1673. Samuel Denton I
was born on 29 May 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Christianed at
Coley Chapel, Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He was buried in Mar 1712/13 in Hempstead,
Long Island, Queens, Nassau County, New York. He died on 20 Mar 1712/13 in Hempstead,
Long Island, Queens, Nassau County, New York. He was christened in Coley Chapel,
Halifax, England. ....."Samuel was listed on the 1673 Dutch Census at Hemstead,
NY and owned
property in Hempstead from 1662 and lived in the area most of his life. Transactions
in 1703 show that he owned slaves. In 1685 he was reported to own 240 acres
of land. The 1698 Census at Hempstead, NY lists six of his ninechildren."
"New York Surrogate 8-305 Administrations Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead,
intestate March 20, 1713 to his sons Samuel and JONAS. Papers filed with the
clerk in Court of Appeals, Albany, NY named a daughter, 'Hannah, wife of Thomas
Treadwell," also spelled Tredwell."
"From the "Tennessee Valley Historical Review: 'Hempstead town records
show
that Samuel Denton and other took up land, 50 acres each, on the same terms as
the first proprietors. <of Long Island> In 1663, jointly with Thomas Rushmour,
Samuel Denton obtained all rights and privileges upon Matthew Garrison's Neck
and at Mattinacock, from Jeremy Wood of Hempstead. On April 18, 1665, JOHN
SMITH of Hempstead sold 'to my son-in-law Samuel Denton' certain lands. In 1698
he was called Samuel Denton, Senior. A deed of gifts from Samuel Denton
of Hempstead, Yeoman, in consideration of 'paternal love and affection I have
and do bear toward my well-beloved son James Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman'
to land within the township of Hempstead December 16, 1710.
The date of Samuel's inventory was 15 March 1713 and was taken by Obediah
Volintine and James Serion. 'March 10,1713, Hempstead. Mary Denton ye widow
and Relict of Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead in Queens County, doth for divers
good causes and consideration hereunto moving, refuses to administer
upon the estate of her deceased husband, Samuel Denton.' So the administration
was granted to Samuel and Jonas Denton, sons of said deceased. The records pertaining
to the administration of the estate clearly show receipts from the children calling
each by name. Therefore we have a definite list of the children
of Samuel and Mary Smith Denton."
From Genealogical Data from Inventories of NY Estates 1666-1825 by Kenneth
Scott and James Owne. " Denton, Samuel of Hempstead, Queens County, yeoman
- Renuciation (20 March 1713/14) of Mary Denton of her right to administer the
estate of her dec'd husband in favor of his sons, Samuel and JONAS Denton. Her
renuciation was witnessed by Jacob Smith and John Sprague. Inventory (15 March
1713/14 taken and appraised by Obadiah Volentine and James Searing, by
order of Col. John Jackson, J.P. The chief item was a negro boy and girl (90
Pounds Sterling) and a Negro man listed as 'worth nothing'. Account of Samuel
and JONAS Denton, administrators, records the following payments to heirs of
the
dec'd: to Mary Denton (Widow of dec'd) to Peter Smith (son of Mary Ellison Denton,
dec'd who was a daughter of the intestate), to Joseph Robinson and Jane
his wife (who was a daughter of the intestate), to Jonathan Seaman and Elizabeth
his wife (a daughter of the intestate), to Abraham Denton (son of the intestate),
to James Denton (son of the intestate), to Thomas Beadwell and Hannah his wife,
(a daughter of the intestate), to Ezekiel Smith and Martha his wife,(a daughter
of
the intestate) and to JONAS Denton (a son of the intestate)."
He (Samuel Denton) married Mary Rock Smith in 1654 in Hempstead, Long Island,
New York. Mary Rock Smith was born on 20 Jul 1630 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA.
Died on 15 March 1713 in after in Hempstead, Queens, NY.
