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THREE WAYS TO ACCESS THE DATABASE MATERIAL:
EITHER, Take a look at a list of some key events in the tree
and jump straight to them
OR, perhaps refer first to the FAMILY TREE CHARTS
here for a chronological overview
OR, search for individuals from among these periods (latest to earliest):
DENTON FAMILY BIBLE INTRODUCTION:
| FOREWORD Introduction Family – Dentons migrated from Durham to Paris in four modern generations Accidental? – Serendipity at work Cherchez la Femme – One 16thcentury Denton wife remarried a prominent Quaker Cautionary Tales– “Do the math” ORIGINS Background Neanderthal tendencies – Hurrah, I have only half of the usual levels of Neanderthal DNA The science bit – Tracking the haplotypes in my DNA Migrations – Our migration – all the way back from East Africa!  STARTING OUT Pedigree charts – Jane and my charts Twentieth century Next steps Soulsby-searching – my original goal! GGF1 – Joseph Denton (1852-1935) FIRST PRINCIPALS Denton – a Roman name? Denton places – UK and worldwide Dentons – today Discovering the original ‘Denton country’ |
I soon came to realise that my gene pool covers not just the Dentons but it has also inherited elements of the following thirty-one families:
| Banks Baskiville Bees Blackhall Critchley Croudace Cruddes Dike Dyke Green Grundy Harding Heaps Hill Honey Hutton | Jenkins Jones Lewis Mellanby Ralph Ross Saunders Sill Sloggett Soulsby Sweet Taylor Towell Turner Walton |
| Four generation overview The four generations ahead of me consists of thirty individuals (see below) – who were born arrayed across some 400 miles of England, from Stoke Damerel in Plymouth (close to Devonport, where my daughter Sarah would later be born) to Hebburn in Durham. Thirteen of them were born in Bristol, albeit in ten different parishes. Six were born in Willenhall and one in nearby Birmingham. Five were born in Durham, three in Lancashire and one each in Cheltenham and Plymouth. Five generations back If we push this back a further generation, just one of these 32 is a Denton – and we find we cannot identify three of my 32 GGP3s. These do push us out further into the south west (Looe Cornwall, Plymouth and Modbury Devon) and further north east (Chester-le-Street and Gateshead) and north west to Cliburn, Penrith Cumbria. Eight come from Staffordshire/Warwickshire with one from a little more south at Langley, Witney Oxon. Five are from Bristol with one from Stroud in nearby Gloucestershire. Four are from Durham, three from Prescot Lancs, two from Devon, one each from Cornwall and Herefordshire. |
Now, to make this more interesting I have switched the order here from earliest to most recent:
BIBLICAL PERIOD – 4,004 BCE to 1,500 BCE
TROJAN PERIOD – 1,750 BCE to 180 BCE
| 1,750 – 180 BCE [GGF= Great Grandfather] | TROJANS | Trojan period index |
| Relationship | Individual | Wife (or partner) |
| Trojan Period 1: | ||
| GGF80 | Zerah ibn Judah of Dardania | Electra Roma, one of the Pleiades |
| GGF79 | Dardanus Acadia ben Zerah, King of Dardania | Batea Basia Asia Ilium Teucri |
| GGF78 | Erichthonius Illium. King of Dardania | Astyoche (or Astvocha) Illium Acadia |
| GGF77 | Trois, King of Dardania | Callirhoe Teucri Ilium |
| GGF76 | Ilus 1st King of Troy | Eurydice Amythaon |
| GGF75 | Laomedon, 2nd King of Troy | Strymo, a Naiad |
| GGU74 | Priam, King of Troy during Trojan Wars | Hecuba |
| GGF74 | Tithonius, Prince of Troy | Eos, Dawn Goddess |
| GGF73 | Memnon King of Ethiopia | Tróána Ilium |
| GGF72 | Thor of Thrace | Sibil Sif |
| Trojan Period 2: | ||
| GGF71 | Lóridi Hloritha Trorsson | unknown |
| GGF70 | Einridi Loridesson | Frigg (or Frigida) |
| GGF69 | Vingethór Einridisson | unknown |
| GGF68 | Vingener Vingethorsson | Astyoche |
