Individual Notes
Note for: Richard Morris, ABT 1616 - 1672
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Individual Note: [new.ged]
Captain Richard Morris was among the bravest of Cromwell's warriors.
Their most famous exploit was the capture of Chepstow Castle, which they
carried by fire and sword. From this feat they took as a crest a castle
in flames on a rock, with
the motto, Tandem vincitur. After buying an estate in Barbadoes Richard
and his brother Lewis still yearned for the excitement of war, and urged
Cromwell to attack Spain in the West Indies. He was apparently
unsuccessful, because he sailed
for his plantations as a settler and not a soldier. His action seems to
have been a ruse of some sort, as he had scarcely arrived in his new
home when Cromwell organized an expedition to attack Hispaniola (now
Hayti and San Domingo), and
with the announcement came a commission for Colonel Lewis Morris. For his
gallantry in this little war, the Colonel received many pressing
invitations to return to England, and, just before the Restoration, had
begun to arrange for the
voyage. The advent of Charles II. changed his plans. Instead of
returning, he sent post-haste for his brother Richard, who came out by
the next sailing vessel. Subsequent events showed the wisdom of the
course. The two brothers had made
many enemies during the wars, and proceedings had been begun against
them, when Richard left home forever. There were many
ex-Parliamentarians in Barbadoes, so that Richard had a hearty welcome
when he arrived. Here he met, wooed, and won
Sarah Pole, an heiress and belle. He remained in Barbadoes several years,
attending to his brother's estate and the one he had secured by
marriage. The brothers were dissatisfied with the slow life of the West
Indies, and determined upon a
change. In pursuance of this, Richard in i668 sailed for New York. He
took with him a large amount of money, which he invested sagaciously in
New York and New Jersey real estate shortly after his arrival. The New
York property consisted of
three thousand odd acres near the Harlem, which he named Bronxland from
the River Bronx lying to its north. This purchase made Richard Morris
one of the largest landed proprietors in Westchester County. In 1671,
Richard had a son whom he
named Lewis, after the great Chlef Justice Colonel. Captain Richard was
very active in public affairs and served upon many bodies during the
administrations of Lovelace, Evertse, and Colve. He died suddenly about
1675. There must have been a
deep love between the two brothers, because the death disclosed a
singular contract between them to the effect that if Captain Richard
died Colonel Lewis would come on and become a father to the former's
child or children. The Colonel was
true to his word. When the news reached him of his brother's death, he
disposed of most of his estates in Barbadoes and came on to New York (I
676). In October of that year he invested his wealth in New Jersey
property, purchasing 3540 acres
in East Jersey, which he named Tinton, and another tract in the same
neighborhood. He called the entire territory Monmouth, and from this
name Monmouth County took its title. It seems quite odd that the English
shire which had produced so
many fearless opponents to the British Crown in the days of Cromwell
should give its name to an American county on which again the British
Crown was to meet opposition and defeat. The first opponents transported
the name across the sea, and
in the course of years their descendants renewed the wars of a previous
century. Captain Richard Morris was among the bravest of Cromwell's
warriors. Their most famous exploit was the capture of Chepstow Castle,
which they carried by fire
and sword. From this feat they took as a crest a castle in flames on a
rock, with the motto, Tandem vincitur. After buying an estate in
Barbadoes Richard and his brother Lewis still yearned for the excitement
of war, and urged Cromwell to
attack Spain in the West Indies. He was apparently unsuccessful, because
he sailed for his plantations as a settler and not a soldier. His action
seems to have been a ruse of some sort, as he had scarcely arrived in
his new home when Cromwell
organized an expedition to attack Hispaniola (now Hayti and San
Domingo), and with the announcement came a commission for Colonel Lewis
Morris. For his gallantry in this little war, the Colonel received many
pressing invitations to return to
England, and, just before the Restoration, had begun to arrange for the
voyage. The advent of Charles II. changed his plans. Instead of
returning, he sent post-haste for his brother Richard, who came out by
the next sailing vessel.
Subsequent events showed the wisdom of the course. The two brothers had
made many enemies during the wars, and proceedings had been begun against
them, when Richard left home forever. There were many ex-Parliamentarians
in Barbadoes, so that
Richard had a hearty welcome when he arrived. Here he met, wooed, and
won Sarah Pole, an heiress and belle. He remained in Barbadoes several
years, attending to his brother's estate and the one he had secured by
marriage. The brothers were
dissatisfied with the slow life of the West Indies, and determined upon
a change. In pursuance of this, Richard in i668 sailed for New York. He
took with him a large amount of money, which he invested sagaciously in
New York and New Jersey
real estate shortly after his arrival. The New York property consisted of
three thousand odd acres near the Harlem, which he named Bronxland from
the River Bronx lying to its north. This purchase made Richard Morris one
of the largest landed
proprietors in Westchester County. In 1671, Richard had a son whom he
named Lewis, after the great Chlef Justice Colonel. Captain Richard was
very active in public affairs and served upon many bodies during the
administrations of Lovelace,
Evertse, and Colve. He died suddenly about 1675. There must have been a
deep love between the two brothers, because the death disclosed a
singular contract between them to the effect that if Captain Richard died
Colonel Lewis would come on
and become a father to the former's child or children. The Colonel was
true to his word. When the news reached him of his brother's death, he
disposed of most of his estates in Barbadoes and came on to New York (I
676). In October of that
year he invested his wealth in New Jersey property, purchasing 3540
acres in East Jersey, which he named Tinton, and another tract in the
same neighborhood. He called the entire territory Monmouth, and from
this name Monmouth County took its
title. It seems quite odd that the English shire which had produced so
many fearless opponents to the British Crown in the days of Cromwell
should give its name to an American county on which again the British
Crown was to meet opposition
and defeat. The first opponents transported the name across the sea, and
in the course of years their descendants renewed the wars of a previous
century.
