Phebe (Denton) Plumlee (1737 - 1794)

Born 1737 in Shenandoah Co, Virginia Colony

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Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1794 at about age 57 in Burke, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

This profile is part of the Denton Name Study.

Phebe/Phoebe was born in 1737. She is the daughter of Abraham Denton and Mary O'Dell.

Phebe's family and ancetors are included in Profile 7701 of Baker, Robbie in Lineages of the Members of the National Society of Son and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Vol. III (with references listed as following: Plumlee, Robert D. - Desc. of John Plumlee. Whitley, Edith - Some of the Desc. of Rev. Richard Denton. Weis - Colonial Clergy of the Middle Colonies):

"6. William Plumley (ca. 1735 - ...) m. ca. 1762 Phoebe Denton (ca. 1737/41-...) 7. Abraham Denton (ca. 1700-ca. 1774) m. Mary____ (...-after ca. 1774) 8. Abraham Denton Sr. (ca. 1668 - ca. 1730) m. _____ after 1698 (.....-.....) 9. Samuel Denton, Yeoman (ca. 1630-1713/14) m. Mary Smith 10. Rev. Richard Denton (Pilgrim) - (ca. 1586 - 1663) m. ca. 1617 Helen Windlbank"

Samuel and Richard's wives have been questioned by some researchers.

History of Shenandoah County, Virginia (page 728) shows baptism of the children of Phebe and her husband William Plumley on August 10, 1773 - Denton (10 years), John (7 years), and Stephen (4 years). A few days later, the son of her brother James Denton and his wife Elizabeth was baptized - Joseph, 8 months, on August 15, 1773.

She passed away in 1794.

Name: Phebe Phoebe Denton. Given Name: Phebe Phoebe. Surname: Denton. Married Name: Plumlee. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Died Y. 17 DEC 1794. Burke, North Carolina, USA. Age: 56-57.

Sources

Acknowledgements

• Unsourced family tree handed down to Lauren Barnes.
• Early work by Ken Broughton, Sunday, April 20, 2014.
• Source: S15 WikiTree Publication: MyHeritage <a href='http://www.wikitree.com' target='wikitree'>www.wikitree.com</a> Collection Media: 10109Certainty: 4 Phebe Phoebe Plumlee (born Denton)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: 1737 - Shenandoah Co, Virginia Colony&lt;br&gt;Death: Dec 17 1794 - Burke, North Carolina, USA&lt;br&gt;Father: Captain Abraham Denton, II&lt;br&gt;Mother: Mary Odell&lt;br&gt;Husband: William Plumlee&lt;br&gt;Children: John Brown Plumlee, Sr.Isaac Plumlee Event: Record Role: 10109:46452558: