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Richard Denton 1586–1666 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1586

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1 Oct 1666

Death Location: Dulverton, Somerset, England

Father: Richard Denton

Mother: Lady (Dentonne)

Spouse(s): Helen Windebank

Children(s): Samuel Denton

The story of Richard Denton began in 1586 in Yorkshire, England. Richard Denton married Helen Eleanor Windebank, and had children including Samuel Denton. Richard Denton passed away in 1666 in Dulverton, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Denton began in 1586 in Yorkshire, England.
  • Richard Denton married Helen Eleanor Windebank, and had children including Samuel Denton.
  • Richard Denton passed away in 1666 in Dulverton, Somerset, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Richard Denton's Ancestors

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Richard Denton
1586–1666
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Denton
1557–1619
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Susan Fletcher Sibella) (Dentonne)
1563–1655
St Albans, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Suzan Wheatland
1540–1600
Braintree, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wheatland
1500–1557
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Denton's Descendants

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Richard Denton (1586–1 Oct 1666) m. Helen (Eleanor) Windebank (1 Feb 1597–10 Sep 1656)
  1. 1. Samuel Denton 1631–1713 m. Mary (Rock) Smith 1630–1713
    1. 1. Mary (Ellison) Denton 1662–1689 m. Peter (Smith) Sr 1660–1688 m. Jonathan NOSTRAND 1658–1691
      1. 1. Peter (T) Smith 1687–1742 m. Esther (Ethel) Mitchell 1691–1738
        1. 1. Peter (Smith IV - Veteran- American Civil) War 1710–1771 m. Rebecca Smith 1707–1788
        2. 2. Hezekiah Smith 1714–1801
      2. 2. Abigail (Nordstram) Smith 1689–
      3. 3. Jonathan Nordstram 1690–

Richard Denton's Timeline

3 Records

1586
1586
Birth of Richard Denton in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1662
1662
Age 76
Death of Richard Denton in Essex, England
Essex, England
1666
1 Oct 1666
Age 80
Burial of Richard Denton in Dulverton, Somerset, England
Dulverton, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1662
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1666
    Event Place: Dulverton, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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