The had the following children: Samuel Denton, Jonas Denton, Benjamin Denton
was born in 1660, Mary Ellison Denton, Jane Denton, Abraham Denton, James
Denton, Phoebe Denton, Hannah Denton, Martha Denton, Elizabeth Denton.
THE FIFTY ORIGINAL PROPRIETORS OF HEMPSTEAD LONG ISLAND NEW YORK
1.Jermiah Wood
2.Mr. Carman-SeeCarman Family History -Website
3.Richard Gildersleve
4.Mr Rainer
5.Mr. Coe
6.Mr. Tappen
7.Mr. Ogden
8.Mr. Stickling
9.Mr. Fordum
10.John Lawrence
11.Jonas Wood Halefax
12.William Washbourn
13.John Seaman and
14.Robert Dean
15.John Roads
16.Richard Ogden
17.Stephen Hudson
18.Thomas Irland-Ireland Family-website
19.Richard Valentine
20.William Thickstone
21.Nicholas Tanner*
22.Richard Willits
23.John Cornis
24.Edmond Wood
25.Jonas Wood Orum
26.John Smith Jun
27.Thomas Armitage
28.William Rogers
29.--
30.--
31.--
32.Simon Searing
33.Timothy Wood
34.John Smith Senior
35.John Fooks
36.Thomas Foster
37.John Lum
38.Christopher Foster
39.Samuel Clark
40.Robert Jackson
41.Thomas Wilks
42.Robert Williams
43.Henry Pearsall
44.Moyles Williams
45.Daniel Whitehead
46.Joseph Scot
47.Henry Whitson- DEVOTED TO HENRY WHITSON- AND HIS
DESCENDENTS
48.William Thorne
49.Thomas Shearman
50.John Hews
William Lawrence, Rober Ashman, and William Herrick are believed to be the
missing three.
The above taken from THE NASSAU COUNTRY HISTORICAL JOURNAL/A
Quarterly Devoted to Nassau County Life and Letters./ Vol.XVIII/ Summer,
1957,/No.3
* RICHARD DENTON, the founding minister of Stamford and
erroneously referred to as such for Hempstead, was termed by Cotton
Mather a Yorkshire man who had previously ministered there at
Halifax Magnalia Christi I:398). Hempstead's present- day expert,
Arthur S. Wardwell, has kindly sent for this article the names of
Yorkshire men from Halifax and vicinity who were among the fifty
original proprietors of Hempstead: Thomas Armitage {Bradford}+,
John Lum and his half-brother JONAS HALSTEAD, John Strickland,
the five Woods (Edmond {Shelf} Jonas {Oram}, Jonas {Halifax},
Jeremiah, and Timothy), Robert Dean, and Stephen Hudson; among
the later arrivals there were the Rev. Richard Denton and his three
sons about 1656, Richard Brutnell, Jonas Holdsworth, and Alexander
Knowles. The discovery of Rock Smith's 1674 deposition and the use
therein of the Scottish term "liner" is perhaps suggestive
of a similar
origin near the English-Scottish border.
+ The names in Brackets refer to the town or parish from which they
came.
**Taken from From FTM CD #173 Genealogies of Long Island Families.,
Vol. II, John
Smith of Hempstead, New York, Beginnings of the "Rock" Smith
Family.
from:
THE 1698 CENSUS OF HEMPSTEAD
Richard Denton
Mary Denton
Richrd Denton Jr
Mary Denton
Sary Denton
Joseph Denton
hannah Denton
beniamen Denton
William smith
hanah smith
Jhn smith
John smith
From Denton Family Website, Biography of Samuel Denton
http://www.acun.com/dentons/biograph.htm
Samuel DENTON was born in 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire,
England. Christened on 29 May 1631 in Coley Chapel, Halifax,
England. Died on 20 Mar 1713 in Hempstead, Long Island,
NY. Samuel was listed on the 1673 Dutch Census at
Hempstead, NY and owned property in Hempstead from 1662
and lived in the area most of his life. Transactions in 1703
show that he owned slaves. In 1685, he was reported to be
owning 240 acres of land. The 1698 Census at Hempstead,
NY lists six of his nine children.
