Individual Details
Samuel Denney
(ABT, 1715 - ABT, 1809)
Events
| Birth | ABT, 1715 | England |  | ||
| Marriage | ABT, 1740 | Goochland Co., VA - Sarah Southard | | ||
| Event-Misc | ABT, 1740 | Arrived in American Colonies, Philadelphia, PA |  | | |
| Event-Misc | Bet 1750 and 1771 | Moved to NC, Rowan Co., NC | | | |
| Event-Misc | From 1775 to 1783 | Revolutionary War | | | |
| Census | 1790 | 1790 U.S. Federal Census, Surry Co., NC | | | |
| Census | 1800 | 1800 U.S. Federal Census, Surry Co., KY | | | |
| Event-Misc | 1800 | Moved to Ohio, Gallia Co., OH | | | |
| Death | ABT, 1809 | Gallia Co., OH | | ||
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Families
| Spouse | Sarah Southard ( - 1765) |
| Child | Lazarus Denney (1740 - 1796) |
| Child | Azariah Denney (1744 - 1834) |
| Child | John Denney (1746 - 1780) |
| Child | William Denney (1747 - ) |
| Child | Charles Denney Sr. (1750 - 1834) |
| Child | Elizabeth Denney (1754 - 1820) |
| Child | Henry Denney (1755 - ) |
| Child | Benjamin Denney (1755 - ) |
| Child | James Denney (1755 - 1821) |
| Child | Shered Denney (1757 - ) |
| Child | Keziah Denney (1759 - ) |
| Child | Nancy Denney (1761 - ) |
| Child | Polly Denney (1763 - ) |
| Child | Margaret Denney (1765 - 1842) |
Notes
Event-Misc
About 1740 he came from England to the port of Philadelphia, PA. He then went to Goochland Co., VA. This part of Goochland Co. became Albemarle in 1744 and Amherst Co. in 1761.Event-Misc
Samuel and Sarah moved along with several of their children to Rowan Co., NC about 1771. That part of Rowan Co. is now Surry Co. Their property was near the mouth of Pilot Creek on the Ararat River.Event-Misc
Samuel and his family supprted the patriots durin g the Revolutionary War and several of his sons served in the army. Although not documented it is believed that his son, John, was killed at the Battle of Kings Mountain. His son, James, served at Valley Forge where his feet froze and had to be amputated. His son, Shered, is thought to have been killed in the war and his son, Azariah, may also have served in the war.Census
The 1790 U.S. Federal Census for Surry Co., KY, page 185 show sthe Samuel Denney household as:1 free white male 16 years or older; 1 free white male under 16 years (a grandson?); 1 free white female; no slaves.
Census
There is no listing for Samuel Denney in the 1800 Surry Co., KY Census. He probably had already moved to OH at this time.Event-Misc
Samuel moved to Ohio after his wife, Sarah, died. He probably lived with his daughter, Margaret and her husband, David Denny in Gallia Co., OH.Event-Misc
In 1865 Oliver Joel Denney wrote a letter to Achilles M. Denney in which he gave a history of the Samuel Denney family. This letter is included in papers at the Virginia State Library and copies are available at www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/7853/denney.Among other things the letter indicates that Samuel had 17 children but he could remeber only 11 of their names.
The following details are in the letter: Samuel Denney came "from across the waters" before the Revolutionary War, married a woman named Southard, settled in Amherst Co., VA, raised 17 children, some of his sons were killed in the Revolutionary War, Samuel and several of his sons came to Surry Co., NC and "settled on the Hill Farm on the Ararat River near the mouth of Pilot Creek", Samuel's wife was buried "under a rock pile on the south side of Pilot creek near the mouth at the foot of the hill", Samuel went west with some of his sons after Samuel's wife died, he died there but the author did not know where.
Endnotes
1. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
2. Oliver Joel Denney, History of the Denney Family, Recipient: Achilles M. Denney, Author Address: Unknown (1865).
3. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
4. Oliver Joel Denney, History of the Denney Family, Recipient: Achilles M. Denney, Author Address: Unknown (1865).
5. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
6. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
7. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
8. 1790 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: Microfilm image, Ancestry.com website, www.ancestry.com..
9. 1800 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: 1800 U.S. Federal Census Microfilm, Ancestry.com website, www.ancestry.com..
10. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
11. Jim Boyd, Song with a Tenor LeadThe Story of Joseph William Boyd and Mary Cerena Hampton with Ancestors and Descendants (Jim Boyd, 110 12th Avenue, Indialantic, FL 32903, 2002).
12. Oliver Joel Denney, History of the Denney Family, Recipient: Achilles M. Denney, Author Address: Unknown (1865).