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James W. Denison Jr. (abt. 1836 - 1899)

James W. Denison Jr. aka Dennison
Born about in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 6 Mar 1865 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 63 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

James was Wampanoag.

James W. Denison, Jr. was a Native American. He was a member of the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe. In 1861, James and his family are listed on the Earle Report and living on Nantucket at the time.

Name, Age, Sex, Tribe, Residence:

Denison, unknown F California
Denison, Alexander G 27 M Herring Pond California
Denison, James W 70 M Mixed Nantucket
Denison, James W 23 M Herring Pond Nantucket
Denison, John M 29 M Herring Pond Nantucket
Denison, Sarah 60 F Herring Pond Nantucket
Denison, Susan S 25 F Herring Pond Nantucket
Denison, William Henry 18 M Herring Pond Nantucket[1]

Birth:

  • 1836: James W. Denison was born about 1836 on Nantucket or at Barnstable, Massachusetts. He is the son of James Denison and Sarah Smith.

Marriage:

  • 06 Mar 1865: James W. Denison and Margaret Tobias (aka: Tobey) were married at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.[2]

Residences:

  • 1840: James is one of three children under 10yo., living with his parents in Nantucket, Massachusetts.[3]
  • 1870: James 34yo, wife, Margaret 33yo, daughters Susan 8yo and Mary 2yo. James' mother Sarah 60yo and Margaret's mother Jedida 72yo., are living in Mashpee, Barnstable, Massachusetts.[4]

Death:

  • 27 Oct 1899: James was 63yo and married when he passed away at Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He was living in Sandwich at the time and was laid to rest in Plymouth.[5]

Military Service

  • 06 Dec 1862: James W. Denison was 26yo when he enlisted in the United States Navy for one year at Boston. He was a Barber, Mulatto, 5'5" tall, Hazel eyes. Birthplace: Nantucket, Massachusetts.[6]
  1. Information below is added as a source for further research, yet could also pertain to his father, James Dennison:

About twenty men of color who identified Nantucket as their hometown served in the Union Navy and the Union Army (Massachusetts 5th Cavalry).

According to the research of Frank Dorman and Richard Miller, Isaac Barlow, Nathaniel Borden, Benajah Boston Jr., Oliver Boston, James W. Dennison (a Wampanoag originally from Cape Cod), Charles G. Godfrey Jr., George H. Gordon, William Hines, Andrew Johnson, John Lemon, Joseph W. Maxcy, Sampson Pompey, Joseph Simons, William Vose, Robert L. Whitfield, and Barzillai Williams served in the Union Navy. George Michael, Lewis Mills, and Hiram Reed served in the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry.[7]

Research Notes

  1. Possible parents:
DENISON (Dennison), James W. and Sally Thompson [int. coloured], July 3, 1828. Marriage recorded in Nantucket. Sally Thompson may be James, Sr.'s first wife(?).[8]
  1. 1880 Census: James Denison. Black/Mulatto. 44yo. Wife: Winnie. Black. 32yo. (N.Y./Penn./N.Y. Is Winnie related to Elias Green|Barber ?). Mother: Sarah. Widowed. Black. 78yo. Son: James H. Black/Mulatto. 9yo. +Boarder: Stephen Amos. Mulatto. 16yo. Barber's Apprentice. All living in Sandwich, Barnstable, Mass. Note: Living next to Elias Green's family.[9]
  2. Brother? Reuben S. Denison. 1829-1831. Son of James and Sarah Denison. Nantucket.[10]
  3. Sister? Sarah Ann Denison. Unk-1834. Daughter of James W. and Sarah Denison. Nantucket.[11]
  4. Is James W. Denison related to this family? Titus Denison was an enslaved African American who was emancipated by George Denison in Stonington in 1801. Titus appeared in Stonington's census in 1820, aged over 45, with four in his household. By 1830, he and his wife Sarah are enumerated in North Stonington in a household of two. The Eastern Pequot's overseer Ezra Hewitt paid Titus for keeping John Poheage in April 1834 and Moses Brushell in early January 1835 and 1843. Brown and Rose, Black Roots, 108. Sources for this biography also come from the Related Digital Heritage Items listed here:[12]

Sources

  1. ↑ https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usnatttp/wampanoag/earlerpt1861.htm
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHRD-B42 : 10 November 2020), James Denison, 6 Mar 1865; citing Marriage, Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010716.
  3. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYQ-NNB : 30 September 2021), James W Denison, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 419, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm.
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSF-RFB : 29 May 2021), James Dennison, 1870.
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWC7-7V7 : 2 March 2021), James W. Denison, 27 Oct 1899; citing Sandwich, Massachusetts, v 492 p 29 no 25, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,528.
  6. ↑ "United States Naval Enlistment Rendezvous, 1855-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XG3Z-M4X : 15 July 2017), James W Dennison, Dec 1862; citing p. 558, volume 23, place of enlistment Boston, NARA microfilm publication M1953 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 19; FHL microfilm 2,381,636.
  7. ↑ https://nha.org/research/nantucket-history/history-topics/did-men-from-new-guinea-participate-in-the-civil-war/
  8. ↑ https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Nantucket/Nantucket/Images/NantucketV3_M382.shtml
  9. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBJ-Y1S?i=16&cc=1417683&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMHDY-87R
  10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47836059/reuben-s-denison : accessed 01 December 2021), memorial page for Reuben S. Denison (1829–26 Dec 1831), Find A Grave: Memorial #47836059, citing Colored Cemetery, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Michael Harrington (contributor 46760007).
  11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47836067/sarah-ann-denison : accessed 01 December 2021), memorial page for Sarah Ann Denison (unknown–1834), Find A Grave: Memorial #47836067, citing Colored Cemetery, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).
  12. ↑ https://nativenortheastportal.com/bio/bibliography/denison-titus




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