 | Descendants of John Denney of New Kent County Virginia
Our family can be traced as far back as1702 when John Denney appears on the roll of George Keeling's New Kent Lower Company of Foot. Over the next 60 years our family followed the line of the frontier across Virginia, including the counties of New Kent, Hanover, Goochland, Albemarle, Lunenburg, Halifax, Bedford, Amherst, Pittsylvania, Grayson, and others. During the 1760's, most of the family began to move into North Carolina. With the Zachariah Denney clan winding up in Granville, Orange, Caswell, Person, Wilkes, and Ashe Counties, while the Samuel Denney clan wound up in the Rowan and Surry County sections of the state. Trace our path through Virginia and North Carolina. |
| HAPPY BIRTHDAY DONALD!
This little guy, Donald Denney turns 70 on April 9, 2007.
We love you Dad!
TENNESSEE
Most of the Denneys that eventually made their way too Tennessee sprouts from John Denney of New Kent, County, Virginia. My particular branch of the Denney family sprouts from three brothers, Claiborne, John, and Benjamin that migrated from Granville County, North Carolina to Smith County, Tennessee in the early 1800's. From these three brothers, a family of over 10,000 descendants have spread across the country. Their descendants include an Academy Award Winner, a former Vice President of the United States (ok, ok they are the same guy), and a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, as well as countless other colorful and noteworthy individuals. There is also a connection to Nancy Ward, Beloved Woman of the Cherokee, through this line. For more on the line go to the Family Tree and Charts Page or to read the primary documents go to the Tennessee Page. |
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October 23, 2007, now Denney deeds from Smith County, Tennessee, up to 1900 (Deed books 6-12) -- thats over 200 deeds. Also Denney information from the 1870 Census of Smith County. Oct 31, 2006, Assassination! Nov 1, 2006 - another murder-this time death by sheep! Nov 5, 2006 - Smith County Deed Book 13. Nov 7, 2006 - Big additions to the Tennessee page with Census, Deed, and Marriage Records from Dekalb County, plus Census Records from Trousdale County. November 12, 2006, Big additions to the Family Tree and Charts Page plus Deed Book 14, from Smith County, Tennessee. November 13, 2006, Smith Couny, Tennessee, Marriages from 1838-1881. January 16, 2007, Nash District, Person County, North Carolina, Tax lists for 1793, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1798, 1799, 1800, 1801, and 1802. Halifax County, Virginia Deeds. Isaac Johnson to Zachariah Denney May 20, 1762. William Byrd to Zachariah Denney. April 4, 2007, Back again! More deeds from Smith County Deed Book 14, plus Deed books 15 and 16. May 5, 2007, added Deed Books 17 and 18 from Smith County, Tennessee. |
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