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Robert Dennis 1617–1669 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1617

Birth Location: Surrey, England

Death Date: 1669

Death Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Father: William Dennis

Mother: Judith Scarlett

Spouse(s): Mary Chase, Mary Island

Children(s): Waitestill Denny

Robert Dennis was born in 1617 in Surrey, England, the child of William Edward Dennis And Judith Jane Scarlett. Robert Dennis married Mary Chase, Mary Island, and had children including Waitestill Denny. Robert Dennis passed away in 1669 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Robert Dennis was born in 1617 in Surrey, England, the child of William Edward Dennis And Judith Jane Scarlett.
  • Robert Dennis married Mary Chase, Mary Island, and had children including Waitestill Denny.
  • Robert Dennis passed away in 1669 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dennis
1595–1649
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Judith Scarlett
1598–1653
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Chase
1637–1652
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Island
1624–1683
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Waitestill Denny
1652–1716
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
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Robert Dennis's Ancestors

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Robert Dennis
1617–1669
Birth Place: Surrey, England
Parents
William Edward Dennis
1595–1649
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Judith (Jane) Scarlett
1598–1653
London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Samuel Scarlet
1573–1645
Ifield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Elizabeth) Ellis
1574–1599
St Bartholomew By The Exchange, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Martin
1533–1625
John Ellisse
1561–1607
Isabell Hardwick
1560–1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Marten
1512–1555
Alice Marton*
1514–1550
Thomae Ellis
1525–1578
Jenett Blaeky
1529–1584
Hardwick II
1535–1590
E. Freshwater
1540–1600

Robert Dennis's Descendants

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Robert Dennis (Nov 1617–1669) m. Mary Chase (15 May 1637–28 October 1652) m. Mary Island (1624–Abt. 1683)
  1. 1. Waitestill Denny 1652–1716 m. Hugh Stuart 1640–1715
    1. 1. Joseph Stewart 1685–1763 m. Mary Ellis 1690–1857
      1. 1. Lydia Stewart 1712–1804 m. Shubael Baker 1710–1796
        1. 1. Elisabeth Baker 1744–1811 m. Abner (NICKERSON (DNA) (Loyalist) (5\16) Wampanoag) 1732–1798
        2. 2. Shubal Baker 1741–1814 m. Rebecca Chase 1747–1785
        3. 3. Ruth Baker 1749–1824 m. Bassett Nickerson 1739–1825
        4. 4. Patience Baker 1752–1840 m. John Baker 1744–1822
    2. 2. Lydia Covell 1675– m. Joseph Covell 1675–1733
      1. 1. Sarah 1701–1789 m. William ('Red Stocking') Nickerson 1701–1763
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Nickerson) 🔴 1735–1827 m. Archelaus (Smith) (Loyalist) 1734–1821
        2. 2. Stephen (Nickerson) 1\8 1726–1801 m. Dorcas (Nickerson) 1\8 1736–1787 m. Martha (Adams) Hallet 1753–1794
        3. 3. Joshua (Nickerson) JL 1743–1785 m. Esther (Rider) JL 1734–1819
        4. 4. Deliverance Nickerson 1728–1808 m. Ebenezer Eldredge 1706–1797
        5. 5. Lumbart Nickerson 1739–1804
        6. 6. Susanna Nickerson 1741–1837 m. Isaac Howes 1728–1797
        7. 7. Mercy Nickerson 1732–1805 m. Heman Kenney 1732–1775
        8. 8. Absolom Nickerson 1724–1774 m. Sarah Penney 1733–1782
        9. 9. William Nickerson 1736–1805 m. Martha Ellis 1736–
        10. 10. Joshua Nickerson 1743–1785
        11. 11. James Nickerson 1730–1781 m. Martha Godfrey 1730–
        12. 12. Gideon (Nickerson) (Loyalist) 1745–1811 m. Sarah (Bearse) * 1745–1815
      2. 2. Ledea ((Lydia)) Covell 1701–1750 m. Thomas Nickerson 1696–1759 m. Nicholas (Bell) Nickerson 1686–1751
        1. 1. Desire 1718–1766 m. Eliphas (Elisha) Nickerson 1705–1786
        2. 2. Thomas Nickerson 1720–1800 m. Dorcas Sparrow 1722–1798
        3. 3. Prince Nickerson 1728–1812 m. Ruth Covell 1729–1760
        4. 4. Seth Nickerson 1722–1750 m. Margaret Moore 1725–
      3. 3. Constant (Covell) 1\4 1699–1772 m. Ebenezer Nickerson 1697–1768
        1. 1. Dorcas (Nickerson) 1\8 1736–1787 m. Stephen (Nickerson) 1\8 1726–1801
        2. 2. Ebenezer Nickerson 1727–1778 m. Mehitable Gray –1762
        3. 3. Timothy Nickerson 1740– m. Elizabeth Farris 1750–1806
      4. 4. Dorcas (1714) Covell 1714–1803
    3. 3. Ebenezer Steward 1680–1728 m. Ruth Higgins 1685–
    4. 4. Samuel Stewart 1690– m. Deborah Lathrop 1699–1759
    5. 5. Temperance Stewart 1693–1757 m. Elisha Dunham 1687–1730
      1. 1. Ebenezer Dunham 1717–1775
    6. 6. Michael Stuart 1673–1716
    7. 7. James Stewart 1674–
    8. 8. Katherine Stuart 1673–1745
    9. 9. John (IV Stewart of) Ardsheal 1675–1722 m. Elisabeth Foster 1675–1732
      1. 1. Elizabeth Stewart –1756 m. Seth Smith 1711–1787
        1. 1. Hugh Smith 1751–
        2. 2. Mary Smith 1740–1780
        3. 3. Zillah Smith 1753– m. Miller Paine 1754–1834
        4. 4. Seth Smith 1743–1802
        5. 5. Hugh Smith 1737–1742
        6. 6. Elizabeth Smith 1748–
        7. 7. Enos Smith 1745–1767

Robert Dennis's Timeline

4 Records

1617
Nov 1617
Birth of Robert Dennis in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1635
1635
Age 18
Robert Dennis was married in Essex, England
Essex, England
1647
1647
Age 30
Robert Dennis was married in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA
1669
1669
Age 52
Death of Robert Dennis in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1617
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1669
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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