Individual Notes
Note for: Lewis Morris, 25 SEP 1698 - 3 JUL 1762
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Individual Note: [new.ged]
Lewis III., or Lewis, Jr., entered public life at the age of twenty-four,
when he became a member of Governor Burnet's Council. In 1737, he was
chosen Speaker of the New York Provincial Assembly, and was returned to
the Twenty- second,
Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth, and Twenty-fifth Provincial Assemblies,
closing his service in 1750. A good speaker and parliamentarian, with an
unusual talent for repartee and humor, he was a commanding personality in
the Assembly. He was
impulsive, like his father, but, unlike the latter, had rare suavity and
tact. His fame, however, rests upon his judicial rather than upon his
legislative career. He was Judge of the Court of Admiralty, which at that
time had jurisdiction
over New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. To the bench he brought great
learning and remarkable dignity. His decisions were sound, and his
administration of justice reflected credit upon both himself and his
court. There was a grim kind of
merriment in his nature, which expressed itself often in fantastic forms.
At one time he astonished people by an extraordinary head-dress. Instead
of the hat and the bag-wig of the period, he wore a loon-skin with all
its feathers. The bird
was of goodly size, and the massive plumage covered the Judge's head in a
way that aroused attention wherever he went. He wore this queer
contrivance for a long time, displaying it at social functions as well as
in his office and the chambers
of his court. Whether it was intended as a practical satire upon the
elaborate hair-dressing of the fashionables of that age, or whether it
was a piece of nonsensical humor, is undetermined. The Judge was twice
married, his first wife being
Katrintje Staats, daughter of Dr. Samuel Staats, by whom he had three
sons: Lewis IV., the signer of the Declaration of Independence, Staats
Long , and Richard . His second wife was Sarah Gouverneur, daughter of
Nicholas Gouverneur, by whom
he had one son, Gouverneur. Lewis III., or Lewis, Jr., entered public
life at the age of twenty-four, when he became a member of Governor
Burnet's Council. In 1737, he was chosen Speaker of the New York
Provincial Assembly, and was returned
to the Twenty- second, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth, and Twenty-fifth
Provincial Assemblies, closing his service in 1750. A good speaker and
parliamentarian, with an unusual talent for repartee and humor, he was a
commanding personality in
the Assembly. He was impulsive, like his father, but, unlike the latter,
had rare suavity and tact. His fame, however, rests upon his judicial
rather than upon his legislative career. He was Judge of the Court of
Admiralty, which at that time
had jurisdiction over New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. To the bench
he brought great learning and remarkable dignity. His decisions were
sound, and his administration of justice reflected credit upon both
himself and his court. There
was a grim kind of merriment in his nature, which expressed itself often
in fantastic forms. At one time he astonished people by an extraordinary
head-dress. Instead of the hat and the bag-wig of the period, he wore a
loon-skin with all its
feathers. The bird was of goodly size, and the massive plumage covered
the Judge's head in a way that aroused attention wherever he went. He
wore this queer contrivance for a long time, displaying it at social
functions as well as in his
office and the chambers of his court. Whether it was intended as a
practical satire upon the elaborate hair-dressing of the fashionables of
that age, or whether it was a piece of nonsensical humor, is
undetermined. The Judge was twice
married, his first wife being Katrintje Staats, daughter of Dr. Samuel
Staats, by whom he had three sons: Lewis IV., the signer of the
Declaration of Independence, Staats Long , and Richard . His second wife
was Sarah Gouverneur, daughter
of Nicholas Gouverneur, by whom he had one son, Gouverneur.
Individual Notes
Note for: Peter Edmund Van Orden, 7 JAN 1856 - 28 JUN 1926
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Event: Type: Sealed to child (LDS)
Date: 31 OCT 1968
Place: SL
Burial: Date: 2 JUL 1926
Place: Riverside Thomas, Blackfoot, Bnghm, Id
Individual Notes
Note for: Leonard Jarvis, 1782 - 18 SEP 1854
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Individual Note: [Greene.GED]
Graduate Harvard College 1809. Member of Congress, 1831. No children.
Individual Notes
Note for: William Washburne, 1601 - 1658
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Christening: Date: 9 NOV 1601
Place: Bengeworth, Worchester, England
Individual Notes
Note for: Martha Washburne, 1637 - 17 APR 1727
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Individual Note: [titus.GED]
This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File:
William /WASHBURN(E)/ (AFN:46H7-XV) and Jane // (AFN:8MH7-K1)
William /WASHBURN(E)/ (AFN:46H7-XV) and Jane // (AFN:8XGX-MR)
William /WASHBURN(E)/ (AFN:46H7-XV) and Jane // (AFN:915R-CX)
[new.GED]
[titus.GED]
This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File:
William /WASHBURN(E)/ (AFN:46H7-XV) and Jane // (AFN:8MH7-K1)
William /WASHBURN(E)/ (AFN:46H7-XV) and Jane // (AFN:8XGX-MR)
William /WASHBURN(E)/ (AFN:46H7-XV) and Jane // (AFN:915R-CX)
Individual Notes
Note for: Samuel Denton, 1631 - 20 MAR 1712/13
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Christening: Place: Coley Chapel, Halifax, England
Individual Note: [new.ged]
Admiral Samuel DENTON was born in 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
Christened on 29 May 1631 in Coley Chapel, Halifax, England. Died on 20
Mar 1713 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. Samuel was listed on the 1673
Dutch Census at Hempstead, NY
and owned property in Hempstead from 1662 and lived in the area most of
his life. Transactions in 1703 show that he owned slaves. In 1685, he was
reported to be owning 240 acres of land. The 1698 Census at Hempstead, NY
lists six of his nine
children. "New York Surrogate 8-305: Adm. Samuel Denton, late of
Hempstead, intestate March 20, 1713 to his sons Samuel and Jonas." Papers
filed with the clerk in Court of Appeals, Albany, NY named a daughter,
"Hannah, wife of Thomas
Treadwell," also spelled Tredwell. From the "Tennessee Valley Historical
Review:" Hempstead town records show that Samuel Denton and others took
up land, 50 acres each, on the same terms as the first proprietors. In
1663, jointly with Thomas
Rushmour, Samuel Denton obtained all rights and privileges upon Matthew
Garrison's Neck and at Mattinacock, from Jeremy Wood of Hempstead. On
April 18, 1665, John Smith of Hempstead sold to "my son-in-law Samuel
Denton" certain lands. In 1698
he was called Samuel Denton, Senior. A deed of gifts from Samuel Denton
of Hempstead, Yeoman, in consideration of "paternal love and affection I
have and do bear toward my well-beloved son James Denton of Hempstead,
Yeoman" to land within the
township of Hempstead. December 16, 1710. The date of Samuel's inventory
was March 15, 1713 and was taken by Obediah Volintine and James Serion.
