NATHANIEL DENTON

Nathaniel Denton, son of Rev. Richard, was born March 1628 at Bolton, Lancashire, England He lived at Jamaica,Queens CO, NY died Oct. 18, 1690.leaving no will. Nathaniel had married about 1652 to Sarah Smith the daughter or William and Magdalen Smith, who were early at Hempstead and Newtown.

He came to Jamaica, Long Island Ny., being one of the earliest settlers there in 1656. Nathaniel was the first Town Clerk of Jamaica, LI, NY: "Records of the Town of Jamaica, Long Island, vol. I, Page 1. A Town Meeting head of ye Town ye 18th of February 1656. Daniel Denton chosen to write & enter all acts and orders of public concernment of ye Town and is to have a daie's work a man for ye said employment. It is voted & concluded by ye Town y whosoever shall fell any trees in yue highways shall take both top and body out of ye highway.

It is further voted and agreed upon by ye Town y whosoever shall kill a wolfe within ye boundary of ye Town shall have feiveteen shillings for every woolf. Likewise it is agreed upon by ye Town that whereas they have the Little plains by purchase and patent within their limits to maintain their rights & privileges in ye said place from any such as shall goe to deprive y off it & soe to make use off it as they shall se cause. These taken out of ye ould towne book by me, Nathaniel Denton, Clerk. Nathaniel applied for land at Elizabethtown, NJ in 1664 but probably died at Jamaica, NY. their children were:

A 1. Nathaniel Denton, Jr., born about 1652, resided at Jamaica NY. where he died in 1720, married first about 1679 to Deborah Ashman, daughter of Robert and Katherine Armitage Ashman, married second about 1690 to Elizabeth Smith, perhaps the daughter of Wait Smith. children of Nathaniel Denton, Jr. were:
B 1. Robert Denton b.1695 married 2nd Feb. 13, 1738 to Jane Moon of Burlington New Jersey children: BB 1.Margaret Denton married Joel Robinson children: 1.Sarah Robinson married Jacob Denton BB 2.Sarah Denton married David Williams BB 3.Elizabeth Denton married John Crow BB 4.John Denton married Elizabeth Johnson BB 5.Thomas Denton married Elizabeth Cabornet children were:

1.Josiah Denton b. 1779 - 1866 married Catherine Sehorn children were: 1.Elizabeth Osborn Denton married 1843 to Steward Owen Dickey BB 6.Jacob Denton married Mary Claypoole children:
1 Robert Denton married Ruth Claypoole 2 Joseph Denton married Charity Bailey 3 Jean (Jane) Denton married Robert Lowery 4 Catherine Denton married Minton/Winton 5 Mary (Polly) Denton married John Denton 6 Margaret Denton married Solomon Osborne 7 Jacob Denton married Sarah Robinson children:
1 George Denton 2 Isaac Denton 3 Jaines Denton 4 Jacob Denton Jr. married Deborah Lichliter 5 Mary Denton 6 Percilla Denton 7 Robison Denton married Mary Craig

B 2. Nathaniel Denton born about 1680 at Hempstead but went to Jamaica NY. before 1698 died 1731 married 1701 to Sarah __ children were:
C 1. Nathaniel Denton born about 1702, died 1736 married to Deborah Mills 1727 children were:
1.Alexander Denton born 1727 married to Rebecca C 2. Samuel Denton born about 1704, died 1780 at Jamaica, married Martha Mills 1743 born 1706 died Dec. 11, 1800 at age 94 their children were:
D 1.Catherine Denton b.1744 married to Henry Smith 1762 went to Goshen NY. D 2.Nathaniel Denton b.1746 died July 1806 at Jamaica D 3.Martha Denton b.1748 married to Jamea Calob Mills 1.one child Samiel Mills
D 4.Hannah Denton b.1750 married to William Ballard 1781 D 5.Phebe Denton b.1753 married to Abel Gale 1770 D 6.Samuel Denton b.1756 died 1812 married to Sarah Tuttle June 13, 1784 C 3. Daniel Denton died 1760 C 4. Hannah Denton probably died before 1757 C 5. Sarah Denton married to Molen Lewis 1.one child Nathaniel Lewis

