Denison (Y-DNA)
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Status summary
Completed as of March 1, 2021:
- Recruiting direct male-line descendants of George Denison for NGS/WGS testing - anyone interested in submitting their DNA for testing should contact Raymond T. Wing (email: wing.genealogist AT gmail DOT com)
Biography
First Generation
George Denison (II) was born in Barnstable 16 Jul 1653, son of (Capt.) George Denison & Ann Borodell, and died Westerly, RI 27 Dec 1711. He married Barnstable about 1677 Mercy Gorham and they had nine children (prob. all born Stonington, CT): Edward, Joseph, Mercy, Samuel, Desire, Elizabeth, Desire, Thankful and George.
Second Generation
Edward Denison was born prob. Stonington, CT abt 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 seven children: Edward (1699 d.y.), John (1701 m. 4x), Elisha (1703-1714), Mary (1705), Desire (1707), "Abby" (1709) and Thankful (1709).
Joseph Denison was born prob. Stonington, CT and baptized with older brother 12 Nov 1683. He died there 18 Feb 1724/5. Joseph married 17 Feb 1706 Prudence Minor (Sprague) and they had nine children: Joseph (1707 m. 3x),
DNA results
Previous Y-DNA testing
The Family Tree DNA Dennison DNA Project currently does not separate the various Den(n)ison families. However, they all fall somewhere under R1b-M269.
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.
