James Denney
1745 - 1821 (76 years)
Person ID: I2045
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Name James Denney Born 1745 Albemarle, Virginia, United States 
Gender Male Died 1821 Gregory, Wayne, Kentucky, United States Buried 11 Oct 1830 Clay Hill Church Cemetery, Denney, Wayne, Kentucky, United States Siblings None -
Parents
Father Samuel Denney, b. 1722, Amherst, Virginia, United States , d. Abt 1808, Gallia, Ohio, United States (Age 86 years) Mother Sarah Elizabeth Suddarth, b. Abt 1728, Albemarle, Virginia, United States , d. Abt 1800, Ararat River, Surry, North Carolina, United States (Age 72 years) -
Family
Wife Esther Small, b. 1755, Albemarle, Virginia, United States , d. Aft 1790, Wayne, Kentucky, United States (Age > 36 years) Married Bef 1779 Children 1. Sarah Denney, b. 11 Feb 1777, Henry, Virginia, United States , d. 1860, Wayne, Kentucky, United States (Age 82 years)2. Izariah Denney, b. May 1779, Henry, Virginia, United States , d. 1829, Wayne, Kentucky, United States (Age 49 years)3. Frances Denney, b. 8 May 1779, Henry, Virginia, United States , d. Feb 1810, Wayne, Kentucky, United States (Age 30 years)+ 4. William Denney, b. 1780, Henry, Virginia, United States , d. 1850, Van Buren, Tennessee, United States (Age 70 years)5. Jeremiah Denney, b. 8 Oct 1780, Virginia, United States , d. 1863, Wayne, Kentucky, United States (Age 82 years)6. Iseriah Denney, b. 1781, Virginia, United States , d. Yes, date unknown7. Matthew Denney, b. 12 Jan 1782, Henry, Virginia, United States , d. 16 Jun 1875, Denney's Gap, Wayne, Kentucky, United States (Age 93 years)8. Rachel Denney, b. 1784, Henry, Virginia, United States , d. 1818, White, Tennessee, United States (Age 34 years)9. James Denney, b. 1 Jan 1787, Guilford, North Carolina, United States , d. 25 Jun 1856, Green Township, Hancock, Indiana, United States (Age 69 years)10. Henry Denney, b. 1 Apr 1788, Patrick, Virginia, United States , d. 19 Jun 1881, Wayne, Kentucky, United States (Age 93 years)11. Ursula Emelia Denney, b. 1790, Henry, Virginia, United States , d. Dec 1844 (Age 54 years) -
Other Personal Events
DAR ID A123756 Family Search ID L8S4-9YJ Military Service From 1775 to 1783 [1, 2] American Revolution, patriotic service - While not a member of the armed services, his service as a civilian during the war was sufficient to earn him recognition as a patriot for inclusion in the DAR.
DAR listing;
Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Service Description:
1) SIGNED OATH OF ALLEGIANCE,HENRY CO 1777
2) PAID SUPPLY TAX 1780
_UID 15806925489C4490BD596A2177F2EEC59806 - While not a member of the armed services, his service as a civilian during the war was sufficient to earn him recognition as a patriot for inclusion in the DAR.
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Event Map
Born - 1745 - Albemarle, Virginia, United States 
Died - 1821 - Gregory, Wayne, Kentucky, United States 
Buried - 11 Oct 1830 - Clay Hill Church Cemetery, Denney, Wayne, Kentucky, United States = Link to Google Earth -
Source Citations
- [S1389] Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogy Research Center, "Ancestor Database - Revolutionary Era Ancestors", (Washington, D.C.: Daughters of the American Revolution, 2022), Daughters of the American Revolution (https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=1)., James Denny #A123756.
- [S1507] C. B. Bryant, "Henry County. From Its Formation in 1776 to the End of the Eighteenth Century, et seq.," in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography: Oct. 1901, Vol. 9, No. 2, (Richmond, VA: Virginia Historical Society, October 1901), JSTOR (http://www.jstor.org/stable/4242417: accessed 14 May 2023)., p.141.
- [S1389] Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogy Research Center, "Ancestor Database - Revolutionary Era Ancestors", (Washington, D.C.: Daughters of the American Revolution, 2022), Daughters of the American Revolution (https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=1)., James Denny #A123756.