Mary King

Mary married Charles Frederick Whistler on 14 Feb 1946 in Bogata, Red River County, Texas. Charles was born on 20 Jul 1921 in Pecan Gap, Delta County, Texas; died on 17 Feb 1999 in Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Wayne Charles Whistler

Walter married Nora May Sloan on 24 Oct 1920 in Red River County, Texas. Nora (daughter of Robert Easley Sloan and Mary Lou McCulloch) was born on 8 Oct 1893 in Clarksville, Red River County, Texas; died on 28 Sep 1987 in Bogata, Red River County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married Mary Lou McCulloch on 8 Jan 1893 in Red River County, Texas. Mary was born in 0Jan 1870 in Monroe County, Tennessee; died on 4 Feb 1909 in Bogata, Red River County, Texas; was buried in Bogata, Red River County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Elizabeth M. Denton on 11 Mar 1866 in Cassville, Bartow County, Georgia. Elizabeth (daughter of Isaac Denton and Elizabeth Guinn) was born in 1830 in Monroe County, Tennessee; died on 11 Oct 1906 in Bogata, Red River County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isaac married Elizabeth Guinn in 1815. Elizabeth was born on 30 Oct 1788 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia; died before 1870 in Catoosa County, Georgia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot

Notes:

John Denton was born 17 June 1759 in Dunsmore County, Virginia. He was a son of Abraham and Mourning (Hogg) Denton. About 1775 John Denton moved with his family to the Watauga settlements, where he resided during the period of the Revolution. He moved a short distance south to the Nolichucky settlements about 1780, and then into what is now Cocke County, Tennessee about 1791.

During the earlier part of the Revolution, the inhabitants of the Watauga and Nolichucky settlements were driven back to the older and safer settlements in Virginia by the Cherokee Indians at the urging of British agents among the Indians.

The settlers of the Watauga and Nolichucky settlements were warned of the impending onslaught of the Cherokees by four traders from the Cherokee Nation. It appears that the traders who carried the warning were Isaac Thomas, William Falling, Jarret Williams and probably John Bryan(t). The warning was given to these traders by Nancy Ward, who helped them to escape from the Indian towns on the Little Tennessee and Tellico Rivers in present Monroe County, Tennessee. This was a three-pronged invasion by the,Indians with the main force led by the implacable foe of the settlers, the war chief of the Cherokees, Dragging Canoe. It was his intention to fall upon the settlers near the Long Island of Holston in what is now Sullivan County, and then carry the battle to the lower Virginia settlements. Thanks to the warning, conveyed to them by the traders and Nancy Ward, militia of the region had gathered.

On 20 July 1776 at Island Flats near Long Island of Holston, the frontier militia under command of Captain James Thompson, who lived on the island, met and defeated the Indians. The militia was apparently composed of five companies commanded by Captains John Campbell, James Shelby,
William Buchanan, William Cocke, and Thomas Madison in addition to that of James Thompson who was in overall command.Dragging Canoe's party was composed of about 170-200 warriors.

A second force of Indians, under command of The Raven, raided the settlements in Carter Valley in present day Hawkins County. Settlers there had been warned of the holocaust and had fled their homes, with the men going to the nearest fort, and the women and children back to what i@ now
Wythe County, Virginia. Finding little to deter them, the Indians made inroads into the settlements on the Clinch River, and in the neighborhood of The Wolf Hills (present day Abingdon), Virginia. The tide of Indian invasion rolled up to the Seven Mile Ford of the Holston. This took place in the
late summer and early fall of 1776, And in early 1777 the Indians returned and raided Poor Valley.

A third party of Indians, under command of Old Abram of Chilhowee, raided Fort Caswell on the Watauga 21 July 1776, but was beaten back. Although unable to accomplish any objectives of their invasion, the Indians remained for some time around the Nolichucky settlements.

It appears that John Denton was not involved in any of the battles of July 1776 against the Indians. Probably he had accompanied the women and children back to the Virginia settlements.

John Denton volunteered in a company of infantry commanded by Captain James Young at Riddles Fort of Holston River in Virginia. While on the march to join the army being assembled to march against the Cherokees on Little Tennessee River, Captain Young was killed, about 20 miles below Riddles Port. Lieutenant William Young commanded until they reached Long Island of the Holston where the company was placed under command of Captain James Shelby and Major Evan Shelby, in the army being assembled under command of Colonel William Christian. This army left the Long Island about 1 Oct 1776, and the first day marched six miles up Horse Creek, past the divide-with Lick Creek, and camped at Double Springs. Here they were joined by Watauga and Nolichucky troops under Captains James Robertson and John Sevier. The companies of James Robertson, John Sevier, James Thompson, Daniel Smith, and Gilbert Christian were formed into a battalion under Major Evan Shelby. The army of Colonel William Christian was made up of about 1800 men and marched 6 Oct 1776 from the Double Spring camp toward the Indian towns. They went down Lick Creek, in present Greene County, to its junction with Nolichucky River. During the night while the army was camped here Ellis Hardin, a trader at the Cherokee towns, came into camp with information that the Indians were waiting on the south side of the French Broad to contest the crossing of the river. From the camp at the mouth of Lick Creek the army marched across the Nolichucky and up Long Creek to its head, then down Dumplin Creek to the French Broad River. The army's march was evidently along the Great War Path of the Indians, and the ford across the French Broad was near Buckingham Island.

Before the army reached the ford they were met by Fallin, a
trader who had a white flag, but this was disregarded by
Colonel Christian. The Cherokee Nation was divided. One
faction, led by Chief Dragging Canoe who had been wounded at
the Battle of Island Flats 20 July 1776, wanted to abandon the
towns along the Little Tennessee and withdraw further down the
Holston (now Tennessee). The elders and other of the tribe
wanted to remain in the beloved towns along the Little
Tennessee. This faction prevailed, and the Cherokees sent
Nathaniel Gist to seek peace from Colonel Christian. Later,
Dragging Canoe, with many young Cherokees and some Creeks,
would prevail and make many vicious raids against the settlers
from the Chicamauga towns in the vicinity of the present day
Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Colonel Christian, having been told the Indians were prepared
to contest the fording of French Broad at Buckingham Island,
attempted a ruse. He had his men light a fire and pitch tents
for each mess, as if the army meant to remain in camp on the
north side of the French Broad River for several days. At
8:00 P.M. he took 1100 men, marched about four miles below
Buckingham Island and crossed the river at the ford discovered
there by some scouts from John Sevier's company. It was the
intention of Colonel Christian to attack the Indians drawn up
to oppose the crossing of the river from behind before
sunrise. To Christian's surprise there was no Indian force
there. It is possible the crossing of the French Broad was
made the night of 15 Oct 1776, Colonel Christian had stated in
a report from the Bouble Spring camp 6 Oct 1776 that it was
his intention to cross French Broad October 15. Christian
allowed the men to remain in camp that day to dry their
equipment and clothes which had gotten wet at the crossing
made at the lower ford. While in camp on the south bank of
French Broad, in what is now Sevier County, the scouts and
traders from the Cherokee towns came in and reported that many
of the Indian warriors had taken their families and fled south
to the Hiwassee River, in present day McMinn, Meigs, and
Bradley Counties.

After spending the day following the crossing of French Broad
in camp, the army resumed the march to the towns of the
Overhill Cherokees along the Little Tennessee River, probably
on 16 or 17 Oct 1776. From the fording of the French Broad to
Toqua Ford on Little Tennessee the march led the army up the
valley of Boyds Creek, in present day Sevier County, and down
Ellejoy Creek from its source in Sevier County to where it
runs into Little River in present day Blount County. The army
passed the present site of Maryville, Tennessee, and on
Friday, 18 Oct 1776, crossed the Little Tennessee River near
Toqua, probably at Tomotley Ford. The night of 18 Oct 1776
was spent at Tomotley a site of a Cherokee village downriver
from Toqua. No opposition was found and next day the forces
of Colonel Christian marched downriver, on the south side of
Little Tennessee passing through Tuskegee, then past the site
of old Fort Loudon which was destroyed by the Cherokees in
1760, to the Great Island Town (Mialaquo). Colonel Christian
made his headquarters at Great Island Town near the present
Vonore, Monroe County, Tennessee. The army camped near the
Indian towns about six weeks and probably returned to their
homes about 1 December 1776.

The Nolichucky and Watauga settlements were the scene of more
turmoil in 1777. May 7, 1777 the General Assembly of North
Carolina provided that four companies of rangers or scouts,
composed of to men each, should be raised among the people
settled west of the mountains. One of these companies was
commanded by James Stuart, and apparently was based, or was
responsible for the present area of Unicoi County. John
Denton was a member of a company of 40 rangers commanded by
Captain Thomas Price and Lieutenant Jarrett Williams. It
appears that Captain Price's company ranged through Greene and
Hawkins Counties, and was on duty six months, probably being
released in late 1777. It was the duty of these companies to
keep the Indians in check.

John Denton took part in another campaign which appears to be
that of the winter of 1780. Monday, 25 Sep 1780 the riflemen
of the Watauga and Nolichucky settlements gathered at Sycamore
Shoals at the foot of Yellow Mountain near Elizabethtown in
present Carter County. Their purpose was to meet and defeat
the British under Colonel Patrick Ferguson. On Saturday, 7
Oct 1780, the riflemen of Watauga, Nolichucky, Southwest
Virginia, and western North Carolina along with some South
Carolina and Georgia patriots met the British of Ferguson and
defeated them at Kings Mountain in South Carolina. The men of
Watauga and Nolichucky were commanded by John Sevier. There
is no indication that John Denton was among the riflemen at
Kings Mountain, but he was among those who were called to meet
the threat of the Cherokee almost as soon as the victors of
Kings Mountain returned to their homes "west of the blue
hills."

As soon as he could do so after the victory at Kings Mountain,
Colonel John Sevier detached the company of Captain George
Russell make a forced march to their homes. Nancy Ward had
sent the traders from the Cherokee towns to warn the settlers
that a large force of Indians had been instigated by the
British to march against the settlements on Watauga and
Nolichucky. Almost as soon as Sevier returned home he called
for a force to meet the impending invasion.

Among those called or volunteered was John Denton. He
volunteered in a company which elected Joseph Bullen Captain
and himself as First Lieutenant. The army rendexvoused at
Swan Pond on Lick Creek, marched down Long Creek in present
day Jefferson County, to the ford of the French Broad near
Buckingham Island where they crossed the rive@and marched on
to meet the Indians. In his application for a pension John
Denton states that the battle was fought at Cedar Springs in
Blount County. John Denton states that he pursued and killed
an Indian, taking a gun with "Georgis Rex" inscribed on the
barrel and a new British tomahawk from the man. This was the
engagement which has come down to us as the Battle of Boyds
Creek and it was fought Saturday 16 Dec 1780. According to
John Denton the contingent commanded by Colonel Sevier was
composed of 270 men. Very soon after the battle Colonel
Sevier received a message from Colonel Arthur Campbell of
Southwest Virginia stating that he would arrive within a week,
and asking Sevier to wait for his arrival before marching on
to the towns of the Indians. Sevier fell back to the ford of
the French Broad near Buckingham Island, but Colonel Campbell
did no arrive until Friday 22 Dec 1780, and provisions were
running short. Colonel Campbell and Major Martin from
Sullivan County arrived with 300-400 additional men, and the
march was resumed to the Little Tennessee River where a
crossing was made at Tomotley Ford Sunday 24 Dec 1780. Chota
was reached on Monday 25 Dec 1780 and a large store of
supplies was found. Resistance was slight and Thursday 28
December the villages of Chota, Tellico and Tuskegee were
burned and the army moved to Kaitee on Tellico River.
Hiwassee was also found to be abandoned and Monday 1 Jan 1780
the army turned homeward.

In 1782 John Denton married Mary Moore, a daughter of James
Moore and Martha Denton Moore, who was the second wife of
Colonel John Tipton. John Denton appears to have remained in
the Nolichucky settlements until about 1790 when he moved@
what later became Cocke County. He obtained two grants from
the state of Tennessee for land on Cosby Creek. About 1812-15
he moved to Overton County, Tennessee where he lived until
about 1820-25 when he moved to Monroe County, Tennessee,
perhaps to land which he had first seen while on the Indian
campaigns in 1776 and 1780. Little is known of the later life
of John Denton. He died 5 July 1842, in Monroe County, and
may be buried in Hopewell Cemetery. He was granted a pension
for his service during the Revolution as was his widow Mary in
1849.

John Denton was a son of Abraham III and 1st wife Elizabeth.

From "Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files:"

"John, Mary, W352, NC & VA? soldier was b. 6-17-1759 in Shenandoah CO, VA and at age of 15 moved to the Watauga River in what is now Washington CO, TN and lived there at enl. & lived there 8 years then moved to the Nolichucky River in TN for 8 years then moved to Cocke CO TN for 8 years then moved to Monroe CO,TN and sol appl there 18 Jun 1833 and wid appl there 30 Jan 1844 aged 77 in Feb 1843, sol & wid had m. 1 Apr 1782 and she was b. 27 Feb 1766, sold 2 Jul 1842, children were: Phebe b. 15 Feb 1783; Sarah b 1 Feb 1786, Reuben b 22 Jan 1788, Matthew b 21 May 1790 and Abigail b 11 Mar 1792."

"In the year 1779 or '80 he volunteered while living on Nolachucky River in what is now Washington CO, TN in the Cavalry under Col. John Sevier to go against the Cherokee Indians. When the company was raised, Joseph Bullen was elected Captain and applicant 1st Lt. in which offices they served. About 270 men were under Col. Sevier who marched from Long Cedar Springs -- in what is now Blount CO, TN, where they had an engagement with the Indians and killed 12 of them and wounded many more. He killed one Indian whom he had pursued some distance and from him he took a new gun with "Georgia Rex" on the barrel and a new tomahawk, said to have been furnished by the British. He then under Col. Sevier marched back to Buckingham Island in French Broad, where they were joined by Col. Campbell from VA with about 300 men. They then all marched down the Tennessee River in what is now Monroe CO and killed several Indians in the campaign. In this campaign he was engaged as 1st Lt. at least onemonth and a half. He received no discharge and no pay and served in all eleven months.

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by theWar Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as he states. Jeremiah Frazer, Thomas J. Caldwell, William James, William Tipton."

He died 2 Jul 1842 in Monroe CO, TN

John married Mary Moore on 8 Jun 1782 in Shenandoah County, Commonwealth of Virginia. Mary (daughter of Dr. James Moore and Martha "Mary" Denton) was born on 22 Feb 1766 in Virginia; died in 1851 in Monroe County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: Revolutionary War Patriot
• Alt Birth: 1738

Notes:

28 Jan 2013

Comments (Abraham Denton, III b. 0___ 1726 Orange Co.,NY d. 0___ 1828 Obion Co.,TN,intestate): In my research, I have found that the person(S) who perpetrated the mistake that Abraham Denton 111 died in Obion county were indeed mistaken.

He was very elderly when he appears in 1820 census of Perry county and on the petition to form Perry county.

He moved there after selling his farm in white County in 1817. I have read the records that Edith Whitley used and they omit Perry County and make the claim of Obion. This needs to be changed . Researchers have scoured Obion for some trace to no avail. It was formed later than Perry ,as well.

norma Drake
wwjj@blomand.net

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Note: SOURCE NOTES:
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He appears to have remained in Shenandoah County, Virginia until the death of his father.

It is the opinion of David S. Templin (author/source of this information) that this Abraham married Mourning Hogg in Shenandoah (then Dunsmore Co) County, Virginia, possibly about 1757.

Abraham Denton had moved to Wataga settlement by 1775, andthe family was forced back into Virginia by the Cherokees invasionduring the summer of 1776.

Abraham Denton was active in the affairs of Washington and Greene Counties.

This Abraham seems to have disappeared from East Tennessee by the time Tennessee became a state. It is said that he appears in White County, Tennessee about 1809 and in Perry County in 1821. He is said to have died in Obion County,Tennessee.

19 Feb 2007; http://www.dentongenealogy.org/abraham.htm

1738-1828

Abraham DENTON III was born in 1738 in Orange CO, NY. Died in 1828 in Obion CO, TN. From "The Denton Family" by David H. Templin, printed in the Smokey Mountain Historical Newsletter, Spring 1983: "Abraham Denton moved to the Watauga settlements by 1775, and the family was forced back into Virginia by the Cherokee invasion during the summer of 1776. Abraham was active in the affairs of Washington and Greene Counties. Abraham apparently was living in the section of Washington County which was formed into Greene County. August 23, 1784, Abraham was a delegate from Greene County to the convention held in Jonesboro and which led to the formation of the State of Franklin. Abraham was one of five grantees to 150 acres lying in the Fork of Big Pigeon and French Broad River. This grant was issued by North Carolina June 11, 1788. The land is located in what is now Cocke County, Tennessee. The first church established in what is now Cocke County, Tennessee was the Big Pigeon Baptist Church. Among the charter members is found Mourning Denton. Abraham seems to have disappeared from East Tennessee by the time Tennessee became a state. It is said that he appears in White County, Tennessee about 1809 and in Perry county in 1821. In her book, Edythe Whitely lists the children of Abraham and Mourning Denton. The list seems to have been prepared from letters and other papers collected from John S. Denton. One letter cited in her book was from Holland Denton, grandson of Abraham and Mourning."

Abraham apparently fought with the North Carolina line in the Revolutionary War after he moved to the Yadkin river region.

Abraham's movements: 1766 in NC; 1774 in Rowan CO, NC; 1783 in Burke CO, NC then to Washington CO, TN (Sinking Creek); 1809 to 1821 in White CO, TN and later to Hickman and Perry COs, TN.

He married Elizabeth who died.

They had the following children:

John DENTON
Elizabeth "Bettie" DENTON


He also married Mourning HOGG in 1766. Mourning HOGG was born in 1750. She died in Monroe Co., TN.

They had the following children:

Rev. Isaac DENTON
Sarah "Sally" DENTON
Nancy M. DENTON
Samuel DENTON
Abraham DENTON IV
Jeremiah "Big Jerry" DENTON
Margaret "Peggy" DENTON
Elijah DENTON
Agnes DENTON
Martha DENTON

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Hi Jim. I would like to add to your message on the movements of Abraham DENTON III. It indicates that perhaps he was in Smith Co TN on 1 Jan 1801 since he signed a petition while living there until White Co., TN was formed. Thanks to Rich EDWARDS who sent me copies of the petitions (1-1-1801) signed by the settlers of SMITH County TENNESSEE living on OBED River in opposition of a new county to be formed. Looking at the first signed petition Jacob SHIPMON signed the petition and so did Moses SHIPMAN , Abraham SHIPMAN and George SAILING husband of Sarah Jane KUYKENDAL SHIPMAN.

These SHIPMANs were living is the same vicinity and are considered to be of the same family. No DENTONs on this petition.

Another copy of the same petition with slight differences in some of the wording is signed by the residents of Smith County. No SHIPMANs nor DENTONs signed on this petition.

Another copy of the same petition dtd 1-1-1801 was signed by 104 of Smith County TN residents including in order the following:

#5 Abrem DENTEN
#10 Samuel DENTEN
#11 John DANTON
#12 Jeremiah DANTON
#14 Elijah DANTON
#15 Abraham DENTON SR
#16 Samuel DENTON SR
#17 Benjamin DENTON (Married to a Jane SHIPMAN)*
#18 Jacob SHIPMAN (Married to a Nancy DENTON)*
* Numbers (#) & Notations were added by me
Source---Tenn. State Archives Legislative Petitions 1799-1801 Roll 1
Ansearchin' News Fall 1992

Jim I also have reasons to believe that the Samuel DENTON SR between Abraham Denton SR and Benjamin DENTON above is the father of Benjamin DENTON that is also later found on the 1812 WHite Co TN Tax List. Both Sam and Ben are on the 1820 Perry Co TN Census. So evidently the thoughts that Samuel DENTON died in 1811 in SC is either incorrect or else there is another Samuel DENTON who is the brother of Abraham DENTON. It was stated by Ben F DENTON a grandson of Benjamin DENTON who died in Marshall CO MS in a letter that his Grandfather Ben was a cousin of Samuel DENTON the son of Abraham DENTON that Died in Obion Co., TN.
All three were on the 1820 Perry Co TN Census.

It has been written that Samuel DENTON was born in 1734 in Orange CO, NY. Died in 1811 in Pendleton Dictrict, SC. Samuel was a Revolutionary War Soldier in the NC Continental Line and received bounty land in White CO, TN. Until proper dates are learned, it is uncertain which children belong to which mother.

By 1769 both Abraham III and Samuel had joined a wagon train from the Shenandoah Valley to Lord Granville's land sale in North Carolina. This wagon train was made up of the then current younger generation of the Plumleys, Weavers, Moores, Hoggs, Dentons, etc. These, the growing-up children of the original immigrants to the Virginia frontier were marrying and developing families of their own and hungered for land of their own. They could not afford the local land and family holdings were not large enough to divide among all of the children. When Lord Granville began to advertise his land for sale, it was a new frontier to these young families. Tax lists and early censuses show that Samuel settled in what is now Granville CO while Abraham III settled in Caswell CO. Each chose to settle near where their wives' relatives bought land -- the Moores around Samuel and the Hoggs around Abraham III's family.

And it appears both Abraham and Samuel traveled on into Smith Co TN in 1801 with other families including a Jacob SHIPMAN that was married to Samuel`s daughter Nancy Denton.

Joe

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“Abraham Denton moved to the Watauga settlements by 1775, and the family was forced back into Virginia by the Cherokee invasion during the summer of 1776. Abraham was active in the affairs of Washington and Greene Counties. Abraham apparently was living in the section of Washington County which was formed into Greene County. August 23, 1784, Abraham was a delegate from Greene County to the convention held in Jonesboro and which led to the formation of the State of Franklin. Abraham was one of five grantees to 150 acres lying in the Fork of Big Pigeon and French Broad River. This grant was issued by North Carolina June 11, 1788. The land is located in what is now Cocke County, Tennessee. The first church established in what is now Cocke County, Tennessee was the Big Pigeon Baptist Church. Among the charter members is found Mourning Denton. Abraham seems to have disappeared from East Tennessee by the time Tennessee became a state. It is said that he appears in White County, Tennessee about 1809 and in Perry County in 1821. In her book, Edythe Whitely lists the children of Abraham and Mourning Denton. The list seems to have been prepared from letters and other papers collected from John S.[avage] Denton. One letter cited in her book was from Holland Denton, grandson of Abraham and Mourning.”

SOURCE: Templin, David H., “The Denton Family,” Smoky Mountain Historical Newsletter, Vol. IX, #1, 5 pages, Spring 1983.

Abraham's movements:
1766 in NC
1774 in Rowan CO, NC
1783 in Burke CO, NC then to Washington CO, TN (Sinking Creek)
1809 to 1821 in White CO, TN
and later to Hickman and Perry COs, TN.

SOURCE: Skipper Steely, compiled by Cecile Denton Roden, "The Journey Across America: The Texas Dentons, 1630-1931", ©1985 by Cecile Denton Roden, (Paris, TX, By the Author:1985).

“Some of the leaders, reflecting that congress might decline to accept the territory ceded, and remembering that the constitution of North Carolina had made provisions for a future state within her limits on the western side of the Alleghanies, conceived the idea of forming a new state at once and forstalling the carrying out of the cessation programme,

“It was proposed that each captain’s company elect two representatives to asssemble and deliberate on conditions. Davidson county took no part in the proceedings.....Those from Greene county were: Daniel Kennedy, Alexander Outlaw, Joseph Gist, Samuel Weir, Asahel Rawlings, Joseph Bullard, John Managhan, John Murphy, David Campbell, Archibald Stone, Abraham Denton, Charles Robinson, and Elisha Baker.

“The representatives met at Jonesboro August 23, 1874, and organized by selecting John Sevier president and Landon Carter secretary.”

SOURCE: Hale, Will T. & Merritt, Dixon L., "A History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities", Vol. I, Chapter XI, “A State Within a State,” pp. 131-132, Reel/Fiche Number: Genealogy and local history; LH13711, (Online: ProQuest Company, 1999-2003), library card database, [Original published Hale, Will T. A & Merritt, Dixon L., History of Tennessee and Tennesseans : The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry and Modern Activities, (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1913)], , accessed 26 Sep 2003.

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Abraham DENTON III was born in 1738 in Orange CO, NY. Died in 1828 in Obion CO, TN. From "The Denton Family" by David H. Templin, printed in the Smokey Mountain Historical Newsletter, Spring 1983:

"Abraham Denton moved to the Watauga settlements by 1775, and the family was forced back into Virginia by the Cherokee invasion during the summer of 1776. Abraham was active in the affairs of Washington and Greene Counties. Abraham apparently was living in the section of Washington County which was formed into Greene County. August 23, 1784, Abraham was a delegate from Greene County to the convention held in Jonesboro and which led to the formation of the State of Franklin.

Abraham was one of five grantees to 150 acres lying in the Fork of Big Pigeon and French Broad River. This grant was issued by North Carolina June 11, 1788. The land is located in what is now Cocke County, Tennessee.

The first church established in what is now Cocke County, Tennessee was the Big Pigeon Baptist Church. Among the charter members is found Mourning Denton. Abraham seems to have disappeared from East Tennessee by the time Tennessee became a state. It is said that he appears in White County, Tennessee about 1809 and in Perry county in 1821. In her book, Edythe Whitely lists the children of Abraham and Mourning Denton. The list seems to have been prepared from letters and other papers collected from John S. Denton. One letter cited in her book was from Holland Denton, grandson of Abraham and Mourning."

Abraham apparently fought with the North Carolina line in the Revolutionary War after he moved to the Yadkin river region.

Abraham's movements: 1766 in NC; 1774 in Rowan CO, NC; 1783 in Burke CO, NC then to Washington Co, TN (Sinking Creek); 1809 to 1821 in White Co, TN and later to Hickman and Perry Cos, TN.

He married Elizabeth who died. They had the following children:

John DENTON Elizabeth "Bettie" DENTON

He also married Mourning HOGG in 1766. Mourning HOGG was born in 1750. She died in Monroe CO, TN.

They had the following children:

Rev. Isaac DENTON
Sarah "Sally" DENTON
Nancy M. DENTON
Samuel DENTON
Abraham DENTON IV
Jeremiah "Big Jerry" DENTON
Margaret "Peggy" DENTON
Elijah DENTON
Agnes DENTON
Martha DENTON

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Comments (Abraham Denton, III b. 0___ 1726 Orange Co.,NY d. 0___ 1828 Obion Co.,TN,intestate): In my research, I have found that the person(S) who perpetrated the mistake that Abraham Denton 111 died in Obion county were indeed mistaken. He was very elderly when he appears in 1820 census of Perry county and on the petition to form Perry county. He moved there after selling his farm in white County in 1817. I have read the records that Edith Whitley used and they omit Perry County and make the claim of Obion. This needs to be changed . Researchers have scoured Obion for some trace to no avail. It was formed later than Perry,as well.

norma Drake
wwjj@blomand.net

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Died:
, intestate

Abraham married Elizabeth Ann Hogg in 1757 in Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of William Hogg, I and Rachel Cooper) was born in 1742 in Shenandoah County, British Colony of Virginia; died in 1770 in Obion County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
this is a suspect death location...

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Death: 6 Jul 1761, Dale, Amelia County, Virginia, a British Colony in America

James married Martha "Mary" Denton in 1751 in Shenandoah County, Virginia. Martha (daughter of Captain Abraham Denton, II and Mary O'Dell) was born in 1736 in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia; died in 1794 in Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Burial: Toms Brook Cemetery, Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia
• Will: 12 Aug 1774, Shenandoah County, Virginia
• Probate: 27 Sep 1774, Shenandoah County, Virginia

Notes:

http://www.geocities.com/ladybug58/denton/wills_and_deeds.htm

WILLS and DEEDS

( Most of this information was from Sue Montgomery COOK , and research performed by myself, and from other sources )

1 ) Captain Abraham DENTON-m-Mary O'DELL, left a DEED dated August 12, 1774 which was signed by Mary Denton LITTLE . Dorothy CLOCK (CLARK) Elizabeth SMITH and Mary PARESON (PEARSON) made their marks.

Abraham's will was written August 12, 1774 and probated September 27, 1774 in Shenandoah Co, VA . Died in 1779 in Shenandoah, VA . Will book A, page 200, Woodstock, Shenandoah Co, VA, pgs. 228-229 . Administration and inventory of estate and apportionment . Heirs : Elizabeth SMITH, Hannah SMITH and Daridea CLOCK ( CLARK ). ( These were probably Mary's sisters who took care of her in her old age as her children had already moved on by the time her husband died ) .

2 ) From the copies of the deed book in " Kinfolks of Granville Co, NC, 1765-1826 " by Zae Hargett GWYNN : Benjamin DENTON and wife, Celia DENTON, and their children, John DENTON, Rueben DENTON, and Polly BECKHAM, wife of John BECKHAM, sold land willed to said Celia DENTON for her lifetime by Thomas WIGGINS and then to go to her children, Frederick DENTON, Samuel DENTON, and Elizabeth DENTON were also children of Benjamin and Celia DENTON. Frederick WIGGINS also signed this deed .

From the 1803-1806 Court minutes of Granville Co, NC : "DEED from Benjamin, Celia, John, Rueben DENTON, John BECKHAM, Frederick WIGGINS and Polly BECKHAM to Stephen SNEED, 197 acres and Celia DENTON relinquished her dower right in said land ".

Benjamin DENTON is listed in the tax records for Granville Co, NC, in 1784 and 1786, no Township listed.

3 ) Abraham DENTON, Sr. had purchased land from Richard VOLENTINE of Hempstead, L I., on March 3, 1700. The Orange Co, NY records show, " Abraham DENTON, Senr., of Precinct of Haverstraw to son Abraham DENTON, land . Delivered in presence of Jonas DENTON and John DENTON, January 10, 1729-30 .

4 ) From JAMES DENTON'S WILL : " In the name of God, Amen, I James DENTON, of Herricks, in the town of Hempstead, in Queens County, being very ill of body. I leave to my wife, Jane, all of my movable estate and household goods, ` and cattle and living creatures ', and use of my dwelling house, and one half of my barn and one half of all lands and meadows during her widowhood and after her death the whole is to go to my son James DENTON. If he dies before he is of the age of twenty-one, then all my brothers, Abraham and Jonas DENTON. I make my wife and my son James and my brother-in-law, William, executors".

Dated the 7th day of the 3rd month, 1713. Witnesses : Ezekiel SMITH, Joseph WOOD. proved at the Jamaica before Issac HICKS, Judge, February 3, 1723.




18 Feb 2007; http://www.dentongenealogy.org/capt.htm

1700-1774

Capt. Abraham II DENTON was born in 1700 in Hemstead, NY. Baptized on 12 Aug 1774. Died in 1774 in Shenandoah CO, VA. His will was presented August 12, 1774. He died and is buried at Tom's Brook Plantation in Shenandoah CO, VA (photo of present Tom's Brook below).

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Abraham was a Captain in the French and Indian War in the Provincial Army of 1766.

Abraham, according to sources in Orange CO, NY, had some problems with local law and soon after left the county for a new home in the Shenandoah County of Virginia. This was in 1729 or 1730. Thus started the move westward, for his sons each moved in different directions into the frontier.

From The Tennessee Valley Historical Review: "Abraham Denton, Junior, became involved with the law in New York in about 1729-30. He, along with some close relatives, left that state and headed for Virginia, crossing the eastern part of Pennsylvania and the northwestern part of Maryland. In the Valley of Virginia, then Orange County (later Augusta County) and the upper Virginia Valley, (Frederick, later Dunmore, and still later Shenandoah County) we find Abraham and his family. Also about the same time, Jonas Denton and others had reached the Virginia country. Samuel, Robert, James and John Denton begin to appear in the same general locality. The deeds in Frederick County clearly prove that the Dentons were there as early as 1755 and became prominent citizens."

Abraham left a deed dated August 12, 1774 which was signed by Mary Denton Little. Dorothy Clock (Clark) Elizabeth Smith and Mary Pareson (Pearson) made their marks.

He married Mary O'DELL in 1725 in Orange CO, NY. Mary O'DELL was born in 1702 in Woodstock, VA.Abraham's will was written August 12, 1774 and probated September 27, 1774 in Shenandoah CO, VA. Died in 1779 in Shenandoah, VA. Will book A, page 200, Woodstock Shenandoah CO, VA pgs. 228-229. Administration and inventory of estate and apportionment. Heirs: Elizabeth Smith, Hannah Smith and Daridea Clock (Clark). These were probably Mary's sisters who took care of her in her old age as her children had already moved on by the time her husband died.

They had the following children:

Joseph DENTON
Isaac DENTON Sr.
Samuel DENTON
James DENTON
Martha "Mary" DENTON
Abraham DENTON III

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Abraham Denton
BIRTH 1700
Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, USA
DEATH Sep 1774 (aged 73–74)
Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Toms Brook Cemetery
Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
MEMORIAL ID 37258309 · View Source

His wife also died in this area Mary Sarah O'Dell

From another contributor:

Fuller story on Abraham Denton

Capt. Abraham II DENTON was born in 1700 in Hemstead, NY. Baptized on 12 Aug 1774. Died in 1774 in Shenandoah CO, VA. His will was presented August 12, 1774. He died and is buried at Tom's Brook Plantation in Shenandoah CO, VA.

Abraham was a Captain in the French and Indian War in the Provincial Army of 1766.

Abraham, according to sources in Orange CO, NY, had some problems with local law and soon after left the county for a new home in the Shenandoah County of Virginia. This was in 1729 or 1730. Thus started the move westward, for his sons each moved in different directions into the frontier.

From The Tennessee Valley Historical Review: "Abraham Denton, Junior, became involved with the law in New York in about 1729-30. He, along with some close relatives, left that state and headed for Virginia, crossing the eastern part of Pennsylvania and the northwestern part of Maryland. In the Valley of Virginia, then Orange County (later Augusta County) and the upper Virginia Valley, (Frederick, later Dunmore, and still later Shenandoah County) we find Abraham and his family. Also about the same time, Jonas Denton and others had reached the Virginia country. Samuel, Robert, James and John Denton begin to appear in the same general locality. The deeds in Frederick County clearly prove that the Dentons were there as early as 1755 and became prominent citizens."

Abraham left a deed dated August 12, 1774 which was signed by Mary Denton Little. Dorothy Clock (Clark) Elizabeth Smith and Mary Pareson (Pearson) made their marks.

He married Mary O'DELL in 1725 in Orange CO, NY. Mary O'DELL was born in 1702 in Woodstock, VA.Abraham's will was written August 12, 1774 and probated September 27, 1774 in Shenandoah CO, VA. Died in 1779 in Shenandoah, VA. Will book A, page 200, Woodstock Shenandoah CO, VA pgs. 228-229. Administration and inventory of estate and apportionment. Heirs: Elizabeth Smith, Hannah Smith and Daridea Clock (Clark). These were probably Mary's sisters who took care of her in her old age as her children had already moved on by the time her husband died.

They had the following children:

Joseph DENTON
Isaac DENTON Sr.
Samuel DENTON
James DENTON
Martha "Mary" DENTON
Abraham DENTON III

Family Members
Parents
Abraham Denton
1675–1729

Martha Thorne Denton
1679–1730

Spouse
Mary O'Dell Denton
1702–1774

Siblings
Martha Denton Gale
unknown–1763

Children
Isaac Denton
1733–1795

Photo
Martha Denton Moore Tipton
1736–1794

Phoebe Denton Plumlee
1737–1797

Abraham Denton
1738–1827

end of this biography

Buried:
at Tom's Brook Plantation...

Abraham married Mary O'Dell in 1725 in Orange County, New York. Mary (daughter of Samuel O'Dell and Elizabeth Patience Tandy) was born in 1702-1704 in Westchester County, New York; died in 1779 in Shenandoah County, Commonwealth of Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Death: 1774

Notes:

http://www.dentongenealogy.org/html/dat59.html#17 reports that Mary was born
in 1704, Westchester,NY...DAH

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• Residence: Saint Pauls Parish, New Kent County. Virginia

Notes:

William "of Hanover County" Hogg I

Born about 1675 in New Kent County, Virginia
Son of John Hogg I and [mother unknown]
Brother of John Hogg II

Husband of Rachael (Cooper) Hogg — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants descendants

Father of Milburn Hogg I, John Hogg III, Gideon Hogg and William Hogg III
Died about 1749 in Hanover County, Virginia

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lived in Saint Paul's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia and Hanover County, Virginia

William married Rachel Cooper. Rachel was born on ~5 Dec 1680 in New Kent County, Virginia, a Colony of the British Empire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rachael Hogg formerly Cooper
Born about 5 Dec 1680 in United States
Daughter of William Steven Cooper and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of William Hogg I — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of Gideon Hogg
Died [date unknown] in United States
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Sources

https://familysearch.org/tree/person/LC5M-6MN/details?spouse=LVYB-3CV (now extinct)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1675

Notes:

http://www.dentongenealogy.org/abesr.htm

1668-1729

Abraham DENTON Sr was born in 1668 in Hempstead, LI. Died in 1729 in Orange CO, NY. Buried in Orange CO, NY. Abraham was a private in Captain Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715. He had purchased land from Richard Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700.

The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."

He married Martha THORNE in 1699 in Orange CO, NY. Martha THORNE was born in 1679 in Woodstock, VA. Died in 1730 in Orange CO, NY.

They had the following children:

*Abraham II DENTON Capt.
Martha DENTON was born in 1701 in Hempstead, LI, NY.

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Abraham DENTON Sr was born in 1668 in Hempstead, LI. Died in 1729 in Orange CO, NY. Buried in Orange CO, NY. Abraham was a in Captain Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715. He had purchased land from Richard Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700.

The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."

He married Martha THORNE in 1699 in Orange CO, NY. Martha THORNE was born in 1679 in Woodstock, VA. Died in 1730 in Orange CO, NY.

Abraham DENTON Sr was born in 1668 in Hempstead, LI. Died in 1729 in Orange CO, NY. Buried in Orange CO, NY. Abraham was a in Captain Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715.

He had purchased land from Richard Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700.

The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."

He married Martha THORNE in 1699 in Orange CO, NY. Martha THORNE was born in 1679 in Woodstock, VA. Died in 1730 in Orange CO, NY.

Abraham was a in Captain Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715. He had purchased land from Richard Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700.

The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."

Abraham DENTON Sr was born in 1668 in Hempstead, LI. Died in 1729 in Orange CO, NY. Buried in Orange CO, NY.

Abraham was a in Captain Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715.

He had purchased land from Richard Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700.

The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."

He married Martha THORNE in 1699 in Orange CO, NY. Martha THORNE was born in 1679 in Woodstock, VA. Died in 1730 in Orange CO, NY.

Abraham DENTON Sr was born in 1668 in Hempstead, LI. Died in 1729 in Orange CO, NY.

Buried in Orange CO, NY.

Abraham was a in Captain Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715.

He had purchased land from Richard Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700.

The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."

He married Martha THORNE in 1699 in Orange CO, NY. Martha THORNE was born in 1679 in Woodstock, VA. Died in 1730 in Orange CO, NY.

Abraham was a in Captain Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715. He had purchased land from Richard Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700.

The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."

end of this biogrphical sketch

Birth:
Map & History of Hempstead,NY ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hempstead,_New_York

Abraham married Martha Thorne in 1699 in Orange County, New York. Martha (daughter of William Thorne, Jr. and Winnifred Linington) was born in 1679 in Woodstock, Middlesex County, Virginia; died in 1730 in Orange County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1663, Westchester County, New York
• Alt Death: 1720, Westchester County, New York

Notes:

Samuel Odell I formerly O'Dell
Born 1663 in Rye, Westchester Co, New York
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of William Odell Jr. and Sarah (Vowles) Odell
Brother of Ann (Odell) Turner, Sarah Odell, Jan (Odel) Odell, Hachaliah Odell, Isaac Odell, Jonathan Odell, Michael Odell and Stephen Odell
Husband of Elizabeth Patience (Unknown) Odell — married 1688 in Rye, Westchester County, New York
Husband of Elizabeth Patience (Tandy) Odell — married 1689 in Rye, Westchester, New York
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Samuel Odell II, Jonathan (O'dell) Odell and Mary Sarah (O'Dell) Denton
Died about 1720 in Fordham Manor, New York

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1684 Feb. 20. Rec'd Deed of land from his father William @ Rye N.Y..- NYGBR V. 57.
1688 NY, Samuel O'Dell, born 1663 NY, married Patience born 1663.[1]
1693 Samuel Odell disputed lands claimed by heirs of Jonathan Vowles, ( Samuel's mother's brother. )
1697 Samuel & Patience sold their home lot and house to Daniel Brondage.- NYGBR V. 49.
1700 April, 30. Samuel Odell of Rye, Fairfield Conn. sold to Samuel Lyon of Greenwich alottiment of land which is belonging to my honoured father William Odell. NYGBR V. 57.
1700 May 27 Samuel Odell sold to Abraham Smith a piece of land on the west side of White Plains ( now Broadway ) which he inherited from his father William Odell. -NYGBR V. 49. This purchase is to be divided and laids out "fomierly my honoured father William Odell. NYGBR V. 57.
June 28, 1716. N.Y. Council Minutes. Vol. 11. P 357, Patition of Samuel Odell per. (land papers 6:146 ) patent for southmost part of a certain island called Monussen lying between the town of Rye in the county of Westchester and the sound containing 150 acres of land.
July 14, 1720. N.Y. Council Minutes Vol. 12 Samuel Odell having entered a caveat against the Patent of Daniel Purdy.
July 26, 1720. Called before the council. Vol. 12 p. 136. and land papers vol 7, p 190.
July 28, 1720. Land papers Vol. 8, p. 7. Affidavit of Samuel Odell and Patience, his wife. in relation to southwest part of certain Island called Maunsting Island lying between the town of Rye in the county of Westchester and the sound containing about 1,050 acres, conveyed by Jonathan Vowles to the said Odells. Westchester Deed Liber F. p74. May 11, 1697. Recorded 1726.
Mar. 13, 1721 A royal patent was granted to Samuel Odell.
"Ancestral File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MW4N-8SC : entry for Samuel O'DELL.
U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 Book states DOB as 1697 in stead of date of marriage 1697, (this may not be a valid date or source). This has to be Samuel's son, Samuel. You may want to delete this source.
Find A Grave: Memorial #172436589 This states Elizabeth Patience Tompkins O'Dell as his spouse, DOB 22 Feb 1666. FAG # 172436514.
Descendants of John Odell by James O'Dell https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE4530264&from=fhd

History of Odell name

Last name at birth for William should be Odell, not O'Dell. William and his descendants were all born with the last name of Odell until at least 1860. It wasn't until Irish immigrants started arriving that the name started to be misspelled as O'Dell. Census takers and others started the misspelling thinking that any name that started with an O & D, must be Irish and should have an apostrophe. But Odell is not Irish, it is English and should not be spelled that way. Eventually, some Odells who had their names misspelled, started using the apostrophe version. And their descendants all used O'Dell. To verify this, I did a last name search for the Census of 1860. There are about 5,000 Odells in that census. I could not find any of them who spelled the name with an apostrophe. Then I checked the 1910 Census, and there were about 800 people who now used O'Dell, the rest still used Odell. Probably more started using O'Dell after 1910. Added by Thomas Odell 1/6/2019

Sources
? U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: Marriage to Patience U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

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Samuel married Elizabeth Patience Tandy in 1689 in Rye, Westchester County, New York. Elizabeth was born in 1670 in (Westchester County, New York); died in 1730 in (Westchester County) New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: ~22 Feb 1666, Rye, Westchester County, New York

Notes:

Elizabeth Patience Odell formerly Tandy
Born about 22 Feb 1666 in Rye, Westchester, New Yorkmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of Samuel (O'Dell) Odell — married 1689 in Rye, Westchester, New York
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Mary Sarah (O'Dell) Denton and Mary (O'Dell) Denton
Died about 1730 in New York
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Elizabeth was born in 1666. She passed away about 1730. [1]

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 22 May 1657, New Kent County, Virginia
• Possessions: 16 Mar 1663; New Kent County, Virginia Colony

Notes:

"The Hogg Surname Centre", website; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hogg/

"John Hogg Immigrant 1653", blog, http://johnhogg1653.blogspot.com/

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The Descendants of John Hogg, I - http://hdhdata.org/roots/c4085.html

Immigrated to New Kent County, Virginia Colony, circa 1657

note no. 1

The arrival of John Hogg in Virginia is documented in "Cavaliers and Pioneers", by Nell Marion Nugent, Vol.1, page 346, as follows:

CAPT. LEONARD CHAMBERLAIN, 650 acs, New Kent Co., on branches of Arraciaco Sw., 22 May 1657, p.96, (142), 300 acs. by patend dated 27 Oct. 1653; 350 acs. for trans. of 7 pers:Mary Wooderd (?), Jno Lee, Jno. Martin, Jno Hooke, Rich. White, John Hogg, Tho. Maple.

note no. 2

A second entry in "Cavaliers and Pioneers", Vol. I, page 451, records a patent in the name of John Hogg: JOHN HOGG, 140 acs. New Kent Co., 16 Mar 1663, p. 179 (68), Upon Warrany branches, beg at cor. of Mr. Hopes land &c to Mr. Barnhouse &c. Renewal of patent dated 27 Aug 1659. The patent dated 27 Aug 1659 is not recorded in "Cavaliers and Pioneers".

note no. 3

Warrany Branches, sometimes called Warrany Creek, is in Blisland Parish, in the extreme Eastern part of New Kent Co. It provides the name for one of the churches of Blisland Parish, Warrany Church. The headwater of the creek is not far from the York River, but it flows south and in the 17th century it drained into the Chickahominy River. Today it is called Wahrani Swamp. It provides a course for a popular hiking trail, and it drains into the Diascund Creek Reservoir, a manmade lake that is part of the water system of the city of Newport News. On a 1930 USGS topo map, the headwater of the creek is at 37.486N and 76.856W. From there it flows as what appears to be a narrow stream to 37.453N and 76.872W where it broadens, presumably due to the water level of the lake. From that point it flows into the main part of the lake at 37.349N and 76.882W. It is said that Warrany Church was built on high ground near the head of Warrany Creek overlooking the York River.

note no. 4

There is a third entry in "Cavaliers and Pioneers", Vol. I, page 564, that refers to a John Hogg which might also be this John Hogg:

FARDINANDO AUSTIN, 1500 acs. in Chas. Citty & James Citty Counties, 5 Jan 1664, p. 528 (646), On N. & S. side of the head of Moyses Run, boundind S. on Henry Cantrells land, now in possession of Mr. Horsmanden, S. on Mr. Hamlins land, Wly. on Queens Cr. run and Nly. on the head of Pease Hill Sw. 1200 acs. by patent 25 Feb. 1653 & 300 acs. for trans. of 6 pers: Jno. Roberts, Wm. Thomas, Evan Davis, Jno. Hogg, Wm. Frisell, Jno. Morecroft. note no. 5 The quit rent roll for 1703 for New Kent Co., published in "Virginia Mag. of Histy. & Biog.", Vol. 31, page 221, lists John Hogg Jr. with 260 acres, Mary Hogg with 140 acres, and William Hogg with 200 acres, all in the parishes of St. Peter's and St. Paul's in New Kent Co., VA.

