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The Davenports of Charleston arrived not 100 years after the city’s founding. Charles Davenport, second son of Arthur Davenport, made his way across the Atlantic and founded a large planation. Through the years, the Davenports rose to prominence as ranchers, merchants, bankers, lawyers, politicians, and their influence grew from Charleston up to Charlotte and down to Savannah and beyond. It was once said that no continent was free of a Davenport’s influence. 

Johnny Bertram Davenport is not of those Davenports.