Davenport, William
soldier, was born in North Carolina. He was appointed captain in the sixteenth infantry in 1812, and distinguished himself at Chippewa and Lundy's Lane in the war with Great Britain. He died April 12, 1858, in Philadelphia, Pa. surveyor, DAVENPORT, WILLIAM, legislator, jurist, philanthropist, was born Oct. 12, 1769, in Culpeper county, Va. He held numerous offices of trust; and contributed largely to the erection of the Female college of Lenoir, which bears his name. He died Aug. 19, 1859, in Walnut Fountain, N. C.