Capt. John Denison

Captain John Denison, of Stonington, Connecticut, was the son of Edward and Mercy Denison. He was a prominent businessman and largely interested in the West-India trade. He married Mary, daughter of Doctor James Noyes, and sister of James Noyes (Yale College, 1726). Her grandfather was the Reverend James Noyes (Harvard College, 1659), for over fifty years the pastor of Stonington, and was the senior member of the original Board of Trustees of Yale College. Their third son was Captain Jesse Denison (Yale College, 1756).

THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. p. 142

"In Memory of  Cap'.John Denison  who departed  this life Novem- ber the 18th 1777  Aged 70 years

He was many Years an Eminent Merchant"

GEDCOM Note

Biography ==*Ancestor of noted actor Ted Danson (III)<ref>"Puritans and Pioneers."<i>Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.</i> (Season 4, Episode 3). PBS. 17 Oct 2017.</ref> through daughter Mary Noyes Denison Smith.

John Denison was born in 1701 at Stonington, Connecticut. He was the second child of Mercy Hedge and Edward Denison.

He married 4 times, all at Stonington:

1. in 1720, Ann Denison; one child named Ann, born & died in infancy, 1821. Ann died soon thereafter, drowned in a well.
2. About 1724 Mary Noyes; they had at least 5 children
3. 7 Jul 1743 Rebekah Noyes; they had 6 children
4. 3 Mar 1762 Sarah Chesebrough; no children John died 28 Nov 1777 (aged 75-76) in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA He is buried in Denison Burying Ground, Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, USA <ref>Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 29 October 2019), memorial page for Capt John Denison (1701–28 Nov 1777), 42014870, citing Denison Burying Ground, Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Don Stowell (contributor 46794548) .</ref>

Sources

<references />*History of Stonington etc. (Wheeler, 1900) p. 342, 346 #126: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n368/mode/1up; p. 488no. 104: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n510/mode/... White, Elizabeth Pearson. John Howland of the Mayflower (Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1990) Vol. 1, Page 451.::* He was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, about 1703, citing Barnstable Co. Prob. 5:7 (Elisha Hedge).