John Davenport

Baptismal records show that John Davenport, son of John (who would be the great-grandfather of the Pioneer), was baptized the 11th day of April, 1605, at St. Margaret's Parish Church, in the Borough of Barking, Essex county England. It is also recorded that John Davenport sailed from Gravesend Dock, England to Barbados Island, on the ship "Expedition", carrying 205 passengers, in 1635-his age was 30. Gravesend Dock is about 18 miles from the church where he was baptized. In Barbados, John married Mary Hunt, daughter of Henry Hunt, also in Barbados and about 1670 , they arrived in Westchester County. N.Y."

Mary Hunt (daughter of Henry Hunt) was born Abt. 1617, and died date unknown.

She married

• (1) John Hitchcock on Bef. 1635.
• (2) John Davenport on 1635 in Barbados, West Indies, son of John 1 Davenport.

More About Mary Hunt and John Hitchcock: Marriage: Bef. 1635

More About Mary Hunt and John Davenport: Marriage: 1635, Barbados, West Indies.

Children of Mary Hunt and John Davenport are:

1. +William Davenport, b. 1637, Barbados or England, d. date unknown.
2. Thomas Davenport, d. date unknown.
3. Richard Davenport, d. date unknown.
4. Elizabeth Davenport, d. date unknown.
5. Anna Davenport, d. date unknown.
6. Alice Davenport, d. date unknown

Disambiguation

http://www.witsend.org/gen/Davenport/JohnD.htm

Some people maintain that this John Davenport is the father of Humphrey Davenport (who married Ann Collison and Rachel Holmes) because they somehow believe that Humphrey was born in Barbados after John arrived. Since Humphrey was an adult in Barbados by 1643, he was born before 1622. John was born about 1605, therefore it is highly unlikely that he is the father of Humphrey.

Other claims made for the John Davenport who arrived in Barbados in 1635:

• He supposedly married Mary Hunt in Barbados in 1636 and had children there. I would welcome the opportunity to see any record written before the 1950s that gives this information.
• John was supposedly born in Barking, Essex Apr 11, 1605. There is a John Davenport in the Barking church records born on that day. His age and location not far from London where John Davenport sailed from in 1635 look promising, but is there anything else to show this is the John Davenport who went to Barbados or married Mary Hunt?
• John supposedly moved to Westchester, NY with his family in 1670. Miles Davenport points out that an error in a transcript of a 1682/83 West Chester deed in the New York Genealogical & Biographical Record probably led to some of the confusion regarding John Davenport of Barbados and the Westchester Davenports.
• NYG&BR, Vol 60, p 112 incorrectly reads "John Danford (sic) and Mary his wife deed to John Haden of the Younghers Plantation...." The deed actually reads "William Danford (sic) and Mary his wife deed to John Haden of the Younghers Plantation...." (Records of the town of Westchester, New York, 1665-1827, Vol 53, page 121. LDS # 484030.) This William is the father of Thomas, the Pioneer and William, Jr. discussed below.

References

• https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/y/o/u/Jack-D-Youngs/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-...