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Benjamin F Denton 1753 – 1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1753

Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, Colonial America

Death Date: 1810

Death Location: White, Tennessee

Father: Samuel Denton

Mother: Margaret Moore

Spouse(s): Priscilla Wiggins

Children(s): Samuel Denton, Benjamin Denton, Reuben Denton, Nancy Denton, John Denton, Mary Beckhum, Frederick Denton, Elizabeth [Beverly], William Denton, Dalton Denton

The story of Benjamin F Denton began in 1753 in Granville County, North Carolina, Colonial America. Benjamin F Denton married Priscilla Celia Rebecca Wiggins, and had children including Samuel Denton, Benjamin Denton, Reuben Denton, Nancy Mourning Denton, John Dalton Denton, Mary Polly DENTON Beckhum, Frederick Denton, Elizabeth DENTON Busby [Beverly], William Denton, Dalton Dallas Denton. Benjamin F Denton passed away in 1810 in White, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin F Denton began in 1753 in Granville County, North Carolina, Colonial America.
  • Benjamin F Denton married Priscilla Celia Rebecca Wiggins, and had children including Samuel Denton, Benjamin Denton, Reuben Denton, Nancy Mourning Denton, John Dalton Denton, Mary Polly DENTON Beckhum, Frederick Denton, Elizabeth DENTON Busby [Beverly], William Denton, Dalton Dallas Denton.
  • Benjamin F Denton passed away in 1810 in White, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Denton
1736 – 1811
Birth Location: Goshen, Orange County, New York, USA
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Margaret Moore
1734 – 1788
Birth Location: Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla Wiggins
1752 – 1808
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Samuel Denton
1775 – 1846
Birth Location: , Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Benjamin Denton
1775 – 1846
Birth Location: likely Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
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Reuben Denton
1776 – 1846
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Denton
1776 – 1849
Birth Location: Green County, , Tennessee
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John Denton
1777 – 1817
Birth Location: , Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Beckhum
1779 – 1800
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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Frederick Denton
1783 –
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth [Beverly]
1790 – 1856
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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William Denton
1800 – 1856
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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Dalton Denton
1801 – 1865
Birth Location: Boutetourt, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Denton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Denton
1753 – 1810
Birth Place: Granville County, North Carolina, Colonial America
Parents
Samuel Denton
1736 – 1811
Goshen, Orange County, New York, USA
Margaret Moore
1734 – 1788
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Denton's Descendants

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Benjamin (F) Denton (1753 – 1810) m. Priscilla (Celia Rebecca) Wiggins (1752 – 1808)
  1. 1. Samuel Denton (1775 – 8 Jan 1846)
  2. 2. Benjamin Denton (abt 1775 – 28 December 1846) m. Sarah (Jane) Shipman (1770 – Abt. 1855)
    1. 1. Rebecca Denton (1800 – Aft. 1850)
    2. 2. Sarah (Sallie Elizabeth) Denton (08 Mar 1800 – December 1873)
    3. 3. Samuel (Anderson Denton (TN) (turned slaves loose -) murdered (1801 – 1865) m. Argent Coleman (1802 – 1860)
      1. 1. Abner (R) Denton (1821 – bef 1830)
      2. 2. Nancy (Katherine) Denton (January 19, 1823 – 1883)
      3. 3. Emily (Milly) Denton (January 1829 – 1906)
      4. 4. Sarah (Sallie Jane) Denton (Mar 1831 – 1906)
      5. 5. John (F.) Denton (1833 – 24 Jan 1864)
      6. 6. George (Shipman) Denton (1833 – )
      7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Denton (15 Apr 1836 or 1838 – 15 Mar 1927)
      8. 8. Benjamin (Franklin) Denton (8 Aug 1836 – 08 Apr 1900)
      9. 9. Isaac (J) Denton (26 Nov 1845 – 31 Mar 1889) m. Finnette (Malinda McCall) Denton (Nov 1845 – 24 Jun 1911)
        1. 1. Sidney (Samuel) Denton (Aug 26, 1867 – 9 Jul 1950)
        2. 2. Robert (William) Denton (26 March 1870 – 13 December 1918) m. Annie Roberts (6 Jul 1879 – 28 Apr 1951)
        3. 3. Mollie Denton (Abt 1873 – Bef. 1900) m. Charles (L.) Weeks (1867 – 1895)
        4. 4. Lula (Argent) Denton (19 Nov 1876 – 19 Jul 1923) m. Charles (McKenzie) Tate (9 Apr 1878 – 1 Dec 1935)
        5. 5. Emma (Arbell) Denton (17 May 1879 – 4 June 1968) m. John (Bell) Whitwell (11 July 1888 – 1972)
        6. 6. Isaac (Newton) Denton (24 Aug 1881 – Sep 1914)
        7. 7. Cora (Alice Honor) Denton (29 Aug 1886 – 30 Mar 1949) m. Samuel (Boyd) Hufstedler (24 Oct 1888 – 04 Feb 1952)
      10. 10. William (Isaac) Denton (Abt 1846 – 1881)
      11. 11. Margaret (Argent) Denton (1848 or 1850 – )
    4. 4. Shipman Denton (ABT 1804 – bef 1870)
    5. 5. Phoebe (Rachel "Pheby") Denton (1805 – abt 1860)
    6. 6. Isaac Denton (abt 1806 – Aft. 1860)
    7. 7. Nancy (Jane) Denton (09 Jan 1810 – 08 Dec 1877)
    8. 8. Mary (Polly) Denton (9 Jan 1810 – 8 Dec 1877)
    9. 9. Jefferson Denton (30 Sep 1813 – 1879)
    10. 10. Olney (JincyJane) Denton-Richardson-Howard (8 Aug 1818 – 6 Dec 1897)
    11. 11. Caroline (Wincey "Winsey") Denton (Abt. 1820 – 1880)
    12. 12. Elizabeth (Catherine) Denton (23 February 1823 – 1893)
  3. 3. Reuben Denton (1776 – 8 Jan 1846)
  4. 4. Nancy (Mourning) Denton (1776 – 18 Mar 1849)
  5. 5. John (Dalton) Denton (1777 – 17 May 1817)
  6. 6. Mary (Polly DENTON) Beckhum (1779 – 17 Dec 1800)
  7. 7. Frederick Denton (1783 – )
  8. 8. Elizabeth (DENTON Busby) [Beverly] (10 Mar 1790 – 13 Mar 1856)
  9. 9. William Denton (22 Mar 1800 – 31 Jul 1856)
  10. 10. Dalton (Dallas) Denton (1801 – 1865)

Benjamin Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1753
1753
Birth of Benjamin F Denton in Granville County, North Carolina, Colonial America
Granville County, North Carolina, Colonial America
1810
1810
Age 57
Death of Benjamin F Denton in White, Tennessee
White, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Granville County, North Carolina, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: White, Tennessee
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