John Denne (abt. 1636 - abt. 1685)

Born about 24 Jun 1636 in Ripple, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Halsnode) Deacon — married 18 May 1662 in St. Mary Magdalen, Canterbury, Kent, England

Descendants

Died about 24 Jun 1685 at about age 49 in Alloway Creek, Salem County, Province of West Jersey

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Biography

John was a Friend (Quaker)

Name

Name: John Denne ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Birth

Birth: 24 JUN 1636

Place: baptized at Ripple; said to be of St. Alphage, Canturbury, England. Ripple, Kent, England ^{[2] [6] [5]}

Baptism

Baptism: 29 JUN 1636, Ripple, Kent ^[2]

Marriage

Marriage: 18 MAY 1662, St. Mary Magdalen, Kent, England^{[7] [6] [1]} They had Elizabeth, Margaret, James, Daniel, Mary, Joseph and Joseph (again). ^[1]

Religion

They joined the Quakers by the birth of their fourth child in March of 1670. ^[1] John was arrested at a Quaker meeting in July 1670, and in 1675 he was imprisoned for refusing to pay tithes. ^[1]

Arrival

Arrival: 1678, New Jersey ^[4]

Arrival: John Denne arrived before 1680 at New Jersey, "where he was named in a Quaker record before Sept. 1680" ^[1]

Land

Land: purchased 20 June 1681 by John Denn, 500 acres on a tributary of the Munmouth River, West Jersey. ^[1]

Land: purchased 12 February 1682/3 John Denn bought 100 acres on Allaways Creek, alias Munmouth River, Salem County, New Jersey, from Richard Hancock. ^[1]

Death

Death: ABT 24 JUN 1685, ALLOWAY CREEK ^{[2] [8] [9] [1]}

Location

Alloway Creek has had at least six names, one of them being Monmouth (or Munmouth) River - takes the name from Monmouth Precinct, which comprised Lower and Upper Alloway Creek. Named by Fenwick in honor of the Duke of Monmouth, (aka Monmouth River), Salem, New Jersey, (later the USA).

Research Notes

Inventory made by Edward Champneys, John Smith, and George Haslewood^[10]. In this period of time, inventories were often made either by relatives or nearby neighbors, and usually persons who were very trusted and respected; thus, these names can be important clues!

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} John and Margaret (Holdsnode) Denne of Salem County New Jersey With Her Descent from the Feudal Baron Gilbert Peche, TAG 81, page 193 - 204
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Source: #S171 Pedigrees of some of Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants Vol I, page 166
3. ↑ Source: #S175 The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants, page 569, 2006 edition
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: #S222 Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Arrival date: 1678 Arrival place: New Jersey
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Source: #S277 Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874, Baptized: John Den; father James; mother Anne
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Source: #S188 U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Submitter Code: BUR. Birth: 1636 Birth place: England Marriage date: 1662 Marriage place: England
7. ↑ Source: #S390 The Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry, page 161; Adams, Arthur
8. ↑ Source: #S276 Place Names of Salem County N.J., Vol 2, #4
9. ↑ Source: #S248 Family Data Collection - Deaths, Death date: 24 June 1685, Monmouth River, New Jersey
10. ↑ Calendar of New Jersey wills / edited, with an introductory ... v.23. p. 133. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924104177278&view=1up&seq=239&skin=2021

• England, Boyd's marriage indexes, 1538-1850 Transcription; First name(s) John; Last name Denne; Marriage year 1662; Spouse's first name(s) Margaret; Spouse's last name Halsnode; Place Canterbury Diocese Marriage Licences; County Kent; Country England; Source Boyd's 1st miscellaneous marriage index, 1415-1808; Record set England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850; Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records; Subcategory Parish Marriages; Collections from England, Great Britain; Repository: Society of Genealogists.

• The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) John and Margaret (Holdsnode) Denne of Salem County New Jersey With Her Descent from the Feudal Baron Gilbert Peche, by Col. Charles M. Hansen, U.S.A. (Retd.) F.A.S.G. TAG Vol. 68, page 193 - 204.

• The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Enigmas #22, by Gerald W. Ueckermann, Jr. TAG 81:274-281

• Source: S171 Buck, J. Orton; Beard, Timothy F., Pedigrees of some of Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Volumes I to III, (Genealogical Publishing Company; Date: 2002); Repository: #R3 ISBN-13: 978-0806312118
• Repository: R3 Not Given

• Source: S175 Roberts, Gary Boyd, (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993), The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants updated 2006 see notes; Repository: #R3 ISBN-13: 978-0806313955 NOTE: The 2006 edition of The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants has a new indexed Addendum and a Coda outline descents from kings for nineteen additional immigrants, improves the lines of eighteen more, lowers the descent for eight others, fully disproves one, and suggests disproof for a further seven.

• Source: S277 Ancestry.com, Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874, Online publication - (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010). This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original data - Frank Watt Tyler. The Tyler Collection. Canterbury, Kent, England: The Institute of Herald; Repository: #R4

• Source: S188 Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Online publication - (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived; Repository: #R4
• Repository: R4 Name: Ancestry.com

• Source: S222 Gale Research, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Online publication - (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010). Original data - Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010. Repository: #R4

• Source: S248 Edmund West, compiler, Family Data Collection - Deaths, Online publication - (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001).; Repository: #R4

• Source: S276 Josephine Jaquett and Elmer VanName, Place Names of Salem County N.J., SALEM COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; Location: 81-83 Market St., Salem, N. J.; Date: 1964;

• Source: S390 Author: various Title: The Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry. Lineage of Members [database on-line] Publication: The Order of Americans of Armorial Ancestry. Lineage of Members [database on-line].; Repository: #R4