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     Samuel was married to Elizabeth Seaman, daughter of Jacomiah Seaman and Rachel Secor. Samuel was born in 1734 in Orange Co., New York, British Colony. He was the son of Capt. Abraham Denton , Jr. and Mary O'Dell. Samuel was married to Margaret Moore, daughter of Samuel Moore, 1752. Samuel died in 1811 in Pendleton Disctrict, South Carolina, USA, at age 77 years.
     Samuel was a Revolutionary War Soldier in the NC Continental Line and received bounty land in White Co, TN. Until proper dates are learned, it is uncertain which children belong to which mother. He is in the DAR Patriot Index, Part 1, page 820. He was a private in the NC line.

By 1769 both Abraham III and Samuel had joined a wagon train from the Shenandoah Valley to Lord Granville's land sale in North Carolina. This wagon train was made up of the then current younger generation of the Plumleys, Weavers, Moores, Hoggs, Dentons, etc. This, the growing up children of the original immigrants to the Virginia frontier were marrying and developing families of their own and hungered for land of their own. They could not afford the local land and family holdings were not large enough to divide among all of the children. When Lord Granville began to advertise his land for sale, it was a new frontier to these young families. Tax lists and early censuses show that Samuel settled in what is now Granville CO while Abraham III settled in Caswell Co. Each chose to settle near where their wives' relatives bought land -- the Moores around Samuel and the Hoggs around Abraham III's family.

He later moved to Warrick CO, IN and then back to Henderson CO, KY. He was paid one voucher by Auditors for Washington Co. July 17, 1782 as a Revolutionary Soldier. Also given a land grant in Henderson CO, KY in November 1813. He was a Revolutionary War Veteran and performed Patriotic Service between April, 1775 and December, 1783 in North Carolina, USA.¹

     Samuel was born on Thursday, May 29, 1631 in Halifax, Yorkshire Co., England. He was the son of Rev. Richard Denton , II and Helen Windbank. He was christened after 1631 in Coley Chapel, Halifax Co., England. Samuel was married to Mary Rock Smith, daughter of John Rock Smith and Elizabeth Gildersleeve, circa 1654 in Hempstead, Queens Co., New York, British Colony. Samuel died on Monday, March 20, 1713 in Hempstead, Queens Co., New York, British Colony, at age 81 years, 9 months and 20 days.¹
     Samuel was listed on the 1673 Dutch Census at Hempstead, NY and owned property in Hempstead from 1662 and lived in the area most of his life. Transactions in 1703 show that he owned slaves. In 1685, he was reported to be owning 240 acres of land. The 1698 Census at Hempstead, NY lists six of his nine children.

"New York Surrogate 8-305: Adm. Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead, intestate March 20, 1713 to his sons Samuel and Jonas." Papers filed with the clerk in Court of Appeals, Albany, NY named a daughter, "Hannah, wife of Thomas Treadwell," also spelled Tredwell.

From the "Tennessee Valley Historical Review:" Hempstead town records show that Samuel Denton and others took up land, 50 acres each, on the same terms as the first proprietors. In 1663, jointly with Thomas Rushmour, Samuel Denton obtained all rights and privileges upon Matthew Garrison's Neck and at Mattinacock, from Jeremy Wood of Hempstead. On April 18, 1665, John Smith of Hempstead sold to "my son-in-law Samuel Denton" certain lands. In 1698 he was called Samuel Denton, Senior. A deed of gifts from Samuel Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman, in consideration of "paternal love and affection I have and do bear toward my well-beloved son James Denton of Hempstead, Yeoman" to land within the township of Hempstead. December 16, 1710.

The date of Samuel's inventory was March 15, 1713 and was taken by Obediah Volintine and James Serion. "March 10, 1713, Hempstead. Mary Denton ye widdow and Relict of Samuel Denton, late of Hempstead in Queens County, doth for divers good causes and consideration hereunto moving, refuses to administer upon the estate of her deceased husband, Samuel Denton." So the administration was granted to Samuel and Jonas Denton, sons of said deceased. The records pertaining to the administration of the estate clearly show receipts from the children calling each by name. Therefore we have a definite list of the children of Samuel and Mary Smith Denton.

From Genelogical Data from Inventories of NY Estates 1666-1825 by Kenneth Scott and James Owne. "Denton, Samuel of Hempstead, Queens CO., yeoman - Renunciation (20 March 1713/4) of Mary Denton of her right to administer the estate of her dec'd husband in favor of his sons, Samuel and Jonas Denton. Her renunciation was witnessed by Jacob Smith and John Sprague. Inventory (15 March 1713/4) taken and appraised by Obadiah Volentine and James Searing, by order of Col. John. Jackson, J.P. The chief item was a negro boy and girl (90 Pounds) and a Negro man listed as 'worth nothing.' Account of Samuel and Jonas Denton, administrators, records the following payments to heirs of the dec'd.: to Mary Denton (Widow of the dec'd.) to Peter Smith (Son of Mary Ellison, dec'd who was a daughter of the intestate), to Joseph Robinson and Jane his wife (who was a daughter of the dec'd., to Jonathan Seaman and Elizabeth his wife (a daughter of the intestate), to Abraham Denton (son of the intestate, to James Denton (son of the intestate), to Thomas Beadwell and Hannah his wife (a daughter of the intestate), to Robert Mitchell and Phoebe his wife (a daughter of the intestate), to Ezekiel Smith and Martha his wife (a daughter of the intestate) and to Jonas Denton (a son of the intestate)."

     Samuel was born after 1652. He was the son of Nathaniel Denton and Sarah Smith.

     Samuel was born in 1698. He was the son of Jonas Denton and Jane Seaman. Samuel died in 1718 at age 20 years.

     Samuel was born on Tuesday, October 14, 1687. He was the son of Samuel Denton , Jr., II and Mary Smith. Samuel died in 1717 in Hempstead, Queens Co., New York, British Colony, at age 29 years.