Davenport or Marton 1176-1671
The first manor the Davenports were to acquire was half the manor of Marton. Richard, the son of Orme, married Amelia the sister of William de Venables who granted it. Later they received the second half. Thomas c1253-c1320 married Agnes Macclesfield and his two sons received a manor each. The eldest, John c1286-1360 got the main Marton manor and the second son, Thomas c1300-c1353, Weltrough Manor. John built a Chapel at Marton where he is buried. This line was very prolific with many sons throughout the generations but daughtered out when John 1630-1706 had no surviving male heirs. He sold the manor ‘whilst of unsound mind’ in 1671 which was then called Swettenham. The manor was bought by Davies Davenport of Woodford thereby uniting the two manors.
Welltrough c1325-after 1690
Thomas c1300-c1353 had a son Thomas but after him it descended through a succession of 10 generations of Richards. Thomas senior’s second son John or Jenkin c1325-1390 bought or acquired two more manors, Henbury and Woodford.
Calveley 1364-1755 (when it was added to the Woodford estate)
Arthur Davenport was a younger son of John of Marton above. In c1364 he was married to Katherine Calveley, heir to her brother Robert. The Calvelely estate descended through the Davenports until heiress Phoebe Davenport married Davies Davenport of Woodford in 1755 thereby uniting the estates.
Henbury 1365-1688
Bought by John or Jenkin c1325-1390 and passed on to his eldest son Thomas c1350-? In 1557 Ralph Davenport succeeded his father aged 12 and newly married to Mary Boothe. Ralph build Goyt Hall and the Parish Register of Stockport is helpful by listing if the Davenport ceremony in question was for someone from Bramall, Henbury or the Goyt as it served them all they were so close to each other. The manor of Henbury passed down the generations to William 1613-1640 who had an only daughter Isabel. She married Fulk Lucy who inherited the Henbury estate and their eldest son Davenport Lucy died childless in 1688.
Woodford 1370-the present day
The Woodford estate passed by charter to John or Jenkin in 1370 and was inherited by his second son Nicholas c1364-c1414. It passed to his only son Christopher 1395-1488 who was given the Lordship of Woodford by Lawrence Warren in 1440. In 1671 John Davenport of Woodford married Anne Davenport, heiress to the Marton estate but her father sold it to John before his death, as mentioned above. They had no children so John’s brother Monk succeeded in 1733 and Monk’s son Davies married Penelope Ward in 1721, heir to the Capesthorne estate thereby also acquiring it. The three estates thereby being united. (See Capesthorne)
Bramall c1364-1877
William VIII had three sons who all became Lord of the manor in turn, the first two, John and William XIV had no children and the third Warren had William X. He however had no legitimate children but two illegitimate daughters but as the eldest had made an unsuitable marriage the estate was left to the younger daughter Maria who married a naval Captain Salusbury Pryce Humphreys to whom it was bequeathed. When he inherited the estate, he changed his name to Davenport, but their grandson sold the estate in 1877.
Thomas of Weltrough c1300-c1353 had a third much younger son also called John, known as John Junior c1345. A marriage was arranged for him to Alice Bramall who brought to the marriage the Bramall estate this shows the status the Davenports had acquired by this time. Nevertheless, the hall was nothing like it looks today, it was a hunting lodge; it was land, not buildings that were valued at this time. The Bramall estate duly passed down through the eldest sons to a succession of 10 Williams, the first being c1440-1528. Over the years the hall was extended especially during Tudor and Jacobean times until it became the iconic, now painted black and white, mansion it is. During the time of the English Civil Wars William VII kept a diary recording the many times the hall was raided by both the Parliamentary army but also desperate Royalists who took the last horses. This financial ruin was never really recovered from.
Bramall – Early
Bramall – Current
Bredbury
John Davenport c1447 was described as ‘of Bredbury’. He was the son of Hugh of the Henbury line. On the Henry pedigree two brothers William and John were described as gents of Bredbury in 1566. Apparently there was a marriage between the Davenports and Bredbury families but little is known. The hall was built about 1570 when the Davenports were resident but fell to disrepair and became lost to them through non-residence.
Chorley 1523-1633 (when sold)
Chorley was acquired in c1523 by Thomas Davenport of the Marton line. In 1603 his 2x great-grandson married Jane Bromley, thereby gaining the Hallon estate in Shropshire. In 1633 they sold the Chorley estate.
Hallon/Worfield 1603-1970 (then rented out)
William Davenport 1583-1633 married Jane Bromley but not by the consent of her father. This resulted in Chancery cases that continued after their death. After they sold the Chorley estate in 1633 (see above) they settled in Hallon. Henry Davenport 1678-1731 built Davenport House there in 1727 in Worfield. William Sharington Davenport 1808-1871 was the last permanent resident.
Capesthrone Hall 1730-present day
The manor of Capesthorne traces its origins back the era of the Domesday Book of 1086. The Capesthrones owned it until 1386 when it was passed on to the Ward family by inheritance. A few centuries and many generations later, it was brought to the Woodford family by Davies Davenports marriage to Penelope Ward (heir to her father John) in 1721. Davies’ son Davies married co-heiress to the Calveley estate Phoebe Davenport in 1755. Their great-grandson and heir Arthur Henry died unmarried. The estates then passed to his uncle the Reverend Walter Bromley-Davenport who had added Bromley to his name when he acquired the Bromley estates. His son William succeeded him and so the line continues.
Capesthrone Hall – Early
Capesthorne Hall – Current
Westwood Hall, Leek, Staffordshire
The original building dates from the 1600’s. In 1813 it was purchased by the industrialist John Davenport founder of Davenport Pottery. He enlarged the building; the resulting house so it had an Elizabethan style. John Davenport died in 1848, and his heir, also John Davenport, made further modifications. The younger John Davenport sold Westwood Hall in 1868.
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Goyt Hall
Goyt Hallis named after a nearby river. The Stockeport family retained the manorial rights until 1382 when a fine was levied between John De Davenport of Henbury, his son, and John De Warren and his wife Margaret. By this 410 acres of land and 20 shillings in rent in Bredbury, Werneth and Etchells were secured for John De Davenport and his heirs at a rent of one penny per year.
The earliest mention of a Goyt Hall is from 1542, when William Davenport is living there. Goyt Hall was rebuilt by Randle Davenport around 1570. He descended from the Henbury branch of the Davenport family.
