Person:Abraham Davenport (3)

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Abraham Davenport, Sr.
b.28 May 1714 Shropshire, England
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Name Abraham Davenport, Sr.
Gender Male
Birth[1] 28 May 1714 Shropshire, England
Marriage 1745 Prince George's County, Marylandto Mary Jane Simms
Death[1] 20 Nov 1789 Summit Point, Jefferson County, Virginia
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
  2.   Find A Grave.

    Abraham Davenport
    Birth 17 May 1714
    England
    Death Oct 1789 (aged 75)
    Summit Point, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
    Burial
    Edge Hill Cemetery
    Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA

    Abraham Davenport is the progenitor of the American Altona Davenports and was born in England in 1714 his parents and forebears are unknown. He emigrated from England after 1835 and settled in St Mary's settlement in the province of Maryland and married Mary Simms about 1845, daughter of John Simms & Mary Higton. The Simmes were wealthy plantation owners.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205825305/abraham-davenport

  3.   Davenport, Henry Bedinger, and Abraham Davenport. Genealogy of the Davenport family and connections. (Charleston, West Virginia: H.B. Davenport, 1947).