It seems that Mary Hogg is the widow of John Hogg the immigrant, since her land is the same number of acres as the land grant of 1659 (an unuasual tract size), and that John Hogg Jr. and William Hogg are sons of John Hogg.

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John Hogg came to Virginia in 1657 as headright* to Capt. Leonard Chamberlain (C&P Vol. 1, p. 346, 451). He settled in New Kent Co. As a result of the DNA study, we have learned that line NC1720, descendants of Gideon Hogg of Caswell Co. NC, and line VA1790, descendants of Sampson Hogg of Virginia and Indiana, are part of this line. Consequently we have merged those trees into this tree. We are retaining the nomenclature NC1720 and VA1790 for consistancy and historical continuity.

* A headright is a legal grant of land to settlers. Headrights are most notable for their role in the expansion of the thirteen British colonies in North America; the Virginia Company of London gave headrights to settlers, and the Plymouth Company followed suit. The headright system was used in several colonies, including Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Most headrights were for 1 to 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) of land, and were given to anyone willing to cross the Atlantic Ocean and help populate the colonies. Headrights were granted to anyone who would pay for the transportation costs of a laborer or indentured servant. These land grants consisted of 50 acres (200,000 m2) for someone newly moving to the area and 100 acres (0.40 km2) for people previously living in the area. By giving the land to the landowning masters the indentured servants had little or no chance to procure their own land. This kept many colonials poor and led to strife between the poor servants and wealthy landowners. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headright

minimal pedigrees of DNA donors in this line:

1 John Hogg of New Kent Co. VA b. before 1638 d. before 1703
2 William Hogg of St. Paul's Parish, New Kent/Hanover Co. VA b.1682-1683, New Kent Co. VA d.ca.1749
3 Milbourn Hogg b.ca.1707, New Kent Co. VA d.ca.1764
. 4 John Hogg b.ca.1739, Hanover Co. VA d.1814, Amherst Co. VA
. . 5 Samuel Hogg/Hogue b.17_Aug_1767. Amherst Co. VA d.1853, Wayne Co. IN
. . 6 Samuel Theodore Hogue b.14_Feb_1816, Amherst Co. VA d.15_Feb_1892, Montgomery MO
. . 7 Milburn Norman Hogue b.31_Oct_1849, Centerville, Wayne Co. IN d.9_Jun_1936, Plainview, Hale Co. TX
. . 8 Samuel Tilden Hogue b.18_Nov_1876, Pottsboro, Grayson Co. TX d.22_Dec_1960, Phoenix AZ
. . . 9 Austin Donald Hogue b.26_Jan_1924, Dorchester, Grayson Co. TX d.24_Nov_2000, Phoenix AZ
. . . 10 Project ID VA1657a: desc of John Hogg of New Kent Co. VA (Y-DNA and autosomal DNA)
. . 8 Houston Homer Hogue b.29_Aug_1900, Basin Springs, Grayson Co. TX d.3_Jan_1963, Corvallis OR
. . 9 Project ID ATF0025 (autosomal DNA)
. 4 Milbourn Hogg of Albemarle Co. VA
. 5. William Hogg of Albemarle Co. VA (Milbourn -> William not proved)
. 6 Sampson Hogg b.1790-1800, Virginia (William -> Sampson not proved)
. 7 James R. Hogg b.1812, Virginia (Sampson -> James R. not proved)
. 8 Marion Hogg b.1832, Indiana
. 9 James Robert Hogg b.Jan_1863, Jennings Co. Indiana, d. before 1920
. 10 John Edmund Hogg b.14_Feb_1884, Poplar Bluff MO
. 11 Project ID VA1790a: desc of Sampson Hogg b.1790-1800 VA (Y-DNA and autosomal DNA)
3 Gideon Hogg Sr. b.1720, Hanover Co. VA d.Apr_1793, Caswell Co. NC
. 4 William Hogg (Hogge) Sr. rev. war soldier b.1747-1750 d.1810, Barren Co. KY
. . 5 Archellas Hogg b.ca.1774, North Carolina d.aft.1860, Benton Co. MO
. . . 6 Gibson Hogg-Hogue b.ca.1816, Perry Co. KY d.10_Mar_1863, Helena AK, on the hospital boat NASHVILLE
. . . 7 Archelius (Arches) Hogue b.27_Jul_1858, Miller Co. MO d.9_Oct_1931, New Hope, Bates Co. MO
. . . 8 Alonzo Leonard Hogue b.30_Dec_1883, Brumley, Miller Co. MO d.28_May_1939, Butler, Bates Co. MO bu. Morris Cemetery, Nyhart, Bates Co. MO
. . . 9 Glenard Paul Hogue b.18_Mar_1916, Brumley, Miller Co. MO d.28_Mar_2001, Salem UT
. . . 10 Project ID ATD0060 (autosomal DNA)
. . 5 Reuben William Hogg b.1775-1778, Virginia d.27_Jul_1839, Barren Co. KY
. . . 6 William Hogg Sr. b.1801 d.1829
. . . . 7 William Hogg Jr. b.1829 d.1924
. . . . 8 Hon. John Wesley Hogg b.1864 d.1949
. . . . 9 Clarence Undrel Hogg b.1894 d.1984
. . . . 10 Raymond Hogg b.1917 d.2006
. . . . 11 Living Hogg
. . . . 12 Troy S. Hogg, PhD, Project ID NC1720a: desc of Gideon Hogg of Caswell Co. NC #1
. . . 6 John Wisdom Hogg b.1815, Barren Co. KY d. ca.1851, Polk Co. MO
. . . 7 William H. Hogg b.3_Mar_1843, Barren Co. KY d.31_May_1924, Polk Co. MO
. . . 8 Robert Warner Hogg b.1_Mar_1871, Greene, Polk Co. MO d.29_May_1913, Granite, Greene Co. OK
. . . 9 Leslie Earl Hogg b.1_Jun_1900, Missouri d.31_Oct_1978, Granite, Greene Co. OK
. . . 10 Living Hogg b.6_Aug_1927, Oklahoma
. . . 11 John Leslie Hogg b.18_Aug_1948, Granite, Greene Co. OK d. Texas
. . . 12 Project ID NC1720b: desc of Gideon Hogg of Caswell Co. NC #2
. . 5 Gibson Hogg-Hogue b.1780, Wilkes Co. NC d.1840, Conway Co. AR
. . 6 E. G. Hogue b.1820, Tennessee d.1850-1860, Conway Co. AR
. . 7 Charles Carroll Hogue b.1853, Arkansas d.1876, Arkansas
. . 8 Thomas Benjamin Hogue b.1877, Faulkner Co. AR d._1951, Oklahoma City OK
. . 9 Charles William Hogue b.1901, Magazine, Logan Co. AR d.1982, Tulsa OK
. . 10 Charles Calvin Hogue b.1927, Oklahoma City OK d.2013
. . 11 Project ID NC1720c: desc of Gideon Hogg of Caswell Co. NC #3
. 4 Mourning Hogg (Monie) b.ca.1756 m.1766, Caswell Co. NC wife of Abraham Denton III d. Monroe Co. TN
. . 5 Nancy Mourning Denton b.1776, Green Co. TN m.1797, White Co. TN wife of Samuel A. Moore Jr. d.27_Dec_1866, White Co. TN
. . 6 Samuel Ottison Moore (Otto) b.1805-1807, White Co. TN
. . 7 Tabitha Moore b.1828, White Co. TN wife of Samuel Clark Swindle d. after 1880, White Co. TN
. . 8 James Monroe "Mon" Swindle b.10_Feb_1846, White Co. TN d.12_Mar_1904, White Co. TN
. . 9 Vernia Elvira Seindell b.1_Jun_1894, Green Briar, White Co. TN wife of Perry G. Byars d.1_Apr_1985, McMinnville, Warren Co. TN
. . 10 Robert Lucile Byars b.6_Dec_1918, Keltonburg, DeKalb Co. TN wife of Bertha Hennessee d.23_Mar_2008, McMinnville, Warren Co. TN
. . 11 Project ID ATF0062 (autosomal DNA)
. 4 Andrew Hogg-Hogue b.ca.1762 d.29_Aug_1838, Casey Co. KY
. 5 John Hogue b.1792, Caswell Co. NC d.1860, Casey Co. KY
. 6 Madison Henderson Hogue b.1813, Casey Co. KY d. after 1880, Casey Co. KY
. . 7 William Madison Hogue b.20_Sep_1845, Casey Co. KY d.26_Jan_1936, Lincoln Co. KY
. . 8 Luther Martin Hogue b.18_May_1878, Lincoln Co. KY d.1_May_1963, Lincoln Co. KY
. . 9 Joseph Madison Hogue b.22_Sep_1926, Lincoln Co. KY d.29_Mar_1995, Hustonville, Lincoln Co. KY
. . 10 Living Hogue
. . 11 Project ID NC1720d: desc of Gideon Hogg of Caswell Co. NC #4; Project ID ATA0086 (autosomal DNA)
. 6 James Harrison Hogue b.1816, Casey Co. KY d. after 1875, Casey Co. KY
. 7 William Hogue b.1842, Casey Co. KY
. 8 Gertrude Hogue b.3_May_1888, Junction City, Boyle Co. KY m.10_Jan_1914, Bloomfield, Greene Co. IN wife of Elihah E. Edington
. 9 Edmond E. Edington b.12_May_1926, LInton, Greene Co. IN d.31_Mar_2000, Ocala, Marion Co. FL
. 10 Project ID ATA0039 (autosomal DNA)
3 Elizabeth Ann Hogg wife of Abraham Denton III d.1770
4 John Denton b.17_Jun_1759, Dunsmore Co, VA d.5_Jul_1842, Monroe Co. TN
5 Isaac Denton Sr. b.28_Feb_1794, Tennessee d.8_Feb_1883, Caloosa Co. GA
6 Isaac Denton Jr. b.1830
7 Martha Elizabeth Denton b.2_Npv_1861, Monroe Co. TN wife of Francis N. Eddleman d.20_Jul_1934, McKinney TX
8 Isaac Francis Eddleman b.10_Oct_1900, Floyd, Hunt Co. TX d.15_Sep_1987, McKinney Tx
9 Living Eddleman b. aft 1913 wife of Benjamin L. Hamilton
10 Project ID ATF0050 (autosomal DNA)

end of registry

More data: All Virginia

William Hogg transported to Virginia, 30 Jan 1650 -- by John Armesbee *John Armesbee given grant of land in Northumberland County VA for the transport

Andrew Hogg -- brought over by John Ashley and Mr. Hamper in 1653

Thomas Hogg -- was one of 47 persons who in 1656 accompanied Southy Littleton to Northampton County, Virginia

Robert Hogg -- one of nine persons brought over by Henry Vincent

*John Hogg (SR)-- came to New Kent County in 1657 -- sponsored by Capt Leonard Chambeline

*John Hogg (SR) on 27 Aug 1659 paid for the transportation of 3 persons -- given a land grant of 140 acres "upon Warrenty Branches, beginning at the corner of Mr. Hope's Land".....to Mr. Barnhouse's bountry". Patent renewed 16 Mar 1663.

Quit Rent Rolls for 1704 -- Parish of St Peter's and St Paul's in New Kent, Virginia

John Hogg (JR) -- 260 acres
Mary Hogg -- 140 acres *this appears to be the original grant of 140 acres given to John Hogg (SR) in 1659
William Hogg - 200 acres

*Virginia Magazine of History and Biographies -- Vol 31 page 221

*Comment: There is 41 years between the nenewal (1663) of the land grant of John Hogg (SR) and the grant to Mary Hogg in 1704 -- was Mary a wife? It may have been a Dower portion as the widow of John Hogg (SR)

The DNA results show Gideon to be descended from JOHN HOGG (SR) -- the immigrant of 1657 --

John (SR) had sons John (JR) and William -- there is evidence, he also had George Hogg -- who was involved in 4 lawsuits in 1685 in York County, Virginia.

*George Hogg had established his home in Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia by 1678 -- by 1685, he had removed to Ablingdon Parish in Virginia.

The Register of Ablingdon Parish, Virginia list the following children for George Hogg:

1- George Hogg (B-1710 VA) married 8 Aug 1730 -- Mary Caul
2- Elizabeth Hogg (B- 1712 VA) married 27 Oct 1732 -- George Moore
3- Son (unnamed ) (B-1714 VA) married 16 Jan 1738 -- Mary -----
4- Richard Hogg (B-1717 VA;D1784) married 18 Feb 1758 -- Mary Austin
5- Sarah Hogg (B- 27 Apr 1718 VA) married John Coke

Gideon named his son's: John; William; Gideon; and Andrew.....the name of George did not appear (nor has it been used in the lines from him) ....but John and William were used.....

The lines out of William Hoge and Barbara Hume have been eliminated through the DNA results taken from a descendant of Gideon Hogg and a descendant of John Hogg (SR) the immigrant.

Will dig some more when I have time --

Your thoughts?

Louise

Louise Boss
louisehboss@aol.com

end of record

descendants of John Hogg of New Kent Co. VA

more notes and comments

1. Entries found in Nugent's "Cavaliers and Pioneers", Vol. 1

John Hogg is mentioned as a headright in a land grant to Capt. Leonard Chamberlain in New Kent County in 1657. An abstract of this land grant can be found in Nell Marion Nugent's "Cavaliers and Pioneers", Volume 1, page 346. The abstract reads:

CAPT. LEONARD CHAMBERLAIN 650 acs. New Kent Co., on branches of Arraciaco Sw., 22 May 1657, p. 96, (142). 300 acs. By patent dated 27 Oct. 1653; 350 acs. for trans. of 7 pers: Mary Wooderd (?), Jno, Lee, Jno. Martin, Jno. Hooke, Rich. White, John Hogg, Tho. Maple.

Then, it seems, John Hogg received his own land grant in 1659. That grant is not in Nugent's book, but it is mentioned in 1663, when it is renewed. The abstract of the 1663 renewal of the 1659 grant is in "Cavaliers and Pioneers", Volume 1, page 451. It reads:

JOHN HOGG 140 acs. New Kent Co., 16 Mar 1663, p. 179, (68). Upon Warrany Branches, beg. at cor. of Mr. Hopes land &c to Mr. Barnhouse &c. Renewal of patent dated 27 Aug. 1659.

Finally, there is a third grant mentioned in "Cavaliers and Pioneers", Volume 1, page 564. The abstract of this third grant reads:

FARDINANDO AUSTIN, 1500 acs. In Chas. Citty & James Citty Ciunties, 5 Jan 1664. P. 528 (646). On N. & S. side of the head of Moyses Run, bounding S. on Henry Cantrells land, now in possession of Mr. Horsemanden, S. on Mr. Hamlins land, Wly. on Queens Cr, Nly. on the head of Pease hill Sw. 1200 acs. by patent of 25 Feb. 1653 & 300 acs. for trans. of 6 pers. Jno. Roberts, Wm. Thomas, Evan Davis, Jno. Hogg, Wm. Frisell, Jno. Morecroft.

It is not clear that this is the same John Hogg. but it is possible that he traveled from England to Virginia more than once and was counted as a headright for each passage.

2. The Location of the John Hogg Land Grant

Warrany Branches, sometimes called Warrany Creek, is in Blisland Parish, in the extreme Eastern part of New Kent County. It provided the name for one of the churches of Blisland Parish, Warrany Church. The headwater of the creek is not far from the York River, but it flows South and in the 17th century it drained into the Chickahomani River. Today it is called Wahrani Swamp, it provides the course for a popular hiking trail, and it drains into the Diascund Creek Reservoir, a manmade lake that is part of the water system of the city of Newport News. On a 1930 USGS topo map, the headwater of the creek is at 37.486N and 76.856W. From there it flows as what appears to be a narrow stream to 37.453N and 76.872W where it broadens, presumable due to the water level of the lake. From that point it flows into the main part of the lake at 37.439N and 76.882W. It is said that Warrany Church was built on high ground near the head of Warrany Creek overlooking the York River.

3. The 1703 Quint Rent Roll

The next available record of the Hogg's in New Kent County is the quit rent roll of 1703. It lists land owners John Hogg Junior with 260 acres, Mary Hogg with 140 acres, and William Hogg with 200 acres. I have not seen the original document, but Mrs. Ironmonger cites a transcription from "Virginia Mag. of Histy. & Biog.", Vol 31, p. 221, which, she reports, says that all are in the parish of St. Peter's and St. Paul's in New Kent County, Virginia. It seems that Mary Hogg is the widow of John Hogg the immigrant, since her land is the same number of acres as the land grant of 1659, and that John Hogg Jr. and William Hogg are sons of John Hogg. John Hogg Jr. and William Hogg have their own land at this time.

4. Parish Records Extant

New Kent County was formed in 1654 by separating it from York County. At that time, the county consisted of Blisland Parish in the Eastern part of the county and St. Peter's Parish in the remaining part of the county. In 1706, St. Paul's Parish was separated from St. Peter's Parish. St. Paul's Parish consisted of the Western half of New Kent County. Then in 1720, St. Paul's Parish was separated from New Kent County to form Hanover County. The parish records extant today are

(1) The register of St. Peter's Parish, 1680-1787

(2) The vestry book of St. Peter's Parish, 1682-1758

(3) The vestry book of St. Paul's Parish, 1706-1786

(4) The vestry book of Blisland Parish, 1721-1786
Blisland Parish covered the territory between Schimino Creek and Ware Creek, St. Peter's Parish (after St. Paul's Parish was established) covered the territory between Ware Creek and line between the present day New Kent County and the present day Hanover County, and St. Paul's Parish covers all of the present day Hanover County.

I have found no mention of any Hogg's in either the register of the vestry book of St. Peter's Parish. John Hogg Jr. is found in the Blisland Parish vestry book, indicating that he lived in the Eastern part of New Kent County. William Hogg is found in the St. Paul's vestry book, indicating that he lived in the Western part of New Kent County that became Hanover County.

5. Entries in the Blisland Parish Vestry Book

The Blisland Parish vestry book contains the following entries (page numbers are those of the printed transcript):

p.34 15_Jun_1728, John Hogg, teller of tob.

p.37 16_Jun_1729, John Hogg, continued as viewer and teller of tob.

p.97 8_Oct_1746, Mr. William Hogg elected vestryman

p.98 14_Oct_1747, Mr. William Hogg, vestryman

p.101 14_Oct_1748, Mr. William Hogg, vestryman

p.106 31_Oct_1749, to Mr. William Hogg for a barrel of corn for Richd.
Gilmett

p.108 18_Mar_1750, Mr. William Hogg, vestryman

p.109 9_Oct_1750, Mr. William Hogg, vestryman

p.112 6_Mar_1750, Mr. William Hogg, vestryman

p.113 16_Oct_1751, Mr. William Hogg, church warden

p.115 16_Oct_1751, to Mr. William Hogg his acco.

p.118 3_Oct_1752, to Mr. William Hogg his acco.

p.119 3_Oct_1752, Mr. William Hogg, church warden, Mr. Gill Armistead church
warden in his stead

p.120 9_Oct_1753, Mr. William Hogg, vestryman

p.122 9_Oct_1753, to Mr. William Hogg for 350 ft of 1-1/2 inch plank for floor
of Glebe

p.124 22_Jun_1754, Mr. William Hogg, vestryman

p.125 17_Oct_1754, Mr. William Hogg, vestryman

p.128 2_Sep_1755, Mr. William Hogg, vestryman

p.133 12_Oct_1756, Mr. William Hogg, vestryman

p.137 6_Oct_1757, Mr. William Hogg, vestryman

p.141 16_Oct_1758, Mr. William Hogg, vestryman

p.154 19_Oct_1761, new vestrymen appointed in the stead of Mr. William Hogg
dec. and others

p.171 20_Oct_1766, to Mary Hogg for keeping Sarah Valentine for 3 mo.

p.206 28_Apr_1777, to Capt. Richard Allen for Mrs. Mary Hogg maintaining a
child of Thomas Smith
From these records we conclude that John Hogg Jr., son of John Hogg the immigrant lived in Blisland Parish, died after 1729, and had a son, William, who was a prominent member of the community. William died between 1658 and 1661. Mary was probably William's widow.

6. Entries in the St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book

The St. Paul's vestry book contains the folloeing entries (again, page numbers are those of the printed transcript):

p.24 1_Jan_1707/8, William Hogg ordered to help build a horse bridge over
Bever Dam Swamp

p.57 8_Aug_1715, William Hogg ordered to help clear a road from Mr. John
White's Mill to Polegreens Old Field

p.219 24_Sep_1708/9, survey of lands, precinct no. 34: Christopher Clarke,
Alex. McKenney, Thomas Bowles, and William Hogg

p.221 17_Mar_1711/12, land of Christopher Clark, William Hogg, Alex. McKensy,
John Martin, Thomas Johnson, and Thomas Bowles

p.233 3_Apr_1716, survey of lands, precinct no.3: Thomas Johnson, William
Hogg, Alex. McKensy, John Martin, and Thomas Bowles

p.256 10_Aug_1719, survey of lands, precinct no. 3: Thomas Johnson, William
Hogg, Christopher Clark, Alex. McKenzy, John Martin, and Thomas Bowles

p.280 29_Oct_1731, survey of lands: Robert Allen, Thomas Bowles, William
Bowles, William Henderson, John Hogg, Milbourn Hogg, Samuel Merideth,
John Kersey, George Bell, David Bell, Robert Webb, John Cobbs, Capt.
Winstons Quarter, and John Oliver

p.298 11_Sep_1739, survey of lands: Robert Allen, Thomas Bowles, William
Bowles, William Henderson, John Hogg, Milbourn Hogg, Samuel Merideth,
John Kersey, George Bell, David Bell, Robert Webb, John Cobbs, Capt.
Winstons Quarter,and John Oliver

p.172 8_Aug_1743, John Hogg, 1 levy overcharge

p.308 18_Sep_1743, survey of lands, precinct no. 18: Robert Allen, Thomas
Bowles, William Bowles, William Henderson, John Hogg, William Hogg,
Samuel Merideth, John Kersey, George Bell, David Bell, Robert Webb,
John Cobbs, Capt. Winston's Quarter, John Oliver, Capt. Isaac Winston,
and Mr. Samyel Merideth

p.320 30_Sep_1751, survey of lands, precinct no. 17: Samuel Merideth, George
Bell, Elisha Merideth, Valentine Bowles, Widdow Bowles, Robert Lee,
John Hogg, William Hogg, Isaac Winston, and Benjamin Oliver

p.329 15_Oct_1751, Ordered that Alex, Watson take care of Mary Hogg daughter
of Sarah Hogg two years at three Hundred pounds Tob. a year and to be
bound to him according to Law

p.330 10_Nov_1752, To Esther Watson for keeping Mary Hogg 1 year

p.333 20_Oct_1753, To Esther Watson for keeping Mary Hogg a Bastard Child 1
year

p.351 17_Nov_1755, survey of lands: Samuel Merideth, George Bell, Elisha
Merideth, Samuel Merideth Jr., Thomas Bowles, Robert Lee, John Hogg,
William Hogg, Isaac Winston, and Benjamin Oliver

p.365 8_Nov_1757, To John Hogg for keeping Samuel Skinning

p.370 20_Oct_1758, To John Hogg for burying Samuel Shinning 2 months

p.372 19_Nov_1759, To John Hogg for his support

p.387 19_Nov_1759, survey of lands: Samuel Merideth, George Bell, Elisha
Merideth, Samuel Merideth Jr., Thomas Bowles, Robert Lee, John Hogg,
William Hogg, Isaac Winston, Benjamin Oliver

p.396 25_Nov_1760, To John Hogg for his support
p.399 24_Nov_1761, To John Hogg, his support to be lodged as above
p.404 24_Nov_1762, To John Hogg towards his support to be lodged in y Wardens
hands

p.423 30_Nov_1763, survey of lands: Samuel Merideth, George Bell, Elisha
Merideth, Capt. Samuel Merideth, Thomas Bowles, Robert Lee, John Hogg,
William Hogg, Isaac Winston, Benjamin Oliver

p.432 21_Nov_1764, To John Hogg, his support to be lodged as above

p.436 19_Nov_1765, To John Hogg, his support to be lodged as above

p.441 29_Nov_1766, To John Hogg for his support

p.461 30_Sep_1767, survey of lands: heirs of John Hogg

p.461 30_Sep_1767, survey of lands: Samuel Merideth, George Bell, Anthony
Winston, Thomas Bowles, Micajah Hogg, Benjamin Oliver, William Bailey,
Col. Daniel Custis Orphans, Thomas Haden, David Whitlock, Benjamin
Morris, and Benjamin Tyree

p.451 28_Sep_1768, To Micajah Hogg for moving Anthony Kenty

p.484 12_Nov_1771, survey of lands, precinct no. 9: John Starke Jr., Samuel
Meredith, Hezekiah Bowels, John Ellis, William Macon Sr., William Macon
Jr. Wyatt Starke, Thomas Railey, John Railey, John Melton's Orphans,
John Austin, George Bell, Micajah Hogg, Barret White, and Nathan Bell

p.483 12_Nov_1771, survey of lands, precinct no. 8: William Bailey, John
Woody, Micajah Woody, Samuel Woody, Thomas Hooper, John Howard, Elias
White, John Hogg, Thomas Hogg, Daniel Boaz dec., James Mertin, Joseph
Tally, William Tally, Samuel White, David White, Henty Wade Jr.,
William Whicker, William Kirby, George Meridith, James Boatwright, Joel
Melton, John Kirby, and Milbourn Hogg

p.484 12_Nov_1771, survey of lands: William Baley dec., John Woody, Micajah
Woody, Samuel Wooddy, Thomas Hooper, John Howard, Elias White, John
Hogg, Thomas Hogg, Daniel Booz dec., James Mertain, Joseph Tally,
William Tally, Samuel White, David White, Henty Wade Jr., William
Whicker, William Kirby, George Meridith, James Boatwright, Joel Melto,
John Kirby, and Milborn Hogg

p.552 12_Nov_1779, survey of lands, precinct no. 8: William Bailey, John
Woody, Micajah Woody, Samuel Woody, Thomas Hooper, John Howard, Elias
White, John Hogg, Thomas Hogg, Daniel Booz dec., James Martin, Joseph
Talley, William Talley, Samuel White, David White, Henry Wade Jr.
William Whicker, William Kirbey, George Meredith, James Boatright, Joel
Melton, John Kirbey, and N. Seabrook

p.553 12_Nov_1779, survey of lands, precindt no. 9: John Starke Jr., Samuel
Meredith, Hezekiah Bowels, John Ellis, William Macon Sr., William Macon
Jr. the land that was Wyatt Starke, Thomas Railey, John Railey, John
Melton's Orphans, John Austin, George Bell, Micajah Hogg, Barret White,
and Nathan Bell

p.581 26_Jan_1784, survey of lands, precinct no. 8: Micajah Woody, Samuel
Woody, John Howard, Elias White, John Hogg, Thomas Hogg, Daniel Booz
dec., James Martin, Joseph Talley, William Talley, Samuel White, David
White, Henry Wade Jr., William Whicker, William Kirbey, George
Meredith, James Boatright, Joel Melton, John Kirbey, Nicholas Seabrook,
and Isaac Burnett

p.582 26_Jan_1784, survey of lands, precinet no. 9: John Starke Jr., Samuel
Meredith, John Ellis dec., William Macon Jr. the land that was Wyatt
Starke, Thomas Railey, John Railey, John Meltons Orphans, John Austin,
George Bell, Micajah Hogg, Barret White dec., Nathan Bell, and Samuel
Woody
From these records we conclude that William Hogg, son of John Hogg the immigrant lived in St. Paul's Parish, in New Kent County until 1720, in Hanover County after 1720. William is not mentioned after 1719. The next generation of Hogg men in Hanover County, presumably sons of William, are Milbourn, mentioned in the records from 1730 to 1742, John, mentioned in the records from 1730 to 1760, and William, mentioned in the records from 1742 to 1762. These men are followed by yet another generation consisting of Micajiah, mentioned in the records from 1766 to 1784 and Thomas, mentioned in the records from 1771 to 1784.

7. Other Sources

In addition, there are scattered tax records. For Hanover County in 1790 the personal property tax list includes Micajiah Hogg, Mary Hogg, and Thomas Hogg Sr. and the land tax list includes Micajiah Hogg and Thomas Hogg. Then in 1799 the personal property tax list includes Micajiah Hogg and the estate of Thomas Hogg and the 1800 land tax list includes Frances Hogg and Thomas Hogg.

Mrs. Ironmonger, page 419, cites a few additional references from the Swem Library:

(1) William and Mary Quarterly, Series 1, Vol. 22, p.121, Micajah Hogg, 1787, Hanover County

(2) William and Mary Quarterly, Series 1, Vol. 23, p. 30, Thomas Hogg, 1788, Hanover County

(3) William and Mary Quarterly, Series 1, Vol. 23, p.125, Francis Hogg, 1791, Hanover County

(4) William and Mary Quarterly, Series 1, Vol. 26, p. 262, Elizabeth Hogg, 1787, King William Co.

(5) Calendar of Virginia State Papers, Vol. 2, p. 626, Richard Hogg, 1781, Richmond VA
8. Out of Hanover County

Two men from Hanover County moved west. John Hogg appears on the tax list of Amherst County in 1783 and Milbourne Hogg is recorded in a deed in Albemarle County in 1777. John Hogg of Amherst County had a large family including a son names Milbourne. In the 1770 deed, Milbourne Hogg of Albemarle County is referred to as being of Hanover County. These facts lead to the conclusion that Milbourne Hogg of Albemarle County and John Hogg of Amherst County were sons of Milbourn Hogg of Hanover County.

Most of the descendants of John Hogg of Amherst County choose to spell the name Hogue. Many of them moved west from there and settling in Indiana and Missouri and beyond

end of comment

Immigration:
John Hogg (SR)-- came to New Kent County in 1657 -- sponsored by Capt Leonard Chambeline

Source: Cavaliers and Pioneers; Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623 - 1666; Patent Book No. 4, page 346
Capt. Leonard Chamberline 650 acs. New Kent Co., on branches of Arriaco Sw., 22 May 1657, page 96 (142). By patent dated 27 Oct. 1653 for trans. of seven pers; Mary Wooderd (?), Jno Lee, Jno. Martin, Jno. Hooke, Rich. White, John Hogg, Tho. Maple.

Source: http://johnhogg1653.blogspot.com/

Possessions:
Source:Land Grants - film 029,314, pt. 15, New Kent Co., VA. Book 5, page 68.
See also: Cavaliers and Pioneers; Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623 - 1666; Patent Book No. 4.
Mar. 16, 1663, John Hogg 140 acres upon warrany branches adjoining land of W. Hopes and W. Barnhouse. This land formerly grants to the said Hogg Aug. 27, 1659.

Source: http://johnhogg1653.blogspot.com/

John married Mary LNU. Mary was born in 1650; died after 1703 in (New Kent County, Colony of Virginia). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 0___ 1665, Hempstead, Nassau County, New York
• Probate: 20 Mar 1713, Hempstead, Nassau County, New York

Notes:

Samuel Denton 1631-1713


Samuel DENTON was born in 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Christened on 29 May 1631 in Coley Chapel, Halifax, England. Died on 20 Mar 1713 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY.

Samuel was listed on the 1673 Dutch Census at Hempstead, NY and owned property in Hempstead from 1662 and lived in the area most of his life. Transactions in 1703 show that he owned slaves. In 1685, he was reported to be owning 240 acres of land.

The 1698 Census at Hempstead, NY lists six of his nine children.

"New York Surrogate 8-305: Adm. Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead, intestate March 20, 1713 to his sons Samuel and Jonas." Papers filed with the clerk in Court of Appeals, Albany, NY named a daughter, "Hannah, wife of Thomas Treadwell," also spelled Tredwell.

From the "Tennessee Valley Historical Review:" Hempstead town records show that Samuel Denton and others took up land, 50 acres each, on the same terms as the first proprietors. In 1663, jointly with Thomas Rushmour, Samuel Denton obtained all rights and privileges upon Matthew Garrison's Neck and at Mattinacock, from Jeremy Wood of Hempstead.

On April 18, 1665, John Smith of Hempstead sold to "my son-in-law Samuel Denton" certain lands. In 1698 he was called Samuel Denton, Senior. A deed of gifts from Samuel Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman, in consideration of "paternal love and affection I have and do bear toward my well-beloved son James Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman" to land within the township of Hempstead.

December 16, 1710.

The date of Samuel's inventory was March 15, 1713 and was taken by Obediah Volintine and James Serion. "March 10, 1713, Hempstead. Mary Denton ye widdow and Relict of Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead in Queens County, doth for divers good causes and consideration hereunto moving, refuses to administer upon the estate of her deceased husband, Samuel Denton." So the administration was granted to Samuel and Jonas Denton, sons of said deceased. The records pertaining to the administration of the estate clearly show receipts from the children calling each by name. Therefore we have a definite list of the children of Samuel and Mary Smith Denton.

From Genelogical Data from Inventories of NY Estates 1666-1825 by Kenneth Scott and James Owne. "Denton, Samuel of Hempstead, Queens Co., yeoman - Renunciation (20 March 1713/4) of Mary Denton of her right to administer the estate of her dec'd husband in favor of his sons, Samuel and Jonas Denton.

Her renunciation was witnessed by Jacob Smith and John Sprague. Inventory (15 March 1713/4) taken and appraised by Obadiah Volentine and James Searing, by order of Col. John. Jackson, J.P.

The chief item was a negro boy and girl (90 Pounds) and a Negro man listed as 'worth nothing.' Account of Samuel and Jonas Denton, administrators, records the following payments to heirs of the dec'd.:

to Mary Denton (Widow of the dec'd.)

to Peter Smith (Son of Mary Ellison, dec'd who was a daughter of the intestate),

to Joseph Robinson and Jane his wife (who was a daughter of the dec'd.,

to Jonathan Seaman and Elizabeth his wife (a daughter of the intestate),

to Abraham Denton (son of the intestate, to James Denton (son of the intestate),

to Thomas Beadwell and Hannah his wife (a daughter of the intestate),

to Robert Mitchell and Phoebe his wife (a daughter of the intestate),

to Ezekiel Smith and Martha his wife (a daughter of the intestate) and

to Jonas Denton (a son of the intestate)."

He married Mary Rock SMITH in 1654 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY.

Mary Rock SMITH was born on 20 Jul 1630 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA. Died on 15 Mar 1713 in after in Hempstead, Queens, NY.

They had the following children:

Samuel II DENTON
Jonas DENTON
Benjamin DENTON was born in 1660
Mary Ellison DENTON
Jane DENTON
*Abraham DENTON Sr.
James DENTON
Phoebe DENTON
Hannah DENTON
Martha DENTON
Elizabeth DENTON

Birth:
Map & History of Halifax ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax,_West_Yorkshire

Christened:
Map & Photo of Coley Church ... http://www.coleychurch.co.uk/contacts.php

Died:
Map & History of Hempstead,NY ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hempstead,_New_York

Samuel married Mary Rock Smith in 1654 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Mary (daughter of John "Rock" Smith, Sr. and Martha Strickland) was born on 20 Jul 1630 in Toxteth, Lancashire, England; died on 15 Mar 1713 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Map & History of Hempstead,NY ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hempstead,_New_York

Notes:

http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Thorne_%2824%29

William Thorne probably of Essex, England was made freeman of on 2 Nay, 1638 and in that year had 30 & 10 acres of In 1645 he was of Flushing, Long Island. The original Patent granted by Governor Kieft on 19 Oct. 1645 naming him one of the 18 patentees.

In 1646 he was granted a plantation in Gravesend. In one of the proprietors of Jamaica and probably resided there for a time.

It is probable that William and Sarah Thorne, the immigrants, were buried in the grounds of Friends Meeting House at Flushing.

They had at least 4 sons and one daughter:

1. William married Winifred of Hempstead, who settled at Great Neck, of this family was probably Elizabeth Thorne who in 1696 married the first Richbell Mott.
2. John born 1643; died in 1709; married Mary. of Flushing, had 7 children.
3. Joseph married Mary Brown and had 1.2 children
4. Samuel born 1.637; died 1732; of Flushing.
5~ Susannah married John Lockerson.

Source: New York Genealogy and Biographical Record, vol. 19, page 153, from the article Adam and Ann Mott, Genealogy by Thomas C. Cornell, 1890.

Retrieved from ""

For more information re the Thorne Family, visit... http://webpages.charter.net/treinhardt/surnames/thorne/thorne.html

William Thorne Jr., son of the patentee and himself a Remonstrance signer married Winifred ------- and had three sons, William (The third of that name), John and Richard. The baptismal records of the Dutch Church identify him as "Wilt Toorn". This branch of the family migrated to Madnan's Neck (Great Neck) and is readily distinguishable from the families of the other three sons of the patentee, John, Joseph and Samuel who all remained in Flushing or a longer period.

William Jr. (the signer) is listed among the inhabitants of Hempstead in 1673, as a freeholder in 1685 and had already acquired substantial land there in 1683 as evidenced by a deed from Edmund Titus to "Will Thorne of Madnan's Neck" (Queens County Deeds Liber A, page 143). His three sons continued to add to the family's property at Great Neck. Their father, possibly in contemplation of death, deeded to his son Richard on February 24, 1698 "all and every parcel of land I have on said Great Neck together with all the housing (as above Liber A, page 165). Richard Thorne during the previous year had bought other property at Great Neck from Daniel Whitehead of Jamaica and Samuel Moore of Newtown (supra Liber B, page 77).

William married Winnifred Linington on 4 Sep 1662 in (Hempstead, Nassau County, New York). Winnifred (daughter of Henry Linington and Catherine Ellison) was born in ~1657 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York; died in 1713 in (Flushing) New York; was buried on 20 Feb 1713 in Grace Church Cemetery, Flushing, Queens County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1630

Notes:

Biography

1630 Nov. 14 William was christened at Cranfield, Bedfordshire. Baptism, Parish records Vol. 27, page 4.

1662 William Jr. takes oath of Allegiance to Charles II at Hastings, later called Manursing Island, which later became part of Rye, NY.

1662 William Jr. was purchaser of land in Hastings N.Y.

1664 (about) William married Sarah Vowles, daughter of his neighbor Richard Vowles and Dorothy Sadler, in Rye, New York

1668 Petition of the inhabitants of the town of Rye, N.Y. To the Governor and General Assembly. Signed as William Woodhull. (one of the variations of the name Odell in England.)

1676 William is mentioned in his father's will.

1681 William Jr. appears on the Fairfield Records, as owning 362 acres at Rye N.Y. Most of that land was on the mainland, just north of Manursing Island

1684 Feb. 20th. William Jr. of Rye, Westchester Co. N.Y. gave to his son Samuel Odell, some land in Rye.

1693 Dec. 29th, William Jr. of Rye, Westchester Co. N.Y. gave to eldest son John Odell, one half of his house lot and one half of his undivided lands in Rye,N.Y. Which then included White Plains. Westchester Co. N.Y

Children
William and Sarah Odell had nine children, including two sets of twins, in Rye. Their birth dates were not recorded, but there were hints:[1]

Sarah, b. 1666
John, b. 1668
Samuel, b. 1670
Hachaliah, b. 1672
Isaac, b. 1675
Jonathan, b. 1675
Stephen, b. 1677
Michael, b. 1677
Mary, b. 1681
Sources
? Kennedy, Ethan J. ,The Ancestry of Henry James Lawless, Jr., (2010), Book Two, Maternal Ancestry, p. 172, citing Charles W. Baird, History of Rye 1660-1870: Chronicle of a Border Town, 1974 reprint of the original (New York: Anson D.F. Randoph, reprinted by Harbor Hill Books, 1871),
Genealogical history of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, 0xfordshire,. Baptism, Parish records Vol. 27, page 4.
Westchester Deeds (Liber B, p. 90. p. 320. p 108.)
John Brundish Register, of NY, History of Rye, Westchester Co. N.Y. (V.49. 54. 57.)
Baird, History of Rye N.Y.
New York Genealogical & Biographical Records. (VOL. 1, pg. 25).
Thomas Farrington, Westchester Co. Wills (V. B. p. 175).
American Genealogical Records. (VOL. 14, pg. 224-228. VOL. 26. pg. 8-9. VOL. 21. pg. 69-83.)
Bolton, History of Westchester N. Y. (Vol 1, pg. 143).
Compendium of America Genealogy (Vol. 5. pg 132.)
Descendants of John Odell by James O'Dell https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE4530264&from=fhd
Find A Grave: Memorial #153590396
Kennedy, Ethan J. ,The Ancestry of Henry James Lawless, Jr., (2010), Book Two, Maternal Ancestry, pp. 169-174
https://www.geni.com/people/William-O-Dell-Jr/6000000002006220924

Acknowledgments
Thanks to Mary Bohannon for starting this profile.

Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1932). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volume I. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut) page 445
This person was created through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged on 14 September 2010.
Thank you to Ed Burke for creating WikiTree profile Odell-484 through the import of Burke Brooks Tree 2010.ged on Feb 18, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Ed and others.

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Posted By: Shirley Waters Edillon
Email: gedillon@worldnet.att.net
Subject: Early ODELLS Connected
Post Date: January 17, 1999 at 10:50:49
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/odell/messages/256.html
Forum: Odell Family Genealogy Forum
Forum URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/odell/


I found this information in a book, and thought that I might share it with other Odell researchers. I would appreciate any additions or corrections, especially on my line which came to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia (later to Tennessee).
My line:
William Odell-d.1676 CT Immig.1639 to MA
WIFE?

William Odell II-MA, CT, to NY
married Sarah Vowells

Samuel Odell d1780 and Elizabeth d1790
MAIDEN NAME? MARRIAGE DATE?

James Odell 1738-1806 & Elizabeth (Plumley?)

Jeremiah Odell b1782 and Mary "Polly" Menefee
Died? Where? (probably east TN)

...also Jeremiah's brother John who married Nancy Yates in Culpeper Co.,VA)


"The O'DELLS of the United States trace back to a common ancestor, William O'Dell of Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony, their Puritan father who settled there in 1639. He came from the family seat in ____fordshire, England, with a group of Puritan friends under the leadership of Reverend Peter Bukeley and Reverend John Jones. Theirs was the first inland settlement in Massachusetts. They purchased their land from the Indians, dealing with the ruler, Squaw Sachem.

In 1644, William O'Dell, with his sons, William II and John and his son-in-law Samuel Morehouse, removed to Fairfield, Connecticut where he died in 1676. (Will on record)

The sons of John were Samuel and John Jr., who married Temperance Dickinson, Daughter of the first President of Princeton University. They became the parents of Reverend Jonathan O'Dell. The family originally belonged to the Church of England , but later they joined other churches.
William II established his family on Long Island Sound, in what is now Westchester County, New York. He was known as one of the proprietors of Tye, a company organized to purchase lands from Indians, to live on the lands and to dispose of them as a group. So successful was the venture that the company was increased from twelve to eighteen proprietors and two other purchases made, "Lame Will" and "White Plains." The final distribution of ths project was not made to the O'Dell heirs until 1720. William married Sarah, daughter of Richard Vowels (1635-1697). Their children were: John, Samuel, Jonathan, Isaac, Stephen, Sarah, who married John Archer , and Mary who married Matthew Valentine, from whom it is thought the Cocke County Valentines descend.

His eldest son, John O'Dell, received one-half of his father's property and his sons and grandsons settled along the Hudson River in Philipse Manor. They rendered valuable aid to General George Washington in his New York Campaign during the Revolutionary War, and from his son John descends Governor Benjamin O'Dell of New York.

The other half of William O'Dell's property was deeded to the younger sons. The southern O'Dells are related to Samuel, Isaac, and Stephen O'Dell. The Maine family descends from Reginald O'Dell; the Maryland Family, From Thomas.

In 1730, the third generation of the New York O'Dells became attracted to the Shenandoah Valley by land grants. Samuel O'Dell settled South Branch, Shenandoah River, in 1744, and died in 1780; Caleb O'Dell settled Passage Creek and Powell's Fort in 1765, and died in 1798; John O'Dell settled North Branch, Shenandoah River in 1776.

Samuel O'Dell and his wife Elizabeth appear on the records in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia as having settled on the Lord Fairfax tract of land on Passage Creek near Powell's Fort, the old Dunmore County in 1753, but previously Augusta County, and later Frederick County and during the Revolution changed to Shenandoah. Samuel was one of the first justices of Frederick County, when it was taken off Augusta County in 1719, and Captain of Militia in the French and Indian War under Lieutenant Colonel Lord Fairfax and Major John Hite, son of Joist Hite. He lived below Riverton among the McKays, Jobs, Whitsons on the south bank of the Shenandoah River, and died in Shenandoah County in 1780, leaving his property to his wife and three sons; James, Samuel, and Jonathan. Their children were: Jeremiah, who married Leah Taylor, daughter of William Taylor and Leah McKay Taylor; Jonathan, who married Rachel McKay (or Whitson) and removed to Blount County, Tennessee; Benjamin, who married Mary Weaver, daughter of John George Weaver; Samuel, who married Elizabeth Job; James, who married Elizabeth Plumley, who died in Shenandoah County, 1807, leaving a will - their children were James, Abraham, Samuel, Jeremiah, John, Isaac, Jemima and Elizabeth; Rachel, who married Abraham McKay and moved to Cocke County, Tennessee; a daughter who married Alexander Mathes; Elizabeth, who married William David, son of John Davis."

I hope that this information will help someone. And I would greatly appreciate any additions or corrections.

Shirley Edillon
Roanoke, VA

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William married Sarah Vowels in ~1665 in Rye, Westchester County, New York. Sarah (daughter of Richard Vowels and Mary Sadler) was born in 1635 in Rye, Westchester County, New York; died in 1697 in (Rye, Westchester County, New York). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Curate of Coley Chapel, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, (1625-1635)
• Occupation: Deacon at Peterborough, 1622-1623
• Occupation: Presbyterian Minister of God, Christ's First Presbyterian Church of Hempstead, New York, 1635-1658
• Occupation: Sizar of St. Catherine's, 1621-1624
• Religion: Presbyterian (Puritan)
• Graduation: 1623, Cambridge University, England
• Immigration: ~1635, Southowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
• Immigration: ~1635, (Wethersfield) Connecticutt
• Residence: 1640, Wethersfield, Connecticutt
• Residence: 1644, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
• Residence: 1644, Hempstead, Nassau County, New York

Notes:

About Rev. Richard Denton II

Reverend Richard Denton was born on Saturday, 5 April 1603 at Yorkshire Co., England. He was christened Saturday, 19 April 1603 in Halifax, Yorkshire Co., England, emigrated to America between 1630 and 1635 [7] but returned to England [10], leaving his children behind, and died in Essex, England in 1663. [3, 4, 5]

The first Presbyterian minister in Colonial America, [7] Rev. Denton came from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship James, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_%28ship%29 , c. 1633. [1, 5] The general opinion among members of the Denton family is that all of the Dentons in the United States are his descendants. [6]

The famous preacher Cotton Mather wrote of him: "Rev. Denton was a highly religious man with strong Presbyterian beliefs. He was a small man with only one eye, but in the pulpit he could sway a congregation like he was nine feet tall." [2]
His tombstone bears the following inscription in Latin: "Here lies the dust of Richard Denton. O'er his low peaceful grave bends the perennial cypress, fit emblem of his unfading fame. On earth his bright example, religious light, shown forth o'er multitudes. In heaven his pure rob'd spirit shines like an effulgent star." [4]

Parents: Father: Richard DENTON b: ABT 1556 in Worley, Hertshire, England and Mother: Susan Sibilla b: ABT 1562 in St. Albans Abbey, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

Marriage 1: Helen WINDEBANK b: 1 FEB 1596/97 in Hurst, Herlot, Berkshire, England on: 16 OCT 1611 (conflict data: 1621) in Marden Parish, Wiltshire, England. Died in England. ?

Children:

John DENTON b: 1618 in Yorkshire, England
Sarah DENTON b: 1623 in Wiltshire, England
Daniel DENTON b: 10 JUL 1626 in Coley Chap, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Timothy DENTON b: 23 JUL 1627 in christening in Parish Church of Bolton, England
Nathaniel DENTON b: MAR 1627/28 in Turton, Bolton Priory, Lancaster, England c: 9 MAR 1628/29 in Parrish Church of Bolton, England
Richard DENTON b: 1620 in Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Samuel DENTON
Phebe DENTON b: 29 SEP 1634 in Stringston, Somersetshire, England
John DENTON b: 1636 in Hempstead, Long Island, Queens, Nassau County, New York

Weblinks:

Denton Genealogy - Reverend Richard Denton
The Denton Dispatch
The Denton Family of Long Island
Rev Richard Denton ll & Helen Wendlbank

Biographical Summary:

A graduate of Cambridge in 1623, and acknowledged by many as the founder of Presbyterianism in America, Rev. Richard Denton came to New England in 1635. [7] Before coming he was a preacher in Halifax England. [8]
In his book, "The History of the Clergy in Middle Colonies" author Weiss makes reference to the religious conflict of early Connecticut which resulted in Rev. Richard Denton moving on to Hempstead, Long Island, New York in 1644. He settled there in the midst of a large Dutch colony. However, there were also many English settlers living in the area without benefit of religious guidance. With these scattered members for a church, Rev. Denton established the first Presbyterian Church in America. This church was so successful that soon the Dutch neighbors began attending services there. [9]

History shows some controversery developed when Rev. Denton began to baptize some of the younger children of the Dutch who did not agree with all the Presbyterian beliefs.

From "Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classis of Amsterdam from Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius dated August 5, 1657: 'At Hempstead, about seven leagues from here, there live some independents. There are also many of our own church, and some Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian preacher, Richard Denton, a pious, godly and learned man, who is in agreement with our church in everything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to his sermons: but when he began to baptize the children of parents who are not members of the church, they rushed out of the church."

The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to the Dentons and their marriages and big families. The men were active in the local militias fighting the Indians and they developed excellent military experience that prepared them for officer commissions when they moved on to the Virginia frontier.

From "Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classis of Amsterdam from Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius dated August 5, 1657: "At Hempstead, about seven leagues from here, there live some Independents. There are also many of our own church, and some Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian preacher, Richard Denton, a pious, godly and learned man, who is in agreement with our church in everything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to his sermons; but when he began to baptize the children of parents who are not members of the church, they rushed out of the church."

Genealogy Notes Rev Denton :

The records on Rev. Richard Denton are very sketchy, and the authorities and genealogists do not always agree. However, George D.A. Combes, using notes prepared over a period of years by Wm. A.D. Eardeley, Esq, seems to have the most authentic version. According to Mr.. Combes, a full copy of the manuscript notes of Wm. A.D. Eardeley is in possession of the Queens Borough Public Library at Jamaica, New York.

Many of the actual dates of birth, marriage or death are not actually ascertainable. When only the year date is given, the reader is to assume that the date is only a suggested probability. If the full date is given, it has been taken from some record believed authentic. If the date is given as before or after a certain year date, such date is fixed by deduction from some authentic document.

The parents and ancestry of Rev. Richard cannot yet be identified with certainty, as there were several of that name located at Warley, in the Parish of Halifax, York, where he was born. It is possible to identify with reasonable certainty the baptism of Rev.. Richard, to identify his father, one of his sisters, and very definitely to identify the baptismal dates of five of his children.

Venn gave Rev. Richard's birth date as 1603; in all probability this was taken from his College records at Cambridge. The only baptism date of a Richard at Halifax in that year was on April 10, 1603, the parent being listed as Richard Denton of Warley. There was also a baptism on Dec. 21, 1600 of Susan, a daughter of this same Richard of Warley.

Venn also states that Rev. Richard received his B.A. from St. Catherine's College (or Catherine Hall), Cambridge University, England in 1622/3, was created a Deacon at Peterborough on March. 9, 1622/3, and made a priest on June 3, 1623. As this information was probably taken from College records, it should be authentic.

(According to information on film #057, Latter Day Saints Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Rev. Richard was born 1586 at Yorkshire, England, was 61 years old in 1647 at Hempstead, N.Y. (according to Long Island History), and was married in 1623/4.)

Mr.. Combes states that Rev. Richard's marriage does not appear among those of the Dentons at Halifax, nor is it recorded at Bolton, Lancashire where two of his children were baptized. Probably he was married not long before he became minister at Turton, a small place about four miles north of Bolton. This would put the probable date of his marriage as between 1624 and 1626. The baptismal dates for five of his children are known, two at Bolton, Lancashire and three at Coley, Halifax, from 1627 to 1634. It is known that three of his children, Nathaniel, Samuel, and Daniel, came to the U.S., probably with their parents in 1635.

There is no known record of the name of Rev. Richard's wife in this country, though he himself is frequently mentioned, so perhaps he was a widower by the time he came to America.

Although he is referred to as the first minister at Hempstead, N.Y. in a deed at Stamford in 1650, in which he disposed of his property there, he refers to himself as of "Mashpeag" on Long Island. There are two documents at Albany, signed by him, dated from Mashpeag and Middleborough in l650-l. He is said to have preached to the English soldiers at the Fort in New Amsterdam, probably about the time of the Indian troubles in 1643-5.

(According no Thompson's Long Island History, by 1650 the orders to attend church could not be enforced, and his wages had not been paid.)

Rev. Richard was engaged to act as minister at Hempstead in 1658, from a contract on the Town records.

The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to the Dentons and their marriages and big families. The men were active in the local militias fighting the Indians and they developed excellent military experience that prepared them for officer commissions when they moved on to the Virginia frontier.

Footnotes:

[1] No ship record has been discovered. Conflict info: He was found on a passenger list in 1630 on the 'James.' / He emigrated from an unknown place 1630. with Governor Winthrop in the ship called 'Arabella'.


[2] A comment on Rev. Richard is found in Cotton Mather's "Magnalia Christi" vol. 1, p. 398 ".... Among these clouds was our pious and learned Mr. Richard Denton of Yorkshire, who, having watered Halifax in England with his fruitful ministry, was then by a tempest tossed into New England, where first at Weathersfield and then at Stamford, his doctrine dropped as the rain, his speech distilled as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass. Though he were a little man, yet he had a great soul; his well-accomplished mind, in his lesser body, was as an Iliad in a nutshell. I think he was blind of an eye, yet he was not the least among the seers of Israel; he saw a very considerable portion or those things which eye hath not seen. He was far from cloudy in his conceptions and principles of divinity.


[3] From another letter dated Oct 22, 1657 the same writers continue: "Mr. Richard Denton, who is sound in faith, of a friendly disposition, and beloved by all, cannot be induced by us to remain, although we have earnestly tried to do this in various ways. He first went to Virginia to seek a situation, complaining of lack of salary, and that he was getting in debt, but he has returned thence. He is now fully resolved to go to old England, because of his wife who is sickly will not go without him, and there is a need of their going there on account of a legacy of four hundred pounds sterling lately left by a deceased friend, and which they cannot obtain except by their personal presence."


[4] About 1659, he is said to have returned to England, taking a church in Essex, at which place he died in 1662/3. Most authorities agree with this date and place. Thompson on says "On the tomb erected to his memory in that place is a Latin inscription... Venn's Cambridge Alumni also agrees, saying he died in 1662 at Hempstead, Essex. Yet, inquiry at that place shows no such tomb there, and it appears that Rev. Richard was not a rector or curate there in 1660 to 1663. However, Hempstead, Essex was strongly Puritan. In the hope that Rev. Richard had left a Will in England, a search was made for the period between 1660 and 1680. It was thought that perhaps the reason for Daniel Denton's trip to England in 1670 was to settle his father's estate, but the records apparently do not show it. It seems strange that historians have been so mistaken about the burial place of Rev. Richard Denton, but there is no stone memorial to him at Hempstead, Essex, England.


[5] From New England Genealogical Reg. 11/241: Rev. Richard Denton came to American from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship "James." He lived in Wethersfield and Stamford, Connecticut. The J.S. Denton papers show baptismal records of Nathaniel and Timothy sons of Rev. Richard Denton "in Parish Church of Bolton, England." Rev. Richard worked first with the famous preacher, Cotton Mather.


[6] From an unnamed history of the Denton family: The general opinion among members of the Denton family is that all fo the Dentons in the United States are descendants of Rev. Richard Denton. Our research seems to substantiate this, for we have found only two instances where other Dentons lived in America and neithers of these left heirs named Denton. From New England Genealogical Register 11/241: Reverend Richard Denton came to America from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship "James". (Note: Some say his ship was the "Arabella")


[7] In 1630 the first Presbyterian minister reaches America: the Rev. Richard Denton settles in Wethersfield, Conn. More than You probably want to know about the Presbyterian Church in the USA


[8] The Cambridge University listing for Richard Denton says: "Sizar of St. Catherine's Easter, 1621, b. 1603 in Yorks, B.A. 1622-3, priest 8 June 1623. Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of Coleys Chapel, Halifax, for some years." ("Sizar" is defined as an undergraduate student.)


[9] The plantation of Wethersfield, of which Mr. Denton was the leader, as well as the minister of the Church, was prosperous, and its numbers greatly increased. But, in 1641, another conflict for democratic rule caused some twenty-five families, led by Mr. Denton, to make another move. This brought them to Stamford, within the boundaries of the Colony of New Haven. Of the twenty-five families who came with Denton to Stamford, the names of eighteen are found later in the Hempstead list of 1647.


Again at Stamford, Mr. Denton's uncompromising democracy, or Presbyterianism, came in conflict with the New Haven rules that none but church members should vote in town meetings.' In 1643, representatives were sent out to investigate the land and the conditions across the Sound, on Nassau Island, as it was then known, within the jurisdiction of the more liberal Dutch government. This resulted in their obtaining in the following year, from Governor Kieft, the patent for the town of Hempstead.

The settlers promptly formed a central community, which was called the "Town Spot," and which developed into what is now the village of Hempstead. There they constructed a "Fort," and the meeting house was built within it. As was the custom in New England, this meeting house was built upon the town's "common land," at the public expense, and as authorized by vote in the town meeting. It was used not merely as a place of worship on Sundays, but was also the place for holding town meetings, and for conducting the business of the magistrates. The minister was chosen by the town vote, and his salary was fixed and raised by a rate assessed upon all the inhabitants. It was, doubtless, in this little first meeting house that the first legislative Assembly of the Province of New York was held in 1665, called together by Col. Nickol, after Charles II had granted this territory to his brother, the Duke of York. This Assembly was composed of delegates from New York, from Westchester and the towns of Long Island. The celebrated code, known as the "Duke's Laws," was enacted here.

During the sixty years which constituted the first period of the history of Hempstead's Church, there were three ministers duly chosen and resident in the town. The first of these, the Rev. Richard Denton, who brought the people here, and exercised a large influence in the formative years of the settlement, remained with them until 1658, when he resigned. The last mention of Mr. Denton's name upon the Town books is on March 4, 1658, when a rate was made for the payment of his salary, at the rate of f174os. per quarter. Shortly afterwards he returned to England where he died in the year 1662. History of Christ's First Presbyterian Church of Hempstead, Long Island, New York 10] As no mention is made of his wife in his Connecticut years it is not clear when she died or where.

Sources:

Whitley, Edythe J. R. Some of the Descendants of Rev. Richard Denton. McMinnville, Tenn: Womack Print. Co, 1959. Print.find in a library

Notes on sourcing:

original "overview" data came from from - 22 Nov 98- Denton web site, which verifies and adds to information on Richard Denton already gathered from numerous sources over the past 20 years.
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Jonah DENTON was born in 1677 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Samuel DENTON and Mary Rock SMITH.
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Jonas DENTON was born in 1658 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY. He died in 1717 in Frederick, Shenandoah Co., VA. Jonas, his family and cousin Jonathan Seaman moved west along an oldtrail fromNew York through Carlisle, PA, crossing the Potomac Rivernear where Peter Stephens ran a ferry. Later Robert Harper established Harper's Ferry there. From this point, the Dentons skirtedover to Winchester. Jonas bought 3,100 acres fromJoist Hite on March26, 1735. The other Dentons probably made their settlement official bypurchasing land from the Hites. The new home was near the Great Roadfrom the Carolinas to Philadelphia (now U.S. Highway 11), cut out bythe Indiansyears before.

If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Samuel DENTON and Mary Rock SMITH.
Spouse: Jane SEAMAN. Jane SEAMAN and Jonas DENTON were married in 1695 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY. Children were: Robert DENTON.
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Joseph DENTON was born in 1771 in ,Hardy,Virginia. He died in 1840 in ,Sullivan or Martin,Indiana. Parents: Jacob DENTON and Mary CLAYPOOLE.
Spouse: Mary Polly JAMES. Mary Polly JAMES and Joseph DENTON were married in 1794 in ,Jefferson,Tennessee. Children were: Andrew B DENTON.
Spouse: Charity "Catherine" BAILEY.
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Margaret DENTON52 was born about 1402. She has Ancestral File Number 9HFV-1F. Parents: .
Spouse: sir Richard COPLEY. Margaret DENTON and sir Richard COPLEY were married about 1419. Children were: Lionel COPLEY.
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Margaret DENTON was born on 10 January 1589/90. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Richard DENTON Jr. and Susan J SIBELLA.
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Margaret DENTON was born about 1607 in Tyne River,Kent,England. She has reference number LT9B-MW. Spouse: Francis WARDE.

Margaret DENTON and Francis WARDE were married on 23 August 1627 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.
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Martha DENTON was born in 1681 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Samuel DENTON and Mary Rock SMITH.
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Martha DENTON was born in 1706. Spouse: George JULIAN. Martha DENTON and George JULIAN were married in 1726. Children were: George JULIAN.
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Mary DENTON was born on 12 January 1822 in ,Harrison,Indiana. Parents: David DENTON and Elizabeth GWIN.
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Mary Smith DENTON was born in 1668 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Samuel DENTON and Mary Rock SMITH.
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Mrs. John 1345 DENTON15,16 was born about 1352. She died Deceased. Spouse: John DENTON. Mrs. John 1345 DENTON and John DENTON were married.16 Children were: Thomas DENTON.
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Nathaniel DENTON was born on 9 May 1628 in Turton, Bolton Priory, Lancashire, England. He died on 18 October 1690 in Jamaica, Queens Co., NY. Nathaniel was the first Town Clerk of Jamaica, L.I., NY: "Records ofthe Town of Jamaica, Long Island, vol. I, Page 1. A Town Meeting head of ye Town ye 18th of February 1656. Daniel Denton chosen to write & enter all acts and orders of public concernment of ye Town and is to have a daie's work a man for ye said employment. It is voted & concluded by ye Town y whosoever shall fell any trees in yue highwaysshall take both top and body out of ye highway. It is further voted and agreed upon by ye Town y whosoever shall kill a wolfe within ye boundary of yeTown shall have feiveteen shillings for every woolf. Likewise it is agreed uponby ye Town that whereas they have the Little plains by purchase and patent within their limits to maintaintheir rights & privileges in ye said place from any such as shall goe to deprive y off it & soe to make use off it as they shall se cause.These taken out of ye ould towne book by me, Nathaniel Denton, Clerk."Nathaniel applied for land at Elizabethtown, NJ in 1664 but probably died at Jamaica. Nathaniel was baptized later in life on March 9,1682. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Richard DENTON III and Helen "Eleanor" WINDEBANK.Spouse: Sarah SMITH.
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Phebe DENTON was born on 29 September 1634. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Richard DENTON III and Helen "Eleanor" WINDEBANK.
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Phebe DENTON was born in 1745. Parents: Abraham DENTON and Mary ODELL. Spouse: William PLUMLEE. Children were: Isaac PLUMLEE.
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Phoebe DENTON was born in 1634. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Richard DENTON III.
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Phoebe DENTON was born in 1679 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Samuel DENTON and Mary Rock SMITH.
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Rebecca DENTON was born in 1827 in ,Harrison,Indiana. She died on 5 September 1883 in ,,Indiana. Parents: David DENTON and Elizabeth GWIN. Spouse: Barnett STALCUP. Rebecca DENTON and Barnett STALCUP were married on 28 June 1845 in ,Crawford, Indiana.
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Rebecca DENTON was born on 17 December 1841. Parents: Allen DENTON and Hannah ANDERSON.
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Rebecca DENTON was born about 1849 in Ark.. Spouse: James William OFFIELD. Children were: Harriet Louisa OFFIELD, Henry Lee OFFIELD, Charlie F. OFFIELD, Robert OFFIELD, Edna OFFIELD, James OFFIELD, Ira OFFIELD, Nancy Ann OFFIELD.
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Rebecca A DENTON was born in 1822 in ,Orange, Indiana. Parents: Andrew B DENTON and Rebecca OSBORN.
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Richard DENTON was born in 1517 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He died after 1561 in England. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Spouse: Gennett BANYSTER. Gennett BANYSTER and Richard DENTON were married on 10 September 1547 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Children were: John DENTON, Janet DENTON, Richard DENTON Jr., Samuelis DENTON.
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Richard DENTON Jr. was born in 1557 in Worley, Yorkshire, England. He died on 8 December 1619 in Hertfordshire, England. Name Prefix: Sir Name Suffix: Jr. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Richard DENTON and Gennett BANYSTER. Spouse: Susan J SIBELLA. Susan J SIBELLA and Richard DENTON Jr. were married on 6 July 1581 in Halifax,Yorkshire,England. Children were: John DENTON, Thomas DENTON, Alice DENTON, Susan DENTON, Margaret DENTON, Richard DENTON III.
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Richard DENTON III was born on 5 April 1603 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE:Unknown-Begin] [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE:Unknown-Begin] He died between 1662 and 1663 in Essex, England. He was in First Presbyterian Minister in US. Richard was in Presbyterian. Name Prefix: Rev. Name Suffix: III In 1623, Richard Denton was graduated from Cambridge University, andsettled in an established Church of England in Halifax, where heremained until 1630. While in Cambridge, Denton becameinterested inthe debate about church policy led by Cartwright. Denton did notleave the Church of England at the outset. However, his seven yearsin Halifax made it clear that he could no longer remain in the ordersof the Church of England. With followers from this church, Coley'sChapel in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, he started for New England inthe Puritan exodus of 1630-1640. They stopped first in Massachusetts,then moved to Weathersfield and Stamford. In 1643, a committee fromRev. Denton's settlement went to Long Island to spy out the land.They met with the Indian chiefs of Marsapeague, Mericock and Rockawayand received from them a conveyance of two-thirds of Great Plains, nowknown as Hempstead Plains. The above document is a 1740 copy of theagreement of November 18, 1643. Robert Fordham and John Carman arementioned in this document, as is MicahSmith. In 1644, Rev. RichardDenton led the migration from Stamford to Hempstead, Long Island, NY.November 13th, 1643. A graduate of Cambridge in 1623, andacknowledged by many as the founder of Presbyterianism in America,Rev. Richard Denton came to New England in 1635. Before coming he wasa preacher in Halifax England. From England, the CambridgeUniversity listing for Richard Denton says:"Sizar of St. Catherine'sEaster, 1621, b. 1603 in Yorks, B.A. 1622-3, priest 8June 1623.Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of Coleys Chapel,Halifax, for some years." ("Sizar" is defined as an undergraduatestudent.) In hisbook, "The History of the Clergy in the Middle Colonies" authorWeiss makes reference to the religious conflict of early Connecticutwhich resulted in Rev. Richard Denton moving on to Hempstead, LongIsland, NY in 1644. He settled there inthe midst of a large Dutchcolony. However, there were also many English settlers living in thearea without benefit of religious guidance. With these scatteredmembers for a beginning, Rev. Denton established the firstPresbyterian Church in America. This church was so successful thatsoon the Dutch neighbors were attending services there. History showssome controversy developed when Rev. Dentonbegan to baptize some ofthe younger children of the Dutch who did not agree with all thePresbyterian beliefs. The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to theDentons and their marriages and big families. The men were active inthe local militias fighting the Indians and they developed excellentmilitary experience that prepared them for officer commissions whenthey moved on to the Virginia frontier. From "Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classisof Amsterdam from Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius datedAugust 5, 1657: "At Hempstead, about seven leagues from here, therelive someIndependents. There are also many of our own church, andsome Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian preacher, Richard Denton,a pious, godly and learned man,who is in agreement with our church ineverything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to hissermons; but when he began to baptize the children of parents who arenot members of the church, they rushed out of the church." Fromanother letter dated Oct. 22, 1659 the same writers continue: "Mr.Richard Denton, who is sound in faith, of a friendly disposition, andbeloved by all, cannotbe induced by us to remain, although we haveearnestly tried to do this in various ways. He first went to Virginiato seek a situation, complaining of lack of salary, and that he wasgetting in debt, but he has returned thence. He is now fully resolvedto go to old England, because of his wife who is sickly will not gowithout him, and there is need of their going there on account of alegacy of four hundred pounds sterling lately left by a decea Parents: Richard DENTON Jr. and Susan J SIBELLA.

Presbyterian Heritage Center at Montreat

The Rev. Richard Denton (1603 - 1662)

The Rev. Richard Denton was one of the first Puritan/Presbyterian ministers in the country. He was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1603. He graduated at Cambridge University in early 1623, and was ordained a Deacon at Peterborough, March 9, 1622/3, and a Priest June 8, 1823. By the intolerant spirit of the times which led to the Act of Uniformity, he felt compelled to relinquish his charge, and to emigrate to America. This was before 1638. Mr. Denton first came to Watertown, Massachusetts. Then he moved on to Wethersfield and in 1641 his name appears among the early settlers of Stamford, Conn. In 1644 he is recorded as one of the original proprietors of Hempstead, Long Island. A part of his flock accompanied him from England and also settled with him as their pastor. Thus a Puritan/Presbyterian Church was established in Hempstead, Long Island in 1644. Rev. Denton had some disputes with his congregation about its failure to pay him his due, and was in Middleboro (Newtown) Long Island, 1650-54, and then journeyed to Virginia to find more lucrative employment. By 1657 he had returned to Hempstead and served the church until 1659, when he returned to England, and spent the latter part of his life in Essex, where he died in 1662. He had five children, four sons and one daughter.

Before Rev. Denton left Hempstead the church was troubled with sharp contentions among the congregation between Independents and Presbyterians/Puritans. In 1657 Governor Stuyvesant visited Hempstead, and used his influence to persuade Rev. Denton to continue his ministry there, his own Church affinities inclining him to favor the Presbyterian form of government. But the troubles increasing, Rev. Denton left, and the Independents gained control and had a stated supply for a number of years. Then through these continued dissensions, the large increase of Quakerism, and the establishment of Episcopacy under the English rule, the Presbyterian Church gradually declined and passed out of sight as an organized body. The Rev. Mr. Jenney writes, September, 1729: "A few Presbyterians at Hempstead have an unordained preacher to officiate for them, whom they could not support were it not for the assistance which they receive from their brethren in the neighboring parish of Jamica."

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Mildred Denton provides the following abstracts found while at the Guildhall Library, London, England. She does not cite the book titles.

First book:

"DENTON,RICHARD (1603-1663), divine, was born in 1603 in Yorkshire, and lived at Priestly Green. He took his B.A. degree at Catharine Hall, Cambridge, 1623. He became minister of the chapel of Coley, near Coley Hall, 'ancient seat of the tenure commonly called 'St. John of Jerusalem' (OLIVER HEYWOOD,iv.9).

Here he remained about seven years when, finding the times hard, the bishops 'at their height' and the 'Book for Sports on the Sabbath-day' insupportable, he emigrated with a numerous family to New England. He settled at Wethersfield in 1640, but finding himself in disagreement with other ministers there on the subject of church discipline, he removed to Stamford in 1644, whence he departed not long after to Hempstead, Long Island, where he died in 1663 (SAVAGE, ii. 40).

Cotton Mather, in his 'Magnalia', gives a high-flown description of his eloquence and powers of persuasion, which he contrasts with the smallness of his stature and the blindness of one of his eyes. 'His well-accomplished mind', says Mather, 'in his lesser body was an Iliad in a nutshell'. The same writer states that Denton wrote a system of divinity entitled 'Soliloquia Sacra', descriptive of the fourfold state, which does not seem to have been published.

[Oliver Heywood's Autobiography,1885;Savage' Dict. of Settlers in New England; Mather's Magnalia, or Ecclesiastical Hist. of New England, B. iii. 95.] R.H."

Second book:

"DENTON,RICHARD. Matric. vicar from St. CATHARINE'S, Easter, 1621. B. 1603, in Yorkshire. B.A. 1623-4. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) Mar. 9, 1622-3; priest, July 8, 1623. C. of Coley Chapel, Halifax, for some years. Went to New England c.

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1638. Preacher at Stamford, Conn.; and at Hempstead, Long Island, for 15 years. Returned to England, 1659. Said to have died at Hempstead, Essex, 1663. Author, 'Soliloquia Sacra'. [Fels 515; J.G.Bartlett;D.N.B.]"

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Richard Denton 1603-1662

A graduate of St. Catherines, Cambridge in 1623, Rev. Richard Denton came to New England circa 1635. Before coming he was a preacher in Halifax England. The Cambridge University listing for Richard Denton says: "Sizar of St. Catherine's Easter, 1621-23-24, priest 8 June 1623, Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of Coley Chapel, Halifax, for some years." ("Sizar" is defined as an undergraduate student.)


Coley's Chapel

Images of Coley's Chaper in Halifax, Yorkshire, England ... http://bit.ly/1LRtIPF

From New England Genealogical Reg. 11/241: Rev. Richard Denton came to America from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship "James". (Note: No ship record has been discovered.) He lived in Wethersfield and Stamford, Connecticut. The J.S. Denton papers show baptismal records of Nathaniel and Timothy sons of Rev. Richard Denton "in Parish Church of Bolton, England."

The famous preacher, Cotton Mather, born 1663, speaks of Rev. Denton in his early memoirs: "Rev. Denton was a highly religious man with strong Presbyterian beliefs. He was a small man with only one eye, but in the pulpit he could sway a congregation like he was nine feet tall."

[Editor's Note] Cotton Mather (1663-1728) image and biography ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Mather

From "Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classis of Amsterdam from Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius dated August 5,1657: "At Hempsted, about seven leagues from here, there live some Independents. There are also many of our own church, and some Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian preacher, Richard Denton, a pious, godly and learned man, who is in agreement with our church in everything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to his sermons; but when he began to baptize the children of parents who are not members of the church, they rushed out of the church." From another letter dated Oct. 22, 1657 the same writers continue: "Mr. Richard Denton, who is sound in faith, of a friendly disposition, and beloved by all, cannot be induced by us to remain, although we have earnestly tried to do this in various ways. He first went to Virginia to seek a situation, complaining of lack of salary, and that he was getting in debt, but he has returned thence. He is now fully resolved to go to old England, because of his wife who is sickly will not go without him, and there is need of their going there on account of a legacy of four hundred pounds sterling lately left by a deceased friend, and which they cannot obtain except by their personal presence."

The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to the Dentons and their marriages and big families. The men were active in the local militias fighting the Indians and they developed excellent military experience that prepared them for officer commissions when they moved on to the Virginia frontier.

He married and had the following children:

Sarah DENTON
Daniel DENTON
Timothy DENTON
Nathaniel DENTON
Richard III DENTON
Samuel DENTON
John DENTON



(For more documented information about Rev. Richard Denton and his family, please see the articles by Dr. Walter Krumm in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 117, numbers 3 and 4.)

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Click here for a pictorial review of Richard Denton's Yorkshire countryside and his church-associations; http://www.dentongenealogy.org/places.htm

This site created by Sue Montgomery (1942-2006)... a devoted Denton researcher and author of the

"Denton Family Genealogy" - http://www.dentongenealogy.org/index.htm

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Sources cite his bithplace and christening place to be "Worley, Halifax, England", however further research suggests that its correct geographical name should read, "Warley Town, West Yorkshire, England". DAH

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HISTORY AND VITAL RECORDS OF CHRIST'S FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF HEMPSTEAD, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.

CONTRIBUTED BY JOHN DEAN FISH,

The history of the Church of Christ in Hempstead may be said to have begun in the year 1644, when the charter or patent for the town was obtained from the Dutch Governor at New Amsterdam, William Kieft, granting to Robert Fordham, John Stickland, John Ogden, John Carman, John Lawrence and Jonas Wood, their associates and successors, full power and authority to build a town, with fortifications, with temples to exercise the reformed religion, to nominate magistrates, and establish courts. Many families who were already associated together in Church fellowship immediately commenced coming across the Sound from Stamford, Conn., and settled upon the newly granted territory.

From this beginning in 1644, the history of the Church may be divided into three distinct stages or periods. The first period lasted from the settlement of the town until the year 1704, during which time the management of the Church's affairs was ordered upon the lines of the Congregational or Independent Churches of New England.

The second stage of the Church's history commenced when in December, 1704, under authority of a law of the New York Provincial Assembly, passed in 1693 at the instigation of Governor Fletcher, constituting the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay as one parish, the new Governor, Lord Cornbury caused the Rev. John Thomas to be inducted over the parish, and put him in possession of the meeting house, the parsonage and the ministry lands. This was a period of sifting and separation, out of which grew two independent churches-the Presbyterian and the Church of England. This period terminated for the Presbyterians before 1722, when they had built for themselves a meeting house, and secured their own minister: and for the Episcopalians in 1734, when they likewise secured their own church building, and were organized under a charter from King George.

The third period of Church history is not yet ended, but after living side by side for two centuries, the two Churches, Presbyterian and Episcopal, are now more active, prosperous and useful than ever before.

There was, however, a preliminary period and a series of events greatly affecting the organization of the Church in Hempstead, which must not be ignored. The Rev. Richard Denton, its first pastor, was an Englishman who came from Halifax in Yorkshire in 163o. He had been educated in Cambridge University, where the principles of Presbyterianism had been instilled into his mind firmly and aggressively. For seven years thereafter he was the settled minister of Coley Chapel in Halifax. His inability to conform to the requirements of king and bishop drove him with thousands of other conscientious men to the shores of New England. At first he was settled at Watertown, Mass., as a teacher of the Church there.

He was in Watertown in 1634. But, the firmness of his convictions-his democratic or Presbyterian opposition to the oligarchic rule of the New England Divines-again led him, in the year 1635, to depart from Watertown for the purpose of establishing a new settlement at Wethersfield in Connecticut. In this move he was joined by several of the Watertown planters. The names of six of the Watertown Church members are preserved in the Colonial records, four of whom are on the list of the Original Proprietors of Hempstead in 1647. The plantation of Wethersfield, of which Mr. Denton was the leader, as well as the minister of the Church, was prosperous, and its numbers greatly increased. But, in 1641, another conflict for democratic rule caused some twenty-five families, led by Mr. Denton, to make another move. This brought them to Stamford, within the boundaries of the Colony of New Haven. Of the twenty-five families who came with Denton to Stamford, the names of eighteen are found later in the Hempstead list of 1647.

Again at Stamford, Mr. Denton's uncompromising democracy, or Presbyterianism, came in conflict with the New Haven rules that none but church members should vote in town meetings.' In 1643, representatives were sent out to investigate the land and the conditions across the Sound, on Nassau Island, as it was then known, within the jurisdiction of the more liberal Dutch government. This resulted in their obtaining in the following year, from Governor Kieft, the patent for the town of Hempstead.

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Hey cuz,

I was doing more digging on the Dentons as promised. Below is some stuff I found:

I found this "story" (as ancestry calls them) posted by user RichardMarcDenton76:

Source 1-1956-1957: Text has been extracted from a personal letter composed by Dwight W. Denton and is found on the Denton Family Genealogy Website.

"You asked about the name of Denton. It is an English word and is a “place” name. Many other names are place names, a profession or their work name such as Carpenter, Miller, Shipman etc. Den means valley or vale and ton is Anglo-Saxon for town, hence Valley-Town-Denton.

"The first records I've ever seen of Dentons coming to America, I found in the Virginia Land Company records in the Ohio State and Richmond, Va. Libraries. These two were Adam Denton, Merchant and his cousin Thomas Denton who came to Jamestown Va on the “goode ship Margarite” in 1619. I haven't been able to trace any Dentons after 1619 (descendants of these two) but I have their (Adam and Thos) lineage back for 20 generations to the eleventh Century. The name back there originated with one Baron of Benth Castle who named a son Denton after the place where they had Benth Castle. I dont know of any coming over from England between 1619 and 1630 but in the latter year, one Rev. Richard Denton and six sons came over from England on the good ship “Arabella” in company with John Winthrop, later governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Rev Rich. was b 1586 in England and returned there in 1659 where he died about 1662. He was a graduate of Cambridge University in 1623. He was a “settled” minister at Coley Chapel in Halifax in England. His six sons were John born 1618, Timothy born 7-23-1627, Richard
baptised 1622, Nathaniel b. 3-9-1628, Daniel b. 7-10-1632, Samuel b. 5-29-1631, and Phebe b 9-20-1634. Daniel wrote and published the first “Historye of Newe Yorke”. I have seen and read this little booklet at Ohio State Library. Three of the above were born in America and the others were born in England.

"All of his children stayed in America and most of the Dentons in America come from these six sons. They lived in N.Y., Conn., and Mass up until about 1700 then some of them came down thru the upper Shenandoah Valley in Va where they were living from at least 1710 thru the Revolutionaary War. After the War, Tenn. and Ky. were opened up and quite a few Dentons migrated to these two states as well as North Carolina."

Source 2-1989: The following text has been extracted from The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record essay found in various volumes starting with January 1989, Vol. 120, Number 1, Page 10. The essay was written by Walter C. Krumm, Ph.D. and is titled,

"Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton."

"When the Rev. Richard Denton sailed back to England in 1658, he must have felt discouraged; unable to live on his earnings on Long Island or to find better pay in Virginia, he and his wife were returning to England to receive a bequest of 400 [pounds] awaiting them there (Ecclesiastical Records, State of New York 1:411). Apparently he left in America little or no property for his sons to inherit, and he could expect never to see them again Yet the Presbyterian Church in America has regarded him as their first minister (Encyclopedia of the Presbyterian Church, ed. Alfred Nevin, 1884, p. 183-4), and his descendants number in the thousands.

"It is possible to reconstruct much of Denton's immediate family from English records. As a subsidized university student he was almost certainly unmarried when he was graduated from Catharines's Hall, Cambridge in 1623/4. The next mention of him, found in the baptismal record of his son in July, 1627, identifies him, as "'preacher at Turton,'" a small chapelry in B olton Priory, Lancashire. This suggests that he married c. 1625 (no record has been found) and that his son was born a year or so later. St. Peter's Parish Church, Bolton, has only these two Denton entries (Lancashire Paris Register Society Publications 50:107, 114):

Tymothie Denton, son of Mr. Denton, preacher at Turton baptised 23 July [1627].
Nathaniell Denton of Turton, son of Mr. Denton 9 March, baptised [1628/9].

Denton's predecessor at Turton, Gilbert Astley, was buried at Bolton on 27 Jan 1625/6 suggesting that his own term began there soon after.

"The next baptisms show that by 1631 the family had moved to Coley Chapel in Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, 25 miles east of Bolton (records compiled and anglicized by the West Yorkshire Archive Service):
Samuel, son of Richard Denton, Minister of Coley, 29 May, 1631.
Daniel, son of Richard Denton, Curate of Coley, 10 July 1632.
Phoebe, dau. of Richard Denton, minister of Coley, 30 Nov. 1634

Christening usually took place within a few weeks after birth unless sickness postponed it or fear of imminent death hastened it. Tymothie and Phoebe are never heard from again, suggesting that they died young, or if Phoebe survived childhood, she may have married in an unrecorded ceremony in the New World. Between 1635 and 1640 the Dentons arrived in America although a record of their crossing is lacking; birth records of additional children, if any, have not survived. Later records in America do show that when the parents returned to England in 1658, three, possibly four, sons remained behind: Nathaniel, Samuel, Daniel, and maybe Richard, Jr., 1 in that order."

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To further confuse the death place, I found this: https://archive.org/stream/historycolonyne02lambgoog#page/n214/mode/2up/search/Denton However, it is well known that these local books do get some things wrong, so for now, I am still going with the Cambridge Alumni book's death place.

This book also backs up his return to England: https://archive.org/stream/ldpd_6199845_000#page/n145/mode/2up/search/Denton

To save these entire books in PDF format, and

There are lots of Denton mentions in this book: You can scroll down to choose your format. I find it easiest to do a search with the Denton Surname.

A lot of Denton mentions in this book as well: . Note that on page 52, it is talking about Samuel Denton's meadow and Epenetus Platt's meadow being by each other. Epenetus Platt is my 10th Great Grand Uncle. This case is interesting. It starts on Page 50. Peter Titus is suing Jonas Platt over land rights. You will have to copy and paste this link. For some reason it isn't posting as a URL.