Individual Notes
Note for: Samuel Denton, 1734 - 1811
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Individual Note: [new.ged]
Samuel DENTON was born in 1734 in Orange CO, NY. Died in 1811 in
Pendleton Dictrict, SC. Samuel was a Revolutionary War Soldier in the NC
Continental Line and received bounty land in White CO, TN. Until proper
dates are learned, it is uncertain
which children belong to which mother. By 1769 both Abraham III and
Samuel had joined a wagon train from the Shenandoah Valley to Lord
Granville's land sale in North Carolina. This wagon train was made up of
the then current younger generation
of the Plumleys, Weavers, Moores, Hoggs, Dentons, etc. These, the
growing-up children of the original immigrants to the Virginia frontier
were marrying and developing families of their own and hungered for land
of their own. They could not
afford the local land and family holdings were not large enough to divide
among all of the children. When Lord Granville began to advertise his
land for sale, it was a new frontier to these young families. Tax lists
and early censuses show that
Samuel settled in what is now Granville CO while Abraham III settled in
Caswell CO. Each chose to settle near where their wives' relatives bought
land -- the Moores around Samuel and the Hoggs around Abraham III's
family. He married Elizabeth
SEAMAN. He also married Margaret MOORE. Margaret MOORE, died in Granville
CO, NC.
[denton.GED]
Samuel DENTON was born in 1734 in Orange CO, NY. Died in 1811 in
Pendleton Dictrict, SC. Samuel was a Revolutionary War Soldier in the NC
Continental Line and received bounty land in White CO, TN. Until proper
dates are learned, it is uncertain which children belong to which mother.
By 1769 both Abraham III and Samuel had joined a wagon train from the
Shenandoah Valley to Lord Granville's land sale in North Carolina. This
wagon train was made up of the then current younger generation of the
Plumleys, Weavers, Moores, Hoggs, Dentons, etc. These, the growing-up
children of the original immigrants to the Virginia frontier were
marrying and developing families of their own and hungered for land of
their own. They could not afford the local land and family holdings were
not large enough to divide among all of the children. When Lord Granville
began to advertise his land for sale, it was a new frontier to these
young families. Tax lists and early censuses show that Samuel settled in
what is now Granville CO while Abraham III settled in Caswell CO. Each
chose to settle near where their wives' relatives bought land -- the
Moores around Samuel and the Hoggs around Abraham III's family.
He married Elizabeth SEAMAN.
He also married Margaret MOORE. Margaret MOORE, died in Granville CO, NC.
[Denton.ged]
Samuel was a Revolutionary War Soldier in the NC Continental Line and
received bounty land in White CO, TN. Until proper dates are learned,
it is uncertain which children belong to which mother.
He is in the DAR Patriot Index, Part 1, page 820. He was a private in
the NC line.
By 1769 both Abraham III and Samuel had joined a wagon train from the
Shenandoah Valley to Lord Granville's land sale in North Carolina.
This wagon train was made up of the then current younger generation of
the Plumleys, Weavers, Moores, Hoggs, Dentons, etc. This, the growing
up children of the original immigrants to the Virginia frontier were
marrying
and developing families of their own and hungered for land of their
own. They could not afford the local land and family holdings were not
large enough to divide among all of the children. When Lord Granville
began to advertise his land for sale, it was a new frontier to these
young families. Tax lists and early censuses show that Samuel settled
in what
is now Granville CO while Abraham III settled in Caswell CO. Each
chose to settle near where their wives' relatives bought land -- the
Moores around Samuel and the Hoggs around Abraham III's family.
[new.GED]
[new.ged]
Samuel DENTON was born in 1734 in Orange CO, NY. Died in 1811 in
Pendleton Dictrict, SC. Samuel was a Revolutionary War Soldier in the NC
Continental Line and received bounty land in White CO, TN. Until proper
dates are learned, it is uncertain
which children belong to which mother. By 1769 both Abraham III and
Samuel had joined a wagon train from the Shenandoah Valley to Lord
Granville's land sale in North Carolina. This wagon train was made up of
the then current younger generation
of the Plumleys, Weavers, Moores, Hoggs, Dentons, etc. These, the
growing-up children of the original immigrants to the Virginia frontier
were marrying and developing families of their own and hungered for land
of their own. They could not
afford the local land and family holdings were not large enough to divide
among all of the children. When Lord Granville began to advertise his
land for sale, it was a new frontier to these young families. Tax lists
and early censuses show that
Samuel settled in what is now Granville CO while Abraham III settled in
Caswell CO. Each chose to settle near where their wives' relatives bought
land -- the Moores around Samuel and the Hoggs around Abraham III's
family. He married Elizabeth
SEAMAN. He also married Margaret MOORE. Margaret MOORE, died in Granville
CO, NC.
