James
Denton
Jr.
Born in Tennessee
Ancestors 
Son of James Denton Sr.
and Deborah (Gerow) Denton
Brother of
Jerow Denton, David James Denton, Daniel Denton, Mary Denton, Robert Denton, Johnson A. Denton, William D. Denton, Elizabeth Denton, Elias Denton and Martha Denton
Husband of
Nancy (Marks) Denton
— married
1819 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Daniel A. Denton, Thomas A. Denton, Rachel Denton, William Jacob Marks Denton, Eliza (Denton) Gregory, Deborah Denton, Amanda Denton, David Campbell Denton, Catherine Denton, James R. Denton and Margaret Denton
Died
at about age 46
in Denton's Valley, Washington, VIrginia
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Aug 2015
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Biography
James Denton was born in 1795 in Denton's Valley, which sits right on the border of Virginia and Tennessee. He was the son of Deborah Gerow, age 32, and James Denton, age 35.
He married Nancy Marks in 1819. They had 11 children in 21 years. In the 1830 census, they are living in Sullivan County, Tennessee, and there are thirteen people in the family. [1]
He died in 1841 in Washington County, Virginia, at the age of 46, and was buried in Sullivan, Tennessee.
Sources
- ↑ "1830 United States Federal Census" Census Place: , Sullivan, Tennessee, Ancestry.com
- James Denton
- Home in 1830 (City, County, State) Sullivan, Tennessee
- Free White Persons - Under 20 10, Free White Persons - 20 thru 49 3, Total Free White Persons 13
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~3.12%
Anonymous Hall
:
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch A713649 [compare]
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~0.78%
Pat (Green) Anonymous :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RP6761983 [compare], Ancestry member Cailet_Nadir
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