Lots of Denton references here. There is a court action involving Samuel Denton in here.

Lots of Dentons mentioned. Another lawsuit case involving Samuel here too. A few mentions of Richard. I happened to see a mention of John Rock Smith too, so you may want to check all these books for him as well.

This one mostly seems to mention Samuel's land and Isaac Denton. The same with this one:

Various Dentons mentioned in here.

Various Dentons here as well.

Mentions of Richard and his sons.

This one you will definitely find interesting. It has Wills of the Smith family, including your Smith family. The Dentons and the Smiths seem to be very closely tied in together.

This book is a genealogy book relating to an allied family. Appendix B talks about Richard and family. This is the only book I have seen that mentions the 1586 birth year. It tells where that birth year came from. However, those records are not official. Interesting nevertheless. It also has the paragraph Cotton Mather wrote about Richard.

This book has quite a bit about Richard.

Has stuff about Richard

This book says;

" Wethersfield, the oldest town in Connecticut, received from Watertown its first considerable emigration in 1634. Pyquaug, its Indian name, was changed in 1635 to Watertown, and later to Wethersfield. . . . May 29, 1635, the following Watertown men went to Wethersfield : Rev. Richard Denton, Robert Reynolds, John Strickland, Jonas Weede, Rev. John Sherman, Robert Coe, and Andrew Ward."

Andrew Ward is also my ancestor on my dad's side!

A few small mentions of Richard and Benjamin Denton

This books talks about the relocations of Richard. It also mentions my ancestor Peter Prudden (who I was talking about the other day)

This book is not actually able to be seen but I wanted to make you aware of it. It says it is available through the Internet Archive Lending Library. It is about your ancestor Rock Smith. It mentions Richard Denton according to the American Genealogical-Biographical Index

Mentions Richard

This is a copy of a book about Richard Denton that was published in McMinnville! Can you believe that lol. It has a lot of the same stuff we have seen elsewhere, including errors but nice nevertheless.

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I found this event on ancestry.com:

· Bequest
1631 Age: 28
Coley Chapel, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, Kingdom of England
"...a Thomas Whitley of Sinderhills bequeathed to "'Mr. Denton,'" then preacher at Chapel of Coley, forty shillings..."

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The entires below comes from Ancestry.com records:

Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, Volumes I-III; Mrs. Robert Bruce Ricketts

William Champion Reynolds was married, at Plymouth, Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, June 19, 1832, by the Reverend Nicholas Murray, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre, to Jane Holberton Smith, born at Plymouth, April 3, 1812, third child of John and Frances (Holberton) Smith, of Plymouth, granddaughter of Lieutenant Abraham and Sarah (French) Smith, of Derby, New Haven county, Connecticut; great-granddaughter of Robert and Judith Smith, and great-granddaughter of Ebenezer Smith of Jamaica, Long Island, who died there, October, 1717, and his wife Clemont Denton, daughter of Samuel and Mary Denton and great-granddaughter of the Rev. Richard Denton, who graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1623, and emigrated to Wethersfield, Connecticut, prior to 1640, and settled at Hempstead, Long Island, in 1646.
Connecticut Puritan Settlers, 1633-1845

Appendix, Containing Additions and Corrections.

Denton, Rev. Richard, was from Yorkshire, in England, and had preached at Halifax before he left his native country. After his arrival in New England, he preached for a time as an unsettled minister, at Wethersfield. At this time seven members constituted the church there, among whom a severe contest had arisen. The division was three and four, and it became necessary to make peace in the church--that one party or the other should remove. After some controversy, who should remove, the four members consented to yield to the minority, viz. Matthew Mitchell, Thurston Rayner, Andrew Ward and Robert Coe, when they united with Mr. Denton and others in purchasing the town of Stamford, in 1640. Mr. Denton soon organized his church, and remained in Stamford until '43 or '44, when he removed with a part of his church to Hempsted, L. I. He appears to have been a pioneer in the settlement of many towns. Rev. Cotton Mather says of him, "he was small in stature, and blind with one eye--but was an Iliad in a nut-shell." He was educated at Catherine Hall, in England, in 1623.

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Regarding the supposed Richard Denton and Susan Sibella marriage. I cannot find any record of this. However, I did find a marriage record for a Richard Denton and Susan Denton on 12 March 1589 in Halifax, Yorkshire. In fact, on Family Search, I searched the whole UK for only people with the surname (or a variant of it) Sibella. The only thing that came up was 44 people with the surname of Sybill (or a variation of that),none of which married a Denton.

There was a marriage for a Richard Denton and Sibbell Veevers but it was on 27 Nov 1603 in Royston, Yorkshire, so that puts it too late to be the parents of Rev. Richard and the location is not correct.

There was a marriage record for a Richard Denton and Sibella Denton on 19 July 1585. It took place in Ellend, Yorkshire at St. Mary's church. It isn't the right location but it isn't far at all from Halifax. I found this record on Ancestry.com

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From the records I have seen, it looks as if there were at least a few Richards born in the same time frame. I don't think we will be able to definitely sort them out without wills. I have converted the files into PDF and attached them as well.

In the file named "Richard Denton Appoints Attorney", I merged 3 pages together since it was from the same book. A very interesting note about that is that the man he is taking action against (Robert Lockwood) is also my ancestor (through his son Jonathan who is also mentioned)! Robert Lockwood and his wife Susannah Norman are my 11th great grandparents. You will see it mentions that she remarries Jeffery Ferris.. well he is also my 11th great grandfather! Jonathan Lockwood (son of Robert and Susannah), married Jeffery's daughter, Mary. This must be how Jonathan and Mary Ferris ... because they were step-siblings, which is kind of creepy but anywho lol. I just though it was interesting to see all these ancestors of mine tangled up together.

Well I hope you enjoy what I have found. I have worked the entire day since we got off the phone. now I must go start dinner. Let me know what you think.

Love, Stef

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More Content:

The Presbyterian Page More than You probably want to know about the Presbyterian Church in the USA

The Presbyterian Church is a Church based on the example of the early Church described in the Book of Acts.

Presbuteros, the Greek word meaning elder, is used 72 times in the New Testament. It provided the name for the Presbyterian family of churches, which includes the Reformed churches of the world. Both Presbyterian and Reformed are synonymous with churches of the Calvinist tradition.

The church is governed by Elders chosen by God through the voice of the congregation. Together with the pastor, the Elders oversee the Spirital needs of the Church.

Some Presbyterian Churches also have Deacons who oversee the charity and material needs of the Church.

Presbyterian Church History

The earliest Christian church consisted of Jews in the first century who had known Jesus and heard his teachings. It gradually grew and spread from the Middle East to other parts of the world, though not without controversy and hardship among its supporters.

During the 4th century, after more than 300 years of persecution under various Roman emperors, the church became established as a political as well as a spiritual power under the Emperor Constantine.

Theological and political disagreements, however, served to widen the rift between members of the eastern (Greek-speaking) and western (Latin-speaking) branches of the church. Eventually the western portions of Europe, came under the religious and political authority of the Roman Catholic Church. Eastern Europe and parts of Asia came under the authority of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

In western Europe, the authority of the Roman Catholic Church remained largely unquestioned until the Renaissance in the 15th century. The invention of the printing press in Germany around 1440 made it possible for common people to have access to printed materials including the Bible. This, in turn, enabled many to discover religious thinkers who had begun to question the authority of the Roman Catholic Church. One such figure, Martin Luther, a German priest and professor, started the movement known as the Protestant Reformation when he posted a list of 95 grievances against the Roman Catholic Church on a church door in Wittenburg, Germany in 1517.

Some 20 years later, a French/Swiss theologian, John Calvin, further refined the reformers' new way of thinking about the nature of God and God's relationship with humanity in what came to be known as Reformed theology.
John Knox, a Scotsman who studied with Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland, took Calvin's teachings back to Scotland. Other Reformed communities developed in England, Holland and France. The Presbyterian church traces its ancestry back primarily to Scotland and England.

Presbyterians have featured prominently in United States history. The Rev. Francis Mackemie, who arrived in the U.S. from Ireland in 1683, helped to organize the first American Presbytery at Philadelphia in 1706.

One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Rev. John Witherspoon, was a Presbyterian minister. The Rev. William Tennent founded a ministerial "log college" in New Jersey that evolved into Princeton University. Other Presbyterian ministers, such as the Rev. Jonathan Edwards and the Rev. Gilbert Tennent, were driving forces in the so-called "Great Awakening," a revivalist movement in the early 18th century.

The Presbyterian church in the United States has split and parts have reunited several times. Currently the largest group is the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which has its national offices in Louisville, Kentucky. It was formed in 1983 as a result of reunion between the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (PCUS), the so-called "southern branch," and the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (UPCUSA), the so-called "northern branch."

Other Presbyterian churches in the United States include: the Presbyterian Church in America, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.

Some Interesting Dates in the Church's History

In 1562 French Huguenots, first Protestants in America, arrive in Florida and South Carolina.
In 1629 Presbyterian puritan colony arrives at Massachusetts Bay.


Additonal Commentary:

In 1630 the first Presbyterian minister reaches America: the Rev. RICHARD DENTON settles in Wethersfield, Conn.

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Additonal Commentary:

it is not clearly cited where "Peterborough" was located, however, Peterborough Cathedral is an excellent candidate as it is located near the University of Cambridge. Click on this link to view its images, location & history ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough_Cathedral

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Additonal Commentary:

Curate: a member of the clergy engaged as assistant to a vicar, rector, or parish priest.

Images of Coley's Chaper in Halifax, Yorkshire, England ... http://bit.ly/1LRtIPF

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"Commentary on Our Founding Fathers"

William Bradford (c.1590 - 1657) was an English Separatist leader who grew up in Yorkshire, and later moved to Leiden, Holland, and helped found the Plymouth Colony.

He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact while aboard the Mayflower in 1620. He served as Plymouth Colony Governor five times covering about thirty years between 1621 and 1657.

"Of Plymouth Plantation", Written over a period of years by William Bradford, the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is regarded as the most authoritative account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the Colony they founded. Written between 1630 and 1651, the journal describes the story of the Pilgrims from 1608, when they settled in the Dutch Republic on the European mainland through the 1620 Mayflower voyage to the New World, until the year 1647. The book ends with a list, written in 1651, of Mayflower passengers and what happened to them.

It is thrilling to think that these ancestors, Reverend Richard Denton and Reverend William Walton, probably fellowed with William Bradford, and all of whom shared in the formation of our infant Nation. They, in turn, strove with ecclesiastical luminaries and other noted Puritan-Calvinists, i.e., Increase Mather...DAH

Increase Mather (June 21, 1639 O.S. - August 23, 1723 O.S.) was a major figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay (now the Commonwealth of Massachusetts). He was a Puritan minister who was involved with the government of the colony, the administration of Harvard College, and most notoriously, the Salem witch trials. He was the son of Richard Mather, and the father of Cotton Mather, both influential Puritan ministers.

Click here to view more history for Increase Mather and the "Calvin Movement" ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Increase_Mather

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Denton Family History

Rev. Richard Denton, III and Helen Windebank(disproven)

Denton was a crucial element in the early development of religious pluralism in colonial America and in American Presbyterianism, specifically. I thought some of you might benefit from his story.

Richard Denton was born in Warley, West Yorkshire, England to a father of the same name and an unknown mother. He was baptized April 10, 1603 at the parish church in nearby Halifax.

Denton matriculated from St. Catherine’s College, Cambridge. He was ordained a Deacon in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire on March 9, 1623 and a Priest on June 8, 1623. He first became pastor in Turton, Lancashire and later Curate of Coley Chapel in Halifax, West Yorkshire.

It is not known exactly when or why Denton split from the Church of England to profess and preach Reformed theology, but it was at a time of much religious upheaval. It may have had something to do with the “Book of Sports” controversy. The “Great Migration” of the Puritans to New England had been underway for several years when Richard Denton and his young sons led a large group of Presbyterians to Massachusetts circa 1635, possibly on the ship “James.”

He first preached at Watertown, Mass., later removing to Weathersfield, Connecticut and even later to Stamford in 1641, probably due to friction with local Puritans. This friction may have been political, rather than religious, in nature.

As early as 1644, Denton relocated his congregation to Hempstead, Long Island, situating themselves under Dutch rule and law. All inhabitants were allowed to vote in New Netherland, and the Denton congregation made it a requirement to do so; they were likely barred from voting in Puritan territory. However, this was not the end of Denton’s interactions with his own people, for he is said to have preached to English soldiers at the military fort in New Amsterdam during the Indian wars.

Denton was well received in New Netherland, as evidenced by two letters sent to Holland by Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius, the former being the leader of the Dutch Reformed Church in New Netherland and the latter being a pastor who could minister in French as well as Dutch.

These letters also inform us that the Puritan Independents in Hempstead attended Denton’s services, but left his church when he baptized children of parents who were not members. Nonetheless, he was respected by prominent Congregationalists – notably, Cotton Mather – for his theological treatise “Soliloquia Sacra.”

From an unnamed history of the Denton family: The general opinion among members of the Denton family is that all fo the Dentons in the United States are descendants of Rev. Richard Denton. Our research seems to substantiate this, for we have found only two instances where other Dentons lived in America and neithers of these left heirs named Denton. From New England Genealogical Register 11/241: Reverend Richard Denton came to America from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship “James”. (Note: Some say his ship was the “Arabella”)

In 1630 the first Presbyterian minister reaches America: the Rev. Richard Denton settles in Wethersfield, Conn.More than You probably want to know about the Presbyterian Church in the USA

The Cambridge University listing for Richard Denton says: “Sizar of St. Catherine’s Easter, 1621, b. 1603 in Yorks, B.A. 1622-3, priest 8 June 1623. Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of Coleys Chapel, Halifax, for some years.” (“Sizar” is defined as an undergraduate student.)

The plantation of Wethersfield, of which Mr. Denton was the leader, as well as the minister of the Church, was prosperous, and its numbers greatly increased. But, in 1641, another conflict for democratic rule caused some twenty-five families, led by Mr. Denton, to make another move. This brought them to Stamford, within the boundaries of the Colony of New Haven. Of the twenty-five families who came with Denton to Stamford, the names of eighteen are found later in the Hempstead list of 1647.

Again at Stamford, Mr. Denton’s uncompromising democracy, or Presbyterianism, came in conflict with the New Haven rules that none but church members should vote in town meetings.’ In 1643, representatives were sent out to investigate the land and the conditions across the Sound, on Nassau Island, as it was then known, within the jurisdiction of the more liberal Dutch government. This resulted in their obtaining in the following year, from Governor Kieft, the patent for the town of Hempstead.

The settlers promptly formed a central community, which was called the “Town Spot,” and which developed into what is now the village of Hempstead. There they constructed a “Fort,” and the meeting house was built within it. As was the custom in New England, this meeting house was built upon the town’s “common land,” at the public expense, and as authorized by vote in the town meeting. It was used not merely as a place of worship on Sundays, but was also the place for holding town meetings, and for conducting the business of the magistrates. The minister was chosen by the town vote, and his salary was fixed and raised by a rate assessed upon all the inhabitants. It was, doubtless, in this little first meeting house that the first legislative Assembly of the Province of New York was held in 1665, called together by Col. Nickol, after Charles II had granted this territory to his brother, the Duke of York. This Assembly was composed of delegates from New York, from Westchester and the towns of Long Island. The celebrated code, known as the “Duke’s Laws,” was enacted here.

During the sixty years which constituted the first period of the history of Hempstead’s Church, there were three ministers duly chosen and resident in the town. The first of these, the Rev. Richard Denton, who brought the people here, and exercised a large influence in the formative years of the settlement, remained with them until 1658, when he resigned. The last mention of Mr. Denton’s name upon the Town books is on March 4, 1658, when a rate was made for the payment of his salary, at the rate of f174os. per quarter. Shortly afterwards he returned to England where he died in the year 1662. History of Christ’s First Presbyterian Church of Hempstead, Long Island, New York

An account from Richard Denton, Oroville, CA:

I have read that all the Dentons in the USA (c. 32,000) are descendants of Rev. Richard Denton of Hempstead, Long Island, New York. He came to this country in 1635, disagreed with those in power in Boston & migrated to Conneacticut, then to Long Island (which was then Dutch) in the early 1640s. He had 11 or so children, all who remained in this country & had many sons. He & his wife went back to England during the Civil War and died there. His wife was Helen Windlbank. Her sister, Mildred, was the great-great-grandmother of George Washington; her father was bearer of the signet ring for Queen Elizabeth I. Her mother’s last name was Dymoke & was a direct descent of Henry Hot-Spur Percy, Earl (famous in Shakespeare’s plays) & his wife, Isabella, who was a great-granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Nothing remarkable as half of England is descended from him. My line of Dentons stem from Abraham the Younger (his great-grandfather) who, after conflict with the authorities in New York, moved with some of his Denton cousins to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in the second quarter of the 1700s, then the frontier. From there, his descendants & descendants of his cousins who migrated with him to the frontier spread out through the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee & Kentucky, and all points west. Although I have no proof I would assume more Dentons spread into the West through the Hudson-Mohawk Valley and into the Old Northwest Territories (Ohio, Indiana, etc.). I am a great-grandson of a great-grandson of Joseph (one of Abraham’s sons), and most of them lived in Kentucky. Joseph served for a short time in the Continental Army, but left (deserted?) so he could protect his family against Indian raids — they were in the Carolina frontier. But they not only fought the Indians, they also bred with them. A number of Dentons (I have no idea how many) inter-bred with the great Native American tribes in the South — the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, so if you come from these regions with ancestors going back that far, there’s a good chance you have Native American blood. Rev. Richard Denton is one of the key Colonial colonists (I’ve heard there are only 40)who are responsible for being an ancestor of most of the Old Stock White Americans (those who came to this country before the Revolution), and probably a great percentage of African Americans. One other point, the Rev. Richard Denton was a prolific writer (although I don’t think much survives) and is credited as being the founder of Presbyterianism in this country. And one more thing. Listen to the old people in your family. They might know more than you think they do. When my father was alive he told me his grandfather fought for the union in the Civil war, but I thought sure, you were in Kentucky, all your people considered themselves Southern. Later I found out he was correct. He said his great-greatgrandfather was a preacher who lived to be 105. This is true – Rev. Isaac (1765-1870) and that his first ancestor was a preacher who settled in New England, but I was sure it was Virginia, All he said was true. He knew all this from his forefathers. Neither of his parents knew how to read or write, nor (I think) his grandparents, and he only had a 3rd grade education. A lot of family lore is truer than you would believe.

Despite flourishing in Hempstead, Rev. Denton became dissatisfied with his salary and departed Long Island for Virginia in 1657 “seeking remedy.” Gov. Stuyvesant himself had appealed to Denton to stay in New Netherland, to no avail. Apparently no remedy was found in Virginia, for in 1658 he was again contracted to minister at Hempstead, the same place he had left one year earlier. This return to normalcy, however, would be short lived for Richard and his wife returned to England in 1659 to settle a deceased friend’s estate and collect a legacy of 400 Pounds Sterling.

Richard Denton died in Essex, England in 1663. The church he founded and pastored in Long Island – Christ’s First Presbyterian – still exists at 353 Fulton Ave.

His tombstone bears the following inscription in Latin: “Here lies the dust of Richard Denton. O’er his low peaceful grave bends the perennial cypress, fit emblem of his unfading fame. On earth his bright example, religious light, shown forth o’er multitudes. In heaven his pure rob’d spirit shines like an effulgent star.” [4]

The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to the Dentons and their marriages and big families. The men were active in the local militias fighting the Indians and they developed excellent military experience that prepared them for officer commissions when they moved on to the Virginia frontier.

Church of Christ, Hempstead, NY

http://longislandgenealogy.com/firstPresHempstead/July1922.htm

Children

Sarah DENTON b: 1623 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England
Daniel DENTON b: 1626 in Halifax, Yorkshire Co., England c: 10 JUL 1632 in Halifax, Yorkshire Co., England
Timothy DENTON b: 23 JUL 1627 in Halifax, Yorkshire Co., England c: in Parrish Church of Bolton, Lancashire Co., England
Samuel DENTON b: 29 MAY 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire Co., England c: AFT 1631 in Coley Chapel, Halifax Co., England
Nathaniel DENTON b: 9 MAY 1628 in Bolton, Lancashire, England c: 9 MAR 1628 in Parrish Church of Bolton, England
Phebe DENTON b: 29 SEP 1634 in England
John DENTON b: 1636
Richard DENTON b: 1620 in Bolton, Yorks, England

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3 Comments to “Rev. Richard Denton, III and Helen Windebank”

Brenda Ozog
June 14, 2016 at 1:13 pm

Do you have any sources that she is the sister of Mildred GGG Grandmother of George Washington
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jfdenton
June 14, 2016 at 3:02 pm

Adventurers of Purse and Person 1607-1624/5. 4th Edition (Published by Order of First Families of Virginia, 1987).

The excerpt writes: Mildred Windebank , daughter of Thomas & Frances (Dymoke) Windebank , b. 21 Jul 1585, Hiene Hill, Berkshire, England;

It further describes her marriage to Robert Reade and their first son, George Reade Esquire, he’s described as the namesake of the former president.
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Brenda Ozog
June 14, 2016 at 3:12 pm

Thank you. I’m trying to submit to the Lady Godiva Society under her name.

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Birth:
Map & History of Halifax ... http://bit.ly/1BDCn3e

Christened:
Map & History of Halifax ... http://bit.ly/1BDCn3e

Occupation:
it is not clearly cited where "Peterborough" was located, however, Peterborough Cathedral is an excellent candidate as it is located near the University of Cambridge. Click on this link to view its images, location & history ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough_Cathedral

Occupation:
"Sizar" is defined as an undergraduate student.

View Images & History of St. Catharine's College ... http://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/home/?m=page&id=1

Occupation:
Curate: a member of the clergy engaged as assistant to a vicar, rector, or parish priest.

Images of Coley's Chaper in Halifax, Yorkshire, England ... http://bit.ly/1LRtIPF

Occupation:
founding pastor and 1662 of the First Prebyterian Church in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York which still stands today ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_in_Jamaica

Religion:
was firstly of the Church of England and evolved to become a Protestant of Presbyterianism...

Graduation:
He took his B.A. degree at St. Catharine's College (Hall), Cambridge, 1623.

View Images & History of St. Catharine's College ... http://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/home/?m=page&id=1

View Images & History of the University of Cambridge ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cambridge

Immigration:
Owram, South, a township of England, West Riding of Yorkshire, 9 miles S. E. from Halifax. Population 3615. (http://bit.ly/1DtbEIb)

Immigration:
The town's motto is "Ye Most Auncient Towne in Connecticut". Click this link to view Wetherfield's History ... http://bit.ly/1KDhTZR

Buried:
His tombstone bears the following inscription in Latin:

"Here lies the dust of Richard Denton. O'er his low peaceful grave bends the perennial cypress, fit emblem of his unfading fame. On earth his bright example, religious light, shown forth o'er multitudes. In heaven his pure rob'd spirit shines like an effulgent star."

Richard married unnamed spouse in 1623-1626 in (Yorkshire) England. unnamed was born in (Yorkshire) England; died in (Yorkshire, England). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rev. Richard Denton's wife could not have been Helen Windebank.

Stefani Hennessee initiates the controversy of whom Reverend Richard Denton married;

"I have been working on the Dentons all day pretty much. I don't think you are going to like me after I tell you this (lol)....

Rev. Richard Denton's wife could not have been Helen Windebank. The Richard Denton who married Helen Windebank did so on 16 Nov 1612 (I saw you had it as 16 Nov 1617). Our Richard was born in April of 1603.

I have the birth record for him and the marriage record for the other Richard and Helen. So, that leaves the question of WHO was Richard's wife? Unfortunately, I don't think we will know. There are a few possibilities based on my search on familysearch. See the results here:



This pages cites several Richard DENTONs, however, there is not any WINDEBANK cited...

There are books that mention not knowing the identity of his wife as well. I have found there is also some confusion as to where he died exactly. I found a record from the Cambridge Alumni book on Ancestry.com though that mentions him returning to England and dying in Hempstead, Essex, England.

Many of the genealogy books indicate this as well. So, for now , I am just going to go with the Cambridge version of events in my tree. Also, there is no proof of a daughter Sarah. If we had definitive proof for her, we could narrow down the approximate marriage year."

Editor's conclusion(s):

There does not appear any confirming records of Helen's antecedents. Many researchers have assigned her to the familty of Thomas Windebank {1548-1607), however, there is no mention of Helen in Thomas' will or other pertinent records, i.e.;

"The Peerage", http://thepeerage.com/p17616.htm#i176159

"Tudor Place", http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/ThomasWindebank.htm

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From: GlennsFlowerShop@aol.com
Subject: Re: [DENTON] Presidential Genealogist
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:21:09 EST


Glenn, do you know anything about Presidential Genealogist? I've never heard of it.

Barbara, As much as i know about this is just something i heard once on the History channel. When a President is elected, there is a group of people who do the Presidents genealogy. Apparently they do this on each President if it is not already done, Also i read once that many of our presidents are related in some distant way.

This is totally off subject, but i was also watching the History channel on a program about King Henry VIII. His nursery was run by Elizabeth Denton. They know this for sure because she signed requisitions for supplies for the nursery as head nurse. Curious huh?

Since Rev . Richard was supposedly marrying Lady Helen one can only wonder if after Henry VIII died and Charles ! took over, maybe Dentons fell from grace with the Royals and came to America for religious freedom. Of course , this is purely conjecture, but i have had this conversation with someone back a few years ago who wholeheartedly believed it. We DO know that Lady Mildred Windebank was a "Lady" , since she was descended through the royal line from King Edward II eleven generations earlier.

The copy I have states that Lady Mildred Windebank was born August 12, 1584. Haines Hill Manor, Hurst Parish, Herlot ,Berkshire England. She came to America and married Robert Reade and are George Washingtons 6th generation Grandparents.

It also states that one of her sisters was Lady Mildred Windebank, Born February 01,1596/97. Haines Hill Manor, Hurst Parish, Herlot, Berkshire, England. She Married Rev. Richard Denton.

Also many Presidents are "cousins" of English Royalty.

Didn't mean to open up this whole can of worms since NONE of this information is my personal research, but it is fun to talk about it. Maybe someone has something they can add..

Glenn

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Notes:

Married:
Many genealogies report Richard's wife as "Helen Windebank". This is erroneous as his wife's name has not been cited in any known record - this is a case where multiple researchers have copied and reported the same misinformation, thus perpetuating the error and all the while not bothering to verify any source citation. This is nothing new as one sees this research-error over and over again...

There is a marriage record for Richard Denton & Helen Windebanke, however, the wedding date was in November 16, 1612 which is highly unlikely as this Richard Denton was born in 1603.

.. Combes states that Rev. Richard's marriage does not appear among those of the Dentons at Halifax, nor is it recorded at Bolton, Lancashire where two of his children were baptized. Probably he was married not long before he became minister at Turton, a small place about four miles north of Bolton. This would put the probable date of his marriage as between 1624 and 1626. The baptismal dates for five of his children are known, two at Bolton, Lancashire and three at Coley, Halifax, from 1627 to 1634. It is known that three of his children, Nathaniel, Samuel, and Daniel, came to the U.S., probably with their parents in 1635.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 10 May 1695, (Hempstead, Nassau County, New York)

Notes:

There is no agreement regarding John's marriage...

According to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, vol.30, p.203, John Rock Smith's wife was a daughter of Lt. John Strickland. Some have taken that to mean Martha Strickland. The Treadwell Genealogy says his wife was Hannah Murry (c1621-c1661). Long Island Genealogies says she was possibly named Mary, who died between 1660 and 1665, after which John married Sara. Another source claims Elizabeth Gildersleeve (b.1624), daughter of Richard Gildersleeve and Jo Anna Appleton. another claims Elizabeth Wood, daughter of Jeremiah Wood (b.1618) and the same Elizabeth Gildersleeve. In short, there is no agreement as to the identity of John Rock Smith's wife. But she does NOT appear to have been Gildersleeve nor Wood. Lists of children vary, too.

John "Rock" Smith was born around 1615, as evidenced by his deposition in 1675 when he said he was 60 years old. He died at Merrick, Hempstead, Long Island, in 1706; his will, written 10 May 1695, was proven 3 April 1706. There were several Smith families on Long Island, originally unrelated, that were given the distinctions of "Rock," "Bull," "Nan," "Weight," "Tangier," "Blue," and "Arthur," which continued intermittently for at least four generations. Some were given for reasons we know, such as the blue coat that John "Blue" Smith wore. The reason for "Rock" has been speculated, possibly from a fireplace carved from a rock in a previous house in New England, or from a brief stay in Roxbury, but more likely from land he owned near the area on Long Island called Rockaway.

. . A John Smith (b.1575) came to Massachusetts Bay in 1630 with John Winthrop, aboard the Arabella, with his wife Isabel (1578-1638). [The Manifest of the Arabella lists only Mr & Mrs Smith] He settled in Watertown, MA, and was made a Freeman there in 1631. Discontent there, John Smith Sr and John Smith Jr (of unknown relation to John and Isabel) were with the group who moved from Waterford to Wethersfield, CT in 1635. Dissentions there led 28 of them to move to Stamford in 1641. By the end of 1642, John Sr, John Jr, and Henry Smith lived in Stamford.

They were part of a group, under the leadership of Rev. Richard Denton, who left Stamford in 1644 to start a new community in Manetos, New Netherland, soon known as Hempstead, Long Island. Upon arrival, John Jr bought land at the extreme westerly part of Hungry Harbor near Rockaway (perhaps another possible source for his nickname) and eventually accumulated land at Little Neck and the main farm at Merrick in Hempstead. John Rock Smith of Hempstead deposed in 1675, at age 60, that he remembered the marking of the line between Stamford and Greenwich in 1641, making him the most probable candidate for John Smith, Jr, of Stamford, not related to John Smith, Sr, although John Jr's daughter apparently married John Sr's grandson John Nan Smith.

16 May 2007

http://www.antonymaitland.com/hptext/hp0280.txt

Check out monument...

http://longislandgenealogy.com/MonumentArticle.html


JOHN ROCK SMITH

The following is from "The John Rock Smith Family", by Valentine W. Smith, Jamaica, L.l., 1937: from Bunker's Long Island Genealogies: and from "The Descendants of Edward Tredwell", by William A. Robbins, New York, 1911.

John Smith's birth date is not known, but it must have been about 1615, as in a deposition he made in 1675, he gave his age as sixty. He died at Merrick, Hempstead, L.I. in 1706: his will was dated May 10/1695, proved April 3/1706. In the same deposition he stated that he got his name "Rock" as a distinction from other Smiths. No reason can be traced for this designation except for a legend that he built a house in New England, with a fire place carved out of a rock inside his house. This designation was used intermittently in the family for four generations. Valentine W. Smith states that there were six distinct Smith families on Long Island, namely, the Weight Smiths, the Rock Smiths, the Blue Smiths, the Tangier Smiths, the Bull Rider Smiths, and the Arthur Smiths. Charles J. Werner gives the following reasons for these designations:-

The Weight Smiths possessed the only set of scales and weights:

the Blue Smith's ancestor always wore a blue coat on every possible occasion of which he was exceedingly proud:

the Tangier Smiths were descended from Colonel William Smith, Mayor of Tangier, Africa, then a British Colony where he resided before coming to America: Arthur Smith was one of the original proprietors of Brookhaven, L.I.

All of these Smiths were originally unrelated.

There were two John Smiths originally in Hempstead, known as senior and junior, and it is not known whether they were father and son or not. The first mention of John Rock Smith is in Huntington's History of Stamford, who states that John Jr, and his father John Sr, together with Henry Smith, came to Stamford from Wethersfield, Conn., in the spring of 1640.

In that year, a company of dissatisfied and restless men in Wethersfield were anxious to end the contentions and feuds which for four or five years had rendered their home in this colony of Connecticut, including the towns of Windsor and Hartford, comfortless and unprofitable. The reasons for that distracted condition among a band of men who had left England, not six years before, to seek a quiet and peaceful home for themselves, may never be fully known. So decided the Church committee from Watertown, Mass,, who had been sent out into the wilderness, to look after the brethren who had so recently emigrated from their company. So decided also, that princely pioneer among the worthies of that age, the Reverend John Davenport, who had gone up from New Haven to see if fraternal counsel would not restore harmony to that distracted community. They finally decided to remove to Stamford: 28 of them came to Stamford in the summer of 1641. At the end of 1642, both John Smith senior and junior and Henry Smith were residents of Stamford. They were under the leadership of Richard Denton, who had been a minister at Halifax, Yorkshire, England. The colony, not liking the overshadowing influence of the New Haven jurisdiction, found a leader in Richard Denton, and in 1644, he removed with them to attempt a new settlement at Manetos, New Netherlands, now Hempstead, under the Dutch government. Denton returned to England in 1659 where he died in 1662, aged 76 years.

On arrival at Hempstead, John junior bought land in the extreme westerly part of Hungry Marbor,near Rockaway. He must have been an astute real estate operator for he left properties of many acres at Rockaway, Hempstead, and Little Neck. His farm at Merrick extended from the Merriok or Meadowbrook river on the west, to Cedar Swamp on the east.

According to the New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, Vol 30, p 203, John Rock Smith's wife was a daughter of Lieutenant John

Subject 280 P2 (265)

Strickland, one of Saltonstall's party of emigrants, and one of the first settlers of Hempstead in 1657. The Tredwell Genealogy says his wife's name was Hannah Murry,

Issue:

1. John Smith. He was dead by May 20/1690. He had sons Timothy and Richard, and presumably daughter Sarah (who married William Pine) and Mary.

2. Joseph Smith. Bunker says he was married and had a son Joseph.

3. Jonathan Smith. Born before 1650, will dated March 6/1724. He married in 1671, Grace Mott, born about 1653, daughter of Adam an his first wife Jane (Hewlett) Mott, see subject 282, page 3. See subject 140 for issue and further particulars.

4. Mary Smith. She married in 1661, Samuel Denton, born 1632-4, son of the Reverend Richard Denton who owned 240 acres of land in Hempstead.

Issue:-

2/1. Samuel Denton, born 1665, will dated February 14/1717, proved May 27/1719 in which he left everything to his wife Abigail. He married, 1st, in 1686, a Mr. Smith: 2nd, Abigail (Barlow) Roeland. He had Joseph, Mary, Deborah, Jemima and Anne, all under age in 1717.

2/2. Mary Denton, born 1668. She married, 1st, in 1684, Peter Smith: 2nd, Jonathan Nostrand.

2/3. James Denton, born 1670, will dated March 7/1713, proved February 3/1723. He married in 1723, Jane Titus, born 1670, daughter of Edmond and Martha (Washburn) Titus and had two children.

2/4. Hannah Denton, born 1673, died August 17/1748. She married in 1695, Capt Thomas Tredwell, born 1670, died 1722, and had Timothy, Elizabeth Halstead, Charity, Hannah Sands, Thomas Star Tredwell, and John.

2/5. Abraham Denton, born 1675.

2/6. Jonas Denton, born 1677. he married in 1690, Jane Seaman probably daughter of Jonathan and Jane (---) Seaman.

2/7. Phebe Denton, born 1679, died 1728. She married, 1st, in 1699, Richard Thorne: 2nd, Robert Mitchell. Issue:- (by her first husband Richard Thorne)

3/1. Phebe Thorne, born 1701. She married on May 7/1725, Micah Smith, born 1704, died May 1747, son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Underhill) Smith. They bad five children.

2/8. Martha Denton, born 1681. She married in 1717, Jonah Halstead, born 1692, died 1762, son of Timothy and Abigail (Carman) Halstead, and had eight children.

2/9. Elizabeth Denton, born 1684. She married in 1709, Jonathan Seaman, who died in 1748, son of Jonathan and Jane (---) Seaman. In 1712 they removed to Kikiat, N.J., and had eleven children.

John married Martha Strickland(Hempstead, Nassau County, New York). Martha (daughter of Lt. John Strickland and unnamed spouse) was born in ~1615. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Death: 1670, Jamaica, Queens County, New York

Notes:

12 Dec 2011; http://thorn.pair.com/williamthorne1/d48.htm (Thursday, May 16th, 2019, editor's note: this link is now extinct)

Searched the internet and found a terrific website for "William Thorne" which was rife with information and genealogical data. I was excited because this "William" and our "William" shared the same birth dates and immigration details to the "New World". Alas, within the author's notes I found:

"It is generally believed he came from Dorsetshire, however, there is no evidence to support that. There was another William Thorne, who for a short time, became embroiled in a legal matter in New York. In a statement to the court, this William Thorne declared that he was from Dorset in old England. This William has been proven to be another Thorne. The info regarding our William Thorne and Dorset must stem from this instance. While there are those who feel he may have arrived aboard the English ship THE CONFIDENCE. In fact, there is no William Thorne of record on any ship arriving in Boston during the years of 1635-1638. Many of these early English arrivals travelled under false names as they were fleeing the evils of Charles I and his Star Court. While other ships were limited to a set number of passengers per family. In cases of the latter they would travel with friends or family under their family names."

Still not sure this is the same person as the author does cite common descendants such as, "Denton Thorne", and other DENTON persons...DAH

http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:William_Thorne_%2824%29 cites his death in Jamaica,Queens County,New York...DAH

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more...

About William Thorne, of Lincolnshire

SPECULATIVE LINCOLNSHIRE TIES

In Gunby, Candleshoe, Lincolnshire, England there was a family named THORNE. This family was resident here for at least four generations (which is as far as the records permit). They were there at the same time as the Marbury's were in Alford.

GENTLEMAN JOHN THORNE OF GUNBY, CANDLESHOE, LINCOLNSHIRE. ENGLAND:

John Thorne (Gentleman), born 1562-1582 buried 12 June 1621.

John was married to Constance, buried 2 Sep 1617. Their children were:

Cavendish, baptized 25 July 1610 buried 10 June 1611.

John, baptized 3 July 1614 no further record.

William, baptized 31 July 1617 no further record.

Susannah, baptized 4 October 1608 no further record.

As both parents were deceased by 1621, they would have been placed with friends or relatives, presumably in the area.

Gentleman John Thorne's father was FRANCIS THORNE; he was buried in Gunby on 7 October 1601.

Gentleman John Thorne's mother was JANE CAVENDISH; she was buried in Gunby on 3 September 1608.

Francis Thorne had brothers named Richard & Nicholas; their parent's names are unknown and each of the 2 brothers had offspring!!

I have a feeling that this is our William Thorne, be forewarned that there is no clear evidence linking them to us, but the odds look fairly good.

The John Thorne listed above may well be the John Thorne, who left his small estate to Ann Pallgrave. Ann had come to Boston with her stepfather John Youngs. Youngs led a party to New Southold on Long Island and ONE of his colonists was Ensign JOHN BOOTH. Southold is in adjacent Suffolk county to Lincolnshire.

Further Long Island Genealogies speculate that the Francis Thorne, who was in Rye for a short time and went back to Greenwich, Connecticut may well have been another son that went unrecorded of our William Thorne, the Immigrant. This Francis Thorne died in Greenwich, Connecticut 22 Dec 1690, after having lived in both Massachusetts and Rye, Westchester County, New York. He, too, had a flair for religious controversy, but he was in favor of infant baptism.

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William married Sarah Denton in 1639 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Sarah (daughter of Reverend Richard Denton, III, The Immigrant and unnamed spouse) was born in 1623 in Bolton le Sands, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Map & History of Bolton-le-Sands ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton-le-Sands

Notes:

Records of Henry Linington

1658-, May 7-At a Court holden at Hempstead, Robert Jackson and William Smith, plaintiffs in an action of abuse and misdemeanor committed by Henry Linington, defendant. In the same Court, July 6, Peter Cornelissen sues Henry Linington in an action of accounts.-1659, June 5, James Pine contra Henry Linington in an action of defamation.
1658, July 6.-At a Court holden at Hempstead. Whereas, Henry Linington, besides other evil practices unto the disturbance of Christian order and peace, and to the violation of the laws, to the great dishonor of God and to the evil example of the nations under which we live, hath solicited Deborah Sturgis; Be it therefore ordered that he shall forthwith be committed to the Marshal's custody (who is hereby authorized to apprehend him and in sure and safe manner to keep him in ward, until he shall give sufficient security in recognizance in the value of 500 guilders for his good behavior, in default thereof he is to be sent unto Manhattans, and within 3months he is to be banished out of the town's limits.) His bondsmen were his father and brother-in-law, Lawrence and John Ellison. To defend them harmless he bound himself, his chattel and estate, both moveable and unmoveable to stand in caution and be security.
1659.-At a Court held May 1.- Whereas Lawrence Ellison hath entered into recognizance that Henry Linington should submit to the sentence of this Court pronounced against him, viz., to depart the town, and mean time to be of good behavior, and now supplicates to have his bond cancelled, this Court doth order that the recognizance shall stand in force until the sentence of the Court shall be performed. At a Court holden by a general town meeting, September 3, 1659, at the house of Mr. Richard Gildersleeve, magistrate, upon the supplication of Henry Linington, it was granted that his banishment should be remitted, and he was then restored again, upon promise of reformation, unto the liberties belonging to an inhabitant. Teste John James, Clerk. Rec. A., 57.

Henry married Catherine Ellison in 1655 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. Catherine (daughter of Lawrence Ellison, Jr. and Mary Rishton) was born on 19 Dec 1623 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England; was christened on 29 Dec 1623 in St. Mary's Parish Church, Blackburn, Lancashire, England; died on 10 Jun 1691 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Catherine Ellison Linington's antecedents... http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/ahnentafel.php?personID=I149536&tree=00&parentset=0&generations=5

Birth:
Map & History of Blackburn ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn

Christened:
History & Photo of Blackburn Cathedral ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn#Cathedral

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 24 Feb 1601/02, Bedfordshire, England

Notes:

William Odell
Born 1601 in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England
ANCESTORS ancestors
Son of Richard Odell and Martha Nicholls
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Rebecca (Brown) Odell — married 1633 in England
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of William Odell Jr., James Odell, Rebecca (Odell) Morehouse and John Odell
Died 6 Jun 1676 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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The Puritan Great Migration.
William Odell migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).
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2 Biography
2.1 Birth
2.2 Immigration and Removals
2.3 Children
3 Death
4 History of Odell name
5 Sources
6 Acknowledgments
Needs Research
There is a difference of opinion regarding his birth. Jacobus (Families of Old Fairfield Corrections (TAG 20 pt. 2 pp 24,25) link American Ancestors suggested a close relationship to Mary Odell m. at Salford, Bedford 1630 Benjamin Turney. William was in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire (close to Salford and Cranfield, Bedford) in 1637. The Great Migration Directory suggests: CoVR 2; TAG 14:224-28, 15:55-57, 21:69-83, 26:8-9m FOOF 1:445; NYGBR 44:118; NEHGR 45:7-12, 60:91

Hopefully one of these is a good source for his birth and parents.

