Rebecca was born about 1750 in Albemarle County, Virginia. Her parents are at this time unknown. She died about 15 January 1827 in Surry County, North Carolina, and is buried in Pilot Mountain Surry County.[1][2]
Marriage & Children
William Denney married Rebecca Hooper in Albemarle County, Virginia, about 1772. Known children include:[3]
Samuel Denney, died young
Lazarus Denney, md 1st Suzannah Burcham, 2d Mary Ballard
Azariah Denney, md Elizabeth Stone
Nancy Denney, md Levy Burcham
Martha Denney, md Nathan Holt
Keziah Denney, never married, lived and died with brother Azariah Denney
↑ Source needed for date of death. Last found in records 14 February 1822.
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 April 2018), memorial page for Rebecca Hooper Denny (1750–1820), Find A Grave Memorial no. 54081724, citing Azariah Denny Family Cemetery, Pilot Mountain, Surry County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Colleen Sanders Broyles (contributor 46875999) .
↑ Hirtzel, Richard D., 1999. William Suddarth of Stafford County & Albemarle County, Virginia.Views 2, 3, 40, 48
↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK1-CQH : accessed 21 June 2018), William Denney, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 516, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRD-W9Z : accessed 24 November 2022), William Denny, Salisbury, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 646, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.
↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2V-WZ5 : accessed 21 June 2018), William Denney, Surry, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 674, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 43; FHL microfilm 337,916.
See also:
Source: S-179116716 Repository: #R-797558024 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=69571659&pid=1645
Is Rebecca your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
Hooper-5562 and Hooper-2414 appear to represent the same person because: With exception of death dates (which need correcting to match find a grave link listed) all other info seems to match.