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Benjamin Denton 1775 – 1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1775

Birth Location: likely Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 28 December 1846

Death Location: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA

Father: Benjamin Denton

Mother: Priscilla Wiggins

Spouse(s): Sarah Shipman

Children(s): Rebecca Denton, Sarah Denton, Samuel murdered, Shipman Denton, Phoebe Denton, Isaac Denton, Nancy Denton, Mary Denton, Jefferson Denton, Olney Denton-Richardson-Howard, Caroline Denton, Elizabeth Denton

Benjamin Denton was born in 1775 in likely Caswell County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin F Denton and Priscilla Celia Rebecca Wiggins. Benjamin Denton married Sarah Jane Shipman, and had children including Rebecca Denton, Sarah Sallie Elizabeth Denton, Samuel Anderson Denton (TN) (turned slaves loose - murdered, Shipman Denton, Phoebe Rachel "Pheby" Denton, Isaac Denton, Nancy Jane Denton, Mary Polly Denton, Jefferson Denton, Olney JincyJane Denton-Richardson-Howard, Caroline Wincey "Winsey" Denton, Elizabeth Catherine Denton. Benjamin Denton passed away in 1846 in Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Denton was born in 1775 in likely Caswell County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin F Denton and Priscilla Celia Rebecca Wiggins.
  • Benjamin Denton married Sarah Jane Shipman, and had children including Rebecca Denton, Sarah Sallie Elizabeth Denton, Samuel Anderson Denton (TN) (turned slaves loose - murdered, Shipman Denton, Phoebe Rachel "Pheby" Denton, Isaac Denton, Nancy Jane Denton, Mary Polly Denton, Jefferson Denton, Olney JincyJane Denton-Richardson-Howard, Caroline Wincey "Winsey" Denton, Elizabeth Catherine Denton.
  • Benjamin Denton passed away in 1846 in Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Denton
1753 – 1810
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, Colonial America
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Priscilla Wiggins
1752 – 1808
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Shipman
1770 – 1855
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Rebecca Denton
1800 – 1850
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, USA
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Sarah Denton
1800 – 1873
Birth Location: White, Tennessee, United States
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Samuel murdered
1801 – 1865
Birth Location: White County Tennessee, USA
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Shipman Denton
1804 – 1870
Birth Location: White Co., TN
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Phoebe Denton
1805 – 1860
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, USA
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Isaac Denton
1806 – 1860
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, USA
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Nancy Denton
1810 – 1877
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Denton
1810 – 1877
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, United States
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Jefferson Denton
1813 – 1879
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, USA
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Olney Denton-Richardson-Howard
1818 – 1897
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, USA
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Caroline Denton
1820 – 1880
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Denton
1823 – 1893
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee, USA
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Benjamin Denton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Denton
1775 – 1846
Birth Place: likely Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin F Denton
1753 – 1810
Granville County, North Carolina, Colonial America
Priscilla (Celia Rebecca) Wiggins
1752 – 1808
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Denton
1736 – 1811
Goshen, Orange County, New York, USA
Margaret Moore
1734 – 1788
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Denton's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Guyeula (Denton) Thompson (13 Jun 1901 – 24 Aug 1988) m. Commodore (Perry) Thompson (1 Jan 1895 – 15 Dec 1993)
        2. 2. Van Denton (abt 24 Mar 1903 – 16 Apr 1985)
        3. 3. Pearl Denton (17 Feb 1907 – 6 Dec 1988)
        4. 4. Roy Denton (abt 31 Jan 1909 – 1938)
        5. 5. Sam Denton (abt 12 Apr 1912 – 1923)
        6. 6. Edna (Lucille) Denton (11 Aug 1916 – 16 Mar 1983) m. General (Nicely) Persfull (28 Jun 1910 – 09 Oct 1933) m. Hassell (Robert) Rackley (14 Jul 1915 – 21 Jun 1984)
      3. 3. Mollie Denton (Abt 1873 – Bef. 1900) m. Charles (L.) Weeks (1867 – 1895)
        1. 1. Jesse (Lee) Weeks (07 Mar 1894 – Jan 1985)
        2. 2. Ashley (Bryant "Tom") Weeks (23 Jun 1895 – 10 Aug 1958)
      4. 4. Lula (Argent) Denton (19 Nov 1876 – 19 Jul 1923) m. Charles (McKenzie) Tate (9 Apr 1878 – 1 Dec 1935)
        1. 1. Claude Tate (25 Nov 1901 – 14 Sep 1984)
        2. 2. Elmer (Edward) Tate (27 Nov 1903 – 14 Jun 1964)
        3. 3. Lessie (B) Tate (abt 1907 – 22 Sep 1926)
        4. 4. Eula Tate (abt 1908 – )
        5. 5. Elsie Tate (Nov 1909 – )
        6. 6. Whitney Tate (20 Jun 1912 – 11 Feb 2003)
        7. 7. Leonard Tate (abt 1915 – )
        8. 8. Clyde Tate (8 Oct 1916 – 26 May 1994)
        9. 9. Noah Tate (2 Oct 1918 – Jun 1994)
      5. 5. Emma (Arbell) Denton (17 May 1879 – 4 June 1968) m. John (Bell) Whitwell (11 July 1888 – 1972)
        1. 1. Ila Butts (17 February 1901 – 18 June 1942)
        2. 2. Cecil (Samuel) Tate (2 October 1902 – 13 August 1943)
        3. 3. Ola (C) Widner (15 September 1906 – 7 June 2000)
        4. 4. Earl (Ralph) Tate (12 April 1908 – 3 June 1969)
      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)
        1. 1. Sidney (Curtis) Hufstedler (10 Feb 1910 – 08 Mar 1972)
        2. 2. Hazel (Mildred Hufstedler Warren) Savage (12 Feb 1912 – 8 Aug 1966)
        3. 3. Reeves (Samuel) Hufstedler (24 Jan 1914 – 17 Jan 1979)
        4. 4. Madelyn (Lucretia) Hufstedler (10 Mar 1916 – 11 Dec 2019)
        5. 5. Boyd (Fielder) Hufstedler (25 Dec 1917 – 3 Sep 1988)
        6. 6. Hershel (Clovis) Hufstedler (25 May 1921 – 24 June 1984)
    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)

Benjamin Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1775
abt 1775
Birth of Benjamin Denton in likely Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
likely Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
1846
28 December 1846
Age 71
Death of Benjamin Denton in Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1775
    Event Place: likely Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1846
    Event Place: Holly Springs, Marshall, Mississippi, USA
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