Biographical Sketch of William DENNY (1881); Chester County, PA

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From THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, by Futhey and Cope (1881);

pg. 518

DENNY, William, probably of Scotch-Irish stock, settled in Uwchlan as early as 
1735, and in 1750 obtained a patent for 293 acres next to land or Robert Smith 
and others.  In 1775 he and his wife, Margaret, conveyed this to David Denny, 
one of their sons.  William died Oct. 8, 1784, in his 77th year, and his widow 
May 7, 1794, aged 76.
  David Denny was an active patriot in the Revolution and a useful citizen after 
its close; was a justice of the peace, and one of the first directors of the 
poor.  He died Nov. 4, 1820, in his 78th year.  His first wife, Elizabeth, died 
Sept. 21, 1809, aged 59 years, 6 months, 10 days, and Martha, his second wife, 
died June 14, 1867, in her 78th year.  All were buried at Brandywine Manor 
church.
  We find a William Denny, unmarried, in Birmingham, 1721-22; as a married man 
in West Nottingham, 1734 to 1740, and perhaps later.  Walter Denny was also 
unmarried in Birmingham, 1721-22, a married man in West Nottingham, 1724-26, and 
of Kennet, 1729-32. 

  William and Walter Denny, brothers, removed from Chester to Cumberland County 
in 1745.  William's wife was Agnes, daughter of John Parker, and their son, Maj. 
Ebenezer Denny, was a prominent officer in the Revolutionary and Indian wars, 
born March 11, 1761.  A journal which he kept during dome of the campaigns was 
published by the Historical Society some year since.  David Denny, for many 
years pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Chambersburg, was a son of Walter.