"March 10, 1713, Hempstead. Mary Denton ye widdow and Relict of Samuel
Denton, late of Hempstead in
Queens County, doth for divers good causes and consideration hereunto
moving, refuses to administer upon the estate of her deceased husband,
Samuel Denton." So the administration was granted to Samuel and Jonas
Denton, sons of said deceased.
The records pertaining to the administration of the estate clearly show
receipts from the children calling each by name. Therefore we have a
definite list of the children of Samuel and Mary Smith Denton. From
Genelogical Data from Inventories
of NY Estates 1666-1825 by Kenneth Scott and James Owne. "Denton, Samuel
of Hempstead, Queens CO., yeoman - Renunciation (20 March 1713/4) of Mary
Denton of her right to administer the estate of her dec'd husband in
favor of his sons, Samuel
and Jonas Denton. Her renunciation was witnessed by Jacob Smith and John
Sprague. Inventory (15 March 1713/4) taken and appraised by Obadiah
Volentine and James Searing, by order of Col. John. Jackson, J.P. The
chief item was a negro boy and
girl (90 Pounds) and a Negro man listed as 'worth nothing.' Account of
Samuel and Jonas Denton, administrators, records the following payments
to heirs of the dec'd.: to Mary Denton (Widow of the dec'd.) to Peter
Smith (Son of Mary Ellison,
dec'd who was a daughter of the intestate), to Joseph Robinson and Jane
his wife (who was a daughter of the dec'd., to Jonathan Seaman and
Elizabeth his wife (a daughter of the intestate), to Abraham Denton (son
of the intestate, to James
Denton (son of the intestate), to Thomas Beadwell and Hannah his wife (a
daughter of the intestate), to Robert Mitchell and Phoebe his wife (a
daughter of the intestate), to Ezekiel Smith and Martha his wife (a
daughter of the intestate) and to
Jonas Denton (a son of the intestate)." He married Mary Rock SMITH in
1654 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. Mary Rock SMITH was born on 20 Jul
1630 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA. Died on 15 Mar 1713 in after in
Hempstead, Queens, NY.
[new.GED]
[new.ged]
Admiral Samuel DENTON was born in 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
Christened on 29 May 1631 in Coley Chapel, Halifax, England. Died on 20
Mar 1713 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. Samuel was listed on the 1673
Dutch Census at Hempstead, NY
and owned property in Hempstead from 1662 and lived in the area most of
his life. Transactions in 1703 show that he owned slaves. In 1685, he was
reported to be owning 240 acres of land. The 1698 Census at Hempstead, NY
lists six of his nine
children. "New York Surrogate 8-305: Adm. Samuel Denton, late of
Hempstead, intestate March 20, 1713 to his sons Samuel and Jonas." Papers
filed with the clerk in Court of Appeals, Albany, NY named a daughter,
"Hannah, wife of Thomas
Treadwell," also spelled Tredwell. From the "Tennessee Valley Historical
Review:" Hempstead town records show that Samuel Denton and others took
up land, 50 acres each, on the same terms as the first proprietors. In
1663, jointly with Thomas
Rushmour, Samuel Denton obtained all rights and privileges upon Matthew
Garrison's Neck and at Mattinacock, from Jeremy Wood of Hempstead. On
April 18, 1665, John Smith of Hempstead sold to "my son-in-law Samuel
Denton" certain lands. In 1698
he was called Samuel Denton, Senior. A deed of gifts from Samuel Denton
of Hempstead, Yeoman, in consideration of "paternal love and affection I
have and do bear toward my well-beloved son James Denton of Hempstead,
Yeoman" to land within the
township of Hempstead. December 16, 1710. The date of Samuel's inventory
was March 15, 1713 and was taken by Obediah Volintine and James Serion.
"March 10, 1713, Hempstead. Mary Denton ye widdow and Relict of Samuel
Denton, late of Hempstead in
Queens County, doth for divers good causes and consideration hereunto
moving, refuses to administer upon the estate of her deceased husband,
Samuel Denton." So the administration was granted to Samuel and Jonas
Denton, sons of said deceased.
The records pertaining to the administration of the estate clearly show
receipts from the children calling each by name. Therefore we have a
definite list of the children of Samuel and Mary Smith Denton. From
Genelogical Data from Inventories
of NY Estates 1666-1825 by Kenneth Scott and James Owne. "Denton, Samuel
of Hempstead, Queens CO., yeoman - Renunciation (20 March 1713/4) of Mary
Denton of her right to administer the estate of her dec'd husband in
favor of his sons, Samuel
and Jonas Denton. Her renunciation was witnessed by Jacob Smith and John
Sprague. Inventory (15 March 1713/4) taken and appraised by Obadiah
Volentine and James Searing, by order of Col. John. Jackson, J.P. The
chief item was a negro boy and
girl (90 Pounds) and a Negro man listed as 'worth nothing.' Account of
Samuel and Jonas Denton, administrators, records the following payments
to heirs of the dec'd.: to Mary Denton (Widow of the dec'd.) to Peter
Smith (Son of Mary Ellison,
dec'd who was a daughter of the intestate), to Joseph Robinson and Jane
his wife (who was a daughter of the dec'd., to Jonathan Seaman and
Elizabeth his wife (a daughter of the intestate), to Abraham Denton (son
of the intestate, to James
Denton (son of the intestate), to Thomas Beadwell and Hannah his wife (a
daughter of the intestate), to Robert Mitchell and Phoebe his wife (a
daughter of the intestate), to Ezekiel Smith and Martha his wife (a
daughter of the intestate) and to
Jonas Denton (a son of the intestate)." He married Mary Rock SMITH in
1654 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. Mary Rock SMITH was born on 20 Jul
1630 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA. Died on 15 Mar 1713 in after in
Hempstead, Queens, NY.
