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Abraham John DENTON 1700 – 1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1700

Birth Location: Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA

Death Date: 12 Aug 1774

Death Location: Toms Brook, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Father: Abraham DENTON

Mother: Martha THORNE

Spouse(s): Mary ODELL

Children(s): Joseph Denton, Isaac DENTON, Phoebe Denton

The story of Abraham John DENTON Jr. began in 1700 in Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA. In 1758, Abraham John DENTON Jr. resided in Frederick County, Virginia, USA. Abraham John DENTON Jr. married Mary Sarah ODELL, and had children including Joseph H Denton, Isaac DENTON, Phoebe Denton. Abraham John DENTON Jr. passed away in 1774 in Toms Brook, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Abraham John DENTON Jr. began in 1700 in Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA.
  • In 1758, Abraham John DENTON Jr. resided in Frederick County, Virginia, USA.
  • Abraham John DENTON Jr. married Mary Sarah ODELL, and had children including Joseph H Denton, Isaac DENTON, Phoebe Denton.
  • Abraham John DENTON Jr. passed away in 1774 in Toms Brook, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham DENTON
1675 – 1730
Birth Location: Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA
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Martha THORNE
1679 – 1730
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Mary ODELL
1704 – 1779
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
MO

Children(s)

Joseph Denton
1729 – 1800
Birth Location: Goshen, Orange, New York, USA
JD
Isaac DENTON
1733 – 1795
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
ID
Phoebe Denton
1737 – 1779
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
PD

Abraham DENTON's Ancestors

Self
Abraham DENTON
1700 – 1774
Birth Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA
Parents
Abraham DENTON
1675 – 1730
Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA
Martha (Johanna) THORNE
1679 – 1730
Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel DENTON
1631 – 1713
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Rock) SMITH
1640 – 1713
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
William THORNE
1642 – 1688
Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Winnifred LIVINGSTON
1642 – 1713
Long Island City, Queens County, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard DENTON
1603 – 1663
Helen WINDEBANK
1596 – 1656
John SMITH
1615 – 1706
Elizabeth GILDERSLEEVE
1624 – 1664
Richard LINNINGTON
1620 – 1692
Catherine ELLISON
1623 – 1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard DENTON
1557 – 1619
Susan SIBELLA
1563 – 1655
John Smith
Ann GILDERSLEEVE
1594 – 1683
Thomas LINNINGTON
1590 – 1661
Mary TWYFORD
1590 – 1656

