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     Abraham was born in 1823 in White Co., Tennessee, USA. He was the son of Jeremiah Denton and Elizabeth Griggs.

     Abraham was born in 1738 in Orange Co., New York, British Colony. He was the son of Capt. Abraham Denton , Jr. and Mary O'Dell. Abraham was married to Elizabeth Ann Hogg circa 1757. Abraham was married to Mourning Hogg, daughter of Gideon Hogg and Judith Pittman, 1769. Abraham died in 1827 in Obion Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 89 years.¹ His body was interred after 1827 in Obion Co., Tennessee, USA.¹
     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.

     Abraham Denton , Jr. was the son of Abraham Denton , Sr. and Alice Reasoner.

     Abraham was born in 1700 in Hempstead, Queens Co., New York, British Colony. He was the son of Dr. Abraham Denton , Sr. and Martha Thorne. Abraham was married to Mary O'Dell, daughter of Samuel O'Dell and Patience (?), 1725 in Orange Co., New York, British Colony. He was baptized August, 1774. Abraham died in September, 1774 in Shenandoah Co., Virginia, British Colony, at age 74 years. His body was interred before September 27, 1774 in Tom's Brook Plantation, Shenandoah Co., Virginia, British Colony. Abraham had his will probated Tuesday, September 27, 1774.¹
     His will was presented August 12, 1774. He died at the Tom's Brook Plantation in Shenandoah CO, VA. He was baptized on 12 Aug 1774. He was buried in Tom's Brook Plantation, Shenandoah CO, VA. "Abraham, according to sources in Orange CO, NY, had some problems with local law and soon after left the county for a new home in the Shenandoah County of Virginia. This was in 1729 or 1730. Thus started the move westward, for his sons each moved in different directions into the frontier."

He was a Captain in the Provincial Army of 1766.

Abraham's will was written August 12, 1774 and probated September 27, 1774 in Shenandoah CO, VA.

From The Tennessee Valley Historical Review: "Abraham Denton, Junior, became involved with the law in New York in about 1729-30. He, along with some close relatives, left that state and headed for Virginia, crossing the eastern part of Pennsylvania and the Northwestern part of Maryland. In the Valley of Virginia, then Orange County (later Augusta County) and the upper Virginia Valley, (Frederick, later Dunmore, and still later Shenandoah County) we find Abraham and his family. Also about the same time, Jonas Denton and others had reached the Virginia country. Samuel, Robert, James and John Denton begin to appear in the same general locality. The deeds in Frederick County clearly prove that the Dentons were there as early as 1755 and became prominent citizens."

Abraham left a deed dated August 12, 1774 which was signed by Mary Denton Little. Dorothy Clock (Clark) Elizabeth Smith and Mary Pareson (Pearson) made their marks. By this information, Mary Little was still living in 1774 and had enough education to sign her name. Abraham was a Captain in the French and Indian War in the Provincial Army of 1766.

As the older generation died off, the younger ones became less rooted in the old lands and soon started departing for the southwest. He left a will on Friday, August 12, 1774 in Shenandoah Co., Virginia, British Colony.¹

     Abraham was married to Alice Reasoner. Abraham was born in 1779. He was the son of Solomon Denton , II and Judith Husted. Abraham died on Tuesday, May 4, 1858 at age 79 years.