Person:Hannah Denton (8)

Quote from "The Record" July 1911, Pg 315: "Papers on file in the office of the clerk of the Court of Appeals in Albany, New York, in connection with the settlement of the estate of Samuel Denton of Hempstead, who died intestate, mention his daughter, Hannah Tredwell, wife of Thomas Tredwell. She was the granddaughter of the Rev. Richard Denton."

Will from ancestry.com: http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3526&enc=1 Page 308.--In the name of God, Amen, December 20, 1744, I, HANNAH TREDWELL, widow of Thomas Tredwell, now of Smithtown, in Suffolk County, being in perfect health. I leave to my son, Timothy Tredwell, with whom I now live, all my interest and rights in the buildings on the farm where he now lives, at Sunken Meadows. I leave to my eldest daughter, Elizabeth Halstead, œ20, and one third of my apparel and furniture. I leave to my grand-daughter, Phebe Tredwell, the child of my daughter Charity, œ10, and 1/6 of apparell, etc. To my granddaughter, Mary Smith, the other daughter of my daughter Charity, œ10 and 1/6 of apparell. I leave to my daughter, Hannah Sands, œ20. To my son, Thomas Star Tredwell, œ40. I leave all the rest to my sons Benjamin, Samuel, and Thomas Star Tredwell, and to my grandchildren, Thomas, John, Samuel, and Mary Tredwell, children of my son, John Tredwell, deceased. I leave to my son in law, Benjamin Smith, 5 shillings. I make my sons Benjamin and Timothy, executors. Dated December 20, 1744. Witnesses, James Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Anne Webb. Proved, August 26, 1748. [NOTE.--The homestead of this family was Tredwell's neck, in Smithtown, west of Sunk meadows.--W. S. P.]

1 - Thomas Tredwell desc, sp of Hannah Denton now living in Smithtown, Suffolk Co. 2 - Timothy Tredwell, living in Sunken Meadows, Smithtown, Suffolk Co. 2 - Elizabeth Tredwell m _____ Halstead 2 - Charity Tredwell (m Benjamin Smith) 3 - Phebe Smith m _____Tredwell (Thomas) 3 - Mary Smith 2 - Hannah Tredwell m ______Sands 2 - Thomas Star Tredwell 2 - Benjamin Tredwell 2 - Samuel Tredwell 2 - John Tredwell, deceased; had children: 3 - Thomas 3 - John 3 - Samuel 3 - Mary Hannah leaves $ to her son-in-law Benjamin Smith. He was Charity's husband.

1.   The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record. (New York, New York: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society)
   July 1911, pg 314, 318.