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Isaac Denston
(1722/1723-1771/1773)
Sarah Adams
(-After 1783)
William Denston
(Abt 1742-Abt 1790)
Isaac* Denston
(1770/1775-1841/1841)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Sarah (Sally) (?)

Isaac* Denston

  • Born: 1770-1775, Somerset Co., MD
  • Marriage (1): Sarah (Sally) (?) on 19 Nov 1822 in Somerset Co., MD 1
  • Died: 14 Apr 1841-31 May 1841, Somerset Co., MD
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*Not sure of the parentage of this Isaac Denston.

This Isaac Denston shows up in the Somerset Co., MD Census as follows:
1820: 030101-21101 (Ditsrict 1)
1830: Somerset records not extant
1840: 00000000010000-00000000010000 (Middle District)

1820 shows his age at >45 and 1840 confirms as age 60-70, this would put his birth at 1770-1775.

Isaac Denson wrote his will on Apr 14 1841 and it was probated May 31 1841 in Somerset Co., MD and mentions the following:
- Negro woman Sarah, bought of Levin Farrington, be free after my death and give her one acre of land to use during her life and $20 towards building her a house.
- To brother James Denson, Burketts Comments on the New testament
- Other negroes and land other than wife's 1/3rds be sold
- Executor is wife Sarah, Isaac M. Denson and John E. Robertson
Witnesses: William Whayland, Rebecca Denson, Hannah Dashiell, Mary Robertson (SoW-JP5:58)


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Isaac* married Sarah (Sally) (?) on 19 Nov 1822 in Somerset Co., MD.1 (Sarah (Sally) (?) was born calculated 17 Oct 1777 in Somerset Co., MD,2 died on 03 Aug 1844 in Somerset Co., MD and was buried about 06 Aug 1844 in Denson-Dashiell Family Graveyard, Wicomico Co., MD.)


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Sources


1 Coventry Parish Records, Somerset Co.

2 1850 MD Census, Listed as age 60 in Trappe, Somerset Co.


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