Willoughby Hammonds and Leroy Denton
Son of Willis Boon and Abigail Unknown
1st cousin to my Kinchin Boon, Jr.
* Gedcom: Boon, Denby, Jones, Foster and Related Families *
Elizabeth was born about 1803 in Franklin Co., North Caroina where she grew up and married both of her husbands. She migrated to Tennessee sometime between 1843 and 1850.
Willoughby Hammonds
Willoughby Hammonds was the son of Charles Hammons and Abbey ?.
- 1818 - Franklin Co., NC, Estate of Charles Hammonds
WILLIAM HAMMONDS an heir petitioned for partition. He stated that Charles Hammonds died intestate in 1817 owning 600 acres joining Boyakin Taylor, Hardy Wood, Green Walker & others, that the land is subject to a division among the heirs: The sd WILLIAM, JESSE, WILLOUGHBY, PATSEY, POLLY HAMMONDS, all minors except sd William; the dec'd also held personal property, all which came into the possession of Callum Moore admr; that ABBE HAMMONDS the widow has received her dower. Each is to receive 1/5 part. December Court, Franklin County.
Elizabeth and Willoughby married November 14, 1828 Franklin Co., NC. His brother, William M. Willoughby posted bond for their marriage. Willoughby's father, Charles, had died in 1817. She and Willoughby had three children. Willoughby died about 1837 in Franklin Co., NC.
LeRoy Denton
I don't know a whole lot about Leroy's family. He was born about 1814 in North Carolina and is beleived to have died between 1880-1891 in Henry Co., TN. He and Elizabeth, a young widow with three children, were married October 1, 1839 Franklin Co., North Carolina. They had two daughters.After Elizabeth's death in the 1860's, Leroy married Martha and had another son, William Leroy Denton born September 1, 1877 in Henry Co., Tennessee.
- 1837 - June Court, Franklin County: Account for Willoby Hammonds
Named: Jones Alford H Atkinson Sol Batchelor Solomon Batchelor Benjamin Bilbro William Boon Willis Boon A Bowden B B Bowden Cullen Braswell Davis Bunton Byrd Edwards Edmd Edwards Titus Edwards Rahab Hammonds Jos J Harper J E Lankford Hugh Moore Smith Patterson Dr Perry Green ROSS Isaac Ross Wm Stevens Francis M Taylor Jno Wheelus Jno Williams Green Wood Tho W Wright Administratrix: Elizabeth Hammonds. Audited by A H Davis, H H Harris, Joel Harris, L R Mitchell.
- 1840 Franklin Co., NC
Account for the heirs of Williby Hammonds dec'd by W D Webb guardian. Noted was a sum received from the former guardian Allen Bowden.
- 1840 Franklin Co., NC - Will of Willis Boon, father
Mentions daughter, Elizabeth Denton and grandchildren, Gray Hammonds, William [Keaton?Newton] Hammonds, Mary Bennet Hammonds
- 1850 Gibson Co., TN, Civil District 1, #136
----Transcribed by Eddy G. ClarkLeroy DENTON 36 M Farmer 500 NC Elizabeth DENTON 47 F NC William DENTON 18 M Laborer NC Mary DENTON 16 F NC Martha DENTON 10 F NC Catherine DENTON 7 F NC
*William and Mary are actually Hammonds/Hammons.**Two doors away is the Jesse Hammons family. Jesse was brother to Willoughby Hammonds.
