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     John was born in June, 1857 in Linden, Perry Co., Tennessee, USA. He was the son of Elijah Conner Denton and Elizabeth Evans. John, age 17, was married to Rebecca Jane Inman, age 19 November, 1874 in Linden, Perry Co., Tennessee, USA. His body was interred in September, 1928 in Linden, Perry Co., Tennessee, USA. John died in September, 1928 in Linden, Perry Co., Tennessee, USA, at age 71 years and 3 months.
     John was listed as a household member living with Eunice Conner on the 1860 Census, on June 1, 1860 in Household No. 386, Perry Co., Tennessee, USA.¹ John was listed as a household member living with Elijah Conner Denton on the 1870 Census, on June 1, 1870 in Household No. 106, Perry Co., Tennessee, USA.¹

     Jonah was born circa 1739 in Frederick Co., Virginia, British Colony. He was the son of Capt. John Denton and Sarah O'Dell. Jonah was married to Hannah (?) 1775. Jonah was married to Leah Whitson, daughter of William Whitson , Jr. and Elizabeth (?), Saturday, January 5, 1782 in Shenandoah Co., Virginia, USA.

     Jonas was born in 1677 in Hempstead, Queens Co., New York, British Colony. He was the son of Samuel Denton and Mary Rock Smith. Jonas was married to Jane Seaman, daughter of Jonathan Seaman, 1695. Jonas was married to Jane Hardenbrock 1711. Jonas died after 1752 in Virginia, British Colony.
     Jonas, his family and cousin Jonathan Seaman moved west along an old trail from New York through Carlisle, PA, crossing the Potomac River near where Peter Stephens ran a ferry. Later Robert Harper established Harper's Ferry there. From this point, the Dentons skirted over to Winchester. Jonas bought 3,100 acres from Joist Hite on March 26, 1735. The other Dentons probably made their settlement official by purchasing land from the Hites. The new home was near the Great Road from the Carolinas to Philadelphia (now U.S. Highway 11), cut out by the Indians years before.

Jonas, John Denton and Thomas Palmer bought 3,100 acres of bottom land along the North Fork of the Shenandoah River in the vicinity of Tom's Brook, VA from Joist Hite for 200 pounds, March 26, 1735. (Joist Hite of Lancaster, PA, of German descent, along with Robert McKay had taken 100,000 acres of land in the colony of Virginia, October 21, 1731. They settled both German and Scotch-Irish families on the land.) According to Deed Book, B, p. 544, Frederick CO Court, Winchester, VA, dated August 20, 1777, the deed to the 3,100 acres was not recorded until 1777 because of the Joist Hite-Thomas Lord Fairfax litigation which began in 1749 and did not end until after the Revolutionary War. It was settled in favor of Hite in 1786 -- twenty-six years after the death of Hite, and four years after Thomas Lord Fairfax's death. Part of the Jonas Denton land was mentioned as being in Augusta County. However, when Jonas and Jane Denton were in their advanced years, Jonas had turned his land over to his sons and was "just living on the land." Evidently, the squabble between Hite and Fairfax took its toll; both Jonas and Jane Denton were reported to have been severely senile in their latter years.

Interestingly, Lord Halifax lived his last years alone at Greenway Court. No women were allowed! His experience with a lost love affair in England zdrove him to despair!

     Jonas was born on Monday, July 22, 1793 in Pendleton Disctrict, South Carolina, USA. He was the son of Samuel Denton , Jr. and Elizabeth Chastain. Jonas, age 21, was married to Charity Middleton Sunday, June 18, 1815 in Haywood Co., North Carolina, USA. Jonas died on Wednesday, November 25, 1863 in Harrison Co., Missouri, USA, at age 70 years, 4 months and 3 days.

     Jonas was born after 1700.¹ He was the son of Samuel Denton and Sarah Everett.