[denton.GED]
Samuel DENTON was born in 1734 in Orange CO, NY. Died in 1811 in
Pendleton Dictrict, SC. Samuel was a Revolutionary War Soldier in the NC
Continental Line and received bounty land in White CO, TN. Until proper
dates are learned, it is uncertain which children belong to which mother.
By 1769 both Abraham III and Samuel had joined a wagon train from the
Shenandoah Valley to Lord Granville's land sale in North Carolina. This
wagon train was made up of the then current younger generation of the
Plumleys, Weavers, Moores, Hoggs, Dentons, etc. These, the growing-up
children of the original immigrants to the Virginia frontier were
marrying and developing families of their own and hungered for land of
their own. They could not afford the local land and family holdings were
not large enough to divide among all of the children. When Lord Granville
began to advertise his land for sale, it was a new frontier to these
young families. Tax lists and early censuses show that Samuel settled in
what is now Granville CO while Abraham III settled in Caswell CO. Each
chose to settle near where their wives' relatives bought land -- the
Moores around Samuel and the Hoggs around Abraham III's family.
He married Elizabeth SEAMAN.
He also married Margaret MOORE. Margaret MOORE, died in Granville CO, NC.
[Denton.ged]
Samuel was a Revolutionary War Soldier in the NC Continental Line and
received bounty land in White CO, TN. Until proper dates are learned,
it is uncertain which children belong to which mother.
He is in the DAR Patriot Index, Part 1, page 820. He was a private in
the NC line.
By 1769 both Abraham III and Samuel had joined a wagon train from the
Shenandoah Valley to Lord Granville's land sale in North Carolina.
This wagon train was made up of the then current younger generation of
the Plumleys, Weavers, Moores, Hoggs, Dentons, etc. This, the growing
up children of the original immigrants to the Virginia frontier were
marrying
and developing families of their own and hungered for land of their
own. They could not afford the local land and family holdings were not
large enough to divide among all of the children. When Lord Granville
began to advertise his land for sale, it was a new frontier to these
young families. Tax lists and early censuses show that Samuel settled
in what
is now Granville CO while Abraham III settled in Caswell CO. Each
chose to settle near where their wives' relatives bought land -- the
Moores around Samuel and the Hoggs around Abraham III's family.
Individual Notes
Note for: Abraham Denton, 1738 - 1827
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Individual Note: [new.ged]
Abraham DENTON III was born in 1738 in Orange CO, NY. Died in 1828 in
Obion CO, TN. From "The Denton Family" by David H. Templin, printed in
the Smokey Mountain Historical Newsletter, Spring 1983: "Abraham Denton
moved to the Watauga
settlements by 1775, and the family was forced back into Virginia by the
Cherokee invasion during the summer of 1776. Abraham was active in the
affairs of Washington and Greene Counties. Abraham apparently was living
in the section of
Washington County which was formed into Greene County. August 23, 1784,
Abraham was a delegate from Greene County to the convention held in
Jonesboro and which led to the formation of the State of Franklin.
Abraham was one of five grantees to
150 acres lying in the Fork of Big Pigeon and French Broad River. This
grant was issued by North Carolina June 11, 1788. The land is located in
what is now Cocke County, Tennessee. The first church established in what
is now Cocke County,
Tennessee was the Big Pigeon Baptist Church. Among the charter members is
found Mourning Denton. Abraham seems to have disappeared from East
Tennessee by the time Tennessee became a state. It is said that he
appears in White County, Tennessee
about 1809 and in Perry county in 1821. In her book, Edythe Whitely lists
the children of Abraham and Mourning Denton. The list seems to have been
prepared from letters and other papers collected from John S. Denton. One
letter cited in her
book was from Holland Denton, grandson of Abraham and Mourning." Abraham
apparently fought with the North Carolina line in the Revolutionary War
after he moved to the Yadkin river region. Abraham's movements: 1766 in
NC; 1774 in Rowan CO, NC;
1783 in Burke CO, NC then to Washington CO, TN (Sinking Creek); 1809 to
1821 in White CO, TN and later to Hickman and Perry COs, TN. He married
Elizabeth who died. He also married Mourning HOGG in 1766. Mourning HOGG
was born in 1750. She died
in Monroe CO, TN.
[denton.GED]
Abraham DENTON III was born in 1738 in Orange CO, NY. Died in 1828 in
Obion CO, TN. From "The Denton Family" by David H. Templin, printed in
the Smokey Mountain Historical Newsletter, Spring 1983: "Abraham Denton
moved to the Watauga settlements by 1775, and the family was forced back
into Virginia by the Cherokee invasion during the summer of 1776. Abraham
was active in the affairs of Washington and Greene Counties. Abraham
apparently was living in the section of Washington County which was
formed into Greene County. August 23, 1784, Abraham was a delegate from
Greene County to the convention held in Jonesboro and which led to the
formation of the State of Franklin. Abraham was one of five grantees to
150 acres lying in the Fork of Big Pigeon and French Broad River. This
grant was issued by North Carolina June 11, 1788. The land is located in
what is now Cocke County, Tennessee. The first church established in what
is now Cocke County, Tennessee was the Big Pigeon Baptist Church. Among
the charter members is found Mourning Denton. Abraham seems to have
disappeared from East Tennessee by the time Tennessee became a state. It
is said that he appears in White County, Tennessee about 1809 and in
Perry county in 1821. In her book, Edythe Whitely lists the children of
Abraham and Mourning Denton. The list seems to have been prepared from
letters and other papers collected from John S. Denton. One letter cited
in her book was from Holland Denton, grandson of Abraham and Mourning."
