Benjamin Denney (abt. 1781 - abt. 1855)

Born about 1781 in Amherst Co. Va.

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes (Ripley) Denney — married 19 Jul 1808 in Wayne Co. Ky.

Descendants

Died about 1855 at about age 74 in Nevada, Tipton Co. Ind.

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Biography

"Benjamin sold his land in Wayne Co., KY, in 1833 and moved to...Pipe Creek Twp., Madison Co., IN, as one of the earliest settlers. By 1848 he bought land in the next county [west], Tipton Co., IN... The Nevada Cemetery was located on the Denney farm. Benjamin died in 1855 and is thought to have been buried in the Nevada Cemetery.

Sources

• from "History of Madison County, Indiana," 1880: 'Benjamin Denny was among the first settlers in Pipe Creek Township in 1840.'

"1810 Wayne Co., KY census

Benjamin Denny

1 male 10-16 (stepson Lindsay Ballew b. 1805)

1 male 26-45 (Benjamin)

1 female under 10-(Mary b. 1809)

1 female 26-45 (Agnes Ripley Ballew Denny)

"1820 Wayne Co., KY census

Benjamin Denny

1 male under 10 (Samuel b. 1815)

1 male 16-18 (Lindsay) 1 male 18-26 ?

2 males 26-45 (Benjamin and his brother Azariah)

3 females under 10 (Lurana, Elizabeth "Betty", unnamed daughter?)

1 female 10-16 (Mary)

1 female 16-26 ?

1 female 16-45 (Agnes)