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Descendants of Thomas Davenport

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS³ DAVENPORT (WILLIAM², JOHN¹) was born 1682 in Fordham, NY., and died December 30, 1759 in Cold Springs, Dutchess Co., NY.. He married ELIZABETH LEGGETT 1711 in Philips Prescinct-Fishkill, Dutchess Co., NY, daughter of GABRIEL LEGGETT and ELIZABETH RICHARDSON. She was born Abt. 1692 in West Farms, Westchester Co., NY., and died 1744 in Dutchess County, NY..

Notes for THOMAS DAVENPORT:

Page 186.--In the Name of God, Amen, October 10, 1746. I, THOMAS DAVENPORT, of Phillips Precinct, in Duchess County, being sick. I leave to my wife Elizabeth the use of the improvements on my farm I now live on, Also 6 cows, 20 sheep, and 4 two year old creatures, 2 yearlings, and all working horses (except my riding horse and stallion), and a pair of oxen, and all farming tools and household goods, and all my grain and corn, pork and beef, to enable her to bring up my children. I leave all my wearing apparell to my 3 sons, Thomas, William, and Oliver. All the rest of my estate to be sold by my executors, and all the money and my bonds and book debts to be added together. I leave to my wife Elizabeth ś30. To my son Thomas ś5, he having received his portion. To my son William ś60. To the children of my daughter, Sarah Mandeville, ś10. To the children of my daughter Mary which she had by Jacobus Hanion ś10. To the children of my daughter, Elizabeth Nelson, ś10. All the rest I leave to my children, Oliver, Charity, Phebe, Robin, Hannah, Stephen, and Abigail Davenport, "in such sort that each of the boys hath double the portion of the girls," and to be paid when they are of age, and in the meantime put at interest. But if my boys' portion shall overrun ś60, then my son William shall be made equal to the rest. I make my wife Elizabeth, my son Thomas, and John Nelson, executors.

Witnesses, Joseph Grecocks, Hannah Sobee, John Cuer. Proved in Duchess County, before Bartholemew Crannell, Surrogate, March 18, 1760. Hannah Sobee was then the wife of Oliver Davenport.

Children of THOMAS DAVENPORT and ELIZABETH LEGGETT are:

	i.	ABIGAIL⁴ DAVENPORT, d. Unknown; m. HENRY OSTROM; d. Unknown.
	ii.	HANNAH DAVENPORT, d. Unknown; m. ISAAC VAN AMBURGH; d. Unknown.
	iii.	MARY DAVENPORT, d. 1746; m. JACOBUS HANLON; d. Unknown.
	iv.	PHOEBE DAVENPORT, d. Unknown.
	v.	ROBERT DAVENPORT, d. Unknown.
	vi.	STEPHEN DAVENPORT, d. Unknown.
	vii.	THOMAS DAVENPORT, b. 1716; d. Aft. September 1797.
	viii.	WILLIAM DAVENPORT, b. August 23, 1718; d. Unknown.
	ix.	ELIZABETH DAVENPORT, b. 1720; d. 1747; m. JOHN NELSON; d. Unknown.
2.	x.	CHARITY DAVENPORT, b. 1723, Phillips Precinct, Dutchess, Orange, NY.; d. 1809, Monroe, Orange Co., NY..
3.	xi.	OLIVER DAVENPORT, b. Abt. 1726, prob. Dutchess Co., NY.; d. July 9, 1801, Highland Mills, Dutchess Co., NY..
4.	xii.	SARAH DAVENPORT, d. Unknown.

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