| GGF67 | Móda Vingenersson | Lady Sceldwa of Troy |
| GGF66 | Mogi Modasson | Einridi of Troy |
NORSE PERIOD – 210 BCE to 559 CE
| 210 BCE – 559 CE [GGF= Great Grandfather] | NORSE | Norse period index |
| Relationship | Individual | Wife (or partner) |
| Norse Period 1: | ||
| GGF65 | Sceaf, 1st King of the Angles | unknown |
| GGF64 | Bedwig of Sceaf | Beltsa |
| GGF63 | Hwala Whala | Gogolfr Godwulf |
| GGF62 | Hathra | Astyoche de Dardania |
| GGF61 | Ítermann Hadring | Lady Andromache Hecuba |
| GGF60 | Heremóed Bjaed | Lady Sceaf (or Sceldi) |
| GGF59 | Scyld of Sceaf | Gefion |
| GGF58 | Beaw d’Asgard | Beltsea |
| GGF57 | Taetwa d’Asgard | Friegefrea (?) |
| GGF56 | Geata of Troy | unknown |
| Norse Period 2: | ||
| GGF55 | Godwulf | unknown |
| GGF54 | Flocwald d’Asgard | unknown |
| GGF53 | Finn Flocwaldsson ‘the Trojan’ | Hildeburgh Godwulf |
| GGF52 | Frithuwulf | Frigthuwulf |
| GGF51 | Freothelaf | Fredwulf Freithuwilf |
| GGF50 | Frithulwald of Asgard | Beltsa Wuotan Surtsdatter |
| GGF49 | Odin or Woden | Beltsea of Asgard |
| Norse Period 3: | ||
| GGF48 | Baeldaeg | Frigg Ånarsdatter de Lethra |
| GGF47 | King Brand Baeldaegsson of Slesvig | Nanna Gewardsdotter |
| GGF46 | Bernic Brandsson of Slesvig | unknown |
| GGF45 | Aloc | Beornd Bernicsson |
| GGF44 | Angenwit Alocsson | unknown |
| GGF43 | Ingwy Angewiting | unknown |
| GGF42 | Esa | unknown |
| GGF41 | Eoppa Esasson of Bernicia | unknown |
NORTHUMBRIAN PERIOD – 500 to 1066 CE
CUMBRIAN PERIOD – 11th to 16th c CE
| 11th to 16th c | CUMBRIAN INDIVIDUALS | Middle Ages Index 11th – 16th c |
| Relationship | Individual | Wife (or partner) |
| Discovering the original ‘Denton country – The first Dentons purloined stones from Hadrian’s Wall to build their homes and castle | ||
| GGF24 | Bueth Sims – see also Bewcastle | ? Gilsland |
| GGF23 | Bueth-barn -was he Macbeth? | unknown |
| GGF23b | Anketin de Denton | unknown |
| GGF22 | Robert de Denton/Anketin | Sigreda de Denton/ Beuth also Upper/Nether Denton |
| GU22 | Robert de Denton – see also Bewcastle Cross | Heirress Adcock |
| GGF21 | John de Denton – see also coats of arms | Heiress de Vaux |
| GU20 | Sir Richard de Denton, see here Denton Hall, – did he start the 100 Years’ War? – events at Lochmaban castle | Agnes? |
| 2C20R | Sir Richard Copley of Batley | Margaret de Denton |
| FiL of 3C19R | Thomas de Denton (de Hall) of Carlisle | not known |
| 3C19R | Adam de Denton (de Hall) | Isabel Copley/Denton |
| 4C18R | Thomas de Denton | Alice Moore |
| 2C20R | William de Denton of Cardew | Katherine de Coupland |
| 3C19R | William de Denton of Cardew- the younger | Elizabeth ? |
| 1C21 | Sir John de Denton of Cardew | Joan de Kirkbride |
| 5C17R | Henry or (William Henry) Denton of Cardew | ? Crackenthorpe |
| 6C16R | Wiilliam Denton of Cardew | Winifred ? |
| 6C16R | Nicholas Denton of Cardew | not known |
| 7C15R | William Denton | not known |
| 5C17R | Richard de Denton | ? / Jane Dacre |
| 6C16R | John de Denton of Denton Hall | Agnes Sithe |
| 7C15R | Sir Thomas Denton of Warnell | not known |
| 7C15R | George Denton of Carlisle | Anne Lascelles |
| 8C14R | Thomas Denton of Warnell– a Freemason? | Elizabeth Dacre |
| 9C13R | John Denton, the Historian | not known |
| GGF20 | Thomas de Denton – link to Landed Dentons | not known |
OTHER EARLY DENTON FAMILY BRANCHES:
OXFORDSHIRE/WARWICKSHIRE – 14th to 17th c CE
OXFORDSHIRE/WARWICKSHIRE INDIVIDUALS | ||
| GGF19 | Thomas Denton of Appleton and Eaton | not known |
| GGF18 | John Denton of Appleton and Eaton | Elizabeth Wyke |
| GGF17 | Thomas Denton | (Daughter of ) Wyke |
| GGF16 | John Denton of Fyfield | Joan de la Launde |
| GGF15 | Sir Thomas Denton of Fyfield | Agnes Danvers |
