Wife of John White, Daughter of Mary Hunley and William Davenport. She was 73 years and 11 months old.
Elizabeth Davenport White
On March 26, 1791, John, then 33, married Elizabeth Davenport, 14 years his junior at age 19. Elizabeth was the only child of Capt. William Davenport and Mary Hunley. She was born in Norfolk on November 27, 1771, where she and her mother lived while her father was serving in the Continental Army. William and Mary were married at Old St. Paul's Church in Norfolk on March 1, 1770. William Davenport is said to have come to this country with Lafayette "to help with the struggling colonies in the war for their independence" . Perhaps that is why I have not been able to trace him further back in Virginia!! William Davenport was present at the burning of Norfolk by Lord Dunmore in January 1776, and continued to serve until the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. He was first a lieutenant and later a captain in the Continental Line of Virginia. William was granted 4000 acres of Bounty Land in the Military District of Kentucky in recognition of his Revolutionary War Service as an officer. This land he signed over to George Mathews for "value received of him" on November 6, 1784.
At some point after the war, William was assigned by the government to negotiate a treaty with the Creek Indians in West Georgia (became Tennessee in 1791) and reportedly was killed by them as per the following account which appeared in the Augusta, Georgia "Gazette" – "On the 5th day of July 1787 a party of Creek Indians killed Captain William Davenport, Agent for the Government in Georgia, wounded three Chickasaws that were with him and took a white companion prisoner. The people are drawing together in large stations and doing everything necessary for their defense." By this time, Elizabeth and her mother, Mary, had returned to Kingston Parish where they lived for awhile with Mary's mother Letitia Almun/Allman and her stepfather, Henry Singleton (Mary's father, Joshua Hunley, son of Wilkinson Hunley had died in December of 1751, before she was born in 1752.) Presumably, it was during this time that Elizabeth became acquainted with John White. They were married in 1791 and in 1797, mother, Mary Hunley Davenport was married, secondly, to Edward Davis, the widower of John's sister, Mary. After Edward's death in 1819 at age 81, Mary remained a widow and in 1834 was granted a pension of $430.00 per year for William Davenport's service as an officer during the Revolutionary War, which she received until her death in 1843 at age 91.
John and Elizabeth raised their large family (10 children) on Pepper Creek on the eastern bank of Mobjack Bay in , on land originally owned by his grandfather, John Bartlett. Five of the children (Keturah, Elizabeth, Mary, Bennet and John A.), were married at this home. In 1832, John applied for and was granted a pension – 53.33 per year-- based on his service as a Sergeant during the Revolutionary War. After his death in 1834, Elizabeth continued to receive the pension as his widow until her own death in 1845. Just before John's death, they moved across the river to live with their son, Bartlett, at "Whitehaven" (which was and is still located across the creek from the village of Mobjack). Both John and Elizabeth are buried in the family cemetery at Whitehaven, as is Elizabeth's mother, Mary Hunley Davenport Davis.
Elizabeth Davenport White
On March 26, 1791, John, then 33, married Elizabeth Davenport, 14 years his junior at age 19. Elizabeth was the only child of Capt. William Davenport and Mary Hunley. She was born in Norfolk on November 27, 1771, where she and her mother lived while her father was serving in the Continental Army. William and Mary were married at Old St. Paul's Church in Norfolk on March 1, 1770. William Davenport is said to have come to this country with Lafayette "to help with the struggling colonies in the war for their independence" . Perhaps that is why I have not been able to trace him further back in Virginia!! William Davenport was present at the burning of Norfolk by Lord Dunmore in January 1776, and continued to serve until the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. He was first a lieutenant and later a captain in the Continental Line of Virginia. William was granted 4000 acres of Bounty Land in the Military District of Kentucky in recognition of his Revolutionary War Service as an officer. This land he signed over to George Mathews for "value received of him" on November 6, 1784.
At some point after the war, William was assigned by the government to negotiate a treaty with the Creek Indians in West Georgia (became Tennessee in 1791) and reportedly was killed by them as per the following account which appeared in the Augusta, Georgia "Gazette" – "On the 5th day of July 1787 a party of Creek Indians killed Captain William Davenport, Agent for the Government in Georgia, wounded three Chickasaws that were with him and took a white companion prisoner. The people are drawing together in large stations and doing everything necessary for their defense." By this time, Elizabeth and her mother, Mary, had returned to Kingston Parish where they lived for awhile with Mary's mother Letitia Almun/Allman and her stepfather, Henry Singleton (Mary's father, Joshua Hunley, son of Wilkinson Hunley had died in December of 1751, before she was born in 1752.) Presumably, it was during this time that Elizabeth became acquainted with John White. They were married in 1791 and in 1797, mother, Mary Hunley Davenport was married, secondly, to Edward Davis, the widower of John's sister, Mary. After Edward's death in 1819 at age 81, Mary remained a widow and in 1834 was granted a pension of $430.00 per year for William Davenport's service as an officer during the Revolutionary War, which she received until her death in 1843 at age 91.
John and Elizabeth raised their large family (10 children) on Pepper Creek on the eastern bank of Mobjack Bay in , on land originally owned by his grandfather, John Bartlett. Five of the children (Keturah, Elizabeth, Mary, Bennet and John A.), were married at this home. In 1832, John applied for and was granted a pension – 53.33 per year-- based on his service as a Sergeant during the Revolutionary War. After his death in 1834, Elizabeth continued to receive the pension as his widow until her own death in 1845. Just before John's death, they moved across the river to live with their son, Bartlett, at "Whitehaven" (which was and is still located across the creek from the village of Mobjack). Both John and Elizabeth are buried in the family cemetery at Whitehaven, as is Elizabeth's mother, Mary Hunley Davenport Davis.
