Barnett Davenport, mass murderer - Mysterious Colonial Connecticut tree

Some clues from https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2011-02-07-hc-mallo...

>>> Described as a "career criminal" and "sociopath" by Cavallaro, Davenport was born and raised in New Milford. He had three brothers; two were older, and one, named Nicholas, was younger.

>>> "He had a very, very tough childhood," says Cavallaro. Davenport's father ran an ironworks and offered his son out as a farmhand from the age of 7 or 8. He didn't have an education and eventually picked up what Cavallaro calls "bad habits."

>>> By 15, Davenport was guilty of robbery and horse thievery and had already contemplated murdering his employer, a farmer. At 16, Davenport enlisted in the Massachusetts military under the name Bernard, an alias, which he was prone to using throughout his lifetime, says Cavallaro. He deserted, then joined a militia and deserted again.

From https://www.cga.ct.gov/hco/books/History_of_the_Towns_of_New_Milfor...

Note this line: "What is said in Mr. J. W. Barber's Hist. Collections of this Davenport family appears to be without foundation in fact."

>>> DAVENPORT, John, and wife, Elizabeth, appear to have been in the town some years before purchasing land. On 20th of Sept., 1770, he bought 25 acres of land at the southwest corner of Bare Hill. He erected the first Iron Works at Lower Merryall, and hence, according to Davis Baldwin, was the father of the murderer of the Mallory family. What is said in Mr. J. W. Barber's Hist. Collections of this Davenport family appears to be without foundation in fact. There were several children besides the two named on the Town Records. 1. William, b. Dec. 27, 1736. 2. David, b. Mar. 13, 1758