Thomas Davenport, of Henbury

Thomas "of Henbury" Davenport

• Born 1343 in Wheltrough, Cheshire, England
• Died 1390 at about age 47 in Wheltrough, Cheshire, England
• Son of John Jenkin Davenport and Elizabeth Legh
• Husband of Margaret Venables

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Children of Sir John “Jenkin” Davenport and Elizabeth Legh, as given by Ormerod are:

Thomas de Davenport of Hendebury, living 39, 44 Edward III, 1382 and married Margaret, daughter of Hugh Venables.

Biography

Thomas Davenport of Henbury, I, eldest son of Sir John Jenkin Davenport, married Margaret, daughter of Hugh Venables, living in 1371.

Children:

Their children were:

1. Hugh Davenport of Henbury 1375
2. John Davenport 1378
3. Thomas Davenport of Butley 1384
4. Margaret Davenport 1385

From him the Henbury line of descent was as follows: 1. Hugh, son and heir; 2. Thomas of Henbury, II; 3. Thomas of Henbury, III; 4. Thomas of Henbury, IV; 5. John (Inq. post-mortem 1556); 6. Randle (Inq p.m. 1614); 7. William (fifteen years old in 1580); 8. John; 9. William, whose only child and heiress was : a. Isabella, who became the wife of Sir Fulk Lucy, kt. member of Parliament for the county of Chester, in 1664, and who thus came into possession of the Henbury estate.[1]

THE FATHER OF THOMAS IS LISTED IN DIFFERENT SOURCES AS BEING THOMAS DAVENPORT WHO MARRIED ELIZABETH DE LEGH OR JOHN DAVENPORT WHO ALSO MARRIED ELIZABETH DE LEGH. THIS WILL NEED MORE REFERENCES, BUT IS SUSPECTED THAT HIS FATHER BEING THOMAS IS NOT CORRECT.

• A history and genealogy of the Davenport family, in England and America, from A. D. 1086 to 1850 .. (1851)
• http://www.archive.org/details/historygenealogy51dave
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historygenealogy51dave#page/36/mode/1up
• Thomas Davenport of Wheltrough was the second son of Sir Thomas Davenport of Davenport, by Agnes de Macclesfield.
• In 1309, his father grants him a lease of the office of sergeancy for two years, at an annual rent of sixteen marks of silver. He had lands from his father, in Withington, Tunstede and Marton. Married Elizabeth, daughter of , who survived her husband 12 Edw. III. (1355).
• Their children were, 1st, Thomas, the continuer of the direct line in Wheltrough ; 2d, John, ancestor of the Davenports of Bromhall, fifth in the Henbury entail, 1366; 3d, Sir John (called also Jenkin, to distinguish him from his brother of Bromhall), kt. justice of Lancastershire, 1384, and purchaser of Henbury ; 4th, Alice, wife of Sir John de Hide of Urmetson.
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/historygenealogy51dave#page/37/mode/1up
  • Sir John (alias Sir Jenkin) Davenport, third son of Thomas of Wheltrough, and grandson of Sir Thomas Davenport of Davenport, married Elizabeth, daughter and co-heiress of Peter Legh of Betchton. Their children were, '1st, Thomas, ancestor of the Davenports of Henbury' ; 2d, John, living 1366 ; 3d, Nicholas, ancestor of the Davenports of Woodford and Capesthorne, living 1371; 4th, Griffin Davenport.
    • Thomas Davenport of Henbury, eldest son of Sir Jenkin, married Margaret, daughter of Hugh Venables, living in 1371. From him the Henbury line of descent was as follows : Hugh, son and heir ; Thomas ; Thomas ; Thomas; John (Inq. post-mortem 1556); Randle (Inq. p. m. 1614) ; William (fifteen years old in 1580) ; John ; William, whose only child and heiress was Isabella, who became the wife of Sir Fulk Lucy, kt. member of Parliament for the county of Chester in 1664, and who thus came into possession of the Henbury estate*
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historygenealogy51dave#page/65/mode/1up
• EIGHTH GENERATION.
• Issue of Sir Thomas Davenport, (No. 16.)
• (21.) II. Thomas Davenport de Wheltrough, to whom his father gave lands in Withington, Wheltrough, Marton, -&c, &c, who became the ancestor of the Davenports of Wheltrough,
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historygenealogy51dave#page/68/mode/1up
• Henbury, Coventry, Bromhall, and Woodford, (now also of Capesthorne.) He married Elizabeth . . . . who survived her husband in 1339.
  • http://www.archive.org/stream/historygenealogy51dave#page/70/mode/1up
  • NINTH GENERATION— Continued.
• Issue of Thomas Davenport of Wheltrough, (No. 21.)
  • (38.) III. Sir John Davenport, (called also Jenkin, to distinguish him from his elder brother of that name,) knight, justice of Lancastershire, 1384, and who became the purchaser of Henbury. He married Elizabeth, daughter and coheiress of Peter Legh of Betcherton.
    • TENTH GENERATION.
  • Issue of Sir John Davenport, (No. 38.)
    • (40.) I. Margaret Davenport, married Thomas de Leghes, Jr.
    • (41.) II. Thomas Davenport, ancestor of the Davenports of Henbury, named 1st, in the Henbury entail, 1366, and 3d, in the Woodford entail, 1371. He married Margaret,
    • http://www.archive.org/stream/historygenealogy51dave#page/71/mode/1up
    • daughter of Hugh Venables, who was afterwards married to Sir William Newport.
    • (42.) III. John Davenport, living in 1366.
    • (43.) IV. Nicholas Davenport de Widford, ancestor of the Davenports of Woodford, &c, living in 1371, and had lands as by indenture in 1413 in Bredbury, Romiley, &c. He married Ellena, widow of Edward Massey, of Timberley, in 1371. She died a widow in 1423.
    • (44.) V. Griffin Davenport, living in 1371.
      • ELEVENTH GENERATION.
    • Issue of Thomas Davenport, (No. 41.)
      • (45.) I. Hugh Davenport of Henbury, who married for his first wife, Ellen, daughter of William Massey, Esq. She was the mother of his issue. His second wife was Jane, daughter of Sir Thomas Whootton of , Chester, knight, Inq. post mortem, 1418.
      • (46.) II. Thomas Davenport of Butley. __________________________
• Thomas Davenport
• M, b. circa 1327, d. circa 1390
• Father Thomas Davenport b. c 1300, d. c 13 Nov 1390
• Mother Elizabeth Legh b. c 1307, d. c 1364
• Thomas Davenport was born circa 1327 at of Wheltrough, Cheshire, England. He married Margaret Venables, daughter of Sir Hugh Venables and Katherine Haughton, circa 1348. Thomas Davenport died circa 1390.
• Family Margaret Venables b. c 1330, d. a 1417
• Child
  • Hugh Davenport+ b. c 1350, d. 23 Aug 1415
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2449.htm#...

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References

• http://cybergata.com/roots/3509.htm
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Davenport-260 cites
  • 1. History and Genealogy of the Davenport Family : accessed 5 December, 2013. < Archive.Org >
  • 2. A History and Genealogy of the Davenport Family in England and America, from A. D. 1086 to 1850 ... by A. Benedict Davenport. Published 1851 by S.W. Benedict in New York. < link >