George DENISON

Male 1618 - 1694  (76 years)


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  • Name George DENISON  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 1618  Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6, 7
    Christening 10 Dec 1620  [4
    Gender Male 
    Fact 1643  Went to England and fought in the Parliamentary Army Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Fact 02 Jul 1644  Wounded and captured - Battle of Marston Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Emigration 1651  [8
    Death 23 Oct 1694  Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6, 7
    Burial 26 Oct 1694  Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Conneticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Will Proved Jun 1695  [9
    Notes 
    • "After his wife's death, Bridget, George went to England, served under Cromwell in the army of the Parliment, won distintion, was wounded at Naseby, was nursed at the house of John Borodell, by his daughter Ann- whom he married and returned to Roxbury, and finally settled at Stonington, Conn."

      "George and Ann were both remarkable for magnificent personal appearance, and for force of mind and character. She was always called "Lady Ann." They held foremost place in Stonington. He has been described as "the Miles Standish of the settlement," but he was a greater and more brilliant soldier than Miles Standish. He had no equal in any of the colonies, for conducting a war against the Indians, excepting, perhaps, Captain John Mason."

      Excerpt from "Rev. John Eliot's Record of Church Members, Roxbury, Mass.": This winter we had a gracious p'vidence of God befell two brothers Edward & George Dennison, who had been proude incendiarys of some trobls among us, and full of distemp', and disaffection. but the Lord left them to open and shamefull drundennesse at Boston: espec'.edward. We did so greatly humble them both yet though George (being a membr) was excomvnicated, yet in a short time was taken in againe. And Edward humbling himselfe so effectually yet he was also speedyly received in to the Church, this is the tryvmph of grace, to magnify grace by sinne.

      Excerpt from "Direct Descendants of Capt. George Denison": George's bro, Gen Danl Denison wrote in 1672 "My two brothers, Edward and George had all the Estate of my father left between athem, being both marryed long before my father's death; my Brother George buried his first Wife in the year 1643, went into England was a souldier ther above a year, was at the Battle of York, or Marton Moore, where he did good service, was after ward taken Prisoner, but got free and having maried a second Wife he returned to New England the year before our Mother died, and not long after ward removed himelf to New Ldon near whereunto at Stonington he now liveth, having 3 sons John, William, and George, 4 or 5 daughters......3 daughters are married to Stanton, Palmer and Cheesebrook all living at present in the same town."
      He served as Deputy to the Conn Gen Court from New London Sept 1653, May 1654 and Feb 1657, and from Stonington Oct 1671, Oct 1674, May 1678, Oct 1682, May and Oct 1683, May, July and Oct 1684, May and Oct 1685, May 1686, May 1687, Sept 1689, May Sept and Oct 1693, and May 1694. When 1st mentioned in "Conn Col Recds" he is called "Captain," based upon his service and commission in England. He served on the War Comm for New London in 1653 when war threatened with Dutch. Although 56 he served as capt in King Philip's War 1676 in command of New London County troops and second in command of the Conn Army under Maj Robert Treat. He was ap'pted Provost Marshal May 1677. He was Capt of volunteer troops against the enemy Sept 1689.
    • "George Denison of Rocksbury in New England gentleman and Bridge Denison his wife daughter of John thompson late of Preston in the County of Northampton and of M(ist)ris Alice Thompso now dwelling at Rocksbury" gave a power of attorney on 22 march 1640/1 to recover her share of her father's estate. [5]
    Person ID I18500  Main Tree
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2022 

    Father William DENISON,   b. Abt 1570, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 1653, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Margaret CHANDLER,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1645, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 07 Nov 1603  Bishop's Stortford, Hertsfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7
    Family ID F04539  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Bridget TOMPSON,   b. 11 Sep 1622, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aug 1643, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years) 
    Marriage Mar 1640  [4, 5, 10
    Children 
     1. Sarah DENISON,   b. 20 Mar 1641   d. 19 Dec 1701, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Birth]
     2. Hannah DENISON,   b. 20 May 1643, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1715 (Age 72 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F06566  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Apr 2021 

    Family 2 Ann BORRODELL,   b. Abt 1615, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1712, Stonington, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Marriage 1645  Naseby, Northamton, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 7
    Children 
     1. John Borodell DENISON,   b. 14 Jun 1646, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1698, Stonington, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [Birth]
     2. Ann DENISON,   c. 20 May 1649, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1694, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 44 years)  [Birth]
     3. Borodell DENISON,   b. 1651, New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1702, Stonington,New London, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)  [Birth]
     4. George DENISON,   b. 1653   d. 27 Dec 1711, Westerly, Washington Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Birth]
     5. Capt. William DENISON,   b. 1655, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1714/5, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Birth]
     6. Margaret DENISON,   b. 1657, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 May 1741, Barrington, Mass., (now Rhode Island) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Birth]
     7. Mercy DENISON,   b. 1659, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1670/1, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F04534  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1618 - Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Oct 1694 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 26 Oct 1694 - Elm Grove Cemetery, Mystic, Conneticut Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S02748] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1879, Vol. 33.

    2. [S02878] Old Saybrook Historical Society: Post Family Chart-1934.

    3. [S00012] E. Glenn Denison, "Denison Genealogy" Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison, (Name: Name: Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore 1993;;), 63-13712.

    4. [S03453] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, (Name: Name: NEHGS: 1995;;).

    5. [S12597] The American Genealogist 2015 Vol. 87 January/April.

    6. [S01658] A Record of the Descendants of Samuel Denison by George Burlingame Denison.

    7. [S02875] Old Saybrook Historical Society.

    8. [S02738] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1859, Vol. 13.
      Will of George Denison - 1693

    9. [S02738] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1859, Vol. 13.

    10. [S01839] Ancestry.com: Wyoming & Lackawanna Valleys, Pennsylvanis Genealogies & Families Histories, Vol 1-11, Harding/Rice Family.