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John Davenport Sex: Male

Birth Date	1597 APR 09 Coventry, Warwick, England
Death Date	1670 MAR 15 Boston, Middlesex County , Massachusetts Bay Colony
Father	Henry Davenport Mayor of Coventry	Born: 1555 Coventry, Warwickshire, England	Died: 1627 MAY 29
Mother	Winifred Barnabit	Born: 1565	Died: 1597 Apr 12

John Davenport Notes:	He attended Merton and Magdalen Colleges, Oxford, and began preaching at a private chapel in 1615
Notes:	He was appointed lecturer and curate of St. Lawrence Jewry Church in London in 1619 and five years later, 1624, was chosen vicar of St. Stephens. Doubts about his religious orthodoxy almost prevented Davenport from serving in this post, but the intervention of powerful friends and his own declaration that he was not a Puritan satisfied the London authorities. By 1629, however, Davenport clearly identified with the Puritan cause and contributed 50 pounds to the Massachusetts Bay Company. Three years later he thought seriously about emigrating, and in 1633 when William Laud, archenemy of the Puritans, became Archbishop of Canterbury, Davenport resigned his position and fled to Holland. Son John Jr born in April 1635 at The Hague, Holland.[3] In 1637, with the encouragement of John Cotton in Massachusetts and his friend Theophilus Eaton (1590-1657/58), a prosperous London merchant, Davenport decided to sail to America. Eaton joined him, as did a number of families from St. Stephens parish. Although the members of the Davenport-Eaton company hoped to prosper economically in the New World, religious considerations were paramount among these strict and doctrinaire Puritans who hoped to establish a biblical commonwealth in New England. The company arrived in Massachusetts in June 1637. Davenport and Eaton quickly became dissatisfied with the land offered them and discouraged by the Anne Hutchinson Antinomian Controversy. They decided, therefore, to establish an independent colony at Quinnipiac, the site of a good harbor.
Notes:	Davenport and Eaton removed to the site of New Haven in April 1638. Eaton became governor of the new colony, and Davenport was installed as minister of the New Haven church. The colony grew to include the towns of Milford, Guilford, Branford, Stamford, and Southold, Long Island, but never prospered as its founders intended. The restoration of Charles II to the English throne put the tiny commonwealth that lacked any legal foundation in imminent danger. New Havens cause was scarcely aided by the sanctuary it gave to regicides Edward Whalley and John Goffe, reputedly secreted for a time in Davenports own home. Davenport unsuccessfully opposed the absorption of New Haven into Connecticut--as prescribed by the Charter of 1662. With the battle lost, Davenport felt that his lifes work had failed, and in 1667 he accepted the pastorate of the First Church in Boston. The New Haven church opposed his dismisal, and he was only installed in Boston a few months before his death in March 1669/70. John Davenport was an eminent scholar and theologian justly acclaimed for his crucial role in the founding and early history of New Haven. The ministry of the Rev. John Davenport, 1639-1668, The First Church of Christ in New Haven
Notes:	Place of Burial: Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
John Davenport Will:	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts,

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Elizabeth Wooley Sex: Female

Birth Date	1603
Death Date	1676
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Parents 2	4 persons	8 persons	16 persons	32 persons	64 persons	128 persons	256 persons	512 persons	1024 persons	-
Mayor of Coventry Henry Davenport b.1555 Coventry, Warwickshire, England d.1627	MAYOR Edward Davenport b.1512 Coventry Leics, Leicester, England d.1584	Christopher Davenport b.1500 Malpas Parish, Cheshire, , England See Notes	Nicholas Davenport b.1450 Woodford, Cheshire d.1522	John Davenport b.1426 Woodford, Cheshire d.1480	Christopher Davenport b.1392 Woodford, Cheshire d.1488	Nicholas Davenport b.1367 Wheltrough, Cheshire England d.1423	SIR KNIGHT John Davenport JENKIN John 2 b.1296 d.1384	Thomas Davenport b.1283 d.1350 See Notes	SIR KNIGHT Thomas de Davenport b.1254 d.1320 See Notes	MORE>
								Elizabeth Cransley b.1295 Davenport, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom d.1355
							Margaret Done of Utkinton b.1342 Cheshire, England d.1417	Richard Donne of Utkinton V b.1312 d.1371	Richard Donne of Utkinton b.1275 d.1312	MORE>
								Margaret Done of Utkinton b.1342 Cheshire, England d.1417
						Ellen Le Massey b.1371 d.1402
							Ellen Le Massey b.1371 d.1402
					Alicia Ardene b.1394 d.1429
						Alicia Ardene b.1394 d.1429
				Alice Prestwick b.1430 d.1454

			Margaret Savage b.1460 d.1542
				Margaret Savage b.1460 d.1542
		Emma Blunt b.1500 d.1516	John Blunt b.1467 Trent, Stafford, England d.1504
				Emma Blunt b.1500 d.1516

	Maria Harford b.1512 d.1592

Parents 2	4 persons	8 persons	16 persons	32 persons	64 persons	128 persons	256 persons	512 persons	1024-persons	-
Winifred Barnabit b.1565 Warwick, Warwickshire, England d.1597

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