Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p James Davenport (1716–1757) was an American clergyman and itinerant preacher noted for his often controversial actions during the First Great Awakening. Davenport was born in Stamford, Connecticut, to an old Puritan family. Graduating from Yale College, he was ordained as a minister by the Congregational Council of Southold, Long Island in October 1738.It was around this time that he met Presbyterian revivalist Gilbert Tennent and English evangelical George Whitefield.. }
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- James_Davenport_(clergyman) comment "James Davenport (1716–1757) was an American clergyman and itinerant preacher noted for his often controversial actions during the First Great Awakening. Davenport was born in Stamford, Connecticut, to an old Puritan family. Graduating from Yale College, he was ordained as a minister by the Congregational Council of Southold, Long Island in October 1738.It was around this time that he met Presbyterian revivalist Gilbert Tennent and English evangelical George Whitefield.".