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Captain John Borodell Denison 1646–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 July 1646

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: 26 Apr 1698

Death Location: Stonington, Connecticut, USA

Father: George Sr

Mother: Ann (Denison)

Spouse(s): Phebe Denison

Children(s): Comfort (Billings), Captain Denison, Captain Denison, Deacon Denison, Capt RI, Samuel Denison, Phebe Denison, Anna Denison, Phebe (Billings), Sarah Denison, George 2

Captain John Borodell Denison was born in 1646 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, the child of George Denison Sr And Ann Borodell Denison. In 1677, Captain John Borodell Denison resided in Stonington, Connecticut, USA. Captain John Borodell Denison married Phebe Denison, and had children including Anna Denison, Capt John Denison Jr Sar Issac Denison Ri, Captain Robert Denison, Captain William Denison, Comfort Denison Billings, Daniel Denison, Deacon Daniel Denison, George Denison 2, Phebe Denison, Phebe Denison Billings, Samuel Denison, Sarah Denison. Captain John Borodell Denison passed away in 1698 in Stonington, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Captain John Borodell Denison was born in 1646 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, the child of George Denison Sr And Ann Borodell Denison.
  • In 1677, Captain John Borodell Denison resided in Stonington, Connecticut, USA.
  • Captain John Borodell Denison married Phebe Denison, and had children including Anna Denison, Capt John Denison Jr Sar Issac Denison Ri, Captain Robert Denison, Captain William Denison, Comfort Denison Billings, Daniel Denison, Deacon Daniel Denison, George Denison 2, Phebe Denison, Phebe Denison Billings, Samuel Denison, Sarah Denison.
  • Captain John Borodell Denison passed away in 1698 in Stonington, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sr
1620–1694
Birth Location: Stonington
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Ann (Denison)
1615–1712
Birth Location: Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Phebe Denison
1651–1718
Birth Location: Saybrook Point, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Comfort (Billings)
1690–1740
Birth Location: Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Captain Denison
1673–1737
Birth Location: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
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Captain Denison
1677–1730
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Deacon Denison
1680–1747
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Capt RI
1669–1699
Birth Location: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Denison
1683–1683
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Phebe Denison
1667–1668
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Anna Denison
1684–1734
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Phebe (Billings)
1690–1775
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Sarah Denison
1692–1733
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
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George 2
1671–1720
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
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Captain Denison's Ancestors

Self
Captain Denison
1646–1698
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Parents
George Denison Sr
1620–1694
Stonington
Ann (Borodell) (Denison)
1615–1712
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
William Denison
1571–1654
Bishops Stortford, Hertford, England
Margaret Chandler
1577–1645
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Sir (John Feilden(Boradale), Borodell) Knight
1585–1667
county Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1535–1582
Agnes Wylley
1577–1645
Tobias Chandler
1551–1629
Joan Momford
1544–1618
Anne Smyth
1551–1612
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wylie
1521–1575
Joan Marshall
1519–1565
Thomas III
1528–1611
Joan Page
1530–1607
John Fousham-Smythe
1518–1563

