Col. Robert Denison, Jr. Fr. Ind. War Vet.

He was a Captain in Gen. Roger Walcott's brigade, at the capture of Louisburg, and won reputation by his gallant behavior in that affair. He was rapidly promoted until he received the rank of Colonel. He was very popular with the British officers with whom he acted. He was married, first, to Deborah Griswold of Lyme, dau. of Matthew and Phebe, Oct. 19, 1721. She d. in 1732; and April 4, 1733, he was married, second, to Prudence Sherman, of New Haven, dau. of David and Mercy Sherman, b. Oct. 20, 1706. He lived in Mohegan, now Montville ; but late in life he emigrated, with part of his family, to Horton, Nova Scotia. A deed, dated Sept. 18, 1761, and recorded at New London, mentions him as " Col. Robert Denison, of Horton, Nova Scotia." He d. there in 1766.

DENISON GENEALOGY, ANCESTORS AND DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN GEORGE DENISON, Of Stonington Connecticut, by John Denison Baldwin and William Clift, Worcester, MA, 1881, p 60

Robert DENISON (Robert , John Borodell , George ) was christened 27 Mar 1697 in 1st Church of Stonington, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 1766 in Horton, Nova Scotia.

   DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.

Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 4 & 12.
Robert married (1) Deborah GRISWOLD, daughter of Matthew GRISWOLD and Phebe HYDE, on 19 Oct 1721. Deborah was born in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. She died 24 Dec 1731.

   DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.

Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 12.
They had the following children:

     	562 	F 	i 	

Deborah DENISON was born 9 Dec 1722. She died 22 Mar 1816.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Deborah married Christopher MANWARING.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
563 F ii
Elizabeth DENISON was born 28 Feb 1722/1723. She died 16 Mar 1722/1723.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
564 M iii
Robert DENISON was born 3 Mar 1724. He died 16 May 1724.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
565 F iv
Elizabeth DENISON was born 10 Sep 1726.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Elizabeth married Elisha HUNTINGTON.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
566 M v
Andrew DENISON was born 2 May 1728. He died 1803.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Andrew married Mary THOMPSON.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
567 F vi
Mary DENISON was born Jan 1730. She died 21 Dec 1743.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
568 M vii
Robert DENISON was born about 1731. He died 1732.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Robert also married (2) Prudence SHERMAN, daughter of David SHERMAN Capt. and Mercy WHEELER, on 4 Apr 1733. Prudence was christened 20 Oct 1706 in Stratford, Connecticut.

   DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.

Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 12.
They had the following children:

     	569 	M 	viii 	

David DENISON was born 12 Aug 1734. He died 1796.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
David married Sarah FOX.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
570 F ix
Mercy DENISON was born 3 Oct 1736. She died 15 Jan 1747.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
571 M x
Robert DENISON was born 31 Jul 1739. He died 25 Dec 1743.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
572 M xi
Samuel DENISON was born 8 Feb 1742. He died 1820.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
573 F xii
Sarah DENISON was born 11 Nov 1744.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Sarah married Capt. KENNEDY.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
574 F xiii
Phebe DENISON was born 1 Jan 1747.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Phebe married Benajah PHELPS.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
575 M xiv
Gurdon DENISON was born about 1749. He died 1807.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Gurdon married Catherine FITZPARTICK.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
576 F xv
Eunice DENISON.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Eunice married John LOTHROP

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~nanc/denison/aqwg09.htm#7781

Robert DENISON (Robert , John Borodell , George ) was christened 27 Mar 1697 in 1st Church of Stonington, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 1766 in Horton, Nova Scotia.

   DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.

Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 4 & 12.
Robert married (1) Deborah GRISWOLD, daughter of Matthew GRISWOLD and Phebe HYDE, on 19 Oct 1721. Deborah was born in Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut. She died 24 Dec 1731.

   DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.

Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 12.
They had the following children:

     	562 	F 	i 	

Deborah DENISON was born 9 Dec 1722. She died 22 Mar 1816.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Deborah married Christopher MANWARING.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
563 F ii
Elizabeth DENISON was born 28 Feb 1722/1723. She died 16 Mar 1722/1723.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
564 M iii
Robert DENISON was born 3 Mar 1724. He died 16 May 1724.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
565 F iv
Elizabeth DENISON was born 10 Sep 1726.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Elizabeth married Elisha HUNTINGTON.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
566 M v
Andrew DENISON was born 2 May 1728. He died 1803.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Andrew married Mary THOMPSON.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
567 F vi
Mary DENISON was born Jan 1730. She died 21 Dec 1743.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
568 M vii
Robert DENISON was born about 1731. He died 1732.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Robert also married (2) Prudence SHERMAN, daughter of David SHERMAN Capt. and Mercy WHEELER, on 4 Apr 1733. Prudence was christened 20 Oct 1706 in Stratford, Connecticut.

   DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.

Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 12.
They had the following children:

     	569 	M 	viii 	

David DENISON was born 12 Aug 1734. He died 1796.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
David married Sarah FOX.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
570 F ix
Mercy DENISON was born 3 Oct 1736. She died 15 Jan 1747.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
571 M x
Robert DENISON was born 31 Jul 1739. He died 25 Dec 1743.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
572 M xi
Samuel DENISON was born 8 Feb 1742. He died 1820.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
573 F xii
Sarah DENISON was born 11 Nov 1744.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Sarah married Capt. KENNEDY.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
574 F xiii
Phebe DENISON was born 1 Jan 1747.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Phebe married Benajah PHELPS.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
575 M xiv
Gurdon DENISON was born about 1749. He died 1807.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Gurdon married Catherine FITZPARTICK.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
576 F xv
Eunice DENISON.
DENISON GENEALOGY, by E. Glenn Denison, Josephine Middleton Peck, Donald L.
Jacobus, The Pequot Press, Inc. Stonington, CT, 1963. Page 13.
Eunice married John LOTHROP

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157108636/robert_denison

Robert Denison
BIRTH
1697
Montville, New London County, Connecticut, USA
DEATH
1766 (aged 68–69)
Hortonville, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
BURIAL
Burial Details Unknown
MEMORIAL ID
157108636 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 1
FLOWERS 5
Robert Denison was born in Mohegan (now Montville) Connecticut and baptized 27 March 1697 in the First Church of Stonington, CT, the son of Robert Denison and Joanna Stanton of Mohegan, CT. He m. (1) 19 Oct 1721 Deborah GRISWOLD, the daughter of Matthew Griswold and Phebe Hyde, and m. (2) 4 April 1733 Prudence SHERMAN, the daughter of Capt David Sherman and Mercy Wheeler of New Haven and/or Stratford, CT.

Robert was commissioned as ensign of the north company of New London in Oct 1728, and made captain in Oct 1731. He was the deputy for New London in Oct 1737 and again in Oct 1742. He was appointed as the captain of an expeditionary force to Cape Breton in March 1745, serving under General Roger Walcott during the capture of Louisburg. In 1755 he was a major during the French and Indian War, and about 1765 he became a colonel.

Late in life, about 1760, he left Connecticut with some of his family and settled in Nova Scotia on a farm in Horton, which is now Grand Pre. He was a leading figure among the 8000 or so New England Planters invited by the deputy governor of Nova Scotia to settle the lands that had been vacated by the French Acadians. On 29 May 1761 he received "a share and a half of land" in Kings County. He was a Kings County representative in the Nova Scotia legislature from 1761 to 1765. He had eight children with his first wife, many of whom never left Connecticut, and eight more children with his second wife, several of whom came to Nova Scotia. Children:

with first wife, Deborah:

• Deborah, b. 9 Dec 1722, bapt. 24 Mar 1723, d. 22 Mar 1816, m. 31 Jan 1745 Christpher MANWARING of New London, b. 1 Sep 1722, d. 1801, son of Richard Manwaring and Eleanor Jennings. They had 12 children, born 1745-1767.
• Robert, b. 5 Mar 1723/4, d. 16 May 1724
• Elizabeth, b. 26 Feb 1724/5, d. young (also given as 22 Feb 1722/3-16 Mar 1722/3, but these dates conflict with birth of oldest child)
• Elizabeth, b. 10 Sep, bapt 23 Oct, 1726, m. 1 Mar 1749/50 Elisha HUNTINGTON, b. Lebanon, CT 25 April 1724, son of Caleb Huntington and Lydia Griswold. Six known children. They may have gone to Nova Scotia. She has often been confused with another contemporary Elizabeth Denison, the daughter of John Denison and Patience Griswold, who married Nathan Smith.
• Daniel, b. 1727 (he's not named in another account, and I suspect he doesn't belong here)
• Andrew, b. 2 May 1728, d. 1803, m. Mary THOMPSON
• Mary, b. Jan 1730, d. 21 Dec 1743
• Robert, b. 1731, d. 1732

with second wife, Prudence:

• David Sherman, b. Montville, CT 12 Aug 1734, d. Horton, NS 1796, and m. 1752 Sarah FOX, b. 16 Apr 1732, d. 1818, daughter of Samuel Fox and Abigail Harris. He was commissioned Ensign of the 3rd company, New London in March 1760. They were living in Horton in 1790 when they sold to Jared Comstock a part of what had been Sarah's father's estate, probably back in CT. David and Sarah had ten children. Their son, Sherman Denison, was a political figure in Nova Scotia.
• Mercy, b. 5 Oct 1736, d. 15 Jan 1743
• Robert, b. 31 July 1739. A Robert d. 25 Dec 1743, and yet another Robert was a private in 9th co. 3d regt. French & Indian War, and d. 15 Aug 1758
• Samuel, b. 8 Feb 1742/3, d. 1820, m. Horton, NS 29 Oct 1778 Abigail ENGLISH, daughter of John English and Abigail Newcomb. Another account says he died unmarried.
• Sarah, b. 11 Nov 1744, m. Capt. KENNEDY
• Phebe, b. 1 Jan 1747, d. Manchester, CT March 1816, m. Horton (or Cornwallis), NS 19 Nov 1766 Benjamin (or Benajah) PHELPS, b. Hebron, CT 30 March 1737, d. Oxford Society, E. Hartford, CT 10 Feb 1817, the son of Nathaniel Phelps and Mary Curtis of Hebron. Benajah graduated from Yale College in 1761, and was ordained in 1765. He served as the pastor of the church in Cornwallis, NS until 1778, but as a US patriot was asked to leave, unceremoniously. He then pastored the Congregational church in Manchester, CT until 1793, after which he pastored part time. Phebe and Benajah had seven known children born 1768-1787. Phebe is buried with her husband in the East Cemetery, Manchester, CT.
• Gurdon, b. 1749, d. 1807, m. 1778 Catherine FITZPATRICK who was b. in Halifax, NS. They had nine children b. 1779-1798.
• Eunice, b. 1751, m. c. 1780 John LOTHROP, b. Windham, CT 4 April 1738, d. New Haven, CT 29 Oct 1789, son of Benjamin Lathrop and Mercy Baker. An obituary for John appearing on 4 Nov 1789 said he was "seized with a fit in Hamden and died in a few minutes." Following his death, Eunice moved to Nova Scotia to be with her family. John had married first on 31 Oct 1764 Mary Jones who died 18 May 1773 aged 29. John had three children with his first wife, after which John and Eunice had five children born 1781 to 1790. One of their daughters, Julia, married John Laird, and became the grandparents of Robert Laird Borden, Canadian Prime Minister.

It is surprising that a burial record has not been found for such a prominent individual. He is likely buried in the Lower Horton Cemetery in Kings County, Nova Scotia.
Family Members
Parents

Capt Robert Denison
1673–1737

Joanna Stanton Denison
1679–1715

Spouses
Deborah Griswold Denison
1696–1731 (m. 1721)

Prudence Sherman Denison
1706 – unknown (m. 1733)

Siblings

Lieut John Denison
1698–1776

Joanna Denison Morehouse
1699–1733

Anna Denison Fitch
1707–1792

Rev Thomas Denison
1709–1787

Lucy Denison Rogers
1710 – unknown

Abigail Denison Wattles
1714–1783

Half Siblings
Dorothy Denison Avery
1722 – unknown

Children

Deborah Denison Manwaring
1721–1816

Andrew Denison
1728–1803

Phebe Denison Phelps
1747–1816