"New York Surrogate 8-305: Adm. Samuel Denton, late of
Hempstead, intestate March 20, 1713 to his sons Samuel and
Jonas." Papers filed with the clerk in Court of Appeals, Albany,
NY named a daughter, "Hannah, wife of Thomas Treadwell,"
also spelled Tredwell.
From the "Tennessee Valley Historical Review:" Hempstead
town records show that Samuel Denton and others took up
land, 50 acres each, on the same terms as the first
proprietors. In 1663, jointly with Thomas Rushmour, Samuel
Denton obtained all rights and privileges upon Matthew
Garrison's Neck and at Mattinacock, from Jeremy Wood of
Hempstead. On April 18, 1665, John Smith of Hempstead sold
to "my son-in-law Samuel Denton" certain lands. In 1698
he
was called Samuel Denton, Senior. A deed of gifts from
Samuel Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman, in consideration of
"paternal love and affection I have and do bear toward my
well-beloved son James Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman" to
land within the township of Hempstead. December 16, 1710.
The date of Samuel's inventory was March 15, 1713 and was
taken by Obediah Volintine and James Serion. "March 10,
1713, Hempstead. Mary Denton ye widdow and Relict of
Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead in Queens County, doth
for divers good causes and consideration hereunto moving,
refuses to administer upon the estate of her deceased
husband, Samuel Denton." So the administration was granted
to Samuel and Jonas Denton, sons of said deceased. The
records pertaining to the administration of the estate clearly
show receipts from the children calling each by name.
Therefore we have a definite list of the children of Samuel and
Mary Smith Denton.
From Genelogical Data from Inventories of NY Estates
1666-1825 by Kenneth Scott and James Owne. "Denton,
Samuel of Hempstead, Queens CO., yeoman - Renunciation
(20 March 1713/4) of Mary Denton of her right to administer
the estate of her dec'd husband in favor of his sons, Samuel
and Jonas Denton. Her renunciation was witnessed by Jacob
Smith and John Sprague. Inventory (15 March 1713/4) taken
and appraised by Obadiah Volentine and James Searing, by
order of Col. John. Jackson, J.P. The chief item was a negro
boy and girl (90 Pounds) and a Negro man listed as 'worth
nothing.' Account of Samuel and Jonas Denton,
administrators, records the following payments to heirs of the
dec'd.: to Mary Denton (Widow of the dec'd.) to Peter Smith
(Son of Mary Ellison, dec'd who was a daughter of the
intestate), to Joseph Robinson and Jane his wife (who was a
daughter of the dec'd., to Jonathan Seaman and Elizabeth his
wife (a daughter of the intestate), to Abraham Denton (son of
the intestate, to James Denton (son of the intestate), to
Thomas Beadwell and Hannah his wife (a daughter of the
intestate), to Robert Mitchell and Phoebe his wife (a daughter
of the intestate), to Ezekiel Smith and Martha his wife (a
daughter of the intestate) and to Jonas Denton (a son of the
intestate)."
He married Mary Rock SMITH in 1654 in Hempstead, Long
Island, NY. Mary Rock SMITH was born on 20 Jul 1630 in
Dorchester, Suffolk, MA. Died on 15 Mar 1713 in after in
Hempstead, Queens, NY.
They had the following children:
Samuel II DENTON
Jonas DENTON
Benjamin DENTON was born in 1660
Mary Ellison DENTON
Jane DENTON
Abraham DENTON Sr.
