Submitted by: Shirley Wersinger

1. Copy of Jos. Brown's Surveys 1786 (mentions Collins, Allen, Dickinson, Mase, Beasley, Harrison, Davis, Spruill, Swain, Newman, Johnston, Gaskins, Martin, Smith, Devenport, Slade and Barth) Source: Papers of Bruce Elliott
2. Deed from John Davenport to Jesse Davenport 1791 (mentions Davenport, Harrison and Davis) Source: Papers of Bruce Elliott
3. Western Survey for Josiah Collins 1795 (mentions Johnson, Stubbs, Allin, Davis, Cassady, Blount, Gray, Lowrens, Lee, Hassell, Swain, Davenport, Carey, Mackey, Spruill, Barnes, Clifton and Phelps) Source: Papers of Bruce Elliott
4. Copy of a Grant from the State to Josiah Collins 1796 (mentions Collins, Clifton, Allen, Dickinson, Kennedy, Stubbs, Lee, Blount, Gray, Hassell, Davenport, Leary, Swain, Mackey, Davis, Spruill, Barnes and Phelps) Source: Papers of Bruce Elliott
5. Deed from Sylvanus Spruill to Alexander H. Davenport and J. B. Davis 1827, purchase price $134 (mentions Davenport, Davis, Spruill, Bateman, Oliver) Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book F, p. 417
6. Division of Land of Elizabeth Warrington, formerly Elizabeth Davenport 1828 (mentions Bateman, Davenport, Arnold, Warrington, Long and Norman)-missing page 1 Source: Papers of Bruce Elliott
7. Deed from William Collins & others to Aaron Spruill 1831 (mentions Spruill, Collins, Jethroe, Davis and Pearcey) Source: Papers of Bruce Elliott
8. Deed from Alexander H. Davenport and Joshua B. Davis to Andrew Phelps 1833, same tract of land as #1 above, sale price $183 (mentions Davenport, Davis, Phelps, Spruill, Bateman, Oliver) Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book G, p. 506
9. Deed from Alexander H. Davenport, guardian of the children of Aaron Spruill deceased, at land sale to highest bidder Joseph W. Tarkenton 1833 (mentions Davenport, Spruill, Oliver, Davis and Tarkenton) Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book G, p. 788
10. Deed from Alexander H. Davenport, guardian of the children of Aaron Spruill deceased, to Anna Oliver 1833 (mentions Davenport, Oliver, Spruill, Snell, Clayton) Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book G, p. 482
11. Deed from Alexander H. Davenport, guardian of the children of Aaron Spruill deceased, to Hardy N. Spruill 1834, plus endorsement of sale from Hardy N. Spruill to A. H. Davenport (mentions Davenport, Spruill, Davis, Pearce) Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book G, p. 786
12. Deed from Abram Davenport to A. H. Davenport 1834 (mentions Davenport, Davis and Arnold) Source: Papers of Bruce Elliott; reference Washington Co. Book G, p. 761
13. Deed from Joseph W. Tarkenton to Alexander H. Davenport 1834 (mentions Davenport, Spruill, Oliver, Davis and Tarkenton) Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book G, p. 783
14. Deed from Daniel B. B. Spruill to Alexander H. Davenport, guardian of the children of Aaron Spruill deceased, 1835 (mentions Davenport and Spruill) Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book G, p. 786
15. Deed from Joshua B. Davis to Alexander H. Davenport 1837 (mentions Davenport, Davis and Spruill) Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book G, p. 856
16. Deed from Alexander and Parthena/Pethanah Davenport to David Ambrose 1837 ("subscribing witness" A.H. Davenport; mentions Davenport, Ambrose, Warrington and Arnold) Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book H, p. 41
17. Deed from William Furlough to Maximilian Tatum and Alexander H. Davenport 1838 (mentions Davenport, Tatum and Furlough) Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book H, p. 185
