John Davenport

Events

1

Episodes

4

Years

1637–1640

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Davenport, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Founding of New Haven

   1637–1640

   Role: Reverend and leader of the founding party

   1. 11637 · New Haven harbor areaPuritan Reconnaissance

      A small Puritan party surveyed the New Haven harbor area and wintered there in 1637.

   2. 2April 1638 · New Haven harborMain Party Arrival

      Five hundred Puritans led by Davenport and Eaton sailed into the harbor in April 1638.

   3. 31639 · New HavenNine Square Plan Implementation

      Eight streets were laid out in a three-by-three grid a year after founding, creating the Nine Square Plan.

   4. 41640 · New HavenTheocratic Governance Establishment

      By 1640, the town had a theocratic government and was renamed New Haven.

Sources

1. New Haven, Connecticut Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18