Captain Denison's Descendants

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Captain (John Borodell) Denison (14 July 1646–26 Apr 1698) m. Phebe Denison (5 January 1651–27 Sep 1718)
  1. 1. Comfort (Denison) (Billings) 1690–1740
  2. 2. Captain (Robert) Denison 1673–1737
  3. 3. Captain (William) Denison 1677–1730
  4. 4. Deacon (Daniel) Denison 1680–1747
  5. 5. Capt (John Denison Jr SAR Issac Denison) RI 1669–1699
  6. 6. Samuel Denison 1683–1683 m. Mary Lay 1685–
  7. 7. Phebe Denison 1667–1668
  8. 8. Anna Denison 1684–1734
  9. 9. Phebe (Denison) (Billings) 1690–1775
  10. 10. Sarah Denison 1692–1733 m. Isaac Williams 1688–1733
    1. 1. Nathan Williams 1720–1781
    2. 2. Wareham Williams 1727–1766
    3. 3. Martha Williams 1715–1781
    4. 4. Isaac Williams 1718–
    5. 5. Atwood Williams 1723–1790 m. Elizabeth (Elsie) Gallup 1728–1833
      1. 1. Isaac Williams 1756–1853 m. Mehitable Whitney 1761–1793
        1. 1. Mehitable Williams 1792–1834 m. Chauncey Bogue 1795–1870
        2. 2. Levi Williams 1788–1873
        3. 3. Osmond Williams 1790–1865
        4. 4. Lydia Williams 1784–1882
        5. 5. Sarah Williams 1786–
    6. 6. Phebe Williams 1731–1758
    7. 7. Eunice Williams 1732–
  11. 11. George (Denison) 2 1671–1720 m. Mary (Harris) Denison 1668–1711
    1. 1. Hannah Denison 1698–1782 m. John Hough 1697–1785
      1. 1. Abiah Hough 1737–1821 m. Simeon Edgerton 1732–1809
        1. 1. Jedediah EDGERTON 1759–1848 m. Elizabeth Brown 1752–1825 m. Lucy Curtice 1760–1819
        2. 2. Hannah Cobb 1765–1835 m. Joshua Cobb 1751–
        3. 3. Lydia (Edgerton) Carver 1762–1842 m. Nathaniel Carver 1752–1805
        4. 4. Sarah (Sally Edgerton) Sheldon 1778–1852
        5. 5. David Edgerton 1785–1813
        6. 6. John Edgerton 1776–1827
        7. 7. Jacob Edgerton 1760–1845
        8. 8. Abiah (Edgerton) Adams 1767–1824
        9. 9. Esther (Edgerton) Reed 1769–1852
        10. 10. Philena (Edgerton) Sheldon 1780–1853
        11. 11. Simeon (Edgerton) Jr 1774–1862
        12. 12. Elizabeth (Edgerton) Hyde 1764–1797 m. Elijah Hyde 1754–1820
        13. 13. Martha (Polly Edgerton) Dutton 1770–
      2. 2. Zabez Hough 1760–1831
      3. 3. Esther (Hough) Wood 1735–1817
      4. 4. John Hough 1719–1720
      5. 5. David Hough 1724–1798
      6. 6. Jabez Hough 1728–1820
      7. 7. John Hough 1720–1793
      8. 8. George Hough 1733–
      9. 9. Sarah Hough 1722–1749
      10. 10. Hannah (Hough) Lathrop 1725–1807
      11. 11. Infant Hough 1720–1720
    2. 2. Mary Harris 1690–1724
    3. 3. Phebe Harris 1697–1779
    4. 4. Wetherell Denison 1705–1749
    5. 5. Borodell Denison 1701–1771 m. Jonathan Latimer 1698–1778
      1. 1. Anne Latimer 1721–1811
      2. 2. Jonathan Latimer 1724–1790
      3. 3. Elizabeth Latimer 1726–
      4. 4. Mary Latimer 1729–
      5. 5. Robert Latimer 1731–
      6. 6. George Latimer 1734–1738
      7. 7. Henry Latimer 1736–
      8. 8. Daniel Latimer 1739–
      9. 9. John Latimer 1741–1741
      10. 10. Borodell Latimer 1743–
    6. 6. Sarah (Douglas) Denison 1710–1797 m. William (Douglas) III 1708–1787
      1. 1. William (Douglas) Jr 1731–1805 m. Mary Lucas 1734–1816
        1. 1. Daniel Douglas 1771–1837
        2. 2. Deacon (Ivory) Douglas 1761–1825
        3. 3. Jonathan Douglas 1765–1840
        4. 4. Richard Douglas 1774–1864
        5. 5. Caleb Douglas 1760–1821
        6. 6. Margaret Douglas 1755–1820 m. Joseph Tinker 1752–1840
        7. 7. Samuel Douglas 1763–1853
        8. 8. Josiah Douglas 1772–1862
        9. 9. Mary Douglas 1757–1817
        10. 10. Sarah Douglas 1767–1861
        11. 11. William (Douglas) IV 1753–1822
      2. 2. Elizabeth Douglas 1733–1793
      3. 3. Margaret Douglas 1735–1760
      4. 4. Jonathan Douglas 1737–1800
      5. 5. George Douglas 1739–1807
      6. 6. Abiah Douglas 1741–1815
      7. 7. Lucy Douglas 1743–1832
      8. 8. Sarah Douglas 1745–1823
      9. 9. Eunice Douglas 1748–1842
      10. 10. Richard Douglas 1750–1816
      11. 11. Lydia Douglas 1752–1811
      12. 12. Rebeckah Douglas 1741–
