Benjamin Denton (1753 - 1810)

Born 1753 in Granville, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Priscilla Celia Rebecca Wiggins — married 18 Nov 1772 in Granville, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1810 at about age 57 in White, Tennessee, USA

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Benjamin was born in Granville, North Carolina to parents Samuel Denton (1734-1811) and Margaret Margret (Moore) Denton (1736-1780). He married Priscilla Celia Rebecca Wiggins (1755-1808) in 1772 ^[1]. Benjamin and Celia had nine children ^[2]:

1. Benjamin Denton (1773-1846)
2. Samuel Denton (1775-1846) ^[3]
3. Reuben Samuel Denton (1776-1817)
4. John Denton (1777-1817)
5. Mary Polly Denton (1779-1800) m. John Beckham
6. Frederick Denton (1783- ) ^[4]
7. Elizabeth Denton (1790-1856) m. William Busby ^[5]
8. William Denton (1800-1856)
9. Dalton Dallas Denton (1801-1865)

Benjamin appears as a resident of Granville County, North Carolina in three censi: the 1784 North Carolina State census ^[6], 1790 United States census ^[7], and 1800 United States census ^[2]. His household in 1800 consisted of:

1 Free White Male (FWM) age 45 or older (likely Benjamin, age 47)

2 FWMs between the ages of 16 and 25 (likely sons John, age 23, and Frederick, age 17)

1 Free White Female (FWF) age 45 or older (likely Celia, age 45)

1 FWF between the ages of 26 and 44 (likely daughter Mary Polly, although she was only 21 at the time)

1 FWF between the ages of 10 and 15 (likely daughter Elizabeth, age 10)

4 Enslaved Persons (see Research Notes section below)

Benjamin died in about 1810.

This person was created through the import of info.ged on 30 December 2010. ^{[8] [9]}. The profile was edited by Gehlert-9 on 08 Jun 2022 for readability.

Research Notes

Benjamin Denton has been added to the Beyond Kin Project's database of slaveholders at https://beyondkin.org. This project seeks to unite the genealogical research of the descendants of slaveholders to assist the descendants of enslaved persons in tracing their family trees. The easiest way to use the database is to click on Enslaved Population Research Directory from the Home page, then choose sort by slaveholder and enter the individual's last name ONLY in the search box.

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFSQ-16V : 9 March 2021), Benjamin Denton and Sealah Wiggins, 18 Nov 1772; citing Granville, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,758,775. [1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Year: 1800; Census Place: Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 31; Page: 518; Image: 475; Family History Library Film: 337907. [2]
3. ↑ Find a Grave memorial for Samuel Denton Find A Grave: Memorial #71075428
4. ↑ Sons of the American Revolution membership application through Frederick Denton. Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. [3]
5. ↑ Find a Grave memorial for Elizabeth Denton Busby Find A Grave: Memorial #109953961
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. [4]
7. ↑ Year: 1790; Census Place: Granville, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 90; Family History Library Film: 0568147. [5]
8. ↑ Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000).
9. ↑ Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.