Born in Surry County, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Job Clifton
and Sarah (Farlow) Clifton
[uncertain]
Sister of
Nehemiah Clifton, Isaiah Clifton, Amanda Elizabeth (Clifton) Henson, John Clifton, Dolly (Clifton) Henson and George Clifton [half]
Wife of
George Davenport
— married
9 Dec 1809 in Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, United States
Mother of
William Davenport, Nancy (Davenport) Kendall, Elizabeth (Davenport) Davis, Mary (Davenport) Runnels, John Davenport, Alferd Davenport, Amanda Davenport, Job C Davenport, Rebecca Davenport, Adolphus Davenport, Uriah L. Davenport and Rhoda (Davenport) Ray
Died
at about age 52
in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jun 2016
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Biography
Winney's mother may have been Job Clifton's first wife, Polly Spainhower.
Sources
- Kentucky, County Marriages, George Davenport and Nancy Clifton, 09 Dec 1809; citing Liberty, Casey, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse
- Find A Grave: Memorial #65977015 - Includes photo of grave stone
- Will of Job Clifton, transcribed by J.L. McKenzie and posted at [1]
Also:
- Davenport Biography
Acknowledgements:
- Clifton-1536 was created by David Elliott , 27 Jun 2016
- Clifton-1786 was created by [Living Curtright], 7 Jun 2017.
Merges:
- Clifton-1786 into Clifton-1536, 7 Feb 2020
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Winney by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Winney:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Winney by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Winney:
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~3.12%
Jan McKenzie
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David Elliott
Both of these records seem to be for the same person, but I still have questions about her mother. Is Polly Spainhower the person as Polly Pettigrew? The later Polly was Job's last marriage, and they had no issue.
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by David Elliott
Denise Ganopole
Clifton-1786 and Clifton-1536 appear to represent the same person because: Same person.
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by Denise Ganopole
Rejected matches › Nancy? Clifton
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