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"The following is taken from "Greenfield Glimpses, 1976, Clayton H. Brown.
He was a Green Mountain Boy.
The 1899 Saratogian History lends some credence to the possibility that Preston Denton may have been the first permanent settler. Be the sequence of his arrival as it may, he was a Veteran of the American Revolution. He rests within the Cemetery on Daniel’s Road. The memorial is as follows:
IN MEMORY OF PRESTON DENTON WHO DIED
NOVEMBER 13, 1826 in his 72nd year.
“God my redeemer lives
And often from the skies
Looks down and watches over my body
Till he shall bid it rise.”
“A SOLDIER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.”
He came from Dutchess County in the Spring of 1775 and erected a log cabin in the wilderness of the Woodlawn section of Greenfield. In early May 1775 he joined an independent company of militia at Stillwater. They were the first troops from the new York frontier to fight the enemy in the north. Later while under the command of Colonel Ethan Allen, Denton was taken prisoner and taken to England. Later while aboard a British prison ship at New York, he escaped and returned to Greenfield where he lived until the end came.
Preston Denton married Esther Deyoe (sic DeVoe?) (10/5/1763 - 3/12/1836), daughter of Jacob Deyoe, an early Wilton settler. They had a son, Jacob Denton, born February 11, 1781 in the Woodlawn log cabin in the wilderness.
It would appear that Preston Denton was a sixth generation descendant of Rev. Richard Denton, born in England in 1586, who came to Boston in 1632 on the ship “Arabella” with the party of Governor Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Rev. Denton was the first pastor of the Stamford, Conn. Congregational Church; later he removed to Hempstead, Long Island, where he founded the first Presbyterian Church in America. He later returned to England where he died in Essex in 1662.
Preston’s son, Jacob, married Eva Elizabeth (Miller) Denton. They had a son Myron Denton, born March 7, 1819. Myron married Lucinda White Scofield (1/11/1827 - 5/2/1898). Myron and Lucinda had three children:
1. Lucinda E. Denton, who married Herman S. Cronkhite; after his death, she married George C. Wilkins, Locust Grove Road. Mr. Wilkins was a highly respected citizen. At the age of 84 years he was a rusted of the Locust Grove School District about 1936.
2. Myron P. Denton graduated from Saratoga Springs High School; graduated from Harvard in 1884; in 1887 graduated from the Harvard University Medical College; later studied in London and Paris; practiced medicine in New York City.
3. Adelaide Denton attended “Temple Hill” Seminary; later studied in France and Germany.
Denton Road in southern Greenfield received its designation from the Denton family."
"The following is taken from "Greenfield Glimpses, 1976, Clayton H. Brown.
He was a Green Mountain Boy.
The 1899 Saratogian History lends some credence to the possibility that Preston Denton may have been the first permanent settler. Be the sequence of his arrival as it may, he was a Veteran of the American Revolution. He rests within the Cemetery on Daniel’s Road. The memorial is as follows:
IN MEMORY OF PRESTON DENTON WHO DIED
NOVEMBER 13, 1826 in his 72nd year.
“God my redeemer lives
And often from the skies
Looks down and watches over my body
Till he shall bid it rise.”
“A SOLDIER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.”
He came from Dutchess County in the Spring of 1775 and erected a log cabin in the wilderness of the Woodlawn section of Greenfield. In early May 1775 he joined an independent company of militia at Stillwater. They were the first troops from the new York frontier to fight the enemy in the north. Later while under the command of Colonel Ethan Allen, Denton was taken prisoner and taken to England. Later while aboard a British prison ship at New York, he escaped and returned to Greenfield where he lived until the end came.
Preston Denton married Esther Deyoe (sic DeVoe?) (10/5/1763 - 3/12/1836), daughter of Jacob Deyoe, an early Wilton settler. They had a son, Jacob Denton, born February 11, 1781 in the Woodlawn log cabin in the wilderness.
It would appear that Preston Denton was a sixth generation descendant of Rev. Richard Denton, born in England in 1586, who came to Boston in 1632 on the ship “Arabella” with the party of Governor Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Rev. Denton was the first pastor of the Stamford, Conn. Congregational Church; later he removed to Hempstead, Long Island, where he founded the first Presbyterian Church in America. He later returned to England where he died in Essex in 1662.
Preston’s son, Jacob, married Eva Elizabeth (Miller) Denton. They had a son Myron Denton, born March 7, 1819. Myron married Lucinda White Scofield (1/11/1827 - 5/2/1898). Myron and Lucinda had three children:
1. Lucinda E. Denton, who married Herman S. Cronkhite; after his death, she married George C. Wilkins, Locust Grove Road. Mr. Wilkins was a highly respected citizen. At the age of 84 years he was a rusted of the Locust Grove School District about 1936.
2. Myron P. Denton graduated from Saratoga Springs High School; graduated from Harvard in 1884; in 1887 graduated from the Harvard University Medical College; later studied in London and Paris; practiced medicine in New York City.
3. Adelaide Denton attended “Temple Hill” Seminary; later studied in France and Germany.
Denton Road in southern Greenfield received its designation from the Denton family."
