John Davenport "The Founder"

The Stamford Historical Society Presents

Portrait of a Family: Stamford through the Legacy of the Davenports

Davenport Coat of Arms

The crest on this rendition is that of a felon's head on a wreath.  Another version (as seen on the tabular monument of the Reverend John Davenport and on the silver tankard shown in this exhibit) resembles that of a wolf's head, and probably, like the felon crest, has reference to the family rights for clearance of wolves and robbers from the forests of Leek and Macclesfield, granted by charter to Vivian de Davenport in the 13th century.

Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Davenport Spence

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Introduction Stamford’s Colonial Period 1641-1783 The Later 18th Century and Stamford’s American Revolution The Coming of the Railroad, Immigrants and Industrialization John Davenport: The American Career of an International Puritan (Francis J. Bremer) Davenports gather to launch exhibit at Historical Society Elizabeth Davenport Spence 1907-1998 (The Benefactress)

John Davenport 1597-1669/70 (The Founder) John Davenport 1669-1730/31 Abraham Davenport 1715-1789 James Davenport 1716-1755 John Davenport 1752-1830 James Davenport 1758-1797 Theodore Davenport 1792-1884 Theodore Davenport Jr. 1834-1913 John Davenport 1840-1910 Abraham Davenport 1767-1837 Amzi Benedict Davenport 1817-1894 Benjamin Butler Davenport 1871-1958

Noah Welles 1718-1776 Galen Carter 1832-1893 Samuel Fessenden 1847-1908 Charles Henry Crandall 1858-1923 Charles Davenport Lockwood 1877-1949 Davenport Coat of Arms Davenport Homestead The Dark Day