18. Deed from Edward T. Jarvis and wife Penelope to Joshua B. Davenport 1846 (mentions Davenport, Jarvis and Spruill, refers to "the land where my father and mother last lived") Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book J, p. 416
19. Deed conveyed by Robert B. Davis, sheriff, to Joshua B. Davenport, Edward T. Jarvis and wife Penelope, William Davenport and Ann Eunice Davenport, heirs of Alexander H. Davenport 1849 (mentions Davenport, Spruill, Pettigrew, Newberry and Davis) Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book J, p. 693
20. Deed from Edward T. Jarvis and wife Penelope to Joshua B. Davenport 1851 (mentions Davenport, Jarvis, Spruill, Pettigrew, Phelps and Alexander) Source: papers of Bruce Elliott
21. Deed from heirs of Joshua B. Bateman by D.W. Manley to Isaac B. Bateman and Joshua B. Davenport 1851 (mentions Davenport, Bateman, Manley, Thompson and Davis) Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book K, p. 308
22. Deed from George E. Swain and his wife Ann to Joshua B. Davenport 1856 (mentions Davenport, Swain, Spruill and Bateman) Source: papers of Bruce Elliott; reference Washington Co. Book L, p. 526
23. Deed from William Davenport and Penelope Jarvis to Joshua B. Davenport 1856 (no mention of Edward Jarvis, mentions Davenport, Jarvis, Spruill, Pettigrew, Davis, Swain and Bateman) Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book 30, p. 128
24. Deed from George W. Spruill to Joshua B. Davenport 1857 (mentions Davenport, Spruill and Bateman) Source: papers of Bruce Elliott
25. Affirmation of transaction #21 entered in records of Court of Equity 1858 Source: Washington Co. Register of Deeds, Book M, p. 348
26. Receipt for purchases made by Joshua B. Davenport for his ward, Frances O. Woodley 1889-89 Source: papers of Bruce Elliott
27. 1814 copy of deed from Zephaniah Davis to Thomas and William Collins 1791 Tyrrell Co NEW (mentions Davis, Collins, Pearce, Oliver, Snell, Davenport) Source: Papers of Bruce Elliott
28. Division of lands in five parcels to heirs of Robert Davis 1814 NEW (mentions Davis, Spruill, Davenport, Collins, Oliver) Source: Papers of Bruce Elliott
29. Copy of deed of gift from Ephraim Davenport to Charles Swain 1829 NEW (mentions Davenport, Swain, Clifton, Chesson, Phelps) Source: Papers of Bruce Elliott
30. Deed from Benjamin Arnold and Eunice Arnold to Aaron Spruill 1830 NEW (mentions Davenport, Arnold, Spruill, Chesson) Source: Papers of Bruce Elliott
31. Bond from Aaron Spruill to Alexander H. Davenport 1831 NEW, obliging Spruill to allow Davenport to drain water through his land (mentions Davenport, Spruill, Davis) Source: Papers of Bruce Elliott
32. Deed from Uriah Chesson to Mathias Owens 1840 NEW (mentions Chesson, Owens, Kennedy) Source: Papers of Bruce Elliott
33. Copy of last will and testament of Joseph Arnold 1841 (proved 1843) NEW (mentions Arnold, Long, Davis, Spruill, Davenport) Source: Papers of Bruce Elliott
34. Deed from George W. Spruill, George Swain and Nancey Ann Swain to Ebenezer Dunston 1857 NEW (mentions Spruill, Swain, Dunston, Collins, Davis, Davenport) Source: papers of Bruce Elliott
35. Deed from Jordan H. Phelps and Horace Spruill to Joshua B. Davenport 1858 NEW (mentions Phelps, Spruill, Davenport, Davis, Dunston, Furlow, Swain, Arnold) Source: papers of Bruce Elliott
36. Deed from Charles N. Mason to Joshua Twiddy 1864 NEW (mentions Mason, Twiddy, Davenport, Downing, Swain) Source: papers of Bruce Elliott
37. Receipts for farm rental and repairs made by Joshua B. Davenport as receiver for the heirs of Daniel Woodley 1886-90 NEW Source: papers of Bruce Elliott

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