Hester (Gordon) Denny (1775 - 1863)

Born 1775 in Bedford, Pennsylvania

Died Dec 1863 at about age 88 in Rehoboth Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery, New Lexington, Perry, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Isaac Denny 1770–1863 • LRHG-1VR​​ No Marriage Events

Hester Gordon 1785–1863 • LRHG-T6R​​

Childrenof Hester Gordon and Isaac Denny (5) James Denny 1807–1865 • LRHP-M7F​​

Rebecca Denny 1815–1885 • LRHG-584​​

Thomas Denny 1815–1861 • LRHG-PW2​​

Isaac Denny 1817–1908 • L7FX-MD3​​

Jacob Denny 1823–Deceased • LRHP-SPB

According to research from Bruce Morrison in 1998: Hester's father was John Gordon of Bedford Co., PA. She m. Isaac Denny of Alleghany Co., MD in around 1801 in Bedford Co., PA. In 1820, they were in Southampton Twp., Bedford Co., PA. By 1850, they were in Clayton, Perry Co., OH.

When Hester's brother Absalom Gordon died on 20 November 1833 in Southampton Twp., Bedford County, PA, Hester & Isaac Denny may have been in Alleghany Co., MD. Absalom Gordon died intestate, leaving no father, mother, widow, or child. His estate, which consisted of lands amounting to approx. 200 acres in Southampton Twp., adjoining lands of William Gordon and Thomas Gordon, was left to his brothers and sisters. The record can be found in the petition to Orphans Court, Bedford Co., PA. Vol. 4, pg.64-65. Estate of Absalom Gordon.

John Krauss, a great grandson of Hester's brother James G. Gordon, has information on his Gordon line in the LDS genealogy records.

Children of Isaac 8 Hester (Gordon) Denny:

Female Denny b. between 1802-1804 Female Denny b. between 1804-1810 Male Denny b. between 1804-1810 Male Denny b. between 1804-1810 James Denny b. about 1807 PA Female Denny b. between 1810-1820 Thomas Denny b. about 1816 Isaac Denny b. 20 March 1817 Bedford Co., PA

Hester was a sister of Rebecca (Gordon) Cavinee, who's buried in the Cavinee Family Cemetery in Perry Co., OH.

^[1]Notes: Bedford County, Orphans Court Dockets, Records of Requests and Appointment of Guardians, Vol 5, 1834-1839, page 45-46, dated November 24, 1834, Absalom Gordon’s Estate Petition for Partition: This document lists the siblings of Absalom Gordon and if those siblings are deceased, it lists their descendants.
This document lists the siblings of Absalom Gordon. If those siblings are deceased, it lists their descendants. Siblings are:
1. Thomas Gordon
2. Mary Hamilton (formerly Gordon)
3. John Gordon of Franklinton, Franklin County, Ohio
4. Robert Gordon
5. Sarah Wright (formerly Gordon)
6. Rebecca Cavenee (formerly Gordon) of Thomasville, Ohio
7. Elizabeth Wigfield (formerly Gordon)
8. James Gordon
9. Esther Denny (formerly Gordon) of Allegany County, Maryland

Sources

1. ↑ "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899B-RS49?cc=1999196&wc=9PMD-161%3A268498201%2C268571401 : 3 July 2014), Bedford > Orphans' Court dockets and guardian appointments 1824-1839 vol 4-5 > image 359 of 609; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.

• *"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQY-2Y8 : 21 December 2020), Esther Dewey in household of Isaac Dewey, Clayton Township, Perry, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGM-C1Z : 11 November 2020), Hester Deming in entry for Isaac Deming, 1860.
• findagrave.com/memorial/70431563/hester-denny