Wife of John White, Daughter of Mary Hunley and William Davenport. She was 73 years and 11 months old.
Elizabeth Davenport White
On March 26, 1791, John, then 33, married Elizabeth Davenport, 14 years his junior at age 19. Elizabeth was the only child of Capt. William Davenport and Mary Hunley. She was born in Norfolk on November 27, 1771, where she and her mother lived while her father was serving in the Continental Army. William and Mary were married at Old St. Paul's Church in Norfolk on March 1, 1770. William Davenport is said to have come to this country with Lafayette "to help with the struggling colonies in the war for their independence" . Perhaps that is why I have not been able to trace him further back in Virginia!! William Davenport was present at the burning of Norfolk by Lord Dunmore in January 1776, and continued to serve until the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. He was first a lieutenant and later a captain in the Continental Line of Virginia. William was granted 4000 acres of Bounty Land in the Military District of Kentucky in recognition of his Revolutionary War Service as an officer. This land he signed over to George Mathews for "value received of him" on November 6, 1784.
At some point after the war, William was assigned by the government to negotiate a treaty with the Creek Indians in West Georgia (became Tennessee in 1791) and reportedly was killed by them as per the following account which appeared in the Augusta, Georgia "Gazette" – "On the 5th day of July 1787 a party of Creek Indians killed Captain William Davenport, Agent for the Government in Georgia, wounded three Chickasaws that were with him and took a white companion prisoner. The people are drawing together in large stations and doing everything necessary for their defense." By this time, Elizabeth and her mother, Mary, had returned to Kingston Parish where they lived for awhile with Mary's mother Letitia Almun/Allman and her stepfather, Henry Singleton (Mary's father, Joshua Hunley, son of Wilkinson Hunley had died in December of 1751, before she was born in 1752.) Presumably, it was during this time that Elizabeth became acquainted with John White. They were married in 1791 and in 1797, mother, Mary Hunley Davenport was married, secondly, to Edward Davis, the widower of John's sister, Mary. After Edward's death in 1819 at age 81, Mary remained a widow and in 1834 was granted a pension of $430.00 per year for William Davenport's service as an officer during the Revolutionary War, which she received until her death in 1843 at age 91.
John and Elizabeth raised their large family (10 children) on Pepper Creek on the eastern bank of Mobjack Bay in , on land originally owned by his grandfather, John Bartlett. Five of the children (Keturah, Elizabeth, Mary, Bennet and John A.), were married at this home. In 1832, John applied for and was granted a pension – 53.33 per year-- based on his service as a Sergeant during the Revolutionary War. After his death in 1834, Elizabeth continued to receive the pension as his widow until her own death in 1845. Just before John's death, they moved across the river to live with their son, Bartlett, at "Whitehaven" (which was and is still located across the creek from the village of Mobjack). Both John and Elizabeth are buried in the family cemetery at Whitehaven, as is Elizabeth's mother, Mary Hunley Davenport Davis.
Elizabeth Davenport White
On March 26, 1791, John, then 33, married Elizabeth Davenport, 14 years his junior at age 19. Elizabeth was the only child of Capt. William Davenport and Mary Hunley. She was born in Norfolk on November 27, 1771, where she and her mother lived while her father was serving in the Continental Army. William and Mary were married at Old St. Paul's Church in Norfolk on March 1, 1770. William Davenport is said to have come to this country with Lafayette "to help with the struggling colonies in the war for their independence" . Perhaps that is why I have not been able to trace him further back in Virginia!! William Davenport was present at the burning of Norfolk by Lord Dunmore in January 1776, and continued to serve until the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. He was first a lieutenant and later a captain in the Continental Line of Virginia. William was granted 4000 acres of Bounty Land in the Military District of Kentucky in recognition of his Revolutionary War Service as an officer. This land he signed over to George Mathews for "value received of him" on November 6, 1784.
At some point after the war, William was assigned by the government to negotiate a treaty with the Creek Indians in West Georgia (became Tennessee in 1791) and reportedly was killed by them as per the following account which appeared in the Augusta, Georgia "Gazette" – "On the 5th day of July 1787 a party of Creek Indians killed Captain William Davenport, Agent for the Government in Georgia, wounded three Chickasaws that were with him and took a white companion prisoner. The people are drawing together in large stations and doing everything necessary for their defense." By this time, Elizabeth and her mother, Mary, had returned to Kingston Parish where they lived for awhile with Mary's mother Letitia Almun/Allman and her stepfather, Henry Singleton (Mary's father, Joshua Hunley, son of Wilkinson Hunley had died in December of 1751, before she was born in 1752.) Presumably, it was during this time that Elizabeth became acquainted with John White. They were married in 1791 and in 1797, mother, Mary Hunley Davenport was married, secondly, to Edward Davis, the widower of John's sister, Mary. After Edward's death in 1819 at age 81, Mary remained a widow and in 1834 was granted a pension of $430.00 per year for William Davenport's service as an officer during the Revolutionary War, which she received until her death in 1843 at age 91.
John and Elizabeth raised their large family (10 children) on Pepper Creek on the eastern bank of Mobjack Bay in , on land originally owned by his grandfather, John Bartlett. Five of the children (Keturah, Elizabeth, Mary, Bennet and John A.), were married at this home. In 1832, John applied for and was granted a pension – 53.33 per year-- based on his service as a Sergeant during the Revolutionary War. After his death in 1834, Elizabeth continued to receive the pension as his widow until her own death in 1845. Just before John's death, they moved across the river to live with their son, Bartlett, at "Whitehaven" (which was and is still located across the creek from the village of Mobjack). Both John and Elizabeth are buried in the family cemetery at Whitehaven, as is Elizabeth's mother, Mary Hunley Davenport Davis.
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