Geertje Losee

Not the daughter of Richard Denton, of Dorchester & Ruth Foster

Geertje DENTON

• Birth 1664 Jamaica,QUEENS CO.,NEW YORK
• Father RICHARD DENTON, b.c 1629 of Halifax,YORKSHIRE,ENGLAND
• Mother unknown (not Ruth Tileson, who married a different Richard Denton)

Family 1 CORNELIUS Losee, b. 1664, Bushwick,Long Island Co.,NEW YORK [2]

They were the parents of 10 children, including

• Simon Losee christened 30 Jan 1681.
• Jonathan Losee born Abt 1690.
• James Losee born Abt 1692.
• Daniel Losee born Abt 1694.
• Hanna Losee born Abt 1696.

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Notes

From http://www.ininet.org/the-dutch-families-of-losee-koeck-denton--bru...

1687 Long Island, NY "Cornelius Losee, son of Cornelius Losee and Grietje Tilburgh married to Geertje Denton of Jamaica, Long Island daughter of Richard Denton Jr. 10 children are listed for them.

“Names of Persons for whom Marriage lisceneses were issued by the secretary of the Province of New York previous to 1784. #974.7 V25m Page IV & V

1687 abt of Oyster Bay, NY Cornelius Losee & Geertje Denton marry

Children listed on the Cornelius Losee & Geertje Denton family Group sheet are; Simon Losee, Jonathan Losee, James Losee, Daniel Losee, Hannah Losee, Abraham Losee, Isaac Losee, Cornelius Losee, Elizabeth Losee, and Jane Losee.

Family Group Sheet by Isabelle Lamoreaux Cluff

“Cornelius Losse Jr., son of Cornelius & Geertje Tilburgh [written in] took the oath of allegiance as a native in Brunswick in 1687 together with his father and brother, Pieter. He married Geertje Denton of [Oyster Bay is crossed out- Jamaica written in.] sup. A daughter of Richard Denton Jr. (see Denton Family) and lived in Oyster Bay and was alive in 1742.

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Supporting data

From https://www.ancestry.com/boards/surnames.lamoreaux/181/mb.ashx

• 1687 - Long Island, NY - "Cornelius Losee, son of Cornelius Losee and Grietje Tilburgh married to Geertje Denton of Jamaica, Long Island daughter of Richard Denton Jr.

Source: Van Cott, Annie Anderson. 1998. The female ancestors of Losee Van Cott in America and Europe, 1556-1935. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/865620973

Origins

If Richard Denton Junior did exist, his wife is unknown (but she was not Ruth Tileston).

Although no sources have been found, his children are purported to be:

• 1. Caertje (aka Geertgie) DENTON b. betw. 1658 and 1666 in Jamaica, Queens CO, NY. Married Mr. Losee.
• 2. Phoebe DENTON b: betw 1659 and 1662 in Hempstead, LI, NY. Married 1) Richard Thorne 2) Richard Tupper

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• http://www.debmorrow51.com/1668denr.htm
• https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/11070070
• http://www.familycentral.net/index/family.cfm?ref1=5402:57&ref2=540...