B 3. Catherine Denton born about 1691 married Oct. 1, 1716 to Samuel Dean 1.one child Deborah Dean b. Sept. 1, 1717 at Jamaica B 4. James Denton born about 1693 died 1757 married 1715 to Martha __ children were: E 1.James Denton born 1716 E 2.Amos Denton born Mar. 24, 1718 married Mary __ b. Nov. 23, 1723 children were:
F 1.Mary Denton b.Sept. 2, 1743 married John Skidmore F 2.Amos Denton b.Oct. 10, 1746 d.1822 married Dec. 11, 1776 to Nancy Boylin they had 7 children
F 3.Patience Denton b.Nov. 4, 1748 married Othniel Smith F 4.Martha Denton b.Sept. 13, 1752 married Peter Alburtus F 5.Sarah Denton b.Sept. 28, 1756 F 6.James Denton b.Jan. 10, 1765 E 3.Deberah Denton born 1720 E 4.William Denton born 1722 d.1797 married Jan. 20, 1761 to Mary Smith children were:

G 1. Selsh Denton bapt. Nov. 15, 1761 G 2. Martha Denton bapt. June 3, 1764 E 5.John Denton born 1725 d.1795 married 1st June Fisher, of Long Island married 2nd Feb. 25, 1761 to Elizabeth Wisner, daughter of Henry and Sarah Norton Wisner married 3rd to Mary Gala had 14 children children:
GG 1. Henry Wisner Denton born 1762 GG 2. Jacob Denton born 1764 GG 3. Mary Denton born 1766 GG 4. James Denton GG 5. John Denton died 1801 married Mary __ GG 6. Isaac Denton GG 7. Robert Denton E 6.Thomas Denton a blacksmith who lived at Jamaica Ny. born 1727 d.1777 married 1764 to Mary Skidmore ?Phobe Skidmore children were:
H 1. Martha Denton married Nov. 10, 1791 to Jason Wilkins of Goshen 1.one child Thomas Denton Wilkins H 2. Thomas Denton b. 1779 died 1796 H 3. Nehemiah Denton b. 1773 married Louias Carpenter H 4. Samuel Denton b. 1775 E 7.Martha Denton b.May 5, 1731 d.July 7,1785 married 1st May 1, 1756 to Stephen Herriman married 2nd 1771 to John Smith

A 2. Samuel Denton, born 1655, died 1699 at Jamaica, married about 1676 to Mary (possibly Mary Brush) children were:
AA 1.Sarah Denton born 1677 married 1693 to Samuel Mills of Greenwich Conn. AA 2.Samuel Denton born 1680 died 1718 married 1702 to Martha Mills AA 3.Clement Denton born 1681 married 1700 to Ebenezer Smith of Norwalk Conn. AA 4.Mary Denton, born 1683 died 1714 AA 5.Jacamiah Denton A blacksmith at Jamaica Ny. later lived in New Jersey born 1685 married 1712 to Abigail Watora born 1695, the daughter of Anthony and Elizabeth Whitehead Watora Jacamiah and Abigail had 7 children

A 3. Richard Denton born about 1658 Jamaica, Queens CO, NY. lived at Fosters Meadow, L.I., died April/May 1699 Hempstead, LI, NY. married about 1686 to Mary Foster Thurston, daughter of Joseph Thurston and Ann (widow of Thos. Foster) children were:
BB 1.Richard Denton of Hunting Ny. b.1687 d.Jan. 1, 1782 married 1712 to Temperance Titus Steevens b. 1682 Guilford Ct. d. Jan. 9, 1742 Hunting L.I.Ny. children were:

CC 1.Richard Denton b.1714 d. 1780 married Feb. 24, 1736 to Tabitha Rogers children were:

