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Where did the English Deavenport family come from? What is the English Deavenport family crest and coat of arms? When did the Deavenport family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Deavenport family history? The name Deavenport was brought to England by the Normans when they conquered the country in 1066. The ancestors of the Deavenport family lived in the township of Davenport, in the parish of Astbury in East Cheshire. It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Deavenport are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Deavenport include Davenport, Davenporte, Donarty and others. First found in Cheshire where they were descended from Ormus de Davenport of Davenport Hall Farm (Domesday Book-1086 A.D.,) in the parish of Astbury in East Cheshire. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Deavenport research. Another 266 words(19 lines of text) covering the year 1631 is included under the topic Early Deavenport History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Deavenport Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the Deavenport family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 105 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products. Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Deavenport, or a variant listed above: John Davenport who settled in New Haven, Conn. in 1630; he was first minister there, and an ex Mayor of Coventry, England. Descended from him was William Bales Davenport of Brooklyn. Richard Davenport of Salem, who settled there in 1632. Elizabeth Davenport settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1637.
The Deavenport Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Deavenport Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname. This page was last modified on 27 October 2010 at 13:30. ©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details. houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation. Tools
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