The meeting in 2013 brought together many American family members and a few from England each having a fascinating family history to tell. The majority of Americans there were Albermarle Davenports who were descended from Richard Davenport of Kilby, Leicestershire, England who arrived in Virginia about 1660.
We were shown family trees compiled from independently researched data by people who had not previously met. The striking feature, as you might expect, was that just by inspection, much of the data appeared to link back to common ancestry.
Three fascinating names appeared time and again, and indicated a potential link back to the Brammall family in Cheshire. (Please refer to footnote regarding the work of John Scott (Doc) Davenport.)
My earliest known ancestor is Peter Davenport born c.1642 in Acton parish, close to Nantwich, and I may have an earlier ancestor William Davenport c.1622 of Acton parish.
My DNA was tested four years ago, and identified that I did not align with the DNA profile of the traditional Davenport families of Cheshire referred to above. The analysis identified that my DNA was identical to that of five known men currently living in the United States and that the group these men belonged to was classified as ‘James River Davenports.’
This immediately gave five American Davenport men a ‘home.’ Their ancestors originated from England, specifically from Nantwich in Cheshire.
I have the well researched and precise family tree of one of them, and sure enough the earliest ancestors Davis, Martin and Lancelot appear. I asked myself whether it could
just be that my own Davenport family, which first appears in Acton parish potentially in 1622 and certainly in c.1642, be linked to a possible lesser son of the Bramhall Davenport family?
Without knowledge gained from my DNA cousins in America, I would not have been aware of the possibility of a link of my family to the Bramhall Davenports. I believe this case serves to illustrate why our group strives to promote more DNA testing. Knowledge gained can create significant unexpected changes in direction for papertrail research.
Our partner in DNA analysis is FTDNA which has a proven track record regarding DNA security. I hope that sharing my experiences may help dispel any fears other potential users may have.
For further information please refer to the following websites:
http://www.davenportdna.com/
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nvjack/davnport/
Note: The extensive work of John Scott (Doc) Davenport in America does not identify a positive proven link between Davis through to Lancelot and this was noted during discussions at the meeting.
Three fascinating names appeared time and again, and indicated a potential link back to the Brammall family in Cheshire. (Please refer to footnote regarding the work of John Scott (Doc) Davenport.)
- Davis Davenport b. c.1660 in King William county VA
- Martin Davenport b.1625 in England
- Lancelot Davenport b.1570 in Bramhall England (a lesser son of William Davenport of Bramhall and Margaret Assheton of Middleton Lancs)
My earliest known ancestor is Peter Davenport born c.1642 in Acton parish, close to Nantwich, and I may have an earlier ancestor William Davenport c.1622 of Acton parish.
My DNA was tested four years ago, and identified that I did not align with the DNA profile of the traditional Davenport families of Cheshire referred to above. The analysis identified that my DNA was identical to that of five known men currently living in the United States and that the group these men belonged to was classified as ‘James River Davenports.’
This immediately gave five American Davenport men a ‘home.’ Their ancestors originated from England, specifically from Nantwich in Cheshire.
I have the well researched and precise family tree of one of them, and sure enough the earliest ancestors Davis, Martin and Lancelot appear. I asked myself whether it could
just be that my own Davenport family, which first appears in Acton parish potentially in 1622 and certainly in c.1642, be linked to a possible lesser son of the Bramhall Davenport family?
Without knowledge gained from my DNA cousins in America, I would not have been aware of the possibility of a link of my family to the Bramhall Davenports. I believe this case serves to illustrate why our group strives to promote more DNA testing. Knowledge gained can create significant unexpected changes in direction for papertrail research.
Our partner in DNA analysis is FTDNA which has a proven track record regarding DNA security. I hope that sharing my experiences may help dispel any fears other potential users may have.
For further information please refer to the following websites:
http://www.davenportdna.com/
http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nvjack/davnport/
Note: The extensive work of John Scott (Doc) Davenport in America does not identify a positive proven link between Davis through to Lancelot and this was noted during discussions at the meeting.
- Ian Davenport (Buckinghamshire, UK)