Abraham apparently fought with the North Carolina line in the
Revolutionary War after he moved to the Yadkin river region.
Abraham's movements: 1766 in NC; 1774 in Rowan CO, NC; 1783 in Burke CO,
NC then to Washington CO, TN (Sinking Creek); 1809 to 1821 in White CO,
TN and later to Hickman and Perry COs, TN.
He married Elizabeth who died. He also married Mourning HOGG in 1766.
Mourning HOGG was born in 1750. She died in Monroe CO, TN.
[Denton.ged]
From "The Denton Family" by David H. Templin, printed in the Smokey
Mountain Historical Newsletter, Spring 1983: "Abraham Denton moved to
the
Watauga settlements by 1775, and the family was forced back into
Virginia
by the Cherokee invasion during the summer of 1776. Abraham was
active in
the affairs of Washington and Greene Counties. Abraham apparently was
living in the section of Washington County which was formed into
Greene
County. August 23, 1784, Abraham was a delegate from Greene County to
the
convention held in Jonesboro and which led to the formation of the
State
of Franklin. Abraham was one of five grantees to 150 acres lying in
the
Fork of Big Pigeon and French Broad River. This grant was issued by
North
Carolina June 11, 1788. The land is located in what is now Cocke
County,
Tennessee. The first church established in what is now Cocke County,
Tennessee was the Big Pigeon Baptist Church. Among the charter
members is
found Mourning Denton. Abraham seems to have disappeared from East
Tennessee by the time Tennessee became a state. It is said that he
appears in White County, Tennessee about 1809 and in Perry county in
1821.
In her book, Edythe Whitely lists the children of Abraham and Mourning
Denton. The list seems to have been prepared from letters and other
papers collected from John S. Denton. One letter cited in her book
was
from Holland Denton, grandson of Abraham and Mourning."
Abraham apparently fought with the North Carolina line in the
Revolutionary War after he moved to the Yadkin river region.
Abraham's movements: 1766 in NC; 1774 in Rowan CO, NC; 1783 in Burke
CO,
NC then to Washington CO, TN (Sinking Creek); 1809 to 1821 in White
CO, TN
and later to Hickman and Perry COs, TN.
Individual Notes
Note for: Elizabeth Hogg, 1750 - UNKNOWN
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Alias: /Mourning/
Individual Notes
Note for: Abraham Denton, 1700 - 1774
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Baptism: Date: 12 AUG 1774
Burial: Date: UNKNOWN
Place: Tom's Brook Plantation, Shenandoah CO, VA
Individual Note: Capt. Abraham II DENTON was born in 1700 in Hemstead, NY. Baptized on 12
Aug 1774. Died in 1774 in Shenandoah CO, VA. His will was presented
August 12, 1774. He died and is buried at Tom's Brook Plantation in
Shenandoah CO, VA. Abraham was a
Captain in the French and Indian War in the Provincial Army of 1766.
Abraham, according to sources in Orange CO, NY, had some problems with
local law and soon after left the county for a new home in the Shenandoah
County of Virginia. This was
in 1729 or 1730. Thus started the move westward, for his sons each moved
in different directions into the frontier. From The Tennessee Valley
Historical Review: "Abraham Denton, Junior, became involved with the law
in New York in about 1729-30.
He, along with some close relatives, left that state and headed for
Virginia, crossing the eastern part of Pennsylvania and the northwestern
part of Maryland. In the Valley of Virginia, then Orange County (later
Augusta County) and the upper
Virginia Valley, (Frederick, later Dunmore, and still later Shenandoah
County) we find Abraham and his family. Also about the same time, Jonas
Denton and others had reached the Virginia country. Samuel, Robert, James
and John Denton begin to
appear in the same general locality. The deeds in Frederick County
clearly prove that the Dentons were there as early as 1755 and became
prominent citizens." Abraham left a deed dated August 12, 1774 which was
signed by Mary Denton Little.
Dorothy Clock (Clark) Elizabeth Smith and Mary Pareson (Pearson) made
their marks. He married Mary O'DELL in 1725 in Orange CO, NY. Mary O'DELL
was born in 1702 in Woodstock, VA.Abraham's will was written August 12,
1774 and probated September
27, 1774 in Shenandoah CO, VA. Died in 1779 in Shenandoah, VA. Will book
A, page 200, Woodstock Shenandoah CO, VA pgs. 228-229. Administration and
inventory of estate and apportionment. Heirs: Elizabeth Smith, Hannah
Smith and Daridea Clock
(Clark). These were probably Mary's sisters who took care of her in her
old age as her children had already moved on by the time her husband died.
