John Borodell DENISON
Birth:
16 Jul 1646
MA
Death:
1698
Marriage:
1667
Father:
Mother:
Notes:
Frederick Denison wrote in 1872: "To the Presbyterian (now 1st Cong.)
Churchin Stonington, John was admitted July 29, 1677. His wife Phebe
was receivedOct. 14 of the same year.
Their son, John, removed to Saybrook near 1697, where it is thought the
parents removed also and there died.
We have to regret our limited knowledge of John and his wife and their
worthy family ____a family that, like the parents, became honorable and
useful as the history of Connecticut, civil and ecclesiastical may
testify.
The larger portion of the oldDenison Mansion, now standing in Mystic
Bridge, at the head of Willow Streetby the forks of the roads, was
erected by John Denison near 1670. That portion of the edifice therefore
is now two hundred years old. Th e eastern portion was added probably
early in the eighteenth century; for beneath it the patriot army, in the
days of the Revolution, dug and obtained saltpeter for the manufacture of
gunpowder. This House which has happily served as the cradl efor six
generations of Denisons, and was vacated by them in 1846, (being nowa
tenant house belonging to the estate of the late Isaac Denison) is
believed to be the oldest edifice in Stonington. We may add it stands
where once stood, when th e whites first entered the wilderness, a huge
pine tree, beneath whose wide and friendly branches, some of the first
settlers from Westerly,Stonington, and Groton, were wont on pleasant
summer Sabbaths to assemble for divine worship and where pro bably Rev.
William Thompson (brother of Bridget Thompson), introduced by Capt.
George Denison, addressed the hard kind hearted settlers on sacred
themes: he being the first minister of the gospel thatpreached in the
town. A portion of the woo d of this sacred tree was wrought into John's
edifice that had its cellar where the tree stood; thus locatedand thus
built in trusting expectation of peculiar protections and blessingson
the roof; - a faith in Providence that the experience s of two centuries
have abundantly justified."
Phebe LAY
Birth:
5 Jan 1650/51
Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Ct
Death:
1699
Stonington, New London Co., Ct
Burial:
Mystic, New Londo Co., Ct
Father:
Mother:
Children
Marriage
1
Birth:
28 Mar 1680
Stonington, New London Co., Conn.
Death:
13 Oct 1747
Stonington, New London Co., Conn.
Notes:
Frederick Denison wrote in his journal in 1872: "In his day, Dea. Daniel
wasone of the 'nobles of the soil', and honored among his townsmen. In
his christian office he faithfully served Presbyterian (now 1st Cong.)
Church in Stonington, and live d to see much of the 'great revival' that
swept so gloriously through this land. The memories of a good man are
his.
The remains, withthose of his wife, Mary, are now in Elm Grove Cemetery.
From all we can gather, we venture the opinion that Dea. Daniel added the
eastern portion to the Denison Mansion, to meet the needs of his goodly
family and furnish ample scopefor his broad hospitality.
What is now the village of Mystic Bridge, was originally a part of the
old Denison plantation."
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John Borodell Denison - Phebe Lay
John Borodell Denison
was born at MA 16 Jul 1646.
His parents were George, Capt. Denison and Ann (Lady) Borodel.
He married Phebe Lay 1667 . Phebe Lay was born at Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Ct 5 Jan 1650/51 daughter of Robert Lay and Sarah Fenner .
They were the parents of 1
child:
Daniel (Deacon) Denison
born 28 Mar 1680.
John Borodell Denison died 1698 .
Phebe Lay died 1699 at Stonington, New London Co., Ct .