[denton.GED]
[Denton.ged]
Samuel was listed on the 1673 Dutch Census at Hempstead, NY and owned
property in Hempstead from 1662 and lived in the area most of his
life.
Transactions in 1703 show that he owned slaves. In 1685, he was
reported
to be owning 240 acres of land. The 1698 Census at Hempstead, NY
lists
six of his nine children.
"New York Surrogate 8-305: Adm. Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead,
intestate March 20, 1713 to his sons Samuel and Jonas." Papers filed
with
the clerk in Court of Appeals, Albany, NY named a daughter, "Hannah,
wife
of Thomas Treadwell," also spelled Tredwell.
From the "Tennessee Valley Historical Review:" Hempstead town records
show
that Samuel Denton and others took up land, 50 acres each, on the same
terms as the first proprietors. In 1663, jointly with Thomas
Rushmour,
Samuel Denton obtained all rights and privileges upon Matthew
Garrison's
Neck and at Mattinacock, from Jeremy Wood of Hempstead. On April 18,
1665, John Smith of Hempstead sold to "my son-in-law Samuel Denton"
certain lands. In 1698 he was called Samuel Denton, Senior. A deed
of
gifts from Samuel Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman, in consideration of
"paternal love and affection I have and do bear toward my well-beloved
son
James Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman" to land within the township of
Hempstead. December 16, 1710.
The date of Samuel's inventory was March 15, 1713 and was taken by
Obediah
Volintine and James Serion. "March 10, 1713, Hempstead. Mary Denton
ye
widdow and Relict of Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead in Queens
County,
doth for divers good causes and consideration hereunto moving, refuses
to
administer upon the estate of her deceased husband, Samuel Denton."
So
the administration was granted to Samuel and Jonas Denton, sons of
said
deceased. The records pertaining to the administration of the estate
clearly show receipts from the children calling each by name.
Therefore
we have a definite list of the children of Samuel and Mary Smith
Denton.
From Genelogical Data from Inventories of NY Estates 1666-1825 by
Kenneth
Scott and James Owne. "Denton, Samuel of Hempstead, Queens CO.,
yeoman -
Renunciation (20 March 1713/4) of Mary Denton of her right to
administer
the estate of her dec'd husband in favor of his sons, Samuel and Jonas
Denton. Her renunciation was witnessed by Jacob Smith and John
Sprague.
Inventory (15 March 1713/4) taken and appraised by Obadiah Volentine
and
James Searing, by order of Col. John. Jackson, J.P. The chief item
was a
negro boy and girl (90 Pounds) and a Negro man listed as 'worth
nothing.'
Account of Samuel and Jonas Denton, administrators, records the
following
payments to heirs of the dec'd.: to Mary Denton (Widow of the dec'd.)
to
Peter Smith (Son of Mary Ellison, dec'd who was a daughter of the
intestate), to Joseph Robinson and Jane his wife (who was a daughter
of
the dec'd., to Jonathan Seaman and Elizabeth his wife (a daughter of
the
intestate), to Abraham Denton (son of the intestate, to James Denton
(son
of the intestate), to Thomas Beadwell and Hannah his wife (a daughter
of
the intestate), to Robert Mitchell and Phoebe his wife (a daughter of
the
intestate), to Ezekiel Smith and Martha his wife (a daughter of the
intestate) and to Jonas Denton (a son of the intestate)."
Admiral Samuel DENTON was born in 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
Christened on 29 May 1631 in Coley Chapel, Halifax, England. Died on 20
Mar 1713 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. Samuel was listed on the 1673
Dutch Census at Hempstead, NY and owned property in Hempstead from 1662
and lived in the area most of his life. Transactions in 1703 show that he
owned slaves. In 1685, he was reported to be owning 240 acres of land.
The 1698 Census at Hempstead, NY lists six of his nine children.
"New York Surrogate 8-305: Adm. Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead,
intestate March 20, 1713 to his sons Samuel and Jonas." Papers filed with
the clerk in Court of Appeals, Albany, NY named a daughter, "Hannah, wife
of Thomas Treadwell," also spelled Tredwell.
From the "Tennessee Valley Historical Review:" Hempstead town records
show that Samuel Denton and others took up land, 50 acres each, on the
same terms as the first proprietors. In 1663, jointly with Thomas
Rushmour, Samuel Denton obtained all rights and privileges upon Matthew
Garrison's Neck and at Mattinacock, from Jeremy Wood of Hempstead. On
April 18, 1665, John Smith of Hempstead sold to "my son-in-law Samuel
Denton" certain lands. In 1698 he was called Samuel Denton, Senior. A
deed of gifts from Samuel Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman, in consideration
of "paternal love and affection I have and do bear toward my well-beloved
son James Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman" to land within the township of
Hempstead. December 16, 1710.
The date of Samuel's inventory was March 15, 1713 and was taken by
Obediah Volintine and James Serion. "March 10, 1713, Hempstead. Mary
Denton ye widdow and Relict of Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead in Queens
County, doth for divers good causes and consideration hereunto moving,
refuses to administer upon the estate of her deceased husband, Samuel
Denton." So the administration was granted to Samuel and Jonas Denton,
sons of said deceased. The records pertaining to the administration of
the estate clearly show receipts from the children calling each by name.