      13. 13. Captain (Aaron) Douglas 1753–1819
    7. 7. Grace Denison 1695–1713
    8. 8. Ann Richards 1707–1787 m. Lt. (Samuel) Richards 1699–1781 m. Jabez Hough 1702–1725
      1. 1. Infant Richards 1727–1727
      2. 2. Capt. (William) Richards 1743–
      3. 3. Lucy Richards 1728–
      4. 4. Lydia Richards 1730–1734
      5. 5. Samuel Richards 1732–
      6. 6. Elijah Richards 1734–
      7. 7. Jerusha Richards 1735–
      8. 8. Daniel Richards 1737–
      9. 9. Jabez Richards 1739–
      10. 10. Love Richards 1741–
    9. 9. Daniel Denison 1703–1748 m. Rachel ((Starr) (Denison)) Avery 1705–1791 m. Rachel Denison 1734–1915
      1. 1. Anne Denison 1743–1767
      2. 2. James Denison 1746–1778
      3. 3. Phebe Denison 1741–1818
      4. 4. Sgt. (Daniel Denison) Jr 1730–1793
      5. 5. Mary ((Denison) (Douglass)) Thompson 1728–1803
      6. 6. Thomas Denison 1732–1818
      7. 7. Rachel Denison 1734–1915 m. Daniel Denison 1703–1748 m. Joseph (Copp) I 1732–1815
        1. 1. Joseph (Copp) II 1760–1816
        2. 2. Joseph Copp 1760–1837
        3. 3. Elizabeth Copp 1758–1813
        4. 4. Rachel (Denison) Copp 1762–1834
        5. 5. Margaret (Peggy) Copp 1764–1765
        6. 6. Ann Copp 1766–1766
        7. 7. Jonathan (Shipley) Copp 1767–1774
        8. 8. Daniel Copp 1770–1822
        9. 9. Margaret (Peggy) Copp 1773–1849
        10. 10. Catherine Copp 1775–1823
        11. 11. Jonathan (Shipley) Copp 1778–1774
      8. 8. Samuel Denison 1736–1767
      9. 9. Hannah ((Denison)) Jepson 1738–1816
      10. 10. Phebe ((Denison) (Avery)) Fish 1743–1818
      11. 11. Elizabeth Denison 1748–1822
      12. 12. Capt. (James) Denison 1746–1778 m. Jerusha (Chester) Denison 1757–1801 m. Esther (Brown) Denison 1747–1777
        1. 1. James (Denison) Jr 1779–1844
        2. 2. Esther Denison 1769–1835
        3. 3. Charles Denison 1769–1810
      13. 13. Mary Denison 1728–1803
      14. 14. Sgt (Daniel Denison) Jr 1730–1793 m. Katherine Avery 1737–1825
        1. 1. Elihu Denison 1777–1820
        2. 2. Samuel Denison 1774–1849
        3. 3. Ebenezer (Avery) Denison 1760–1843
        4. 4. Aseneth Denison 1767–1829
        5. 5. Catharine Jones 1757–1851
        6. 6. Griswold Denison 1765–1826
        7. 7. George Denison 1763–1786
        8. 8. Daniel (Denison) III 1758–1832
        9. 9. Jonathan (B) Denison 1761–1833
        10. 10. David Denison 1769–1851
        11. 11. Latham Denison 1771–1847 m. Eleanor Tifft 1780–1846
        12. 12. Thomas Denison 1779–1838
        13. 13. Ebenezer Denison 1720–1843
        14. 14. Child Denison 1773–1773
      15. 15. Thomas Denison 1732–1818

Captain Denison's Timeline

5 Records

1646
14 July 1646
Birth of Captain John Borodell Denison in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1667
26 November 1667
Age 21
Captain John Borodell Denison was married In Saybrook, Conn.
Saybrook, Conn.
1677
29 Jul 1677
Age 31
Captain John Borodell Denison resided here in Stonington, Connecticut, USA
Stonington, Connecticut, USA
1698
26 Apr 1698
Age 52
Death of Captain John Borodell Denison in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Stonington, New London, Connecticut
1698
26 Apr 1698
Age 52
Captain John Borodell Denison - Probate in New London, Connecticut, USA
New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 July 1646
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 352.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RWK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 November 1667
    Event Place: Saybrook, Conn.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1677
    Event Place: Stonington, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1698
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (New London District); Probate Place: New London, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stonington, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1698
    Event Place: New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (New London District); Probate Place: New London, Connecticut
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