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Biography
William Batchelor Denmark, Jr. was born April of 1743 in Woodstock Town, Hyde, North Carolina, United States. William's parents William Batchelor Denmark Sr. (later known as William B.) married Mourning Denmark (Moye) in 1730. He was a Blacksmith, and lived in the “Old Woodstock Town” in North Carolina.
William and Mourning had at least four children:
- Abigail Travis
- Seaborne Edward
- William Bachelor Jr.
- Sarah Margaret and/or John?
They lived on some 270 acres five miles northwest of Woodstock at what was known as Denmark’s Point near the Matchapongo River (later renamed the Pungo River) in Old Hyde County. William Batchelor Denmark Jr. was born in either 1739, 1741 or 1743.
Family
William Batchelor Jr. married 3 times:
- Mary Denmark (Moye) — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
- Anna Denmark (Moye) — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
- Mary Denmark (Cochram) — married 30 May 1813 in Warren, Georgia [ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW6V-9JZ : 11 January 2020), William Denmark, 1813.]
First Marriage: Mary (Moye) Denmark. had the following known children:
- Eleanor Hodges (1759) : FS ID LD13-4RN
- Margaret Wise (1765) : FS ID LBVH-R2G (named after her aunt Sarah Margaret) NOTE: Some like Family Search believe Anna was Sarah Margaret's mother; but according to GEDMATCH DNA VERIFICATION SEE DISCUSSION LABELED "DENMARK/MOYE DNA project.
- Seaborn Edward Denmark (1765) : FS ID KF4P-P7C
- Thomas Denmark (1766) : FS ID P7CLB2X-JDS
- Jemima Denmark (1767) : FS ID LCJJ-WHG
- Elizabeth Burton (Denmark) (1771) : FS ID KCHW-8MS
- Margaret Bizzell (Denmark) (1775) FS ID: KD7X-V7X
- John James Denmark (1780) : FS ID LZD2-GDZ
- James Thomas Denmark (1782) : FS ID MWCL-X3F
- William B. Denmark, Jr. (1784) : FS ID LR7L-FB8
Second Marriage: Anna Moye Denmark and together they had the following known children:
- Stephen Denmark (1763): FS ID LTHJ-35M
- Susannah Jones (Denmark) (1765) : FS ID LZGK-CMW
- Louisa Rester (1768) : FS ID LRQP-ZY1
- Isabella Lott (Denmark) (1771) : FS ID LT26-KRQ
- Redden Denmark (1773) : FS ID L2X2-MCB
- James A. Denmark, Sr. (1774) : FS-ID LB5N-5B2
- Clarissa Lucas (Denmark) (1775) : FS ID LRQY-JY6
- Martha B. Jones (1777) : FS ID LXWW-X3N
- Malachi H. Denmark, Sr. (1787) : FS ID LKGY-RH4
Third Marriage: Mary Cochrum in 1813
Finally, William Denmark moved to Warren County, Georgia after deeding his family with Anna and her children familial property. There he married Mary Cochrum in 1813 with whom he had no apparent children .
William and Anna had three sons that married three of the daughters of William Wise and Sarah Margaret Denmark .
Jane Jincey Wise married Malachi Moye-Denmark.
Susanah Wise married James Denmark.
Lavinia Wise married Redden Moye-Denmark.
==TIMELINE== NOTE: Children of William and Anna Moye can be proven by the a daughter Louisa Denmark Rester when she applied for a widows Rev. pension on her husband, Frederick Rester. Louisa submitted William's family Bible with his and Anna's children listed with their dates of birth.
ID: I13313 Name: William Batchelor Denmark Sex: M Birth: 1743 in Woodstock Town,Hyde Co.,North Carolina Death: 1821 in Warren Co.,Georgia Note: Will: 21 Jan 1795 Effingham Co., Georgia 6
Bef. 1758: William Batchelor Denmark Jr. inherited his father's land in Hyde County, North Carolina. This land was originally patented by Henry Eborn on October 5, 1730 and willed to his son Littleton Eborn who then sold it to William Denmark, "blacksmith".
- bef 1760 Mary gave birth to Sarah Margaret in NC. She married William Wise in GA.
1762: William Batchelor Denmark was on the list of taxables for Pitt County, taxed for only a poll and not owning any slaves.
1765: in Pitt County, North Carolina as early as 1765. On May 1, 1765, a deed recorded that "William Denmark, batchelor" sold 320 acres for 23 pounds to Thomas Coomes (Pitt County, NC DB-C, p. 292). Perhaps this is when he began to use the middle name "Batchelor".
1766: In Pitt County NC William Batchelor Denmark and his wife, Mary Moye Denmark, sold that land to Stephen MackDowell. A deed from William Batchelor and Mary Denmark, dated August 27, 1766, conveyed 270 acres on the North side of the Machapongo River and the south side of Broad Creek, referred to as land he inherited from his father (Hyde Co., NC DB-B, p. 194-195), to Stephen MackDowell for 20 (?) pounds.
1772: John Smith of Craven County sold William Denmark 100 acres for 25 pounds on December 29, 1772. (Pitt Co., NC DB-E, p. 227).
1774: On October 11, 1774, Denmark sold land to John Gray Blount for five pounds, the deed witnessed by "Amey Moy" and Jeremiah Cox (Pitt Co., NC DB-O, p. 327).
