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Captain Abraham John Denton 1700–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1700

Birth Location: Hempstead Long Island, New York

Death Date: 12 Aug 1774

Death Location: Toms Brook Plantation, Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA

Father: Captain Denton

Mother: Martha Thorne

Spouse(s): Mary (Denton)

Children(s): James Denton

The story of Captain Abraham John Denton began in 1700 in Hempstead Long Island, New York. Captain Abraham John Denton married Mary Sarah O Dell Denton, and had children including James Denton. Captain Abraham John Denton passed away in 1774 in Toms Brook Plantation, Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain Abraham John Denton began in 1700 in Hempstead Long Island, New York.
  • Captain Abraham John Denton married Mary Sarah O Dell Denton, and had children including James Denton.
  • Captain Abraham John Denton passed away in 1774 in Toms Brook Plantation, Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Denton
1668–1730
Birth Location: Hempstead, New York, USA
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Martha Thorne
1679–1730
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Denton)
1704–1779
Birth Location: Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

James Denton
1735–1834
Birth Location: , Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
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Captain Denton's Ancestors

Self
Captain Denton
1700–1774
Birth Place: Hempstead Long Island, New York
Parents
Captain Abraham I Denton
1668–1730
Hempstead, New York, USA
Martha (Joanna) Thorne
1679–1730
Woodstock, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Rock) Smith
1640–1713
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
William (Thorne) II
1632–1688
Flushing Queens,long Island Co,new York,USA
Winnifred Livingston
1642–1713
Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Quaker
1616–1664
Richard Lennington
1616–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Denton's Descendants

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Captain (Abraham John) Denton (May 1700–12 Aug 1774) m. Mary (Sarah O' Dell) (Denton) (26 Mar 1704–1779)
  1. 1. James Denton 1735–1834 m. Elizabeth (“Lizzie” Harper) ~ 1745–1798
    1. 1. William Denton 1781–1825 m. Mary (Polly) Hunt 1776–1850
      1. 1. Francis (G) Denton 1819– m. Frances Denton 1816–
        1. 1. Margaret (J Ella) Denton 1850– m. Frank Redferrin 1853–

Captain Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1700
May 1700
Birth of Captain Abraham John Denton in Hempstead Long Island, New York
Hempstead Long Island, New York
1774
12 Aug 1774
Age 74
Death of Captain Abraham John Denton in Toms Brook Plantation, Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA
Toms Brook Plantation, Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1700
    Event Place: Hempstead Long Island, New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1774
    Event Place: Toms Brook Plantation, Shenandoah, Page, Virginia, USA
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