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Joan E. Rambo :
"Now, from research I did previously, I do believe this Joseph is the son of Henry Davenport and Hannah Cassetty/Cassitty. On this same page are Cassity's, and Simpson/Sampson is a family name in her line.
Henry and Hannah came from VA to TN and are among early settlers for Jackson Co, TN. Unfortunately, Jackson Co, TN is a "burned" county. Courthouse had a fire! From what I could piece together looks like there may have been four brothers, James, Henry, Joseph and Charles that came from VA early into Jackson Co, TN. And, they mostly owned land on War Trace Creek. My husband's ancestor lived on Flynn's Lick on the 1860 census, but probably because his wife's Wheeler family were all there. War Trace and Flynn's Lick almost line up and shoot off across from each other in opposite directions from the Cumberland River. So you might say they were just up the holler a bit from each other. "
Hannah's parents were Thomas Cassetty and Sarah Thomas, married in Franklin Co, VA. Cassetty gets spelled many different ways, also Davenport, Davinport, Devenport, Debenport, Debinfort, etc.
From Kyle Davenport research:
There appear to have been 4 brothers that arrived 1813-1818 (based on land sales). My best guess for their birthdates are:
Joseph: 1789
Henry: 1790
James: 1791
Charles: 1790-1794
(Only Joseph and James made it to the 1850 Census)
land sale reference here -
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/JACKSON-CLAY-OVERTON-CO-TN/2002-07/1026428810
"Building Neighborhoods, Jackson County, Tennessee, Prior to 1820" by Betty Huff Bryant
"Page 121 28 488 11164 Henry DAVENPORT .. 5 acs .. on War Trace Cr .. to incl small improvement made by said Davenport & the forks of Teal's branch. 31 July 1813" and
"Page 121 28 488 11165 Henry DAVENPORT .. 5 acs ..Teal's branch .. to incl house and improvement whereon said Davenport now lives. 31 July 1813."
Joseph Devenport, thru pension application, is definitely known to have served in the TN militia in the War of 1812. Service records show a Charles and Henry Devenport also served, and I find no other Charles and Henry in early TN who that might have been. Joseph served from Nov 13, 1814 to May 13, 1815 and fought in the Battle of New Orleans, so I expect the same for Charles. Henry enlisted instead in Battalion 3 (Woodfolk's) and probably saw no action:
Regiment History War of 1812
"Major William Woodfolk's Separate Battalion of West Tennessee Militia were enrolled from September 1814 to April 1815. They were mostly from Jackson, Wilson, Overton, Stewart, and Williamson Counties.
Captains of companies in the regiment were Abraham Dudney, William McCulley, James C. Neill, Abner Pearce, Ezekiel Bass, John Sutton, and James Turner.
They were based at Fort Jackson (Alabama) most of the time, but some men were at Fort Decatur, and Abner Pearce's company was at Fort Montgomery...Woodfolk was a wealthy land speculator who owned a large plantation in Jackson County. He served in the state legislature and was also a justice of the peace in Jackson County."
An Elizabeth Davenport, next to them, shows up in 1830 (Census) who is in her 70's, presumably their mother.
I'm guessing from land records, that they arrived 1813, altho Charles doesn't show till an 1818 land record.
From a transcription of 1840 Jackson Co Census:
Henry Davenport 3 boys <6, 2 boys 10-15, 1 man 20-29, Henry 50-60, 1 girl <6, 1 girl 10-15, 1 woman 20-30.
from Jeff Davenport of Gainsboro, TN:
"Now there is a old story about the Davenports that my grandfather used to tell. The Davenports came here ( in this region) there were 4 brothers that came in on wagons 2 if not 3 of the brothers stay here and the other one went back to Texas or possible 1 went to Texas and 1 to Ark. and the other 2 stayed here."
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