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Sarah " Sally " Denny 1762 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 March 1762

Birth Location: Albemarle, Sussex, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Amer, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1841

Death Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Father: Benjamin Denny

Mother: SARAH LYON

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Daniel Turner

In 1762, Sarah " Sally " Denny entered the world in Albemarle, Sussex, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Amer, Virginia, USA, born to Benjamin Denny and SARAH LYON. Sarah " Sally " Denny had children including Daniel Turner. Sarah " Sally " Denny passed away in 1841 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1762, Sarah " Sally " Denny entered the world in Albemarle, Sussex, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Amer, Virginia, USA, born to Benjamin Denny and SARAH LYON.
  • Sarah " Sally " Denny had children including Daniel Turner.
  • Sarah " Sally " Denny passed away in 1841 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Denny
1738 – 1765
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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SARAH LYON
1740 – 1765
Birth Location: Virginia Colony, British America
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Daniel Turner
1789 – 1854
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Denny's Ancestors

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Sarah Denny
1762 – 1841
Birth Place: Albemarle, Sussex, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Amer, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Denny
1738 – 1765
Virginia, United States
SARAH LYON
1740 – 1765
Virginia Colony, British America
Grandparents
John (W) Lyon
1697 – 1784
Dorchester, Virginia, United States
Jean Tankersley
1715 – 1784
Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John LYON
1674 – 1703
MARY MARTIN
1674 – 1726
Richard Tankersley
1676 – 1744
Margaret Matthews
1676 – 1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abigail Lyon
1654 – 1703
Thomas Jr.*
1629 – 1701
Reuben Tankersley
1640 – 1758
James Matthews-Rowland
1656 – 1676
Jeannette Matthews
1653 – 1723

Sarah Denny's Descendants

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Sarah (" Sally ") Denny (4 March 1762 – 1841)
  1. 1. Daniel Turner (1 January 1789 – 7 August 1854) m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Hill (1791 – 1860)
    1. 1. Mary (Ann Polly) Turner (1820 – 1893) m. George (William) Gillam (1816 – 1885)
      1. 1. George (Wilson) Gilliam (1847 – 1922) m. Elizabeth (Priscilla) Payne (21 SEP 1850 – 17 JAN 1899)
        1. 1. James (F) Gilliam (Dec 1873 – 1935) m. Evaline (Lucille) Lefler (22 Apr 1893 – 28 Feb 1971)

Sarah Denny's Timeline

2 Records

1762
4 March 1762
Birth of Sarah " Sally " Denny in Albemarle, Sussex, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Amer, Virginia, USA
Albemarle, Sussex, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Amer, Virginia, USA
1841
1841
Age 79
Death of Sarah " Sally " Denny in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 March 1762
    Event Place: Albemarle, Sussex, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Amer, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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