Therefore we have a definite list of the children of Samuel and Mary
Smith Denton.
From Genelogical Data from Inventories of NY Estates 1666-1825 by Kenneth
Scott and James Owne. "Denton, Samuel of Hempstead, Queens CO., yeoman -
Renunciation (20 March 1713/4) of Mary Denton of her right to administer
the estate of her dec'd husband in favor of his sons, Samuel and Jonas
Denton. Her renunciation was witnessed by Jacob Smith and John Sprague.
Inventory (15 March 1713/4) taken and appraised by Obadiah Volentine and
James Searing, by order of Col. John. Jackson, J.P. The chief item was a
negro boy and girl (90 Pounds) and a Negro man listed as 'worth nothing.'
Account of Samuel and Jonas Denton, administrators, records the following
payments to heirs of the dec'd.: to Mary Denton (Widow of the dec'd.) to
Peter Smith (Son of Mary Ellison, dec'd who was a daughter of the
intestate), to Joseph Robinson and Jane his wife (who was a daughter of
the dec'd., to Jonathan Seaman and Elizabeth his wife (a daughter of the
intestate), to Abraham Denton (son of the intestate, to James Denton (son
of the intestate), to Thomas Beadwell and Hannah his wife (a daughter of
the intestate), to Robert Mitchell and Phoebe his wife (a daughter of the
intestate), to Ezekiel Smith and Martha his wife (a daughter of the
intestate) and to Jonas Denton (a son of the intestate)."
He married Mary Rock SMITH in 1654 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. Mary
Rock SMITH was born on 20 Jul 1630 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA. Died on 15
Mar 1713 in after in Hempstead, Queens, NY.
Individual Notes
Note for: Gertrude Dorothy Murray, Private - UNKNOWN
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Event: Type: ADOP
Date: Private
Individual Notes
Note for: Richard Denton, 1586 - 1663
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Christening: Date: 19 APR 1603
Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Individual Note: [denton.GED]
A graduate of St. Catherines, Cambridge in 1623, and acknowledged by many
as the founder of Presbyterianism in America, Rev. Richard Denton came to
New England in 1635. Before coming he was a preacher in Halifax England.
From England, the Cambridge University listing for Richard Denton says:
"Sizar of St. Catherine's Easter, 1621, b. 1603 in Yorks, B.A. 1622-3,
priest 8 June 1623. Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of
Coley Chapel, Halifax, for some years." ("Sizar" is defined as an
undergraduate student.)
From an unnamed history of the Denton family: The general opinion among
members of the Denton family is that all of the Dentons in the United
States are descendants of Rev. Richard Denton. Our research seems to
substantiate this, for we have found only two instances where other
Dentons lived in America and neither of these left heirs named Denton.
From New England Genealogical Reg. 11/241: Rev. Richard Denton came to
America from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship "James".
(Note: Some say his ship was the "Arbella.") He lived in Wetheresfield
and Stamford, Connecticut. The J.S. Denton papers show baptismal records
of Nathaniel and Timothy sons of Rev. Richard Denton "in Parish Church of
Bolton, England."
Rev. Richard worked first with the famous preacher, Cotton Mather. Rev.
Mather speaks of Rev. Denton in his early memoirs: "Rev. Denton was a
highly religious man with strong Presbyterian beliefs. He was a small man
with only one eye, but in the pulpit he could sway a congregation like he
was nine feet tall."
In his book, "The History of the Clergy in the Middle Colonies" author
Weiss makes reference to the religious conflict of early Connecticut
which resulted in Rev. Richard Denton moving on to Hempstead, Long
Island, NY in 1644. He settled there in the midst of a large Dutch
colony. However, there were also many English settlers living in the area
without benefit of religious guidance. With these scattered members for a
beginning, Rev. Denton established the first Presbyterian Church in
America. This church was so successful that soon the Dutch neighbors were
attending services there. History shows some controversy developed when
Rev. Denton began to baptize some of the younger children of the Dutch
who did not agree with all the Presbyterian beliefs.
From "Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classis of
Amsterdam from Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius dated August
5,1657: "At Hempsted, about seven leagues from here, there live some
Independents. There are also many of our own church, and some
Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian preacher, Richard Denton, a
pious, godly and learned man, who is in agreement with our church in
everything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to his
sermons; but when he began to baptize the children of parents who are not
members of the church, they rushed out of the church." From another
letter dated Oct. 22, 1657 the same writers continue: "Mr. Richard
Denton, who is sound in faith, of a friendly disposition, and beloved by
all, cannot be induced by us to remain, although we have earnestly tried
to do this in various ways. He first went to Virginia to seek a
situation, complaining of lack of salary, and that he was getting in
debt, but he has returned thence. He is now fully resolved to go to old
England, because of his wife who is sickly will not go without him, and
there is need of their going there on account of a legacy of four hundred
pounds sterling lately left by a deceased friend, and which they cannot
obtain except by their personal presence."
His tombstone bears the following inscription in Latin: "Here lies the
dust of Richard Denton. O'er his low peaceful grave bends the perennial
cypress, fit emblem of his unfading fame. On earth his bright example,
religious light, shown forth o'er multitudes. In heaven his pure rob'd
spirit shines like an effulgent star."
The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to the
Dentons and their marriages and big families. The men were active in the
local militias fighting the Indians and they developed excellent military
experience that prepared them for officer commissions when they moved on
to the Virginia frontier.
He married Helen WINDLBANK in Marden Parish, Wiltshire, England.
[Denton.ged]
A graduate of Cambridge in 1623, and acknowledged by many as the
founder
of Presbyterianism in America, Rev. Richard Denton came to New England
in
1635. Before coming he was a preacher in Halifax England.
From England, the Cambridge University listing for Richard Denton
says:
"Sizar of St. Catherine's Easter, 1621, b. 1603 in Yorks, B.A. 1622-3,
priest 8 June 1623. Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of
Coley Chapel, Halifax, for some years." ("Sizar" is defined as an
undergraduate student.)
