The Rev. John Davenport was born in Coventry, England in 1597. For over 170 years it was believed that he was descended from the Henbury branch via Christopher Davenport who born about 1482. However, the link between Rev John’s grandfather Edward (1504-1589), of Coventry, and Christopher has never been found. We now believe, based on the Y-DNA of his descendants, that he is not part of the Henbury branch after all. Additional information will be displayed soon.
The Rev John left his homeland due to a dispute with the church and arrived in Salem, Massachusetts aboard the Hector in 1637. He was one of the founders of New Haven, Connecticut. He married Elizabeth Wooley and had a son John. The Rev. John Davenport died in Boston, Massachusetts in 1670. Many of John’s descendants settled in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York.
The Rev John Line is one of four Davenport lines that have been determined, by Y-DNA testing, to descend from the ancient Davenport line of Cheshire, England.
Links
Listed below are some of websites dedicated to Rev John Davenport. 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
| Stamford Historical Society Davenport Exhibit | http://www.stamfordhistory.org/dav_coa.htm |
| Portrait of a Family: Stamford through the Legacy of the Davenports – Francis J. Bremer | http://www.stamfordhistory.org/dav_bremer1.htm |
| Connecticut History Site | https://connecticuthistory.org/category/john-davenport/ |
| 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 |
Rev. John Davenport
Relationship Tree – How the participants are related.
The following are the known male branches of the Rev John 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 least one individual from each branch.
| 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 | Rev. John 1597-1670 | John Jr 1635-1677 | Rev. John 1668-1730 | John 1698-1742 | John (1723-1756) | 9415 | ||||
| 3 | Rev. John 1597-1670 | John Jr 1635-1677 | Rev. John 1668-1730 | John 1698-1742 | [son of 9415] | 22623 | ||||
| 14 | wbdave@aol.com | 02/13/2026 01:04 AM | wbdave@aol.com | 02/13/2026 01:04 AM | Rev. John 1597-1670 | John Jr 1635-1677 | Rev. John 1668-1730 | John 1698-1742 | [grandson of 9415] | 92200 |
| 15 | wbdave@aol.com | 02/13/2026 01:06 AM | wbdave@aol.com | 02/14/2026 01:34 AM | Rev. John 1597-1670 | John Jr 1635-1677 | Rev. John 1668-1730 | John 1698-1742 | Hezekiah 1737-1777 | 80768 |
| 16 | wbdave@aol.com | 02/14/2026 01:34 AM | wbdave@aol.com | 02/14/2026 01:37 AM | Rev. John 1597-1670 | John Jr 1635-1677 | Rev. John 1668-1730 | Deodate 1706-1761 | 70488 | |
| 36 | Rev. John 1597-1670 | John Jr 1635-1677 | Rev. John 1668-1730 | Hon. Abraham 1715-1789 | 32822 |
Y-DNA Test Results
| The descendants of Rev John belong to Haplogroup R-FTB37025 – Note: The Y-DNA of the Rev John Davenport line is very similar to three other American lines and those of English origin. This means that these groups are all related somehow. These are the Y-DNA results to-date of the participants descended from Rev John. The different row colors represent the separate branches of the line. Click on the Kit # to view more information about the individual Davenport linage. Newer results have a purple block to the left of the kit number. The Modal haplotype is what we believe the Y-DNA of Rev John looked like based on current results. Red and blue cells show where an individual varies from the modal. Red indicates movement upward, while blue downward. |
The link below will bring up a large spreadsheet like listing of the results of all the Projects Y-DNA STR Results. The Rev John line is in Group 21.
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 “21” in the third box, and click on the magnifier.
This should bring up the result of your subgroup – 21 Rev John Davenport of New Haven
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John > John > John | 9415 | Harry Augustus Davenport III | Massachusetts | The Rev. John Davenport (1597-1670) of New Haven, CT. > John > Rev. John > John > John > James > James Augustus > George > Harry Augustus (b.1868). |
| 22623 | Robert R Davenport | California | The Rev. John Davenport (1597-1670) of New Haven, CT. > John > Rev. John > John > John > James > James Augustus > George > Harry Augustus (b.1868). Robert is the son of #9415. | |
| 92200 | Daniel Davenport | South Carolina | The Rev. John Davenport (1597-1670) of New Haven, CT. > John > Rev. John > John > John > James > James Augustus > George > Harry Augustus (b.1868). Daniel is the grandson of #9415. | |
| 961396 | Stephen Davenport | The Rev. John Davenport (1597-1670) of New Haven, CT. > John (1635-1677) > Rev. John (1668-1731) > John (1698-1742) > John (1724-1756) > Deacon John (1749-?) > William (1781-1860) > Amzi Benedict (1817-1894) > Albert Barnes (1849-1919) > Albert Shelton (1872-1962) > Gilbert Calhoun (1910-?) > David Dirk (1937-2014) > Stephen Rintoul (1915-2009) > Stephen Rintoul (1942-?) | ||
| 80768 | Leonard Davenport | Arkansas | The Rev. John Davenport (1597-1670) of New Haven, CT. > John > Rev. John > John > Hezekiah > William > Silas > Silas > Oliver > Charles (1905-1965). | |
| John > John > Deodate | 70488 | John Davenport | Arizona | The Rev. John Davenport (1597-1670) of New Haven, CT. > John > Rev. John > Deodate > Deodate > Samuel > John > Charles > Frederick > Frederick (1921-1958). |
| MK90543 | David Davenport | The Rev. John Davenport (1597-1670) of New Haven, CT. > John (1635-1677) > Rev. John (1668-1731) > Deodate (1706-1761) > Deacon Samuel (1740-1810) > Street (1775-1867) > Sullivan Shults (1828-1912) > Sohn Sidney (1846-1937) > John Sidney (1877-1946) | ||
| John > John > Abraham | 32822 | Stephen Davenpot | Virginia | The Rev. John Davenport (1597-1670) of New Haven, CT. > John > Rev. John > Abraham > John > John > John > John > John. |