Individual Details
James Denton
(1735 - 1834)
James was justice of the Washington Co Territory 'south of the River Ohio,' 1791. (Now Tennessee) He sold land to Isaac Denton, Henry Nelson and Jesse Whitson in 1784. In 1783 he bought land in Sullivan Co, Tennessee (then North Carolina) where he met the Hunts. After his wife died he lived with his daughter Mary and her husband and then with some of his sons.
Land Record: "In obedience to his Lordship's order I have surveyed a tract of land for James Denton of Augusta Co., whereon he lives on the branches of N. Shenandoah -- joining Abraham Denton.
Beginning at A two white oaks on a flat Ridge corner to Abraham Denton thence running No 60 degrees sixty poles to a red oak and a small hickory -- at B, thence S 30 degrees W two hundred and eighty poles to a red -- two white oaks on a dscent at C thence S 60 degrees E two hundred and eighty poles to three white oaks in the ------ Denton at E thence with his line N 60 degrees west one hundred and eight poles to the beginning containing four hundred acres. Chainmen, thomass Grey and Joseph Langdon, Surveyed by John Baylis." March 1, 1750.
James received a land grant for 403 acres on Sinking Creek near what is now Johnson City, Tennessee. (Recorded in Vol 1, North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, p. 11, dated 3 April 1775.) Grants were also obtained in this same area by his brothers Samuel and Joseph.
James and Elizabeth moved into Sullivan County, Tennessee in late 1783 or early 1784. In 1803 records of this family appear in what was then Wyoming, and is now Bath Co, Kentucky. Family tradition says that James was crippled later in life and although he has no war record, he did assist in training men and furnished other help. He was living with his grandson, William, at the time of his death. It is said he died just three months short of his one hundredth birthday.
Land Record: "In obedience to his Lordship's order I have surveyed a tract of land for James Denton of Augusta Co., whereon he lives on the branches of N. Shenandoah -- joining Abraham Denton.
Beginning at A two white oaks on a flat Ridge corner to Abraham Denton thence running No 60 degrees sixty poles to a red oak and a small hickory -- at B, thence S 30 degrees W two hundred and eighty poles to a red -- two white oaks on a dscent at C thence S 60 degrees E two hundred and eighty poles to three white oaks in the ------ Denton at E thence with his line N 60 degrees west one hundred and eight poles to the beginning containing four hundred acres. Chainmen, thomass Grey and Joseph Langdon, Surveyed by John Baylis." March 1, 1750.
James received a land grant for 403 acres on Sinking Creek near what is now Johnson City, Tennessee. (Recorded in Vol 1, North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, p. 11, dated 3 April 1775.) Grants were also obtained in this same area by his brothers Samuel and Joseph.
James and Elizabeth moved into Sullivan County, Tennessee in late 1783 or early 1784. In 1803 records of this family appear in what was then Wyoming, and is now Bath Co, Kentucky. Family tradition says that James was crippled later in life and although he has no war record, he did assist in training men and furnished other help. He was living with his grandson, William, at the time of his death. It is said he died just three months short of his one hundredth birthday.
Events
| Birth | 1735 | Orange Co., New York |  | ||
| Marriage | 1765 | Shenandoah Co., Virginia - Elizabeth Harper Smith | | ||
| Death | 1834 | Fleming Co., Kentucky | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Harper Smith (1745 - 1798) |
| Father | Capt. Abraham Denton II (1700 - 1774) |
| Mother | Mary O'Dell (1702 - 1777) |
| Sibling | Joseph Denton (1729 - 1800) |
| Sibling | Isaac Denton Sr. (1733 - 1795) |
| Sibling | Samuel Denton (1734 - 1811) |
| 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..
2. Sue Cook's Denton database from her web page..
3. Sue Cook's Denton database from her web page..