Denison (Y-DNA)

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Status summary

Completed as of March 1, 2021:

  • Recruiting patrilineal (all male-line) descendants of George Denison for NGS/WGS testing. Any male who believes they are such a descendant should Read me First

IMPORTANT: Read me First

Biography

For more information see: White, Elizabeth Pearson, John Howland of the Mayflower, Vol. I (daughter Desire), Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, 1990, 2008

First Generation

George Denison (II) was born probably in Barnstable about 1653[1], son of (Capt.) George Denison[2] & Ann Borodell, and died Westerly, RI 27 Dec 1711. He married probably in Barnstable about 1677 Mercy Gorham and they had nine children (Stonington, CT): Edward (1678), Joseph (bp 1683), Mercy (bp 1685), Samuel (bp 1686), Desire (bp 1688, d.y.), Elizabeth (1689), Desire (bp 1693), Thankful (bp 1695) and George (bp 1699).

Second Generation (born Stonington, CT)

Edward Denison was born about 1678 and baptized with his brother Joseph 12 Nov 1683. Edward died Westerly, RI 9 Dec 1726. He married twice, first Yarmouth 20 Nov 1701 Mercy Hedge and second 2 Mar 1718 Anna DENISON Minor (?Ripley) (no children). By his first wife, Edward had five children (Westerly, RI): Edward (c 1702, d.y.), John (c 1703), Elisha (c1705-1714), Mary (c1707), Desire (c1709) and poss. "Abby."[3]

Joseph Denison was born in 1681[4] and baptized with older brother 12 Nov 1683. He died there 18 Feb 1724/5. Joseph married 17 Feb 1706/7 Prudence Minor (Sprague) and they had nine children (Stonington): Joseph (1707), Prudence (1709), Borodell (dau, 1711/2), Amos (1713/4), Nathan (1715/6), Joanna (1717/8), Elizabeth (1719/20), Thankful (bp 1723) and Anna (bp 1724).

Samuel Denison was baptized 26 Sep 1686 and died Saybrook Point (now Old Saybrook) 2 Jun 1724. He married by 1709 (as her second husband) Mary LAY Minor[5] and they had nine children (first four Stonington, last five Saybrook): Sarah (1709/10), Samuel (1711), Elizabeth (1714 d.y.), Joanna (1715 d.y.), George (twin 1717/8), Mary/Mercy (twin 1717/8), Christopher (c 1720), Stephen (1721/2-1724) and Gideon (1724)

George Denison (III) was baptized 7 May 1699 and died probably in New London 16 Jan 1736/7. He married twice, first Stonington 28 Sep 1721 Sarah Minor and second Stonington 10 May 1727 Joanna Hinckley (Tyler). By his first wife George had: Joseph (1722/3) and poss. Mary (1724). By his second wife he had: Elijah (1728-1731), George (1730-1730) and Sarah (1733).

Third Generation

(Capt.) John Denison was born Westerly, RI about 1703 and died Stonington, Ct 28 Nov 1777. He married four times: First, Stonington 9 Nov 1720 Ann Denison, second Stonington about 1723 Mary Noyes, third Stonington 7 Jul 1743 Rebecca Noyes and fourth Stonington 3 Mar 1762 Sarah CHESEBROUGH Geer Billings (no children). All children born Stonington. By first wife one child: Ann (1721, d.y.). By second wife he had ten children: Edward (1724/5 m Lois Stanton), John (1726/7 m Eunice Stanton), Ann (1729-1729), infant daughter (1730-1731), Infant daughter (1731-1731), Mary (1734-1735). Ann (bp 1737), Jesse (bp 1737 m Mary "Molly" Denison), Elisha (bp 1739, d.y.) and Mary (bp 1742). By his third wife he had six more children: Rebecca (1743/4-1744), Rebecca (1745-1747), Rebecca (1747), Elisha (1749-1750), Elisha (1751 m Elizabeth Palmer NOYES) and Mercy (bp 1754).


(Capt.) Joseph Denison (II) was born Stonington, CT 21 Sep 1707 and died there 15 Feb 1795. He married three times: First Stonington 16 Jan 1732/3 Constant HEWITT Russell[6]. Second Stonington 23 Apr 1751 Bridget NOYES Wheeler[7] and third 3 Oct 1773 Elizabeth LATIMER Hallam[8] (no children). His children were all born Stonington CT. By first wife he had two children: Elizabeth (d.y.) and Peleg (d.y.). By second wife he had ten additional children: Content (1751/2), Peleg (1753-1754), Peleg (1755 m Mary Gray), Amos (1757 m Hannah Williams), Ezra (1759-1760), Ephraim (1761-1761), Manassah (1761-1761), Bridget (1762), Joseph (1765 unm.) and Elizabeth (1767 unm.).

