He was a distant cousin of Joseph Davenport, who also settled in Colrain,MA. They are both great grandsons of Thomas Davenport, who settled in Dorchester,MA before 1640.
Paul came to Colrain,MA from Mt.Holly,VT in 1793, and he settled on Catamount Hill, purchasing Lot 93 in the 3rd division from Nathan Barnes, along with the northern half of Lot 96.
Son of Elijah Davenport and Abigail (Clark) Davenport.
He married, first, about 1785, Sarah Gould, a daughter of Stephen Gould and Esther Wilder Gould. Sarah was about 15 years of age and died shortly after they were married.
He married, second, about 1786 or 1787, Alice Farnsworth.
He married, third, at Dummerston,VT on Apr 15,1824, Mary "Molly" (King) Bennett, widow of John Bennett. After Paul's death, she married Howard Edson in Ashfield,MA.
Children(probably by first marriage): Lydia Davenport Dunton.
Children(by second marriage): Thomas Gould Davenport, Sarah Davenport Phillips, Zaccheus Davenport, Elisha Davenport, Daniel Lewis Davenport(husband of Martha Barnes Davenport), Paul Davenport Jr, Alice Davenport Davenport, Phebe Davenport, and Levi Davenport.
Paul came to Colrain,MA from Mt.Holly,VT in 1793, and he settled on Catamount Hill, purchasing Lot 93 in the 3rd division from Nathan Barnes, along with the northern half of Lot 96.
Son of Elijah Davenport and Abigail (Clark) Davenport.
He married, first, about 1785, Sarah Gould, a daughter of Stephen Gould and Esther Wilder Gould. Sarah was about 15 years of age and died shortly after they were married.
He married, second, about 1786 or 1787, Alice Farnsworth.
He married, third, at Dummerston,VT on Apr 15,1824, Mary "Molly" (King) Bennett, widow of John Bennett. After Paul's death, she married Howard Edson in Ashfield,MA.
Children(probably by first marriage): Lydia Davenport Dunton.
Children(by second marriage): Thomas Gould Davenport, Sarah Davenport Phillips, Zaccheus Davenport, Elisha Davenport, Daniel Lewis Davenport(husband of Martha Barnes Davenport), Paul Davenport Jr, Alice Davenport Davenport, Phebe Davenport, and Levi Davenport.
He was a distant cousin of Joseph Davenport, who also settled in Colrain,MA. They are both great grandsons of Thomas Davenport, who settled in Dorchester,MA before 1640.
Paul came to Colrain,MA from Mt.Holly,VT in 1793, and he settled on Catamount Hill, purchasing Lot 93 in the 3rd division from Nathan Barnes, along with the northern half of Lot 96.
Son of Elijah Davenport and Abigail (Clark) Davenport.
He married, first, about 1785, Sarah Gould, a daughter of Stephen Gould and Esther Wilder Gould. Sarah was about 15 years of age and died shortly after they were married.
He married, second, about 1786 or 1787, Alice Farnsworth.
He married, third, at Dummerston,VT on Apr 15,1824, Mary "Molly" (King) Bennett, widow of John Bennett. After Paul's death, she married Howard Edson in Ashfield,MA.
Children(probably by first marriage): Lydia Davenport Dunton.
Children(by second marriage): Thomas Gould Davenport, Sarah Davenport Phillips, Zaccheus Davenport, Elisha Davenport, Daniel Lewis Davenport(husband of Martha Barnes Davenport), Paul Davenport Jr, Alice Davenport Davenport, Phebe Davenport, and Levi Davenport.
Paul came to Colrain,MA from Mt.Holly,VT in 1793, and he settled on Catamount Hill, purchasing Lot 93 in the 3rd division from Nathan Barnes, along with the northern half of Lot 96.
Son of Elijah Davenport and Abigail (Clark) Davenport.
He married, first, about 1785, Sarah Gould, a daughter of Stephen Gould and Esther Wilder Gould. Sarah was about 15 years of age and died shortly after they were married.
He married, second, about 1786 or 1787, Alice Farnsworth.
He married, third, at Dummerston,VT on Apr 15,1824, Mary "Molly" (King) Bennett, widow of John Bennett. After Paul's death, she married Howard Edson in Ashfield,MA.
Children(probably by first marriage): Lydia Davenport Dunton.
Children(by second marriage): Thomas Gould Davenport, Sarah Davenport Phillips, Zaccheus Davenport, Elisha Davenport, Daniel Lewis Davenport(husband of Martha Barnes Davenport), Paul Davenport Jr, Alice Davenport Davenport, Phebe Davenport, and Levi Davenport.
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