DD 1.Samuel Denton bapt. Jan. 23, 1736 married Oct. 27, 1760 to Hannah Weeka DD 2.Mary Denton bapt.Nov. 5, 1738 married Jan. 9, 1764 to Joel Ketchum DD 3.Temperance Denton bapt.Dec. 14, 1740 DD 4.Sarah Denton born Jan. 3, 1743 married MAR. 24, 1775 to Joeoph Rogers DD 5.Jonias Denton bapt. Oct. 13, 1745 married to Esther Chichester DD 6.Israol Denton bapt. Oct. 16, 1749 married to Lona Jacobe DD 7.Richard Denton bapt.Dec. 7, 1755 DD 8.Isaac Denton bapt. April 9, 1758 married to Sarah Jacobe DD 9.Phebe Denton bapt. Jan. 27, 1760 DD 10.Jesse Denton born Dec. 11, 1761 married to Phebe Jacob

CC 2.John Denton b. 1715 d. Jan. 9, 1782 married Jan. 23, 1738 to Elizabeth Kelsey children were:
EE 1.Elizabeth Denton bapt. July 29, 1739 died young EE 2.Mary Denton bapt. May 4, 1740 EE 3.John Denton bapt. Aug 1, 1742 EE 4.Levina Denton b. Oct. 1744 married to Simeon Waters Jan. 2, 1771 EE 5.James Denton b. Oct. 26, 1746 married to Mary Halsey Nov. 29, 1784 EE 6.Stephen Loyalist Denton b.1748 - 1816 married Jan. 31 1776 to NeoriWaters children were:
1.Stephen Denton b. 1790 - 1846 married to Eunica Hudson children were:
1.Charlotte Denton b. 1812 - 1882 married to Dat Rudgers EE 7.Phebe Denton b. April 1749 EE 8.Elizabeth Denton b. 1751 EE 9.Ruth Denton b.Mar. 1754 d.1817 in Digby Neck, Nova Scotia Canada married Michael Burns EE 10.Esther Denton b. Oct. 1755 married to Noah Selleck Mar. 24, 1782 *EE 11.Joseph Loyalist Denton b.July 8, 1752 d.1835 in Little River, Nova Scotia Canada married Mary Lucy Martha Waters June 9, 1776 in Hunting L.I.Ny Born 1755 died 1805 in Nova Scotia Canada children were:

H 1.Rebecca Denton b.1780 married Locee Lewis Titus 1796 H 2.James Denton b.1793 d.1867 married Sarah Phoebe Ann Welch H 3.Mary Denton b.1792 d.1881 married William F. Dakin H 4.Kelsey Denton b.1798 d.1844 married Annie Westcott H 5.William Denton b.1777 d.1825 married Sarah Medler H 6.Locee Denton b.1784 d.1868 married Nancy Ann Medler H 7.Joseph M.Jr. Denton b.1783 d.1856 married Mary Ann Crandall H 8.John Waters Denton b.Sept. 21, 1791 H 9.Charlotte Denton b.Sept. 21, 1791 *EE 11.Joseph Loyalist Denton b.July 8, 1752 d.1835 in Little River, Nova Scotia Canada

married Mary Odell Jan. 24, 1805 in Trinity Anglicas Church, Nova Scotia Canada children were:
HH 1.Edward Snow Denton b.1816 d.1878 married Sarah Ann McDormand HH 2.Elizabeth Ann Denton b.1825 d.1904 married Johnston Welch HH 3.Martha Denton b.1805 d.1881 married Samuel Hersey HH 4.Stephen Denton b.1807 d.1866 married Charity Johnson HH 5.Israel Denton b.1810 d.1839 HH 6.Ruth Denton b.1811 d.1853 HH 7.Charles Denton b.1812 HH 8.John Waters II Denton b.1809 d.1889 married Hannah Addington HH 9.George Denton b.1813 HH 10.Sarah Denton b.1815 d.1838 CC 3.Temperance born about 1718 married Jan. 12, 1736 to Thomas BRUSH CC 4.Benjamin Denton b.1721 Ny. d.May 12, 1789 married March 26, 1747 to Rebecca Ketchum children were:

