Important information for Davenports of English descent.
We need you! If you believe you are descended from the Cheshire area Davenports and can trace your Davenport ancestry back several generations, contact us. The list below shows some of our current needs. If you can connect directly with any of the branches listed below you may be eligible for a heavily discounted or even free test. Please reach out to us — your contribution could help unlock important pieces of the Davenport family history!
The very top of our tree is Thomas 1253-1320, he had two sons:
- John of Marton 1286-1360 who had two sons:
A. Ralph 1323-1383
i. Ralph 1323-1383’s who had two sons:
a. John 1401-1474 continues the Marton line
b. Ralph 1401-1447 is head of the Leek line
B. Arthur 1329-1402 is head of the Calveley line
2. Thomas 1300. He has three sons:
(A). Thomas 1323 is head of the Weltrough line
(B). John senior 1325-1350 is head of both the Henbury and Woodford lines.
(i). Thomas 1350-? is head of the Henbury line
(ii). Nicholas 1364-1414 is head of the Woodford line
(C). John junior 1345-? is head of the Bramall line
Within the Woodford line:
Head John Senior
Nicholas 1510-1580 4x great-grandson of John senior went to Lincolnshire
William 1552-1632 married Dorothy Hyde and is known to be the ancestor of the Woodford line and the Bromley-Davenports, their son, John, married Mary Bromley. William’s grandfather was the brother of Nicholas 1510-1580
Current Bromley-Davenports
We need your Y-DNA! The DNA on the Y-chromosome, which only males have, is passed exclusively from father to son and remains virtually unchanged across generations, which allows us to trace paternal lineage.
But DNA testing is meaningless unless we can also attach names to it. Our goal is to test each Davenport with a Big-Y DNA test and to trace their Davenport ancestry participant as far back as possible. With some luck, we can connect these individuals to well-documented English branches that already exist. The aim is to identify Davenports descending from each major—and even minor—branch of the lineage. This includes, but is not limited to, branches such as Woodford, Bramall, Marton, Henbury, Calveley, Weltrough, Chorley, Hinkley, Priors Marston, Lowcross, Wigston, and Leek. We won’t truly understand what a branches Y-DNA looks like until we obtain samples from the descendants of that branch.
Looking ahead, if a Davenport with previously unknown ancestry takes a test and matches one of the established branches, it will indicate a likely connection. This provides a specific branch for him to focus on and investigate further, helping to uncover more of his family history.
For a more detailed explanation of how Big-Y DNA testing works, click here.
If you would like to help advance our knowledge of the Davenport lineage, please contact Bill Davenport at wbdave@aol.com for more information.