James DENTON
Phoebe DENTON
Hannah DENTON
Martha DENTON
Elizabeth DENTON
From Town Records of Hempstead:
Pindar (impounder of stray animals) for Town of Hempstead
from
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ID: I21473
Name: Samuel Denton
Sex: M
Title: Admiral
Birth: BEF. 29 MAY 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Death: 20 MAR 1712/13 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
Event: Military Admiral
Event: Baptised 29 MAY 1631 Coley Chapel, Halifax, Yorkshire England
Occupation: Pindar (impounder of stray animals) for Town of Hempstead
Note:
Samuel DENTON was born in 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Christened
on 29 May 1631 in Coley Chapel, Halifax, England. Died on 20 Mar 1713
in
Hempstead, Long Island, NY. Samuel was listed on the 1673 Dutch Census
at
Hempstead, NY and owned property in Hempstead from 1662 and lived in
the
area most of his life. Transactions in 1703 show that he owned slaves.
In 1685,
he was reported to be owning 240 acres of land. The 1698 Census at
Hempstead, NY lists six of his nine children.
"New York Surrogate 8-305: Adm. Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead,
intestate
March 20, 1713 to his sons Samuel and Jonas." Papers filed with
the clerk in
Court of Appeals, Albany, NY named a daughter, "Hannah, wife of
Thomas
Treadwell," also spelled Tredwell.
From the "Tennessee Valley Historical Review:" Hempstead
town records show
that Samuel Denton and others took up land, 50 acres each, on the same
terms
as the first proprietors. In 1663, jointly with Thomas Rushmour, Samuel
Denton
obtained all rights and privileges upon Matthew Garrison's Neck and
at
Mattinacock, from Jeremy Wood of Hempstead. On April 18, 1665, John
Smith
of Hempstead sold to "my son-in-law Samuel Denton" certain
lands. In 1698 he
was called Samuel Denton, Senior. A deed of gifts from Samuel Denton
of
Hempstead, Yeoman, in consideration of "paternal love and affection
I have and
do bear toward my well-beloved son James Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman"
to
land within the township of Hempstead. December 16, 1710.
The date of Samuel's inventory was March 15, 1713 and was taken by
Obediah
Volintine and James Serion. "March 10, 1713, Hempstead. Mary Denton
ye
widdow and Relict of Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead in Queens County,
doth for divers good causes and consideration hereunto moving, refuses
to
administer upon the estate of her deceased husband, Samuel Denton."
So the
administration was granted to Samuel and Jonas Denton, sons of said
deceased.
The records pertaining to the administration of the estate clearly
show receipts
from the children calling each by name. Therefore we have a definite
list of the
children of Samuel and Mary Smith Denton.
From Genelogical Data from Inventories of NY Estates 1666-1825 by Kenneth
Scott and James Owne. "Denton, Samuel of Hempstead, Queens CO.,
yeoman -
Renunciation (20 March 1713/4) of Mary Denton of her right to administer
the
estate of her dec'd husband in favor of his sons, Samuel and Jonas
Denton. Her
renunciation was witnessed by Jacob Smith and John Sprague. Inventory
(15
March 1713/4) taken and appraised by Obadiah Volentine and James Searing,
by order of Col. John. Jackson, J.P. The chief item was a negro boy
and girl (90
Pounds) and a Negro man listed as 'worth nothing.' Account of Samuel
and
Jonas Denton, administrators, records the following payments to heirs
of the
dec'd.: to Mary Denton (Widow of the dec'd.) to Peter Smith (Son of
Mary
Ellison, dec'd who was a daughter of the intestate), to Joseph Robinson
and Jane
his wife (who was a daughter of the dec'd., to Jonathan Seaman and
Elizabeth his
wife (a daughter of the intestate), to Abraham Denton (son of the intestate,
to
James Denton (son of the intestate), to Thomas Beadwell and Hannah
his wife
(a daughter of the intestate), to Robert Mitchell and Phoebe his wife
(a daughter
of the intestate), to Ezekiel Smith and Martha his wife (a daughter
of the
intestate) and to Jonas Denton (a son of the intestate)."
He married Mary Rock SMITH in 1654 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. Mary
Rock SMITH was born on 20 Jul 1630 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA. Died
on 15
Mar 1713 in after in Hempstead, Queens, NY.
