Joseph Daniel Denton
1850 - 1933 (~ 83 years)1. Joseph Daniel Denton was born in Apr 1850 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America (son of Colonel Hightower Denton and Nancy Witt); died on 13 Jun 1933 in Fannin County, Texas, United States of America.
2. Colonel Hightower Denton was born in 1810 in Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America (son of Jeremiah "Big Jerry" Denton and Elizabeth Griggs); died in 1880 in Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America; was buried in Old Jericho Cemetery, Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America. Hightower married Nancy Witt on Yes, date unknown. Nancy was born in 1815 in Madison County, Alabama, United States of America ; died on 9 Jun 1870 in Sparta, White County, Tennessee, United States of America; was buried in Old Jericho Cemetery, Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Nancy Witt was born in 1815 in Madison County, Alabama, United States of America ; died on 9 Jun 1870 in Sparta, White County, Tennessee, United States of America; was buried in Old Jericho Cemetery, Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America. Children:
- Martha Ann Denton was born on 25 Dec 1835 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 24 Nov 1889 in Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America.
- Cynthia Vernette Denton was born on 24 Apr 1842 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 16 Nov 1897 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Alvinia "Viney" Denton was born in 1844 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; and died.
- Elvira Jane Denton was born on 26 Apr 1845 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 16 Jun 1916 in Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America.
- Nancy Mary Denton was born on 8 May 1846 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 14 Apr 1920 in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, United States of America.
- Holland Denton was born on 14 Mar 1848 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 29 Jul 1906 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Nancy Witt Denton was born about 1849 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; and died.
- 1. Joseph Daniel Denton was born in Apr 1850 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 13 Jun 1933 in Fannin County, Texas, United States of America.
- Thomas Scott Denton was born on 12 Apr 1851 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 13 Oct 1933 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, United States of America.
- Isham "Martin" Denton was born on 24 May 1856 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 22 Dec 1925 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; was buried in Jericho Cemetery, Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- John Hightower Denton was born in Aug 1859 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 6 Aug 1938 in Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Generation: 3
4. Jeremiah "Big Jerry" Denton was born in 1779 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America (son of Pvt. Abraham John Denton, III and Mourning Hogg); died on 7 Sep 1847 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; was buried in Old Jericho Cemetery, Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America. Jeremiah married Elizabeth Griggs on Yes, date unknown. Elizabeth was born in 1782 in Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 4 Jul 1828 in Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America; was buried in Old Jericho Cemetery, Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Griggs was born in 1782 in Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 4 Jul 1828 in Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America; was buried in Old Jericho Cemetery, Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America. Children:
- Blanton Denton was born in 1807 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died in 1865 in Bell County, Texas, United States of America.
- 2. Colonel Hightower Denton was born in 1810 in Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died in 1880 in Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America; was buried in Old Jericho Cemetery, Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Sterling Denton was born in 1811 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died in 1880 in Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Overton Denton was born in 1813 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died in 1885 in Pottsboro, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America.
- Waune Denton was born in 1815 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died in 1815 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Susannah Denton was born on 21 Apr 1817 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 19 Feb 1891 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Holland Denton was born on 6 Nov 1818 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 10 Dec 1896 in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Hardin Denton was born in 1821 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died in 1870.
- Abraham Denton was born in 1823 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died in 1823 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Mourning Denton was born in 1824 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died in 1895.
- Edith Denton was born in 1826 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died after 1880 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Generation: 4
8. Pvt. Abraham John Denton, III was born in 1738 in Orange County, New York, United States of America (son of Captain Abraham John Denton, Jr. and Mary Sarah O'Dell); died in 1827 in Obion County, Tennessee, United States of America; was buried in Unknown. Abraham married Mourning Hogg in 1769 in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America. Mourning was born in 1740; died in 1789 in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Mourning Hogg was born in 1740; died in 1789 in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America. Children:
- Sarah "Sally" Denton was born in 1771 in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America; died in 1812 in Clay County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Elizabeth "Bettie" Denton was born in 1772 in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America; died in 1859 in Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Isaac D. Denton was born in 1774 in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States of America; died in 1870 in Jackson, Clay County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Nancy Mourning Denton was born in 1776 in Greene County, Tennessee, United States of America; died in 1855 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Samuel Denton was born on 11 Jul 1776 in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America; died in 1856 in Cedar Creek, Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Abraham Denton was born in 1778 in Obion, Obion County, Tennessee, United States of America; died in 1859 in Granville, Jackson County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- 4. Jeremiah "Big Jerry" Denton was born in 1779 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 7 Sep 1847 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; was buried in Old Jericho Cemetery, Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Margaret "Peggy" Denton was born in 1780 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died on 25 Oct 1858 in Decatur County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Elijah Denton was born on 20 Dec 1782 in North Carolina, United States of America; died on 25 Oct 1870 in Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Agnes Denton was born in 1785 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died in 1850.
- Martha Denton was born in 1787 in White County, Tennessee, United States of America; died in 1845 in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, United States of America.
Generation: 5
16. Captain Abraham John Denton, Jr. was born in May 1700 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States of America (son of Abraham Denton and Martha Thorne); died in Sep 1774 in Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America; was buried in Toms Brook Cemetery, Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America. Abraham married Mary Sarah O'Dell in 1725 in Orange County, New York, United States of America. Mary was born on 26 Mar 1702 in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America; died in 1779 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America; was buried in Toms Brook Cemetery, Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Mary Sarah O'Dell was born on 26 Mar 1702 in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America; died in 1779 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America; was buried in Toms Brook Cemetery, Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America. Children:
- Joseph Denton was born on 14 Feb 1729 in Orange County, New York, United States of America; died in 1800 in Stockton Valley, Clinton County, Kentucky, United States of America.
- Isaac Denton, Sr. was born in 1733 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America; died on 14 Jul 1795 in Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Samuel Denton, Sr. was born in 1734 in Orange County, New York, United States of America; died in 1811 in Pendleton District, South Carolina, United States of America.
- James Denton was born in 1735 in Orange County, New York, United States of America; died in 1834 in Fleming County, Kentucky, United States of America.
- Martha "Mary" Denton was born on 22 Jul 1736 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America; died in 1794 in Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America.
- Phoebe Denton was born in 1737 in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America; died on 17 Dec 1794.
- 8. Pvt. Abraham John Denton, III was born in 1738 in Orange County, New York, United States of America; died in 1827 in Obion County, Tennessee, United States of America; was buried in Unknown.
Generation: 6
32. Abraham Denton was born in 1675 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States of America (son of Admiral Samuel Denton and Mary Rock Smith); died in 1729 in Orange County, New York, United States of America. Abraham married Martha Thorne in 1699 in Orange County, New York, United States of America. Martha (daughter of William Thorne, Jr. and Winnifred Livingston) was born in 1679 in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America; died in 1730 in Orange County, New York, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
33. Martha Thorne was born in 1679 in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America (daughter of William Thorne, Jr. and Winnifred Livingston); died in 1730 in Orange County, New York, United States of America. Children:
- 16. Captain Abraham John Denton, Jr. was born in May 1700 in Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States of America; died in Sep 1774 in Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America; was buried in Toms Brook Cemetery, Toms Brook, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America.
- Martha Denton was born in 1704; and died.