Daniel Denman^[1]

Abt 1704 - Bef 1786  (< 82 years)

• Name	Daniel Denman
  Birth	Abt 1704	Elizabeth, New Jersey   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 12 Mar 1786
  	See will 1771 will of Deborah Scudder Denman's brother, Samuel Scudder, "Jr.". Administration granted to Deborah Denman and Sarah Pettit, both of Newtown, Queens County, spinsters, sister of legatees of Samuel Scudder, Jr. Administration was granted before 21 March 1786. CÅUTION: This man has been confounded with a different person in some sources. He was not Daniel or David Wright Denman.
  Person ID	I231	Scudder
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2021

  
  

  Family	Deborah Scudder,   b. Abt 1710, Newtown, Queens, New York, British Colonial America d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1730  [3]
  	Little can be verified easily to overcome some inconsistencies. There is a marriage record in 1761 at Newtown for a Daniel Denton and a Deborah Scudder. Many have assumed that this is the correct marriage for Deborah, sister of Samuel Scudder III whom he mentioned in his will in 1771. If so, Deborah would have to have been much younger than her siblings to have 2 children born between 1761 and 1771. This problem needs more research and primary sources to accurately represent Deborah and her husband and children.
  Children	1. Sarah Denman,   b. Abt 1732   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Samuel Denman,   b. Abt 1734   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Daniel Denman is the name cited in Scudder Searches, v. 1, no. 2, (Summer 1989): 11. James Riker, Jr. in Annals of Newtown apparently mistook his name for Daniel Denton. Scudder Searches states: "In his [Samuel III] will (dated 23 Aug 1771, probated 11 Nov 1771), he named his then wife as Helena. Samuel left most of his estate to his sister Sarah, on the death of whom, it was to go to Sarah and Samuel Denman, children of his sister Deborah Denman (of New Jersey)." fn Surrogate's Office, NYC, Abstracts of Wills, Vol V, 1754–60, p. 136. Discussion: Samuel apparently married at least three times; but, left no record of surviving children and no record if he ever had any issue. In his will, dated 23 Aug 1771, probated 11 Nov 1771, he named his then wife as Helena. Samuel left most of his estate to his sister Sarah, on the death of whom, it was to go to Sarah and Samuel Denman, children of his sister Deborah Denman, of New Jersey. Much speculation surrounds Deborah, based on a very late New York marriage record for one named Deborah Scudder in 1761 to a Daniel Denman. If this record belongs to this Deborah, sister of Samuel III, she apparently would have been somewhere between 40 or 50 years old at the time of this marriage or a much younger sister of Samuel III. Samuel III's sister Deborah had 2 children to whom he left a legacy in 1771. The abstract of his will does not mention they were of New Jersey, but that notion appears in Scudder Searches without citation for it. There were numerous Denmans but very sketchy information for any named Daniel (or David), especially that fit the data for Deborah. Scudder Searches, v. 1, no. 2, (Summer 1989): 11. For clarification, see Samuel, Jr.'s will with administration granted to his sister Deborah Scudder Denman and her daughter Sarah Pettit on 21 March 1786 From Pelletrau's Abstracts of wills on file in the Surrogate's Office, City of New York, 1665–1801, v. 8, pp 5–6.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1507] Samuel Scudder 3 generations Scudder Searches. [S240] Descendents of Hannah Scudder. [S4] Scudder Family in America: The Beginnings, Vol. I, No. 2, p. 11.