They had the following children:
Samuel II DENTON
Jonas DENTON
Benjamin DENTON was born in 1660
Mary Ellison DENTON
Jane DENTON
*Abraham DENTON Sr.
James DENTON
Phoebe DENTON
Hannah DENTON
Martha DENTON
Elizabeth DENTON
from RootsWeb World Connect Project
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ID: I21473
Name: Samuel Denton
Sex: M
Title: Admiral
Birth: BEF. 29 MAY 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Death: 20 MAR 1712/13 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
Event: Military Admiral
Event: Baptised 29 MAY 1631 Coley Chapel, Halifax, Yorkshire England
Occupation: Pindar (impounder of stray animals) for Town of Hempstead
Note:
Samuel DENTON was born in 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Christened
on 29 May 1631 in Coley Chapel, Halifax, England. Died on 20 Mar 1713 in Hempstead,
Long Island, NY. Samuel was listed on the 1673 Dutch Census at Hempstead, NY
and owned property in Hempstead from 1662 and lived in the area most of his life.
Transactions in 1703 show that he owned slaves. In 1685, he was reported to be
owning 240 acres of land. The 1698 Census at Hempstead, NY lists six of his nine
children.
"New York Surrogate 8-305: Adm. Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead,
intestate March 20, 1713 to his sons Samuel and Jonas." Papers filed with
the clerk in Court of Appeals, Albany, NY named a daughter, "Hannah, wife
of Thomas Treadwell," also spelled Tredwell.
From the "Tennessee Valley Historical Review:" Hempstead
town records show that Samuel Denton and others took up land, 50 acres each,
on the same terms as the first proprietors. In 1663, jointly with Thomas Rushmour,
Samuel Denton obtained all rights and privileges upon Matthew Garrison's Neck
and Mattinacock, from Jeremy Wood of Hempstead. On April 18, 1665, John Smith
of Hempstead sold to "my son-in-law Samuel Denton" certain lands. In
1698 he was called Samuel Denton, Senior. A deed of gifts from Samuel Denton
of Hempstead, Yeoman, in consideration of "paternal love and affection I
have and do bear toward my well-beloved son James Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman"
to land within the township of Hempstead. December 16, 1710.
The date of Samuel's inventory was March 15, 1713 and was taken by
Obediah Volintine and James Serion. "March 10, 1713, Hempstead. Mary Denton
ye widdow and Relict of Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead in Queens County doth
for divers good causes and consideration hereunto moving, refuses to administer
upon the estate of her deceased husband, Samuel Denton." So the administration
was granted to Samuel and Jonas Denton, sons of said deceased. The records pertaining
to the administration of the estate clearly show receipts
from the children calling each by name. Therefore we have a definite list of
th children of Samuel and Mary Smith Denton.
From Genealogical Data from Inventories of NY Estates 1666-1825 by Kenneth
Scott and James Owne. "Denton, Samuel of Hempstead, Queens CO.,
yeoman - Renunciation (20 March 1713/4) of Mary Denton of her right to administer
the estate of her dec'd husband in favor of his sons, Samuel and Jonas Denton.
Her renunciation was witnessed by Jacob Smith and John Sprague. Inventory (15
March 1713/4) taken and appraised by Obadiah Volentine and James Searing, by
order of Col. John. Jackson, J.P. The chief item was a negro boy and girl (90
Pounds) and a Negro man listed as 'worth nothing.' Account of Samuel and Jonas
Denton, administrators, records the following payments to heirs of the dec'd.:
to Mary Denton (Widow of the dec'd.) to Peter Smith (Son of Mary Ellison, dec'd
who was a daughter of the intestate), to Joseph Robinson and Jane his wife (who
was a daughter of the dec'd., to Jonathan Seaman and Elizabeth his wife (a daughter
of the intestate), to Abraham Denton (son of the intestate, to James Denton
(son of the intestate), to Thomas (T)Beadwell and Hannah his wife (a daughter
of the intestate), to Robert Mitchell and Phoebe his wife (a daughter of the
intestate), to Ezekiel Smith and Martha his wife (a daughter of the intestate)
and to Jonas Denton (a son of the intestate)."
