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Daniel Denham

Male Abt 1770 - Bef 1836  (~ 66 years)


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  • Name Daniel Denham 
    Born Abt 1770  Edgartown, Dukes, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Bef 29 Jul 1836  , Edgar, IL, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6365  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2013 

    Father Daniel Dunham,   b. 6 Mar 1745/46, Edgartown, Dukes, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1791, , Washington, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Bathsheba Gray,   b. Abt 1743,   d. 1807-1808, , Washington, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Married 12 May 1767  Tisbury, Dukes, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Keziah Swett,   b. Abt 1775, Maine U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 7 Feb 1837  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Married 23 Mar 1797  Marietta, Washington, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Daniel Denham,   b. 23 Sep 1812, , Gallia, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1883, Boston, Barton, MO, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Nancy Ann Denham
     3. Unknown Denham,   d. Aft 1840, , Vermilion, IL, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. John Denham
    Last Modified 9 May 2012 
    Family ID F4099  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MARRIAGE: Washington Co OH Marriages 1789-1840; LAPL GenR
      977.11 W219Gr; name = Dunham

      Daniel Denham purchased 80 acres of land at $1.25 per acre
      30 Nov 1829.
      Description: E2SE; Section 33, Twp 16N, Range 12W. He
      lived in Vermilion
      County IL at the time of the purchase.
      He also purchased another 80 acres of land at $1.25 per
      acres 14 Jun 1831.
      Description E2SW, Section 34, Twp 16N, Range 12W. He lived
      in Edgar Co IL at
      the time of the purchase.
      Both tracts of land were from public domain sales land
      tract record listings &
      it appears both tracts of land were in Edgar County.

      DEATH: "29 Jul 1836, At a Court of probate held for the
      County of Edgar at the
      Court House in Paris on the 29th day of July 1836 present
      J. Mayo Judge of probate
      On the motion of Benjamin Denham letters of administration
      are granted him upon
      the estate of Daniel Denham deceased who together with
      James Gordon his securit
      entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of
      five hundred dollars
      conditioned according to law.
      Court ____________________
      J. Mayo"
      From Complete Probate Book Edgar Co Il Circuit Clerk's
      Office.
      Probate Packet 186: only one document in the probate
      packet, an appraisement

      NOTE: the spelling of the name appears to have changed in
      this generation or
      his son's generation.

      Census: POSSIBLE--there were Denhams in Clermont Co OH in
      1820
      1830 not listed in Edgar Co IL

      Timeline:
      15 May 1792: Deed from Rufus Putnam, et al to Daniel
      Dunham, Washington Co OH; Book 1, p.9-10
      24 Mar 1794: Deed from Rufus Putnam, et al; Washington Co
      OH; Book 1, p.215 & 217
      31 Mar 1794: Sold 100A to Oliver Dodge; Washington Co OH;
      Book 1, p.219
      25 Dec 1795: Purchased land from Simeon Wright, Washington
      Co OH; Book 5, p.221
      30 Jun 1796: Purchased land from William Rogers;
      Washington Co OH; Book 3, p.292-293
      18 Mar 1797: Purchased land from Benjamin Tupper heirs;
      Washington Co OH; Book 4, p.332
      16 Apr 1797: Sold land to William Rogers; Washington Co
      OH; Book 4, p.349
      25 Apr 1797: With mother sold land to William Rogers;
      Washington Co OH; Book 4, p.350
      27 Jul 1797: Purchased land from Bathsheba Denham;
      Washington Co OH; Book 5, p.221-222
      27 Jul 1797: Sold land to Bathsheba Dunham; Washington Co
      OH; Book 5, p.238-239
      27 Jul 1797: With sister sold land to William & Sally
      Wright; Washington Co OH; Book 5, p.293
      7 Apr 1800: Sold land to Enoch Wing; Washington Co OH;
      Book 6, p.540-541
      7 Apr 1800: Purchased land from Enoch Wing; Washington Co
      OH; Book 6, p.542
      17 Dec 1805: Sold 50A to Fuller Elliot; Gallia Co OH, Book
      2, p.338
      1 Jun 1814: Sold land to George Roush; Gallia Co OH, Book
      2, p.263-264
      27 Nov 1815: Sold land to Seth Jones; Gallia Co OH, Book
      6, p.3
      8 Dec 1830: Land Patent #1543 for 8A in Edgar Co IL or
      was this for his son?
      16 Sep 1831: Land Patent #2950 for 80A in Edgar Co IL or
      was this for his son?

      Name based on his son went by Daniel Denham, Jr.