Surname Saturday -- DENISON of Connecticut

The DENISON line had roots in England, Massachusetts then Connecticut. I have listed three generations below. My direct lines are in green.  If you have any of these names and wish to share information, please contact me.

Descendants of WILLIAM DENISON

Generation No. 1

1.  WILLIAM DENISON  (JOHN) was born Bef. March 1570/71 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, and died January 25, 1653/54 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.  He married MARGARET CHANDLER November 07, 1603 in St. Michael's Church, Bishop's Stortford, England.  She was born October 13, 1577 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, and died February 03, 1644/45 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

       

Children of WILLIAM DENISON and MARGARET CHANDLER were:

                   i.    JOHN DENISON, b. Bef. April 07, 1605, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.

                  ii.    WILLIAM DENISON, b. Bef. October 05, 1606, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.

                 iii.    GEORGE DENISON, b. Bef. October 15, 1609, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; d. Bef. June 18, 1614.

2.              iv.    DANIEL DENISON, b. Bef. October 18, 1612, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; d. July 30, 1653, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

                  v.    SARAH DENISON, b. Bef. October 07, 1615, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; d. Bef. October 13, 1615.

3.              vi.    EDWARD DENISON, b. Bef. November 03, 1616, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; d. April 26, 1668, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

4.             vii.    GEORGE DENISON, b. Abt. December 10, 1620, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; d. October 23, 1694, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

  

Generation No. 2

2.  DANIEL DENISON (WILLIAM, JOHN) was born Bef. October 18, 1612 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, and died July 30, 1653 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.  He married PATIENCE DUDLEY October 18, 1632 in Cambridge / Ipswich, Massachusetts, daughter of THOMAS DUDLEY and DOROTHY YORKE.  She was born 1612, and died 1690.

       

Children of DANIEL DENISON and PATIENCE DUDLEY were:

                   i.    JOHN DENISON.

                  ii.    DANIEL DENISON.

                 iii.    MARTHA DENISON.

3.  EDWARD DENISON (WILLIAM, JOHN) was born Bef. November 03, 1616 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, and died April 26, 1668 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.  He married ELIZABETH WELD March 30, 1640 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of JOSEPH WELD. 

       

Child of EDWARD DENISON and ELIZABETH WELD was:

5.                i.    MARGARET DENISON, b. December 15, 1650; d. May 15, 1679.

4.  GEORGE DENISON (WILLIAM, JOHN) was born Abt. December 10, 1620 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, and died October 23, 1694 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.  He married (1) BRIDGET THOMPSON March 1639/40 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, daughter of JOHN THOMPSON and ALICE FREEMAN.  She was born Abt. September 11, 1622 in Preston Capes, Northants, England, and died August 1643 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.  He married (2) ANN BORODELL Abt. 1644 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.  She was born Abt. 1609, and died September 26, 1712 in Mystic, New London Co., Connecticut.

       

Children of GEORGE DENISON and BRIDGET THOMPSON were:

6.                i.    SARAH DENISON, b. March 20, 1641/42, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; d. December 19, 1701, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

                  ii.    HANNAH DENISON, b. May 20, 1643, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; m. (1) NATHANIEL CHESEBOROUGH, Bef. 1660, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; d. November 22, 1678; m. (2) JOSEPH SAXTON, Abt. July 15, 1680, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

       

Children of GEORGE DENISON and ANN BORODELL were:

7.              iii.    JOHN DENISON, b. July 16, 1646, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; d. 1698, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

                 iv.    ANN DENISON, b. Bef. May 20, 1649, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; d. 1694, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; m. GERSHOM PALMER, November 28, 1667, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

                  v.    BORODELL DENISON, b. Abt. 1651, New London or Stonington; d. January 11, 1701/02; m. SAMUEL STANTON, June 06, 1680, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; b. 1657, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

8.              vi.    GEORGE DENISON, b. Abt. 1653, New London or Stonington; d. December 27, 1711, Westerly, Rhode Island.

                vii.    WILLIAM DENISON, b. Abt. 1655, New London or Stonington; d. March 26, 1715, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; m. SARAH STANTON, May 1686.

               viii.    MARGARET DENISON, b. Abt. 1657, New London or Stonington; d. May 05, 1741, Barrington (then MA, now RI); m. JAS BROWN, June 05, 1676, Swansea / Barrington, Rhode Island.

                 ix.    MERCY DENISON, b. Abt. 1659, New London or Stonington; d. March 10, 1669/70, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

  

Generation No. 3

5.  MARGARET DENISON (EDWARD, WILLIAM, JOHN) was born December 15, 1650, and died May 15, 1679.  She married DANIEL MASON Bef. February 08, 1672/73 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, son of JOHN MASON and ANN PECK.  He was born April 1652 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut (Poss.).

