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     James was born in 1812. He was the son of Benjamin Denton and Jane Shipman. James died in 1836 at age 24 years.

     James was born on Tuesday, April 17, 1798 in North Carolina, USA. He was the son of John Dalton Denton and Sarah Starck.

     James was born in 1735 in Orange Co., New York, British Colony. He was the son of Capt. Abraham Denton Jr. and Mary O'Dell. James died in 1834 in Fleming Co., Kentucky, USA, at age 99 years.
     James was justice of the Washington CO Territory 'south of the River Ohio,' 1791. (Now Tennessee) He sold land to Isaac Denton, Henry Nelson and Jesse Whitson in 1784. In 1783 he bought land in Sullivan CO, TN (then NC) where he met the Hunts. After his wife died he lived with his daughter Mary and her husband and then with some of his sons.

Land Record: "In obedience to his Lordship's order I have surveyed a tract of land for James Denton of Augusta CO., whereon he lives on the branches of N. Shannandoa -- joining Abraham Denton.

Beginning at A two white oaks on a flat Ridge corner to Abraham Denton thence running No 60 degrees sixty poles to a red oak and a small hickory -- at B, thence S 30 degrees W two hundred and eighty poles to a red -- two white oaks on a dscent at C thence S 60 degrees E two hundred and eighty poles to three white oaks in the ------ Denton at E thence with his line N 60 degrees west one hundred and eight poles to the beginning containing four hundred acres. Chainmen, thomass Grey and Joseph Langdon, Surveyed by John Baylis." March 1, 1750.

James received a land grant for 403 acres on Sinking Creek near what is now Johnson City, TN. (Recorded in Vol 1, North Carolina Land Grants in Tennessee, p. 11, dated 3 April 1775.) Grants were also obtained in this same area by his brothers Samuel and Joseph.

James and Elizabeth moved into Sullivan County, TN in late 1783 or edarly 1784. In 1803 records of this family appear in what was then Wyoming, and is now Bath CO, KY. Family tradition says that James was crippled later in life and although he has no war record, he did assist in training men and furnished other help. He was living with his grandson, William, at the time of his death. It is said he died just three months short of his one hundredth birthday.

     James was born in 1670 in Hempstead, Queens Co., New York, British Colony. He was the son of Samuel Denton Sr. and Mary Rock Smith. James was married to Jane Titus circa 1690.¹ James died before February 3, 1723 in Hempstead, Queens Co., New York, British Colony. James had his will probated Wednesday, February 3, 1723.
     James was from Herrick in the Township of Hempstead, Queens CO, Long Island. On January 1697 he made a deed for land at Herrick which he bought from Samuel Williams. There is dated December 16, 1710, a deed of gift from his father, Samuel Denton, Sr.

At a town meeting on April 1, 1708, James was chosen to see that the "highways and fences be kept in good order, for the North side of town."

From James' Will: "In the name of God, Amen. I James Denton, of Herricks, in the town of Hempstead, in Queens County, being very ill of body. I leave to my wife, Jane, all of my moveable estate and household goods, 'and cattle and living creatures,' and use of my dwelling house, and one half of my barn and one half of all lands and meadows during her widowhood and after her death the whole is to go to my son James Denton. If he dies before he is of the age of twenty-one, then all my houses and lands are to go to Samuel Denton, son of my brother Samuel and to my brothers, Abraham and Jonas Denton. I make my wife and my son James and my brother-in-law, William, executors." Dated the 7th day of the 3rd month, 1713. Witnesses, Ezekiel Smith, Joseph Wood. Proved at Jamaica before Isaac Hicks, Judge, February 3, 1723.

"Queens County, February 3, 1723, there appeared before me, George Clarke, authorized by his excellence, James Denton, one of the executors, who being a known Quaker, was duly attested to the execution of said will by me." He left a will on Tuesday, March 7, 1713.

     James was born in 1830. He was the son of William Denton and Sarah (?).