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A Davenport Bust

Capesthorne Hall

Crest at Capesthorne Hall

Bramhall Hall
   

Occupants of Bramhall Hall

Newspaper article about a Davenport Reunion in England
published in the Leicester Mercury on 6 April 2007

The Davenport Muniments

American Heritage Dictionary

mu·ni·ment  (myōō'nə-mənt) n.  

  1. muniments Law Documentary evidence by which one can defend a title to property or a claim to rights.
  2. Archaic A means of defense or protection.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin mūnīmentum, from Latin, defense, protection, from mūnīre, to fortify; see munition.]

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Davenport Muniments that JRU has in their Library.

One of the particularly interesting original documents in the collection at the JRUL is the document conferring upon Richard de Davenport the status of "supreme forester of the forests of Leek and Macclesfield."  The status was conferred by Earl Hugh of Cyveillog (1153-1181) and is described by Highet in the chapter entitled "The Earliest Davenports", at p. 3.

CONTRIBUTORS:
Graham Davenport of Chester, Cheshire, England
Martin Davenport of France
Jim Davenport of Buena, Washington, USA
Robert Davenport, USA

Last updated: Monday March 24, 2008