2. Carrie (Lee) Pittman 1883–1971 m. James (Arthur) Edge 1880–1975
        3. 3. James (Anderson) Pittman 1894–1985
        4. 4. Effie (Myrtle) Davenport 1895–1960
        5. 5. Marlin (D) Pittman 1898–1898
        6. 6. John (William Pittman) Jr 1888–1934
        7. 7. Mel (W) Pittman 1885–
        8. 8. Annie (J) Pittman 1889–
        9. 9. Effie (L) Pittman 1900–
      4. 4. Son2 Pittman 1863–
      5. 5. William Pittman 1862–
      6. 6. John Pittman 1869–
    3. 3. John (Franklin) Young 1838–1907 m. Emily Rogers 1850–1923
      1. 1. James (Monroe) Young 1868–1929
      2. 2. William (Franklin) Young 1869–1931
      3. 3. Robert (Rogers) Young 1871–1957
      4. 4. Bernard (Marion) Young 1873–1957
      5. 5. Albert (Pinkney) Young 1876–1947
      6. 6. Walker Young 1880–1930
      7. 7. Mary (Estelle) Young 1878–1968 m. George (Irving) Flinn 1872–1943
        1. 1. Susan (Beatrice) Flinn 1907–
        2. 2. E (May) Flinn 1905–
        3. 3. Albert Flinn 1910–
        4. 4. Kathleen (E) Flinn 1913–
        5. 5. Minnie (E) Flynn 1915–
        6. 6. John (Robert) Flinn 1920–2010 m. Hazel (Evelyn) Heusdens 1921–2005
      8. 8. Grover (Cleveland) Young 1888–1963
      9. 9. Arthur (Lee) Young 1883–1967
      10. 10. John (Curtis) Young 1886–1966 m. Ella (Mae) Joliff 1902–1946
        1. 1. Donald (Ray) Young 1926– m. Donna (J) Walker 1926–
        2. 2. Dolly (Mae) Young 1927–1998 m. Charles (Miller) Hepler 1912– m. Herbert (Irwin) Chew 1933–2010
      11. 11. Edwin (L) Young 1874–1875
      12. 12. Infant Young 1886–1886
      13. 13. Richard (Winfield) Young 1880–1935
      14. 14. Sarah (Jane) Young 1869–1869
    4. 4. Susan (Frances) Young 1842–1929 m. Worley (Andrew) Linville 1838–1872
      1. 1. Ella (Frances) Linville 1868–1915 m. John (Coleman) Jobe 1863–1941
        1. 1. Willie (May) Jobe 1893–1911
        2. 2. Lonnie (DeWitt) Jobe 1896–1998 m. Gracie (B) Shelton 1906–1972
        3. 3. Luella (Marie Jobe) Shelton 1901–1933
      2. 2. James (Worley) Linville 1861–1931 m. Nancy (Clementine) Usery 1864–1913 m. Ida Linville 1879–
        1. 1. James (Charles) Linville 1902–1992
        2. 2. Sara (Frances) Linville 1891–1983 m. Howell (Nathaniel Alberson) Sr 1886–1967
        3. 3. Worley (Richard) Linville 1894–1966
        4. 4. Millie (E) Linville 1897–
        5. 5. Annie (E) Linville 1900–
        6. 6. Pearle (F) Linville 1908–
    5. 5. Willis (Samual) Young 1850–1914 m. Elizabeth (Leona) Farrow 1858–1919
      1. 1. James (Alexander) Young 1878–1980 m. Mary (Louisa) Pearson 1881– m. Mary (E) Young 1878–
        1. 1. Annie Ford 1907–
        2. 2. Carl Young 1919–
        3. 3. Marvin (R) Young 1922–
        4. 4. Pauline Young 1915–2000 m. Raymond (Odell) Barnard 1912–1959 m. Willie Halpain 1904–
        5. 5. Clara (Mae) Garrison 1904–1998
        6. 6. Ruby (Young) Shafer 1909–
        7. 7. James (Thomas) Young 1900–1979 m. Maggie Young 1891– m. Billie (Evelyn) Stevens 1916–1977
        8. 8. Mattie Young 1902–
      2. 2. Robert (E. Lee) Young 1894–1992
      3. 3. Sarah (Willie) Young 1876–1963 m. William (Mortimer Sutton) Jr 1857–1925
        1. 1. Minnie (Lee) Lewis 1888–1977
        2. 2. Frank Sutton 1895–
        3. 3. Elry (Lee) Rogers 1898–1982
        4. 4. William (Franklin) Sutton 1895–1918
        5. 5. Sarah (E) Sutton 1902–1911
        6. 6. Johnnie (Louise) Tatom 1904–1998
        7. 7. Vivian (Elizabeth) Fikes 1913–2003
    6. 6. Tabitha (G) Young 1852–
    7. 7. Elexander (Washington) Young 1853–1896 m. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Pannell 1859–1948
      1. 1. James (Monroe) Young 1883–1970 m. Emma (Viola) Weatherly 1889–1973
        1. 1. Jesse (Marion) Young 1904–1988 m. Mary (Ethel) Rowland 1905–1980
        2. 2. Addle (Mable) Young 1908–1989 m. William (Roger) Henderson 1911–1987
        3. 3. Thomas Young 1911–
        4. 4. Alexander Young 1913–
        5. 5. Mary (Ellen) Young 1917–
        6. 6. Marie Young 1920–
        7. 7. Wayn Young 1921–
        8. 8. James (Viola) Young 1924–1965 m. Verneal (Marie) Powers 1924–1994
      2. 2. John (Russell) Young 1886–1952
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Louisiana) Young 1857–1941 m. Noble Meadows 1851–1930
      1. 1. Jacob (Jackson) Meadows 1901–1986 m. Ada (Gladys) James 1913–2012
        1. 1. Katherine (Lois) Meadows 1931–2019 m. Dee (Miner) Dickson 1923–2006 m. James (Earl) Larsen 1929–2016
