 In the aftermath of the American Revolutionary War, Davenport took ill and wounded US soldiers into home to care for their recovery.Abraham Davenport died in Danbury, Connecticut on 20 November 1789 at age 74; he was buried in Northfield, Connecticut, bequeathing that land and to the church.In 1737, Davenport was the Stamford town tithingman, and in 1738, he was the town surveyor.