Captain John Dennis

Male 1706 - Abt 1787  (80 years)

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  • Name John Dennis 
    Title Captain 
    Birth 24 Jun 1706  Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt Mar 1787  Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22414  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Robert DENNIS,   b. 5 Nov 1677, Portsmouth, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1729/30 (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Susanna BRIGGS,   b. 9 Apr 1681, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1744 (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 22 Jan 1700/01  Tiverton, Newport Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Notes 
    • BRIGGS Susannah, and Robert Dennis, Jan. 22, 1700.
      DENNIS Robert, and Susannah Briggs, Jan. 22, 1700.
    Family ID F08483  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hannah Wilbor,   b. 9 Feb 1708/09   d. Bef 10 Jul 1774 (Age < 65 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1731 
    Children 
     1. Robert Dennis,   b. 14 Dec 1732, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Thomas Dennis,   b. 9 Nov 1734, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Susanna Dennis,   b. 29 Jan 1736/37, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Humphrey Dennis,   b. 8 Oct 1739, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Shadrach Dennis,   b. 19 Feb 1742/43, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Jerusha Dennis,   b. 17 Mar 1746/47, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Samuel Dennis,   b. 1749, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Redford Dennis,   b. 1751, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Lucy Dennis,   b. 1753, Little Compton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F08497  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family 2 Susanna Unknown 
    Marriage Bef 10 Jul 1774 
    Family ID F09306  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • The will of John Dennis of Tiverton, yeoman, is dated 10 July 1774, proved 5 March 1787. It mentions wife Susanna (wording implies not first wife); sons Robert, Thomas, Shadrack, Samuel, & Redford; dtrs Susanna (wife of Jacob Taber) and Jerusha (w/o John Woodman).

  • Sources 
    1. [S013272] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Little Compton.

    2. [S013084] RI Friends' Records, (James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI).

    3. [S012373] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Tiverton: Intentions and Marriages.