Born in Kilrea, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of John (Dinsmoor) Dinsmore
and Hannah (Deane) Dunsmore
Brother of
Robert Dinsmoor, Elizabeth Audry (Dinsmoor) Hopkins, William (Dunsmore) Dinsmoor, Oliver (Dunsmore) Dinsmore, John Dunsmoor and Thomas Dinsmoor
Husband of
Letitia (Moore) Densmore
— married
1737 in Ireland
Descendants 
Died
at about age 101
in East Noel, East Hants, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Biography
James (Dunsmore) Dinsmore was born in Ireland.
James Densmore and Letitia Moore and young family came over from Londonderry, Northern Ireland in the mid to late 1760's to Mantua, Newport, Hants County, Nova Scotia.
1780 Colchester County, Nova Scotia. Surveyor's Report 1500 Acres, Cobequid Bay, "Now called Colchester". Bounded in parts by land granted to Dr. Archibald and to Mungo Campbell. "Grant made". Sale proceeds from this grant may have been used in attaining land in Noel. Hants County where the family eventually settled.
1794 Noel, Hants County, Nova Scotia Poll Tax recorded James Densmore Sen. 0 Horses, 9 Cattle, 12 Sheep, 0 L, 3 S, 9 D.
1795 Noel, Hants County, Nova Scotia Poll Tax recorded James Densmore Sen. 0 Cattle 0 Sheep 0 Horse 1 S.
They obtained large tracts of land in Noel, Hants County, Nova Scotia and settled there.
Many of their descendants still own property and live in that area.
James Densmore (Dinsmore)
- Birth: circa 1715; Kilrea, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
- Death: 1816 Noel Shore, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents and Siblings:
Spouse and Children:
- Letitia Nettie Moore m. 1737 Northern Ireland
- John Densmore
- Francis Densmore Dinsmoor
- James Densmore Dunsmoor, Jr.
- William Densmore Dinsmoor
- Samuel Densmore Dinsmoor
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 25 July 2021, 16:01), entry for James Densmore (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LR7D-LQG ); contributed by various users.
- Nova Scotia Archives-James Densmore Sr Noel, Hants County-1794 Poll Tax-Commissioner of Public Records, Nova Scotia. Archives R G 1 vol 444 1/2 no. 26. Record reports 0 Horses 9 Cattle 12 Sheep 0 L 3 S 9 D.
- Nova Scotia Archives-James Densmore Sr. Noel, Hants County-1795 Poll Tax-Commissioner of Public Records, Nova Scotia. Archives RG1 vol. 444 1/2 no. 89. Record reports 0 cattle 0 sheep 0 horse 1 S.
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- Nova Scotia Archives Land Papers 1765-1800. James Densmore year 1780 Colchester County, Surveyor's Report 1500 acres.
- Nova Scotia Land Grants issued between 1750-1850 James Densmore 1000 Acres #121. This is not the right Densmore but in this line.
- Book-The Village of Walton A History. by Reginald Clark. 3rd printing 1993. Hants County Historical Society.
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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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~1.56%
Beth (Huntley) Bourassa
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YL7056292 [compare], Ancestry member BethHuntleyBourassa
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~1.56%
Val Falconer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SY1283877 [compare], yourDNAportal VALef1c2c56, Ancestry member vfalconer
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~0.78%
Bill Harrison :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A561116 [compare], Ancestry member misterbill_1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T415433 [compare], FTDNA kit #N56000
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~0.78%
j Evans :
Living DNA, GEDmatch BV8329780 [compare]
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~0.39%
Christine Moore :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GF9918579 [compare], Ancestry member cblaauw4400
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Categories: Scots-Irish Immigrants to America | Kilrea, County Londonderry
Immigrated mid-late 1760's to Mantua, Newport, Hants County, Nova Scotia. They later obtained large tracts of land in Noel, Hants County, Nova Scotia and settled there. Some of their descendants are there to this day.