[denton.GED]
Capt. Abraham II DENTON was born in 1700 in Hemstead, NY. Baptized on 12
Aug 1774. Died in 1774 in Shenandoah CO, VA. His will was presented
August 12, 1774. He died and is buried at Tom's Brook Plantation in
Shenandoah CO, VA. Abraham was a Captain in the French and Indian War in
the Provincial Army of 1766.
Abraham, according to sources in Orange CO, NY, had some problems with
local law and soon after left the county for a new home in the Shenandoah
County of Virginia. This was in 1729 or 1730. Thus started the move
westward, for his sons each moved in different directions into the
frontier.
From The Tennessee Valley Historical Review: "Abraham Denton, Junior,
became involved with the law in New York in about 1729-30. He, along with
some close relatives, left that state and headed for Virginia, crossing
the eastern part of Pennsylvania and the northwestern part of Maryland.
In the Valley of Virginia, then Orange County (later Augusta County) and
the upper Virginia Valley, (Frederick, later Dunmore, and still later
Shenandoah County) we find Abraham and his family. Also about the same
time, Jonas Denton and others had reached the Virginia country. Samuel,
Robert, James and John Denton begin to appear in the same general
locality. The deeds in Frederick County clearly prove that the Dentons
were there as early as 1755 and became prominent citizens."
Abraham left a deed dated August 12, 1774 which was signed by Mary Denton
Little. Dorothy Clock (Clark) Elizabeth Smith and Mary Pareson (Pearson)
made their marks.
He married Mary O'DELL in 1725 in Orange CO, NY. Mary O'DELL was born in
1702 in Woodstock, VA.Abraham's will was written August 12, 1774 and
probated September 27, 1774 in Shenandoah CO, VA. Died in 1779 in
Shenandoah, VA. Will book A, page 200, Woodstock Shenandoah CO, VA pgs.
228-229. Administration and inventory of estate and apportionment. Heirs:
Elizabeth Smith, Hannah Smith and Daridea Clock (Clark). These were
probably Mary's sisters who took care of her in her old age as her
children had already moved on by the time her husband died.
[Denton.ged]
"Abraham, according to sources in Orange CO, NY, had some problems
with
local law and soon after left the county for a new home in the
Shenandoah
County of Virginia. This was in 1729 or 1730. Thus started the move
westward, for his sons each moved in different directions into the
frontier."
Abraham's will was written August 12, 1774 and probated September 27,
1774
in Shenandoah CO, VA.
From The Tennessee Valley Historical Review: "Abraham Denton, Junior,
became involved with the law in New York in about 1729-30. He, along
with
some close relatives, left that state and headed for Virginia,
crossing
the eastern part of Pennsylvania and the northwestern part of
Maryland. In
the Valley of Virginia, then Orange County (later Augusta County) and
the
upper Virginia Valley, (Frederick, later Dunmore, and still later
Shenandoah County) we find Abraham and his family. Also about the
same
time, Jonas Denton and others had reached the Virginia country.
Samuel,
Robert, James and John Denton begin to appear in the same general
locality. The deeds in Frederick County clearly prove that the
Dentons
were there as early as 1755 and became prominent citizens."
Abraham left a deed dated August 12, 1774 which was signed by Mary
Denton
Little. Dorothy Clock (Clark) Elizabeth Smith and Mary Pareson
(Pearson)
made their marks. By this information, Mary Little was still living
in
1774 and had enough education to sign her name.
Abraham was a Captain in the French and Indian War in the Provincial
Army
of 1766.
As the older generation died off, the younger ones became less rooted
in
the old lands and soon started departing for the southwest.
His will was presented August 12, 1774. He died at the Tom's Brook
Plantation in Shenandoah CO, VA.
Individual Notes
Note for: Mary O'Dell, 1702 - 1779
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Individual Note: [denton.GED]
[Denton.ged]
Will book A, page 200, Woodstock Shenandoah CO, VA pgs. 228-229.
Administration and inventory of estate and apportionment. Heirs:
Elizabeth Smith, Hannah Smith and Daridea Clock (Clark). These were
probably Mary's sisters who took care of her in her old age as her
children had already moved on by the time her husband died.
[new.GED]
[Odell.GED]
Will book A, page 200, Woodstock Shenandoah CO, VA pgs. 228-229.
Administration and inventory of estate and apportionment. Heirs:
Elizabeth Smith, Hannah Smith and Daridea Clock (Clark). These were
probably Mary's sisters who took care of her in her old age as her
children had already moved on by the time her husband died.
[new.GED]
[denton.GED]
[Denton.ged]
Will book A, page 200, Woodstock Shenandoah CO, VA pgs. 228-229.
Administration and inventory of estate and apportionment. Heirs:
Elizabeth Smith, Hannah Smith and Daridea Clock (Clark). These were
probably Mary's sisters who took care of her in her old age as her
children had already moved on by the time her husband died.
[new.GED]
[Odell.GED]
Will book A, page 200, Woodstock Shenandoah CO, VA pgs. 228-229.
Administration and inventory of estate and apportionment. Heirs:
Elizabeth Smith, Hannah Smith and Daridea Clock (Clark). These were
probably Mary's sisters who took care of her in her old age as her
children had already moved on by the time her husband died.