From an unnamed history of the Denton family: The general opinion
among
members of the Denton family is that all of the Dentons in the United
States are descendants of Rev. Richard Denton. Our research seems to
substantiate this, for we have found only two instances where other
Dentons lived in America and neither of these left heirs named Denton.
From New England Genealogical Reg. 11/241: Rev. Richard Denton came
to
American from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship "James."
He
lived in Wetheresfield and Stamford, Connecticut. The J.S. Denton
papers
show baptismal records of Nathaniel and Timothy sons of Rev. Richard
Denton "in Parish Church of Bolton, England."
Rev. Richard worked first with the famous preacher, Cotton Mather.
Rev.
Mather speaks of Rev. Denton in his early memoirs: "Rev. Denton was a
highly religious man with strong Presbyterian beliefs. He was a small
man
with only one eye, but in the pulpit he could sway a congregation like
he
was nine feet tall."
In his book, "The History of the Clergy in the Middle Colonies" author
Weiss makes reference to the religious conflict of early Connecticut
which
resulted in Rev. Richard Denton moving on to Hempstead, Long Island,
NY in
1644. He settled there in the midst of a large Dutch colony.
However,
there were also many English settlers living in the area without
benefit
of religious guidance. With these scattered members for a beginning,
Rev.
Denton established the first Presbyterian Church in America. This
church
was so successful that soon the Dutch neighbors were attending
services
there. History shows some controversy developed when Rev. Denton
began to
baptize some of the younger children of the Dutch who did not agree
with
all the Presbyterian beliefs.
The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to the
Dentons
and their marriages and big families. The men were active in the
local
militias fighting the Indians and they developed excellent military
experience that prepared them for officer commissions when they moved
on
to the Virginia frontier.
From "Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classis
of
Amsterdam from Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius dated August
5,
1657: "At Hempstead, about seven leagues from here, there live some
Independents. There are also many of our own church, and some
Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian preacher, Richard Denton, a
pious, godly and learned man, who is in agreement with our church in
everything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to his
sermons; but when he began to baptize the children of parents who are
not
members of the church, they rushed out of the church." From another
letter dated Oct. 22, 1659 the same writers continue: "Mr. Richard
Denton, who is sound in faith, of a friendly disposition, and beloved
by
all, cannot be induced by us to remain, although we have earnestly
tried to
do this in various ways. He first went to Virginia to seek a
situation,
complaining of lack of salary, and that he was getting in debt, but he
has
returned thence. He is now fully resolved to go to old England,
because
of his wife who is sickly will not go without him, and there is need
of
their going there on account of a legacy of four hundred pounds
sterling
lately left by a deceased friend, and which they cannot obtain except
by
their personal presence."
His tombstone bears the following inscription in Latin: "Here lies the
dust of Richard Denton. O'er his low peaceful grave bends the
perennial
cypress, fit emblem of his unfading fame. On earth his bright
example,
religious light, shown forth o'er multitudes. In heaven his pure
rob'd
spirit shines like an effulgent star."
[new.ged]
A graduate of St. Catherines, Cambridge in 1623, and acknowledged by many
as the founder of Presbyterianism in America, Rev. Richard Denton came to
New England in 1635. Before coming he was a preacher in Halifax England.
From England, the
Cambridge University listing for Richard Denton says: "Sizar of St.
Catherine's Easter, 1621, b. 1603 in Yorks, B.A. 1622-3, priest 8 June
1623. Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of Coley Chapel,
Halifax, for some years." ("Sizar"
is defined as an undergraduate student.) From an unnamed history of the
Denton family: The general opinion among members of the Denton family is
that all of the Dentons in the United States are descendants of Rev.
Richard Denton. Our research
seems to substantiate this, for we have found only two instances where
other Dentons lived in America and neither of these left heirs named
Denton. From New England Genealogical Reg. 11/241: Rev. Richard Denton
came to America from the Parish
of Owram, North England on the ship "James". (Note: Some say his ship was
the "Arbella.") He lived in Wetheresfield and Stamford, Connecticut. The
J.S. Denton papers show baptismal records of Nathaniel and Timothy sons
of Rev. Richard Denton
"in Parish Church of Bolton, England." Rev. Richard worked first with the
famous preacher, Cotton Mather. Rev. Mather speaks of Rev. Denton in his
early memoirs: "Rev. Denton was a highly religious man with strong
Presbyterian beliefs. He was a
small man with only one eye, but in the pulpit he could sway a
congregation like he was nine feet tall." In his book, "The History of
the Clergy in the Middle Colonies" author Weiss makes reference to the
religious conflict of early Connecticut
which resulted in Rev. Richard Denton moving on to Hempstead, Long
Island, NY in 1644. He settled there in the midst of a large Dutch
colony. However, there were also many English settlers living in the area
without benefit of religious
guidance. With these scattered members for a beginning, Rev. Denton
established the first Presbyterian Church in America. This church was so
successful that soon the Dutch neighbors were attending services there.
History shows some controversy
developed when Rev. Denton began to baptize some of the younger children
of the Dutch who did not agree with all the Presbyterian beliefs. From
"Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classis of
Amsterdam from Johannes
Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius dated August 5,1657: "At Hempsted, about
seven leagues from here, there live some Independents. There are also
many of our own church, and some Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian
preacher, Richard Denton, a
pious, godly and learned man, who is in agreement with our church in
everything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to his
sermons; but when he began to baptize the children of parents who are not
members of the church, they
rushed out of the church." From another letter dated Oct. 22, 1657 the
same writers continue: "Mr. Richard Denton, who is sound in faith, of a
friendly disposition, and beloved by all, cannot be induced by us to
remain, although we have
earnestly tried to do this in various ways. He first went to Virginia to
seek a situation, complaining of lack of salary, and that he was getting
in debt, but he has returned thence. He is now fully resolved to go to
old England, because of his
wife who is sickly will not go without him, and there is need of their
going there on account of a legacy of four hundred pounds sterling lately
left by a deceased friend, and which they cannot obtain except by their
personal presence." His
tombstone bears the following inscription in Latin: "Here lies the dust
of Richard Denton. O'er his low peaceful grave bends the perennial
cypress, fit emblem of his unfading fame. On earth his bright example,
religious light, shown forth o'er
multitudes. In heaven his pure rob'd spirit shines like an effulgent
star." The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to the
Dentons and their marriages and big families. The men were active in the
local militias fighting the
Indians and they developed excellent military experience that prepared
them for officer commissions when they moved on to the Virginia frontier.
