Individual Details
Capt. Abraham Denton II
(1700 - Sep 1774)
"Abraham, according to sources in Orange Co., New York, had some problems with local law and soon after left the county for a new home in the Shenandoah County of Virginia. This was in 1729 or 1730. Thus started the move westward, for his sons each moved in different directions into the frontier."
Abraham's will was written August 12, 1774 and probated September 27, 1774 in Shenandoah Co., Virginia.
From The Tennessee Valley Historical Review: "Abraham Denton, Junior, became involved with the law in New York in about 1729-30. He, along with some close relatives, left that state and headed for Virginia, crossing the eastern part of Pennsylvania and the Northwestern part of Maryland. In the Valley of Virginia, then Orange County (later Augusta County) and the upper Virginia Valley, (Frederick, later Dunmore, and still later Shenandoah County) we find Abraham and his family. Also about the same time, Jonas Denton and others had reached the Virginia country. Samuel, Robert, James and John Denton begin to appear in the same general locality. The deeds in Frederick County clearly prove that the Dentons were there as early as 1755 and became prominent citizens."
Abraham left a deed dated August 12, 1774 which was signed by Mary Denton Little. Dorothy Clock (Clark), Elizabeth Smith, and Mary Pareson (Pearson) made their marks. By this information, Mary Little was still living in 1774 and had enough education to sign her name. Abraham was a Captain in the French and Indian War in the Provincial Army of 1766.
As the older generation died off, the younger ones became less rooted in the old lands and soon started departing for the southwest.
He died at the Tom's Brook Plantation in Shenandoah Co., Virginia.
Abraham's will was written August 12, 1774 and probated September 27, 1774 in Shenandoah Co., Virginia.
From The Tennessee Valley Historical Review: "Abraham Denton, Junior, became involved with the law in New York in about 1729-30. He, along with some close relatives, left that state and headed for Virginia, crossing the eastern part of Pennsylvania and the Northwestern part of Maryland. In the Valley of Virginia, then Orange County (later Augusta County) and the upper Virginia Valley, (Frederick, later Dunmore, and still later Shenandoah County) we find Abraham and his family. Also about the same time, Jonas Denton and others had reached the Virginia country. Samuel, Robert, James and John Denton begin to appear in the same general locality. The deeds in Frederick County clearly prove that the Dentons were there as early as 1755 and became prominent citizens."
Abraham left a deed dated August 12, 1774 which was signed by Mary Denton Little. Dorothy Clock (Clark), Elizabeth Smith, and Mary Pareson (Pearson) made their marks. By this information, Mary Little was still living in 1774 and had enough education to sign her name. Abraham was a Captain in the French and Indian War in the Provincial Army of 1766.
As the older generation died off, the younger ones became less rooted in the old lands and soon started departing for the southwest.
He died at the Tom's Brook Plantation in Shenandoah Co., Virginia.
Events
| Birth | 1700 | Hempstead, Queens Co., New York |  | ||
| Marriage | 1723 | Orange Co., New York - Mary O'Dell | |||
| Baptism | 12 Aug 1774 | | |||
| Death | Sep 1774 | Dunmore Co., Virginia | |||
| Burial | Toms Brook Plantation, Shenandoah Co., Virginia | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary O'Dell (1702 - 1777) |
| Child | Joseph Denton (1729 - 1800) |
| Child | Isaac Denton Sr. (1733 - 1795) |
| Child | Samuel Denton (1734 - 1811) |
| Child | James Denton (1735 - 1834) |
| Child | Martha Denton (1736 - 1794) |
| Child | Phoebe Denton (1737 - ) |
| Child | Abraham Denton III (1738 - 1827) |
| Father | Abraham Denton Sr. (1675 - 1729) |
| Mother | Martha Thorne (1679 - 1730) |
| Sibling | Martha Denton (1704 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Sue Cook's Denton database from her web page..
2. Sue Cook's Denton database from her web page..
3. Sue Cook's Denton database from her web page..