Biography
Birth
William is said to have been born in Warleyend, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England on 24 February 1602[1]
or

24 Feb 1602 Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, England
or

about 1601 in Newport Pagnall, Buckinghamshire,
Son of William ? Son of Richard ?
Immigration and Removals
William emigrated to New England, being "of Concord," Massachusetts Bay Colony, by 1639. Two children were born there. William and family removed to Fairfield, New Haven Colony, by 1644, possibly traveling via Southampton, Long Island in 1642. [2]

Children
William and Rebecca Brown Odell had: [3]

John, b. England??, d. Stratfield 1707
William b. probably abt 1634 (in England), possibly abt 1644 in the New World; founder of the Westchester County Odells
James b. Concord 2 Jan 1639/40; buried there 4 Apr 1641[4]
Rebecca b. Concord 17 July 1642;[5], m. Samuel Morehouse
From: [1]

William Odell was born in 1601 in Newport Pagnall, Buckinghamshire, England. William Odell was the founder of the family in America. He emigrated to New England as early as 1639 in the company with Rev Peter Bulkeley, who was rector of the parish of Odell in Bedsfordshire, England, in 1620 and allied to the Odell family through marriage with Grace, daughter of Sir Richard Chetwood, the last in the line for the Barony of Wahull. They sailed in one of the ships of Winthrop's fleet to Massassachusets. William was an early Massachusetts Bay Company Puritan. The following is a quote from The Misty Blue Hills: "The O'Dells of the United States trace back to a common ancestor, William O'Dell of Concord, Massachusetts Bay Colony, their Puritan forefather who settled there in 1639. He came from the family seat in Bedfordshire, England, with a group of Puritan friends under the leadership of Reverand Peter Buckeley and Reverand John Jones." Theirs was the first inland settlement in Massachusetts. They purchased their land from the Indians, dealing with the ruler, Squaw Sachem." William Odell had moved to Salem and Concord, MA, briefly to Long Islalnd, NY; then to Fairfield County, CT, in 1644. His name is included on a list of "settlers from Concord in 1644", in the Founders and Settlers of Fairfield (in it's entirety) 1637 - 1648 Participating in Pequannock History, by William Willard Roberts, 1934. A huge amount of research is published and available on William. Either his wife or his daughter participated in the 1654 witch trial of Goody Knapp, a transcript of which is available online. See: geocities.com In 1660, William O'Dell, with his two sons, William II and John, and his son-in-law, Samuel Morehouse, removed to Fairfield, Fairfield Co, Connecticut. Willliam Odell's name is included in the list of first settlers of Fairfield, CT, with the date 1660. in the Fairfield, Ct, tercentenary, 1639-1939. Wiiliam II's wife's father, Richard Vowels' name is on that same list. William Odell's lot is included in a drawing of the home lots on Pequonnock Flat in the original settlement of Fairfield, CT, in The History of Fairfield: Fairfield County, CT. William Odell, as well as his son, William, were among the first 12 proprietors of Hastings, which became Rye, NY. At the time it was governed by CT. William continued to live at Fairfield, CT, however. William II removed to Rye, NY, and spent his life there. William Odell married first Agnes Franklin (daughter of William Franklin) at Bromham, Bedfordshire, England , on 4 May 1629.[6] Agnes died in 1632 in England. William Odell married second Rebecca Brown on May 4, 1633, at Braham, Bedfordshire, England.There is no such place in Bedfordshire. The nearest is Bromham where William's first marriage took place. But there's no such marriage to Rebecca in Bromham, or anywhere else in Bedfordshire They had the following children: 1. William, b. 14 Nov 1634, at Newport, Pagnall, Buckinghamshire, England. (Our ancestor) 2. James, b. 02 Jan 1638 at Newport, Pagnall, Buckinghamshire, England; d. 1641 at Concord, Middlesex, MA. 3.Rebecca, b.12 Jul 1642 at Concord, Middlesex, MA; d. 1690 at Fairfield, CT. 4. John, b. 1643 at Fairfield, CT; married Mary Walker in 1666; d. 1707 at Stratford, CT. William ODell died at Fairfield, Conn., in 1676. . (Will on Record) His will proved 6 June of that year, names his sons William and John Odell and daughter Rebecca Moorehouse. His son James had predeceased him in 1641. William Odell had been suspected to have come from Cranfield, co. Beds., where the Parish Registers show a flourishing family of the name, but the following documents refute this and clearly prove the place of his origin and his paternity. Bedfordshire is an adjoining county to Bucks. Cranfield lies about five miles East by South from Newport-Pagnell. While Odell, no doubt the cradle of the race, is about ten miles to the North of both in Bedfordshire. The Parish Register of Newport Pagnell exists from 1558. Edward Hartley, the aggressor in the fray, seems to have left no record of his presence in New England. Will of RICHARD ODELL of Newport Pagnell, (Bucks.) miller, dated 21 November, 1636. To William Odell my eldest son, my freehold land in Cranfield, co. Beds. Mary Odell my daughter ¹20 at marriage or 21. Elizabeth Odell, daughter of John Odell my brother, 10 shillings. Residue to Martha my wife, whom Extrx. and John Odell and Robert Markes of Newport Pagnell, blacksmith, Overseers. Witnesses: "" Richard Hull, Thomas King, Robert Bitchnoe. Proved 10 January, 1636-7, by the Extrx. named. (Arch: Bucks:, Bk. 36, fo. 80.) Archdeacon's Visitation holden in the Church of Newport (Pagnell) Co. Bucks., 17 April, 1637: NEWPORT : EDWARD HARTLEY (cited) for quarrelling by words with WILLIAM ODELL in the churchyard and stabbinge the seyd William through the arme. (Here follows a list of petty fines imposed for non-appearance in answer to various citations before the Archdeacons' Court.) He was questioned for this at the Assizes and punished. In the margin appear the words : 17 October, 1639. Absunt Nova Anglia. Beneath are the words WILLIAM ODELL ut supra. (Visitation Books, 1635-8, no folio.) We note in the above that the Latin verb is in the//#ra/, thus clearly indicating that they are absent or abroad in New England, which is fully confirmed by the line below relating to William Odell and showing that both of the parties to the combat were then in New England. Sources: From "A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Colonial Gentry ... By Bernard Burke on page 821

Death
William died in Fairfield on 6 June 1676.[7]

Additional information can be found at the Odell Clan website [2] and Our Britton Ancestors Blog [3]

History of Odell name
Last name at birth for William should be Odell, not O'Dell. William and his descendants were all born with the last name of Odell until at least 1860. It wasn't until Irish immigrants started arriving that the name started to be misspelled as O'Dell. Census takers and others started the misspelling thinking that any name that started with an O & D, must be Irish and should have an apostrophe. But Odell is not Irish, it is English and should not be spelled that way. Eventually, some Odells who had their names misspelled, started using the apostrophe version. And their descendants all used O'Dell. To verify this, I did a last name search for the Census of 1860. There are about 5,000 Odells in that census. I could not find any of them who spelled the name with an apostrophe. Then I checked the 1910 Census, and there were about 800 people who now used O'Dell, the rest still used Odell. Probably more started using O'Dell after 1910. Added by Thomas Odell 1/6/2019

Sources
? Early Bergen County Families, compiled by Pat Wardell, [the.wardells@gte.net], citing Odle, Paul LeRoy, "No time for tears : a history of William Odell, February 24, 1602-June 12, 1676, and his descendants";, 1999, p. 5-6. online At Brigham Young University,
? Families of Old Fairfield: Vol. 1,Page 445
? Families of Old Fairfield: Vol. 1,Page 445
? "Concord, Massachusetts:Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, p. 2: "James the sonne of william Odle"
? "Concord, Massachusetts: Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, p. 2
? "The Parish Rezgister of Bromham 1570-1812. Transcript by Bedfordshire County Record Office 1937. https://archive.org/details/bedfordshirepari16bedf/page/n31
? Families of Old Fairfield: Vol. 1,Page 445
"Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 December 2018, 17:27), entry for William Odell Sr(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:M9WJ-5LN); contributed by various users.
Jacobus, Donald Lines, MA (compiler, editor), History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Fairfield, Conn.: The Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1930)
Early Bergen County Families, compiled by Pat Wardell, [the.wardells@gte.net], citing Odle, Paul LeRoy, "No time for tears : a history of William Odell, February 24, 1602-June 12, 1676, and his descendants";, 1999, p. 5-6. online At Brigham Young University,
http://gedcom.surnames.com/burgess_jim/gp6753.htm
U.S. Federal Census 1860
U.S. Federal Census 1910
Acknowledgments
This person was created on 13 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
Thank you to Robert Stafford for creating WikiTree profile Odell-494 through the import of Full.ged on Mar 3, 2013.
Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Robert and others.

end of this biography

William married Rebecca Brown in 1633 in England. Rebecca was born on ~1 Nov 1606 in England; died in ~1674 in Connecticut Colony. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Biography

It is believed that Rebecca (Brown) Odell is one in the same as the Goody Odell mentioned in the following article. She was one of two accusers in the Goody Knapp witch trial, the other being Lucy Pell. (Though there is speculation that this could be their daughter Rebecca, most believe Goody Odell is Rebecca, wife of William Odell)

http://bportlibrary.org/hc/featured/a-witch-hanged-in-bridgeport/

From the Bridgeport, CT library

A Witch Hanged in Bridgeport

By Eric D. Lehman

In the middle of the 17th century, Bridgeport was simply a no-man’s land between the growing colonial villages of Stratford and Fairfield. That is no doubt why the citizens of these Puritan communities decided to hang a witch here.

In 1651 a woman named Goody Basset was executed in Stratford after making a confession, probably under torture, which also intimated there were other witches in the area, hinting at “others who hold their heads full high.” Other single women in the community and nearby Fairfield were looked upon with suspicion. One of these was Goody Knapp, a “simple minded woman” whom the townspeople regarded with contempt.

In the fall of 1653 the situation came to a head, and the good folk of Fairfield called for a witch trial. One of the founders of Connecticut, Roger Ludlow, came from Hartford with three others to preside over the court case, and “to execute justice there as cause shall require.”

A multi-day trial followed, in which testimony was given by a woman named Lucy Pell, and a midwife named Goody Odell. She was told to examine poor Goody Knapp and found “witch marks” on her, positive proof as far as these judges were concerned.

A guilty verdict was reached and Goody Knapp became hysterical, saying that she had nothing to confess. But she claimed she would whisper any confessions she did have to Roger Ludlow at the gallows.

The hanging took place in what is today the Black Rock section of town, according to historians at approximately 2470 Fairfield Avenue. At the time this was “between the house of Michael Try and the mill, west of the Stratfield boundary.”

After the body of Goody Knapp was cut down, the women of the town crowded around to see the “witch marks” but found nothing. A friend of the “witch,” Goodwife Staples said “They were naught but such as she herself or any woman had.” Another woman on the scene said, “Aye, and be hanged for them, and deserve it too.”

Many women and some men were hanged for such trivialities when it came to the hysteria surrounding witches. It is sad that such an event had to happen in what is today Bridgeport, but hopefully the story of Goody Knapp will remind us that we, too, might find ourselves at the gallows, if our society is ever allowed to descend to the level of superstition again.


Sources

The Story of Bridgeport 1836-1936. Danenberg, Elsie Nicholas. Bridgeport Centennial, 1936. http://gedcom.surnames.com/burgess_jim/gp6753.htm

end of this biography

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Deputy to the Connecticut Legislature for Rye, 1668-69.

Notes:

Richard Vowles
Born about 15 Sep 1606 in Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Mary (Sadler) Vowels — married 1646 in Rye, Westchester County, British Colonymap
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Father of Sarah (Vowles) Odell
Died about 1685 in Rye, Westchester, British Colonymap
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2 Marriage
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgements
Biography
Richard Vowels was born 15 Sep 1606. He passed away about 1685 in Rye, Westchester, New York. He married Mary Sadler. Their children include:

Mary Vowles, of which not much is known.
Jonathan Vowles b.1647 [1]

The following pedigree source gives birth place as Wedmore, Somerset, England [2] [3]

Marriage
Mary Maiden Name Sadler Gender Female Birth Year 1628 Marriage Date About 1647 Marriage Place Fairfield CT or Rye, NY Spouse Richard Vowles / Fowles. [4]


Sources
? https://books.google.com/books?id=9enL-TAq_p8C&pg=PA197&lpg=PA197&dq=%22Richard+Vowles%22+1650&source=bl&ots=q0RyD-ZsqD&sig=xBOCDfXUP4nAgw93y2iuoGjiioE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjV56nxnuvfAhVPm-AKHR_lDUYQ6AEwAXoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Richard%20Vowles%22%201650&f=false
? https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SPC2-HDH
? Source will be added by Patty Gavin by 21 Feb 2018.
? U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3824/gpc_newenglandmarriages-0784/171433
The Ancestry of Henry James Lawless, Jr. Book Two: Maternal Ancestry [1]

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Deputy to the Connecticut Legislature for Rye, 1668-69.

Purchased a house in Fairfield, Connecticut, from Thomas Bassett, November 25, 1661. Removed to Greenwich, then in 1663 to Hastings (a town which did not last long with that name), and remained at Rye until his death, circa 1685.

Family Members
Spouse
Mary Sadler Vowles
1628 – unknown

Children
Sara Vowles Odell

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Richard Vowles
Born about 15 Sep 1606 in Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Mary (Sadler) Vowels — married 1646 in Rye, Westchester County, British Colonymap
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Father of Sarah (Vowles) Odell
Died about 1685 in Rye, Westchester, British Colonymap
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2 Marriage
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgements
Biography
Richard Vowels was born 15 Sep 1606. He passed away about 1685 in Rye, Westchester, New York. He married Mary Sadler. Their children include:

Mary Vowles, of which not much is known.
Jonathan Vowles b.1647 [1]

The following pedigree source gives birth place as Wedmore, Somerset, England [2] [3]

Marriage
Mary Maiden Name Sadler Gender Female Birth Year 1628 Marriage Date About 1647 Marriage Place Fairfield CT or Rye, NY Spouse Richard Vowles / Fowles. [4]


Sources
? https://books.google.com/books?id=9enL-TAq_p8C&pg=PA197&lpg=PA197&dq=%22Richard+Vowles%22+1650&source=bl&ots=q0RyD-ZsqD&sig=xBOCDfXUP4nAgw93y2iuoGjiioE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjV56nxnuvfAhVPm-AKHR_lDUYQ6AEwAXoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Richard%20Vowles%22%201650&f=false
? https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SPC2-HDH
? Source will be added by Patty Gavin by 21 Feb 2018.
? U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3824/gpc_newenglandmarriages-0784/171433
The Ancestry of Henry James Lawless, Jr. Book Two: Maternal Ancestry [1]

Acknowledgements
This profile created by Patty Gavin before 21 Feb 2018.

Richard married Mary Sadler in 1646 in Rye, Westchester County, New York. Mary was born in ~1610 in (England); died in ~1697 in Rye, Westchester County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1628, (Fairfield, Connecticut Colony)

Notes:

Biography

Mary was born about 1628. She passed away about 1697. [1]

Marriage

Mary Maiden Name Sadler Gender Female Birth Year 1628 Marriage Date About 1647 Marriage Place Fairfield CT or Rye, NY Spouse Richard Vowles / Fowles. [2]

Note the next entry in the above source lists a Jonathan Sadler (1647-1713 married c 1698 to Deborah _____ says John Odell called him "cousin."

Sources
? Source will be added by Patty Gavin by 21 Feb 2018.
? U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/3824/gpc_newenglandmarriages-0784/171433
Research Note
Mentioned in bio on Bartholomew Applegate... "Richard Sadler to purchase from the Indians a tract of land about two "leagues on this side of Middle Towne, near the Neversings, fit for a settlement of 6 or 8 families," on condition that after the purchase a patent be taken out, and..." Bergen's Early Settlers of Kings Co, NY

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1557, Warley Town, West Yorkshire, England

Notes:

About Sir Richard Denton

Sir Richard DENTON b: 1565 Worley, Yorkshire, England d: Dec 9, 1619 Hartfordshire, England.

Parents: Richard Denton 1517 -- 08/10/1561 and Gennett Banyster 1527 -- 8/3/1561

Married 1: to Susan Sibella (1563/1564 -1655) on 1582 Worley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

1.John b. 7/16/1582 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
2.Thomas b. 1584 d. 1633 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax m. Susan Temple
3.Alice b. 11/14/1585 d. 11/14/1685 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax Susan b. 9/22/1588 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
4.Margaret b. 1/10/1590 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
5.Abraham b. 1600 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
6.Richard b. 4/5/1603 d. 1662 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax m.Helen Windlebank

Notes:

Sir Richard DENTON b: 1565 Worley, Yorkshire, England d: Dec 9, 1619 Hartfordshire, England - m- 1582 Worley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England ( Other sources has them married in 1581 and Richard being born in 1557, They also have his Christening as Dec 17, 1557 Halifax, Yorkshire, England ) to Susan SIBELLA Denton, of Denton, Warnell, and Cardew. —

This ancient family was of Denton-hall, in Nether-Denton, soon after the conquest. The male line became extinct, in the elder branch, after five descents, by the death of Sir Richard Denton, whose heiress married Adam Copley; Richard Copley, grandson of Adam, had a daughter and heiress married to Adam del'Hall, who took the name of Denton, and had a grant from his fatherin-law of the arms of Denton, as borne by his maternal ancestor, Sir Richard Denton (fn. 2) . This Adam was ancestor of the Dentons of Warnellhall, who began to reside at that place (which they acquired in exchange for Denton) as early as the middle of the sixteenth century; the immediate male descendant of this branch is Mr. Charles Denton, of Cockermouth, nephew of John Denton, Esq., who sold Warnell-hall to Sir James Lowther, (afterwards Earl of Lonsdale) in 1774.

Arms of Denton of Denton and Warnell-hall, as granted by Richard Copley, and still borne by the family. — Arg. two bars, Gules, in chief three cinquefoils, Sable.

the second. Crest: "” A martlet, Sable, as described in the heralds' visitations; but it is said in the MS. of John Denton, of Cardew, that they bore for their crest, a castle burning, with a flaming sword in a lion's paw on the top of it, granted by Edward Baliol to their ancestor, for his gallantry in defending a castle in Annandale, against Robert Bruce.

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From: "Wanda M. Cunningham"
Subject: Re: [DENTON-L] Coats of Arms
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 20:14:39 +0000


marion paris marriott wrote:

Sorry to enter this discussion so late; have been busy with my "real" job as university faculty member. There is another source published by Burke's, called _Extinct Peerages_, which in our case may be quite fitting; although as late as the John Major cabinet in England, the minister of education was one Baroness Nancy Denton.

There are a number--I'm not quite sure how many but with a concerted effort we could put our heads together and find out--of Dentons who were knights--i.e. Knights Bachelor--and were entitled to be called "Sir" So-and-So.

At least three Dentons were knighted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, the year she ascended the throne.

Yes, the Royal College of Arms in London is _the_ source; in the U.S. _Burke's Peerage_ is good place to start.

John Ottinger, can you add anything to this discussion? I'm at my computer without reference books handy.

MPM

-----Original Message-----
From: MRS SUE COOK
To: DENTON-L@rootsweb.com
Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 7:29 PM
Subject: [DENTON-L] Coats of Arms

-- [ From: Sue Montgomery-Cook * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --

Hi Carol!

It seems that our long-ago Dentons were pretty spiffy guys! There was a baron and a couple of knights, but I don't know much beyond that.

There are several towns called Denton in England, but our Dentons came from around Yorkshire. On the Denton web site, on my links page, in the part about 'of special interest to Dentons' there are some links to sites about Yorkshire. Some of them have maps and I've located some of the Denton towns. Perhaps someone on the list knows more about me about how some Dentons came to merit their own Coat of Arms and what the process was. I suppose to be absolutely correct, we would have to research back in our own lines to find the precise Coat of Arms for our line, but apparently even then it was not a static design and changed as to position in the family of the men, etc. I'm really unsure about all this, but we are all learning it together!

A great deal of our Rev. Richard Denton family information in England came from the parrish records of Coley's Chapel in Halifax, Yorkshire, England where he was a minister before coming to America.

Blessing!

Sue Montgomery-Cook


-------- REPLY, Original message follows --------

Date: Monday, 31-Aug-98 10:33 PM

From: Carol Smith \ Internet: (laurel@worldstar.com) To:
DENTON-L@rootsweb.com (Unlisted Name) \ Internet: (denton-@rootsweb.com)

Subject: Re: [DENTON-L] Checking in!

regards all of this. Does this mean Dentons were landed gentry, titled gentry or royalty. I have a friend who is from England and she says most people who came from an area had their family history in the local parish church so is there a "Denton" England? How would one get a coat of arms done?

Lost in Oregon, Carol Jean Denton Smith

==== DENTON Mailing List ====

Marion,

I have a TENTATIVE connection for our Rev. Richard Denton's ?? father who was married 2 Mar 1590 (no location). He is SIR RICHARD DENTON with wife SUSAN. This was from Records of Worley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England from a former Denton researcher (now deceased).

Of course, we know that our Rev. Richard Denton was baptised 10 Apr 1603 in Worley, Halifax, Yorkshire, Eng. There is a record also for Sir Richard Denton's daughter, Susan, baptized 21 Dec 1600.

Any comments?

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SIR RICHARD DENTON, II
Sir Richard DENTON b: 1565 Worley, Yorkshire, England d: Dec 9, 1619 Hartfordshire, England.

Parents: Richard Denton 1517 — 08/10/1561 and Gennett Banyster 1527 — 8/3/1561

Married 1: to Susan Sibella (1563/1564 -1655) on 1582 Worley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Children:

John b. 7/16/1582 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
Thomas b. 1584 d. 1633 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax m. Susan Temple
Alice b. 11/14/1585 d. 11/14/1685 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax Susan b. 9/22/1588 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
Margaret b. 1/10/1590 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
Abraham b. 1600 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
Richard b. 4/5/1603 d. 1662 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax m.Helen Windlebank
Sir Richard DENTON b: 1565 Worley, Yorkshire, England d: Dec 9, 1619 Hartfordshire, England – m- 1582 Worley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England ( Other sources has them married in 1581 and Richard being born in 1557, They also have his Christening as Dec 17, 1557 Halifax, Yorkshire, England ) to Susan SIBELLA Denton, of Denton, Warnell, and Cardew. —

This ancient family was of Denton-hall, in Nether-Denton, soon after the conquest. The male line became extinct, in the elder branch, after five descents, by the death of Sir Richard Denton, whose heiress married Adam Copley; Richard Copley, grandson of Adam, had a daughter and heiress married to Adam del’Hall, who took the name of Denton, and had a grant from his fatherin-law of the arms of Denton, as borne by his maternal ancestor, Sir Richard Denton (fn. 2) . This Adam was ancestor of the Dentons of Warnellhall, who began to reside at that place (which they acquired in exchange for Denton) as early as the middle of the sixteenth century; the immediate male descendant of this branch is Mr. Charles Denton, of Cockermouth, nephew of John Denton, Esq., who sold Warnell-hall to Sir James Lowther, (afterwards Earl of Lonsdale) in 1774.

Arms of Denton of Denton and Warnell-hall, as granted by Richard Copley, and still borne by the family. — Arg. two bars, Gules, in chief three cinquefoils, Sable.

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Richard married Susan Sibella on 19 Jul 1582 in Warley Town, West Yorkshire, England. Susan (daughter of William Sibella and Susan Wheatland) was born on 2 Mar 1563 in Saint Albans, Herefordshire, England; died in 1655 in (Herefordshire) England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Death: 1660, Herefordshire, England

Notes:

St. Albans is 22 miles north of London. For more information to go http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Albans

John married Isabella LNU in (CIRCA 1610) in (England). Isabella was born in (CIRCA 1590) in (England). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married unnamed spouse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Map & History of Candleshoe ... http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21676

John married Constance Brown(Candleby, Lincolnshire) England. Constance was born in ~1584 in Essex County, England; died on 2 Sep 1617 in Somersby, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Constance Thorne (Brown) (Dudley?)
Also Known As: "Constance Thorne"
Birthdate: circa 1584
Birthplace: Essex, England
Death: September 02, 1617 (28-37)
Somersby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:
Wife of Gentleman John Thorne
Mother of Susannah Thorne; Cavendish Thorne; John Thorne; William Thorne, of Lincolnshire and Peter Thorne

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1584
1584
Birth of Constance
Essex, England
1608
October 4, 1608
Age 24
Birth of Susannah Thorne
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1610
July 1610
Age 26
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Gunby, Candleshoe, Lincolnshire, England
1614
July 3, 1614
Age 30
Birth of John Thorne
Gunby, Candleshoe, Lincolnshire, England
1617
July 31, 1617
Age 33
Birth of William Thorne, of Lincolnshire
Gunby, Candleshoe, Lincolnshire, England
September 2, 1617
Age 33
Death of Constance
Somersby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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Birth of Peter Thorne

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Curate of Coley Chapel, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, (1625-1635)
• Occupation: Deacon at Peterborough, 1622-1623
• Occupation: Presbyterian Minister of God, Christ's First Presbyterian Church of Hempstead, New York, 1635-1658
• Occupation: Sizar of St. Catherine's, 1621-1624
• Religion: Presbyterian (Puritan)
• Graduation: 1623, Cambridge University, England
• Immigration: ~1635, Southowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
• Immigration: ~1635, (Wethersfield) Connecticutt
• Residence: 1640, Wethersfield, Connecticutt
• Residence: 1644, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
• Residence: 1644, Hempstead, Nassau County, New York

Notes:

About Rev. Richard Denton II

Reverend Richard Denton was born on Saturday, 5 April 1603 at Yorkshire Co., England. He was christened Saturday, 19 April 1603 in Halifax, Yorkshire Co., England, emigrated to America between 1630 and 1635 [7] but returned to England [10], leaving his children behind, and died in Essex, England in 1663. [3, 4, 5]

The first Presbyterian minister in Colonial America, [7] Rev. Denton came from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship James, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_%28ship%29 , c. 1633. [1, 5] The general opinion among members of the Denton family is that all of the Dentons in the United States are his descendants. [6]

The famous preacher Cotton Mather wrote of him: "Rev. Denton was a highly religious man with strong Presbyterian beliefs. He was a small man with only one eye, but in the pulpit he could sway a congregation like he was nine feet tall." [2]
His tombstone bears the following inscription in Latin: "Here lies the dust of Richard Denton. O'er his low peaceful grave bends the perennial cypress, fit emblem of his unfading fame. On earth his bright example, religious light, shown forth o'er multitudes. In heaven his pure rob'd spirit shines like an effulgent star." [4]

Parents: Father: Richard DENTON b: ABT 1556 in Worley, Hertshire, England and Mother: Susan Sibilla b: ABT 1562 in St. Albans Abbey, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

Marriage 1: Helen WINDEBANK b: 1 FEB 1596/97 in Hurst, Herlot, Berkshire, England on: 16 OCT 1611 (conflict data: 1621) in Marden Parish, Wiltshire, England. Died in England. ?

Children:

John DENTON b: 1618 in Yorkshire, England
Sarah DENTON b: 1623 in Wiltshire, England
Daniel DENTON b: 10 JUL 1626 in Coley Chap, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Timothy DENTON b: 23 JUL 1627 in christening in Parish Church of Bolton, England
Nathaniel DENTON b: MAR 1627/28 in Turton, Bolton Priory, Lancaster, England c: 9 MAR 1628/29 in Parrish Church of Bolton, England
Richard DENTON b: 1620 in Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Samuel DENTON
Phebe DENTON b: 29 SEP 1634 in Stringston, Somersetshire, England
John DENTON b: 1636 in Hempstead, Long Island, Queens, Nassau County, New York

Weblinks:

Denton Genealogy - Reverend Richard Denton
The Denton Dispatch
The Denton Family of Long Island
Rev Richard Denton ll & Helen Wendlbank

Biographical Summary:

A graduate of Cambridge in 1623, and acknowledged by many as the founder of Presbyterianism in America, Rev. Richard Denton came to New England in 1635. [7] Before coming he was a preacher in Halifax England. [8]
In his book, "The History of the Clergy in Middle Colonies" author Weiss makes reference to the religious conflict of early Connecticut which resulted in Rev. Richard Denton moving on to Hempstead, Long Island, New York in 1644. He settled there in the midst of a large Dutch colony. However, there were also many English settlers living in the area without benefit of religious guidance. With these scattered members for a church, Rev. Denton established the first Presbyterian Church in America. This church was so successful that soon the Dutch neighbors began attending services there. [9]

History shows some controversery developed when Rev. Denton began to baptize some of the younger children of the Dutch who did not agree with all the Presbyterian beliefs.

From "Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classis of Amsterdam from Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius dated August 5, 1657: 'At Hempstead, about seven leagues from here, there live some independents. There are also many of our own church, and some Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian preacher, Richard Denton, a pious, godly and learned man, who is in agreement with our church in everything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to his sermons: but when he began to baptize the children of parents who are not members of the church, they rushed out of the church."

The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to the Dentons and their marriages and big families. The men were active in the local militias fighting the Indians and they developed excellent military experience that prepared them for officer commissions when they moved on to the Virginia frontier.

From "Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classis of Amsterdam from Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius dated August 5, 1657: "At Hempstead, about seven leagues from here, there live some Independents. There are also many of our own church, and some Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian preacher, Richard Denton, a pious, godly and learned man, who is in agreement with our church in everything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to his sermons; but when he began to baptize the children of parents who are not members of the church, they rushed out of the church."

Genealogy Notes Rev Denton :

The records on Rev. Richard Denton are very sketchy, and the authorities and genealogists do not always agree. However, George D.A. Combes, using notes prepared over a period of years by Wm. A.D. Eardeley, Esq, seems to have the most authentic version. According to Mr.. Combes, a full copy of the manuscript notes of Wm. A.D. Eardeley is in possession of the Queens Borough Public Library at Jamaica, New York.

Many of the actual dates of birth, marriage or death are not actually ascertainable. When only the year date is given, the reader is to assume that the date is only a suggested probability. If the full date is given, it has been taken from some record believed authentic. If the date is given as before or after a certain year date, such date is fixed by deduction from some authentic document.

The parents and ancestry of Rev. Richard cannot yet be identified with certainty, as there were several of that name located at Warley, in the Parish of Halifax, York, where he was born. It is possible to identify with reasonable certainty the baptism of Rev.. Richard, to identify his father, one of his sisters, and very definitely to identify the baptismal dates of five of his children.

Venn gave Rev. Richard's birth date as 1603; in all probability this was taken from his College records at Cambridge. The only baptism date of a Richard at Halifax in that year was on April 10, 1603, the parent being listed as Richard Denton of Warley. There was also a baptism on Dec. 21, 1600 of Susan, a daughter of this same Richard of Warley.

Venn also states that Rev. Richard received his B.A. from St. Catherine's College (or Catherine Hall), Cambridge University, England in 1622/3, was created a Deacon at Peterborough on March. 9, 1622/3, and made a priest on June 3, 1623. As this information was probably taken from College records, it should be authentic.

(According to information on film #057, Latter Day Saints Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Rev. Richard was born 1586 at Yorkshire, England, was 61 years old in 1647 at Hempstead, N.Y. (according to Long Island History), and was married in 1623/4.)

Mr.. Combes states that Rev. Richard's marriage does not appear among those of the Dentons at Halifax, nor is it recorded at Bolton, Lancashire where two of his children were baptized. Probably he was married not long before he became minister at Turton, a small place about four miles north of Bolton. This would put the probable date of his marriage as between 1624 and 1626. The baptismal dates for five of his children are known, two at Bolton, Lancashire and three at Coley, Halifax, from 1627 to 1634. It is known that three of his children, Nathaniel, Samuel, and Daniel, came to the U.S., probably with their parents in 1635.

There is no known record of the name of Rev. Richard's wife in this country, though he himself is frequently mentioned, so perhaps he was a widower by the time he came to America.

Although he is referred to as the first minister at Hempstead, N.Y. in a deed at Stamford in 1650, in which he disposed of his property there, he refers to himself as of "Mashpeag" on Long Island. There are two documents at Albany, signed by him, dated from Mashpeag and Middleborough in l650-l. He is said to have preached to the English soldiers at the Fort in New Amsterdam, probably about the time of the Indian troubles in 1643-5.

(According no Thompson's Long Island History, by 1650 the orders to attend church could not be enforced, and his wages had not been paid.)

Rev. Richard was engaged to act as minister at Hempstead in 1658, from a contract on the Town records.

The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to the Dentons and their marriages and big families. The men were active in the local militias fighting the Indians and they developed excellent military experience that prepared them for officer commissions when they moved on to the Virginia frontier.

Footnotes:

[1] No ship record has been discovered. Conflict info: He was found on a passenger list in 1630 on the 'James.' / He emigrated from an unknown place 1630. with Governor Winthrop in the ship called 'Arabella'.


[2] A comment on Rev. Richard is found in Cotton Mather's "Magnalia Christi" vol. 1, p. 398 ".... Among these clouds was our pious and learned Mr. Richard Denton of Yorkshire, who, having watered Halifax in England with his fruitful ministry, was then by a tempest tossed into New England, where first at Weathersfield and then at Stamford, his doctrine dropped as the rain, his speech distilled as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass. Though he were a little man, yet he had a great soul; his well-accomplished mind, in his lesser body, was as an Iliad in a nutshell. I think he was blind of an eye, yet he was not the least among the seers of Israel; he saw a very considerable portion or those things which eye hath not seen. He was far from cloudy in his conceptions and principles of divinity.


[3] From another letter dated Oct 22, 1657 the same writers continue: "Mr. Richard Denton, who is sound in faith, of a friendly disposition, and beloved by all, cannot be induced by us to remain, although we have earnestly tried to do this in various ways. He first went to Virginia to seek a situation, complaining of lack of salary, and that he was getting in debt, but he has returned thence. He is now fully resolved to go to old England, because of his wife who is sickly will not go without him, and there is a need of their going there on account of a legacy of four hundred pounds sterling lately left by a deceased friend, and which they cannot obtain except by their personal presence."


[4] About 1659, he is said to have returned to England, taking a church in Essex, at which place he died in 1662/3. Most authorities agree with this date and place. Thompson on says "On the tomb erected to his memory in that place is a Latin inscription... Venn's Cambridge Alumni also agrees, saying he died in 1662 at Hempstead, Essex. Yet, inquiry at that place shows no such tomb there, and it appears that Rev. Richard was not a rector or curate there in 1660 to 1663. However, Hempstead, Essex was strongly Puritan. In the hope that Rev. Richard had left a Will in England, a search was made for the period between 1660 and 1680. It was thought that perhaps the reason for Daniel Denton's trip to England in 1670 was to settle his father's estate, but the records apparently do not show it. It seems strange that historians have been so mistaken about the burial place of Rev. Richard Denton, but there is no stone memorial to him at Hempstead, Essex, England.


[5] From New England Genealogical Reg. 11/241: Rev. Richard Denton came to American from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship "James." He lived in Wethersfield and Stamford, Connecticut. The J.S. Denton papers show baptismal records of Nathaniel and Timothy sons of Rev. Richard Denton "in Parish Church of Bolton, England." Rev. Richard worked first with the famous preacher, Cotton Mather.


[6] From an unnamed history of the Denton family: The general opinion among members of the Denton family is that all fo the Dentons in the United States are descendants of Rev. Richard Denton. Our research seems to substantiate this, for we have found only two instances where other Dentons lived in America and neithers of these left heirs named Denton. From New England Genealogical Register 11/241: Reverend Richard Denton came to America from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship "James". (Note: Some say his ship was the "Arabella")


[7] In 1630 the first Presbyterian minister reaches America: the Rev. Richard Denton settles in Wethersfield, Conn. More than You probably want to know about the Presbyterian Church in the USA


[8] The Cambridge University listing for Richard Denton says: "Sizar of St. Catherine's Easter, 1621, b. 1603 in Yorks, B.A. 1622-3, priest 8 June 1623. Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of Coleys Chapel, Halifax, for some years." ("Sizar" is defined as an undergraduate student.)


[9] The plantation of Wethersfield, of which Mr. Denton was the leader, as well as the minister of the Church, was prosperous, and its numbers greatly increased. But, in 1641, another conflict for democratic rule caused some twenty-five families, led by Mr. Denton, to make another move. This brought them to Stamford, within the boundaries of the Colony of New Haven. Of the twenty-five families who came with Denton to Stamford, the names of eighteen are found later in the Hempstead list of 1647.


Again at Stamford, Mr. Denton's uncompromising democracy, or Presbyterianism, came in conflict with the New Haven rules that none but church members should vote in town meetings.' In 1643, representatives were sent out to investigate the land and the conditions across the Sound, on Nassau Island, as it was then known, within the jurisdiction of the more liberal Dutch government. This resulted in their obtaining in the following year, from Governor Kieft, the patent for the town of Hempstead.

The settlers promptly formed a central community, which was called the "Town Spot," and which developed into what is now the village of Hempstead. There they constructed a "Fort," and the meeting house was built within it. As was the custom in New England, this meeting house was built upon the town's "common land," at the public expense, and as authorized by vote in the town meeting. It was used not merely as a place of worship on Sundays, but was also the place for holding town meetings, and for conducting the business of the magistrates. The minister was chosen by the town vote, and his salary was fixed and raised by a rate assessed upon all the inhabitants. It was, doubtless, in this little first meeting house that the first legislative Assembly of the Province of New York was held in 1665, called together by Col. Nickol, after Charles II had granted this territory to his brother, the Duke of York. This Assembly was composed of delegates from New York, from Westchester and the towns of Long Island. The celebrated code, known as the "Duke's Laws," was enacted here.

During the sixty years which constituted the first period of the history of Hempstead's Church, there were three ministers duly chosen and resident in the town. The first of these, the Rev. Richard Denton, who brought the people here, and exercised a large influence in the formative years of the settlement, remained with them until 1658, when he resigned. The last mention of Mr. Denton's name upon the Town books is on March 4, 1658, when a rate was made for the payment of his salary, at the rate of f174os. per quarter. Shortly afterwards he returned to England where he died in the year 1662. History of Christ's First Presbyterian Church of Hempstead, Long Island, New York 10] As no mention is made of his wife in his Connecticut years it is not clear when she died or where.

Sources:

Whitley, Edythe J. R. Some of the Descendants of Rev. Richard Denton. McMinnville, Tenn: Womack Print. Co, 1959. Print.find in a library

Notes on sourcing:

original "overview" data came from from - 22 Nov 98- Denton web site, which verifies and adds to information on Richard Denton already gathered from numerous sources over the past 20 years.
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Jonah DENTON was born in 1677 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Samuel DENTON and Mary Rock SMITH.
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Jonas DENTON was born in 1658 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY. He died in 1717 in Frederick, Shenandoah Co., VA. Jonas, his family and cousin Jonathan Seaman moved west along an oldtrail fromNew York through Carlisle, PA, crossing the Potomac Rivernear where Peter Stephens ran a ferry. Later Robert Harper established Harper's Ferry there. From this point, the Dentons skirtedover to Winchester. Jonas bought 3,100 acres fromJoist Hite on March26, 1735. The other Dentons probably made their settlement official bypurchasing land from the Hites. The new home was near the Great Roadfrom the Carolinas to Philadelphia (now U.S. Highway 11), cut out bythe Indiansyears before.

If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Samuel DENTON and Mary Rock SMITH.
Spouse: Jane SEAMAN. Jane SEAMAN and Jonas DENTON were married in 1695 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY. Children were: Robert DENTON.
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Joseph DENTON was born in 1771 in ,Hardy,Virginia. He died in 1840 in ,Sullivan or Martin,Indiana. Parents: Jacob DENTON and Mary CLAYPOOLE.
Spouse: Mary Polly JAMES. Mary Polly JAMES and Joseph DENTON were married in 1794 in ,Jefferson,Tennessee. Children were: Andrew B DENTON.
Spouse: Charity "Catherine" BAILEY.
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Margaret DENTON52 was born about 1402. She has Ancestral File Number 9HFV-1F. Parents: .
Spouse: sir Richard COPLEY. Margaret DENTON and sir Richard COPLEY were married about 1419. Children were: Lionel COPLEY.
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Margaret DENTON was born on 10 January 1589/90. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Richard DENTON Jr. and Susan J SIBELLA.
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Margaret DENTON was born about 1607 in Tyne River,Kent,England. She has reference number LT9B-MW. Spouse: Francis WARDE.

Margaret DENTON and Francis WARDE were married on 23 August 1627 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.
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Martha DENTON was born in 1681 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Samuel DENTON and Mary Rock SMITH.
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Martha DENTON was born in 1706. Spouse: George JULIAN. Martha DENTON and George JULIAN were married in 1726. Children were: George JULIAN.
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Mary DENTON was born on 12 January 1822 in ,Harrison,Indiana. Parents: David DENTON and Elizabeth GWIN.
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Mary Smith DENTON was born in 1668 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Samuel DENTON and Mary Rock SMITH.
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Mrs. John 1345 DENTON15,16 was born about 1352. She died Deceased. Spouse: John DENTON. Mrs. John 1345 DENTON and John DENTON were married.16 Children were: Thomas DENTON.
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Nathaniel DENTON was born on 9 May 1628 in Turton, Bolton Priory, Lancashire, England. He died on 18 October 1690 in Jamaica, Queens Co., NY. Nathaniel was the first Town Clerk of Jamaica, L.I., NY: "Records ofthe Town of Jamaica, Long Island, vol. I, Page 1. A Town Meeting head of ye Town ye 18th of February 1656. Daniel Denton chosen to write & enter all acts and orders of public concernment of ye Town and is to have a daie's work a man for ye said employment. It is voted & concluded by ye Town y whosoever shall fell any trees in yue highwaysshall take both top and body out of ye highway. It is further voted and agreed upon by ye Town y whosoever shall kill a wolfe within ye boundary of yeTown shall have feiveteen shillings for every woolf. Likewise it is agreed uponby ye Town that whereas they have the Little plains by purchase and patent within their limits to maintaintheir rights & privileges in ye said place from any such as shall goe to deprive y off it & soe to make use off it as they shall se cause.These taken out of ye ould towne book by me, Nathaniel Denton, Clerk."Nathaniel applied for land at Elizabethtown, NJ in 1664 but probably died at Jamaica. Nathaniel was baptized later in life on March 9,1682. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Richard DENTON III and Helen "Eleanor" WINDEBANK.Spouse: Sarah SMITH.
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Phebe DENTON was born on 29 September 1634. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Richard DENTON III and Helen "Eleanor" WINDEBANK.
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Phebe DENTON was born in 1745. Parents: Abraham DENTON and Mary ODELL. Spouse: William PLUMLEE. Children were: Isaac PLUMLEE.
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Phoebe DENTON was born in 1634. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Richard DENTON III.
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Phoebe DENTON was born in 1679 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Samuel DENTON and Mary Rock SMITH.
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Rebecca DENTON was born in 1827 in ,Harrison,Indiana. She died on 5 September 1883 in ,,Indiana. Parents: David DENTON and Elizabeth GWIN. Spouse: Barnett STALCUP. Rebecca DENTON and Barnett STALCUP were married on 28 June 1845 in ,Crawford, Indiana.
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Rebecca DENTON was born on 17 December 1841. Parents: Allen DENTON and Hannah ANDERSON.
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Rebecca DENTON was born about 1849 in Ark.. Spouse: James William OFFIELD. Children were: Harriet Louisa OFFIELD, Henry Lee OFFIELD, Charlie F. OFFIELD, Robert OFFIELD, Edna OFFIELD, James OFFIELD, Ira OFFIELD, Nancy Ann OFFIELD.
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Rebecca A DENTON was born in 1822 in ,Orange, Indiana. Parents: Andrew B DENTON and Rebecca OSBORN.
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Richard DENTON was born in 1517 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He died after 1561 in England. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Spouse: Gennett BANYSTER. Gennett BANYSTER and Richard DENTON were married on 10 September 1547 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Children were: John DENTON, Janet DENTON, Richard DENTON Jr., Samuelis DENTON.
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Richard DENTON Jr. was born in 1557 in Worley, Yorkshire, England. He died on 8 December 1619 in Hertfordshire, England. Name Prefix: Sir Name Suffix: Jr. If interested in more generations, contact CalOwen@mediaone.net and I'll send you what you want Parents: Richard DENTON and Gennett BANYSTER. Spouse: Susan J SIBELLA. Susan J SIBELLA and Richard DENTON Jr. were married on 6 July 1581 in Halifax,Yorkshire,England. Children were: John DENTON, Thomas DENTON, Alice DENTON, Susan DENTON, Margaret DENTON, Richard DENTON III.
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Richard DENTON III was born on 5 April 1603 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE:Unknown-Begin] [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE:Unknown-Begin] He died between 1662 and 1663 in Essex, England. He was in First Presbyterian Minister in US. Richard was in Presbyterian. Name Prefix: Rev. Name Suffix: III In 1623, Richard Denton was graduated from Cambridge University, andsettled in an established Church of England in Halifax, where heremained until 1630. While in Cambridge, Denton becameinterested inthe debate about church policy led by Cartwright. Denton did notleave the Church of England at the outset. However, his seven yearsin Halifax made it clear that he could no longer remain in the ordersof the Church of England. With followers from this church, Coley'sChapel in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, he started for New England inthe Puritan exodus of 1630-1640. They stopped first in Massachusetts,then moved to Weathersfield and Stamford. In 1643, a committee fromRev. Denton's settlement went to Long Island to spy out the land.They met with the Indian chiefs of Marsapeague, Mericock and Rockawayand received from them a conveyance of two-thirds of Great Plains, nowknown as Hempstead Plains. The above document is a 1740 copy of theagreement of November 18, 1643. Robert Fordham and John Carman arementioned in this document, as is MicahSmith. In 1644, Rev. RichardDenton led the migration from Stamford to Hempstead, Long Island, NY.November 13th, 1643. A graduate of Cambridge in 1623, andacknowledged by many as the founder of Presbyterianism in America,Rev. Richard Denton came to New England in 1635. Before coming he wasa preacher in Halifax England. From England, the CambridgeUniversity listing for Richard Denton says:"Sizar of St. Catherine'sEaster, 1621, b. 1603 in Yorks, B.A. 1622-3, priest 8June 1623.Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of Coleys Chapel,Halifax, for some years." ("Sizar" is defined as an undergraduatestudent.) In hisbook, "The History of the Clergy in the Middle Colonies" authorWeiss makes reference to the religious conflict of early Connecticutwhich resulted in Rev. Richard Denton moving on to Hempstead, LongIsland, NY in 1644. He settled there inthe midst of a large Dutchcolony. However, there were also many English settlers living in thearea without benefit of religious guidance. With these scatteredmembers for a beginning, Rev. Denton established the firstPresbyterian Church in America. This church was so successful thatsoon the Dutch neighbors were attending services there. History showssome controversy developed when Rev. Dentonbegan to baptize some ofthe younger children of the Dutch who did not agree with all thePresbyterian beliefs. The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to theDentons and their marriages and big families. The men were active inthe local militias fighting the Indians and they developed excellentmilitary experience that prepared them for officer commissions whenthey moved on to the Virginia frontier. From "Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classisof Amsterdam from Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius datedAugust 5, 1657: "At Hempstead, about seven leagues from here, therelive someIndependents. There are also many of our own church, andsome Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian preacher, Richard Denton,a pious, godly and learned man,who is in agreement with our church ineverything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to hissermons; but when he began to baptize the children of parents who arenot members of the church, they rushed out of the church." Fromanother letter dated Oct. 22, 1659 the same writers continue: "Mr.Richard Denton, who is sound in faith, of a friendly disposition, andbeloved by all, cannotbe induced by us to remain, although we haveearnestly tried to do this in various ways. He first went to Virginiato seek a situation, complaining of lack of salary, and that he wasgetting in debt, but he has returned thence. He is now fully resolvedto go to old England, because of his wife who is sickly will not gowithout him, and there is need of their going there on account of alegacy of four hundred pounds sterling lately left by a decea Parents: Richard DENTON Jr. and Susan J SIBELLA.

Presbyterian Heritage Center at Montreat

The Rev. Richard Denton (1603 - 1662)

The Rev. Richard Denton was one of the first Puritan/Presbyterian ministers in the country. He was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1603. He graduated at Cambridge University in early 1623, and was ordained a Deacon at Peterborough, March 9, 1622/3, and a Priest June 8, 1823. By the intolerant spirit of the times which led to the Act of Uniformity, he felt compelled to relinquish his charge, and to emigrate to America. This was before 1638. Mr. Denton first came to Watertown, Massachusetts. Then he moved on to Wethersfield and in 1641 his name appears among the early settlers of Stamford, Conn. In 1644 he is recorded as one of the original proprietors of Hempstead, Long Island. A part of his flock accompanied him from England and also settled with him as their pastor. Thus a Puritan/Presbyterian Church was established in Hempstead, Long Island in 1644. Rev. Denton had some disputes with his congregation about its failure to pay him his due, and was in Middleboro (Newtown) Long Island, 1650-54, and then journeyed to Virginia to find more lucrative employment. By 1657 he had returned to Hempstead and served the church until 1659, when he returned to England, and spent the latter part of his life in Essex, where he died in 1662. He had five children, four sons and one daughter.

Before Rev. Denton left Hempstead the church was troubled with sharp contentions among the congregation between Independents and Presbyterians/Puritans. In 1657 Governor Stuyvesant visited Hempstead, and used his influence to persuade Rev. Denton to continue his ministry there, his own Church affinities inclining him to favor the Presbyterian form of government. But the troubles increasing, Rev. Denton left, and the Independents gained control and had a stated supply for a number of years. Then through these continued dissensions, the large increase of Quakerism, and the establishment of Episcopacy under the English rule, the Presbyterian Church gradually declined and passed out of sight as an organized body. The Rev. Mr. Jenney writes, September, 1729: "A few Presbyterians at Hempstead have an unordained preacher to officiate for them, whom they could not support were it not for the assistance which they receive from their brethren in the neighboring parish of Jamica."

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Mildred Denton provides the following abstracts found while at the Guildhall Library, London, England. She does not cite the book titles.

First book:

"DENTON,RICHARD (1603-1663), divine, was born in 1603 in Yorkshire, and lived at Priestly Green. He took his B.A. degree at Catharine Hall, Cambridge, 1623. He became minister of the chapel of Coley, near Coley Hall, 'ancient seat of the tenure commonly called 'St. John of Jerusalem' (OLIVER HEYWOOD,iv.9).

Here he remained about seven years when, finding the times hard, the bishops 'at their height' and the 'Book for Sports on the Sabbath-day' insupportable, he emigrated with a numerous family to New England. He settled at Wethersfield in 1640, but finding himself in disagreement with other ministers there on the subject of church discipline, he removed to Stamford in 1644, whence he departed not long after to Hempstead, Long Island, where he died in 1663 (SAVAGE, ii. 40).

Cotton Mather, in his 'Magnalia', gives a high-flown description of his eloquence and powers of persuasion, which he contrasts with the smallness of his stature and the blindness of one of his eyes. 'His well-accomplished mind', says Mather, 'in his lesser body was an Iliad in a nutshell'. The same writer states that Denton wrote a system of divinity entitled 'Soliloquia Sacra', descriptive of the fourfold state, which does not seem to have been published.

[Oliver Heywood's Autobiography,1885;Savage' Dict. of Settlers in New England; Mather's Magnalia, or Ecclesiastical Hist. of New England, B. iii. 95.] R.H."

Second book:

"DENTON,RICHARD. Matric. vicar from St. CATHARINE'S, Easter, 1621. B. 1603, in Yorkshire. B.A. 1623-4. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) Mar. 9, 1622-3; priest, July 8, 1623. C. of Coley Chapel, Halifax, for some years. Went to New England c.

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1638. Preacher at Stamford, Conn.; and at Hempstead, Long Island, for 15 years. Returned to England, 1659. Said to have died at Hempstead, Essex, 1663. Author, 'Soliloquia Sacra'. [Fels 515; J.G.Bartlett;D.N.B.]"

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Richard Denton 1603-1662

A graduate of St. Catherines, Cambridge in 1623, Rev. Richard Denton came to New England circa 1635. Before coming he was a preacher in Halifax England. The Cambridge University listing for Richard Denton says: "Sizar of St. Catherine's Easter, 1621-23-24, priest 8 June 1623, Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of Coley Chapel, Halifax, for some years." ("Sizar" is defined as an undergraduate student.)


Coley's Chapel

Images of Coley's Chaper in Halifax, Yorkshire, England ... http://bit.ly/1LRtIPF

From New England Genealogical Reg. 11/241: Rev. Richard Denton came to America from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship "James". (Note: No ship record has been discovered.) He lived in Wethersfield and Stamford, Connecticut. The J.S. Denton papers show baptismal records of Nathaniel and Timothy sons of Rev. Richard Denton "in Parish Church of Bolton, England."

The famous preacher, Cotton Mather, born 1663, speaks of Rev. Denton in his early memoirs: "Rev. Denton was a highly religious man with strong Presbyterian beliefs. He was a small man with only one eye, but in the pulpit he could sway a congregation like he was nine feet tall."

[Editor's Note] Cotton Mather (1663-1728) image and biography ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Mather

From "Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classis of Amsterdam from Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius dated August 5,1657: "At Hempsted, about seven leagues from here, there live some Independents. There are also many of our own church, and some Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian preacher, Richard Denton, a pious, godly and learned man, who is in agreement with our church in everything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to his sermons; but when he began to baptize the children of parents who are not members of the church, they rushed out of the church." From another letter dated Oct. 22, 1657 the same writers continue: "Mr. Richard Denton, who is sound in faith, of a friendly disposition, and beloved by all, cannot be induced by us to remain, although we have earnestly tried to do this in various ways. He first went to Virginia to seek a situation, complaining of lack of salary, and that he was getting in debt, but he has returned thence. He is now fully resolved to go to old England, because of his wife who is sickly will not go without him, and there is need of their going there on account of a legacy of four hundred pounds sterling lately left by a deceased friend, and which they cannot obtain except by their personal presence."

The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to the Dentons and their marriages and big families. The men were active in the local militias fighting the Indians and they developed excellent military experience that prepared them for officer commissions when they moved on to the Virginia frontier.

He married and had the following children:

Sarah DENTON
Daniel DENTON
Timothy DENTON
Nathaniel DENTON
Richard III DENTON
Samuel DENTON
John DENTON



(For more documented information about Rev. Richard Denton and his family, please see the articles by Dr. Walter Krumm in the New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 117, numbers 3 and 4.)

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Click here for a pictorial review of Richard Denton's Yorkshire countryside and his church-associations; http://www.dentongenealogy.org/places.htm

This site created by Sue Montgomery (1942-2006)... a devoted Denton researcher and author of the

"Denton Family Genealogy" - http://www.dentongenealogy.org/index.htm

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Sources cite his bithplace and christening place to be "Worley, Halifax, England", however further research suggests that its correct geographical name should read, "Warley Town, West Yorkshire, England". DAH

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HISTORY AND VITAL RECORDS OF CHRIST'S FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF HEMPSTEAD, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.

CONTRIBUTED BY JOHN DEAN FISH,

The history of the Church of Christ in Hempstead may be said to have begun in the year 1644, when the charter or patent for the town was obtained from the Dutch Governor at New Amsterdam, William Kieft, granting to Robert Fordham, John Stickland, John Ogden, John Carman, John Lawrence and Jonas Wood, their associates and successors, full power and authority to build a town, with fortifications, with temples to exercise the reformed religion, to nominate magistrates, and establish courts. Many families who were already associated together in Church fellowship immediately commenced coming across the Sound from Stamford, Conn., and settled upon the newly granted territory.

From this beginning in 1644, the history of the Church may be divided into three distinct stages or periods. The first period lasted from the settlement of the town until the year 1704, during which time the management of the Church's affairs was ordered upon the lines of the Congregational or Independent Churches of New England.

The second stage of the Church's history commenced when in December, 1704, under authority of a law of the New York Provincial Assembly, passed in 1693 at the instigation of Governor Fletcher, constituting the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay as one parish, the new Governor, Lord Cornbury caused the Rev. John Thomas to be inducted over the parish, and put him in possession of the meeting house, the parsonage and the ministry lands. This was a period of sifting and separation, out of which grew two independent churches-the Presbyterian and the Church of England. This period terminated for the Presbyterians before 1722, when they had built for themselves a meeting house, and secured their own minister: and for the Episcopalians in 1734, when they likewise secured their own church building, and were organized under a charter from King George.

The third period of Church history is not yet ended, but after living side by side for two centuries, the two Churches, Presbyterian and Episcopal, are now more active, prosperous and useful than ever before.

There was, however, a preliminary period and a series of events greatly affecting the organization of the Church in Hempstead, which must not be ignored. The Rev. Richard Denton, its first pastor, was an Englishman who came from Halifax in Yorkshire in 163o. He had been educated in Cambridge University, where the principles of Presbyterianism had been instilled into his mind firmly and aggressively. For seven years thereafter he was the settled minister of Coley Chapel in Halifax. His inability to conform to the requirements of king and bishop drove him with thousands of other conscientious men to the shores of New England. At first he was settled at Watertown, Mass., as a teacher of the Church there.

He was in Watertown in 1634. But, the firmness of his convictions-his democratic or Presbyterian opposition to the oligarchic rule of the New England Divines-again led him, in the year 1635, to depart from Watertown for the purpose of establishing a new settlement at Wethersfield in Connecticut. In this move he was joined by several of the Watertown planters. The names of six of the Watertown Church members are preserved in the Colonial records, four of whom are on the list of the Original Proprietors of Hempstead in 1647. The plantation of Wethersfield, of which Mr. Denton was the leader, as well as the minister of the Church, was prosperous, and its numbers greatly increased. But, in 1641, another conflict for democratic rule caused some twenty-five families, led by Mr. Denton, to make another move. This brought them to Stamford, within the boundaries of the Colony of New Haven. Of the twenty-five families who came with Denton to Stamford, the names of eighteen are found later in the Hempstead list of 1647.

Again at Stamford, Mr. Denton's uncompromising democracy, or Presbyterianism, came in conflict with the New Haven rules that none but church members should vote in town meetings.' In 1643, representatives were sent out to investigate the land and the conditions across the Sound, on Nassau Island, as it was then known, within the jurisdiction of the more liberal Dutch government. This resulted in their obtaining in the following year, from Governor Kieft, the patent for the town of Hempstead.

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Hey cuz,

I was doing more digging on the Dentons as promised. Below is some stuff I found:

I found this "story" (as ancestry calls them) posted by user RichardMarcDenton76:

Source 1-1956-1957: Text has been extracted from a personal letter composed by Dwight W. Denton and is found on the Denton Family Genealogy Website.

"You asked about the name of Denton. It is an English word and is a “place” name. Many other names are place names, a profession or their work name such as Carpenter, Miller, Shipman etc. Den means valley or vale and ton is Anglo-Saxon for town, hence Valley-Town-Denton.

"The first records I've ever seen of Dentons coming to America, I found in the Virginia Land Company records in the Ohio State and Richmond, Va. Libraries. These two were Adam Denton, Merchant and his cousin Thomas Denton who came to Jamestown Va on the “goode ship Margarite” in 1619. I haven't been able to trace any Dentons after 1619 (descendants of these two) but I have their (Adam and Thos) lineage back for 20 generations to the eleventh Century. The name back there originated with one Baron of Benth Castle who named a son Denton after the place where they had Benth Castle. I dont know of any coming over from England between 1619 and 1630 but in the latter year, one Rev. Richard Denton and six sons came over from England on the good ship “Arabella” in company with John Winthrop, later governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Rev Rich. was b 1586 in England and returned there in 1659 where he died about 1662. He was a graduate of Cambridge University in 1623. He was a “settled” minister at Coley Chapel in Halifax in England. His six sons were John born 1618, Timothy born 7-23-1627, Richard
baptised 1622, Nathaniel b. 3-9-1628, Daniel b. 7-10-1632, Samuel b. 5-29-1631, and Phebe b 9-20-1634. Daniel wrote and published the first “Historye of Newe Yorke”. I have seen and read this little booklet at Ohio State Library. Three of the above were born in America and the others were born in England.

"All of his children stayed in America and most of the Dentons in America come from these six sons. They lived in N.Y., Conn., and Mass up until about 1700 then some of them came down thru the upper Shenandoah Valley in Va where they were living from at least 1710 thru the Revolutionaary War. After the War, Tenn. and Ky. were opened up and quite a few Dentons migrated to these two states as well as North Carolina."

Source 2-1989: The following text has been extracted from The New York Genealogical And Biographical Record essay found in various volumes starting with January 1989, Vol. 120, Number 1, Page 10. The essay was written by Walter C. Krumm, Ph.D. and is titled,

"Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton."

"When the Rev. Richard Denton sailed back to England in 1658, he must have felt discouraged; unable to live on his earnings on Long Island or to find better pay in Virginia, he and his wife were returning to England to receive a bequest of 400 [pounds] awaiting them there (Ecclesiastical Records, State of New York 1:411). Apparently he left in America little or no property for his sons to inherit, and he could expect never to see them again Yet the Presbyterian Church in America has regarded him as their first minister (Encyclopedia of the Presbyterian Church, ed. Alfred Nevin, 1884, p. 183-4), and his descendants number in the thousands.

"It is possible to reconstruct much of Denton's immediate family from English records. As a subsidized university student he was almost certainly unmarried when he was graduated from Catharines's Hall, Cambridge in 1623/4. The next mention of him, found in the baptismal record of his son in July, 1627, identifies him, as "'preacher at Turton,'" a small chapelry in B olton Priory, Lancashire. This suggests that he married c. 1625 (no record has been found) and that his son was born a year or so later. St. Peter's Parish Church, Bolton, has only these two Denton entries (Lancashire Paris Register Society Publications 50:107, 114):

Tymothie Denton, son of Mr. Denton, preacher at Turton baptised 23 July [1627].
Nathaniell Denton of Turton, son of Mr. Denton 9 March, baptised [1628/9].

Denton's predecessor at Turton, Gilbert Astley, was buried at Bolton on 27 Jan 1625/6 suggesting that his own term began there soon after.

"The next baptisms show that by 1631 the family had moved to Coley Chapel in Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, 25 miles east of Bolton (records compiled and anglicized by the West Yorkshire Archive Service):
Samuel, son of Richard Denton, Minister of Coley, 29 May, 1631.
Daniel, son of Richard Denton, Curate of Coley, 10 July 1632.
Phoebe, dau. of Richard Denton, minister of Coley, 30 Nov. 1634

Christening usually took place within a few weeks after birth unless sickness postponed it or fear of imminent death hastened it. Tymothie and Phoebe are never heard from again, suggesting that they died young, or if Phoebe survived childhood, she may have married in an unrecorded ceremony in the New World. Between 1635 and 1640 the Dentons arrived in America although a record of their crossing is lacking; birth records of additional children, if any, have not survived. Later records in America do show that when the parents returned to England in 1658, three, possibly four, sons remained behind: Nathaniel, Samuel, Daniel, and maybe Richard, Jr., 1 in that order."

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To further confuse the death place, I found this: https://archive.org/stream/historycolonyne02lambgoog#page/n214/mode/2up/search/Denton However, it is well known that these local books do get some things wrong, so for now, I am still going with the Cambridge Alumni book's death place.

This book also backs up his return to England: https://archive.org/stream/ldpd_6199845_000#page/n145/mode/2up/search/Denton

To save these entire books in PDF format, and

There are lots of Denton mentions in this book: You can scroll down to choose your format. I find it easiest to do a search with the Denton Surname.

A lot of Denton mentions in this book as well: . Note that on page 52, it is talking about Samuel Denton's meadow and Epenetus Platt's meadow being by each other. Epenetus Platt is my 10th Great Grand Uncle. This case is interesting. It starts on Page 50. Peter Titus is suing Jonas Platt over land rights. You will have to copy and paste this link. For some reason it isn't posting as a URL.

Lots of Denton references here. There is a court action involving Samuel Denton in here.

Lots of Dentons mentioned. Another lawsuit case involving Samuel here too. A few mentions of Richard. I happened to see a mention of John Rock Smith too, so you may want to check all these books for him as well.

This one mostly seems to mention Samuel's land and Isaac Denton. The same with this one:

Various Dentons mentioned in here.

Various Dentons here as well.

Mentions of Richard and his sons.

This one you will definitely find interesting. It has Wills of the Smith family, including your Smith family. The Dentons and the Smiths seem to be very closely tied in together.

This book is a genealogy book relating to an allied family. Appendix B talks about Richard and family. This is the only book I have seen that mentions the 1586 birth year. It tells where that birth year came from. However, those records are not official. Interesting nevertheless. It also has the paragraph Cotton Mather wrote about Richard.

This book has quite a bit about Richard.

Has stuff about Richard

This book says;

" Wethersfield, the oldest town in Connecticut, received from Watertown its first considerable emigration in 1634. Pyquaug, its Indian name, was changed in 1635 to Watertown, and later to Wethersfield. . . . May 29, 1635, the following Watertown men went to Wethersfield : Rev. Richard Denton, Robert Reynolds, John Strickland, Jonas Weede, Rev. John Sherman, Robert Coe, and Andrew Ward."

Andrew Ward is also my ancestor on my dad's side!

A few small mentions of Richard and Benjamin Denton

This books talks about the relocations of Richard. It also mentions my ancestor Peter Prudden (who I was talking about the other day)

This book is not actually able to be seen but I wanted to make you aware of it. It says it is available through the Internet Archive Lending Library. It is about your ancestor Rock Smith. It mentions Richard Denton according to the American Genealogical-Biographical Index

Mentions Richard

This is a copy of a book about Richard Denton that was published in McMinnville! Can you believe that lol. It has a lot of the same stuff we have seen elsewhere, including errors but nice nevertheless.

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I found this event on ancestry.com:

· Bequest
1631 Age: 28
Coley Chapel, Halifax Parish, Yorkshire, Kingdom of England
"...a Thomas Whitley of Sinderhills bequeathed to "'Mr. Denton,'" then preacher at Chapel of Coley, forty shillings..."

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The entires below comes from Ancestry.com records:

Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, Volumes I-III; Mrs. Robert Bruce Ricketts

William Champion Reynolds was married, at Plymouth, Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, June 19, 1832, by the Reverend Nicholas Murray, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilkes-Barre, to Jane Holberton Smith, born at Plymouth, April 3, 1812, third child of John and Frances (Holberton) Smith, of Plymouth, granddaughter of Lieutenant Abraham and Sarah (French) Smith, of Derby, New Haven county, Connecticut; great-granddaughter of Robert and Judith Smith, and great-granddaughter of Ebenezer Smith of Jamaica, Long Island, who died there, October, 1717, and his wife Clemont Denton, daughter of Samuel and Mary Denton and great-granddaughter of the Rev. Richard Denton, who graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1623, and emigrated to Wethersfield, Connecticut, prior to 1640, and settled at Hempstead, Long Island, in 1646.
Connecticut Puritan Settlers, 1633-1845

Appendix, Containing Additions and Corrections.

Denton, Rev. Richard, was from Yorkshire, in England, and had preached at Halifax before he left his native country. After his arrival in New England, he preached for a time as an unsettled minister, at Wethersfield. At this time seven members constituted the church there, among whom a severe contest had arisen. The division was three and four, and it became necessary to make peace in the church--that one party or the other should remove. After some controversy, who should remove, the four members consented to yield to the minority, viz. Matthew Mitchell, Thurston Rayner, Andrew Ward and Robert Coe, when they united with Mr. Denton and others in purchasing the town of Stamford, in 1640. Mr. Denton soon organized his church, and remained in Stamford until '43 or '44, when he removed with a part of his church to Hempsted, L. I. He appears to have been a pioneer in the settlement of many towns. Rev. Cotton Mather says of him, "he was small in stature, and blind with one eye--but was an Iliad in a nut-shell." He was educated at Catherine Hall, in England, in 1623.

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Regarding the supposed Richard Denton and Susan Sibella marriage. I cannot find any record of this. However, I did find a marriage record for a Richard Denton and Susan Denton on 12 March 1589 in Halifax, Yorkshire. In fact, on Family Search, I searched the whole UK for only people with the surname (or a variant of it) Sibella. The only thing that came up was 44 people with the surname of Sybill (or a variation of that),none of which married a Denton.

There was a marriage for a Richard Denton and Sibbell Veevers but it was on 27 Nov 1603 in Royston, Yorkshire, so that puts it too late to be the parents of Rev. Richard and the location is not correct.

There was a marriage record for a Richard Denton and Sibella Denton on 19 July 1585. It took place in Ellend, Yorkshire at St. Mary's church. It isn't the right location but it isn't far at all from Halifax. I found this record on Ancestry.com

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From the records I have seen, it looks as if there were at least a few Richards born in the same time frame. I don't think we will be able to definitely sort them out without wills. I have converted the files into PDF and attached them as well.

In the file named "Richard Denton Appoints Attorney", I merged 3 pages together since it was from the same book. A very interesting note about that is that the man he is taking action against (Robert Lockwood) is also my ancestor (through his son Jonathan who is also mentioned)! Robert Lockwood and his wife Susannah Norman are my 11th great grandparents. You will see it mentions that she remarries Jeffery Ferris.. well he is also my 11th great grandfather! Jonathan Lockwood (son of Robert and Susannah), married Jeffery's daughter, Mary. This must be how Jonathan and Mary Ferris ... because they were step-siblings, which is kind of creepy but anywho lol. I just though it was interesting to see all these ancestors of mine tangled up together.

Well I hope you enjoy what I have found. I have worked the entire day since we got off the phone. now I must go start dinner. Let me know what you think.

Love, Stef

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The Presbyterian Page More than You probably want to know about the Presbyterian Church in the USA

The Presbyterian Church is a Church based on the example of the early Church described in the Book of Acts.

Presbuteros, the Greek word meaning elder, is used 72 times in the New Testament. It provided the name for the Presbyterian family of churches, which includes the Reformed churches of the world. Both Presbyterian and Reformed are synonymous with churches of the Calvinist tradition.

The church is governed by Elders chosen by God through the voice of the congregation. Together with the pastor, the Elders oversee the Spirital needs of the Church.

Some Presbyterian Churches also have Deacons who oversee the charity and material needs of the Church.

Presbyterian Church History

The earliest Christian church consisted of Jews in the first century who had known Jesus and heard his teachings. It gradually grew and spread from the Middle East to other parts of the world, though not without controversy and hardship among its supporters.

During the 4th century, after more than 300 years of persecution under various Roman emperors, the church became established as a political as well as a spiritual power under the Emperor Constantine.

Theological and political disagreements, however, served to widen the rift between members of the eastern (Greek-speaking) and western (Latin-speaking) branches of the church. Eventually the western portions of Europe, came under the religious and political authority of the Roman Catholic Church. Eastern Europe and parts of Asia came under the authority of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

In western Europe, the authority of the Roman Catholic Church remained largely unquestioned until the Renaissance in the 15th century. The invention of the printing press in Germany around 1440 made it possible for common people to have access to printed materials including the Bible. This, in turn, enabled many to discover religious thinkers who had begun to question the authority of the Roman Catholic Church. One such figure, Martin Luther, a German priest and professor, started the movement known as the Protestant Reformation when he posted a list of 95 grievances against the Roman Catholic Church on a church door in Wittenburg, Germany in 1517.

Some 20 years later, a French/Swiss theologian, John Calvin, further refined the reformers' new way of thinking about the nature of God and God's relationship with humanity in what came to be known as Reformed theology.
John Knox, a Scotsman who studied with Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland, took Calvin's teachings back to Scotland. Other Reformed communities developed in England, Holland and France. The Presbyterian church traces its ancestry back primarily to Scotland and England.

Presbyterians have featured prominently in United States history. The Rev. Francis Mackemie, who arrived in the U.S. from Ireland in 1683, helped to organize the first American Presbytery at Philadelphia in 1706.

One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Rev. John Witherspoon, was a Presbyterian minister. The Rev. William Tennent founded a ministerial "log college" in New Jersey that evolved into Princeton University. Other Presbyterian ministers, such as the Rev. Jonathan Edwards and the Rev. Gilbert Tennent, were driving forces in the so-called "Great Awakening," a revivalist movement in the early 18th century.

The Presbyterian church in the United States has split and parts have reunited several times. Currently the largest group is the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which has its national offices in Louisville, Kentucky. It was formed in 1983 as a result of reunion between the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (PCUS), the so-called "southern branch," and the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (UPCUSA), the so-called "northern branch."

Other Presbyterian churches in the United States include: the Presbyterian Church in America, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.

Some Interesting Dates in the Church's History

In 1562 French Huguenots, first Protestants in America, arrive in Florida and South Carolina.
In 1629 Presbyterian puritan colony arrives at Massachusetts Bay.


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In 1630 the first Presbyterian minister reaches America: the Rev. RICHARD DENTON settles in Wethersfield, Conn.

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it is not clearly cited where "Peterborough" was located, however, Peterborough Cathedral is an excellent candidate as it is located near the University of Cambridge. Click on this link to view its images, location & history ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough_Cathedral

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Curate: a member of the clergy engaged as assistant to a vicar, rector, or parish priest.

Images of Coley's Chaper in Halifax, Yorkshire, England ... http://bit.ly/1LRtIPF

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"Commentary on Our Founding Fathers"

William Bradford (c.1590 - 1657) was an English Separatist leader who grew up in Yorkshire, and later moved to Leiden, Holland, and helped found the Plymouth Colony.

He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact while aboard the Mayflower in 1620. He served as Plymouth Colony Governor five times covering about thirty years between 1621 and 1657.

"Of Plymouth Plantation", Written over a period of years by William Bradford, the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, "Of Plymouth Plantation" is regarded as the most authoritative account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the Colony they founded. Written between 1630 and 1651, the journal describes the story of the Pilgrims from 1608, when they settled in the Dutch Republic on the European mainland through the 1620 Mayflower voyage to the New World, until the year 1647. The book ends with a list, written in 1651, of Mayflower passengers and what happened to them.

It is thrilling to think that these ancestors, Reverend Richard Denton and Reverend William Walton, probably fellowed with William Bradford, and all of whom shared in the formation of our infant Nation. They, in turn, strove with ecclesiastical luminaries and other noted Puritan-Calvinists, i.e., Increase Mather...DAH

Increase Mather (June 21, 1639 O.S. - August 23, 1723 O.S.) was a major figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay (now the Commonwealth of Massachusetts). He was a Puritan minister who was involved with the government of the colony, the administration of Harvard College, and most notoriously, the Salem witch trials. He was the son of Richard Mather, and the father of Cotton Mather, both influential Puritan ministers.

Click here to view more history for Increase Mather and the "Calvin Movement" ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Increase_Mather

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Denton Family History

Rev. Richard Denton, III and Helen Windebank(disproven)

Denton was a crucial element in the early development of religious pluralism in colonial America and in American Presbyterianism, specifically. I thought some of you might benefit from his story.

Richard Denton was born in Warley, West Yorkshire, England to a father of the same name and an unknown mother. He was baptized April 10, 1603 at the parish church in nearby Halifax.

Denton matriculated from St. Catherine’s College, Cambridge. He was ordained a Deacon in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire on March 9, 1623 and a Priest on June 8, 1623. He first became pastor in Turton, Lancashire and later Curate of Coley Chapel in Halifax, West Yorkshire.

It is not known exactly when or why Denton split from the Church of England to profess and preach Reformed theology, but it was at a time of much religious upheaval. It may have had something to do with the “Book of Sports” controversy. The “Great Migration” of the Puritans to New England had been underway for several years when Richard Denton and his young sons led a large group of Presbyterians to Massachusetts circa 1635, possibly on the ship “James.”

He first preached at Watertown, Mass., later removing to Weathersfield, Connecticut and even later to Stamford in 1641, probably due to friction with local Puritans. This friction may have been political, rather than religious, in nature.

As early as 1644, Denton relocated his congregation to Hempstead, Long Island, situating themselves under Dutch rule and law. All inhabitants were allowed to vote in New Netherland, and the Denton congregation made it a requirement to do so; they were likely barred from voting in Puritan territory. However, this was not the end of Denton’s interactions with his own people, for he is said to have preached to English soldiers at the military fort in New Amsterdam during the Indian wars.

Denton was well received in New Netherland, as evidenced by two letters sent to Holland by Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius, the former being the leader of the Dutch Reformed Church in New Netherland and the latter being a pastor who could minister in French as well as Dutch.

These letters also inform us that the Puritan Independents in Hempstead attended Denton’s services, but left his church when he baptized children of parents who were not members. Nonetheless, he was respected by prominent Congregationalists – notably, Cotton Mather – for his theological treatise “Soliloquia Sacra.”

From an unnamed history of the Denton family: The general opinion among members of the Denton family is that all fo the Dentons in the United States are descendants of Rev. Richard Denton. Our research seems to substantiate this, for we have found only two instances where other Dentons lived in America and neithers of these left heirs named Denton. From New England Genealogical Register 11/241: Reverend Richard Denton came to America from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship “James”. (Note: Some say his ship was the “Arabella”)

In 1630 the first Presbyterian minister reaches America: the Rev. Richard Denton settles in Wethersfield, Conn.More than You probably want to know about the Presbyterian Church in the USA

The Cambridge University listing for Richard Denton says: “Sizar of St. Catherine’s Easter, 1621, b. 1603 in Yorks, B.A. 1622-3, priest 8 June 1623. Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of Coleys Chapel, Halifax, for some years.” (“Sizar” is defined as an undergraduate student.)

The plantation of Wethersfield, of which Mr. Denton was the leader, as well as the minister of the Church, was prosperous, and its numbers greatly increased. But, in 1641, another conflict for democratic rule caused some twenty-five families, led by Mr. Denton, to make another move. This brought them to Stamford, within the boundaries of the Colony of New Haven. Of the twenty-five families who came with Denton to Stamford, the names of eighteen are found later in the Hempstead list of 1647.

Again at Stamford, Mr. Denton’s uncompromising democracy, or Presbyterianism, came in conflict with the New Haven rules that none but church members should vote in town meetings.’ In 1643, representatives were sent out to investigate the land and the conditions across the Sound, on Nassau Island, as it was then known, within the jurisdiction of the more liberal Dutch government. This resulted in their obtaining in the following year, from Governor Kieft, the patent for the town of Hempstead.

The settlers promptly formed a central community, which was called the “Town Spot,” and which developed into what is now the village of Hempstead. There they constructed a “Fort,” and the meeting house was built within it. As was the custom in New England, this meeting house was built upon the town’s “common land,” at the public expense, and as authorized by vote in the town meeting. It was used not merely as a place of worship on Sundays, but was also the place for holding town meetings, and for conducting the business of the magistrates. The minister was chosen by the town vote, and his salary was fixed and raised by a rate assessed upon all the inhabitants. It was, doubtless, in this little first meeting house that the first legislative Assembly of the Province of New York was held in 1665, called together by Col. Nickol, after Charles II had granted this territory to his brother, the Duke of York. This Assembly was composed of delegates from New York, from Westchester and the towns of Long Island. The celebrated code, known as the “Duke’s Laws,” was enacted here.

During the sixty years which constituted the first period of the history of Hempstead’s Church, there were three ministers duly chosen and resident in the town. The first of these, the Rev. Richard Denton, who brought the people here, and exercised a large influence in the formative years of the settlement, remained with them until 1658, when he resigned. The last mention of Mr. Denton’s name upon the Town books is on March 4, 1658, when a rate was made for the payment of his salary, at the rate of f174os. per quarter. Shortly afterwards he returned to England where he died in the year 1662. History of Christ’s First Presbyterian Church of Hempstead, Long Island, New York

An account from Richard Denton, Oroville, CA:

I have read that all the Dentons in the USA (c. 32,000) are descendants of Rev. Richard Denton of Hempstead, Long Island, New York. He came to this country in 1635, disagreed with those in power in Boston & migrated to Conneacticut, then to Long Island (which was then Dutch) in the early 1640s. He had 11 or so children, all who remained in this country & had many sons. He & his wife went back to England during the Civil War and died there. His wife was Helen Windlbank. Her sister, Mildred, was the great-great-grandmother of George Washington; her father was bearer of the signet ring for Queen Elizabeth I. Her mother’s last name was Dymoke & was a direct descent of Henry Hot-Spur Percy, Earl (famous in Shakespeare’s plays) & his wife, Isabella, who was a great-granddaughter of King Edward III of England. Nothing remarkable as half of England is descended from him. My line of Dentons stem from Abraham the Younger (his great-grandfather) who, after conflict with the authorities in New York, moved with some of his Denton cousins to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in the second quarter of the 1700s, then the frontier. From there, his descendants & descendants of his cousins who migrated with him to the frontier spread out through the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee & Kentucky, and all points west. Although I have no proof I would assume more Dentons spread into the West through the Hudson-Mohawk Valley and into the Old Northwest Territories (Ohio, Indiana, etc.). I am a great-grandson of a great-grandson of Joseph (one of Abraham’s sons), and most of them lived in Kentucky. Joseph served for a short time in the Continental Army, but left (deserted?) so he could protect his family against Indian raids — they were in the Carolina frontier. But they not only fought the Indians, they also bred with them. A number of Dentons (I have no idea how many) inter-bred with the great Native American tribes in the South — the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, so if you come from these regions with ancestors going back that far, there’s a good chance you have Native American blood. Rev. Richard Denton is one of the key Colonial colonists (I’ve heard there are only 40)who are responsible for being an ancestor of most of the Old Stock White Americans (those who came to this country before the Revolution), and probably a great percentage of African Americans. One other point, the Rev. Richard Denton was a prolific writer (although I don’t think much survives) and is credited as being the founder of Presbyterianism in this country. And one more thing. Listen to the old people in your family. They might know more than you think they do. When my father was alive he told me his grandfather fought for the union in the Civil war, but I thought sure, you were in Kentucky, all your people considered themselves Southern. Later I found out he was correct. He said his great-greatgrandfather was a preacher who lived to be 105. This is true – Rev. Isaac (1765-1870) and that his first ancestor was a preacher who settled in New England, but I was sure it was Virginia, All he said was true. He knew all this from his forefathers. Neither of his parents knew how to read or write, nor (I think) his grandparents, and he only had a 3rd grade education. A lot of family lore is truer than you would believe.

Despite flourishing in Hempstead, Rev. Denton became dissatisfied with his salary and departed Long Island for Virginia in 1657 “seeking remedy.” Gov. Stuyvesant himself had appealed to Denton to stay in New Netherland, to no avail. Apparently no remedy was found in Virginia, for in 1658 he was again contracted to minister at Hempstead, the same place he had left one year earlier. This return to normalcy, however, would be short lived for Richard and his wife returned to England in 1659 to settle a deceased friend’s estate and collect a legacy of 400 Pounds Sterling.

Richard Denton died in Essex, England in 1663. The church he founded and pastored in Long Island – Christ’s First Presbyterian – still exists at 353 Fulton Ave.

His tombstone bears the following inscription in Latin: “Here lies the dust of Richard Denton. O’er his low peaceful grave bends the perennial cypress, fit emblem of his unfading fame. On earth his bright example, religious light, shown forth o’er multitudes. In heaven his pure rob’d spirit shines like an effulgent star.” [4]

The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to the Dentons and their marriages and big families. The men were active in the local militias fighting the Indians and they developed excellent military experience that prepared them for officer commissions when they moved on to the Virginia frontier.

Church of Christ, Hempstead, NY

http://longislandgenealogy.com/firstPresHempstead/July1922.htm

Children

Sarah DENTON b: 1623 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England
Daniel DENTON b: 1626 in Halifax, Yorkshire Co., England c: 10 JUL 1632 in Halifax, Yorkshire Co., England
Timothy DENTON b: 23 JUL 1627 in Halifax, Yorkshire Co., England c: in Parrish Church of Bolton, Lancashire Co., England
Samuel DENTON b: 29 MAY 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire Co., England c: AFT 1631 in Coley Chapel, Halifax Co., England
Nathaniel DENTON b: 9 MAY 1628 in Bolton, Lancashire, England c: 9 MAR 1628 in Parrish Church of Bolton, England
Phebe DENTON b: 29 SEP 1634 in England
John DENTON b: 1636
Richard DENTON b: 1620 in Bolton, Yorks, England

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3 Comments to “Rev. Richard Denton, III and Helen Windebank”

Brenda Ozog
June 14, 2016 at 1:13 pm

Do you have any sources that she is the sister of Mildred GGG Grandmother of George Washington
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jfdenton
June 14, 2016 at 3:02 pm

Adventurers of Purse and Person 1607-1624/5. 4th Edition (Published by Order of First Families of Virginia, 1987).

The excerpt writes: Mildred Windebank , daughter of Thomas & Frances (Dymoke) Windebank , b. 21 Jul 1585, Hiene Hill, Berkshire, England;

It further describes her marriage to Robert Reade and their first son, George Reade Esquire, he’s described as the namesake of the former president.
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Brenda Ozog
June 14, 2016 at 3:12 pm

Thank you. I’m trying to submit to the Lady Godiva Society under her name.

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Birth:
Map & History of Halifax ... http://bit.ly/1BDCn3e

Christened:
Map & History of Halifax ... http://bit.ly/1BDCn3e

Occupation:
it is not clearly cited where "Peterborough" was located, however, Peterborough Cathedral is an excellent candidate as it is located near the University of Cambridge. Click on this link to view its images, location & history ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough_Cathedral

Occupation:
"Sizar" is defined as an undergraduate student.

View Images & History of St. Catharine's College ... http://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/home/?m=page&id=1

Occupation:
Curate: a member of the clergy engaged as assistant to a vicar, rector, or parish priest.

Images of Coley's Chaper in Halifax, Yorkshire, England ... http://bit.ly/1LRtIPF

Occupation:
founding pastor and 1662 of the First Prebyterian Church in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York which still stands today ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Presbyterian_Church_in_Jamaica

Religion:
was firstly of the Church of England and evolved to become a Protestant of Presbyterianism...

Graduation:
He took his B.A. degree at St. Catharine's College (Hall), Cambridge, 1623.

View Images & History of St. Catharine's College ... http://www.caths.cam.ac.uk/home/?m=page&id=1

View Images & History of the University of Cambridge ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cambridge

Immigration:
Owram, South, a township of England, West Riding of Yorkshire, 9 miles S. E. from Halifax. Population 3615. (http://bit.ly/1DtbEIb)

Immigration:
The town's motto is "Ye Most Auncient Towne in Connecticut". Click this link to view Wetherfield's History ... http://bit.ly/1KDhTZR

Buried:
His tombstone bears the following inscription in Latin:

"Here lies the dust of Richard Denton. O'er his low peaceful grave bends the perennial cypress, fit emblem of his unfading fame. On earth his bright example, religious light, shown forth o'er multitudes. In heaven his pure rob'd spirit shines like an effulgent star."

Richard married unnamed spouse in 1623-1626 in (Yorkshire) England. unnamed was born in (Yorkshire) England; died in (Yorkshire, England). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rev. Richard Denton's wife could not have been Helen Windebank.

Stefani Hennessee initiates the controversy of whom Reverend Richard Denton married;

"I have been working on the Dentons all day pretty much. I don't think you are going to like me after I tell you this (lol)....

Rev. Richard Denton's wife could not have been Helen Windebank. The Richard Denton who married Helen Windebank did so on 16 Nov 1612 (I saw you had it as 16 Nov 1617). Our Richard was born in April of 1603.

I have the birth record for him and the marriage record for the other Richard and Helen. So, that leaves the question of WHO was Richard's wife? Unfortunately, I don't think we will know. There are a few possibilities based on my search on familysearch. See the results here:



This pages cites several Richard DENTONs, however, there is not any WINDEBANK cited...

There are books that mention not knowing the identity of his wife as well. I have found there is also some confusion as to where he died exactly. I found a record from the Cambridge Alumni book on Ancestry.com though that mentions him returning to England and dying in Hempstead, Essex, England.

Many of the genealogy books indicate this as well. So, for now , I am just going to go with the Cambridge version of events in my tree. Also, there is no proof of a daughter Sarah. If we had definitive proof for her, we could narrow down the approximate marriage year."

Editor's conclusion(s):

There does not appear any confirming records of Helen's antecedents. Many researchers have assigned her to the familty of Thomas Windebank {1548-1607), however, there is no mention of Helen in Thomas' will or other pertinent records, i.e.;

"The Peerage", http://thepeerage.com/p17616.htm#i176159

"Tudor Place", http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/ThomasWindebank.htm

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From: GlennsFlowerShop@aol.com
Subject: Re: [DENTON] Presidential Genealogist
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:21:09 EST


Glenn, do you know anything about Presidential Genealogist? I've never heard of it.

Barbara, As much as i know about this is just something i heard once on the History channel. When a President is elected, there is a group of people who do the Presidents genealogy. Apparently they do this on each President if it is not already done, Also i read once that many of our presidents are related in some distant way.