CCC 1.Alexander Denton b.Sept. 5, 1748 d.Apr. 24, 1814 married Rebecca JOHNSTON Feb. 20, 1770 children were:
J 1.Israel Denton b.1785 d.1860 married Elizabeth ROGERS J 2.Elizabeth Denton b.1781 d.1856 married Peleg Conklin J 3.Mary Denton b.1775 d.1827 married Silas Conklin J 4.Samuel Denton b.1783 d.1860 married Hannah __ J 5.Amelia Denton married __ Horton J 6.Benjamin Denton b.1788 d.1848 married Anna Marie Lindsley J 7.Rebecca Denton married Jan. 17 ,1816 to Joseph Van Velsor CCC 2.Hannah Denton b.June 10, 1750 d.June 18, 1779 married William HathAWAY CCC 3.Rebecca Denton b.March 11, 1751 died 1754 CCC 4.Benjamin Denton b.1754 d.1834 married Sarah MIDDLEBROOK CCC 5.Rebecca Denton b.Feb. 22, 1756 CCC 6.Mary Denton b.Sept. 16, 1759 d.Feb. 17, 1812 married Benjamin Coadington

BB 2.Mary Denton of Jamaica, Queens Ny. born about 1689 BB 3.Sarah Denton BB 4.Joseph Denton of Jamaica, Queens Ny. born about 1693 BB 5.Hannah Denton of Jamaica, Queens Ny. born about 1695 BB 6.Benjamin Denton b. 1697 at Horseneck, Greenwich, CT d.July. 10, 1780 married to Rachael WHEELER Dec. 1, 1724 children were:
K 1.Thurston Denton b.Sept. 15, 1725 d.1725 K 2.John Denton b.April 21, 1727 Dutchess Co. Ny. d.Oct. 18, 1803 Smithfield, NY. married 1st 1756 to Lydia __ children were:

L 1.Lydia Denton b.1757 d.1831 married Calvin BINGHAM L 2.Amos Denton b.1764 L 3.Sarah Denton b.1762 married __ BEDELL L 4.John Denton b.1760 L 5.Joel Denton b.1759 d.Jun.15, 1834 married Sarah Brown children were:
LL 1.Joel Jr Denton b.1785 d.Apr. 1855 LL 2.Rollin Denton b.1787 Ny. d.Jun. 15, 1834 LL 3.Asa Denton b.1789 Ny. d.Aug. 1865 LL 4.John Denton b.Dec. 29, 1782 d.Feb. 2, 1865 married to Hannah Hubble 1804 children were:

M 1.Amanda Denton b.April 22, 1805 M 2.Richard Hubble Denton b.Jun.18, 1806 d.Aug. 9, 1874 M 3.Theron Denton b.Jun.20, 1808 d.Jan. 9, 1891 M 4.Ambrose Denton b.Feb. 1810 d.Oct.12, 1885 Medicine Lodge, Barber CO, KS married Melissa Denton 1.child:
John Ambrose DENTON M 5.Homer Denton b.Dec. 19, 1812 d. 1901 IL. M 6.Hiram Denton b.Mar. 29. 1814 d.Aug. 12, 1814 M 7.Rolland Denton b.Mar. 1818 d.1898 Chenango, NY. M 8.Joel Denton b.Jun. 1, 1821 d.Jun. 23, 1903 Oswego, NY LL 5.Polly Denton b.1796 Ny. d.Sept. 7, 1862 LL 6.Lydia Denton b.1798 Ny. LL 7.Ann A. Denton b.1803 Ny. d.Jun. 9, 1883 LL 8.Betsey Denton b.1807 d.Feb. 8, 1840 LL 9.Noah Brown Denton b.1786 Ny. d.Apr. 1864 married to Penelope Covell 1812 children were:

MM 1.Marie L. Denton b. 1835 Ny. MM 2.Harriett Denton b. 1827 MM 3.Penelope Denton b.1818 d.1895 married Kendall Salmon Bradstreet MM 4.Henry Clay Denton b.1828 d.1912 married Clarissa M.Burgess MM 5.Francis Granger Denton b.1830 d.1920 married Almira Amelia Wilcox MM 6.Melissa Denton b. 1812 married to Ambrose Denton MM 7.Almira G.Denton b.1815 d.1886 married Oliver Jr.Lincoln MM 8.Sarah K. Denton married Martin Luther Bingham

