'Davenant2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Davenant of Landford, Davenant of London, Davenant of Whiddy Island

                               
John Davenant of London (b c1535, d 23.10.1596)
m. Margaret Clark (dau/coheir of John Clark of Farnham)
1. Edward Davenant of Whiddy Island, co. Cork (b 1568-9, d 02.06.1639)
  m. _ Syms (dau of Ralph Syms of London)
  A. Edward Davenant (b c1595, d 19.03.1679, Vicar of Gillingham, Dorset)
  m. Katharine Grove (dau of Hugh Grove of Chisenbury)
  i. John Davenant of St. Martin's (New Sarum) & Landford, Wiltshire (dvp before 17.11.21671)
  m. Dyonise (Longe?) (a 1680)
  a. John Davenant of Landford, Sheriff of Wiltshire (a 1690, 2nd son)
  m. Rebecca Armstrong
  (1) Edward Davenant of Landford (dsp)
  (2) Elizabeth Davenant
  m. Richafrd Woodford
  (3)+ other issue - Rebecca, Catarine
  b. William Davenant (d before 01.10.1691)
  m. Elizabeth Mynne (dau of Sir John Mynne of Lincoln's Inn)
  c. Dionysia Davenant (d 03.07.173)
  m. Edward Seymour
  d.+ other issue - Edward (d before 1680), George of London (a 1690, salter), Rowland of London (d 26.10.1737), Katharine, Alice, Jane
  ii. Ralph Davenant (d 16.02.1680, Rector of St. Mary's, Whitechapel, London) had issue
m. Mary Johnson (dau of Rev. John Johnson of St. Mary's, Whitechapel)
  iii. Edward Davenant (dvp, 4th son) had issue
  m. Anne (a 1675)
  Unfortunately, the scanned copy of the page does not clearly identify their children. There was probably at least a Katharine.
  iv. Anne Davenant (d before 23.06.1716
  m. (01.08.1650) Anthony Ettrick of Holt Lodge (b 1621-2, d 1703)
  v. Katharine Davenant (d 18.05.1671)
  m. Thomas Lamplugh, Archbishop of York (b 1615, d 1691)
  vi. Margaret Davenant
  m. George Solme
  vii.+ other issue - James (a 1691), George, Hugh, William, Robert
  B. John Davenant of Whiddy
  m. Anne (a 1636)
  i. John Davenant (a 1636)
  C. Margaret Davenant
  m. Vincent Palmer of Whiddy Island
  D. Anne Davenant
  m1. Richard Steventon
  m2. Edward Onslow (clerk)
2. John Davenant, Bishop of Salisbury (b 20.05.1572, d 20.04.1641)
3. William Davenant of Breedon supermont, Leicestershire (a 1636)
  m. Ursula (a 1636)
  A.+ issue - John, William, Mary
4. James Davenant (d before 12.16536)
  A. Grace Davenant
m. Bartholomew Shaplie
5. Ralph Davenant (d before 12.1636)
  A. Elizabeth Davenant
  m. Edward North
6. Judith Davenant
  m. (Thomas) Fuller
7. Margaret Davenant
  Hoare reports that Margaret married Robert Tounson (DD) but says no more about her. The following has been supplemented by Wikipedia ("Robert Tounson").
  m1. William Townley 
  m2. (17.06.1604) Robert Tounson (DD) = Robert Tounson or Townson, Bishop of Salisbury (bpt 08.01.1575/6, d 15.05.1621, son of Renold Toulnesonn)
  A. Gertrude Tounson
  m. James Harris of Salisbury (b 1605, d 1679)
  B. Mary Tounson
  m. Alexander Hyde, Bishop of Salisbury (b 1598, d 1667)
  C.+ other issue - Robert, John

Main source(s): 'Wilts' (vol 5 (1837), 'Pedigree of Davenant', p85/349+)
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