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On
July 15, 2006 Sue Montgomery passed away.
This
site was her labor of love for years.
This
site will be kept active and is dedicated to the memory of Sue
Montgomery.
"Let
us read and recollect and impress upon our souls the views and ends of
our more immediate forefathers, in exchanging their native country for
a dreary, inhospitable wilderness . . . Recollect their amazing
fortitude, their bitter sufferings -- the hunger, the nakedness, the
cold, which they patiently endured -- the severe labors of clearing
their grounds, building their houses, raising their provisions, amidst
dangers from wild beasts and savage men, before they had time or money
or materials for commerce. Recollect the civil and religious
principles and hopes and expectations which constantly supported and
carried them through all hardships with patience and resignation.
Let us recollect it was liberty, the hope of liberty, for
themselves and us and ours, which conquered all discouragements,
dangers, and trials."
President John Adams
1735-1826
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is with great appreciation that I acknowledge the dozens of Denton and
allied family members who have shared their personal family information
so generously. The information contained in these pages is the result
of the work of many people over the span of many decades, which, along
with my own research, I have compiled over the last several years. It
is on-going and we are open to and welcome all additions and/or
corrections. What you will find here are about 20
generations of descendants of Rev. Richard Denton
who came to America in 1635. Other Denton lines represented
here include the family of David and Rachel Scholl
Denton.
Somewhat
unique in family histories, what you will find below
are stories of people who are mostly related to each other by blood and
so also to many of us Denton researchers.
If you are a Denton descendant, you are most likely reading here about
your own family.
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Blessings!
Sue Montgomery
If you
have Denton or related family,
we invite you to join the Denton list
(instructions at bottom of page) and
submit your questions to the list.
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This site is dedicated
with
loving appreciation to
my Grandmother,
Margaret Linda Denton Brummett
(1870-1949)
and to my Mother,
Nona Mae Brummett Montgomery
(1901-1990)
Sue Montgomery
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Gram,
Mom and me in April 1946.
Civil War Poetry from Mom's Childhood
God Bless
the Republic and those whose sacrifice
has given and maintained our freedom!
1725 to 2005
Dentons and Related Families in the Military
Admiral
and Senator Jeremiah Denton
Major
General Frank Marion Denton
Army of the United States
"I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I --
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
Robert Frost
Some
Denton Biographies and Wills
Includes list of Dentons currently on the DAR
Patriot List
Alpha
Index of Surnames
List
of Each Surname in Database
Downloadable
Gedcom Files
Letters
of Genealogist, Dwight W. Denton (1956-1957)
The
Oldest Burial Ground in Hempstead
from the New York Genealogical and Biographical
Record, 1923
With our thanks to Bob Cassidy
18th
Century Letters from Dentons and Related Families
1986
Denton Dispatch Vol. 1, No.1
Denton
Dispatch Vol. 1, No. 2
Denton
Dispatch Vol. 1, No. 3
Denton
Dispatch Vol. 1, No. 4
1987
Denton Dispatch Vol. 2, No. 1
Denton
Dispatch Vol. 2, No. 2
Obituaries
of This and Other Times
We invite you to send along obituaries from your
family to add to this page.
Dentons
Buried in Sevier CO, TN
With thanks to Robert Palmer
Denton
Cemetery Pictures
Page
2 Denton Cemetery Pictures
My Two
Lines of Brummetts
My
Montgomerys
Early
Photos of My Scott CO, IN Montgomerys
Research In Progress
Complete text of the 1670 book
A
Brief Description of New York
by Daniel Denton
(1626-1703)
Richard
Gildersleeve
from "A Biographical By-Path Through New England
History" 1893
Compatriot of Rev. Richard Denton, his daughter married John Rock Smith
Image of 1643
Deed for the Purchase of Hempstead,
Long Island from the Indians.
including a 1630 Dutch map of New Netherlands.
The Smiths of Nassau - John Smith,
Rock by Martha Bockee Flint, 1899
and The Origin of the Name "Rock Smith"
Many of us share the
same ancestor, John Rock Smith, whose daughter
Mary married Samuel Denton in 1656 in Hempstead, Long Island, NY.
The
Denton Coat of Arms
and History of the Name Denton
Our
Loyalist Dentons - Descendants of Joseph (1752-1835)
Great Thanks to Rev. David Chisling
An
article about Edward and Catherine Blasingame Denton
Thanks, Mary!