Individual Notes
Note for: Abraham Denton, ABT 1668 - 1729
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Burial: Date: UNKNOWN
Place: Orange CO, NY
Individual Note: [new.ged]
Abraham DENTON Sr was born in 1668 in Hempstead, LI. Died in 1729 in
Orange CO, NY. Buried in Orange CO, NY. Abraham was a private in Captain
Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715. He had
purchased land from Richard
Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700. The Orange CO, NY records show,
"Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct of Haverstraw to son Abraham
Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of Jonas Denton and John Denton,
January 10, 1729-30." He
married Martha THORNE in 1699 in Orange CO, NY. Martha THORNE was born in
1679 in Woodstock, VA. Died in 1730 in Orange CO, NY.
[denton.GED]
Abraham DENTON Sr was born in 1668 in Hempstead, LI. Died in 1729 in
Orange CO, NY. Buried in Orange CO, NY. Abraham was a private in Captain
Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715. He had
purchased land from Richard Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700.
The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct
of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of
Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."
He married Martha THORNE in 1699 in Orange CO, NY. Martha THORNE was born
in 1679 in Woodstock, VA. Died in 1730 in Orange CO, NY.
[Denton.ged]
Abraham was a private in Captain Cornelius Haring's company from
Orange
CO, NY during 1715. He had purchased land from Richard Volentine of
Hempstead on March 3, 1700.
The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the
Precinct
of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence
of
Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."
[new.GED]
[new.ged]
Abraham DENTON Sr was born in 1668 in Hempstead, LI. Died in 1729 in
Orange CO, NY. Buried in Orange CO, NY. Abraham was a private in Captain
Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715. He had
purchased land from Richard
Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700. The Orange CO, NY records show,
"Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct of Haverstraw to son Abraham
Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of Jonas Denton and John Denton,
January 10, 1729-30." He
married Martha THORNE in 1699 in Orange CO, NY. Martha THORNE was born in
1679 in Woodstock, VA. Died in 1730 in Orange CO, NY.
[denton.GED]
Abraham DENTON Sr was born in 1668 in Hempstead, LI. Died in 1729 in
Orange CO, NY. Buried in Orange CO, NY. Abraham was a private in Captain
Cornelius Haring's company from Orange CO, NY during 1715. He had
purchased land from Richard Volentine of Hempstead on March 3, 1700.
The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the Precinct
of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence of
Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."
He married Martha THORNE in 1699 in Orange CO, NY. Martha THORNE was born
in 1679 in Woodstock, VA. Died in 1730 in Orange CO, NY.
[Denton.ged]
Abraham was a private in Captain Cornelius Haring's company from
Orange
CO, NY during 1715. He had purchased land from Richard Volentine of
Hempstead on March 3, 1700.
The Orange CO, NY records show, "Abraham Denton, Senr., of the
Precinct
of Haverstraw to son Abraham Denton, land. Delivered in the presence
of
Jonas Denton and John Denton, January 10, 1729-30."
Individual Notes
Note for: Garrett Moore, 1772 - 1854
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Burial: Date: UNKNOWN
Place: Pennington Graveyard, Moss, TN- Boles, KY
Individual Note: [new.ged]
BURIAL: Pennington Graveyard, Moss, TN- Boles, KY
[denton.GED]
BURIAL: Pennington Graveyard, Moss, TN- Boles, KY
Individual Notes
Note for: Sarah Moore, 1815 - 1882
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Alias: /Sally/
Individual Notes
Note for: Richard Denton, 1565 - 9 DEC 1619
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Christening: Date: 17 SEP 1557
Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Individual Notes
Note for: Marytje Bill, - UNKNOWN
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Burial: Date: UNKNOWN
Place: New York City, New York, New York
Individual Note: [new.ged]
--Other Fields
Individual Notes
Note for: Lewis Morris, 15 OCT 1671 - 25 MAY 1746
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Individual Note: [new.ged]
Lewis II., better known as Lewis the Chief justice, is one of the most
romantic characters in colonial history. He was a dreamer and yet sternly
practical, a born soldier, and yet a good businessman; an able judge,
but one who never seemed
to read or study precedents; ambitious, and yet scornful of the opinions
of those in authority; a fountain of fun and humor, and yet so vitriolic
in his bitterness as to keep his enemies in perpetual suspense; and,
rarest of all, a
successful politician, who despised tact and placating, and depended
entirely upon truth and even brusquerie. His uncle, Colonel Lewis,
became his guardian when he was five years old, and the iron-willed
soldier soon found that the boy was a
second edition of himself. They played a game of cross-purposes which
even after two centuries sounds like a bit of delicious comedy. The
uncle secured a tutor, a pious Quaker, whose ambition was to become an
Indian missionary. The boy
objected to the tutor and discharged him. The uncle reinstated him. The
boy attempted to chastise the tutor, and was roundly flogged by the
uncle. Nothing discouraged, the youngster immediately started a new plan
of campaign. He found out the
Quaker's aspirations, and then studied his habits. He soon learned that
the pious pedagogue was in the habit of praying every day at a stated
hour beneath a certain tree. The boy went there an hour ahead of the
expected time, climbed the
tree, and hid himself in the thick foliage. As he expected, the teacher
appeared, knelt, and, according to the custom of the times, wrestled
with the Lord. Finally, when he paused for lack of breath, the boy piped
out in a simulated voice:
Hugh Copperthwaite Hugh Copperthwaite The simple minded Quaker
answered: Here am I lord. What wouldst thou with me? from the leaves
above came the command . . Go preach my Gospel to the Mohawks, thou true
and faithful servant The tutor
went back to the house, offered his resignation and had packed his tmnks
for his departure, when the trick was betrayed. There was a stormy
scene, and the old Colonel administered the rod in a way that would have
pleased King Solomon. The
next morning there was no boy around the place. The Colonel gave himself
no uneasiness, believing that his nephew had stayed out over-night in
the woods, or had gone. to a neighbor's and would be back in a day or
two. A week passed with no
news of the youth. Inquiries were instituted, and it was found that he
had run away to Virginia. Here he stayed some time, and then took ship
and went to the West Indies. He earned a poor subsistence by serving as
