Martha Mary DENTON


Martha "Mary" DENTON was born in 1736 in Shenandoah CO, VA. Died in 1794 in Washington CO, TN.
Martha married John Tipton and came with him to Washington CO, NC as his second wife.
She had 9 children by her first marriage as did Col. Tipton by his first marriage.
They added another to the total when they gave birth to Abraham in 1778.

She married Dr. James MOORE in 1751. Dr. James MOORE died in 1776 in VA.
Children of Martha Mary DENTON and Dr. James MOORE:
Reuben MOORE Samuel MOORE Phebe MOORE Mary MOORE b. on 27 Feb 1766 married on 8 Jun 1782 to John DENTON 1759-1842 (see more info. 4 main page) Jesse MOORE

She also married Colonel John TIPTON on 22 Jul 1777 in VA. Colonel John TIPTON was born on 15 Aug 1730 in Baltimore, MD.
Died in Aug 1813 in Washington CO, TN. From the Tennessee Valley Historical Review:

"The Dentons were American patriots during the French & Indian War as well as the Revolutionary War
and served their country well.
Some of them served under the command of Colonel John Tipton in the Shenandoah country,
and before the struggle for American Independence was over, followed Colonel Tipton into the Watauga settlement."
John was a justice of Dunmore CO, NY in 1772. He owned land at or near Toms Brook.

From: "A History of Shenandoah CO, VA" by John W. Wayland:
"Col. John Tipton was Justice and Vestryman of Beckford Parish of Dunmore and Shenandoah;
Shenandoah Captain in Dunmore's War; Revolutionary officer, County Lieutenant and Sheriff of
Shenandoah; Representative of Dunmore in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1776
and in the Virginia House of Delegates,1776-1777, Representative of Washington CO, NC (now TN)
in the Jonesboro or Franklin conventions of 1784 and 1785;

Representative in the NC Senate, Representative of Washington CO in the
House of Representatives of the Territory of the U.S.
South of the River Ohio; Representative of Washington CO in the
Tennessee Constitutional Convention of 1796; Representative
of Washington CO in the Tennessee Senate.

Children of Martha Mary DENTON and Colonel John TIPTON: Abraham TIPTON born 1778


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