Both the Henbury and Woodford lines descend from John Senior c1325 known as Jenkin. His father was Thomas c1300-1350, the younger brother of John c1286-1360 who built Marton Chapel and is head of the main Marton line. Jenkin’s eldest son Thomas c1350-1390 received the Henbury estate and his younger son Nicholas, c1364-1414, the Woodford estate.
So far, it looks likely the Captain Richard US line could descend from a branch of the Woodford Line who went to Lincolnshire via Nicholas c1510 while the Thomas of Dorchester line seems to descent from Henbury via Thomas c1444. This family occur in the Prestbury registers where they are noted as being ‘of Butley Township’. Another interesting line splitting from Thomas c1444 is the Ainsworth, Lancashire line with a DNA match now resident in Australia.
Links
Listed below are some of websites dedicated to the Henbury or Woodford Davenport lines. 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
| The magnificent Capesthorne Hall near Siddington, Cheshire that was built in the early 1700’s and is the longtime home of the Bromley-Davenports. | https://capesthorne.com/ |
| The Davenport One-Name Study Administered by June Bird | davenport.one-name.net/ |
| 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 |
Participants
The following people are participants in the Davenport Surname DNA Project, who have been Big-Y tested, and have been shown to descend from the Henbury and Woodford branches. This includes, from the USA, the Thomas of Dorchester line and the Captain Richard line.
Note: Under the ancestor column, “**” is used to separate the tree which the participant supplied and that which researchers for the DNA Project believe is his connection to the Cheshire line.
| Branch | SNP's | Participant | Current Residence | Earliest known Ancestor plus more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodford | S21913 > FTD63198 | Eugene Clark Davenport | Utah | Samuel Devenport (b.abt 1760) from NC > John W (b. abt 1780)> James (1822) of KY/TN/AR > William (1864) NV > Karl (1902) CO. Some changed name to Davenport |
| Peter Davenport | Austrailia | ** William (1503-1546) > Thomas (1536-?) > Unknown > John (1597-?) > Thomas (1618-? > Thomas > Thomas (1637-?) ** >Daniel Davenport (1659-1727) > Peter (1706-1778) > Peter (1740-?) > James (1766-1833) > David (1812-1885) > Peter (1863-1929) > Basil Hope (1903-1997) | ||
| Tatman | ** William (1503-1546) > Christopher (1530-1593) . William (1552-1632) > William (1572-1621) ** > | |||
| Woodford / Henbury Captain Richard (5) | S21913 > FT101881 | Captain Richard | USA | ** John Sr (1335-1392) > Nicholas 1364-1414) > Christopher > John > Nicholas > John (1473-1559) ** > Capt. Richard Davenport (1606 England - 1665 Massachusetts) > John (1841 MA-?) |
| Henbury | S21913 > BY33644 | Roy Davenport | Australia | John Damphart (1560-?) > John (1590-?) > Thomas (1615-?) > John (1637-?) > John of Farnworth (1662-1734) > Edmund Davenport Chapman (1693-1747) > Samuel Davenport Chapman (1741-1821) > Edmund (1782-1841) > Samuel (1806-1861} > Samuel (1836-1920) > Alfred Thomas (1878-1953) > Charles Carlyle (1915-1982) |
| Henbury Thomas of Dorchester (16) | BY33644 > FT26948 > BY33649 | Thomas > Charles | USA | ** John Sr (1335-1392) >Thomas (1350-1390) > Hugh > Thomas > Hugh > Thomas > John > Unknown > Thomas > Thomas > Edward (1585-1646) ** > Thomas (1620 England - 1685 Massachusetts) > Charles (1652 MA - 1719 MA) |
| BY33644 > FT26948 > BY33649 | Thomas > Jonathan | USA | ** John Sr (1335-1392) >Thomas (1350-1390) > Hugh > Thomas > Hugh > Thomas > John > Unknown > Thomas > Thomas > Edward (1585-1646) ** > Thomas (1620 England - 1685 Massachusetts) > Thomas (1620 England - 1685 Massachusetts) > Jonathan (1658-1729 Rhode Island) |
Group Tree
The tree below shows both the Henbury and Woodford branches and how they connect based on the DNA results from participants from each branch.
Use mouse to move around and zoom in.
MCRA = Most Recent Common Ancestor.
Boxes = Possible individual who had new SNP. Ovals = Participant tested and terminal path of SNP’s to him.