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1. The periodical "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 120[1989]:10-17, 94-97, 160-163; 121[1990]:221-225, etc., "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," by Walter C. Krumm. I have divided up this article and included each generation with the individual detailed (see notes of Rev. Richard Denton for summary of all other publications and researchers prior to this publication):
"Samuel3 Denton (Nathaniel2, Rev. Richard1) was born say 1655 [based on his will which gives his age as about 43] in Hempstead, Long Island. He is variously described as carpenter (JTR 2:315) and planter (his will).
Samuel married say 1676 Mary [Eardeley supplies a family name of "Brush" but cites no source; in his excellent account of the Long Island Brush family (REC. 66:201f.) Conklin Mann mentions no such marriage.] Mary appears in the records only twice: as "wife Mary" on Samuel's will, "to have use of the estate till the children come of age"; and in the following item dated 28 April 1704: "John Griss, of Queens County in relation to violations of the excise; affidavit of Mary, widow of Samuel Denton ... and warrant ... for the arrest of said widow Denton." (CEM 328).
Samuel engaged in many real estate transactions beginning on 20 February 1680 with purchase of a 1/4-part of a 20-acre lot (JTR 1:51). In the 1684 grants of land by his father to his three sons Samuel received the part "on which he now lives and separated by a cross fence from my home lot..." (JTR 1:272-3). His estate value in 1683 was £64 (DHNY 1:520), a good start for a young house-holder. He and brother Nathaniel consolidated their holdings by several exchanges of property (e.g., JTR 1:315-6), and a joint purchase of Jamaica land from brother Richard, who had settled in Hempstead (JTR 1:318-9). His total purchases add up to more land than he records in his will.
As a public citizen Samuel helped to "remark" the line drawn in a 1663 agreement between Jamaica residents and the local Indians (JTR 1:207-8). He was part of a 1691 committee which brought the Rev. John Pruden to Jamaica (JTR 1:161), collected assessments for paying him (JTR 2:344), and then supervised construction of the new meeting house (JTR 2:344). He and Joseph Thurston met with committees of neighboring towns to audit county rates of debt and credit (JTR 1:164-5). These responsibilities were in addition to serving officially as townsman (JTR 1:94) and assessor (JTR 2:346).
Samuel died in Jamaica in the spring of 1699. His will, drawn 13 March 1698/9 and proved only two months later, 19 May 1699 (QCDW A:140, REG. 65:248), lists his wife and his children by name, four sons and three daughters - all under age except for a married daughter. The executors were: Captain John Carpenter [his neighbor to the south (JTR 2:254)] and Lieutenant Thomas Smith, perhaps a close friend.
Children of Samuel and Mary (___) Denton, all born in Jamaica, Long Island:
i. Sarah4, b. c1677; m. c.1693 [aged c.16] to Samuel Mills Jr.; he was a saddler of Jamaica, moved in 1712 to Greenwich, Conn., and was living there 1729. They had three children: Samuel, Clement, and Susannah (Lewis D. Cook, "A Documentary History of the Family of Mills" [typescript, 1939], pp. 24-7).
ii. Samuel, Jr., b. say 1680 (not 21 in 1699).
iii. Clement, b. say 1681-2 (not 18 in 1699); m. (1) c.1700 Ebenezer Smith of Norwalk, Conn., who d. Jamaica 1717, (2) John Gregory of Norwalk, Conn. She had 6 children by her first husband: Robert, John, Mary, Abraham, Ebenezer, and Samuel; and was still alive in 1734 (TAG 25:80).
iv. Mary, b. say 1683, d. 1 Mar 1714 intestate, her eldest brother Samuel appointed to administer her estate at Jamaica (QCDW C:55, REC. 65:321).
v. Jacamiah, b. say 1685.
vi. Solomon, b. say 1690.
vii. Hezekiah, b. sup. 10 March 1697/8."
2. Citation Information: Judd, Peter H. "Genealogical and Biographical Notes: Haring-Herring, Clark, Denton, White, Griggs, Judd, and Related Families." New York: P.H. Judd, 2005. (Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005.) The statements are sourced, but I did not copy them yet. The following is partial quote of the full transcript in the notes of Nathaniel the father:
"Nathaniel2 Denton (Richard1), b. March 1628 in Bolton, Lancashire, England, bp. there on 9 March 1629, and a second time later in life, on 9 March 1682; d. bef. 18 Oct. 1690 in Jamaica, Queens Co., N.Y.; m. poss. Sarah ____ prob. by 1653...
