William Denison

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• Alternate death: 25 Jan 1653, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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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.

William married Margaret Chandler on 7 Nov 1603 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. Margaret (daughter of Tobias Chandler and Joan Momford) was born on 13 Oct 1577 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 13 Oct 1577 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; died on 3 Feb 1646 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Daniel Denison was born before 18 Oct 1612; was christened on 18 Oct 1612 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; died on 20 Sep 1682 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts; was buried on 22 Sep 1682 in Highland Cemetery, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.
2. Edward Denison was born before 3 Nov 1616; was christened on 3 Nov 1616 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; died on 26 Apr 1668 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
3. Capt. George Denison was born before 10 Dec 1620; was christened on 10 Dec 1620 in St. Michael, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England; died on 23 Oct 1694 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

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"John Denison moved to Bishop's Stortford before 1566, for in that year he was 'collector for the poor' in Bishop's Stortford and in 1582 paid a tax in Stortford." [Spencer Miller, "Willie, Denison and Abbott Families", citation details below.]

He was a tailor. He died of the plague.

John married Agnes Wylley on 11 May 1561 in St. James Church, Thorley, Hertfordshire, England. Agnes (daughter of John Wylley and Joan Marshall) was born about 1544; died after 1613. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate birth: Abt 1545, Thorley, Hertfordshire, England

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• Alternate death: Bef 4 Feb 1576, Thorley, Hertfordshire, England

John married Joan Marshall on 7 Oct 1540 in Thorley, Hertfordshire, England. Joan was born in of Thorley, Hertfordshire, England; died after May 1574. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Alternate death: Aft 19 Sep 1591

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"Spencer Miller reports that John Wylley married Joan Marsead; however, the original register clearly shows that her maiden name was Marshall." [William Wyman Fiske, "John Wall of Bishop's Stortford," citation details below.]

"Joan died after 19 Feb 1591, when she witnessed the baptism in Thorley of her granddaughter Elizabeth, daughter of George Wylley." [William Wyman Fiske, "The Wylley and Cramphorne Families of Hertfordshire," citation details below.]

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He was a grocer. He served as churchwarden in Bishop's Stortford with Nicholas Redwood in 1525, with Richard Glascock in 1526, and with Matthew Calyday in 1542-44.

John married (Unknown first wife of John Wylley). (Unknown died between 1530 and 1531; was buried between 1530 and 1531 in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Agnes Clere before 16 Jul 1497. Agnes died before 16 Jun 1555 in Thorley, Hertfordshire, England; was buried on 16 Jun 1555 in Thorley, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]