William Denison

Bef 1571 - 1654  (> 82 years)

• Name	William Denison  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Bef 3 Feb 1571  [6, 7]
  Baptism	3 Feb 1571	Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England   [7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate death	25 Jan 1653	Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts   [7, 9]
  Death	25 Jan 1654	Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts   [6, 8, 10]
  Person ID	I9961	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	John Denison,   b. Abt 1540   d. Bef 4 Dec 1582 (Age ~ 42 years)
  Mother	Agnes Wylley,   b. Abt 1544   d. Aft 1613 (Age ~ 70 years)
  Marriage	11 May 1561	St. James Church, Thorley, Hertfordshire, England   [3, 8, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F2700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Chandler,   b. 13 Oct 1577, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England d. 3 Feb 1646, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1603	Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England   [8]
  Children	1. Daniel Denison,   b. Bef 18 Oct 1612   d. 20 Sep 1682, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts (Age > 69 years) + 2. Edward Denison,   b. Bef 3 Nov 1616   d. 26 Apr 1668, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age > 51 years) + 3. Capt. George Denison,   b. Bef 10 Dec 1620   d. 23 Oct 1694, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (Age > 73 years)
  Family ID	F4409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2018

  
  

• Notes

  He was a maltster and a merchant. Emigrated 1631 on the Lyon, along with the Rev. John Eliot, later "apostle to the Indians," said to have been William Denison's children's tutor. With his son Edward, William Denison was among the supporters of Mrs. Hutchinson who were disarmed along with the Rev. John Wheelwright.

  
  

• Sources

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