Davenport Gatherings 2013 and 2019
Edenton, North Carolina
Aug 23-25, 2013 and Aug 6-8 2019
The Davenport Gatherings took place in Albemarle Davenport territory in Edenton, North Carolina. Reports from 2013 and future planning.
Family reunion 383 Years on
Leicester Mercury Newspaper – Leicestershire, England
April 6, 2007
The Albemarle Davenports of North Carolina have a very close Y-DNA match to Richard Davenport (d. 1624) of Wigston, Leicestershire, England. So descendants from both sides convened in Leicestershire to search for a connection, plus more. This article covers that reunion.
Paving the way with DNA by Edwin M. Knights
Family Chronicle Magazine
Jan/Feb 2007
Edwin gives a brief introduction about using DNA testing in genealogy and then passes the pen on to five genealogists to write about their own DNA project. The Davenport project was one of them.
Davenport Surname DNA Project by Ian Davenport
Cheshire Ancestor
Sept 2006 – Page 24
Ian discusses the DNA project, some success stories, and his quest for a match.
DNA Projects: What are they and what can you expect? by Susan Meates
Family Chronicle Magazine
Sep/Oct 2006 – Page 40-43
In a four page article, Susan gives a good description of what DNA testing involves, and what it can do for genealogy. Page four includes a sample of the successes a surname project can have using the Davenport Surname DNA project as an example.
DNA Studies in Process
New England Ancestor Magazine
published by the
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Vol. 7, No. 1, Winter 2006 – Page 58
A new section in the magazine announcing DNA projects.