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Abraham DENTON 1776–1813 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1776

Birth Location: Shenandoah Co., Virginia

Death Date: 6 NOV 1813

Death Location: Bath Co., Kentucky

Father: James DENTON

Mother: Elizabeth SMITH

Spouse(s): Sarah HUNT

Children(s): Ellenor DENTON, Wesley DENTON, Elizabeth DENTON, Reuben DENTON, Jane DENTON, Nancy DENTON, Celia DENTON, Benjamin DENTON

In 1776, Abraham DENTON entered the world in Shenandoah Co., Virginia, born to James Denton And Elizabeth Harper Smith. Abraham DENTON married Sarah Sallie Hunt, and had children including Benjamin Northcutt Denton, Celia Denton, Elizabeth Denton, Ellenor Marjory Ellen Denton, Jane Jennie Denton, Nancy Denton, Reuben Denton, Wesley Denton. Abraham DENTON passed away in 1813 in Bath Co., Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1776, Abraham DENTON entered the world in Shenandoah Co., Virginia, born to James Denton And Elizabeth Harper Smith.
  • Abraham DENTON married Sarah Sallie Hunt, and had children including Benjamin Northcutt Denton, Celia Denton, Elizabeth Denton, Ellenor Marjory Ellen Denton, Jane Jennie Denton, Nancy Denton, Reuben Denton, Wesley Denton.
  • Abraham DENTON passed away in 1813 in Bath Co., Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

James DENTON
1735–1834
Birth Location: Shenandoah Co., Virginia
JD
Elizabeth SMITH
1745–1798
Birth Location: Orange Co., New York
ES

Spouses(s)

Sarah HUNT
1772–1851
Birth Location: Frederick Co., Virginia
SH

Children(s)

Ellenor DENTON
1809–1846
Birth Location: Fleming Co., Kentucky
ED
Wesley DENTON
1798–1862
Birth Location: Tennessee
WD
Elizabeth DENTON
1799–1857
Birth Location: Tennessee
ED
Reuben DENTON
1801–1852
Birth Location: Sullivan Co., Tennessee
RD
Jane DENTON
1802–1867
Birth Location: Fleming Co., Kentucky
JD
Nancy DENTON
1804–1876
Birth Location: Fleming Co., Kentucky
ND
Celia DENTON
1808–1882
Birth Location: Fleming Co., Kentucky
CD
Benjamin DENTON
1809–1853
Birth Location: Fleming Co., Kentucky
BD

Abraham DENTON's Ancestors

Self
Abraham DENTON
1776–1813
Birth Place: Shenandoah Co., Virginia
Parents
James DENTON
1735–1834
Shenandoah Co., Virginia
Elizabeth (Harper) SMITH
1745–1798
Orange Co., New York
Grandparents
Abraham (John DENTON) II
1700–1774
Hempstead, Nassau Co., New York
Mary (Sarah ODELL) [PAT-JUDY]
1702–1778
Woodstock, Shenendoah Co., Virginia
Jonah SMITH
1699–
Derby, New Haven Co., Connecticut
Agnes HARPER
1699–
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Abraham I
1675–1729
Martha THORNE
1679–1730
Samuel [PAT-JUDY]
1670–1720
Elizabeth TOMPKINS
1670–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel I
1631–1713
Mary SMITH
1630–1713
Humphrey I
1617–1673
Hannah [PAT-JUDY]
1625–1675

Abraham DENTON's Descendants

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Abraham DENTON (ABT 1776–6 NOV 1813) m. Sarah (‘Sallie’) HUNT (ABT 1772–9 SEP 1851)
  1. 1. Ellenor (Marjory ‘Ellen’) DENTON 1809–1846 m. Joshua (Parker) HUNT 1805–1889
  2. 2. Wesley DENTON 1798–1862
  3. 3. Elizabeth DENTON 1799–1857
  4. 4. Reuben DENTON 1801–1852
  5. 5. Jane (Jennie) DENTON 1802–1867
  6. 6. Nancy DENTON 1804–1876 m. Jeremiah VANLANINGHAM 1801–1889
    1. 1. Lucretia (Jane) VANLANINGHAM 1826–1906
    2. 2. Woodford (N.) VANLANINGHAM 1827–1898
    3. 3. Sarah (Plummer) VANLANINGHAM 1831–1906
    4. 4. Ellen VANLANINGHAM 1832–
    5. 5. John VANLANINGHAM 1834–
    6. 6. Laura VANLANINGHAM 1838–
    7. 7. Hester (A.) VANLANINGHAM 1841–1875
    8. 8. Cassius (O.) VANLANINGHAM 1844–1907
    9. 9. Sophronia (Leventine) VANLANINGHAM 1846–
  7. 7. Celia DENTON 1808–1882
  8. 8. Benjamin (Northcutt) DENTON 1809–1853

Abraham DENTON's Timeline

2 Records

1776
ABT 1776
Birth of Abraham DENTON in Shenandoah Co., Virginia
Shenandoah Co., Virginia
1813
6 NOV 1813
Age 37
Death of Abraham DENTON in Bath Co., Kentucky
Bath Co., Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1776
    Event Place: Shenandoah Co., Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 NOV 1813
    Event Place: Bath Co., Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, I am using the tree of KayMaxfield to fill in the blanks in my Denton line.
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