Early Life and Times of Boone County, Indiana, published May 1877, republished 1974

AUSTIN DAVENPORT Mr. Davenport was one of the pioneers of Boone County,
settling on Eagle Creek about the year 1824 or ’25. He was elected the first sheriff of the
county, and represented the county in the state legislature from 1832 to 1834. He built the
first brick house in the county on the Michigan Road in the year 1835, where he owned a
fine tract of land and where he died in the year 1836, highly respected and loved by all
who were acquainted with him. He is the father of Mrs. Eliza Lowe, Indianapolis, Henry
Davenport (deceased), Mrs. May Hopkins (deceased), Milton S. Davenport of Zionsville
and William Davenport (deceased). Mr. Davenport is buried on his old farm on the
Michigan road, between Eagle Village and Clarkstown. The Davenport family was one of
the most prominent in the early history of the county. He was a stanch friend of the poor
people, and a Christian gentleman. Long may his memory live. He was in the War of
1812, serving as drummer, and his brother Jesse as fifer.

DAVENPORT LOWE HOPKINS