Abraham DENTON

Birth: 1738 Orange County New York, USA Death: 1827 Obion County Tennessee, USA Abraham DENTON III was born in 1738 in Orange CO, NY. Died in 1828 in Obion CO, TN. From "The Denton Family" by David H. Templin, printed in the Smokey Mountain Historical Newsletter, Spring 1983: "Abraham Denton moved to the Watauga settlements by 1775, and the family was forced back into Virginia by the Cherokee invasion during the summer of 1776. Abraham was active in the affairs of Washington and Greene Counties. Abraham apparently was living in the section of Washington County which was formed into Greene County. August 23, 1784, Abraham was a delegate from Greene County to the convention held in Jonesboro and which led to the formation of the State of Franklin. Abraham was one of five grantees to 150 acres lying in the Fork of Big Pigeon and French Broad River. This grant was issued by North Carolina June 11, 1788. The land is located in what is now Cocke County, Tennessee. The first church established in what is now Cocke County, Tennessee was the Big Pigeon Baptist Church. Among the charter members is found Mourning Denton. Abraham seems to have disappeared from East Tennessee by the time Tennessee became a state. It is said that he appears in White County, Tennessee about 1809 and in Perry county in 1821. In her book, Edythe Whitely lists the children of Abraham and Mourning Denton. The list seems to have been prepared from letters and other papers collected from John S. Denton. One letter cited in her book was from Holland Denton, grandson of Abraham and Mourning." Abraham apparently fought with the North Carolina line in the Revolutionary War after he moved to the Yadkin river region. Abraham's movements: 1766 in NC; 1774 in Rowan CO, NC; 1783 in Burke CO, NC then to Washington CO, TN (Sinking Creek); 1809 to 1821 in White CO, TN and later to Hickman and Perry COs, TN. He married Elizabeth who died. They had the following children: John DENTON Elizabeth "Bettie" DENTON He also married Mourning HOGG in 1766. Mourning HOGG was born in 1750. She died in Monroe CO, TN. They had the following children: Rev. Isaac DENTON Sarah "Sally" DENTON Nancy M. DENTON Samuel DENTON Abraham DENTON IV Jeremiah "Big Jerry" DENTON Margaret "Peggy" DENTON Elijah DENTON Agnes DENTON Martha DENTON Father: Abraham DENTON b: 1700 in Hempstead, NY Mother: Mary O'DELL b: 1702 Family links: Parents: Abraham John Denton (1700 - 1774) Mary O'Dell Denton (1702 - 1774) Children: Elijah Denton (1782 - 1870)* Siblings: Isaac Denton (1733 - 1795)* Martha Denton Moore Tipton (1736 - 1794)* Phoebe Denton Plumlee (1737 - 1779)** Abraham Denton (1738 - 1827) *Calculated relationship **Half-sibling Burial: Unknown Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Reba Bain Record added: Apr 05, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 50682401

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