He married Mary Rock SMITH in 1654 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. Mary
Rock SMITH was born on 20 Jul 1630 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA. Died on 15 Mar
1713 in after in Hempstead, Queens, NY.
They had the following children:
Samuel II DENTON
Jonas DENTON
Benjamin DENTON was born in 1660
Mary Ellison DENTON
Jane DENTON
*Abraham DENTON Sr.
James DENTON
Phoebe DENTON
Hannah DENTON
Martha DENTON
Elizabeth DENTON
from RootsWeb World Connect Project
Father: Richard Denton III b: 5 APR 1603 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Mother: Helen Windebank b: 1 FEB 1596/97 in Haines Hill, Hurst Parish, Beckshire,
England
Father: Richard Denton III b: 5 APR 1603 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Marriage 1 Abigail Rowland Barlow
Children
1. Samuel Denton , Jr. b: 1665
Marriage 2 Mary Rock Smith b: 20 JUL 1640 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA
Married: 1654 in Queens Co., NY
Children
1. Jonas Denton b: 1658 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
2. Benjamin Denton b: 1660 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
3. Jane Denton b: 1664 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
4. Abraham Denton b: 1668 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
5. Mary Smith Denton b: 1668 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
6. James Denton b: 1670 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
7. Hannah Denton b: 1673 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
8. Jonah Denton b: 1677 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
9. Phoebe Denton b: 1679 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
10. Martha Denton b: 1681 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
11. Elizabeth Denton b: 1683 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
12. Samuel Denton , Jr. b: 14 OCT 1687 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
Father: Richard Denton III b: 5 APR 1603 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Mother: Helen Windebank b: 1 FEB 1596/97 in Haines Hill, Hurst Parish, Berkshire,
England
Father: Richard Denton III b: 5 APR 1603 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Marriage 1 Abigail Rowland Barlow
Children
1. Samuel Denton , Jr. b: 1665
Marriage 2 Mary Rock Smith b: 20 JUL 1640 in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA
Married: 1654 in Queens Co., NY
Children
1. Jonas Denton b: 1658 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
2. Benjamin Denton b: 1660 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
3. Jane Denton b: 1664 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
4. Abraham Denton b: 1668 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
5. Mary Smith Denton b: 1668 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
6. James Denton b: 1670 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
7. Hannah Denton b: 1673 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
8. Jonah Denton b: 1677 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
9. Phoebe Denton b: 1679 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
10. Martha Denton b: 1681 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
11. Elizabeth Denton b: 1683 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
12. Samuel Denton , Jr. b: 14 OCT 1687 in Hempstead, Nassau Co., NY
and the following
ID: I7577
Name: Samuel DENTON
Given Name: Samuel
Surname: Denton
Sex: M
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ID: I11101
Name: Samuel DENTON
Sex: M
Birth: 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Baptism: 29 MAY 1631 Coley Chapel, Halifax, England
Death: 20 MAR 1713 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY
Note: Samuel Denton married Mary Rock Smith.
Note: Got this information from the Denton Family web site:
Samuel DENTON was born in 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. Christened
on 29 May 1631 in Coley Chapel, Halifax, England. Died on 20 Mar 1713 in Hempstead,
Long Island, NY. Samuel was listed on the 1673 Dutch Census at Hempstead, NY
and owned property in Hempstead from 1662 and lived in the area most of his
life. Transactions in 1703 show that he owned slaves. In 1685, he was reported
to be owning 240 acres of land. The 1698 Census at Hempstead, NY lists six of
his nine children.
Note: "New York Surrogate 8-305: Adm. Samuel Denton, late of
Hempstead, intestate March 20, 1713 to his sons Samuel and Jonas." Papers
filed with the clerk in Court of Appeals, Albany, NY named a daughter, "Hannah,
wife of Thomas Treadwell," also spelled Tredwell.
