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William Denison 1571–1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1571

Birth Location: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 January 1653

Death Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Hertfordshire

Mother: Agnes Vace

Spouse(s): Margareta Chandler

Children(s): Captain Denison, Edward Denison, John Denison, Daniel Denison

In 1571, William Denison entered the world in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Denison Bishop Stortford Hertfordshire And Agnes Willie Wylley Denison Gace Vace. William Denison married Margareta Chandler, and had children including Captain George Denison, Daniel Denison, Edward Denison, John Eliot Denison. William Denison passed away in 1653 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1571, William Denison entered the world in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Denison Bishop Stortford Hertfordshire And Agnes Willie Wylley Denison Gace Vace.
  • William Denison married Margareta Chandler, and had children including Captain George Denison, Daniel Denison, Edward Denison, John Eliot Denison.
  • William Denison passed away in 1653 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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William Denison's Ancestors

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William Denison
1571–1653
Birth Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Denison, Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire
1535–1582
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Agnes (Willie Wylley Denison Gace) Vace
1544–1602
Thorley, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Bishop (Denison) Denyson
1513–1604
Thorley, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Goode) Denison
1517–1543
Thorley, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Joan* (Marsead Marshall) 11ggm*
1519–1565
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John (Marshall)
1500–1560
LADY Lady
1500–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Denison's Descendants

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William Denison (3 February 1571–25 January 1653) m. Margareta Chandler (13 October 1577–3 Feb 1645)
  1. 1. Captain (George) Denison 1620–1694 m. Bridget Denison 1622–1643
    1. 1. Hannah Denison 1643–1715 m. Joseph Saxton 1656–1715 m. Nathaniel Chesebrough 1630–1678
      1. 1. Anna Chesebrough 1660–1750 m. Samuel Richardson 1660–1713
        1. 1. Mary Richardson 1700–1785 m. Joshua Holmes 1700–1777
        2. 2. Kathorn Richardson 1697–
        3. 3. Prudence Richardson 1690–
        4. 4. Samuel Richardson 1686–
        5. 5. Sarah Richardson 1699–
        6. 6. Hannah Richardson 1695–
        7. 7. Samuel Richardson 1693–
        8. 8. Anna Richardson 1688–1750
      2. 2. Mercy Saxton 1686–1791
      3. 3. Mary Page 1681–1750
      4. 4. Jerusha Palmer 1683–
      5. 5. Bridget Cheseborough 1669–1720
    2. 2. Sarah Denison 1641–1701
  2. 2. Edward Denison 1614–1668
  3. 3. John (Eliot) Denison 1610–
  4. 4. Daniel Denison 1612–1682

William Denison's Timeline

3 Records

1571
3 February 1571
Birth of William Denison in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1632
1632
Age 61
William Denison resided here in Roxbury, Mass.
Roxbury, Mass.
1653
25 January 1653
Age 82
Death of William Denison in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1571
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 42
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 769.053; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 56
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A record of the descendants of Samuel Denison, late of Floyd, Oneida Co , N Y , with notices of his
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1631
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts; Year: 1632; Page Number: 137

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Roxbury, Mass.
    Record Source: Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jefferson, New York, USA
    Record Source: Genealogical and Family History of the County of Jefferson, New York

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] A Potter-Richardson Memorial : the Ancestral Lines of William W. Potter of Michigan, and His Wife, Margaret (Richardson) Potter
    [2] Ancestors and descendants of Calvert Crary and his wife, Eliza Hill, Liberty, N.Y.
    [3] A record of the descendants of Capt. George Denison, of Stonington, Conn. with notices of his father and brothers
    [4] Ancestors of Florence Julia Brown : and some of their descendants
    [5] Genealogy of Rasselas Wilcox Brown and Mary Potter Brownell Brown : their descendants and ancestral lines
    [6] Denison genealogy
    [7] The Dennison family of North Yarmouth and Freeport, Maine : descended from George Dennison, 1699-1747, of Annisquam, Mass.
    [8] Ancestry of Robert Harry McIntire and of Helen Annette McIntire, His Wife
    [9] The Genealogical register

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1653
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A record of the descendants of Samuel Denison, late of Floyd, Oneida Co , N Y , with notices of his
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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