Nathaniel's three sons can be identified from the land grants he made to them while he lived; he also had one and possibly two daughters. Their birthdates and chronological order remain uncertain.
Children of Sarah ____ and Nathaniel2 Denton, all born in Hempstead (pre-1656) or Jamaica, Long Island:
i. Nathaniel3 Denton Jr., b., say, 1653.
ii. Samuel3 Denton, b., say, 1655.
iii. Richard3 Denton, b., say, 1658.
iv. Phebe3 Denton, b., say, 1652 [KP: Typo: 1662?]; m. John Foster. In their wills, Nathaniel3 named "brother Foster," and Richard3 "brother - John Foster," as an overseer.
v. Maria3 Denton, b., say, 1664, bp. 18 June 1664."
3. Miscellaneous comments from Worldconnect accessed 14 Feb 2010:
A. "Samuel had a large family. Two of his daughters married men from Connecticut, but there is no evidence to date any others lived away from Long Island. Jamaica Deeds A-140, will of Samuel Denton, March 13, 1698/9 proved May 19, 1699. Refers to himself as a Planter, aged about 43. Wife Mary."
4. NEHGS Register, vol. 156, April 2002:
"Samuel Mills3, Sadler, of Jamaica, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut" Helen Schatvet Ullmann (Helen Schatvet Ullmann, CG, is Associate Editor of the Register. She may be reached at hsu@world.std.com or 713 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720-4802.) [See notes of Samuel Mills(3) for full transcript of which the following is a partial excerpt]:
"...Samuel3 MILLS, son of Samuel2 and Susannah (Palmer) Mills, and grandson of George1 Mills of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, was born by 1673 [based on his marriage about 1693] and probably earlier, possibly even as early as 1660 (9).
Samuel3 Mills married about 1693 Sarah Denton, daughter of Samuel and Mary (___) Denton of Jamaica (10). On 13 March 1698 Samuel Denton of Jamaica, planter, aged about 43, named in his will his wife Mary and children including son Samuel Denton and daughter Sarah Mills (11). Dated 25 April 1718, her brother Samuel's will includes bequests to the children of "my sister Sarah Mills," Samuel, Clement and Sarah (12)...
Footnotes...
9. Until this year, the best, indeed the only, documented treatment of this family was in Lewis D. Cook's excellent "Documentary History of the Family of Mills" (1939), a typescript at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society [FHL 1,697,455]. However, Cook did not follow Samuel3 in Greenwich records. The only lengthy treatment of Samuel of Greenwich is in a typescript by Samuel H. Mills, "Samuel Mills Ancestry or George Mills and the Samuel Mills Line of Jamaica, Long Island, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut," (1958-60), copies of which are at the Greenwich Public Library, the Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich, and the Connecticut State Library. While this is probably quite reliable for later generations in Greenwich, the earlier part evidently copies from various secondary materials, which contain errors. Samuel H. Mills clearly consulted Greenwich land records to some extent, but he must not have read all of the early deeds. Most importantly, he missed the daughter Sarah who married Jabez Mead.
10. Walter C. Krumm, "Descendants of the Rev. Richard Denton," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, 120 (1989):10-17, 93-97, 159-64 at 161, 222-25; 121 (1990):22-24, 144-49, 221-25, et seq.
11. Krumm, "Rev. Richard Denton" [note 10], 120:161, citing Record 65 (1934):248.
12. New York County Wills, Liber 9, p. 42 [FHL 0,874,518]; Abstracts of Wills in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York 17 vols. Collections of The New-York Historical Society for 1892-1908, 2:187, erroneously calls the third child "Susannah." Krumm, "Rev. Richard Denton," [note 10], 120:161, cites the original will as well..."
5. The periodical "The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record," 45[1914]:59 has a 1698 Census of Hempstead, New York, on which many Dentons are listed including more than one Samuel Denton who is most likely our Samuel.
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Chris & Julie Petersen's Genealogy
Abt 1655 - 1699 (44 years)
