Daniel Tenney (1653 - abt. 1748)

Born 16 Jul 1653 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Stickney) Tenney — married 21 Jul 1680 (to 1694) in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts

Husband of Mary (Hardy) Ellsworth — married 22 May 1695 (to 1712) in Haverhill, Massachusetts

Husband of Elizabeth (Woodman) Tenney — married 5 Jun 1712 in Newbury, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 1748 at about age 94 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Daniel Tenney was the son of Thomas Tenney and Anne Mighill. He was born in Rowley, Massachusetts July 16, 1653.^{[1] [2] [3]}

He married 1st Elizabeth Stickney, daughter of Lieutenant Samuel and Julia (Swan) Stickney on July 21, 1680 in Bradford, Massachusetts. ^[4] He married 2nd Mary Hardy on May 22, 1695 in Haverhill, Massachusetts.^[5] He married 3rd Elizabeth Woodman, daughter of Joshua Woodman, June 5, 1712 in Newbury, Massachusetts.^[6]

Daniel and Elizabeth's known children, born in Bradford:^[2][3]

1. Thomas, b. 28 May, 1681 ; bapt. in Rowley 17 July, 1681
2. Daniel, b. 8 June, 1684; d. 2 Dec, 1689
3. Sarah, b. 28 Nov., 1687; bapt. 29 Apr., 1694
4. Daniel, b. 2 Mch., 1689-90; bapt. 29 Apr., 1694

Daniel and Mary's known children, born in Rowley:^[2][3]

1. John, b. 14 Oct., 1696; bapt. 18 Oct., 1696.
2. William, b. 23 Oct., 1698; bapt. 30 Oct., 1698.
3. Richard, b. 3 Apr., 1701; bapt. 6 Apr., 1701
4. Ebenezer, b. 12 Aug., 1703; bapt. 15 Aug., 1703
5. Mary, b October 24, 1705

Under command of Major Richard Waldon of Dover, New Hampshire, appears the name of Daniel Tenney on pay-roll dated 24 March, 1675-6, amount due ,£1.19s.4d. Daniel Tenney, husbandman, conveys land in Rowley to Joshua Woodman, cordwainer, for the consideration of £8.10s., date 3 February, 1703-4. Samuel Tenney a witness. Acknowledged 13 July, 1709. (Essex Deeds, 22:118.) ^[2]

He gives to son Daniel, who is to "support myself and wife," all his estate. Wife Elizabeth signs 14 Jan., 1714-15. (Essex Deeds, 36: no 36:110.) He transfers by deed 8 May, 1701, to Samuel Todd. Acknowledged, 19 March, 1727-8. (Essex Deeds, 81:149.) Elizabeth Tenney, with her family, for ,£22, conveys deed to Thomas Williams of Newbury, for twelve acres of land in Newbury, date 27 December, 1712. (Essex Deeds, 26:31.) She died 5 September, 1749, "over eighty" years of age. Mr. Tenney died in his ninety-fifth year. ^[2]

Daniel Tenney's death date is uncertain. According to one source, he died at age 95 (in 1748) (Deacon William Tenney VI., MSS.) .^[2] Another source says he died in Rowley, Massachusetts, but offers no date; he is shown in this source as having been alive March 19, 1727-8.^[3] FindAGrave reports his death as March 19, 1727 (clearly should have said "after" this date), and acknowledges the date is uncertain^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) Reference Volume 151, page 340
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Tenney, Martha Jane and Tenney, Jonathan The Tenney family, or the descendants of Thomas Tenney, of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1638-1890, published 1904. Reference pages 18-19
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Blodgette, George Brainard and Jewett, Amos Everett Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts, Published 1933. Reference page 375
4. ↑ Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) Reference Volume 8, page 236
5. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Reference Haverhill Volume 2, page 307
6. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Reference Newbury Volume 2, page 476
7. ↑ FindAGrave Memorial 71160629, Daniel Tenney

Se also:

• Richardson, Douglas. The Tenney Family of Lincolnshire and Rowley, Massachusetts, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1997) Vol. 151, Page 340.