1778: Three land transactions. 1) on January 18 when William Denmark of Craven County sold 280 acres to Pearson Tuter for $120 (Pitt Co., NC DB-H, p. 19); 2) April 21 when he sold 150 acres for three pounds to Jeremiah Cox (Pitt Co., NC DB-F, p. 390); 3) July 21 when he sold 150 acres for 100 pounds to Edward Buck, the deed witnessed by Henry Moye and Isaac Buck (Pitt Co., NC DB-O, p. 209).
1779: Estate was assessed for tax purposes by Craven County at 1,824 pounds, the county where he was living when he Enlisted in the American Revolution.
1782: January 25, 1782 William Denmark of Craven County, as #926, was allowed the sum of nine pounds and fourteen shillings for militia duty, per Captain Jesse Bryan's payroll for the New Bern Military District. Another voucher allowed him 400 pounds for "sundries". He used the two vouchers to pay his 1781 taxes to Craven County, endorsing the vouchers on the back.
1784: Described as "of Craven County", on December 12, 1784 he sold land again to Edward Buck. This was, as in 1778, 150 acres for 100 pounds (Pitt Co., NC DB 1, p. 531). The former owner was John Smith who had obtained a patent for it in 1774. One of the witnesses to the deed was William's son Stephen Denmark and the other was Daniel Wilson. This sale may signal his departure for Georgia.
It appears that Anna and their children accompanied him to Effingham County, Georgia while Mary stayed behind with several of her children by him. However, Mary's son Seaborn accompanied his father when he migrated to Georgia.
By July 1786, William and some of his family were in Effingham County, Georgia where he applied for land grants and registered the marks of his cattle. He received grants of 200 acres on January 24, 1791 and 300 acres on June 2, 1791 both "on the Great Ogeechee river." His son Redden also received grants of land in the same area and by November 24, 1796 the two of them owned 947 acres, all in one body. On that date they sold the entire tract to Eleazer Bell who, on March 19, 1798, sold it to Joseph Holiday.
1793: Mary died in Duplin North Carolina
1795: January 21, 1795, William and Anna made their informal marriage formal. In a deed of gift of that date, he gave property to his "wife", Anna and their children Stephen Denmark, Susannah Jones, Jemima Denmark, Clarissa Denmark, Martha Denmark, Lavinia Rester and Redden Denmark (Effingham Co., GA DB CD, p. 279).
1806: Anna died
1810: November 10, 1810, William Batchelor Denmark and several others were granted passports by Georgia's Governor David B. Mitchel to travel from Bulloch County through the Creek Indian Nation to Warren County where William was to see his sister Abegail Travis and his daughter Susannah Jones who was married to Rev. Adam Jones. There he met and, on
1813: William met and married Mary Cochrum on May 13, 1813. It is said that he died at the Jones home in Warren County.
Before 1820: The 1820 census for Warren County shows a William Denmark household with one male over 45, one girl less than 10 and one female 26-45.
(MUCH OF THIS INFORMATION ON WILLIAM BATCHELOR DENMARK CAME FROM RESEARCH BY JAMES H. DENMARK.) Change Date: 10 APR 2004 at 10:07:43
- 1821 Sarah Margaret Wise (Denmark) died in GA
DEATH AND LEGACY
William died in about 1821 in Warren County, Georgia. Although he is listed on FAG, there is no grave and no cemetery on record. The actual burial site of William Denmark is not known.
Research and Notes
There are some disclaimers regarding Sarah Margaret Denmark who "was believed to be and not confirmed as" the wife of William Wise. The problem is clearly that the Denmarks have a challenging family especially in the light of modern research.
Solid documentations such as marriage and birth records were scarce in the colonies and early states during this period so we can only depend on DNA connections.
Sources
- Bulloch Genealogy William Batchelor Jr. (https://www.statesboroherald.com/life/lifestyles-columnists/bulloch...)
- Effingham County, Georgia Records Book 9 (?), page 273, No. 544
- Will of Aaron Cone (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93G-63P9?i=164&wc...)
- Denmark A Pioneer Family, Elmer Otis Parker, Glennville Sentinel, Glennville, Georgia, 20 Aug 1987
- Bulloch County Georgia Wills Last Will and testament of Aaron Cone January 14, 1832. In witness herewith I have set my hand and sealIn presence of us January 14, 1832 William Wright Aaron Cone (SEAL) Levi Davis ( mark of unC ) Stephen Thorne Aaron Cones Last Will and Testament Clerk office Bulloch County Recorded in Book B.page 404 this 13th March1835 Ely Kennedy
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181092899/william-batchelor-den...
https://archive.org/details/memoirsofgeorgia01unse/page/n417. (Page 378)
https://mallen4896.tripod.com/Denmark.html
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Denmark-271
https://www.carolana.com/NC/Counties/nc_counties_alphabetical_order...
https://paigespencil.com/2020/02/10/the-strange-romance-of-william-...
12-29-2019 The article "Denmark -- A Pioneer Family " was written by Elmer Oris Parker, Archivist and Historian. Mr Parker retired as the assistant Director of the National Archives in Washington and is known as the man responsible for General Robert E Lee's pardon which restored his full rights and citizenship.
This article is a must read for all Denmark Family Members.
Mr. Parker also that the late Judge Folks Huxford, eminent genealogist, reviewed the Denmark records and the Act (change of Redding and Malachi's name from Moye to Denmark) and Judge Huxford expressed the opinion that "they were simply born to William by one of the Moye wives before they were actually married, whereby they were legally illegitimately born. No other conclusion can be drawn from the facts."