From the "Tennessee Valley Historical Review:" Hempstead town records
show that Samuel Denton and others took up land, 50 acres each, on the same terms
as the first proprietors. In 1663, jointly with Thomas Rushmour, Samuel Denton
obtained all rights and privileges upon Matthew Garrison's Neck and at
Mattinacock, from Jeremy Wood of Hempstead. On April 18, 1665, John Smith
of Hempstead sold to "my son-in-law Samuel Denton" certain lands. In
1698 h was called Samuel Denton, Senior. A deed of gifts from Samuel Denton of
Hempstead, Yeoman, in consideration of "paternal love and affection I have
and do bear toward my well-beloved son James Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman"
to land within the township of Hempstead. December 16, 1710.
Note: The date of Samuel's inventory was March 15, 1713 and was taken
by Obediah Volintine and James Serion. "March 10, 1713, Hempstead. Mary
Denton ye widdow and Relict of Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead in Queens County,
doth for divers good causes and consideration hereunto moving, refuses to administer
upon the estate of her deceased husband, Samuel Denton." So the administration
was granted to Samuel and Jonas Denton, sons of said deceased. The records pertaining
to the administration of the estate clearly show receipts from the children calling
each by name. Therefore we have a definite list of the children of Samuel and
Mary Smith Denton.
From Genelogical Data from Inventories of NY Estates 1666-1825 by KennethScott
and James Owne. "Denton, Samuel of Hempstead, Queens CO., yeoman - Renunciation
(20 March 1713/4) of Mary Denton of her right to administer the estate of her
dec'd husband in favor of his sons, Samuel and Jonas Denton. Her renunciation
was witnessed by Jacob Smith and John Sprague. Inventory (15 March 1713/4) taken
and appraised by Obadiah Volentine and James Searing, by order of Col. John.
Jackson, J.P. The chief item was a negro boy and girl (90 Pounds) and a Negro
man listed as 'worth nothing.' Account of Samuel and Jonas Denton, administrators,
records the following payments to heirs of the dec'd.: to Mary Denton (Widow
of the dec'd.) to Peter Smith (Son of Mary Ellison, dec'd who was a daughter
of the intestate), to Joseph Robinson and Jane his wife (who was a daughter
of the dec'd., to Jonathan Seaman and Elizabeth his wife (a daughter of the intestate),
to Abraham Denton (son of the intestate, to James Denton (son of the intestate),
to Thomas (T)Beadwell and Hannah his wife (a daughter of the intestate), to
Robert Mitchell and Phoebe his wife (a daughter of the intestate), to Ezekiel
Smith and Martha his wife (a daughter of theintestate) and to Jonas Denton (a
son of the intestate).Note: He married Mary Rock SMITH in 1654 in Hempstead,
Long Island, NY. Mary Rock SMITH was born on 20 Jul 1630 in Dorchester, Suffolk,
MA. Died on 15 Mar 1713 in after in Hempstead, Queens, NY.
He was married to
Mary "Rock" Smith (daughter of John "Rock"
Smith) in 1656 in Hempstead, Long Island, Queens, Nassau County, New York.
Mary "Rock" Smith was born on 20 Jul 1640 in Dorchester,
Suffolk County, MA. She died on 15 Mar 1713 in Hempstead, Long Island, Queens,
Nassau County, New York. Samuel Denton I and Mary "Rock" Smith had
the following children:
+1786 i.
Jane Denton.
+1787 ii.
Samuel Denton II.
+1788 iii.
Mary Smith Denton.
+1789 iv.
James Denton.
+1790 v.
Hannah Denton.
+1791 vi.
Abraham Denton I.
+1792 vii.
Jonas DENTON.
+1793 viii.
Phoebe DENTON.
+1794 ix.
Martha DENTON.
+1795 x.
Clement Denton.
+1796 xi.
Elizabeth DENTON.
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