a scrivener. Even then he
wrote a fine hand, and spelled with an accuracy that was uncommon in
those years. But he tired of the work, and sighed for home. He managed to
get to New York, where the Colonel received him with open arms. There was
a council of war between
the two, which must have been unique. The Colonel confessed that he could
not govern his nephew, and then declared that, as the latter had to be
governed in order to make him a man, the only thing left was to marry him
off as quickly as
possible. He accordingly brought about the union of his ward with
Isabella, daughter of James Graham, when the former was but twenty
years of age. The marriage had the desired effect. Lewis 11. became a
serious man and entered upon a public
career immediately. He became a member of the Governor's Council and
soon afterwards Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in East Jersey. In
1697, he added lands to his estate in Bronxland, and the same year
erected it into a Lordship or
Manor, called Morrisania. The charter was very liberal, giving him the
right to deodands, wrecks, estrays, flotsam, and jetsam. This charter
made the Morris family one of the five which possessed manorial estates
in Westchester Couinty. In
1700, he was made President of the Governor's Council, and two years
afterwards, Governor of New jersey. He was elected a member of Combury's
Council, and while there became champion of the people's cause against
the tyranny of the Governor.
In 1707, he was sent to the General Assembly, where he was soon the
leader of that body. In 1718, he was made Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of New York, being the first native to hold the office. ln 1734,
he made a voyage to England,
where he laid the grievances of New York before the Crown. On his return
he advocated the separation of New York from New Jersey, which was
afterwards accomplished. In 1738, New Jersey became a province or State,
with Morris as Governor. He
did not care for the position, but accepted it as a matter of principle.
It involved leaving his beautiful home in Morrisania and renting a farm
near Trenton. His administration was very successful and was marked by a
deep interest in the
welfare of the agricultural and industrial conditions of the
commonwealth. He was one of the creators of the Council of Colonial
Governors, which devised plans of offence and defence against the French
and Indians, and kept a courier
service between his State, Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut. New
Jersey was poor, compared with New York, and to prevent increasing the
burden of the taxpayers, the big-hearted Governor defrayed all these
extra expenses, a series of
actions in full keeping with what he had done in preceding years, when he
served as Chief Justice without salary. He was Governor for eight years
when he died at the ripe age of seventy-five. Almost fifty-five years
of his life were passed
in public affairs. The records of the time are filled with odd incidents
illustrating his many-sided character. When they were building Trinity
Church he donated the timber and sent the best logs which he could
secure, many of them being
massive enough for a building three times the size of the church. He did
this, according to tradition, because the logs were not for man's
service, but for the Lord's. The trustees were so pleased with his
generous gift that they voted a
square pew to him and his family, which, in the social code of those
days, was the highest compliment that could be paid to a citizen. The
directions he left as to his funeral were worthy of a Norse Viking. He
desired to be buried at
Morrisania in a plain coffin, without ostentation, and with no funeral
sermon; but "nevertheless, if any clergyman, no matter the denomination,
desired to make a few remarks over the grave, the privilege should be
accorded as he had no
objection." Neither, he declared, did he wish that any mourning rings or
mourning scarfs should be given, or that any mourning should be worn for
him," saying in his will, I die when I shall die, and no one ought to
mourn because I do so." He
was an excellent husband and father, and in his wife had an invaluable
partner and helpmeeL There were eight children by the marriage, two sons
and six daughters. The oldest son was Lewis III., and the other Robert
Hunter. The former
succeeded to the great New York estate of Morrisania, and the latter to
the mansion and lands at Tinton, Monmouth County, N.J. Both of these
estates had been managed with admirable business ability by the Governor,
so that the sons began life
much richer than did their distinguished father. Lewis II., better known
as Lewis the Chief justice, is one of the most romantic characters in
colonial history. He was a dreamer and yet sternly practical, a born
soldier, and yet a good
businessman; an able judge, but one who never seemed to read or study
precedents; ambitious, and yet scornful of the opinions of those in
authority; a fountain of fun and humor, and yet so vitriolic in his
bitterness as to keep his enemies
in perpetual suspense; and, rarest of all, a successful politician, who
despised tact and placating, and depended entirely upon truth and even
brusquerie. His uncle, Colonel Lewis, became his guardian when he was
five years old, and the
iron-willed soldier soon found that the boy was a second edition of
himself. They played a game of cross-purposes which even after two
centuries sounds like a bit of delicious comedy. The uncle secured a
tutor, a pious Quaker, whose ambition
was to become an Indian missionary. The boy objected to the tutor and
discharged him. The uncle reinstated him. The boy attempted to chastise
the tutor, and was roundly flogged by the uncle. Nothing discouraged, the
youngster immediately
started a new plan of campaign. He found out the Quaker's aspirations,
and then studied his habits. He soon learned that the pious pedagogue
was in the habit of praying every day at a stated hour beneath a certain
tree. The boy went there an
hour ahead of the expected time, climbed the tree, and hid himself in
the thick foliage. As he expected, the teacher appeared, knelt, and,
according to the custom of the times, wrestled with the Lord. Finally,
when he paused for lack of
breath, the boy piped out in a simulated voice: Hugh Copperthwaite Hugh
Copperthwaite The simple minded Quaker answered: Here am I lord. What
wouldst thou with me? from the leaves above came the command . . Go
preach my Gospel to the
Mohawks, thou true and faithful servant The tutor went back to the
house, offered his resignation and had packed his tmnks for his
departure, when the trick was betrayed. There was a stormy scene, and
the old Colonel administered the rod in
a way that would have pleased King Solomon. The next morning there was
no boy around the place. The Colonel gave himself no uneasiness,
believing that his nephew had stayed out over-night in the woods, or had
gone. to a neighbor's and would
be back in a day or two. A week passed with no news of the youth.