| GGF14 | Sir Thomas Denton | Lady Alison Dauncy |
| GGF13 | Sir John Denton of Wittenham | Isabella Brome |
| H of 1C14R | Sir Edward Ferrers | Constance Brome |
| GGU14 | Nicholas Brome | Joan Middlemore |
| GGF13 | Sir John Brome | Beatrix Shirley |
| GGU12 | John Denton of Ambrosden, MP | Magdalen Brome |
YORKSHIRE PERIOD – 15th to 17th c CE
YORKSHIRE PERIOD | ||
| GGU13 | James Denton LLD | Margaret Spencer |
| 3C11R | Rev Richard Denton | Lady Helen Windebank |
EARLY AMERICAN DENTON IMMIGRANTS -1630s onwards
EARLY AMERICAN INDIVIDUALS | ||
| W of 3C11R | Lady Helen Windebank | Rev Richard Denton |
| 4C10 | Daniel Denton | unknown |
| 4C10 | Nathaniel Denton | unknown |
| US Denton Ground Zero | ||
| John Bunyan Denton – Denton TX named for him | unknown | |
| 10C4R | Andrew Russell Denton – died in the American Civil War (Confederate) | unknown |
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE PERIOD – 16th to 17th c CE
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE INDIVIDUALS | ||
| 5C7R | John Denton | unknown |
| 5C7R | Sir Alexander Denton | Catherine Bond |
| 5C7R | Sir Edmund Denton MP | Mary Rowe |
| 3C9R | Alexander Denton | Hester Herman |
| 2C10R | Dr William Denton FRCP | Lady Muschamp/ Catherine Fuller |
| 2C10R | Sir Alexander Denton | Lady Mary Hampden |
| Cromwell sacked Dentons’ Hillesden House | ||
| Hillesden Church | ||
| Verney family | ||
| 1C11R | Sir Thomas Denton MP | Susan Temple |
| GGU11 | Sir Alexander Denton | Ann Willison/ Lady Mary Martin |
| GGF12 | Thomas Denton | Jane Webb |
CAMBRIDGESHIRE/NORTHANTS PERIOD – 16th c
CAMBS/NORTHANTS INDIVIUDALS | ||
| GGF11 | Sir Thomas Denton MP | Agnes Baldington |
| GGF10 | William Denton | Isabel Howden |
| GGF9 | William Denton | Agnes Farrar |
| GGF8 | William Denton | Margaret Purver |
LANCASHIRE PERIOD – 17th to 19th c
LANCASHIRE INDIVIDUALS | ||
| Prescot Lancashire | ||
| GGF7 | Edward Denton | Margaret Prescott |
| GGF6 | William Denton | Sarah Sampson |
| GGF5 | Thomas Denton | Mary Rosthern |
| GGF4 | Edward Denton | Alice Smitham |
| 1C3R | William Denton | Margaret Miller |
| GGA2 | Margaret Denton | John Bradbury |
| GGU2 | Benjamin Denton | Margaret Hesketg |
| GGF3 | John Denton | Ann Heaps |
DURHAM PERIOD – 19th c
DURHAM INDIVIDUALS | ||
| GGF2 | Peter Denton | Elizabeth Critchley |
| GGU3 | Robert Soulsby | Ann Forster |
| GGF1 | Joseph Denton | Margaret Cruddes |
| GF1 | Robert Soulsby Denton | Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Walton |
MANCHESTER PERIOD – early 20th c
| F | Robert Soulsby Denton [II] | Ivy May (Eileen) Lewis |
BRISTOL PERIOD – 1948 onwards
| Me | Robert Soulsby Denton [III] | Jane Alison Allen |
MISCELLANY:
 | Baddesley Clinton |
 St Mary’s church | Hillesden |
| For almost three centuries Dentons were prominent landowners and MPs | Dentons who were MPs |
PAUSE TO TAKE IN: two interesting 19th century relatives
 | Rebecca Culliford – wife’s GGM (1850-1918) Gaoled twice for extremely minor crimes |
 | John Punshon Denton (1800-1871) Built the SS Denton that transported Cleopatra’s Needle to London for the Khedive Ismail of Egypt |
TWENTIETH CENTURY – Family losses to wars
Died aged 31 in the Battle of the Somme | James Denton – my great-uncle – (1884-1916) |
Died aged 19 at Ypres in the battle of the Menin Road Bridge | William Charles Allen – Jane’s uncle (1898-1917) |
Navigator of a Wellington bomber, shot down and died in Germany – his daughter Mary established the details | Dennis Roy Allen – Jane’s 1C1 – (1910-1944) |
| Note on shorthand acronyms being used in the DFB: – GGF1 / GGM1 – means first great-grandfather /mother; – GU11 / GA11 – means eleventh great-uncle / great-aunt; – 1C3 – means first cousin three times removed |
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