- 1860 Weakley Co., TN, Civil District 12, page 445,#95-95
----enumerated June 7, 1860Leroy DENTON 48 M farmer $1000 $200 NC Elizabeth 50 F NC Catherine 17 F NC William HAMON 26 M farmer NC
- 1870 Henry Co., TN, District 10, ed 326a, #28-28
----enumerated July 25, 1870L.DENTON 53? m w farmer $1000 $200 TN E. 9/7? f w TN D.S. 7 f w TN
- 1880 Henry Co., TN, District 10, ed 72, page 34, #165-266
----Enumerated June 21, 1880Leroy DENTON 62 farming NC NC NC Martha 44 wife keeping house TN VA NC Wm.J/L 2 son TN NC TN James Owens? 18 gson ? TN TN TN
- 1860 Weakley Co., TN, Civil District 12, page 445,#95-95
Gray W. Hammonds
--b. abt 1830 Franklin Co., NC
--d. 1870/80 Edgecombe Co., NC
--m. Louisa J. WHITE
--August 14, 1849 Franklin Co., NC
----b.abt 1834 North Carolina
----d. after 1880 probably Edgecombe Co., NC- 1860 Edgecombe Co., NC, Ed 58, #481-450 (BR> --listed as G. W. Hammon, age 30 with wife and 3 children
- 1870 Edgecombe Co., NC, Rocky Mount, page 3, #16-16
--listed as Gray W. Hammond, age 40, with wife and 3 children
----he is a hotel keeper and there are several living in the hotel
- 1880 Edgecombe Co., NC, Rocky Mount, page239c
--Louisa is a widow with 2 children
----she is a hotelkeeper
Children of Gray W. Hammonds and Louisa J. White
Mary Elizabeth Hammond
--(1851/52 North Carolina - ?)
Josephine Hammond
--(1853/54 North Carolina - ?)
Charles W. Hammond
--(1857 North Carolina - ?)
William Nuton Hammonds
--b. 1832/34 Franklin Co,. NC
--d. aft June 7, 1860
- 1850 Gibson Co., TN, Civil District 1, #136
--listed as William Denton (should be Hammond), age 18 with mother and stepfather - Weakley Co., TN, Civil District 12, page 445,#95-95
--listed as William Hamon, age 26, with mother and stepfather
Note:
Nothing is known of William after the 1860 census. It is possible that he died in the civil war.
- 1850 Gibson Co., TN, Civil District 1, #136
Mary Bennett (Hamonds) Revel
--b. 1834/36 Franklin Co., NC
--d. aft 1880 probably Henry Co., TN
--m. Newton S. REVEL
--November 25, 1855 Gibson Co., TN
----b. abt 1828 TN
----d. Unknown
------s/o Theophilus Revel and Mary 'Polly' WARD
- 1850 Gibson Co., TN, Civil District 1, #136
--listed as Mary Denton (should be Hammonds) age 16 with mother and stepfather
- 1860 Dist 4 Carroll CO TN ed 44 , #541-535
--listed as Mary Revell, age 30 with husband and 2 daughters
- 1870 Dist 10 Henry CO TN pg 22, #146-146
--listed as M. B. Revel, age 36, with husband and 4 children
- 1880 Dist 10 Henry CO TN ed 72 pg 106c, #289-395
--listed as Mary B. Revel, age 45, with husband and 3 children
Children of Mary Bennett Hammonds and Newton S. Revel
G. A. 'Fannie' Revel
--(1858 TN - ?)
B. M. 'Nancy' Revel
--(1860 Carroll Co., TN - ?)
Willioughby B. 'Willis' Revel
--(August 14, 1862 TN - October 4, 1935 Henry Co., TN)
--m/1 Thania A. TUCKER January 10, 1884 Henry Co., TN
---(? - May 1885/Feb 1890 probably Henry Co.,TN)
-----buried Fodge Cemetery, Henry Co., TN
--m/2 his cousin, Martha Elizabeth 'Mattie' FODGE
--February 6, 1890 Henry Co., TN
----(July 9, 1867 Henry Co., TN - February 7, 1919 Henry Co., TN)
------buried Fodge Cemetery, Henry Co., TN
------d/o George Washington 'Pony' Fodge, Jr. and Catherine B. DENTON
--------gd/o George W. Fodge, Sr. and Sarah 'Sallie' BANKS
--------gd/o Leroy Denton and Elizabeth BOON
Hester J. Revel
--(September 2, 1865 TN - July 12, 1881 Henry Co., TN)
----buried Fodge Cemetery, Henry Co., TN Henry Co., TN
Nana Revel
--(1870 Henry Co.,TN - ?)
