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{{Quote|I told her that, as she no longer had a master, her freedom would begin by choosing a name for herself. She laughed – she has the most delightful laugh! – then she told me that her name was Abigail.|Achilles reflecting on his first meeting with Abigail, 1744.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}} | {{Quote|I told her that, as she no longer had a master, her freedom would begin by choosing a name for herself. She laughed – she has the most delightful laugh! – then she told me that her name was Abigail.|Achilles reflecting on his first meeting with Abigail, 1744.|Assassin's Creed: Rogue}} | ||
[[File:Davenport family painting.png|250px|thumb|A painting of Abigail with her family]] | [[File:Davenport family painting.png|250px|thumb|A painting of Abigail with her family]] | ||
'''Abigail Davenport''' (1721 – 1754), | '''Abigail Davenport''' (1721 – 1754), formerly '''Angélique-Denise''', was the wife of [[Master Assassin]] [[Achilles Davenport]] and the mother of their son, [[Connor Davenport]]. | ||
Born a slave, Angélique-Denise was | Born a slave in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]], the woman was brought to the North American colonies as the wife of the executioner [[Mathieu Léveillé]]. After Léveillé's death, she was baptized Angélique-Denise. | ||
On 10 May 1744, Angélique was bought out of slavery by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[John de la Tour]]. After meeting de la Tour's fellow Assassin Achilles Davenport, she changed her name to Abigail. Achilles soon fell in love with her and the pair married. | |||
Sometime after the [[French and Indian War]] had begun, she and her son [[Connor Davenport|Connor]] died of typhoid fever, and the pair were later buried on a hill next to the [[Davenport Homestead]]. Following this, Abigail was eventually joined in death by her husband in 1781. | |||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' | |||
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[[Category:1721 births]] | [[Category:1721 births]] | ||
Revision as of 16:56, 21 January 2015
- "I told her that, as she no longer had a master, her freedom would begin by choosing a name for herself. She laughed – she has the most delightful laugh! – then she told me that her name was Abigail."
- ―Achilles reflecting on his first meeting with Abigail, 1744.[src]
Abigail Davenport (1721 – 1754), formerly Angélique-Denise, was the wife of Master Assassin Achilles Davenport and the mother of their son, Connor Davenport.
Born a slave in the West Indies, the woman was brought to the North American colonies as the wife of the executioner Mathieu Léveillé. After Léveillé's death, she was baptized Angélique-Denise.
On 10 May 1744, Angélique was bought out of slavery by the Assassin John de la Tour. After meeting de la Tour's fellow Assassin Achilles Davenport, she changed her name to Abigail. Achilles soon fell in love with her and the pair married.
Sometime after the French and Indian War had begun, she and her son Connor died of typhoid fever, and the pair were later buried on a hill next to the Davenport Homestead. Following this, Abigail was eventually joined in death by her husband in 1781.