George Denison III (abt. 1699 - abt. 1737)

Born about 7 May 1699 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Joanna (Hinckley) Denison — married 10 May 1727 (to 16 Jan 1737) in Stonington, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 16 Jan 1737 at about age 37 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island

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Biography

George, son of George Denison, was baptised on 7 May 1699 in Stonington, Connecticut, United States.^[1]

George married Sarah Minor on 28 September 1721 in Stonington, Connecticut, United States.^[2]

George Denison III, was born before 07 May 1699, married first, September 28, 1721, to Sarah Minor, daughter of Dr. Joseph and Sarah (Tracy) Minor. She died September 27, 1724, in the 24th year of her age. ^[3]

He was married second, at Stonington, Connecticut, May 10, 1727, to Joanna Hinckley, daughter of Samuel and Martha (Lathrop) Hinckley.^[3][4]

Baptism

Baptism: 7 MAY 1699, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island

Occupation

Occupation: shipwright

Death

Death: 16 JAN 1736/37, Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island

Mayflower Descendant

Date: 1620, the ship Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock

Lineage: George Denison is descended from John Tilley (1593-1673), his daughter Elizabeth Tilley (1607-1687) and her husband John Howland (1593-1673), who were all passengers on the Mayflower.

George is the son of Mercy (Gorham) Denison [confident] Mayflower pg 122

Mercy is the daughter of Desire (Howland) Gorham [confident] Mayflower pg 26

Desire is the daughter of John Howland Sr. [confident] Mayflower pg 6

• Thomas Minor Descendants 1608-1981 Author: John Augustus Miner Publication: Compiler and Publisher, Trevett, Maine, 1981 ^[5]

• Nancy Hauser, former Denison Family Historian, Denison Society, (1998 - 2008). ^[6]

• Anderson (Dudley) Family Records Author: Dudley Reece Anderson, Jr Publication: 1998 ^[7]

• Source: S039395 Title: Murray Family Records Author: Christina E. Murray Publication: 1998 ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920"
   Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3032 #243526 (accessed 29 February 2024)
   George Denison baptism on 7 May 1699, son of George Denison, in Stonington, Connecticut, USA.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)"
   Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55; Author: White, Lorraine Cook, Ed.; Publication Date: 1994-2002; Volume: 43
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1062 #232073 (accessed 29 February 2024)
   George Denison marriage to Sarah Minor on 28 Sep 1721 in Stonington, Connecticut, USA.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} A record of the descendants of Capt. George Denison, of Stonington, Connecticut, with notices of his father and brothers, and some account of other Denisons who settled in America in the colony times (Part II: Descendants of George Denison, of Westerly, R. I., second son of Capt. George), database, Ancestry.com,(Provo, Utah: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), extracted from John D. Baldwin, book of the same name, (Worcester, Massachusetts: Tyler & Seagrave, 1881), page 225-6.
4. ↑ John Howland of the Mayflower, Vol 1, page 123
5. ↑ Source: Larry Chesebro'. http://chesebro.net
6. ↑ Source: Larry Chesebro'. http://chesebro.net
7. ↑ Source: Larry Chesebro'. http://chesebro.net
8. ↑ Source: Larry Chesebro'. http://chesebro.net

• Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison; E. Glenn Denison, Josephine M. Peck and Donald L. Jacobus; Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 1993 [Originally published, Pequot Press 1963; Reprinted, Baltimore, MD 1978, 1982, 1993], no. 59: https://archive.org/details/denisongenealogy00deni/page/3/mode/1up

• Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough, Founder of Stonington, Ct. Author: Anna Chesebrough Wildey Publication: New York: Press of T. A. Wright 1903

• White, Elizabeth Pearson, author: John Howland of the Mayflower, Vol. 1, (Rockport, Maine, Picton Press, 1900 - 7th printing 2014), pages 122 - 124

Acknowledgements

• Thanks to Larry Chesebro' for starting, adopting, correcting or adding to this profile and/or merging it with other profiles of the same person.

Contributors

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