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Abraham John Denton 1700–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States

Death Date: Aug 1774

Death Location: Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

Father: Abraham Denton

Mother: Martha Thorne

Spouse(s): Mary Dell

Children(s): James Denton, Joseph Denton, Samuel Denton, Martha Denton, Phoebe Denton, Samuel Denton, Samuel DENTON, Abraham Denton, Isaac Denton

The story of Abraham John Denton began in 1700 in Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States. Abraham John Denton married Mary O Dell, and had children including Abraham Denton, Isaac Denton, James Denton, Joseph Denton, Martha Mary Denton, Phoebe Denton, Samuel Denton. Abraham John Denton passed away in 1774 in Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abraham John Denton began in 1700 in Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States.
  • Abraham John Denton married Mary O Dell, and had children including Abraham Denton, Isaac Denton, James Denton, Joseph Denton, Martha Mary Denton, Phoebe Denton, Samuel Denton.
  • Abraham John Denton passed away in 1774 in Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Denton
1675–1729
Birth Location: Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States
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Martha Thorne
1673–1730
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
MT

Spouses(s)

Mary Dell
1702–1778
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

James Denton
1735–1835
Birth Location: Orange Co, NY
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Joseph Denton
1725–1800
Birth Location: Orange, New York, United States
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Samuel Denton
1734–1811
Birth Location: Orange, New York, United States
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Martha Denton
1736–1794
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
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Phoebe Denton
1737–1767
Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States
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Samuel Denton
1745–1786
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
SD
Samuel DENTON
1724–1730
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
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Abraham Denton
1726–1827
Birth Location: Orange, New York, United States
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Isaac Denton
1733–1795
Birth Location: Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, United States
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Abraham Denton's Ancestors

Self
Abraham Denton
1700–1774
Birth Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States
Parents
Abraham I Denton
1675–1729
Hempstead, Queens, New York, United States
Martha (Johanna) Thorne
1673–1730
Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Denton
1631–1713
NY, USA
Mary (Rock) Smith
1640–1712
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
William Thorne
1632–1688
Flushing Queens,long Island Co,new York,USA
Winifred Lemington
1632–1713
Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1615–1706
Catherine Ellison
1623–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ann Gildersleeve
1585–1615
Mary Rishton
1596–1666

