Captain Abraham Denton, Sr.

Male 1668 - 1729  (61 years)


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  • Name Abraham Denton 
    Title Captain 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 1668  Hempstead, Nassau County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Alt Birth 1675  [2
    Death 1729  Haverstraw, Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I16667  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2019 

    Father Admiral Samuel Denton,   b. 1631, Halifax, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1713, Hempstead, Nassau County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Mary Rock Smith,   b. 20 Jul 1630, Toxteth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1713, Hempstead, Nassau County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1654  Hempstead, Nassau County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F5769  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Thorne,   b. 1679, Woodstock, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1730, Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 1699  Orange County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Children 
     1. Captain Abraham Denton, II,   b. 1700, Hempstead, Nassau County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0Sep 1774, Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F5770  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1668 - Hempstead, Nassau County, New York Link to Google Earth
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    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1729 - Haverstraw, Orange County, New York Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • http://www.dentongenealogy.org/abesr.htm

      1668-1729

      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.

      They had the following children:

      *Abraham II DENTON Capt.
      Martha DENTON was born in 1701 in Hempstead, LI, NY.

      end of notation [6]
    • 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 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.

      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 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.

      Abraham was a 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."

      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 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.

      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 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.

      Abraham was a 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."

      end of this biogrphical sketch [7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S11371] "Some of the Descendants of Rev. Richard Denton", by Edythe Whitley,, p. 22 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S13638] Abraham Denton, Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37258309/abraham-denton, abstracted by David A. He.

    3. [S11371] "Some of the Descendants of Rev. Richard Denton", by Edythe Whitley,, p. 11 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S11371] "Some of the Descendants of Rev. Richard Denton", by Edythe Whitley,, p. 7 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S21634] http://www.dentongenealogy.org/html/dat56.html#14.

    6. [S6581] http://www.dentongenealogy.org/abesr.htm.

    7. [S7581] "Captain Abraham Denton" biogrpahy, http://www.longislandsurnames.com/getperson.php?personID=I00213&tree=Haight.