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James Denton II.
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Jane DENTON was born in 1699.1789. James Denton
was born in 1670 in Hempstead, Long Island, Queens, Nassau County, New York.
He died in 1723 in Hempstead, Long Island, Queens, Nassau County, New York.
James was from Herrick in the Township of Hempstead, Queens CO, Long Island.
On January 1697 he made a deed for land at Herrick which he bought from Samuel
Williams. There is dated December 16, 1710, a deed of gift from his father,
Samuel Denton, Sr.
At a town meeting on April 1, 1708, James was chosen to see that the "highways
and fences be kept in good order, for the North side of town."
From James' Will: "In the name of God, Amen. I James Denton, of Herricks,
in the town of Hempstead, in Queens County, being very ill of body. I leave
to my wife, Jane, all of my moveable estate and household goods, 'and cattle
and living creatures,' and use of my dwelling house, and one half of my barn
and one half of all lands and meadows during her widowhood and after her death
the whole is to go to my son James Denton. If he dies before he is of the age
of twenty-one, then all my houses and lands are to go to Samuel Denton, son of
my brother Samuel and to my brothers, Abraham and Jonas Denton. I make my wife
and my son James and my brother-in-law, William, executors." Dated the 7th
day of the 3rd
month, 1713. Witnesses, Ezekiel Smith, Joseph Wood. Proved at Jamaica before
Isaac Hicks, Judge, February 3, 1723.
"Queens County, February 3, 1723, there appeared before me, George Clarke,
authorized by his excellence, James Denton, one of the executors, who being a
known Quaker, was duly attested to the execution of said will by me."
He was married to Jane TITUS in 1695. Jane TITUS
was born on 2 Feb 1670 in Westbury, NY. She died in 1740. James Denton and
Jane TITUS had the following children:
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James Denton II.
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Jane DENTON was born in 1699.
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