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Captain John Denton 1713–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7/1/1713

Birth Location: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1765

Death Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA

Father: Jonas Denton

Mother: Jane Hardenbrock

Spouse(s): Sarah O'Dell

Children(s): James Denton

Captain John Denton was born in 1713 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA, the child of Jonas Denton And Jane Hardenbrock. Captain John Denton married Sarah O Dell, and had children including James William Denton. Captain John Denton passed away in 1765 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Captain John Denton was born in 1713 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA, the child of Jonas Denton And Jane Hardenbrock.
  • Captain John Denton married Sarah O Dell, and had children including James William Denton.
  • Captain John Denton passed away in 1765 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA.

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Captain Denton's Ancestors

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Captain Denton
1713–1765
Birth Place: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jonas Denton
1677–1750
Nassau County, New York, USA
Jane Hardenbrock
1691–
Grandparents
Samuel Denton
1631–1713
Yorkshire, England
Mary (Rock) Smith
1640–1713
Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev Denton
1603–1662
Helen Windebank
1597–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Denton
1557–1619
Susan Sibella
1563–1655

Captain Denton's Descendants

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Captain (John) Denton (7/1/1713–1765) m. Sarah O'Dell (1712–1810)
  1. 1. James (William) Denton 1746– m. Margaret Wheelus 1774–1851

Captain Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1713
7/1/1713
Birth of Captain John Denton in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
1765
1765
Age 52
Death of Captain John Denton in Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Frederick County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 711713
    Event Place: Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1765
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia, USA

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