Children by LeRoy Denton
- 1850 Gibson Co., TN, Civil District 1, #136
Martha A. (Denton) Jones
--b. April 11, 1840 Franklin Co., NC
--d. April 14, 1912 Henry Co., TN
----buried Fodge Cemetery, Henry Co., TN
--m. Theophilus Hunter JONES
--May 28, 1858 Weakley Co., TN
----b. February 28, 1832 Carroll Co., TN
----d. November 4, 1889 Henry Co., TN
------buried Fodge Cemetery, Henry Co., TN
------s/o Etheldred Jones and Winifred WOODARD
--------gs/o William Jones and Mary UTLEY
----------gt gs/o William Jones and Martha NEVINSON
--------gs/O Pleasants Woodard and Winifred UTLEY
- 1850 Gibson Co., TN, Civil District 1, #136
--listed as Martha Denton, age 10, with parents
- 1860 Carroll Co., TN, District 4, page 84, #538-532
--listed as Martha A. Jones, age 18, with husband and 2 children
- 1870 Henry Co., TN, District 10, page 331, #1010-1010
--listed as M. A. Jones, age 29, with husband and 5 children
- 1880 Henry Co., TN, District 10, ED 72, page 32, #231-251
--listed as Martha Jones, age 40, with husband and 7 children
- 1900 Civil Dist 10 Henry CO TN ed 66 pg 4a, #64-64
--listed as Martha Jones, age 50, widow, with 3 children
----shows that she has had 10 children and 10 are alive
- 1910 Civil Dist 7 Henry CO TN Ed 120 pg 2a, #28-29
--listed as Martha Jones, age 68 widow, with son, John Jones
Children of Martha A. Denton and Theophilus Hunter Jones
- 1850 Gibson Co., TN, Civil District 1, #136
Catherine B. (Denton) Fodge
--b. June 11, 1843 Franklin Co., NC
--d. February 21, 1874 Henry Co., TN
----buried Fodge Cemetery, Henry Co., TN Henry Co., TN
--m. George Washington 'Pony' FODGE, Jr.
--January 4, 1865 Henry Co., TN
----b. October 1, 1842 Tennessee
----d. December 17, 1910 Henry Co., TN
------buried Fodge Cemetery, Henry Co., TN
----m/2 Rebecca MURPHY July 27, 1874 Henry Co., TN
------(April 1853 TN - ?)
- 1850 Gibson Co., TN, Civil District 1, #136
--listed as Catherine Denton, age 7, with parents
- 1860 Weakley Co., TN, Civil District 12, page 445,#95-95
--listed as Catherine Denton, age 17, with parents
- 1870 Henry Co., TN, District 10, page 14, #95-95
--listed as C. Fodge, age 26, with husband and 3 children
- 1880 Henry Co., TN, District 5, page 93a
--Widower listed as George Fodge and remarried with wife, Becki R.
- Civil Dist 10 Henry CO TN ed 66 pg 6a, #100-10
--Widower listed as George Fodge with 2nd wife, Rebecca
Children of Catherine B. Denton and George Washington 'Pony' Fodge, Jr.
Sarah Elizabeth (Fodge) Mitchell
--(Decmeber 1865 Henry Co., TN - 1911 Henry Co., TN)
--m. Albert 'Bud' MITCHELL abt 1887 probably Henry Co., TN
----(August 1858 TN - 1939 Henry Co., TN)
Martha Elizabeth 'Mattie' (Fodge) Revel
--(see ABOVE - married her 1st cousin)
William F. Fodge
--(April 17, 1869 Henry Co., TN - July 21, 1872 Henr Co, TN)
----buried Fodge Cemetery, Henry Co., TN
George Lee Fodge
--(July 26, 1871 Henry Co., TN - May 1953 Henry Co., TN)
--m. Mary Ellen CRUTCHFIELD October 27, 1897 Henry Co., TN
----(August 11, 1880 Weakley Co., TN - Aug 31, 1947 Henry Co., TN)
------buried Fodge Cemetery, Henry Co., TN
J. F. Fodge
--(March 29, 1873 Henry Co., TN - April 9, 1874 Henry Co., TN)
----buried Fodge Cemetery, Henry Co., TN
- 1850 Gibson Co., TN, Civil District 1, #136
*Have any additional information or picutres of Elizabeth (Boon) Willoughby Denton or her children or grandchildren - please e-mail me, Ann (Jobe) Brown
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