Abraham DENTON's Descendants

1.
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Abraham (John) DENTON (May 1700 – 12 Aug 1774) m. Mary (Sarah) ODELL (26 Mar 1704 – 1779)
  1. 1. Joseph (H) Denton (14 Feb 1729 – 1800) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Hogg (1737 – 1800)
    1. 1. Martha Denton (1751 – 1794)
    2. 2. Agnes Denton (1753 – Jul 1836)
    3. 3. Susanna Denton (Bet 1757 - 1769 – 1850)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Denton (Bet. 1766 - 1768 – Jul 1836)
    5. 5. Jeremiah ((Little Jerry)) Denton (1770 – 17 Oct 1835) m. Sarah Carr (14 Oct 1772 – Oct 1852)
      1. 1. Glaphy Denton (1786 – 1818)
      2. 2. Louicy Denton (1789 – Aft. 04 Mar 1880)
      3. 3. James (Jackson) Denton (1790 – 1796)
      4. 4. Sarah Denton (1791 – 1796)
      5. 5. Ozias (Sieber) Denton (1794 – 4 Oct 1852)
        1. 1. Martha (Nancy) Denton
      6. 6. John (D) Denton (30 May 1806 – 21 Dec 1872)
      7. 7. Isaac Denton (23 Dec 1806 – 07 Apr 1889)
      8. 8. Golda ((Goldy)) Denton (1808 – 1855)
    6. 6. Isaac (D.) Denton (Sep 1774 – 26 Jan 1858)
    7. 7. Nancy (Ann) Denton (1780 – 1845)
    8. 8. Justice (W) Denton (20 Nov 1784 – 13 May 1875)
  2. 2. Isaac DENTON (1733 – 14 Jul 1795) m. Ann WHITSON (1735 – 14 Jul 1795)
    1. 1. Agge Denton (1753 – Jul 1836)
    2. 2. Elizabeth DENTON (24 Feb 1757 – 23 Dec 1834) m. Littlebury (Swinney) WHITE (15 May 1750 – Nov 1842)
      1. 1. Sukie White (2 Mar 1776 – )
      2. 2. James White (21 Jan 1778 – )
      3. 3. William (Heath) White (22 Feb 1779 – )
      4. 4. Littleberry White (30 Sep 1781 – 1855) m. Nancy Dilliard (1790 – 1813) m. Sarah (A.) Burford
        1. 1. Littleberry (Williamson) White (abt 1800 – Dec 1859)
        2. 2. Nancy White (1807 – )
        3. 3. Louisa White (1807 – )
        4. 4. Rev. (John Wortham) White (01 Nov 1809 – 12 May 1878)
        5. 5. William White (1811 – )
        6. 6. Matilda White (1812 – )
      5. 5. Charles White (20 Aug 1783 – 15 Dec 1854) m. Sabrina (Laverne) Hunt (1794 – 1815)
        1. 1. Lucinda White (11 Feb 1814 – 21 Apr 1894) m. Isaac (Campbell) Skillern (14 Jan 1805 – 09 Mar 1854)
      6. 6. Mary White (30 Aug 1783 – )
      7. 7. MARGARET ((Peggy) Elizabeth) WHITE (24 Feb 1787 – 16 Feb 1869) m. John (D.) COOPER (6 Mar 1779 – 1828)
        1. 1. Nancy (Wortham) Cooper (29 Jan 1811 – 15 Jan 1886) m. Samuel (Guinn) Johnson (24 Aug 1807 – 11 Aug 1884)
        2. 2. Sarah (Jackson (Sally)) Cooper (7 Nov 1812 – 31 Jul 1888) m. Barnaby (Samuel) Eagan (19 Dec 1812 – 31 July 1850)
        3. 3. Polly (Caroline) Cooper (1814 – 1875)
        4. 4. Charles (Wesley) Cooper (1814 – 22 Apr 1850) m. Josephine Titus (Abt. 1812 – 24 May 1846) m. Mary (Ann) WRIGHT (1821 – ABT 1858)
        5. 5. Lucinda (S.) COOPER (15 Sep 1814 – 08 May 1855) m. Hiram MILLSAPS (08 Sep 1814 – 22 Sep 1882)
        6. 6. Mary (Berry Polly) Cooper (6 May 1817 – 7 Feb 1874) m. William Eagan m. William (Samuel) Epperly (1812 – 1865)
        7. 7. William (H Buck) Cooper (10 Jun 1818 – 8 Mar 1894)
        8. 8. Elizabeth (White) Cooper (14 Apr 1821 – 1 Oct 1860) m. Josiah (Smith) Harlan (6 Oct 1817 – 24 Nov 1872)
        9. 9. Rhoda (Ann) Cooper (17 Apr 1823 – 17 Jul 1895)
        10. 10. David (Edward) Cooper (4 Mar 1825 – 20 Dec 1856) m. Sarah (Catherine) _____ (28 Jul 1833 – 15 Jun 1913)
        11. 11. John (V) Cooper (Nov 1825 – 8 Mar 1848) m. Sarah (Emily) Turner (15 Feb 1832 – 21 October 1888)
      8. 8. Alex White (12 Jun 1787 – )
      9. 9. Ann (Nancy) White (12 Jun 1787 – ) m. Levi Fawks
      10. 10. Edward White (Mar 1791 – )
      11. 11. Abraham White (20 Mar 1793 – )
      12. 12. Elizabeth White (18 Jul 1796 – )
      13. 13. Wortham White (07 Jan 1800 – ) m. Susan Hammonds
    3. 3. Jeremiah Denton (1759 – 17 Oct 1835) m. Sarah Carr (14 Oct 1772 – Oct 1852)
    4. 4. Martha Denton (1759 – 23 Dec 1834)
    5. 5. Isaac Denton (14 Sep 1768 – 22 Jan 1848) m. Rebecca Ethridge (1768 – )
    6. 6. Agnes Denton (1770 – Jul 1836)
  3. 3. Phoebe Denton (1737 – 1779) m. William Plumley (1728 – Aug 1826)
    1. 1. Isaac Plumlee (1776 – 11 Jan 1836) m. Margaret (Peggy) Bradshaw (1780 – 1848)
      1. 1. Denton Plumlee (1802 – Feb 1863) m. Martha Mays (28 Sep 1805 – Abt. 1876)
        1. 1. Ransom Plumlee (8 Jan 1822 – 27 Feb 1908)
        2. 2. Robert (Mays) Plumlee (1825 – Nov 1879) m. Anna (Elizabeth) Bell (Jan 1827 – Mar 1864) m. Carrie (Ann) Reed (27 Nov 1830 – 20 Feb 1909)
        3. 3. Isaac (Denton) Plumlee (31 Aug 1829 – 20 Jan 1910)
        4. 4. John (Riley) Plumlee (1856 – 20 Feb 1941)

Abraham DENTON's Timeline

3 Records

1700
May 1700
Birth of Abraham John DENTON Jr. in Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA
Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA
1758
1758
Age 58
Abraham John DENTON Jr. resided here in Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
1774
12 Aug 1774
Age 74
Death of Abraham John DENTON Jr. in Toms Brook, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Toms Brook, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1700
    Event Place: Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] 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
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1700; Birth city: Hempstead; Birth state: NY
    [5] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1700; Birth city: Hemstead; Birth state: NY
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [7] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia Census, 1607-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1774
    Event Place: Toms Brook, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1700; Birth city: Hempstead; Birth state: NY
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1700; Birth city: Hemstead; Birth state: NY
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [6] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
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