Benjamin Denney ,Sr.1,2

M, (between 1790 and 1794 - 1 January 1842)

Father*Charles Denney ,Sr.2 (bt 1760 - 1765 - b Nov 1834)
Mother*Anna Larwood2 (b 1760 - bt 1830 - 1840)
Benjamin Denney ,Sr.|b. bt 1790 - 1794\nd. 1 Jan 1842|p1598.htm|Charles Denney ,Sr.|b. bt 1760 - 1765\nd. b Nov 1834|p1534.htm|Anna Larwood|b. b 1760\nd. bt 1830 - 1840|p1593.htm|Samuel Denney|b. bt 1715 - 1720\nd. a 1800|p2678.htm|Sarah Suddarth|b. c 1714\nd. b 1800|p2679.htm|||||||

Relationship 1st cousin 7 times removed of James Jay McKinney.
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Note* This line is being built up using input from William Denney, much of hisdata was obtained from the Missouri Soundex, and internet communicationwith Paula Gruginski , Jodie Huffaker, Mary Denney and Shirley Warren.Other data obtained from WFT CD 3, Tree 1480 that was submitted by Paula(Denney) Gruginski. He is buried in the Denney Cemetery, Finley Creek, Webster County, MO.Per Ralph Denney, this grave site has not been located. His wife Maryalso is buried at this cemetery. Per the book 'Seymour Area History--1992', p. 161, Benjamin moved withhis family from Viginia in about 1801 to Wayne County, KY. Per RalphDenney, Benjamin then moved to Pulaski (now Webster) County, MO around1836 with his brother Charles Jr. and they settled on adjoiningproperties on Finley Creek. There is possibly a book 'The Denney Family', published 1992 at theMarshfield, MO library. This book may give more leads on this family line. There is some indication that his wife's last name may be MOUNTS insteadof MOUNCE, another case of just writing it the way it sounds. The Wayne County Marriage Records show their marriage date as Jan 18,1819, Sam Hardesty gives it as Jan 8. In about 1835, the brothers Benjamin and Charles resided in Wayne County,KY, near Monticello, they lived about 6 miles apart, yet around themountain it was an all day journey. For the trip west, they started fromBen's place. They drove their cows and horses along with them. InMissouri, they settled first on Teagues Creek and had house logs cut. Themen were on a hunting trip and found Finley Creek. They 'pulled up' andmoved there, because they were always looking for good water. Tyre was 11or 12 years old at this time. This was told to Mahala Denney by JohnDenney, son of Charles and grandson of Tyre. Benjamin and Charles Jr.homesteaded in the fall of 1836 on adjoining farms on Finley Creek inPulaski County (now Webster County). Benjamin appears in the 1830 Wayne County, KY census and in the 1840census, he is in Pulaski County, MO. Estimated DOB for his wife is uncertain, Jodie Huffaker states that itwas 1797 as supported by the 1860 Webster County census, Paula Gruginskigives a date of 1787. In the 1850 Texas County, MO census, Mary was living as a widow with herchildren. In the 1860 Webster County census, Mary was living with her sonJohn and his family.2 
Burial* Finley Creek (Denny Cemetery), Webster Co., KY3,2 
Birth*between 1790 and 1794 Montgomery Co., VA1,2 
Marriage*27 July 1819 Wayne Co., KY, Principal=Mary 'Polly' Mounce4,2 
Death*1 January 1842 Seymour, Webster Co., MO1,2 

Family

Mary 'Polly' Mounce
Marriage*27 July 1819 Wayne Co., KY, Principal=Mary 'Polly' Mounce4,2 

Citations

  1. [S269] Unknown author, William Denney Vancouver, WA Sep 1996 (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), S2 William Denney, Vancouver, WA. Internet 12-30-97.
  2. [S270] Richard F. Denney, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/7853/denney, unknown author (unknown location), downloaded 11/23/2003.
  3. [S269] Unknown author, William Denney Vancouver, WA Sep 1996 (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date).
  4. [S227] Unknown author, S157 Data Provided By Shirley Davis Warren (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date).