Denison (Y-DNA)

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 RMayflowerDNA1620@gmail.com

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, son of (Capt.) George Denison & 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

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), Prudence (1709), Borodell (dau, 1711/2), Amos (1713/4 m. Martha Gallup), Nathan (1715/6 m. Ann Cary & Hannah Fuller), Joanna (1717), Elizabeth (1719), Thankful (1723) and Anna (1724).

Samuel Denison was baptized Stonington, CT 26 Sep 1686 and died Saybrook Point 2 Jun 1724. He married bef 1709 Mary Lay and they had: Sarah (1709/10), Samuel (1711 m. Abigail Conklin & Sybil Pratt), Mercy (1713), Elizabeth (1714 d.y.), Joanna (1715), George (twin 1717/8 m. Jemima Post), Mary/Mercy (twin 1717/8), Christopher (1720 m. Elizabeth Kelsey), Stephen (1721/2-1724) and Gideon (1725 m. Elizabeth Chalker)

George Denison (III) was baptized Stonington, CT 7 May 1699 and died 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 m. Lucy Chesebrough) and Mary (1724). By his second wife he had: Elijah (1728-1731), George (1730-1730) and Sarah (1733).

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

• White, Elizabeth Pearson, John Howland of the Mayflower, Vol. I (daughter Desire), Picton Press, Rockport, Maine, 1990, 2008
• The Dennison Surname Patrilineal Association (DenSPA)