William Davenport of Fordham (formerly the Thomas the Pioneer line). William was born, probably in England, prior to 1654. He spent much of his life in Westchester County, New York. William had two children by his first wife – John and William, and four by his second wife – Thomas “the Pioneer”, Robert, Samuel, and Rachel. William died in or after 1715.
Links
Listed below are some of websites dedicated to Fordham Davenport research. 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
| 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 |
William of Fordham Branches
Relationship Tree – How the participants are related.
The following are the known male branches of the Fordham 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.
| 1st Generation | 2nd Generation | 3rd Generation | 4th Generation | Notes | Kit # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William 16xx-171x | John 1676-~1702/03 | ||||
| William 16xx-171x | William 1679-1735 | ||||
| William 16xx-171x | Thomas 1682-1759 | Thomas 1717-1797 | 268457 | ||
| William 16xx-171x | Thomas 1682-1759 | Oliver 1727-1801 | 17685 | ||
| William 16xx-171x | Thomas 1682-1759 | Oliver 1727-1801 | Thomas | 85423 | |
| William 16xx-171x | Robert ~1690-~1716 | ||||
| William 16xx-171x | Samuel ~1690-1773 | Samuel | 94058 |
Y-DNA Test Results
| The descendants of William of Fordham belong to Haplogroup R–P310 These are the Y-DNA results to-date of the participants descended from William Davenport of Fordham. 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 the Fordham Davenports 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. 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 William of Fordham are in Group 55.
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 “55” in the third box, and click on the magnifier.
This should bring up the result of your subgroup – 55 Fordham – William 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 > Thomas | 268457 | Dennis Davenport | Montana | William > Thomas Davenport (1682-1759) > Thomas > Isaac > John > Elijah > Elijah > Leo (1889-1968) |
| 17685 | Miles Davenport | Arizona | William > Thomas Davenport (1682-1759) > Oliver > Thomas > Thomas > Miles > David > Miles (1869-1938) | |
| 85423 | Marc Davenport | California | William > Thomas Davenport (1682-1759) > Oliver > Jesse > Isaiah > Hudson > Dewitt (1869-1953) | |
| William > Sanuel | 94058 | Marshall Davenport | New Brunswick | William > Samuel (~1690-1773) > Samuel > Gabriel > Joseph > George > Thomas (1872-1956) |
| Other / Unknown | 410575 | David Davenport | Illinois |