The following provided by #47354762:
"The following is taken from "Greenfield Glimpses, 1976, Clayton H. Brown.
He was a Green Mountain Boy.
The 1899 Saratogian History lends some credence to the possibility that Preston Denton may have been the first permanent settler. Be the sequence of his arrival as it may, he was a Veteran of the American Revolution. He rests within the Cemetery on Daniel’s Road. The memorial is as follows:
IN MEMORY OF PRESTON DENTON WHO DIED
NOVEMBER 13, 1826 in his 72nd year.
“God my redeemer lives
And often from the skies
Looks down and watches over my body
Till he shall bid it rise.”
“A SOLDIER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.”
He came from Dutchess County in the Spring of 1775 and erected a log cabin in the wilderness of the Woodlawn section of Greenfield. In early May 1775 he joined an independent company of militia at Stillwater. They were the first troops from the new York frontier to fight the enemy in the north. Later while under the command of Colonel Ethan Allen, Denton was taken prisoner and taken to England. Later while aboard a British prison ship at New York, he escaped and returned to Greenfield where he lived until the end came.
Preston Denton married Esther Deyoe (sic DeVoe?) (10/5/1763 - 3/12/1836), daughter of Jacob Deyoe, an early Wilton settler. They had a son, Jacob Denton, born February 11, 1781 in the Woodlawn log cabin in the wilderness.
It would appear that Preston Denton was a sixth generation descendant of Rev. Richard Denton, born in England in 1586, who came to Boston in 1632 on the ship “Arabella” with the party of Governor Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Rev. Denton was the first pastor of the Stamford, Conn. Congregational Church; later he removed to Hempstead, Long Island, where he founded the first Presbyterian Church in America. He later returned to England where he died in Essex in 1662.
Preston’s son, Jacob, married Eva Elizabeth (Miller) Denton. They had a son Myron Denton, born March 7, 1819. Myron married Lucinda White Scofield (1/11/1827 - 5/2/1898). Myron and Lucinda had three children:
1. Lucinda E. Denton, who married Herman S. Cronkhite; after his death, she married George C. Wilkins, Locust Grove Road. Mr. Wilkins was a highly respected citizen. At the age of 84 years he was a rusted of the Locust Grove School District about 1936.
2. Myron P. Denton graduated from Saratoga Springs High School; graduated from Harvard in 1884; in 1887 graduated from the Harvard University Medical College; later studied in London and Paris; practiced medicine in New York City.
3. Adelaide Denton attended “Temple Hill” Seminary; later studied in France and Germany.
Denton Road in southern Greenfield received its designation from the Denton family."
"The following is taken from "Greenfield Glimpses, 1976, Clayton H. Brown.
He was a Green Mountain Boy.
The 1899 Saratogian History lends some credence to the possibility that Preston Denton may have been the first permanent settler. Be the sequence of his arrival as it may, he was a Veteran of the American Revolution. He rests within the Cemetery on Daniel’s Road. The memorial is as follows:
IN MEMORY OF PRESTON DENTON WHO DIED
NOVEMBER 13, 1826 in his 72nd year.
“God my redeemer lives
And often from the skies
Looks down and watches over my body
Till he shall bid it rise.”
“A SOLDIER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.”
He came from Dutchess County in the Spring of 1775 and erected a log cabin in the wilderness of the Woodlawn section of Greenfield. In early May 1775 he joined an independent company of militia at Stillwater. They were the first troops from the new York frontier to fight the enemy in the north. Later while under the command of Colonel Ethan Allen, Denton was taken prisoner and taken to England. Later while aboard a British prison ship at New York, he escaped and returned to Greenfield where he lived until the end came.
Preston Denton married Esther Deyoe (sic DeVoe?) (10/5/1763 - 3/12/1836), daughter of Jacob Deyoe, an early Wilton settler. They had a son, Jacob Denton, born February 11, 1781 in the Woodlawn log cabin in the wilderness.
It would appear that Preston Denton was a sixth generation descendant of Rev. Richard Denton, born in England in 1586, who came to Boston in 1632 on the ship “Arabella” with the party of Governor Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Rev. Denton was the first pastor of the Stamford, Conn. Congregational Church; later he removed to Hempstead, Long Island, where he founded the first Presbyterian Church in America. He later returned to England where he died in Essex in 1662.
Preston’s son, Jacob, married Eva Elizabeth (Miller) Denton. They had a son Myron Denton, born March 7, 1819. Myron married Lucinda White Scofield (1/11/1827 - 5/2/1898). Myron and Lucinda had three children:
1. Lucinda E. Denton, who married Herman S. Cronkhite; after his death, she married George C. Wilkins, Locust Grove Road. Mr. Wilkins was a highly respected citizen. At the age of 84 years he was a rusted of the Locust Grove School District about 1936.
2. Myron P. Denton graduated from Saratoga Springs High School; graduated from Harvard in 1884; in 1887 graduated from the Harvard University Medical College; later studied in London and Paris; practiced medicine in New York City.
3. Adelaide Denton attended “Temple Hill” Seminary; later studied in France and Germany.
Denton Road in southern Greenfield received its designation from the Denton family."
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