William Davenport was born, probably in England, about 1748. He married Comfort Fisher in Accomack County, Virginia and together had eight children – John (1771-1835), Mary (b. 1773), Agnes (b. 1774), Thomas (1776-1862), Sarah, George (1781-1845), William (1782-1837), and Margaret (1786-1860). The family resided in Surry County, North Carolina and eventually in what is now Casey County, Kentucky. Since William and Comfort first appeared in the historical records in Accomack County, which is off the eastern coast of Virginia, his line is called the Eastern Shore Davenports.
Links
Listed below are some of websites dedicated to the Eastern Shore Davenports. Each represents the complete line or information about its progenitor. If you know of additional websites that might fit this same criteria – please contact the administrator at: info “at” davenportdna.com
| There is an extensive William and Comfort tree at Teri Dimmett & Butch Devenport’s Davenport Families site. | http://www.davenport.5u.com/ |
| The site for South Fork Baptist Cemetery in Casey County, Kentucky displaying the graves of William and Comfort and many of their relatives. | http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kycasey/southforkcem.htm |
| A good place to expand your research is the Davenport Archives website. It contains hundreds of Davenport related documents, photos, trees and includes lists of researchers and their interests. | http://DavenportArchives.com |
Eastern Shore Branches
The following are the known male branches of the Eastern Shore line. For our purposes a branch would begin with the sons of the 1st generation. If there was only one son then we would start with the sons in the 2nd generation and so on. We would like to test at lease one individual from each branch. The red highlighted entries are branches for which we do not have test participants. Of course we will accept any Davenport participants but especially need the non-highlighted branches.
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | 1st Generation | 2nd Generation | 3rd Generation | 4th Generation | Notes | Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wbdave@aol.com | 02/28/2026 04:26 PM | wbdave@aol.com | 03/03/2026 01:15 AM | William ~1748-1823 | John ~1770-~1835 | Ephraim 1799-1843 | Clayton 1824-1897 | David 1850-1904 | 48649 |
| 3 | wbdave@aol.com | 02/28/2026 04:27 PM | wbdave@aol.com | 03/03/2026 01:16 AM | William ~1748-1823 | John ~1770-~1835 | Ephraim 1799-1843 | Clayton 1824-1897 | Lorenzo 1861-1935 | 48649 |
| 14 | wbdave@aol.com | 02/13/2026 01:04 AM | wbdave@aol.com | 03/03/2026 01:19 AM | William ~1748-1823 | |||||
| 15 | wbdave@aol.com | 02/13/2026 01:06 AM | wbdave@aol.com | 03/03/2026 01:21 AM | William ~1748-1823 | George ~1781-1845 | Alfred 1820-1888 347896 | 347896 | ||
| 16 | wbdave@aol.com | 02/14/2026 01:34 AM | wbdave@aol.com | 03/03/2026 01:22 AM | William ~1748-1823 | William ~1782-1837 | Hughea Logan 1812-1876 | John 1832-1901 | Jobe 1870-1921 | 660624 |
| 36 | wbdave@aol.com | 02/28/2026 04:32 PM | wbdave@aol.com | 03/03/2026 01:29 AM | William ~1748-1823 | William ~1782-1837 | Hughea Logan 1812-1876 | Isaiah 1840-1903 | Soloman 1870-1961 | 146706 |
| 37 | wbdave@aol.com | 02/28/2026 04:34 PM | wbdave@aol.com | 03/03/2026 01:25 AM | William ~1748-1823 | William ~1782-1837 | Hughea Logan 1812-1876 | Isaiah 1840-1903 | Soloman 1870-1961 | N113018 |
| 38 | wbdave@aol.com | 03/03/2026 01:28 AM | wbdave@aol.com | 03/03/2026 01:28 AM | William ~1748-1823 | William ~1782-1837 | Hughea Logan 1812-1876 | Pleasant 1843-1908 | 212912 |
Y-DNA Test Results
| The descendants ofย the Eastern Shore Davenportย a belong toย Haplogroup R-FTA56145 These are the Y-DNA results to-date of the participants descended from William Davenport. The different row colors represent the separate branches of the line.ย Click on the Kit # to view more information about the individual Davenport linage.ย Theย Modalย haplotype is what we believe the Y-DNA of Richard looked like based on current results.ย ย Redย andย blueย cells show where an individual varies from the modal.ย Redย indicates movement upward, whileย blueย downward. Combined pink cells represent “connected” markers where the actual difference is counted as one. |
The link below will bring up a large spreadsheet like listing of the results of all the Projects Y-DNA STR Results. The Albemarle Davenport are in Group 65.
To get the best view of your results and how they compare with others in your line, it will be necesary to view them on our public page at FTDNA. So follow these instructions.
- Go to this Full Chart FamilyTreeDNA – Davenport Surname DNA Project. This should open a new page and tab, so you can still return to this page if needed.
- In the heading on the left change the first two boxes to match These:

3. Type in “65” in the third box, and click on the magnifier.
This should bring up the result of your subgroup – 65 Eastern Shore – William and Comfort Davenport
Participants
The following people are participating in the Davenport Surname DNA Project. You may view more detail for some by clicking on the link in the Ancestor column.
| Branch | Kit # | Participant | Current Residence | Earliest known Ancestor plus more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William > John | 48649 | Dewitt Davenport | Texas | William Davenport (1748-1823 Kentucky) m. Comfort Fisher > John (~1770 Surry County, North Carolina - 1835 North Carolina) > Ephraim (1799 - 1843) > Clayton (1824 Kentucky - 1897 Sedalia, Missouri)ย > David > Marion Davenport (b. 1874 Illinois - 1936 Oklahoma) |
| 151393 | William Davenport | Washington | William Davenport (1748-1823 Kentucky) m. Comfort Fisher > John (~1770 Surry County, North Carolina - 1835 North Carolina) > Ephraim (1799 - 1843) > Clayton (1824 Kentucky - 1897 Sedalia, Missouri) > Lorenzo (1861-1935) | |
| William > George | 347896 | Robert G Davenport | Florida | William Davenport (1748-1823 Kentucky) m. Comfort Fisher > George (1781-1845) > Alfred (1820-1888) > George Washington Davenport (1847-1917) of Stockton, Illinois > Samuel Alfred > Robert Glenn |
| William > William | 660624 | John D Davenport | William Davenport (1748-1823 Kentucky) m. Comfort Fisher > William (1782-1835) > Hughea Logan > John Iverson (1832 Dewitt Cty, Illinois-1901 Lincoln Cty, Oregon) > Jobe William (1870 Illinois-1921 Oregon) > Douglas Athol (1916 Oregon-1951 Oregon). | |
| 146706 | Dan Davenport | California | William Davenport (1748-1823 Kentucky) m. Comfort Fisher > William (1782-1835) > Hughea Logan > Isaiah > Soloman (1870-1961). | |
| N113018 | Bill Davenport | Texas | William Davenport (1748-1823 Kentucky) m. Comfort Fisher > William (1782-1835) > Hughea Logan > Isaiah > Soloman (1870-1961). | |
| 212912 | Timothy Davenport | Missouri | William Davenport (1748-1823 Kentucky) m. Comfort Fisher > William (1782-1835) > Hughea Logan > Pleasant Jackson (1843-1908) > John Albert (1884-1962) |