      2. 2. Calonia (Estelle) Hood 1894–1987 m. Benjamin Hood 1888–1966
        1. 1. Aliph (Elona) Hood 1938–2009
      3. 3. James (Joel Ashby) Meadows 1897–1953 m. Effie (D) Edge 1903–1999
        1. 1. James (Alton) Meadows 1921–2000
    9. 9. Talitha (Cuna) Young 1855– m. Thomas (Wiley) Huddleston 1841–1920
      1. 1. Roy (Burton) Huddleston 1890–1972
      2. 2. Lena (A) Huddleston 1893–
    10. 10. Martha (Jane) Young 1844–1927 m. James (M) Vandergrift 1849–
      1. 1. Lucian (Daniel) Vandergrift 1871–1940 m. Lula Bogue 1881–
        1. 1. L (D) Vandergrift 1907–
        2. 2. Rutha (Laverne) Vandergrift 1909–1992
        3. 3. James (L) Vandergrift 1899–
      2. 2. Laura (K) Vandergrift 1869–
      3. 3. William (Franklin) Vandergrift 1876–1954 m. Bessie (G) Russell 1900– m. Alma (Mead) Humphry 1880–1911
        1. 1. James (Thomas) Vandergrilt 1910–1988 m. Mary (Josephine) McClain 1911–2008
        2. 2. Lillian (Louise) McCulley 1919–2002
        3. 3. Wilson (F) Vandergrift 1925–
        4. 4. Roy (C) Vandergrift 1922–
        5. 5. Nellie (M) Vandergrift 1926–
        6. 6. Burtis Vandergrift 1900–
        7. 7. Curtis Vandergrift 1902–
        8. 8. William Vandergrift 1904–
    11. 11. Thomas (Wesley) Young 1838–1925 m. Mary (Ann) Ellerbee 1846–1925
      1. 1. Paul (E) Young 1877–
      2. 2. Joe (Wells) Young 1882–
      3. 3. Mary (Anne) Ray 1884–1954
      4. 4. Thomas (Lee) Young 1886–1970 m. Stella (Era) Brazzell 1891–1982
        1. 1. Virgil (George) Young 1911–1983 m. Crystal (Belle) Bailey 1912–1996
        2. 2. Vernon Young 1914–
        3. 3. Gladys Young 1916–
        4. 4. Arvalene Turner 1918–1991
        5. 5. Horace Young 1920–
        6. 6. Leonard Young 1924–
      5. 5. John (C) Young 1889–
      6. 6. James (L.) Young 1872–1957
      7. 7. Minnie (L.) Young 1874–
      8. 8. Daniel Young 1880–
    12. 12. Sarah (Ann) Young 1847– m. Arnel Maddows 1862– m. Worlley (Green) Morgan 1849–
      1. 1. Marthia (P) Maddows 1887–
      2. 2. Larra (M) Maddows 1889–
      3. 3. Sarah (A. E.) Morgan 1870–
      4. 4. William (S.) Morgan 1873–
    13. 13. James (Thomas) Young 1845–1862
    14. 14. Elexander (Washington) Young 1853–1896 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Parnell 1859–1948
      1. 1. John (Russell) Young 1886–1952
  2. 2. Thomas Davenport 1807–1897
  3. 3. James Davenport 1808–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Davenport 1812–
  5. 5. Charles Davenport 1810–1888
  6. 6. George Davenport 1805–1868 m. Sarah Longshore 1810–1848
    1. 1. W (G) Davenport 1827–
    2. 2. G (F) Davenport 1829–
    3. 3. Jane Davenport 1830–
    4. 4. John (M) Davenport 1831– m. Mary (Elizabeth) Senn 1842–
      1. 1. George (Washington) Davenport 1858–1926
      2. 2. Sallie (Jane) Davenport 1860–1917 m. John (Calvin) DeHart 1851–1931
        1. 1. Langford (J) Dehart 1882–
        2. 2. John (Simpson) Dehart 1878–
    5. 5. J (M) Davenport 1843–
    6. 6. Sarah Davenport 1836–1910 m. Daniel (Mangum) Butler 1838–1911
      1. 1. Ida (O) Smith 1861–1907
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Burnett 1858–1936
      3. 3. Cornelia (Jane) Herring 1867–1927
      4. 4. William (Thomas) Butler 1866–1935
      5. 5. James Butler 1871–
      6. 6. Henry Butler 1873–
      7. 7. Robert Butler 1876–
      8. 8. John (Levi) Butler 1858–1930 m. Lucretia Longshore 1864–1945
        1. 1. Sarah (Abigail) Butler 1891– m. Curtis (Talmadge) Nelson 1890–1944
    7. 7. Ephraim Davenport 1840–
    8. 8. Henry Davenport 1846–

Willis Davenport's Timeline

3 Records

1777
1777
Birth of Willis Davenport in Newberry County, South Carolina
Newberry County, South Carolina
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 33
Willis Davenport resided here in Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1883
5 Jan 1883
Age 106
Death of Willis Davenport in Greenville County, South Carolina
Greenville County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Newberry County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Newberry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Newberry, South Carolina; Roll: 61; Page: 122a; Image: Scm252_61-0203; FHL Roll: 0181420

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1883
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina
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