       

Child of MARGARET DENISON and DANIEL MASON was:

                   i.    HEZEKIAH MASON, b. May 03, 1676, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; m. ANN BINGHAM, June 07, 1699, Windham, Windham Co., Connecticut; b. August 1677, Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut; d. August 02, 1724, Windham / Lebanon, Connecticut.

6.  SARAH DENISON (GEORGE, WILLIAM, JOHN) was born March 20, 1641/42 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died December 19, 1701 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.  She married THOMAS STANTON Bef. 1660 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, son of THOMAS STANTON and ANN LORD.  He was born Abt. 1638 in Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, and died April 11, 1718 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

       

Children of SARAH DENISON and THOMAS STANTON were:

                   i.    MARY STANTON, b. Abt. 1660; d. Aft. January 11, 1742/43, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. ROBERT LAY, January 22, 1678/79, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; b. March 06, 1653/54, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. 1742, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.

                  ii.    THOMAS STANTON, b. Abt. 1665; d. May 28, 1683, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

                 iii.    SARAH STANTON, b. Abt. 1670; m. NATHANIEL CHESEBOROUGH, January 13, 1690/91, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

                 iv.    ANN STANTON, b. Abt. June 30, 1675; m. THOMAS STANTON, Bef. 1693, Preston, New London Co., Connecticut.

                  v.    WILLIAM STANTON, b. Abt. May 06, 1677; m. ANNA STANTON, May 07, 1701, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

                 vi.    DOROTHY STANTON, b. Abt. April 24, 1681; m. (1) SAMUEL FUNK; m. (2) ROBERT DENISON; m. (3) NICHOLAS LYND, May 09, 1696, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; m. (4) JOHN TRERISE, January 22, 1706/07.

                vii.    SAMUEL STANTON, b. Abt. May 21, 1682; m. (1) MABEL TREAT, May 24, 1716, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; m. (2) REBESCCA WORDEN, January 23, 1727/28, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

7.  JOHN DENISON (GEORGE, WILLIAM, JOHN) was born July 16, 1646 in Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, and died 1698 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.  He married PHEBE LAY November 26, 1667 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, daughter of ROBERT LAY and SARAH FENNER.  She was born January 05, 1649/50 in Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, and died 1699.

       

Children of JOHN DENISON and PHEBE LAY were:

                   i.    JOHN DENISON, b. January 01, 1668/69, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; d. 1700; m. ANNE MASON, 1690; b. 1669, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

                  ii.    GEORGE DENISON, b. March 28, 1671; d. January 20, 1719/20; m. MARY (WETHERELL) HARRIS.

                 iii.    ROBERT DENISON, b. September 17, 1673.

                 iv.    WILLIAM DENISON, b. April 07, 1677; d. February 13, 1730/31; m. MARY AVERY.

                  v.    DANIEL DENISON, b. March 28, 1680, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; d. October 13, 1747, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; m. (1) JANE COGSWELL; m. (2) MARY STANTON, January 01, 1703/04, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; b. February 03, 1686/87, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; d. September 02, 1724, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

                 vi.    SAMUEL DENISON, b. February 23, 1682/83; d. May 12, 1683.

                vii.    ANNA DENISON, b. October 03, 1684; m. (1) SAMUEL MINOR; m. (2) ED DENISON.

               viii.    PHEBE DENISON, b. Bef. 1690; d. December 30, 1775; m. EBENEZER BILLINGS.

                 ix.    SARAH DENISON, b. July 29, 1692; m. ISAAC WILLIAMS.

8.  GEORGE DENISON (GEORGE, WILLIAM, JOHN) was born Abt. 1653 in New London or Stonington, and died December 27, 1711 in Westerly, Rhode Island.  He married MERCY GORHAM. 

       

Child of GEORGE DENISON and MERCY GORHAM was:

                   i.    SAMUEL DENISON, b. Abt. September 26, 1686, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; d. June 02, 1724, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; m. MARY LAY, Abt. 1709; b. October 03, 1685, Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.