'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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