Inquiries were instituted, and it was found that he had run away to
Virginia. Here he stayed some time, and then took ship and went to the
West Indies. He earned a poor
subsistence by serving as a scrivener. Even then he wrote a fine hand,
and spelled with an accuracy that was uncommon in those years. But he
tired of the work, and sighed for home. He managed to get to New York,
where the Colonel received him
with open arms. There was a council of war between the two, which must
have been unique. The Colonel confessed that he could not govern his
nephew, and then declared that, as the latter had to be governed in
order to make him a man, the only
thing left was to marry him off as quickly as possible. He accordingly
brought about the union of his ward with Isabella, daughter of James
Graham, when the former was but twenty years of age. The marriage had the
desired effect. Lewis 11.
became a serious man and entered upon a public career immediately. He
became a member of the Governor's Council and soon afterwards Judge of
the Court of Common Pleas in East Jersey. In 1697, he added lands to his
estate in Bronxland, and
the same year erected it into a Lordship or Manor, called Morrisania.
The charter was very liberal, giving him the right to deodands, wrecks,
estrays, flotsam, and jetsam. This charter made the Morris family one of
the five which possessed
manorial estates in Westchester Couinty. In 1700, he was made President
of the Governor's Council, and two years afterwards, Governor of New
jersey. He was elected a member of Combury's Council, and while there
became champion of the
people's cause against the tyranny of the Governor. In 1707, he was sent
to the General Assembly, where he was soon the leader of that body. In
1718, he was made Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New York, being
the first native to hold
the office. ln 1734, he made a voyage to England, where he laid the
grievances of New York before the Crown. On his return he advocated the
separation of New York from New Jersey, which was afterwards
accomplished. In 1738, New Jersey
became a province or State, with Morris as Governor. He did not care for
the position, but accepted it as a matter of principle. It involved
leaving his beautiful home in Morrisania and renting a farm near
Trenton. His administration was very
successful and was marked by a deep interest in the welfare of the
agricultural and industrial conditions of the commonwealth. He was one
of the creators of the Council of Colonial Governors, which devised plans
of offence and defence against
the French and Indians, and kept a courier service between his State,
Pennsylvania, New York, and Connecticut. New Jersey was poor, compared
with New York, and to prevent increasing the burden of the taxpayers,
the big-hearted Governor
defrayed all these extra expenses, a series of actions in full keeping
with what he had done in preceding years, when he served as Chief
Justice without salary. He was Governor for eight years when he died at
the ripe age of seventy-five.
Almost fifty-five years of his life were passed in public affairs. The
records of the time are filled with odd incidents illustrating his
many-sided character. When they were building Trinity Church he donated
the timber and sent the best
logs which he could secure, many of them being massive enough for a
building three times the size of the church. He did this, according to
tradition, because the logs were not for man's service, but for the
Lord's. The trustees were so
pleased with his generous gift that they voted a square pew to him and
his family, which, in the social code of those days, was the highest
compliment that could be paid to a citizen. The directions he left as to
his funeral were worthy of a
Norse Viking. He desired to be buried at Morrisania in a plain coffin,
without ostentation, and with no funeral sermon; but "nevertheless, if
any clergyman, no matter the denomination, desired to make a few remarks
over the grave, the
privilege should be accorded as he had no objection." Neither, he
declared, did he wish that any mourning rings or mourning scarfs should
be given, or that any mourning should be worn for him," saying in his
will, I die when I shall die, and
no one ought to mourn because I do so." He was an excellent husband and
father, and in his wife had an invaluable partner and helpmeeL There were
eight children by the marriage, two sons and six daughters. The oldest
son was Lewis III., and
the other Robert Hunter. The former succeeded to the great New York
estate of Morrisania, and the latter to the mansion and lands at Tinton,
Monmouth County, N.J. Both of these estates had been managed with
admirable business ability by the
Governor, so that the sons began life much richer than did their
distinguished father.