Denune Family Genealog
Dr. William Denune, the emigrant and first proven member of our line, was an early southern colonial portrait painter. This could be a painting of one of his daughters. This painting is signed, William Denune 1735, and was offered for sale in Antiques Magazine in January 1976. Read about a different artist who never left Scotland, named William Denune.
Dr. William Denune came to Maryland after 1721, shortly after he graduated from medical school in Paris, France. "Denune" is a Scottish name, we believe he came to America from Scotland, or perhaps from France after receiving his education. In 1738 Dr. William Denune paid for the burial of, and was listed as the closest living relative of a James Denune. We don't know what relationship Dr. William Denune had with James, who could have been his father, brother, or cousin. Did James come to America with William? Here is more info on James.
James was Master of the Free School in Prince Georges County, MD. In 1729 he advertised for the return of a runaway indentured servant, Thomas Smith, a stocking weaver, who had recently been an usher at the school. James Denune's ad appeared in this 2 page issue of Bradford's New-York Gazette 7 July 1729, the first paper published in New York State. When you read the ad, remember that the old English 's' looks a lot like a modern 'f' without the horizontal stroke. Also, the ad includes a few archaic words. I would translate, "... long visage and pock fretten." as, a long face with a bad case of acne.
The "Southern Campaign Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters" includes a signed pension application for John Duvall Denune, generation 3, submitted May 2nd, 1818. John has relocated from Maryland to Franklin County, Ohio, and is applying for a pension stating that he is disabled by a wound in the hand received in the service, unable to do a days work, and has eight children still living at home to support. His oldest child at home, Alexander Bond Denune, generation 4, was 13. He served as a musician at Etaw Springs, at the battles of Camden, Guilford Court House, and the Siege of Ninety Six. http://southerncampaign.org/pen/s44133.pdf
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This is just a hobby for me. If you know who the father of Dr. William Denune is, please let me know. It is possible the Mr. William Denune was his father. I'm also interested in 19th century photos, or copies of photos, of Denunes.
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Favorite Links, Genealogy
Below is a great link sent to me by Rev. David Denoon, who added a lot of Denune/ Denoon lineage to this GEDCOM file. Type in Denune or Denoon in the lower search box (the upper search box takes you to rootsweb.com), and see how we are related.
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=denune_denoon
John Denune, 1736 passenger from Inverness to Georgia
There was a John Denune, who was a passenger to Georgia in the ship, Prince of Wales, from Inverness, Scotland in 1736. This information is from Ann R. Davis amylyn@glynngen.com http://www.glynngen.com/nautical/mcintosh/1736princeofwales.htm I do not know how this John Denune was related to other Denunes. Any help would be much appreciated.