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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II

Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848. Passage 1041 of 1183 265 words

Sarah, mar. John Jones. VII. Rachel, mar. William Lane. VIII. Mary, mar. John Smith. IX. Elizabeth, mar. Joseph Lee.

Davenport of Davenport's Neck, New Rochelle. This family derive their name from the town of Davenport or Danport in the county of Cheshire, England. Camden calls them "the famous family of Davenport/' The first of the name on record was Ormus de Davenport who lived at the time of the conquest. William Davenport emigrated from England about

1670, and settled at Westchester, he mar Mary , and left 1. William

of Perth Ambjy, in 1723 proprietor of lands in W^est Farms, mar. Bridget Vol. II. 65

514,. ^ APPENDIX.

. 2, Francis, b. 1st March, 1685, d. 8th May, 1720, mar. Martha

Newberry; she was b. Nov. 7th, 1&88. Their children were, 1. Francis, b. 31st May, 1715, d. 2d Aug. 1797, mar. Mary Hewlett, da. of Lewis; she was b. 5lh Nov. 1713, d. 23d June, 1781. 2. Walter, b. 20th March, 171G. 3. Samuel, b. 22d Aug. 1718. 4. Anne, b. 2Cth July, 1712. Francis, eldest son of Francis, left, I. Lewis, b. 4th April, 1745. II. Newberry, b. 5ih June, 1746, d. 4th Jan'y, 1829, first proprietor of Davenport's Neck in 1786, mar. Elizabeth Hewlett, da. of Joseph; she was b. 19th Jan'y, 1759, mar. 20th Feb. 1774. They had, 1. Joseph. 2. James. 3. Hewlett. 4. Lawrence of Davenport's Neck. 5. Newberry of Davenport's Neck. 6. Deborah. 7. Mary mar. Samuel Davis. 8. Elizabeth, mar. Mr. William Bush of Rye. HI. Samuel, b. Oct. 5, 1752. IV. Martha, b, 2d June, 1718.

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