Obadiah Denham (1747 - 1817)

Born 1747 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1817 at about age 70 in Bethel, Tate Township, Clermont, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Obadiah “Obed” Denham, the son of James Denham and Abigail Mason was born about 1747 in Virginia. He died 3 Jun 1817 (aged 69–70) in Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio, United States and was buried at Early Settlers Burying Ground in Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio, United States. ^[1]

He married Mary Ball on 8 Jul 1771.

Research Notes

Find A Grave Sourced From: Everts, Louis H. History of Clermont County, Ohio. Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott & Co.1880. pp. 48, 134, 313

On June 27, 1796, Obed Denham bought of John Breckenridge the famous survey, No. 2373, of four thousand acres (overrunning at least six hundred acres), by title-bond; but, getting no deed when he paid for it in full, he brought suit against the Breckenridge heirs, and the Clermont Supreme Court, at its October term of 1810, ordered said heirs to make him a deed, and in default thereof its decree was to operate as a conveyance." (page 48 in the right column)

"Obed Denham, the founder of Bethel, in his conveyance wrote as follows: I also give two lots in said town, Nos. 80 and 180, for the use of the regular Baptist Church, - who do not hold slaves, nor commune at the Lord's table with those who do practice such tyranny over their fellow-creatures, - for to build a house for the worship of Almighty God and to bury the dead, and for no other purpose." (page 134 in the left column)

At Bethel Obed Denham purchased a tract of land, 1500 acres in extent, on which he settled on the year 1797. He was a native of Virginia, but came here directly from Kentucky. He was a man of strong convictions, and disliking slavery, came to the then newly-consecrated territory of freedom with his family and kin, and having considerable means, was one of the prominent figures of the early history of the county. (Tate, Clermont, Ohio) His home was just beyond the northwest limits of Bethel, where he died in 1817; his wife, Mary, deceased the following year, at the age of sixty-six years. They had sons named Timothy, who died in the township; John, who was a mill-owner; James, who lived a mile northwest of the village, but moved to Illinois many years ago; Obed E., who lived north of the village until his death. Of his daughters, Charity married Jeremiah Beck, and Sarah, Davis Crane.

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recognize the military service of Obed Denham during the Revolutionary War. He is assigned Ancestor # A211543 and the Service Source is: Collections of The New Jersey Historical Society, Vol 6, pp 159-60. The Service Description is: Constable, 1782.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9951339/obadiah-denham

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