This is totally off subject, but i was also watching the History channel on a program about King Henry VIII. His nursery was run by Elizabeth Denton. They know this for sure because she signed requisitions for supplies for the nursery as head nurse. Curious huh?

Since Rev . Richard was supposedly marrying Lady Helen one can only wonder if after Henry VIII died and Charles ! took over, maybe Dentons fell from grace with the Royals and came to America for religious freedom. Of course , this is purely conjecture, but i have had this conversation with someone back a few years ago who wholeheartedly believed it. We DO know that Lady Mildred Windebank was a "Lady" , since she was descended through the royal line from King Edward II eleven generations earlier.

The copy I have states that Lady Mildred Windebank was born August 12, 1584. Haines Hill Manor, Hurst Parish, Herlot ,Berkshire England. She came to America and married Robert Reade and are George Washingtons 6th generation Grandparents.

It also states that one of her sisters was Lady Mildred Windebank, Born February 01,1596/97. Haines Hill Manor, Hurst Parish, Herlot, Berkshire, England. She Married Rev. Richard Denton.

Also many Presidents are "cousins" of English Royalty.

Didn't mean to open up this whole can of worms since NONE of this information is my personal research, but it is fun to talk about it. Maybe someone has something they can add..

Glenn

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Notes:

Married:
Many genealogies report Richard's wife as "Helen Windebank". This is erroneous as his wife's name has not been cited in any known record - this is a case where multiple researchers have copied and reported the same misinformation, thus perpetuating the error and all the while not bothering to verify any source citation. This is nothing new as one sees this research-error over and over again...

There is a marriage record for Richard Denton & Helen Windebanke, however, the wedding date was in November 16, 1612 which is highly unlikely as this Richard Denton was born in 1603.

.. Combes states that Rev. Richard's marriage does not appear among those of the Dentons at Halifax, nor is it recorded at Bolton, Lancashire where two of his children were baptized. Probably he was married not long before he became minister at Turton, a small place about four miles north of Bolton. This would put the probable date of his marriage as between 1624 and 1626. The baptismal dates for five of his children are known, two at Bolton, Lancashire and three at Coley, Halifax, from 1627 to 1634. It is known that three of his children, Nathaniel, Samuel, and Daniel, came to the U.S., probably with their parents in 1635.

Notes:

Lawrence's 4-generation pedigree... http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/ahnentafel.php?personID=I149536&tree=00&parentset=0&generations=5

Birth:
Photos, map and history of Colne... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colne

Lawrence married Mary Rishton on 8 Jun 1617 in St. Mary, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Mary (daughter of Thomas Jeffrey Rishton, III and Martha Pemberton) was born in 1594 in St. Mary, Blackburn, Lancashire, England; died about 1665. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mary's 9-generation pedigree ... http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/ahnentafel.php?personID=I149544&tree=00&parentset=0&generations=9

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Miller
• Will: 21 Nov 1636, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England

Notes:

Biography
Richard ‘Of Newport Pagnell’ was buried in St Peter and St Paul Churchyard, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Sources
? Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 October 2018), memorial page for Richard Odell (unknown–1636), Find A Grave: Memorial #182443271, citing St Peter and St Paul Churchyard, Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes Borough, Buckinghamshire, England ; Maintained by Todd Whitesides (contributor 47553735) .
http://gedcom.surnames.com/burgess_jim/gp6767.htm

"Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SYKR-H7F : accessed 2013-03-22), entry for Richard of Newport /Odell/.

"Ancestral File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/M7PK-QCX : accessed 2013-03-22), entry for Richard Of Newport ODELL.

Acknowledgments
Thanks to Ron Norman for starting this profile.

Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Ron and others.

end of this biography

Richard married Martha NichollsEngland. Martha was born in 1580 in England; died in 1615 in Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Biography

Martha was born in 1580. She passed away in 1615.

Will of RICHARD ODELL of Newport Pagnell, (Bucks.) miller, dated 21 November, 1636. To William Odell my eldest son, my freehold land in Cranfield, co. Beds. Mary Odell my daughter ¹20 at marriage or 21. Elizabeth Odell, daughter of John Odell my brother, 10 shillings. Residue to Martha my wife, whom Extrx.[1]

So Martha was still living in 1636. (Unless Martha Nicholls really had died in 1615 and Richard had remarried to another Martha). In the absence of a source for the death date I doubt it. There's a burial in Newport Pagnell in 1665 which would be worth investigating. [2]

Sources
? Early Bergen County Families, compiled by Pat Wardell, [the.wardells@gte.net], citing Odle, Paul LeRoy, "No time for tears : a history of William Odell, February 24, 1602-June 12, 1676, and his descendants";, 1999, p. 5-6. online At Brigham Young University,
? Source will be added by Patty Gavin by 21 Feb 2018. Still waiting!

end of this biography

Notes:

About Richard Denton, I

Richard Denton (1517-10 Aug 1561) West Riding, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He was a lawyer to Henry VI and Mary Tudor.

Parents: James Denton (1482-?) and Margaret ?. Married: Gennett Banyster (1527-3 Aug 1561)

Children:

John b. 29 Sept 1548 d. 1550 West Riding, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Janet b. 1549 West Riding, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
Richard b. 1557 d. 9 Dec 1619 Wortley, Yorkshire, England.
Samuelis b. 3 Aug 1561 West Riding, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

end of commentary

24 Jul 2007

Surname: Denton

This name is of English locational origin from any of the various places thus called. The Yorkshire Dentons hail from Denton in the parish of Otley in the west Riding, first recorded as Dentun in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles c.972. Other places so named, are in Kent, Lancashire, Cumberland, Durham, Lincolnshire etc.. The name, in all cases derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century element "denu" meaning a valley, plus "tun" a farm or settlement. Hence "the settlement in the valley". The surname from this source is first recorded in the latter half of the 10th Century, (see below). One, William de Denton is recorded in the 1271, Fine Court Rolls of Lincolnshire and a Richard Denton appears in Yorkshire Records (1403). On August 21, 1635, one, Jacob Denton embarked from London on the ship "Thomas" bound for Virginea. He was one of the earliest recorded namebearers to enter America. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Aelfweard aet Dentune. which was dated 972, The Anglo - Saxon Chronicles. during the reign of King Edgar (of England) 959 - 975. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

© Copyright: Name Orgin Research www.surnamedb.com 1980 - 2007

Richard married Gennett Banyster on 10 Sep 1547 in (Halifax, Yorkshire) England. Gennett was born in ~ 1527 in Ovenden, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England; died on 3 Aug 1561 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Gennett may be connected to the Adam BANASTRE line... http://histfam.familysearch.org/register.php?personID=I52291&tree=EuropeRoyalNobleHous&generations=8 (now a broken link...DAH)

October 11, 2015: Searched Adam's issue, , and could not find her...DAH

William married Susan Wheatland in 1565 in (Essex, England). Susan was born in 1520 in Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: ~1558, Candlesby, Lincolnshire, England

Notes:

Francis Thorne
Born about 1558 in Candleshoe, Lincolnshire, England
Son of Thomas Thorne and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of John Thomas Thorne
Died 7 Oct 1601 in Candleshoe, Lincolnshire, Englandmap

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Notes for Francis Thorne: historical info incudes Francis SPECULATIVE LINCOLNSHIRE TIES In Gunby, Candleshoe, Lincolnshire, England there was a family named THORNE.

This family was resident here for at least 4 generations (which is as far as the records permit).

They were there at the same time as the Marbury's were in Alford. .

GENTLEMAN JOHN THORNE OF GUNBY, CANDLESHOE, LINCOLNSHIRE. ENGLAND: . John Thorne (Gentleman) born 1562-1582 buried 12 June 1621. John was married to Constance, buried 2 Sep 1617.

Their children were:.

1.Cavendish Thorne baptized 25 July 1610 buried 10 June 1611
2.John Thorne baptized 3 July 1614 no further record
3.William Thorne baptized 31 July 1617 no further record
4.Susannah Thorne baptized 4 October 1608 no further record .

As both parents were deceased by 1621, they would have been placed with friends or relatives, presumably in the area. .

Gentleman John Thorne's father was: FRANCIS THORNE; he was buried in Gunby on 7 October 1601 .

Gentleman John Thorne's mother was: JANE CAVENDISH; she was buried in Gunby on 3 September 1608 . Francis Thorne had brothers named Richard and Nicholas; their parent's names are unknown and each of the 2 brothers had offspring!! .

I have a feeling that this is our William Thorne, be forewarned that there is no clear evidence linking them to us, but the odds look fairly good. .

The John Thorne listed above may well be the John Thorne, who left his small estate to Ann Pallgrave.

Ann had come to Boston with her stepfather John Youngs.

Youngs led a party to New Southold on Long Island and ONE of his colonists was Ensign JOHN BOOTH.

Southold is in adjacent Suffolk county to Lincolnshire. .

Further Long Island Genealogies speculate that the Francis Thorne, who was in Rye for a short time and went back to Greenwich, Connecticut may well have been another son that went unrecorded of our William Thorne, the Immigrant.

This Francis Thorne died in Greenwich, Connecticut 22 Dec 1690, after having lived in both Massachusetts and Rye, Westchester County, NY.

He too, had a flair for religious controversy but he was pro-infant baptism. .

Susannah Booth Thorne's exact parentage is unknown.

There was an Ensign John Booth who came with Reverend John Youngs to New Southold on Long Island.

He resided on Shelter Island.

Youngs was a militant puritan with strong anti Quaker feelings.

In more than one instance Booth sided with the Quakers against Youngs.

Given this bent towards religious tolerance and given the fact the Reverend Youngs group was from Southold in Suffolk County, England (next to Lincolnshire) we have some circumstantial evidence tying the Booths and Thornes to the same general area.

There was a very large and very ancient Booth family in Great Grimsby an old seaport and military site at the mouth of the river Humber, Lincolnshire.

Travelling inland from Grimsby, not far from the Humber River lies the City of THORNE.

Thorne is located in South Yorkshire and is less than 35 miles from Grimsby and is less than 60 miles from where Gunby was formerly situated.

Further it's only about 80 miles south towards London to Southold (John Youngs and John Booth) .

Needless to say, I feel Ensign John Booth and our Susannah Booth were closely related. .

In the City of Thorne there are numerous Thorne place names but MORE interesting is the widespread occurrence of the names PURDY and BIRDSALL.

These were all families that early on under Charles I had strong Anabaptist leanings.

The Thorne, Birdsalls and Purdys were largely Quaker families in the New York Colony.

These 3 families had numerous inter marriages and I am descended from all 3 of them. .

Gary Wayne Williams of Indiana, a Thorne/Booth descendant, gives Susannah's father as Nicholas Booth, without documentation.

end of biography

Birth:
Map & History of Candleshoe ... http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21676

Francis married Jane Cavendish(Candlesby, Lincolnshire, England). Jane was born in 1558 in (Candlesby, Lincolnshire, England); died in 1608 in Candlesby, Lincolnshire, England; was buried on 3 Sep 1608 in Gunby, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Map & History of Candleshoe ... http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21676

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1557, Warley Town, West Yorkshire, England

Notes:

About Sir Richard Denton

Sir Richard DENTON b: 1565 Worley, Yorkshire, England d: Dec 9, 1619 Hartfordshire, England.

Parents: Richard Denton 1517 -- 08/10/1561 and Gennett Banyster 1527 -- 8/3/1561

Married 1: to Susan Sibella (1563/1564 -1655) on 1582 Worley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

1.John b. 7/16/1582 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
2.Thomas b. 1584 d. 1633 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax m. Susan Temple
3.Alice b. 11/14/1585 d. 11/14/1685 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax Susan b. 9/22/1588 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
4.Margaret b. 1/10/1590 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
5.Abraham b. 1600 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
6.Richard b. 4/5/1603 d. 1662 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax m.Helen Windlebank

Notes:

Sir Richard DENTON b: 1565 Worley, Yorkshire, England d: Dec 9, 1619 Hartfordshire, England - m- 1582 Worley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England ( Other sources has them married in 1581 and Richard being born in 1557, They also have his Christening as Dec 17, 1557 Halifax, Yorkshire, England ) to Susan SIBELLA Denton, of Denton, Warnell, and Cardew. —

This ancient family was of Denton-hall, in Nether-Denton, soon after the conquest. The male line became extinct, in the elder branch, after five descents, by the death of Sir Richard Denton, whose heiress married Adam Copley; Richard Copley, grandson of Adam, had a daughter and heiress married to Adam del'Hall, who took the name of Denton, and had a grant from his fatherin-law of the arms of Denton, as borne by his maternal ancestor, Sir Richard Denton (fn. 2) . This Adam was ancestor of the Dentons of Warnellhall, who began to reside at that place (which they acquired in exchange for Denton) as early as the middle of the sixteenth century; the immediate male descendant of this branch is Mr. Charles Denton, of Cockermouth, nephew of John Denton, Esq., who sold Warnell-hall to Sir James Lowther, (afterwards Earl of Lonsdale) in 1774.

Arms of Denton of Denton and Warnell-hall, as granted by Richard Copley, and still borne by the family. — Arg. two bars, Gules, in chief three cinquefoils, Sable.

the second. Crest: "” A martlet, Sable, as described in the heralds' visitations; but it is said in the MS. of John Denton, of Cardew, that they bore for their crest, a castle burning, with a flaming sword in a lion's paw on the top of it, granted by Edward Baliol to their ancestor, for his gallantry in defending a castle in Annandale, against Robert Bruce.

endo of note

From: "Wanda M. Cunningham"
Subject: Re: [DENTON-L] Coats of Arms
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 20:14:39 +0000


marion paris marriott wrote:

Sorry to enter this discussion so late; have been busy with my "real" job as university faculty member. There is another source published by Burke's, called _Extinct Peerages_, which in our case may be quite fitting; although as late as the John Major cabinet in England, the minister of education was one Baroness Nancy Denton.

There are a number--I'm not quite sure how many but with a concerted effort we could put our heads together and find out--of Dentons who were knights--i.e. Knights Bachelor--and were entitled to be called "Sir" So-and-So.

At least three Dentons were knighted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, the year she ascended the throne.

Yes, the Royal College of Arms in London is _the_ source; in the U.S. _Burke's Peerage_ is good place to start.

John Ottinger, can you add anything to this discussion? I'm at my computer without reference books handy.

MPM

-----Original Message-----
From: MRS SUE COOK
To: DENTON-L@rootsweb.com
Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 7:29 PM
Subject: [DENTON-L] Coats of Arms

-- [ From: Sue Montgomery-Cook * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] --

Hi Carol!

It seems that our long-ago Dentons were pretty spiffy guys! There was a baron and a couple of knights, but I don't know much beyond that.

There are several towns called Denton in England, but our Dentons came from around Yorkshire. On the Denton web site, on my links page, in the part about 'of special interest to Dentons' there are some links to sites about Yorkshire. Some of them have maps and I've located some of the Denton towns. Perhaps someone on the list knows more about me about how some Dentons came to merit their own Coat of Arms and what the process was. I suppose to be absolutely correct, we would have to research back in our own lines to find the precise Coat of Arms for our line, but apparently even then it was not a static design and changed as to position in the family of the men, etc. I'm really unsure about all this, but we are all learning it together!

A great deal of our Rev. Richard Denton family information in England came from the parrish records of Coley's Chapel in Halifax, Yorkshire, England where he was a minister before coming to America.

Blessing!

Sue Montgomery-Cook


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regards all of this. Does this mean Dentons were landed gentry, titled gentry or royalty. I have a friend who is from England and she says most people who came from an area had their family history in the local parish church so is there a "Denton" England? How would one get a coat of arms done?

Lost in Oregon, Carol Jean Denton Smith

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Marion,

I have a TENTATIVE connection for our Rev. Richard Denton's ?? father who was married 2 Mar 1590 (no location). He is SIR RICHARD DENTON with wife SUSAN. This was from Records of Worley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England from a former Denton researcher (now deceased).

Of course, we know that our Rev. Richard Denton was baptised 10 Apr 1603 in Worley, Halifax, Yorkshire, Eng. There is a record also for Sir Richard Denton's daughter, Susan, baptized 21 Dec 1600.

Any comments?

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SIR RICHARD DENTON, II
Sir Richard DENTON b: 1565 Worley, Yorkshire, England d: Dec 9, 1619 Hartfordshire, England.

Parents: Richard Denton 1517 — 08/10/1561 and Gennett Banyster 1527 — 8/3/1561

Married 1: to Susan Sibella (1563/1564 -1655) on 1582 Worley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Children:

John b. 7/16/1582 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
Thomas b. 1584 d. 1633 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax m. Susan Temple
Alice b. 11/14/1585 d. 11/14/1685 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax Susan b. 9/22/1588 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
Margaret b. 1/10/1590 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
Abraham b. 1600 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax
Richard b. 4/5/1603 d. 1662 England, Yorkshire, West Riding, Halifax m.Helen Windlebank
Sir Richard DENTON b: 1565 Worley, Yorkshire, England d: Dec 9, 1619 Hartfordshire, England – m- 1582 Worley, Halifax, Yorkshire, England ( Other sources has them married in 1581 and Richard being born in 1557, They also have his Christening as Dec 17, 1557 Halifax, Yorkshire, England ) to Susan SIBELLA Denton, of Denton, Warnell, and Cardew. —

This ancient family was of Denton-hall, in Nether-Denton, soon after the conquest. The male line became extinct, in the elder branch, after five descents, by the death of Sir Richard Denton, whose heiress married Adam Copley; Richard Copley, grandson of Adam, had a daughter and heiress married to Adam del’Hall, who took the name of Denton, and had a grant from his fatherin-law of the arms of Denton, as borne by his maternal ancestor, Sir Richard Denton (fn. 2) . This Adam was ancestor of the Dentons of Warnellhall, who began to reside at that place (which they acquired in exchange for Denton) as early as the middle of the sixteenth century; the immediate male descendant of this branch is Mr. Charles Denton, of Cockermouth, nephew of John Denton, Esq., who sold Warnell-hall to Sir James Lowther, (afterwards Earl of Lonsdale) in 1774.

Arms of Denton of Denton and Warnell-hall, as granted by Richard Copley, and still borne by the family. — Arg. two bars, Gules, in chief three cinquefoils, Sable.

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Richard married Susan Sibella on 19 Jul 1582 in Warley Town, West Yorkshire, England. Susan (daughter of William Sibella and Susan Wheatland) was born on 2 Mar 1563 in Saint Albans, Herefordshire, England; died in 1655 in (Herefordshire) England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Death: 1660, Herefordshire, England

Notes:

St. Albans is 22 miles north of London. For more information to go http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Albans

Thomas married Martha Pemberton in 1595 in St. Mary, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Martha was born in 1576 in St. Mary, Blackburn, Lancashire, England; died on 12 Oct 1609 in Walton, Ledale, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

James Denton, of Ovenden
Birthdate: 1492 (56)
Birthplace: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Death: September 10, 1548 (56)
Ovenden Nr Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Immediate Family:

Son of James Denton
Husband of Margaret Spencer
Father of Richard Denton, of Calderdale; Thomas Denton; Gilbert Denton and Henry Denton
Managed by: Private User
Last Updated: August 18, 2017


About James Denton, of Ovenden

From https://dentonfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/denton-history/dentons/james-denton-ii-and-margaret-spencer/

James Denton (1492-1548) born and died in Halifax, Yorkshire May have married Margaret Spencer. It is not clear if this is another son of James Denton, I, also of Halifax, Yorkshire, as some have described However the evidence from Sir Richard Denton below also supports that we are from the Cumberland Dentons.

Children:

Richard Denton
Thomas Denton
Gilbert Denton
Henry Denton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovenden

Ovenden is a village in West Yorkshire, England, next to Boothtown and Illingworth about a mile from Halifax town centre. It is also a Calderdale Ward whose population at the 2011 Census was 12,351.[1]

http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20395

OVENDEN, a village, a township, and a sub-district, in Halifax parish and district, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands 1 ½ mile N W of Halifax; is a large and scattered place; and has a post-office under Halifax. The township contains also the chapelry of Illingworth, parts of the chapelries of Mount-Pellon and Bradshaw, the villages of Holdsworth, Jumples, Lee-Bridge, Moorside, and Mount Tabor, and the hamlets of Mixenden, Nursery-Lane, Hebble-Bridge, Wheatley, and Upper Brock-holes; and extends nearly 5 miles from Halifax. ... is now part of Calderdale district.

www.halifaxpeople.com/Early-Halifax.html#Early-Halifax

From http://https://dentonfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/denton-history/dentons-in-cumbria/

In 1547, King Edward VI granted [land] to Thomas Denton, Esq., and Margaret his wife. Thomas was the representative of an ancient family in Cumberland (of whom John Denton is described as living in 35 Edw. I.; Richard de Denton, as Sheriff of Cumberland 10 and 24 Edw. III. M.P. for Cumberland 46 and 50 Edw. III and 5 Ric. II. John, Adam, and William Denton who lived in the reign of Edward IV and Henry VI. Thomas is son or descendant of James Denton, LLD, Privy Councillor to King Henry VIII, Prebendary of York, London, and Salisbury, Canon of Windsor, Dean of Lichfield, Lord President of Wales, and Legate to Ireland.

Weblinks:

http://www.gurganus.org/ourfamily/browse.cfm/James-Denton/f86590

About James Denton

James Denton (1492-?) was an advisor to King Henry VII, Lord Pres. of Wales, Papal Legate to Ireland.

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James married Margaret Spencer(Halifax, Yorkshire) England. Margaret was born in ~1492 in (Halifax, Yorkshire) England; died in (Halifax, Yorkshire) England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married unnamed spouse(Essex, England). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Mary Wigmore(Lincolnshire) England. Mary was born in 0___ 1520 in (Lincolnshire) England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

About Richard Denton, I

Richard Denton (1517-10 Aug 1561) West Riding, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He was a lawyer to Henry VI and Mary Tudor.

Parents: James Denton (1482-?) and Margaret ?. Married: Gennett Banyster (1527-3 Aug 1561)

Children:

John b. 29 Sept 1548 d. 1550 West Riding, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Janet b. 1549 West Riding, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
Richard b. 1557 d. 9 Dec 1619 Wortley, Yorkshire, England.
Samuelis b. 3 Aug 1561 West Riding, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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24 Jul 2007

Surname: Denton

This name is of English locational origin from any of the various places thus called. The Yorkshire Dentons hail from Denton in the parish of Otley in the west Riding, first recorded as Dentun in the Anglo Saxon Chronicles c.972. Other places so named, are in Kent, Lancashire, Cumberland, Durham, Lincolnshire etc.. The name, in all cases derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century element "denu" meaning a valley, plus "tun" a farm or settlement. Hence "the settlement in the valley". The surname from this source is first recorded in the latter half of the 10th Century, (see below). One, William de Denton is recorded in the 1271, Fine Court Rolls of Lincolnshire and a Richard Denton appears in Yorkshire Records (1403). On August 21, 1635, one, Jacob Denton embarked from London on the ship "Thomas" bound for Virginea. He was one of the earliest recorded namebearers to enter America. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Aelfweard aet Dentune. which was dated 972, The Anglo - Saxon Chronicles. during the reign of King Edgar (of England) 959 - 975. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

© Copyright: Name Orgin Research www.surnamedb.com 1980 - 2007

Richard married Gennett Banyster on 10 Sep 1547 in (Halifax, Yorkshire) England. Gennett was born in ~ 1527 in Ovenden, Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England; died on 3 Aug 1561 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Gennett may be connected to the Adam BANASTRE line... http://histfam.familysearch.org/register.php?personID=I52291&tree=EuropeRoyalNobleHous&generations=8 (now a broken link...DAH)

October 11, 2015: Searched Adam's issue, , and could not find her...DAH

William married Susan Wheatland in 1565 in (Essex, England). Susan was born in 1520 in Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900 , Volume 14
Denton, James
by Thomas Frederick Tout

Denton, John ?
sister projects : Wikipedia article , Data item .


DENTON, JAMES (d. 1533), dean of Lichfield, was educated at Eton, whence in 1485 or 1486 he proceeded as a king's scholar to King's College, Cambridge (Pote, Alumni Etonenses, p. 6), where he proceeded B.A. in 1489, and M.A. in 1492, becoming in due course a fellow of that college. He subsequently studied canon law at Valencia, in which faculty he became a doctor of the university there. In 1505 he obtained a license to stand in the same degree at Cambridge as at Valencia. He became a royal chaplain, and was rewarded with various preferments, including a canonry at Windsor (1509), and prebends at Lichfield (1509) and Lincoln (1514). He was also rector of several parishes, including St. Olave's, Southwark. In 1514 he went to France as almoner with Mary, the sister of Henry VIII, on her marriage with Louis XII, and attended her in France until her husband's death and her own return to England. He afterwards acted as her chancellor, and in 1525 visited France on some mission about her dowry. She showed great anxiety to promote him, and informed Wolsey that he had done her much service. In 1520 he was one of the royal chaplains, ‘clothed in damask and satin,’ at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. In 1522 his contribution of 200l. to the clerical subsidy-loan to the king attested both his loyalty and wealth. In 1524 he was sent along with Sir Anthony Fitzherbert and Sir Ralph Egerton as royal commissioners to Ireland. Their chief business was to heal the discord between the Earls of Kildare and Ormonde, and they succeeded in procuring a formal pacification between them (printed in ‘State Papers of Henry VIII,’ ii. 105), but on the return of the commissioners to England, which shortly followed, the old feud burst out again. Denton's next public employment was as chancellor to the council of the Princess Mary, which, on the analogy of the previous councils of Prince Edward, son of Edward IV, and of Prince Arthur, was established in 1526, immediately with a view to the superintendence of her education, but also with the wider object of governing her ‘principality’ and the marches of Wales, and of repressing the chronic disorders of a disturbed district. It usually sat at Ludlow, where the Princess of Wales most often was, and Denton was one of the few permanent counsellors in residence. He is sometimes erroneously called president of the council of Wales, but this title would be in itself an anachronism, as the personal council of the prince or princess had hardly yet developed into a permanent institution, and Bishop Voysey of Exeter was president of the princess's council during the years Denton was at Ludlow. Denton frequently acted on commissions of the peace for the border counties. He retained this position in the Ludlow council until his death, and was also master of the College of St. John the Evangelist in Ludlow town.
Denton's ecclesiastical preferments were numerous. From 1523 to his death he was archdeacon of Cleveland. After 1522 he was dean of Lichfield. He was a man of great liberality. At Lichfield he ‘environed the fair old cross with eight fair arches of stone,’ and ‘made a round vault over them for poor people to sit dry,’ at an expense of 160l. (Leland, Itinerary, vol. iv. pt. ii. f. 188a). He was also a benefactor of King's College and of St. George's Chapel, Windsor (Cat. Cambr. Univ. Lib. MSS. i. 55–6). At Lichfield he increased the number of choristers and provided for their maintenance. At Windsor he built a house ‘for the lodging and dieting of choristers and priests’ who had no fixed houses within the college. This is still extant as one of the canons' residences. He also built there the ‘large back stairs’ which have been erroneously identified with the more modern ‘hundred steps.’ He was equally liberal to his dependents, and especially in procuring education for their sons. He died at Ludlow on 23 Feb. 1533, and was buried in the parish church of that town. His will, dated 1526, is among the Ashmole MSS. (No. 1123, f. 104), in which collection are also found copious extracts from the register of Windsor College kept by Denton as steward of the chapter (Nos. 1113, 1123–5, and 1131).

[Brewer and Gairdner's Letters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII; State Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII, vol. ii.; Wood's Fasti Oxon. ed. Bliss, pt. i. p. 16; Cooper's Athenµ Cantab. i. 45, 529; Harwood's History of Lichfield, pp. 181, 283, 453; Leland's Itinerary, vol. iv. pt. ii. fol. 179 a, 188 a; Le Neve's Fasti Ecclesiµ Anglicanµ (Hardy), i. 562, 627, ii. 179, iii. 148; Tighe and Davis's Annals of Windsor, i. 477–8; Black's Catalogue of the Ashmolean MSS.]

James married unnamed spouse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Margaret Vychan about 1527 in England. Margaret (daughter of Leuan Llwyd Fychan and unnamed spouse) was born in ~1505 in Abertenent, Wales; died in 1570 in (Shropshire) England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Margaret Joan Vychan (verch Ieuan)
Also Known As: "Fychan"
Birthdate: circa 1505 (65)
Birthplace: Abertenent, England
Death: 1570 (61-69)
England
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Ieuan Llwyd Fychan
Wife of Richard Thornes
Mother of Thomas Thorne and Alice Littleton
Managed by: Private User
Last Updated: April 21, 2017

Notes:

James Denton, of Ovenden
Birthdate: 1492 (56)
Birthplace: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Death: September 10, 1548 (56)
Ovenden Nr Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Immediate Family:

Son of James Denton
Husband of Margaret Spencer
Father of Richard Denton, of Calderdale; Thomas Denton; Gilbert Denton and Henry Denton
Managed by: Private User
Last Updated: August 18, 2017


About James Denton, of Ovenden

From https://dentonfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/denton-history/dentons/james-denton-ii-and-margaret-spencer/

James Denton (1492-1548) born and died in Halifax, Yorkshire May have married Margaret Spencer. It is not clear if this is another son of James Denton, I, also of Halifax, Yorkshire, as some have described However the evidence from Sir Richard Denton below also supports that we are from the Cumberland Dentons.

Children:

Richard Denton
Thomas Denton
Gilbert Denton
Henry Denton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovenden

Ovenden is a village in West Yorkshire, England, next to Boothtown and Illingworth about a mile from Halifax town centre. It is also a Calderdale Ward whose population at the 2011 Census was 12,351.[1]

http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20395

OVENDEN, a village, a township, and a sub-district, in Halifax parish and district, W. R. Yorkshire. The village stands 1 ½ mile N W of Halifax; is a large and scattered place; and has a post-office under Halifax. The township contains also the chapelry of Illingworth, parts of the chapelries of Mount-Pellon and Bradshaw, the villages of Holdsworth, Jumples, Lee-Bridge, Moorside, and Mount Tabor, and the hamlets of Mixenden, Nursery-Lane, Hebble-Bridge, Wheatley, and Upper Brock-holes; and extends nearly 5 miles from Halifax. ... is now part of Calderdale district.

www.halifaxpeople.com/Early-Halifax.html#Early-Halifax

From http://https://dentonfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/denton-history/dentons-in-cumbria/

In 1547, King Edward VI granted [land] to Thomas Denton, Esq., and Margaret his wife. Thomas was the representative of an ancient family in Cumberland (of whom John Denton is described as living in 35 Edw. I.; Richard de Denton, as Sheriff of Cumberland 10 and 24 Edw. III. M.P. for Cumberland 46 and 50 Edw. III and 5 Ric. II. John, Adam, and William Denton who lived in the reign of Edward IV and Henry VI. Thomas is son or descendant of James Denton, LLD, Privy Councillor to King Henry VIII, Prebendary of York, London, and Salisbury, Canon of Windsor, Dean of Lichfield, Lord President of Wales, and Legate to Ireland.

Weblinks:

http://www.gurganus.org/ourfamily/browse.cfm/James-Denton/f86590

About James Denton

James Denton (1492-?) was an advisor to King Henry VII, Lord Pres. of Wales, Papal Legate to Ireland.

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James married Margaret Spencer(Halifax, Yorkshire) England. Margaret was born in ~1492 in (Halifax, Yorkshire) England; died in (Halifax, Yorkshire) England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married unnamed spouse(Essex, England). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married unnamed spouse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Bailiff of Shrewsbury

Notes:

About John Thornes
'John Thornes, Bailiff of Shrewsbury1,2,3
'M, b. circa 1485, d. after 1535
Father Roger Thornes, Bailiff, Burgess, & Alderman of Shrewsbury1,4 b. b 1469, d. 1531
Mother Jane Kynaston1,4 b. c 1470
' John Thornes, Bailiff of Shrewsbury was born circa 1485 at of Shelvock, Ruyton-of-the-Eleven-Towns, Shropshire, England.1 He married Elizabeth Astley, daughter of Richard Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire and Joane Oteley, circa 1502; They had 3 sons (Geoffrey, Richard, & Thomas) and 1 daughter (wife of Mr. Tannat).1,2,3 John Thornes, Bailiff of Shrewsbury died after 1535.1,3
'Family Elizabeth Astley b. c 1480
Child
Richard Thornes+3 b. c 1504

Citations

1.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 452.
2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 57.
3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 34.
4.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 33.
From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p3002.htm#i90203

Birth:
the ancient Manor of Shelvock, near Ruyton-XI-Towns , Shropshire , England originally pronounced "shelf'ac", "shelv'ak" or ...

John married Elizabeth Astley about 1500 in Patshull, Staffordshire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard Astley, Esquire and Joane Oteley) was born about 1480 in Patshull, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth Thornes formerly Astley
Born about 1480 in Patshull, Staffordshire, England
ANCESTORS ancestors
Daughter of Richard Astley Esq. and [mother unknown]
Sister of Thomas Astley
Wife of John Thornes — married about 1500 in Patshull, Staffordshire, England
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Richard Thornes
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]

Biography
Father

Richard Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire[1] b. c 1460, d. c 12 Nov 1531
Mother

Joane Oteley[2] b. c 1473, d. a 12 Nov 1531
Elizabeth Astley was born circa 1480 at of Patshull, Staffordshire, England.

She married John Thornes, Bailiff of Shrewsbury, son of Roger Thornes, Bailiff, Burgess, & Alderman of Shrewsbury and Jane Kynaston, circa 1502; They had 3 sons (Geoffrey, Richard, & Thomas) and 1 daughter (wife of Mr. Tannat).[3]

Family

John Thornes, Bailiff of Shrewsbury b. c 1485, d. a 1535
Children

Geoffrey
Richard
Thomas
daughter (wife of Mr. Tannat)
Sources
Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson Vol. III page 587
? Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 452.
? Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 34.
? Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 57.

Leuan married unnamed spouse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900 , Volume 14
Denton, James
by Thomas Frederick Tout

Denton, John ?
sister projects : Wikipedia article , Data item .


DENTON, JAMES (d. 1533), dean of Lichfield, was educated at Eton, whence in 1485 or 1486 he proceeded as a king's scholar to King's College, Cambridge (Pote, Alumni Etonenses, p. 6), where he proceeded B.A. in 1489, and M.A. in 1492, becoming in due course a fellow of that college. He subsequently studied canon law at Valencia, in which faculty he became a doctor of the university there. In 1505 he obtained a license to stand in the same degree at Cambridge as at Valencia. He became a royal chaplain, and was rewarded with various preferments, including a canonry at Windsor (1509), and prebends at Lichfield (1509) and Lincoln (1514). He was also rector of several parishes, including St. Olave's, Southwark. In 1514 he went to France as almoner with Mary, the sister of Henry VIII, on her marriage with Louis XII, and attended her in France until her husband's death and her own return to England. He afterwards acted as her chancellor, and in 1525 visited France on some mission about her dowry. She showed great anxiety to promote him, and informed Wolsey that he had done her much service. In 1520 he was one of the royal chaplains, ‘clothed in damask and satin,’ at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. In 1522 his contribution of 200l. to the clerical subsidy-loan to the king attested both his loyalty and wealth. In 1524 he was sent along with Sir Anthony Fitzherbert and Sir Ralph Egerton as royal commissioners to Ireland. Their chief business was to heal the discord between the Earls of Kildare and Ormonde, and they succeeded in procuring a formal pacification between them (printed in ‘State Papers of Henry VIII,’ ii. 105), but on the return of the commissioners to England, which shortly followed, the old feud burst out again. Denton's next public employment was as chancellor to the council of the Princess Mary, which, on the analogy of the previous councils of Prince Edward, son of Edward IV, and of Prince Arthur, was established in 1526, immediately with a view to the superintendence of her education, but also with the wider object of governing her ‘principality’ and the marches of Wales, and of repressing the chronic disorders of a disturbed district. It usually sat at Ludlow, where the Princess of Wales most often was, and Denton was one of the few permanent counsellors in residence. He is sometimes erroneously called president of the council of Wales, but this title would be in itself an anachronism, as the personal council of the prince or princess had hardly yet developed into a permanent institution, and Bishop Voysey of Exeter was president of the princess's council during the years Denton was at Ludlow. Denton frequently acted on commissions of the peace for the border counties. He retained this position in the Ludlow council until his death, and was also master of the College of St. John the Evangelist in Ludlow town.
Denton's ecclesiastical preferments were numerous. From 1523 to his death he was archdeacon of Cleveland. After 1522 he was dean of Lichfield. He was a man of great liberality. At Lichfield he ‘environed the fair old cross with eight fair arches of stone,’ and ‘made a round vault over them for poor people to sit dry,’ at an expense of 160l. (Leland, Itinerary, vol. iv. pt. ii. f. 188a). He was also a benefactor of King's College and of St. George's Chapel, Windsor (Cat. Cambr. Univ. Lib. MSS. i. 55–6). At Lichfield he increased the number of choristers and provided for their maintenance. At Windsor he built a house ‘for the lodging and dieting of choristers and priests’ who had no fixed houses within the college. This is still extant as one of the canons' residences. He also built there the ‘large back stairs’ which have been erroneously identified with the more modern ‘hundred steps.’ He was equally liberal to his dependents, and especially in procuring education for their sons. He died at Ludlow on 23 Feb. 1533, and was buried in the parish church of that town. His will, dated 1526, is among the Ashmole MSS. (No. 1123, f. 104), in which collection are also found copious extracts from the register of Windsor College kept by Denton as steward of the chapter (Nos. 1113, 1123–5, and 1131).

[Brewer and Gairdner's Letters and Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII; State Papers of the Reign of Henry VIII, vol. ii.; Wood's Fasti Oxon. ed. Bliss, pt. i. p. 16; Cooper's Athenµ Cantab. i. 45, 529; Harwood's History of Lichfield, pp. 181, 283, 453; Leland's Itinerary, vol. iv. pt. ii. fol. 179 a, 188 a; Le Neve's Fasti Ecclesiµ Anglicanµ (Hardy), i. 562, 627, ii. 179, iii. 148; Tighe and Davis's Annals of Windsor, i. 477–8; Black's Catalogue of the Ashmolean MSS.]

James married unnamed spouse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Agnes Baldington(Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England). Agnes (daughter of Sir Thomas Baldington, Knight and unnamed spouse) was born in 1403 in Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England; died on 9 Dec 1487 in Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1403, Adderbury, Oxford, England

Notes:

Agnes Denton (Baldington)

Also Known As: "Brome", "Browne", "Gates" Birthdate: 1403 Birthplace: Baddeslayclinton, Worcestershire, England Death: Died December 9, 1487 in Essex, England Immediate Family:

Daughter of Thomas Baldington and Agnes Wenlock

Wife of Geoffrey Gates ; William Browne and Thomas Denton

Mother of William Gates, Sr. ;
John Gates ;
Constance Browne and
Thomas Denton

Half sister of Catherine Stafford ; Elizabeth Fray ; Alice Ann Tracy and Isabella Baldington

Managed by: Martin Severin Eriksen Last Updated: December 7, 2014

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Constable of Harlech Castle
• Occupation: Sheriff of Shropshire & Merionithshire

Notes:

Biography
Roger Thornes, born by 1469, was the son of "Thomas Thornes of Shrewsbury by Mary, da. of Sir Robert Corbet of Moreton Corbet". He married Jane, daughter of Sir Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley. Roger died about 1531/32.[1]

See below for children, including John, who married Elizabeth Astley.[2]

Name
Douglas Richardson names him "Roger Thornes of Shelvock (in Ruyton-of-the-Eleven-Towns) and Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Bailiff of Shrewsbury..., Alderman of Shrewsbury by 1509, Burgess (M.P.) of Shrewsbury, 1510, Coronor of Shrewsbury, [and] Escheator of Shropshire..."[2]
Marlyn Lewis names him Roger Thornes, Bailiff, Burgess, Coronor, & Alderman of Shrewsbury, Escheator of Shropshire[3]
1469 Birth and Parents
The article for Roger Thornes posted in History of Parliament Online shows he was born by 1469 and states he was the son of Thomas Thornes of Shrewsbury and Mary, daughter of Sir Robert Corbet of Moreton Corbet.[1]
Lewis identifies Roger Thorne as the son of Thomas Thornes Esq (b. c. 1447, d. bt 1476-1503) and his wife Mary Corbet, b. ca. 1449. Roger was born before 1469 and died 1531.[3]
Lewis states that Roger Thornes, Bailiff, Burgess, Coronor, & Alderman of Shrewsbury, Escheator of Shropshire was born before 1469 at of Shelvock, Ruyton-of-the-Eleven-Towns, Shropshire, England.[3]
Rogerus Thornes de Sheluoke appears in the 1623 Visitation of Shropshire as the son of Thomas Thornes de Sheluoke and his wife Maria (Isabel) fil Rogeri Corbet de Morton in co. Salop mil; Roger is married to Jana fil. Rogeri Kynaston, mil.[4]
This Roger (Thornes-3), born about 1469, was the grandson of Roger Thornes, MP (Thornes-23), born about 1370. Sometimes data belonging to one becomes associated with the other. The difference in dating should aid in sorting out which belongs with which.
Wise Thornes
A Shelvock history accounts states that Roger THORNES, son of Thomas, was called the "Wise Thornes of Shrewsbury, for that both town and country repaired to him for advice".[5]
Residence
The Shelvock history notes that though owner of Shelvock, Roger Thornes retained his family connection with Shrewsbury, and seems to have lived principally in the town, where he had a house in Raven Street, just opposite School Lane.[5]
1484 Marriage
The article for Roger Thornes (born by 1469) posted in History of Parliament Online shows his wife as Jane, daughter of Sir Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley.[1]
Lewis identifies Roger's wife as Jane Kynaston, daughter of Sir Roger Kynaston, Sheriff of Shropshire & Merionithshire, Constable of Harlech Castle and Elizabeth Grey, married circa 1484,[3] as does Richardson, who identifies her as Jane Kynaston, daughter of Roger Kynaston, Knt., of Midddle, Hordley, and Walford, Shropshire, by his 2nd wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Gray, Knt, 2d Count of Tancarville (see CHERELTON 12 for her ancestry).[2]
Richardson adds that she was born about 1470.[2]
The Shelvock history refers to his wife as Anne, but notes that her name might be Jane, since her name was given as Jana in the Visitation; the daughter of Sir Roger KYNASTON and Elizabeth (d/o Sir Henry GREY, Lord Tancarville).[5]
The 1623 Visitation of Shropshire names Roger in Latin as the father of Cecelia[6] and apparently Jane Kynastan was subsequently added, in English, as her mother.
Issue
Roger and Jane (Kynaston) Thornes had seven children: four sons (John, Nicholas, Robert, & Thomas) and three daughters (Margery, married Richard Lloyd; Cecily, married Thomas Berington; Elizabeth, married Ieuan Llwyd Fychan).[2][7]
John (married Elizabeth Astley),[2] born 1485, and presumed eldest. In the Visitation of Shropshire[4] Joh'is thornes de Sheluoke in co Salop fil et haere married Elizbetha fil. Ricardi Asteley (Asshelry (Astley) de Patishul in co. Staff. John THORNES (as 1st child in Visitation)[5]
Margery (wife of Richard Lloyd),[7] estimated birth year 1487. In the Visitation of Shropshire[4] Margeria vs Ricardi Lloyd (Philippe Loyd). Margaret (Margerie in Visitation) THORNES = Richard LLOYD s/o Phillipe (as 4th child in Visitation)[5]
Cecily (wife of Thomas Berington),[7] estimated birth year 1489. The Visitation of Shropshire records "Cecillia, filia Rogeri Thornes de Salop Ar. by Jane Kynaston."[6] Cicely THORNES = Thomas BERRINGTON (as 5th child in Visitation)[5]
Nicholas,[7] estimated birth year 1491. In the Visitation of Shropshire[4] Nicholas Thornes 2 married Gwen fil et haer Dauidis Vichan. Nicholas THORNES = Gwen (as 6th child in Visitation)[5]
Robert,[7] estimated birth year 1493. In the Visitation of Shropshire[4] Robertus Thornes de Shrewsbury 3 dil married Elizabetha fil. Thomae Port de Brugenorth. Robert THORNES = Elizabeth PORT (as 2nd child in Visitation)[5]
Thomas,[7] estimated birth year 1495. In the Visitation of Shropshire[4] Thomas Thornes de Salop married Jana fil Edwardi Onslow. Thomas THORNES = Jane d/o Edward ONSLOW - no issue in (as 3rd child in Visitation)[5]
Elizabeth (wife of Ieuan Llwyd Fychan),[7] estimated birth year 1497. Elizabeth THORNES = John LLOYD (of Abertanat)[5]
1497 Public Office
The Shelvock history notes that Thornes was six times Bailiff.[5] Richardson gives the dates: Bailiff of Shrewsbury, 1497-8, 1505-6, 1509-10, 1515-16, 1521-2, 1525-6, 1530-1,[7]
Alderman of Shrewsbury by 1509,[7]
Burgess (MP) of Shrewsbury, 1510,[7]
Coronor of shrewsbury, 1514-15,[7]
Escheator of Shropshire, 1517-18[7]
1521 Bailiff
c. 1523 – Application from Thomas Hosier for reimbursement of 5s 4d. which he paid during his being bailiff [in 1521-2] with Roger Thornes, for his appearance in Chancery to certify the number of Frenchmen that were within the franchise of Salop.[8]
1531 Death
Lewis states that Roger Thornes, Bailiff, Burgess, Coronor, & Alderman of Shrewsbury, Escheator of Shropshire died in 1531 and was buried at St. Mary's, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.[3] Richardson also has his death as 1531 and burial at St. Mary’s, Shrewsbury.[2] The Shelvock history agrees with the death year and burial and notes that after him there was a rapid succession to the Shelvock property.[5]
Sources
? 1.0 1.1 1.2 Roger Thornes (by 1469-1531/32), History of Parliament Online article by Muriel Booth (accessed 21 December 2017)
? 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Douglas Richardson
Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), Vol II, pp 292-294 CORBET #9 Roger Corbet; Vol III, pp 586-7 LITTLETON #11 Roger Thornes, #12 John Thornes
Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), Vol III, p 33 LITTLETON #11 Mary Corbet, #12 Roger Thornes
? 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Marlyn Lewis, Portland, OR. "Roger Thornes" Our Royal Titled Noble and Commoner Ancestors. Sources: Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 452; Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol I, p. 431, and Vol III, p. 33; Royal Ancestry, Vol III, p. 585. Accessed Dec 11, 2016
? 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 The Visitation of Shropshire, Taken in the Year 1623 by Robert Treswell, Somerset Herald, and Augustine Vincent, Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms, Marshals and Deputies to William Camden, Clarenceux King of Arms. Edited by George Grazebrook and John Paul Rylands. Volume II, London: Harleian Society, 1889. Thornes of Shelvock and Melberley, pages 459-460. Note that the Visitations were comprised of interviews with the families, which reported their own ancestries, so the likelihood of legend rather than fact increases with the distance from 1623. Accessed 21 December 2017. jhd
? 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 Shelvock History (Note: the particular history.html page appears to have disappeared as of December 21, 2017.)
? 6.0 6.1 Visitation of Shropshire, 1623, page 44. Accessed Dec 21, 2017 jhd
? 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, p. 33. Same entry in Richardson's Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p 586.
? Great Britain Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, William Tillard, Shrewsbury (England) The Manuscripts of Shrewsbury and Coventry Corportions: The Earl of Radnor… p 48
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Magna Carta ancestry
Roger Thornes is on a trail between Gateway Ancestor Nathaniel Littleton and Surety Barons William de Mowbray and the Bigods. The trail also goes to the Clares, John de Lacy & Saher de Quincy through Rose (de Clare) Mowbray. (See Base Camp for more information about Magna Carta trails.)
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Roger married Jane Kynaston in ~1484 in England. Jane (daughter of Sir Roger Kynaston and Elizabeth Grey) was born in ~1470 in Middle, Shropshire, England; died in 1531 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

About Jane (i) Kynaston
Jane Kynaston1,2,3
F, b. circa 1470
Father Sir Roger Kynaston, Sheriff of Shropshire & Merionithshire, Constable of Harlech Castle4,5,3 b. c 1430, d. c Aug 1496
Mother Elizabeth Grey4,5,3 b. c 1440, d. a 1501
Jane Kynaston was born circa 1470 at of Middle, Shropshire, England.1,3 She married Roger Thornes, Bailiff, Burgess, & Alderman of Shrewsbury, son of Thomas Thornes, Esq. and Mary Corbet, circa 1484; They had 4 sons (John, Nicholas, Robert, & Thomas) and 3 daughters (Margery, wife of Richard Lloyd; Cecily, wife of Thomas Berington; & Elizabeth, wife of Ieuan Llwyd Fychan).1,2,3
Family Roger Thornes, Bailiff, Burgess, & Alderman of Shrewsbury b. b 1469, d. 1531
Child
John Thornes, Bailiff of Shrewsbury+1,3 b. c 1485, d. a 1535

Citations

1.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 452.
2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 431.
3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 33.
4.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 454-455.
5.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 430.

