Littleton Dennis, Esq.

1729 - 1774  (45 years)

• Name	Littleton Dennis
  Suffix	Esq.
  Birth	3 Feb 1728/29	Somerset Co, Maryland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named as a Brother-in-law in a will	2 Nov 1754	Somerset Co, Maryland   [2]
  	In his will Samuel Handy, wife Mary, named son Samuel (under 21), brother-in-law Littleton Dennis, daughters Mary & Elizabeth, and son William.
  Record ID	24995
  Will	10 Feb 1774	Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	His will was proved 8 June 1774.
  Death	6 May 1774	Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  Burial	Beverly, Pocomoke City, Worcester Co, Maryland   [1]
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Mary Dennis,   b. Abt 1720, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1807, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 87 years) ╚═Samuel Handy,   b. 1718, Annamessex, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Bef 1 Apr 1755, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 37 years),  m. Abt 1740   ╚═John Pollitt,   b. Abt 1740   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1756   + 2. Littleton Dennis, Esq.,   b. 3 Feb 1728/29, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 6 May 1774, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 45 years) ╚═Susanna Upshur,   b. 8 Jul 1733, Warwick, Quinby, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 17 Nov 1784, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 51 years),  m. 12 Aug 1754
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Roger O'Cane,   b. Abt 1615   d. Bef 6 Jun 1688, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 73 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Mary Purnell,   b. Abt 1705, Snow Hill, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1768  (Age 63 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I24995	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	John Dennis,   b. 1704, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1766 (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Mary Purnell,   b. Abt 1705, Snow Hill, Somerset Co, Maryland d. 1768 (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	10 Nov 1724  [1, 4]
  Family ID	F22285	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Upshur,   b. 8 Jul 1733, Warwick, Quinby, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 17 Nov 1784, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	12 Aug 1754  [1]
  Children	1. James Dennis,   b. 18 Jan 1756, Beverly, Pocomoke City, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 4 Nov 1774 (Age 18 years) + 2. Henry Dennis,   b. 12 Sep 1757, Beverly, Pocomoke City, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Aft 11 Feb 1785 (Age > 28 years) ╚═ Anne 'Nancy' Purnell  (Age 55 years)  m. Abt 1780 + 3. Elizabeth Dennis,   b. 19 May 1760, Beverly, Pocomoke City, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 26 Oct 1811 (Age 51 years) ╚═ John Teackle, (Kegotank)  (Age 64 years)  m. 3 Feb 1776   4. Littleton Dennis,   b. 27 Mar 1763, Beverly, Pocomoke City, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 23 Sep 1764 (Age 1 year) + 5. Littleton Dennis,   b. 21 Jul 1765, Beverly, Pocomoke City, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 16 Aug 1833 (Age 68 years) ╚═ Elizabeth Upshur  (Age 50 years)  m. 3 Dec 1788 + 6. Sarah Dennis,   b. 7 Oct 1768   d. 5 Aug 1804 (Age 35 years) ╚═ Francis Hutchins (71) Waters  (Age 61 years)  m. 10 Nov 1785 + 7. Hon. John Dennis,   b. 17 Dec 1771, Beverly, Pocomoke City, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Eleanor Jackson  (Age 57 years)  m. 8 Aug 1793
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F7970	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S724] Robert Irving Upshur & Thomas Teackel Upshur IV, Upshur, Upshur Family in Virginia, 2nd Ed, (Lynchburg, VA: Warwick House Publishing, 1993), p. 32, 724. [S2152] Dryden, Ruth - Som Wills, 1750-1772, (Ruth T. Dryden, 2414 Front St. #25, San Diego, CA 92101), p. 11 (will of Samuel Handy, wife Mary), 2152. [S481] Pauline Manning Batchelder, Batchelder, Somerset Sampler, (Lower Delmarva, Genealogical Society, 1994), p. 202 (Outten Family), 481. [S322] Lynn Perry, Perry, Dennis & Co., (Photocopied, Coral Cables, FL, 1963), p. 71, 322.