K 2.John Denton b.April 21, 1727 Dutchess Co. Ny. d.Oct. 18, 1803 Smithfield, NY. married 2nd 1769 in South Salem, NY to Elizabeth PECK children were:
N 1.Rachel Denton b.1770 d.1823 married Jonathan DEVEL 1790 N 2.Fanny Denton b.1767 married Beriah Thomas K 3.Mary Denton b.Oct. 17, 1728 at Southington CT. K 4.Sarah Denton b.1731 d.1778 married Benjamin HERRICK K 5.Ann Denton b.1733 d.1776 married Daniel Buck 1756 K 6.Rachel Denton b.Sept. 27, 1738 d.1738 K 7.Rachel Denton b.Apr. 12, 1742 d.1815 married Stephen REYNOLDS K 8.Benjamin b.1736 d.1785 married Joanna PECK 1762 children were:

KK 1.Daniel Denton b.1764 KK 2.Mary Denton b.1765 d.1807 married Stephen ENO KK 3.Benjamin Denton b.1766 d.1802 KK 4.Joanna Denton married Isaac coplin KK 5.Elizabeth Denton married Ezek Fitch KK 6.David Denton b.1763 married Mehitable Jones children were:

NN 1.Eliza Denton NN 2.David Peck Denton b.1800 married NN 3.Almira Denton b.1765 d.1807 married Nancy Finctlepough NN 4.Edward Jones Denton b.1790 d.1834 married Charlotte BULLIS 1815 children were:

O 1.Alonzo Denton b.1823 O 2.Almira Denton b.1825 O 3.Harriet Denton b.1819 married Seth Manley O 4.Mary Ann Denton b.1817 married Lewis Manley O 5.Daniel Miller Denton b.1823 d.1889 married 1st Rebecca Adams 1845 child: Rebecca DENTON O 5.Daniel Miller Denton b.1823 d.1889 married 2nd Amelia Adams children were:

OO 1.Henry P. Denton b.Valley CO, NE OO 2.John Denton OO 3.Jane Denton married __ Sheldon OO 4.Frank R. Denton married Mary J.Robinson children were:

P 1.Mary Denton married Nathanial A.McClellan 1907 in NE P 2.Earl Denton P 3.Miller Roy Denton married Edith Best children were:

PP 1.Frank Roy Denton PP 2.Alice Edith Denton PP 3.Nell Mary Denton O 6.Edward Hunting Denton b.1821 d.1909 in Blumfield, Saganaw CO, MI married Mary mcEown 1844 children were:

R 1.Walter Denton b.1849 R 2.Edward Jones Denton b.1854 d.1870 R 3.Lafayette Denton b.1859 R 4.Randall "Major" Denton b.1861 R 5.Almira Denton b.1847 d.1928 married H. H. McCarty R 6.Thomas Denton b.1845 d.1915 married Avis Matelda Jennings 1871 children were:
RR 1.Thomas William Denton b.1875 d.1954 married Louise Westendorph children were:
RRR 1.Avis Denton RRR 2.Gladys Denton RRR 3.Charles Denton RRR 4.Tom Denton RR 2.*Leet Edward Denton b.1877 married Mamie Brady children were:

S 1.Edward Brady Denton S 2.Mary Louise Denton S 3.Leah Ann Denton *Leet Edward Denton b.1877 married Katherine Mars children were:
SS 1.Cody Eleanor Denton married M. Henry Mortimer SS 2.Katherine Margaret Denton SS 3.Thomas kelsey Denton SS 4.Leet Mars Denton married Isabelle Hayes children were:

T 1.Linda Denton T 2.Dennie Ann Denton T 3.*Leet Edward Denton 11 married Adele Zeron *Leet Edward Denton 11 married Letha Barrett Jones *Leet Edward Denton 11 married Carolina Robertson children were:
TT 1.Carolyn Hayes TT 2.Leet Edward III TT 3.Dana Louise TT 4.Heidi Joan TT 5.Hillary Ann TT 6.Cameron Brown TT 7.Kels

A 4. Phebe Denton, born about 1662 died at Jamaica Long Island NY. married John Foster A 5. Maria Denton, born about 1664 died at Jamaica Long Island NY.