Jane Kynaston1,2,3,4
F, #90200, b. circa 1470
Father Sir Roger Kynaston, Sheriff of Shropshire & Merionithshire, Constable of Harlech Castle5,6,3,4 b. c 1430, d. c Aug 1496
Mother Elizabeth Grey5,6,3,4 b. c 1440, d. a 1501
Jane Kynaston was born circa 1470 at of Middle, Shropshire, England.1,3,4 She married Roger Thornes, Bailiff, Burgess, Coronor, & Alderman of Shrewsbury, Escheator of Shropshire, son of Thomas Thornes, Esq. and Mary Corbet, circa 1484; They had 4 sons (John, Nicholas, Robert, & Thomas) and 3 daughters (Margery, wife of Richard Lloyd; Cecily, wife of Thomas Berington; & Elizabeth, wife of Ieuan Llwyd Fychan).1,2,3,4
Family
Roger Thornes, Bailiff, Burgess, Coronor, & Alderman of Shrewsbury, Escheator of Shropshire b. b 1469, d. 1531
Child
John Thornes, Bailiff of Shrewsbury+1,3,4 b. c 1485, d. a 1535

Citations

[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 452.
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 431.
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 33.
[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 585.
[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 454-455.
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 430.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Sheriff of Staffordshire

Notes:

About Richard Astley, Lord of Patshull
Richard Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire1,2,3
M, b. circa 1460, d. circa 12 November 1531

Father Thomas Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire1,2 b. c 1415, d. 1483
Mother Margaret Butler1,2 b. c 1428

Richard Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire was born circa 1460 at of Patshull, Staffordshire, England; He also had holdings in Nailstone & Little Stretton in King's Norton, Leicestershire.1,2

He married Joane Oteley, daughter of Thomas Oteley, Esq. and Margaret (Anne) Blount, circa 1477;

They had 3 sons (Thomas, Hugh, & Anthony) and

3 daughters (Elizabeth, Anne, & Jane).1,2,3

Richard Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire died circa 12 November 1531 at of Baxterley, Warwickshire, England.1,2
Family Joane Oteley b. c 1473, d. a 12 Nov 1531
Children
Elizabeth Astley+4,2,3 b. c 1480
Sir Thomas Astley b. c 1500, d. b 1558

Citations

1.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 46.
2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 56.
3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 34.
4.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 452.
From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1580.htm#i47510
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Richard married Joane Oteley. Joane (daughter of Thomas Otley and Margaret Blount) was born in ~1473 in Pitchford, Shropshire, England; died on 12 Nov 1531. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Joane Oteley1,2,3,4,5
F, #47511, b. circa 1473, d. after 12 November 1531
Father Thomas Oteley, Esq.1,2,3,4,5 b. c 1445
Mother Margaret Blount1,2,4 b. c 1440
Joane Oteley was born circa 1473 at of Pitchford, Shropshire, England.

She married Richard Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire, son of Thomas Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire and Margaret Butler, circa 1477;

They had 3 sons (Thomas; Hugh; & Anthony) and 3 daughters (Elizabeth, wife of John Thornes; Anne; & Jane).1,2,3,4,5

Joane Oteley died after 12 November 1531.6,2,4

Family

Richard Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire b. c 1460, d. c 12 Nov 1531

Children

Elizabeth Astley+7,2,3,4,5 b. c 1480
Sir Thomas Astley b. c 1500, d. b 1558

Citations

[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 46.
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 56.
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 34.
[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 175.
[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 586.
[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 47.
[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 452.

John married unnamed spouse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Johanna de la Launde(Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England). Johanna was born in ~ 1378 in (Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England); died in (Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married unnamed spouse in 1402 in Adderbury, Oxford, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Mary Isabel Corbet in ~ 1447. Mary (daughter of Sir Roger Corbet, Knight and Elizabeth Hopton, Countess of Worcester) was born in ~ 1448 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roger married Elizabeth Grey. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Grey and Antigone Lancaster) was born in ~1440 in Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales; died after 1501. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Sheriff of Staffordshire

Notes:

About Thomas Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire

Thomas Asteley of Patshull is listed as Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1451 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Sheriff_of_Staffordshire#15th_century, citing Staffordshire Record Society 1912, p. 282.).

From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2678.htm#i80476

Thomas Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire1,2,3
M, #80476, b. circa 1415, d. 1483
Father Thomas Astley, Esq.1,4,3 b. c 1375, d. b 13 Jan 1432
Mother Joane Gresley1,4,3 b. c 1398, d. a 1463
Thomas Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire was born circa 1415 at of Nailstone, Leicestershire, England;
An adult by 1437.1
He married Margaret Butler, daughter of Sir Thomas Butler and Elizabeth, circa 1450;
They had 2 sons (William; and Richard, Esq.).1,2,3
Thomas Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire died in 1483 at of Pleasley, Derbyshire, England;
Buried at Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.1,2,3
Family Margaret Butler b. c 1428
Child
Richard Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire+1,2,3 b. c 1460, d. c 12 Nov 1531

Citations

1.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 46.
2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 56.
3.[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 174.
4.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 55-56.
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Find A Grave Memorial# 101728216; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=101728216

Thomas Astley

Birth: 1415
Death: 1483
Son of Thomas Astley and Joan Gresley.
Husband of Margaret Boteler, father of William and Richard.
Co-heir to his distant cousin in Shareshill, Joan Persale Lee, by which he inherited the manors of Patshill and Bolinghale.
He was sued by his cousin, Robert Harcourt in 1457 for trespass.
Burial: St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
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From: http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I21876&tree=Nixon

Thomas Astley [1] Abt 1416 - 1483

* '''Born:''' abt 1415-16 of Nailstone, Leicestershire, England [2]
Gender: Male
Died: 1483
Buried: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England [2]
Notes:

Kinship: 3rd but eldest surviving son & heir
Birth date: Approximate > born says 1415; adult by 1437
Office: Sheriff of Staffordshire
Distinction: Esquire
Residence: Of Nailstone, Leicestershire, England
Property: Inherited the manor of Patshull, Staffordshire, England
Property: Inherited the manor of Bolinghale, Shropshire, England
LIVING: Easter 1457 when sued by his cousin Sir Robert HARCOURT, Knight.
Father: Thomas Astley of Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England (b.?; d. bef 14 Jan 1432)
Mother: Joan Gresley of Drakelow, Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England
Spouse: Margaret Boteler
Married: 2 sons of this marriage
Children:
William Astley (b. ?; d. abt 1497)
Richard Astley (b. abt 1460 of Patshull, Staffordshire, England; d. bef 12 Nov 1531)
Sources:

1. [S338] Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families (2004), Richardson, Douglas, edited by Kamball G. Everingham, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004), FHL book 942 D5rd., p. 46 ASTLEY:11, 12.? 2. [S338] Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families (2004), Richardson, Douglas, edited by Kamball G. Everingham, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004), FHL book 942 D5rd., p. 46 ASTLEY:12.
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Thomas married Margaret Butler in ~ 1450. Margaret (daughter of Sir Thomas Butler, Knight and Elizabeth LNU) was born in ~ 1428 in Warrington, Lancashire , England; died in 0___ 1473 in Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

About Margaret Astley
'Margaret Butler1,2
'F, b. circa 1428
Father Sir Thomas Butler1,2
Mother Elizabeth1,2

Margaret Butler was born circa 1428 at of Warrington, Lancashire, England. She married Thomas Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire, son of Thomas Astley, Esq. and Joane Gresley, circa 1450; They had 2 sons, William and Richard, Esq.1,2

Family Thomas Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire b. c 1415, d. 1483

Child

Richard Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire+1,2 b. c 1460, d. c 12 Nov 1531

Citations

1.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 46.
2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 56.
From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2678.htm#i80477
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Note:

In the Astley pedigree she is referred to as the daughter of Sir William Boteler of Warrington (d. 26 09 1415). But dates do not seem to fit; and the biographer of Sir William has been able to establish only two children.

Notes:

Thomas Oteley, Esq.1,2,3,4,5
M, #80470, b. circa 1445
Thomas Oteley, Esq. was born circa 1445 at of Pitchford, Shropshire, England. He married Margaret Blount, daughter of Sir John II Blount and Alice (Alicia) de la Bere, circa 1465.1,2,4
Family
Margaret Blount b. c 1440
Child
Joane Oteley+1,2,3,4,5 b. c 1473, d. a 12 Nov 1531

Citations

[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 46.
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 56.
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 34.
[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 175.
[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 586.

Thomas married Margaret Blount in ~ 1465 in (Shropshire) England. Margaret (daughter of Sir John Blount, II, Knight and Alicia de la Barre) was born in ~ 1440. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Margaret Blount1,2,3
F, #80471, b. circa 1440
Father Sir John II Blount1,2,3 b. c 1385, d. bt 1442 - 1443
Mother Alice (Alicia) de la Bere b. c 1404
Margaret Blount was born circa 1440 at England. She married Thomas Oteley, Esq. circa 1465.1,2,3
Family
Thomas Oteley, Esq. b. c 1445
Child
Joane Oteley+1,2,3 b. c 1473, d. a 12 Nov 1531
Citations
[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 46.
[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 56.
[S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 175.

Thomas married Agnes Baldington(Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England). Agnes (daughter of Sir Thomas Baldington, Knight and unnamed spouse) was born in 1403 in Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England; died on 9 Dec 1487 in Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: 1403, Adderbury, Oxford, England

Notes:

Agnes Denton (Baldington)

Also Known As: "Brome", "Browne", "Gates" Birthdate: 1403 Birthplace: Baddeslayclinton, Worcestershire, England Death: Died December 9, 1487 in Essex, England Immediate Family:

Daughter of Thomas Baldington and Agnes Wenlock

Wife of Geoffrey Gates ; William Browne and Thomas Denton

Mother of William Gates, Sr. ;
John Gates ;
Constance Browne and
Thomas Denton

Half sister of Catherine Stafford ; Elizabeth Fray ; Alice Ann Tracy and Isabella Baldington

Managed by: Martin Severin Eriksen Last Updated: December 7, 2014

John married unnamed spouse(Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England). unnamed was born in (Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England); died in (Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

About Sir Roger Corbet, Kt.

Augusta Corbet's The Family of Corbet (Volume 2) (1914) is available online at http://www.archive.org/details/familyofcorbetit02corb.

http://www.familycentral.net/index/family.cfm?ref1=5498:22349&ref2=5498:22350
Roger CORBET Birth: Abt 1420 of Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England Death: 1468 Marriage: Est 1444 Father: Robert CORBET Mother: Margaret MALLORY User Submitted Individual Information Elizabeth HOPTON Birth: 1427 Hopton, Shropshire, England Death: 22 Jun 1498 Father: Thomas HOPTON Mother: Eleanor LUCY

Augusta Corbet's The Family of Corbet (Volume 2) (1914) is available online at http://www.archive.org/details/familyofcorbetit02corb. -------------------- http://www.familycentral.net/index/family.cfm?ref1=5498:22349&ref2=5498:22350

Roger CORBET Birth: Abt 1420 of Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England Death: 1468 Marriage: Est 1444 Father: Robert CORBET Mother: Margaret MALLORY User Submitted Individual Information Elizabeth HOPTON Birth: 1427 Hopton, Shropshire, England Death: 22 Jun 1498 Father: Thomas HOPTON Mother: Eleanor LUCY

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Roger married Elizabeth Hopton, Countess of Worcester in ~1444. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Hopton and Eleanor Lucy) was born in ~1427 in Hopton Castle, Hopton, Shropshire, England; died on 22 Jun 1498 in Hopton Castle, Hopton, Shropshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt Birth: ~1427, Staunton-on-Arrow, Herefordshire, England

Notes:

About Elizabeth Stanley
Elizabeth Hopton - 1427

http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I22572&tree=Dodge Elizabeth Hopton[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]

Abt 1420 - 1498Birth Abt 1420 of, Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England Gender Female Died 22 Jun 1498 [10, 17] Person ID I22572 Europe: Royal and Noble Houses (predominantly England and France)Last Modified 16 Feb 2009
Father Sir Thomas Hopton, Knight, b. Abt 1402, of, Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England Mother Eleanor Lucy, b. Abt 1405, of, Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England , d. 1461/1462 Family ID F10648 Group Sheet Family 1 Sir Roger Corbet, Knight, b. Abt 1419, of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England , d. 8 Jun 1467 Married STATUS: 1st marriage for wife. Children 1. Elizabeth Corbet, b. Abt 1438, of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown

2. Mary (Maria) Corbet, b. Abt 1440, of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown

3. Roger Corbet, b. Abt 1442, of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown

4. Jane (Joan) Corbet, b. Abt 1444, of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown

5. Anne Corbet, b. Abt 1446, of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown

6. Sir Richard Corbet, Knight, b. Cal 1448, of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England , d. 6 Dec 1492

7. John Corbet, b. Abt 1450, of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown

8. Robert Corbet, b. Abt 1452, of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England , d. Aft 1477

Last Modified 12 Mar 2007 Family ID F14389 Group Sheet
Family 2 John Tibetot, Earl of Worcester, b. 8 May 1427, Great Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England , d. 18 Oct 1470, Tower Hill, Stepney, Middlesex, England Married 1468 of, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England Children

1. Edward Tiptoft, Count of Worcester, b. Abt 1468, of, Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England , d. 1485

Last Modified 13 Jan 2008 Family ID F10647 Group Sheet
Family 3 Sir William Stanley, Lord Chamberlain, b. Abt 1430, Lathom, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England , d. 16 Feb 1494-1495, of, Ridley, Cheshire, England Children

1. William Stanley, b. Abt 1450, Holt, Cheshire, England , d. 1498

2. Jane Stanley, b. Abt 1462, of, Holt Castle, Flint, Wls & of Weever, Cheshire, England , d. Abt 1525

Last Modified 13 Aug 2008 Family ID F14687 Group Sheet
Sources [S3516] Medieval, royalty, nobility family group sheets (filmed 1996), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Department. Medieval Family History Unit, (Manuscript. Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996), FHL film 1553977-1553985..

[S878] #244 The History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton (1822-1841), Baker, George, (2 volumes. London: J. B. Nichols and Son, 1822-1841), FHL book Q 942.55 H2bal; FHL microfilm 962,237 ite., vol. 2 p. 219.

[S1528] #387 Antiquities of Shropshire (1854-1860), Eyton, Robert William, (12 volumes. London: J.R. Smith, 1854-1860), FHL book 942.45 H2e; FHL microfilms 1,696,629-1,69., vol. 1 & 10 p. 183.

[S1060] #558 The English Baronetage: Containing a Genealogical and Historical Account of All the English Baronets, Now Existing (1741), Wotton, Thom., (4 volumes in 5. Printed for Tho. Wotton London: [s. n.] 1741]), FHL microfilm 990,427 items 2-6., vol. 1 p. 60.

[S3358] #798 The Wallop Family and Their Ancestry, Watney, Vernon James, (4 volumes. Oxford: John Johnson, 1928), FHL book Q 929.242 W159w; FHL microfilm 1696491 it., vol. 2 p. 228.

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[S532] #128 The Visitation of the County of Leicester in the Year 1619, Taken by William Camden (1870), Fetherston, John, (Publications of the Harleian Society. Visitations: Volume 2. London: [Harleian Society], 1870), FHL microfilm 86,958 item 2., vol. 12 p. 63.

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[S2951] #4334 The family of Corbet : its life and times, Corbet, Augusta Elizabeth Brickdale, (London : St. Catherine Press, 1914-1920), 929.242 C81c., vol. 2 pull-out pedigree chart, 249.

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'Hopton01' Index links to: Lead / Letter Families covered: Hopton of Heyton, Hopton of Hopton

Sir Walter Hopton of Hopton (a temp King Stephen who r. 1135-1154) 1. Sir Henry Hopton of Hopton

A. Sir Walter Hopton m. Joan de Cures (dau of Robert de Cures) i. Sir Walter Hopton m. Isabel Stanton (dau of Henry Stanton or Staunton) a. Sir Peter Hopton of Stanton
(1) Sir Walter Hopton

m. Joan Loughbrughe (dau of Robert Loughbrughe or Longbrughe) Visitation shows 3 successive generations called Sir Walter Hopton. We follow Commoners in showing just 2. (A) Sir Walter Hopton (i) Sir John Hopton Visitation shows 2 successive generations called Sir John Hopton, the first married to Alice Strange, the second to Elizabeth Burley. Commoners shows just one Sir John, married to Elizabeth Burley. Somewhat arbitrarily, we presume that there was just one Sir John, married twice as follows. m1. Alice Strange (dau of Lord Strange) m2. Elizabeth Burley (dau of Sir John Burley)
(a) Sir Walter Hopton

m. Joan Young (dau of Thomas Young or Yong of Sibton) ((1)) Thomas Hopton Commoners notes that some genealogists show Thomas as brother rather than son of Sir Walter. m. Joan Mortimer (dau of Walter Mortimer) ((A)) Sir Thomas Hopton of Hopton m. Eleanor Lucy (dau of Sir Walter Lucy of Newington Lucy (by Ellenor, dau/heir of Sir Warren Archdeacon) son of Sir William) ((i)) Walter Hopton of Hopton (dsp) ((ii)) Elizabeth Hopton (d 22.06.1498) m1. Sir Roger Corbett of Moreton Corbett (d 1467/8) m2. (c09.1467) Edward Tiptoft, Earl of Worcester (b 1427, d 1470) m3. Sir William Stanley (d 1494/5, chamberlain to Henry VII) (ii) Nicholas Hopton see note @ below
Richard Hopton of Hopton m. _ Kensingford of Shropshire 1. William Hopton of Hopton

m. _ Eyton (dau of _ Eyton of Eyton) @ Commoners reports that Bishop Percy reports that the following Nicholas was the same person as the Nicholas shown above as younger brother of Sir Walter Hopton but Commoners also reports that Gough shows Nicholas as son of William son of Richard, which is as given by Visitation (Shropshire) and, as inserts from Blakeway's 'Shropshire Pedigrees', by Visitation (Herefordshire). We provisionally follow the Visitations. A. Nicholas Hopton of Hopton
Commoners reports that Bishop Percy shows the heiress of Eyton as wife of Nicholas rather than his mother.

i. William Hopton of Hopton m. Margaret Hevyn (dau of John Hevyn of Clivery) Visitation (Shropshire) shows 2 sons John, the first dsp, presumably died young, the 2nd being younger than Richard. We provisionally follow Commoners which shows the John, father of Elizabeth, as older than Richard. a. John Hopton of Hopton (1) Elizabeth Hopton
m1. Sir John Perient

m2. Andrew Noel of Leicestershire (a 1548) b. Richard Hopton of Hopton m. Joane Langford (dau of John Langford) (1) William Hopton of Hopton and Dounton (a 1563) m. Elizabeth Fox (dau of William Fox of Ludlow) (A) Richard Hopton of Hopton m. Anne Walker (b 1549, dau of Thomas Walker of Stratton) (i) George Hopton of Hopton (a 1623, 2nd son) m. Bridget Pitt (dau of Sir Edward Pitt of Purwiard) (a) Maria Hopton (a 1623) (ii) Mary Hopton (a 1601) m. Richard Crompton (iii) Maria (?) Hopton m. Richard or Edward Cludde of Orleton (iv) Martha Hopton
m. James Hyet of Sarnsfield

(v)+ other issue (dsp) - Francis, Thomas, Arthur (B) Edward Hopton of Welston m. Elizabeth Fox (dau of John Fox of Grantham) (i)+ issue - William, Richard, Dorothy (C) George Hopton of Dounton (dsp, 4th son) m. Jane Mainwaring (dau of Humphrey Mainwaring of Cheshire) (D) Michael Hopton of Canon Frome (dsp 1601, 7th son) m. Martha Fox (dau of Charles Fox of Bromfield) (E) John Hopton (i) Elizabeth Hopton of Canon Frome m. (by 1602) Sir Richard Hopton of Rockhill and Cherbury, Sheriff of Herefordshire (ii) daughter (F) Anne Hopton m. Richard Byshope of Moore, Salop (G)+ other issue - Thomas (a 1566, dsp), Charles (dsp), Edmond (dsp), William, Francis (dsp) (2) John Hopton of Heyton m. Elizabeth Sharpe (dau of Thomas Sharpe) (A) Thomas Hopton of Heyton (a 1584) m. Elizabeth Bough (dau of John Bough) (i) Maria Hopton m. William Whittal (ii)+ Francis (dsp), John, Francis, Thomas, Richard, Margaret (a 1584), Isabella (a 1584) (B) Elizabeth Hopton m. William Parker (C) Anne Hopton m. Andrew Kirby or Kerby (D) Margaret Hopton m. William Gardner or Gardiner (E) Dionesia Hopton m. Richard Becham
(F) Mary Hopton

m. Edward Southwell (G)+ 2 sons (3) Alice Hopton m. William Higgins of Tripleton (A)+ issue - John, Richard, John, William (4) Katherine Hopton m. William Slade of Wotton (A) Katherin Slade m. Francis Cresset (B)+ other issue - Thomas, John (5) Joane Hopton m. Ralph Mason or Marston c.+ other issue - John (dsp), Thomas, Edward, William, Alice, Margery, Isabel
Main source(s): (1) For upper section : Commoners (iv, Hopton of Canon Frome), Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, Hopton of Stanton) (2) For lower section : Commoners (iv, Hopton of Canon Frome), Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, Hopton of Hopton and of Canon Frome, co. Hereford), Visitation (Herefordshire, 1569, Hopton)

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HOPTON CASTLE.
SIR HENRY RIPLEY, BART.

IN 1268 Walter de Hopton was SherifF of Shropshire. He was a Judge of the Exchequer, and was the first of the name associated with Shropshire. Hopton was held as a knight's fee in the Fitzalan's Barony of Clun. In 1337 and in 1364 Hoptons were Knights of the Shire, and in 1430 Thomas Hopton was SherifF, His daughter and heiress married Sir Roger Corbet, of Morton, and in the family of Corbet the castle remained till Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Robert Corbet, of Moreton, married Sir Henry Wallop, Sheriff in 1606.

http://archive.org/stream/shropshirehouses00leiguoft/shropshirehouses00leiguoft_djvu.txt _____________________________________________________________________________

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lizabeth "Countess of Worcester" Stanley formerly Hopton aka Corbet, Tiptoft
Born about 1427 in Staunton-on-Arrow, Herefordshire, England
ANCESTORS ancestors
Daughter of Thomas Hopton Knt. and Eleanor (Lucy) Hopton
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of Roger Corbet — married before 1448 (to Jun 1467) [location unknown]
Wife of John Tiptoft KG — married about Sep 1467 (to Oct 1470) in Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Wife of William Stanley KG — married before 7 Dec 1471 (to Feb 1495) in England
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Anne Corbet, Joan (Corbet) Cressett, Elizabeth Corbet, Mary (Corbet) Thornes, Richard Corbet, Jane (Stanley) Warburton and William (Stanley) of Tatton Esq
Died 22 Jun 1498 in England
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1 Biography
1.1 1427 Birth
1.2 Parents
1.3 1448 First Marriage to Sir Roger Corbet
1.4 1467 Second Marriage to Sir John Tiptoft
1.5 1471 Third Marriage to Sir William Stanley
1.6 1498 Death
1.7 Issue
1.7.1 Children with Sir Roger Corbet
1.7.2 Children with Sir John Tiptoft
1.7.3 Children with Sir William Stanley
2 Research Notes
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgements
4.1 Magna Carta Project
Biography

Elizabeth (Hopton) Stanley was a member of aristocracy in the British Isles.
Elizabeth Hopton, daughter of Thomas and Eleanor (Lucy) Hopton, married Robert Corbet before 1448. They had two sons and four daughters, including Mary (wife of Thomas Thornes). See below for their other children, as well as her children by John Tiptoft (her second husband), and the children of William Stanley (her third husband). Elizabeth died 22 June 1498.[1]

1427 Birth
Elizabeth Hopton was born circa 1427[2][3] at Staunton-on-Arrow, Herefordshire, England.[4]
Parents
Elizabeth Hopton was the daughter of Thomas Hopton and Eleanor Lucy.[1]
1448 First Marriage to Sir Roger Corbet
She married, firstly, before 1448, Sir Roger Corbet, Sheriff of Shropshire, son of Robert Corbet, Esq., Sheriff & Justice of the Peace of Shropshire and Margaret, before 1448.[1]
Sir Roger Corbet died 8 June 1467.[1]
1467 Second Marriage to Sir John Tiptoft
Elizabeth Hopton married secondly, about September 1467, as his third wife, Sir John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester, 2nd Lord Tiptoft, Lord High Treasurer, Constable of England & the Tower of London,[1] son of Sir John Tiptoft, 1st Lord Tiptoft, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chief Butler, Treasurer of the Exchequer, Seneschal of Landes & Aquitaine and Joyce de Cherleton, at Ludlow, Shropshire, England;[4] Pardon for marrying without a license dated 9 May 1468.[1]
Elizabeth and Sir John Tiptoft had one son.[1][5] Sir John Tiptoft was beheaded on Tower Hill 18 October 1470 and was buried in the Church of the Black Friars by Ludgate.[2]
1471 Third Marriage to Sir William Stanley
Elizabeth Hopton married thirdly, before 7 December 1471, Sir William Stanley,[1] Sheriff of Flintshire, Constable of Beaumaris, Caernafon, Bromffield & Rhuddlan Castles, Steward of Denbigh, Chamberlain of Chester, son of Sir Thomas Stanley, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lord of Latham and Knowsley, 1st Lord Stanley, Constable & Justice of Chester and Joan Goushill. [4]
1498 Death
Elizabeth Hopton died on 22 June 1498.[1]
Issue
Children with Sir Roger Corbet
Elizabeth Hopton and Sir Roger Corbet had 2 sons & 4 daughters. They would have been born between 1448 and 1468 (Roger and Elizabeth married "before 1448" and Roger died 8 June 1467).[1]
Sir Richard Corbet,[1] born Moreton-Corbet 1451,[citation needed] married Elizabeth Devereux[1]
Robert Corbet[1]
Anne Corbet,[1] born Moreton-Corbet, 1438,[citation needed] married John Sturry, Esq.[1]
Mary Corbet,[1] born Shropshire, 1450,[citation needed] married Thomas Thornes, Esq.[1]
Jane (or Joan) Corbet,[1] born Moreton-Corbet, 1447,[citation needed] married (1) John Twynyho, (2) Thomas Cressett, Esq.[1]
Elizabeth Corbet,[1] born Moreton-Corbet, 1448,[citation needed] married Sir Richard Cholmondeley[1]
Children with Sir John Tiptoft
Elizabeth and Sir john Tiptoft had one son:
Edward, 2nd Earl of Worcester, 3rd Lord Tiptoft,[1] born, say, 1468
Children with Sir William Stanley
Note: Richardson lists the following children (William, Jane or Joan, and Katherine), as William Stanley's children by "an uncertain wife" (and also lists another child, Thomas, by an unidentified mistress).[1]
Elizabeth and Sir William Stanley had 1 son & 2 daughters:[3]
Sir William (Stanley) of Tatton Esq, born 1472
Jane or Joan Stanley born Cheshire 1471. Married Sir John Warburton
Katherine, wife of Thomas Cocat
Research Notes
The Magna Carta Project review (see below) verified information attributed to Richardson's Royal Ancestry. The information about William Stanley's children was not verified, since Richardson does not attribute them to Elizabeth Hopton. ~ Noland-165 20:38, 25 December 2017 (EST)
Sources
? 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2013), Vol II, pp 292-293 CORBET #9 Roger Corbet, Knt.
? 2.0 2.1 Royal Ancestry, Vol III, p 392 INGALDESTHORPE #11.i. (Richardson)
? 3.0 3.1 The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. VIII, p. 262-3.
? 4.0 4.1 4.2 Marlyn Lewis, Elizabeth Hopton, person #11004, Our Royal, Titled, Noble, and Commoner Ancestors & Cousins, pg 367 (see the database entry for citations).
? The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. XII/2, p. 845-846.
See also:
Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), Vol II, p 451; Vol III, pp 67-68.
Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, pp 472-473 .
Acknowledgements
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Magna Carta Project
Magna Carta ancestry
Elizabeth (Hopton) Stanley is on a trail between Gateway Ancestor Nathaniel Littleton and Surety Barons William de Mowbray and the Bigods. The trail also goes to the Clares, John de Lacy & Saher de Quincy through Rose (de Clare) Mowbray. (See Base Camp for more information about Magna Carta trails.)
The trails were reviewed/approved by Liz Shifflett in December 2017.

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Henry married Antigone Lancaster. Antigone (daughter of Sir Humphrey Lancaster, KG, KB and Eleanor Cobham) was born in ~1428 in Westminster, Middlesex, England; died after Jun 1451. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Joan Gresley. Joan (daughter of Sir Thomas Gresley, Knight and Margaret Walsh) was born in ~ 1398 in Drakelow, Church Gresley, Derbyshire, England; died after 1463. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

About Thomas Butler, of Warrington, Knight

Sir Thomas Butler is presumably related to the Butlers of Eccleshale, Staffordshire and Coventry, Warwickshire.1 He married Elizabeth.1,2,3. Their daughter Margaret married, born abt 1428, married Thomas Astley, Esq., Sheriff of Staffordshire1,2,3

Citations

1.[S5] Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 46.
2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 56.
3. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 174.

Thomas married Elizabeth LNU. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Alicia de la Barre in ~ 1415 in Kinlet, Shropshire, England. Alicia (daughter of Sir Thomas de la Barre, Knight and Alice Talbot) was born about 1391 in Y Barri, Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales; died in 1440 in (Shropshire) England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Johanna de la Launde(Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England). Johanna was born in ~ 1378 in (Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England); died in (Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married unnamed spouse in 1402 in Adderbury, Oxford, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sir Robert Corbet
Born 8 Dec 1383 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
SHOW ANCESTORS
Son of Roger Corbet Knt and Margaret (Erdington) Corbet
Brother of Joane Corbet and Eleanor Corbet
Husband of Margaret (Mallory) Corbet — married before 1410 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Elizabeth Corbet, Thomas Corbet, Jane Corbet, Julean (Corbet) Sanford, Roger Corbet, Mary (Corbet) Charlton, Julianna Corbet, Robert Corbet, Dorothy Corbet, Juliana (Corbet) Peshale and Blanche (Corbet) Coningsby
Died 12 Aug 1420 in Shawbury, Wem, Shropshire, Englandmap
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Biography

Father Sir Roger Corbet, Justice of the Peace for Shropshire[1] b. c 1355, d. c 22 Sep 1395

Mother Margaret de Erdington b. c 1353, d. 14 Nov 1395

Robert Corbet, Esq., Sheriff & Justice of the Peace of Shropshire was born circa 1383 at of Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England; Age 12 in 1396. He married Margaret circa 1408; They had 2 sons (Thomas; & Sir Roger) & 3 daughters (Juliane (Anne), wife of Sir John Sandford, & of Sir Hugh Peshale; Dorothy, wife of Philip Kynaston; & Mary, wife of Robert Charleton, Esq.).[2] Robert Corbet, Esq., Sheriff & Justice of the Peace of Shropshire died on 12 August 1420.

Family

Margaret b. c 1387, d. 26 Jan 1439
Children

Thomas
Sir Roger
Juliane (Anne), wife of Sir John Sandford, & of Sir Hugh Peshale
Dorothy, wife of Philip Kynaston
Mary, wife of Robert Charleton, Esq.
Sources
Royal Ancestry 2013 D. Richardson Vol. II p. 292
? Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 292.
? Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 67-68.
Source: S185 Abbreviation: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition , by Frederick Lewis Reference: 26 May 2003
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Corbet

Robert married Margaret LNU before 1410 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England. Margaret was born in 1378; died on 26 Jan 1439. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

This Margaret should be Margaret Unknown.
She married (1) Robert Corbet, Esq., before 1410; (2) William Mallory (after Robert died 1420)

She died 26 Jan. 1439.

She had 2 sons & 3 dau.s by Robert, including Robert m Elizabeth Hopton. (from Royal Ancestry, Vol II, p 292)

See also http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/corbet-robert-1383-1420

end of comment ... https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Mallory-9

Thomas married Eleanor Lucy. Eleanor (daughter of Walter Lucy and Eleanor de L'Arcedekne) was born in 1407 in England; died before 1460 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Joan Cherleton. Joan was born in ~1400 in Castle of Poole, Poole, Powys, Wales; died on 17 Sep 1425. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Humphrey married Eleanor Cobham. Eleanor (daughter of Sir Reynold Cobham, 3rd Baron Cobham and Eleanor Culpeper) was born in ~1400; died on 7 Jul 1452. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Elizabeth Harcourt. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir Richard Harcourt and Joan Shareshull) was born about 1348 in Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England; died after 1384. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Margaret Walsh about 1385. Margaret was born in 0___ 1369 in Edingale, Staffordshire, England; died in 0___ 1456 in Drakelowe, Derbyshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Isabella Cornwall about 1384 in Staffordshire, England. Isabella (daughter of Brian de Cornwall and Maude le Strange) was born about 1348 in Kinlet, Shropshire, England; died in (Shropshire) England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Isabel (Isabella) Cornwall1
F, #33324, b. circa 1348
Father Brian de Cornwall, Sheriff of Shropshire b. c 1317, d. 1397
Mother Maud le Strange
Isabel (Isabella) Cornwall was born circa 1348 at of Kinlet, Shropshire, England. She married Sir John Blount, son of John le Blount and Isolda de Mountjoy, circa 1384 at of Staffordshire, England.
Family
Sir John Blount b. 1343, d. 1424
Children
Sir John II Blount+ b. c 1385, d. bt 1442 - 1443
(Miss) Blount+2 b. c 1387
Citations
[S10335] Unknown author, Stemmata Robertson, p. 203.
[S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC.

Thomas married Alice Talbot about 1390 in Y Barri, Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales. Alice (daughter of Sir Richard Talbot, 4th Baron Talbot and Lady Ankaret le Strange, Baroness of Furnival) was born about 1375 in Blakemere, Hereford, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married unnamed spouse(Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England). unnamed was born in (Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England); died in (Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, England). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sir Roger Corbet Knt
Born about 1355 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
HIDE ANCESTORS
Son of Robert Corbet and Elizabeth (Strange) Corbet
Brother of Amice Corbet, Joane Corbet, Thomas Corbet, Fulk Corbet, Eleanor Corbet, Isolde Corbet, John Corbet, Robert Corbet, Juliana Corbet, Elizabeth Corbet, Edward Corbet and Margaret (Corbet) Warenne
Husband of Margaret (Erdington) Corbet — married about 1373 in Shawbury Park, Shropshire, Englandmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Joane Corbet, Eleanor Corbet and Robert Corbet
Died about 22 Sep 1395 in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire, England
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Biography
Name and Property
Roger Corbet, Knight, was of Moreton Corbet, Habberly, Rowton and Shawbury, Shropshire

Parents
Father Sir Robert Corbet b. 25 Dec 1304, d. 3 Dec 1375 [1]
Mother Elizabeth le Strange b. c 1300 [1]
1355 Estimated Birth Year
Sir Roger Corbet, was born circa 1355 at Moreton-Corbet, Shropshire, England.

1383 Public office
Sir Roger Corbet, was Justice of the Peace for Shropshire, 1383-1389

Marriage to Margaret de Erdington
He married Margaret de Erdington, daughter of Sir Giles de Erdington, Lord Shawbury and Elizabeth de Tolethorpe, circa 1373 at of Shawbury Park, Shropshire, England; [1] She was born c 1353, d. 14 Nov 1395

Issue
They had two sons and two daughters:

Robert, Esq; [1]
Roger [1]
Joan; [1]
Eleanor [1]
1395 Death
Sir Roger Corbet, Justice of the Peace for Shropshire died shortly before 22 September 1395

Sources
? 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry, 2013. Vol. II p. 292

Roger married Margaret Erdington in ~1373 in Shawbury, Shropshire, England. Margaret (daughter of Sir Giles de Erdington and Elizabeth de Tolethorpe) was born in ~1353; died on 14 Nov 1395. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Walter married Eleanor de L'Arcedekne. Eleanor was born in ~1383 in Richard's Castle, Hereford, England; died on 20 Jul 1447. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Joan Mowbray in ~1375. Joan (daughter of Sir John de Mowbray, Knight, 4th Baron Mowbray and Elizabeth Segrave) was born in ~ 1361 in Axholme, Lincolnshire, England; died after 30 Nov 1402 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"...he became the first King of England from the Lancaster branch of the Plantagenets."

Marriage and issue

The date and venue of Henry's first marriage, to Mary de Bohun, are uncertain, but her marriage licence, purchased by Henry's father John of Gaunt in June 1380 is preserved at the National Archives. The accepted date of the ceremony is 5 February 1381, at Mary's family home of Rochford Hall, Essex.[2] Alternately, the near-contemporary chronicler Jean Froissart reports a rumour that Mary's sister Eleanor de Bohun kidnapped Mary from Pleshey Castle and held her at Arundel Castle, where she was kept as a novice nun; Eleanor's intention was to control Mary's half of the Bohun inheritance (or to allow her husband, Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, to control it).[24][25] There Mary was persuaded to marry Henry. They had six children:[26]

Henry V of England (1386–1422)
Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1387–1421)
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389–1435)
Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1390–1447)
Blanche of England (1392–1409) married in 1402 Louis III, Elector Palatine
Philippa of England (1394–1430) married in 1406 Eric of Pomerania, king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Mary died in 1394, and on 7 February 1403 Henry married Joanna of Navarre, the daughter of Charles d'âEvreux, King of Navarre, at Winchester. She was the widow of John V of Brittany, with whom she had had four daughters and four sons; however, her marriage to the King of England was to be childless. But Henry had already four sons from his first marriage, which was undoubtedly a clinching factor in his acceptability for the throne. By contrast, Richard II had no children and Richard's heir-presumptive Edmund Mortimer was only seven years old. The only two of Henry's six children who produced children to survive to adulthood were Henry V and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. Henry IV's male Lancaster line ended in 1471 during the War of the Roses, between the Lancastrians and the Yorkists, with the deaths of his grandson Henry VI and Henry VI's son Edward, Prince of Wales. The descendants of Henry IV's son Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, include Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, queen consort of George VI and mother of Elizabeth II,[27] and the Queen's current daughters-in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex.[28]

Birth:
Photos of Bolingbroke Castle ... http://www.picturesofengland.com/England/Lincolnshire/Old_Bolingbroke/Bolingbroke_Castle/pictures/1170145

Buried:
Canterbury Cathedral Picture Gallery ... https://www.expedia.com/pictures/kent/canterbury/canterbury-cathedral.d6091945/

Henry married Mary de Bohun on 5 Feb 1381. Mary (daughter of Sir Humphrey de Bohun, Knight and Joan FitzAlan) was born in 1368 in (Hereford, Herefordshire, England); died on 4 Jun 1394 in Peterborough Castle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"...mother of Henry V of England"