He married Helen WINDLBANK in Marden Parish, Wiltshire, England.
Richard's descendants can betraced
in a series starting in the Jan. 1989 issue of the NYG&B RECORD.
[new.GED]
[denton.GED]
A graduate of St. Catherines, Cambridge in 1623, and acknowledged by many
as the founder of Presbyterianism in America, Rev. Richard Denton came to
New England in 1635. Before coming he was a preacher in Halifax England.
From England, the Cambridge University listing for Richard Denton says:
"Sizar of St. Catherine's Easter, 1621, b. 1603 in Yorks, B.A. 1622-3,
priest 8 June 1623. Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of
Coley Chapel, Halifax, for some years." ("Sizar" is defined as an
undergraduate student.)
From an unnamed history of the Denton family: The general opinion among
members of the Denton family is that all of the Dentons in the United
States are descendants of Rev. Richard Denton. Our research seems to
substantiate this, for we have found only two instances where other
Dentons lived in America and neither of these left heirs named Denton.
From New England Genealogical Reg. 11/241: Rev. Richard Denton came to
America from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship "James".
(Note: Some say his ship was the "Arbella.") He lived in Wetheresfield
and Stamford, Connecticut. The J.S. Denton papers show baptismal records
of Nathaniel and Timothy sons of Rev. Richard Denton "in Parish Church of
Bolton, England."
Rev. Richard worked first with the famous preacher, Cotton Mather. Rev.
Mather speaks of Rev. Denton in his early memoirs: "Rev. Denton was a
highly religious man with strong Presbyterian beliefs. He was a small man
with only one eye, but in the pulpit he could sway a congregation like he
was nine feet tall."
In his book, "The History of the Clergy in the Middle Colonies" author
Weiss makes reference to the religious conflict of early Connecticut
which resulted in Rev. Richard Denton moving on to Hempstead, Long
Island, NY in 1644. He settled there in the midst of a large Dutch
colony. However, there were also many English settlers living in the area
without benefit of religious guidance. With these scattered members for a
beginning, Rev. Denton established the first Presbyterian Church in
America. This church was so successful that soon the Dutch neighbors were
attending services there. History shows some controversy developed when
Rev. Denton began to baptize some of the younger children of the Dutch
who did not agree with all the Presbyterian beliefs.
From "Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classis of
Amsterdam from Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius dated August
5,1657: "At Hempsted, about seven leagues from here, there live some
Independents. There are also many of our own church, and some
Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian preacher, Richard Denton, a
pious, godly and learned man, who is in agreement with our church in
everything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to his
sermons; but when he began to baptize the children of parents who are not
members of the church, they rushed out of the church." From another
letter dated Oct. 22, 1657 the same writers continue: "Mr. Richard
Denton, who is sound in faith, of a friendly disposition, and beloved by
all, cannot be induced by us to remain, although we have earnestly tried
to do this in various ways. He first went to Virginia to seek a
situation, complaining of lack of salary, and that he was getting in
debt, but he has returned thence. He is now fully resolved to go to old
England, because of his wife who is sickly will not go without him, and
there is need of their going there on account of a legacy of four hundred
pounds sterling lately left by a deceased friend, and which they cannot
obtain except by their personal presence."
His tombstone bears the following inscription in Latin: "Here lies the
dust of Richard Denton. O'er his low peaceful grave bends the perennial
cypress, fit emblem of his unfading fame. On earth his bright example,
religious light, shown forth o'er multitudes. In heaven his pure rob'd
spirit shines like an effulgent star."
The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to the
Dentons and their marriages and big families. The men were active in the
local militias fighting the Indians and they developed excellent military
experience that prepared them for officer commissions when they moved on
to the Virginia frontier.
He married Helen WINDLBANK in Marden Parish, Wiltshire, England.
[Denton.ged]
A graduate of Cambridge in 1623, and acknowledged by many as the
founder
of Presbyterianism in America, Rev. Richard Denton came to New England
in
1635. Before coming he was a preacher in Halifax England.
From England, the Cambridge University listing for Richard Denton
says:
"Sizar of St. Catherine's Easter, 1621, b. 1603 in Yorks, B.A. 1622-3,
priest 8 June 1623. Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of
Coley Chapel, Halifax, for some years." ("Sizar" is defined as an
undergraduate student.)
From an unnamed history of the Denton family: The general opinion
among
members of the Denton family is that all of the Dentons in the United
States are descendants of Rev. Richard Denton. Our research seems to
substantiate this, for we have found only two instances where other
Dentons lived in America and neither of these left heirs named Denton.
From New England Genealogical Reg. 11/241: Rev. Richard Denton came
to
American from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship "James."
He
lived in Wetheresfield and Stamford, Connecticut. The J.S. Denton
papers
show baptismal records of Nathaniel and Timothy sons of Rev. Richard
Denton "in Parish Church of Bolton, England."
Rev. Richard worked first with the famous preacher, Cotton Mather.
Rev.
Mather speaks of Rev. Denton in his early memoirs: "Rev. Denton was a
highly religious man with strong Presbyterian beliefs. He was a small
man
with only one eye, but in the pulpit he could sway a congregation like
he
was nine feet tall."
