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James Pierpont I, Rev; Abigail Davenport Pierpont

First Marriage — Abigail Davenport

• Description: James Pierpont marries Abigail Davenport on October 27, 1691 in New Haven. Abigail is the daughter of John Davenport Jr. and the granddaughter of Reverend John Davenport, the founding minister of New Haven colony. The marriage is thus a direct link between Pierpont and the founding Puritan line of New Haven itself. The union lasts less than four months.
• Source: Find a Grave, Rev James Pierpont (1659–1714), Memorial ID 20493256 — https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20493256/james-pierpont; WikiTree, James Pierpont (1660–1714) citing Vital Records of New Haven, 1649–1850 (Order of Founders and Patriots of America, CT Society, 1917) — https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pierpont-70
• Quote: "He m.(1) Abigail Davenport, Oct. 27, 1691 at New Haven." — Find a Grave, Memorial ID 20493256