Samuel
Denton, Andrew Jackson & the Battle of New Orleans
Thanks to Caleb Teffeteller
Winfield
Kirkpatrick and George Kirkpatrick Denton
Father and Son Congressmen from Indiana
The
Harper Brothers
Grandsons of Phoebe Denton & Founders of the
Publishing Empire
The
Diary of Sarah Foote's Move from Ohio
to the Wisconsin Territory in 1846
Descended from
Nathaniel Foote of Wethersfield
Special Thanks to Don Denton
A Cousin by
Marriage -- The Great Jim Thorpe
Designated
America's Athlete of the Century by U.S. Congress!
Grace
Francis Thorpe -- Daughter of Jim Thorpe
Champion of Nuclear Free Native American Lands
David
and Rachel Scholl Denton
including their son's 'Encounter with the James
Gang"
by Marion Paris Marriott
John
T. Denton
Kansas State Senator
with appreciation to Charla Gatz Johnson
John Burnard
Denton
Lawyer, Preacher, Indian Fighter and Namesake of
Denton, Texas
with thanks to Mike Cochran
Elmer
Ephraim Ellsworth
First Hero of the Union
Army
John
Hamilton Chasteen Denton
A must-read story!
It
was bound to happen! A Denton Murder!
Denton
Brothers Prosecuted by Abraham Lincoln, 1846
Thanks to Bill Rae
Noah
and Solomon Denton
by William Baker
James
Presley Denton
WPA Interview from Claudia Denton
Rev.
Isaac Denton, Sr. 1776-1848
Rev.
Isaac Denton, Jr. 1806-1893
John Denton
of the Donner Party
by Doris McDuffee Denton
Raynor
Rock Smith
Thanks to Mac from Long Island Genealogy
Poetry of
William Nicholas Denton (1864-1926)
Jackson
(TN) Newspaper Article
About Bennie Denton
Poetry
of Roy Denton
In
Tribute to William Derel Denton
One of the great Denton Family researchers, Bill
passed away in October, 2000
McHeritage
of the Dentons!
Great story!
O
Pioneers!
A fascinating true story of a very famous early pioneer
The
'Original' Lorenzo Dow
Circuit Riding Preacher
History
and Pictures of Dentons in England
by Marion Paris Mariott
Our
Present-day Denton Family Pictures!
Denton
'PlacesReturn' Pictures
Old
Denton Family Pictures
Page
Two of Old Denton Family Pictures
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Three of Old Denton Family Pictures
Page Four
of Old Denton Family Pictures
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Five of Old Denton Family Pictures
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Six of Old Denton Family Pictures
A
few pictures of Dentons we cannot place
Do
you know these Dentons?
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Two of Unknown Dentons
Pictures
of Six Generations of
Sue Montgomery's Family
Letter
from Robert Lee Denton About his Family
(Both of Bob's parents were Dentons)
Thanks to Tom Perry for sharing his cousin's letter.
Trek to
Kentucky and a Trip to Grandma's
The overland journey of John H. Denton, Jr.
(1887-1966)
by Stelle Denton Anthony
Stelle's
Childhood Memories
by Stelle Denton Anthony
Trip
to the 1934 World's Fair
From his father's diary
by Donald R. Denton
Memories
of Trains
From the childhood of Lewis Denton
Patry
Denton
and her husband,
Larry
Denton
Husband and Wife Artists
Ivan
Denton
Ozark Master Woodcarver
and his brother:
Pedro
Denton
"Boats of Alaska"
Sherman
Foote Denton
Images from original Chromolithographs painted for the
New York State Fish, Forest and Game
Commission Report (circa 1895)
Charles
Ewing
Owner of Ewing Fine Art Gallery in Cimarron, NM
Awards
received by our site
Earlier
Awards received by our site
An
Old-Time "Recipe" for Wash Day
The
Census Taker -- A Poem
We invite you to join
the Denton Family E-mail Discussion List
at RootsWeb to further explore Denton and related family genealogy
and possibly even meet new cousins!
Click
here and type only the word 'subscribe' in the message area.
Col. Charles
Ervin Shelton, U.S.A.F.
Sue adopted a missing
American hero.
Please stop by to learn about him.
Revised:31 July 2007 15:46:00
© 1998, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007
This site was lovingly created by Sue Montgomery in celebration of family and is
now maintained by her daughter, Darcy Dunaway Cole, with the help of Roy Denton!
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