Individual Details
Joseph Denton
(14 Feb 1729 - Abt 1800)
From "The Denton Family" by David H. Templin: "It seems that Joseph Denton moved about a great deal. Joseph was a member of a militia company which was commanded by Captain John Tipton during 1775. A Joseph appears briefly in Washington County, North Carolina and after a brief pause in the Cumberland settlements. Joseph then moved north into Kentucky and appears in the Stockton Valley of Kentucky."
Apparently Joseph deserted from Col. John Tipton's company in the Revolutionary War and probably moved at that time to North Carolina. This was noted in a manuscript called the "Romney and Winchester Pay Roll," which included a list of Col. John Tipton's company.
Joseph set up a Station north of the Cumberland River opposite what is now Nashville, Tennessee in 1779. He endured Indian skirmishes until about 1783. His name is on the Cumberland Compact of May 13, 1780. At that time he was further west than any other Denton. Later he would move northeast up the Cumberland into Kentucky. He received a grant for 200 acres in 1806 on the Alligator Fork Creek of the Wolf River in Stockton's Valley, Kentucky. Joseph and Ann simply faded away with no documented final chapter. However, their children left their mark along the Kentucky and Tennessee Border.
According to Dorothea W. Sargent, a descendant, Joseph was married first to a Patience who was killed by Indians along with his son. This may have been the reason for his desertion from Col. Tipton's company.
Apparently Joseph deserted from Col. John Tipton's company in the Revolutionary War and probably moved at that time to North Carolina. This was noted in a manuscript called the "Romney and Winchester Pay Roll," which included a list of Col. John Tipton's company.
Joseph set up a Station north of the Cumberland River opposite what is now Nashville, Tennessee in 1779. He endured Indian skirmishes until about 1783. His name is on the Cumberland Compact of May 13, 1780. At that time he was further west than any other Denton. Later he would move northeast up the Cumberland into Kentucky. He received a grant for 200 acres in 1806 on the Alligator Fork Creek of the Wolf River in Stockton's Valley, Kentucky. Joseph and Ann simply faded away with no documented final chapter. However, their children left their mark along the Kentucky and Tennessee Border.
According to Dorothea W. Sargent, a descendant, Joseph was married first to a Patience who was killed by Indians along with his son. This may have been the reason for his desertion from Col. Tipton's company.
Events
| Birth | 14 Feb 1729 | Orange Co., New York |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1765 | Caswell Co., North Carolina - Ann Hogg | |||
| Death | Abt 1800 | Stockton Valley, Adair Co., Kentucky |
Families
| Spouse | Ann Hogg (1730 - 1800) |
| Child | Isaac Denton (1768 - 1870) |
| Child | Jeremiah Denton (1770 - 1835) |
| Child | Martha Denton ( - ) |
| Child | Agnes Denton ( - 1836) |
| Child | Elizabeth Denton ( - ) |
| Child | Susanna Denton ( - ) |
| Child | Justice W. Denton (1784 - 1875) |
| Father | Capt. Abraham Denton II (1700 - 1774) |
| Mother | Mary O'Dell (1702 - 1777) |
| Sibling | Isaac Denton Sr. (1733 - 1795) |
| Sibling | Samuel Denton (1734 - 1811) |
| Sibling | James Denton (1735 - 1834) |
| Sibling | Martha Denton (1736 - 1794) |
| Sibling | Phoebe Denton (1737 - ) |
| Sibling | Abraham Denton III (1738 - 1827) |
Endnotes
1. Sue Cook's Denton database from her web page..