William Davenport (abt. 1650)

Born about 1650 in Withington, Cheshire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

William is named in the will of his brother Thomas which is transcribed here

In January 1704/5, he was living in Sutton, with at least one child, James.

He is probably the William Davenport who listed in a 1727 poll book under Cranage in the hundred of Northwich. The entry records him as "Wm Davenport, Wincle".^[1]

A William Davenport was buried at Wincle, Cheshire, on 29 September 1736.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893". Ancestry.com. Name: Wm Davenport; Poll Year: 1727; Hundred: Northwich; Parish or Rectory: Cranage; County: Cheshire. Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 2410 #3926169
2. ↑ "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NCDL-G2C : 10 December 2017), William Davenport, 29 Sep 1736, Burial; citing , Winkle, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 1,656,950.

• "England, Cheshire Probate Records, 1492-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGB9-W6R : 8 March 2018), Thomas Davenport, 1705; citing Cranage, Record Office, Chester.