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Jacob Denton 1761 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1761

Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Jan 1840

Death Location: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jacob Denton

Mother: Mary Claypoole

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Jacob Denton was born in 1761 in Shenandoah, Virginia, USA, the child of Jacob Denton and Mary Claypoole. Jacob Denton passed away in 1840 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Denton was born in 1761 in Shenandoah, Virginia, USA, the child of Jacob Denton and Mary Claypoole.
  • Jacob Denton passed away in 1840 in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA.

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Jacob Denton's Ancestors

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Jacob Denton
1761 – 1840
Birth Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jacob Denton
1741 – 1814
Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Mary Claypoole
1737 – 1814
Cedar Branch, Rockingham, Virginia
Grandparents
Robert (Edward) Denton
1695 – 1778
Jamaica, Queens, Long Island, NY
Jane (Odell) Moon
1714 – 1787
Hardy, Bedford, Virginia, USA
James Claypoole
1701 – 1789
Delaware
Jane (Elizabeth) Byrd
1701 – 1788
Brocks Gap, Rockingham Co., W Va
Great-Grandparents
Jonas Denton
1677 – 1717
Jane Hardenbrook
James Claypoole
1664 – 1706
Mary Cann
1670 – 1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Denton
1631 – 1713
Mary Smith
1630 – 1713
James Claypoole
1634 – 1687
Helena Mercer

Jacob Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1761
1761
Birth of Jacob Denton in Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
1840
10 Jan 1840
Age 79
Death of Jacob Denton in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1761
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1840
    Event Place: Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA

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