Abraham Denton's Descendants

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Abraham (John) Denton (1700–Aug 1774) m. Mary (O) Dell (1702–1778)
  1. 1. James Denton 1735–1835 m. Elizabeth (Harper) Smith 1735–1834
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Denton 1769–1843 m. John (Tipton Hunt) Jr 1763–1829
      1. 1. Reuben (Hezekiah) Hunt 1795–1846 m. Polly Denton 1800–1884
        1. 1. Allen (S) Hunt 1822–1908 m. Mary (Jane) Hunt 1822–1875 m. Mary (Jane) Waters 1828–1902
        2. 2. Duhannah Hunt 1828–1860
        3. 3. William (Denton) Hunt 1830–
        4. 4. Mary (Ann 'Anny') Hunt 1833–1906
        5. 5. Elvira Hunt 1836– m. John (Wesley) DENTON 1838–
        6. 6. John (Marion) Hunt 1838–1838
        7. 7. Absolom (Wily) Hunt 1841–1914 m. Elvira Hunt 1845–
      2. 2. John (Lemuel "Uel") Hunt 1789–1860
      3. 3. William (Basil) Hunt 1790–1869 m. Mary Ricketts 1792–1830
        1. 1. Matilda (R.) Hunt 1817–1894 m. Nathan Garrett 1806–1871
        2. 2. William (Smith) Hunt 1818–1899 m. Lavina (M.) Hunt 1820–1892
        3. 3. John (Fletcher) Hunt 1820–1886
        4. 4. Jehu (Lemuel) Hunt 1814–1857
        5. 5. Jane (Ricketss) HUNT 1822–1859
        6. 6. Nancy Hunt 1813–1813
        7. 7. James (Parker) Hunt 1827–1859
        8. 8. Lewis (Wesley) Hunt 1829–1906
        9. 9. Elizabeth Hunt 1824–1828
        10. 10. Martha (Ann) Hunt 1826–1896
      4. 4. Absolom (Daniel David) Hunt 1792–1863 m. Mary Rowling 1792–
        1. 1. Elihu (Hall) Hunt 1814–1890 m. Susan Paschall 1833–1920
      5. 5. James (Basil) Hunt 1794–1855
      6. 6. John (Wesley) Hunt 1797–1858 m. Jaily (Grant) Hunt 1812–1884
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Hunt 1831–1879
        2. 2. Mirandy (Barns) Hunt 1832–1914
        3. 3. John (Absalom) Hunt 1834–1929
        4. 4. Reuben (Hezekiah) HUNT 1836–1925 m. Nancy (Ann) Peek 1836–1862 m. Minerva Peek 1845–1907 m. Sarah Hendrickson 1834–
        5. 5. Lydia (Elizabeth) Hunt 1838–1922
        6. 6. Sarah (Ellen) Hunt 1845–1910
        7. 7. Foster (Monroe) Hunt 1842–1863
        8. 8. Henry (Clay) Hunt 1844–1936
        9. 9. Basil (Wilson) Hunt 1846–1931
        10. 10. Nancy (Jane) Hunt 1849–1891 m. William Dove 1824–1874
        11. 11. Martha (Sabina) Hunt 1851–1852
        12. 12. Richard (Wesley) Hunt 1853–1854
        13. 13. William (Cyrenus) Hunt 1855–1857
      7. 7. Howard Hunt 1799–1860
      8. 8. William (Denton) Hunt 1802–1876
      9. 9. Joshua (Parker) Hunt 1805–1889 m. Rachel Howell 1826–1884 m. Eleanor (Marjory) Denton 1809–1846
        1. 1. Mary (E.) Hunt 1852–
        2. 2. Sarah (E) Hunt 1856–
        3. 3. Robert (H.) Hunt 1858–1932
        4. 4. Union (Banner) Hunt 1864–1915 m. Mary (Myrtle) Hunt 1865–
        5. 5. Lydia Hunt 1859–
        6. 6. Harrison (Parker) Hunt 1841–1908
        7. 7. William (Henry Clay) Hunt 1849–1895 m. Rebecca (Alice) Hunt 1849–1896
        8. 8. Albert Hunt 1854–
        9. 9. America (R) Hunt 1845–1866
        10. 10. Josephine Hunt 1853–
        11. 11. Martha (Ann) Hunt 1830–1861
        12. 12. Isophene (A) Hunt 1854–1937
        13. 13. John (Abe) Hunt 1832–1908 m. Rachel Wright 1835–
      10. 10. Elizabeth (Betsy) Hunt 1806–1855
      11. 11. Benjamin (Northcutt) Hunt 1809–1861 m. Sarah Hunt 1821–1896
        1. 1. Fairfax Hunt 1842–1909
      12. 12. Patsy Hunt 1810–1823
      13. 13. Anna Hunt 1809–1888 m. John (W) Markwell 1808–
        1. 1. Frederick Bowen 1862–
        2. 2. Aleen Maxwell 1898–1936
        3. 3. James (H) Markwell 1846–
        4. 4. Wallace Markwell 1848–
      14. 14. Deborah ("Debby") Hunt 1814–1814
    2. 2. William Denton 1778–1825 m. Mary ("Polly") Hunt 1776–1850
      1. 1. Polly Denton 1800–1884 m. Reuben (Hezekiah) Hunt 1795–1846
    3. 3. Sarah Denton 1770–1855 m. William (Basil) Hunt 1765–1828
      1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Hunt 1790–1880 m. Hiram (R) Hunt 1789–1853
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Hunt 1822–1875 m. Allen (S) Hunt 1822–1908
        2. 2. Matilda (Ann) Hunt 1810–1871 m. Benjamin (Northcutt) Denton 1809–1853
        3. 3. Elizabeth HUNT 1820–
        4. 4. Surrelda (C) Hunt 1828–1907
        5. 5. Emily Hunt 1834–1899 m. Allen Golliher 1832–1906
        6. 6. Mary (Ruby) Hunt 1828–
      2. 2. William (Basil) Hunt 1789–1875
    4. 4. Abraham Denton 1776–1813 m. Sarah (Sally) Hunt 1779–1831
      1. 1. Benjamin (Northcutt) Denton 1809–1853 m. Matilda (Ann) Hunt 1810–1871
        1. 1. Louisa (Hunt) Denton 1835–1893
        2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Denton 1837–
        3. 3. Melvina (McIntyre) Denton 1842–1880 m. John (SMELCER) MARTIN 1847–1938
        4. 4. Lydia (Laminline Caroline) Denton 1842–1919 m. William (Marion) Martin 1815–1892
        5. 5. Lafayette (Washington) Denton 1844–1926 m. Amanda (Ann) Martin 1853–1909
        6. 6. Monroe (Stockwell) Denton 1846–1937
        7. 7. Thomas (Jefferson) Denton 1849–1901
        8. 8. Amanda Denton 1852–1924 m. Charles Kellenburger 1855–1922
      2. 2. Cecelia Denton 1809–1882
      3. 3. Elizabeth Denton 1800–1857
      4. 4. Jane (Jennie) Denton 1803–
      5. 5. Nancy Denton 1804–1874
      6. 6. Reuben Denton 1801–1862
        1. 1. Oliver (Bromley) Denton 1834–1923
      7. 7. Wesley Denton 1798–
      8. 8. Eleanor (Marjory) Denton 1809–1846 m. Joshua (Parker) Hunt 1805–1889
  2. 2. Joseph Denton 1725–1800
    1. 1. Isaac Denton 1768–1858
      1. 1. Elizabeth Denton 1796–1869
        1. 1. John Taylor 1816–1870
  3. 3. Samuel Denton 1734–1811
  4. 4. Martha (Mary) Denton 1736–1794 m. James Moore 1730–1771
    1. 1. Susannah Moore 1768–
    2. 2. Phebe Moore 1760–1840
    3. 3. Samuel Moore 1755–
    4. 4. Reuben Moore 1764–1835
    5. 5. Jesse Moore 1775–1841
    6. 6. Mary Moore 1766–1850
    7. 7. james MOORE 1749–1834
    8. 8. Jesse Moore 1756–1814
  5. 5. Phoebe Denton 1737–1767 m. William Plumlee 1719–1826
    1. 1. John Plumlee 1766–1820
  6. 6. Samuel Denton 1745–1786
  7. 7. Samuel DENTON 1724–1730
  8. 8. Abraham Denton 1726–1827 m. Mourning Hogg 1730–
  9. 9. Isaac Denton 1733–1795

Abraham Denton's Timeline

4 Records

1700
1700
Birth of Abraham John Denton in Hempstead (Nassau County), Nassau County, New York, USA
Hempstead (Nassau County), Nassau County, New York, USA
1700
1700
Birth of Abraham John Denton in Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States
Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States
1774
Aug 1774
Age 74
Death of Abraham John Denton in Toms Brook, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States,
Toms Brook, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States,
1774
Aug 1774
Age 74
Death of Abraham John Denton in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Hempstead (Nassau County), Nassau County, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2128.012; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3372.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1774
    Event Place: Toms Brook, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States,
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1774
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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