Amos Denison was born Stonington, CT 18 Feb 1713/4 and died there 20 Feb 1786. He married Stonington 20 May 1742 Martha Gallup and they had six children (Stonington): Eunice (1744), Martha (1745), Prudence (1747), Joseph (1750 m Mary Smith), Thankful and Cynthia (bp 1766).

Nathan Denison was born Stonington, CT 20 Feb 1715/6 and died Kingston, PA 10 Mar 1803. He married twice, first Windham, CT 1 Apr 1736 Ann Carey and second, Scotland, CT 16 Mar 1778 Hannah FULLER Fuller[9] (no children). By his first wife Nathan had seven children (Stonington): Prudence (1736/7), Joseph (1738 m Rhoda Wilmot), Nathan (1740 m Elizabeth Sill), Ann (1742), Eleazer (1744 m Susannah Elderkin), Lydia (1746) and Amos (1749-1753).


Samuel Denison (II) was born either Stonington or Saybrook, CT 23 Oct 1711 and died Westbrook, CT 10 Mar 1792. He married four times: First Saybrook 9 Dec 1736 Abigail Conkling, second about 1768 Sybil PRATT Kirtland[10], third Killingworth, CT 28 Nov 1787 Anna Pratt and fourth, Saybrook 23 Jun 1791 Hannah KIRTLAND Chapman[11] All of Benjamin's children were by his first wife (Saybrook, now Westbrook): Samuel (1738 m Temperance Post), Mary (1742), Abigail (1744, d.y.), Sarah (1747), Ann (c1752) and Lucretia (bp 1759).

George Denison (twin) was born Saybrook, CT 6 Jan 1717/8 and died aft 24 Feb 1775.[12] He married Stonington about 1740 Jemima Post and they had nine children (Saybrook, now Westbrook): George (1742 unk. if marr.), Joseph (1744 m Anna Lay), Stephen (1746 m Juliana Chapman), Ezekiel (1750 unk. if marr.), Edmund (1753 unk. if marr.), Jemima (1755), Hannah (1758), Mercy/Mary (1761) and Saba/Sama (bp 1764).

Christopher Denison was born Sabyrook, CT in 1720 and died there before 16 Feb 1762. They possibly had eight children (Saybrook now Westbrook): John (1744 m Lydia Pratt), prob. Christopher (c 1746 m Cecilia Dudley), prob. William (c 1748 m ____), prob. Zina (1751 m Martha Austin), prob. James (c1752 m Sarah Hotchkiss), prob. Phebe (c1754), prob. Elizabeth (c1756) and Mary/Marcy (bp 1758).

Gideon Denison was born Saybrook, CT in Nov 1723 and died Westbrook 3 Aug 1795. He married probably at Saybrook May 1752 Elizabeth Chalker and they had nine children (Saybrook now Westbrook): Gideon (1753 m Jerusha Butler), Desire (1755), Elizabeth (1756), Jedediah (1759 m Abigail "Nabby" Denison), Jeremiah (bp 1761 likely unm.), Ezra (bp 1764 unm.), Mehitable (1765), Molly (bp 1768-1769) and Clarissa (bp 1770).


Joseph Denison was born Westeroy, RI 26 Jan 1722/3 and died there bef 12 Dec 1760. He married Stonington, CT 8 Dec 1746 Lucy Chesebrough and they had seven children (Stonington): Nathaniel (c1748 m Desire Wilcox), George (c1750 m Bethiah Crandall), Lucy (c1752), Sarah (c1754), Ann (c1756), Hannah (c1758) and Thankful (c1760).


  1. ↑ Some records say he was born 16 Jul 1653.
  2. ↑ Emigrated with his family in 1631 aboard the Lyon.
  3. ↑ Not named with the other children in the will of her maternal grandfather, Elisha Hedge.
  4. ↑ Gravestone states he died 18 Feb 1724/5 in his 42d year.
  5. ↑ Widow of Christopher Minor.
  6. ↑ Widow of (Rev.) Ebenezer Russell.
  7. ↑ widow of Isaac Wheeler.
  8. ↑ Widow of Nicholas Hallam.
  9. ↑ widow of David Fuller.
  10. ↑ Widow of Philip Kirtland
  11. ↑ Widow of Benjamin Chapman.
  12. ↑ sold land to son Stephen.

DNA results I2a2a>>L623

Previous Y-DNA testing

The Family Tree DNA Dennison DNA Project currently does not separate the various Den(n)ison families. However, a private correspondence with the administrator of the project noted where several descendants of George Denison had taken the old Ancestry Y-STR DNA test. Plugging in the modal values from these tests into the NevGen Haplogroup Predictor gave a prediction of: I2a2a>M223>Z161>L623 with a 99.7% probability (however, having a fairly low fitness score due to lack of STR values).

Further needed testing

We need direct male-line descendants of this Denison family to WGS/NGS test to discover where this family falls in the Y-DNA tree.

References & External Links

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