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John Davenport sermon book, 1649-1652.

 Collection
Identifier: MS5374

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a single bound volume of manuscript sermons. There are at least 43 sermons within the volume and there are extensive notes in the margins next to most sermons. The majority of the sermons are based on passages found within Mark and Luke.

Dates

  • 1649-1652

Creator

Restrictions on Access

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Restrictions on Use

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Biographical Note

John Davenport was born on April 9, 1597 to a wealthy family in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. He attended Oxford University but left before completing his degree. He served as chaplain of Hilton Castle and later became the curate of St. Lawrence Jewry in London. In 1624 he became vicar or St Stephen’s Church in London and in 1625 he returned to Oxford to complete his degree. After becoming an associate of John Preston, a leading Puritan scholar, Davenport joined the Puritan movement. Frustrated at the establishment, he resigned from the Church of England in 1633 and moved to Holland.

In 1637 he acquired a patent for a colony in Massachusetts and soon thereafter departed for Boston. In 1638 he co-founded the colony of New Haven; his other co-founder was a classmate from Oxford, Theophilus Eaton. In 1667 the Connecticut colony was reorganized and New Haven became an incorporated town within Connecticut. That same year, Davenport was invited to become the minister of the First Church in Boston. He moved to Boston in 1668 and was installed as the minister in December of that year. Davenport served as the minister of the First Church of Boston until March 15, 1670 when he died of apoplexy.

Extent

1 Volume

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

John Davenport was born on April 9, 1597 to a wealthy family in England. After becoming an associate of John Preston, Davenport joined the Puritan movement. In 1637 he acquired a patent for a colony in Massachusetts and in 1638 he co-founded the colony of New Haven. In 1668 Davenport became the minister at the First Church in Boston. He died on March 15, 1670. This collection contains a single bound volume of manuscript sermons.

Technical Requirements

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Acquisition Information

Volume was temporarily loaned to the Congregational Library & Archives, June 2018, by the First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, UCC for the purpose of digitization; Accession 2018-15.

Accruals

Additional accruals are expected for this collection in the form of full-text transcription. There is no anticipated date for this accrual.

Location of Originals

The physical volume is held by the First Church in Cambridge, Congregational, UCC.

Processing Information

Processed by Zachary Bodnar, September 2018, using DACS Second Edition.

Title
John Davenport sermon book, 1649-1652.
Status
Completed
Author
Zachary Bodnar, Jules Thomson
Date
2019-02-13
Description rules
Dacs2 2013
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Congregational Library & Archives Repository

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