News: Looking for females who are in the pure female lines (mother to daughter) from William and Sarah who are willing to do an mtDNA test. Such a person would be descended along an all female line from Mary DEVIN Biggers or Margaret DEVIN Reynolds. The hope is to identify the markers for Sarah SMITH Devin to help identify her parents. Contact the webmaster if interested.

Devin descendant, Stanley Wayne Devin, passed away at 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 4, 2014. He was the last living child of Ira & Oleta Devin.
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    Daniel Denham

    Male Abt 1770 - Bef 1836  (< 66 years)


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    • Name Daniel Denham 
      Born Abt 1770  Edgartown, Dukes, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Died Bef 29 Jul 1836  , Edgar, IL, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Notes 
      • Name based on his son went by Daniel Denham, Jr.
      • MARRIAGE: Washington Co OH Marriages 1789-1840; LAPL GenR 977.11 W219Gr; name = Dunham

        Daniel Denham purchased 80 acres of land at $1.25 per acre 30 Nov 1829.
        Description: E2SE; Section 33, Twp 16N, Range 12W. He lived in Vermilion
        County IL at the time of the purchase.
        He also purchased another 80 acres of land at $1.25 per acres 14 Jun 1831.
        Description E2SW, Section 34, Twp 16N, Range 12W. He lived in Edgar Co IL at
        the time of the purchase.
        Both tracts of land were from public domain sales land tract record listings &
        it appears both tracts of land were in Edgar County.

        DEATH: "29 Jul 1836, At a Court of probate held for the County of Edgar at the
        Court House in Paris on the 29th day of July 1836 present
        J. Mayo Judge of probate
        On the motion of Benjamin Denham letters of administration are granted him upon
        the estate of Daniel Denham deceased who together with James Gordon his securit
        entered into and acknowledged their bond in the penalty of five hundred dollars
        conditioned according to law.
        Court ____________________
        J. Mayo"
        From Complete Probate Book Edgar Co Il Circuit Clerk's Office.
        Probate Packet 186: only one document in the probate packet, an appraisement

        NOTE: the spelling of the name appears to have changed in this generation or
        his son's generation.

        Census: POSSIBLE--there were Denhams in Clermont Co OH in 1820
        1830 not listed in Edgar Co IL

        Timeline:
        15 May 1792: Deed from Rufus Putnam, et al to Daniel Dunham, Washington Co OH; Book 1, p.9-10
        24 Mar 1794: Deed from Rufus Putnam, et al; Washington Co OH; Book 1, p.215 & 217
        31 Mar 1794: Sold 100A to Oliver Dodge; Washington Co OH; Book 1, p.219
        25 Dec 1795: Purchased land from Simeon Wright, Washington Co OH; Book 5, p.221
        30 Jun 1796: Purchased land from William Rogers; Washington Co OH; Book 3, p.292-293
        18 Mar 1797: Purchased land from Benjamin Tupper heirs; Washington Co OH; Book 4, p.332
        16 Apr 1797: Sold land to William Rogers; Washington Co OH; Book 4, p.349
        25 Apr 1797: With mother sold land to William Rogers; Washington Co OH; Book 4, p.350
        27 Jul 1797: Purchased land from Bathsheba Denham; Washington Co OH; Book 5, p.221-222
        27 Jul 1797: Sold land to Bathsheba Dunham; Washington Co OH; Book 5, p.238-239
        27 Jul 1797: With sister sold land to William & Sally Wright; Washington Co OH; Book 5, p.293
        7 Apr 1800: Sold land to Enoch Wing; Washington Co OH; Book 6, p.540-541
        7 Apr 1800: Purchased land from Enoch Wing; Washington Co OH; Book 6, p.542
        17 Dec 1805: Sold 50A to Fuller Elliot; Gallia Co OH, Book 2, p.338
        1 Jun 1814: Sold land to George Roush; Gallia Co OH, Book 2, p.263-264
        27 Nov 1815: Sold land to Seth Jones; Gallia Co OH, Book 6, p.3
        8 Dec 1830: Land Patent #1543 for 8A in Edgar Co IL or was this for his son?
        16 Sep 1831: Land Patent #2950 for 80A in Edgar Co IL or was this for his son?
      Person ID I6365  Devin Timber | David Devin Pedigree
      Last Modified 1 Dec 2011 

      Father Daniel Dunham,   b. 6 Mar 1746, Edgartown, Dukes, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1791, , Washington, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
      Mother Bathsheba Gray,   b. Abt 1743,   d. 1807/1808, , Washington, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
      Married 12 May 1767  Tisbury, Dukes, MA, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Family ID F4178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Keziah Swett,   b. Abt 1775, Maine U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 7 Feb 1837  (Age > 62 years) 
      Married 23 Mar 1797  Marietta, Washington, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
      +1. Benjamin Denham,   b. 1806, Ohio U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 18 Jun 1880, , Decatur, IN, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 74 years)
      +2. Daniel Denham,   b. 23 Sep 1812, , Gallia, OH, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jan 1883, Boston, Barton, MO, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
       3. Nancy Ann Denham
       4. Unknown Denham,   d. Aft 1840, , Vermilion, IL, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
       5. John Denham
      Family ID F4099  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart