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Margaret "Peggy" Denton 1782–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1782

Birth Location: Clayborn, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 26 July 1854

Death Location: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Abraham III

Mother: Elizabeth Hogg

Spouse(s): Christian Plank

Children(s): William Plank, John Plank, James Plank, Nancy Plank, HIRAM Plank, Christian Plank, America Plank, AMELINE Plank, James Plank, John Plank, Jasper Plank, John Plank, Nancy Plank, Nancy Plank

In 1782, Margaret "Peggy" Denton entered the world in Clayborn, Tennessee, United States, born to Abraham Denton Iii And Elizabeth Ann Mourning Hogg. In 1850, Margaret "Peggy" Denton resided in Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee, USA. Margaret "Peggy" Denton married Christian Benedict Plank, and had children including Ameline Plank, America Plank, Christian Benedict Plank, Daughter Plank, Hiram Plank, James Marion Plank, James W Plank, Jasper Plank, John J Plank, John Plank, John W Plank, Nancy Catherine Plank, Nancy Plank, William Benedict Plank. Margaret "Peggy" Denton passed away in 1854 in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1782, Margaret "Peggy" Denton entered the world in Clayborn, Tennessee, United States, born to Abraham Denton Iii And Elizabeth Ann Mourning Hogg.
  • In 1850, Margaret "Peggy" Denton resided in Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee, USA.
  • Margaret "Peggy" Denton married Christian Benedict Plank, and had children including Ameline Plank, America Plank, Christian Benedict Plank, Daughter Plank, Hiram Plank, James Marion Plank, James W Plank, Jasper Plank, John J Plank, John Plank, John W Plank, Nancy Catherine Plank, Nancy Plank, William Benedict Plank.
  • Margaret "Peggy" Denton passed away in 1854 in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Denton's Ancestors

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Margaret Denton
1782–1854
Birth Place: Clayborn, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Abraham Denton III
1730–1820
Goshen, Orange, New York, USA
Elizabeth (Ann Mourning) Hogg
1737–1804
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mary (Sarah O' Dell) (Denton)
1704–1779
Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
William (Whitson) II
1714–1783
Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Margaret PLUMLEY
1710–1783
Stafford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1676–1738
Lydia Whitson
1676–1738
Mary Plumley
1687–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Whitson
1640–1701
Mary Fletcher
1648–1734

Margaret Denton's Descendants

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Margaret ("Peggy") Denton (26 Sep 1782–26 July 1854) m. Christian (Benedict) Plank (4 June 1775–2 November 1854)
  1. 1. William (Benedict) Plank 1803–1857 m. Nancy (Jane "Anna") Grubb 1817–1887
    1. 1. Elizabeth (E) Potts 1828–1918 m. Thomas (F) Lamb 1827–1907
      1. 1. James (Elbert) Lamb 1850–1900 m. C (A) Vild 1851–
        1. 1. Luther (Allen) Lamb 1878–1946 m. Lillie (A) McGill 1896–1978 m. Kate (Bell) Ladd 1877–1912
        2. 2. Luella (D) Lamb 1875–
        3. 3. Lloyd Lamb 1882–
      2. 2. Minnie (Tabitha Angeline) Lamb 1869–1924
      3. 3. Wiley (T. A.) Lamb 1869–
      4. 4. Martha (E.) Lamb 1862–1883
      5. 5. Joseph (Lewis) Lamb 1860–1926
      6. 6. William (Riley) Lamb 1854–1941
      7. 7. Wesley (Hollis) Lamb 1854–1890
      8. 8. Amanda (C.) Lamb 1857–1886
      9. 9. Nancy (J) Talbert 1853–1908
      10. 10. John (Benedict) Lamb 1851–1932
      11. 11. Amanda Lamb 1858–
      12. 12. William (R) Lamb 1854–1941
    2. 2. William (Riley) Grubb 1831–1911
    3. 3. John (Wesley) Plank 1833–1900
    4. 4. Hiram Plank 1831–1911
    5. 5. Christian (N.) Plank 1844–1902
    6. 6. Nancy (Jane Elizabeth) Plank 1837–1928
    7. 7. Benedict (Franklin) Plank 1849–1933
    8. 8. Jackson Plank 1844–1934
    9. 9. Isaac (Newton) Plank 1851–1940
    10. 10. Jasper Plank 1847–1918
    11. 11. James (Marion) Plank 1839–1878
    12. 12. George (Lafayette) Plank 1857–1930
  2. 2. John Plank 1800–1857
  3. 3. James (Marion) Plank 1839–1878
  4. 4. Nancy (Catherine) Plank 1826–1876
  5. 5. HIRAM Plank 1808–1933
  6. 6. Christian (Benedict) Plank 1803–1857
  7. 7. America Plank 1813–1900
  8. 8. AMELINE Plank 1804–1835
  9. 9. James (W.) Plank 1822–1894
  10. 10. John (J) Plank 1803–1870
  11. 11. Jasper Plank 1847–1918
  12. 12. John (W) Plank 1853–
  13. 13. Nancy Plank 1804–
  14. 14. Nancy Plank 1804–1860

Margaret Denton's Timeline

3 Records

1782
26 Sep 1782
Birth of Margaret "Peggy" Denton in Clayborn, Tennessee, United States
Clayborn, Tennessee, United States
1850
1850
Age 68
Margaret "Peggy" Denton resided here in Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
1854
26 July 1854
Age 72
Death of Margaret "Peggy" Denton in Mccinn County, Tennessee, USA
Mccinn County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1782
    Event Place: Clayborn, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: 887; Page: 278b
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Subdivision 23, McMinn, Tennessee; Roll: 887; Page: 278b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 July 1854
    Event Place: Mccinn County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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