In his book, "The History of the Clergy in the Middle Colonies" author
Weiss makes reference to the religious conflict of early Connecticut
which
resulted in Rev. Richard Denton moving on to Hempstead, Long Island,
NY in
1644. He settled there in the midst of a large Dutch colony.
However,
there were also many English settlers living in the area without
benefit
of religious guidance. With these scattered members for a beginning,
Rev.
Denton established the first Presbyterian Church in America. This
church
was so successful that soon the Dutch neighbors were attending
services
there. History shows some controversy developed when Rev. Denton
began to
baptize some of the younger children of the Dutch who did not agree
with
all the Presbyterian beliefs.
The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to the
Dentons
and their marriages and big families. The men were active in the
local
militias fighting the Indians and they developed excellent military
experience that prepared them for officer commissions when they moved
on
to the Virginia frontier.
From "Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classis
of
Amsterdam from Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius dated August
5,
1657: "At Hempstead, about seven leagues from here, there live some
Independents. There are also many of our own church, and some
Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian preacher, Richard Denton, a
pious, godly and learned man, who is in agreement with our church in
everything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to his
sermons; but when he began to baptize the children of parents who are
not
members of the church, they rushed out of the church." From another
letter dated Oct. 22, 1659 the same writers continue: "Mr. Richard
Denton, who is sound in faith, of a friendly disposition, and beloved
by
all, cannot be induced by us to remain, although we have earnestly
tried to
do this in various ways. He first went to Virginia to seek a
situation,
complaining of lack of salary, and that he was getting in debt, but he
has
returned thence. He is now fully resolved to go to old England,
because
of his wife who is sickly will not go without him, and there is need
of
their going there on account of a legacy of four hundred pounds
sterling
lately left by a deceased friend, and which they cannot obtain except
by
their personal presence."
His tombstone bears the following inscription in Latin: "Here lies the
dust of Richard Denton. O'er his low peaceful grave bends the
perennial
cypress, fit emblem of his unfading fame. On earth his bright
example,
religious light, shown forth o'er multitudes. In heaven his pure
rob'd
spirit shines like an effulgent star."
[new.ged]
A graduate of St. Catherines, Cambridge in 1623, and acknowledged by many
as the founder of Presbyterianism in America, Rev. Richard Denton came to
New England in 1635. Before coming he was a preacher in Halifax England.
From England, the
Cambridge University listing for Richard Denton says: "Sizar of St.
Catherine's Easter, 1621, b. 1603 in Yorks, B.A. 1622-3, priest 8 June
1623. Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of Coley Chapel,
Halifax, for some years." ("Sizar"
is defined as an undergraduate student.) From an unnamed history of the
Denton family: The general opinion among members of the Denton family is
that all of the Dentons in the United States are descendants of Rev.
Richard Denton. Our research
seems to substantiate this, for we have found only two instances where
other Dentons lived in America and neither of these left heirs named
Denton. From New England Genealogical Reg. 11/241: Rev. Richard Denton
came to America from the Parish
of Owram, North England on the ship "James". (Note: Some say his ship was
the "Arbella.") He lived in Wetheresfield and Stamford, Connecticut. The
J.S. Denton papers show baptismal records of Nathaniel and Timothy sons
of Rev. Richard Denton
"in Parish Church of Bolton, England." Rev. Richard worked first with the
famous preacher, Cotton Mather. Rev. Mather speaks of Rev. Denton in his
early memoirs: "Rev. Denton was a highly religious man with strong
Presbyterian beliefs. He was a
small man with only one eye, but in the pulpit he could sway a
congregation like he was nine feet tall." In his book, "The History of
the Clergy in the Middle Colonies" author Weiss makes reference to the
religious conflict of early Connecticut
which resulted in Rev. Richard Denton moving on to Hempstead, Long
Island, NY in 1644. He settled there in the midst of a large Dutch
colony. However, there were also many English settlers living in the area
without benefit of religious
guidance. With these scattered members for a beginning, Rev. Denton
established the first Presbyterian Church in America. This church was so
successful that soon the Dutch neighbors were attending services there.
History shows some controversy
developed when Rev. Denton began to baptize some of the younger children
of the Dutch who did not agree with all the Presbyterian beliefs. From
"Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classis of
Amsterdam from Johannes
Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius dated August 5,1657: "At Hempsted, about
seven leagues from here, there live some Independents. There are also
many of our own church, and some Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian
preacher, Richard Denton, a
pious, godly and learned man, who is in agreement with our church in
everything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to his
sermons; but when he began to baptize the children of parents who are not
members of the church, they
rushed out of the church." From another letter dated Oct. 22, 1657 the
same writers continue: "Mr. Richard Denton, who is sound in faith, of a
friendly disposition, and beloved by all, cannot be induced by us to
remain, although we have
earnestly tried to do this in various ways. He first went to Virginia to
seek a situation, complaining of lack of salary, and that he was getting
in debt, but he has returned thence. He is now fully resolved to go to
old England, because of his
wife who is sickly will not go without him, and there is need of their
going there on account of a legacy of four hundred pounds sterling lately
left by a deceased friend, and which they cannot obtain except by their
personal presence." His
tombstone bears the following inscription in Latin: "Here lies the dust
of Richard Denton. O'er his low peaceful grave bends the perennial
cypress, fit emblem of his unfading fame. On earth his bright example,
religious light, shown forth o'er
multitudes. In heaven his pure rob'd spirit shines like an effulgent
star." The history of Hempstead, Long Island makes many references to the
Dentons and their marriages and big families. The men were active in the
local militias fighting the
Indians and they developed excellent military experience that prepared
them for officer commissions when they moved on to the Virginia frontier.
He married Helen WINDLBANK in Marden Parish, Wiltshire, England.
Richard's descendants can betraced
in a series starting in the Jan. 1989 issue of the NYG&B RECORD.[1.GED]
[1.ged]
[denton.GED]
A graduate of St. Catherines, Cambridge in 1623, and acknowledged by many
as the founder of Presbyterianism in America, Rev. Richard Denton came to
New England in 1635. Before coming he was a preacher in Halifax England.
