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From: "fheger" <>
Subject: [NJHUNTER] Woolley - Davenport
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 13:48:32 -0400

Where oh Where did my Sarah Davenport Go!
Your note concerning those Morris Co. Davenports made my Antennae go up
because our Sarah was mar. 15 Sept. 1832 presumably in Morris Co. if not
Hunterdon Co., NJ to Isaac Ogden Wooley.
It would be appreciative if anyone can help us tie this (or untie) this
family together and where they might have gone.

Frank Heger: (New)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Dobbs" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 10:28 AM
Subject: [DAVENPORT] Yankee Davenports


> >There is no caste system
> >among Southern Davenports of the Rootsweb--some of us were even Blue
> Bellies
> >during the Civil War. Yankee Davenports can speak for themselves.
>
> Why here's one now! :)
>
> August 17, 1864
>
> My dear Doctor Davenport,
>
> It is with regret that I must relate that the distinguished military
> heritage with which I have been entrusted by my Davenport lineage has
> skipped a generation in some branches of the family tree.
>
> While Grandfather Cornelius was an aide to Gen. Washington in 1779, and
his
> father Humphrey a signer of the local declaration of independence in
Morris
> County, NJ, and my uncle Enos, Cornelius's son, was a captain in the War
of
> 1812, alas, martial glory has eluded my poor cousins.
>
> In truth, I can bear no ill will towards my good cousin, Adams Davenport,
> for he went to the gold fields in '49 and has seen enough adventures in
the
> world for one lifetime. His health was broken by malaria and I do not
think
> he would be fit for service in the field. He is also a married man, with
a
> gristmill to run and a young family to raise. When the draft came around
he
> gave $600 bounty money and a team of matching chestnut horses to the cause
> of Liberty and Union. He also hired a substitute go in his place, as is
> legal. Yet every good man is needed to put down this Secesh rebellion.
>
> My other cousin, Adams' brother, Jefferson Davenport, is another case
> altogether. "Jeff" bravely signed up, I think it was with the 23rd NJ
> Volunteer Regiment, and was elected First Sergeant. No small honor was
> bestowed on he! Yet two weeks later he took "French leave" and has never
> yet been heard of by the Army again. Jeff has been a scoundrel and a
> schemer of the worst sort from his youth. I will not recount those tales
> here due to the delicate sensibilities of any lady into whose hands this
> missive might fall, but suffice it to say that Grandfather banned him from
> the farm and forbade him to get anywhere near the cattle, let alone the
> women.
>
> I shall do my best to carry out my duty, uphold our family's honor and
bring
> this cruel war to a swift and just conclusion, should General Grant not
get
> us all killed beforehand. God have mercy on us all.
>
> I have the honor to remains, sir,
>
> Your obedient servant,
>
> D. Dobbs
> Co. E, 15th NJ Volunteer Infantry
> Presently encamped at Hagerstown, Md.
>
>
>
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