From England, the Cambridge University listing for Richard Denton says:
"Sizar of St. Catherine's Easter, 1621, b. 1603 in Yorks, B.A. 1622-3,
priest 8 June 1623. Deacon at Peterborough 9 March 1622-3. Curate of
Coley Chapel, Halifax, for some years." ("Sizar" is defined as an
undergraduate student.)
From an unnamed history of the Denton family: The general opinion among
members of the Denton family is that all of the Dentons in the United
States are descendants of Rev. Richard Denton. Our research seems to
substantiate this, for we have found only two instances where other
Dentons lived in America and neither of these left heirs named Denton.
From New England Genealogical Reg. 11/241: Rev. Richard Denton came to
America from the Parish of Owram, North England on the ship "James".
(Note: Some say his ship was the "Arbella.") He lived in Wetheresfield
and Stamford, Connecticut. The J.S. Denton papers show baptismal records
of Nathaniel and Timothy sons of Rev. Richard Denton "in Parish Church of
Bolton, England."
Rev. Richard worked first with the famous preacher, Cotton Mather. Rev.
Mather speaks of Rev. Denton in his early memoirs: "Rev. Denton was a
highly religious man with strong Presbyterian beliefs. He was a small man
with only one eye, but in the pulpit he could sway a congregation like he
was nine feet tall."
In his book, "The History of the Clergy in the Middle Colonies" author
Weiss makes reference to the religious conflict of early Connecticut
which resulted in Rev. Richard Denton moving on to Hempstead, Long
Island, NY in 1644. He settled there in the midst of a large Dutch
colony. However, there were also many English settlers living in the area
without benefit of religious guidance. With these scattered members for a
beginning, Rev. Denton established the first Presbyterian Church in
America. This church was so successful that soon the Dutch neighbors were
attending services there. History shows some controversy developed when
Rev. Denton began to baptize some of the younger children of the Dutch
who did not agree with all the Presbyterian beliefs.
From "Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664" a letter to the Classis of
Amsterdam from Johannes Megapolensis and Samuel Drisius dated August
5,1657: "At Hempsted, about seven leagues from here, there live some
Independents. There are also many of our own church, and some
Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian preacher, Richard Denton, a
pious, godly and learned man, who is in agreement with our church in
everything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to his
sermons; but when he began to baptize the children of parents who are not
members of the church, they rushed out of the church." From another
letter dated Oct. 22, 1657 the same writers continue: "Mr. Richard
Denton, who is sound in faith, of a friendly disposition, and beloved by
all, cannot be induced by us to remain, although we have earnestly tried
to do this in various ways. He first went to Virginia to seek a
situation, complaining of lack of salary, and that he was getting in
debt, but he has returned thence. He is now
Individual Notes
Note for: Edmund Titus, 1630 - 7 FEB 1714/15
Index
Event: Type: Sealed to child (LDS)
Date: 17 APR 1946
Place: AZ
Event: Type: Information
Place: LDS AFN
Burial: Date: FEB 1714/15
Individual Note: [titus.GED]
This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File:
Robert /TITUS/ (AFN:46H7-VJ) and Hannah /UXOR/ (AFN:8MH7-8G)
[new.GED]
[titus.GED]
This individual has the following other parents in the Ancestral File:
Robert /TITUS/ (AFN:46H7-VJ) and Hannah /UXOR/ (AFN:8MH7-8G)
Individual Notes
Note for: John Rock Smith, 1615 - 1706
Index
Will: Date: 10 MAY 1695
Place: proved April 3, 1706
Individual Note: John "Rock" Smith's family can be traced in "Genealogies of Long Island
Families", Henry Hoff, 1987, vol. II, pp. 49 -66), which is a reprint of
an article which first appeared in the NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL &
BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD in Jan. 1957.
John' Smith "Rock" was born about 1615, as on March 20,1674/75, he
testified to being about sixty years old. Presumably his birth occurred
in England. He was a proprietor and resident of Hempstead, Long Island,
from 1644 until his death shortly
before April 3, 1706, when his will was proven. At a date unknown, he had
emigrated with or without parents but prior to November I640 when he was
briefly at Stamford, Conn., (then part of the Colony of New Haven). He
appears often on the
records as "Rock" Smith, occasionally as "Goodman Smith Rock," and after
1666 as "Senior," as well as under these appellations combined variously
with his first name John. As an original proprietor of Hempstead, he
settled there in 1644. His
life suggests neither the wealth nor the breadth of vision inherent in
that of a man who owns lands in more than one town and colony. The
troublous times in which Rock Smith lived: are glimpsed through the few
other than town records of him.
The first positive mention of him as an inhabitant of Hempstead, is July
4, 1656, the date of a letter to Gov. Stuyvesant signed by 42 Hempstead
men (including his own mark); they said they were ready to pay the tenths
(tithes) if due, but
only knew of the current general peace with the Indians . Thus, with
great independence, they reminded Stuyvesant of Hempstead's Nov. 16,
1644 patent from the Dutch government of New Netherlands, whereby tenths
were to begin ten years after
the first general peace with the Indians. There had been Indian troubles
both in 1643 and 1655. Despite only nominal rule of the Dutch, most of
the English towns in New Netherland hastened to annex themselves to
Connecticut. Early lists of
Hempstead's original proprietors include the propriety of "Rocke Smith"
in Mr. Coe's Neck (probably 1654) John "Rock" Smith is often on
Hempstead's town records, giving a good picture of him. He was a solid
and cautious person, doing his civic
and religious duty but concentrating on increasing his land holdings as
a patrimony for his children. .And in this he succeeded, for his
children had a better education and "married well." By action of
Hempstead's town meeting of May 13,
1659, he became an innkeeper. It is ordered that John Smith rock is
licensed by general vote to keep an ordinary and is allowed to sell
meat, duck,and rum to strangers with theire retinew.