hmtl5 Dradena Hunt b. 6 Nov 1781 Shenandoah County, Virginia d. 3 Sep 1844 Benton County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy

Dradena Hunt

Female 1781 - 1844  (62 years)

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  • Name Dradena Hunt 
    Birth 6 Nov 1781  Shenandoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 3 Sep 1844  Benton County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Timmons Cemetery, Oxford, Benton County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I3666  Hedges
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2025 

    Father John Tipton Hunt,   b. 13 Aug 1735, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1808, Locust, Fleming County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary Overall,   b. 1738   d. 1800 (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 1754  Page County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry US and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    Family ID F1644  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Denton,   b. 4 Dec 1772, Shenandoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1823, Oxford, Benton County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 1798  Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F2705  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Nov 1781 - Shenandoah County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1798 - Fayette County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Sep 1844 - Benton County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Note on Find a Grave:
      Married Joseph Denton, Sr. in 1798 * Fayette Co., Kentucky.

      Dradena Hunt was born on 6 November 1772, in Virginia. She was the daughter of John Tipton Hunt (1735 MD - 1805 KY) and Mary (Overall) Bolling-Hunt (1731 VA - 1786 KY). She married Joseph Denton in 1798, in Fayette County, Kentucky. They were the parents of 11 known children. She died on 3 September 1844, in Benton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, at the age of 71, and was buried in Timmons Cemetery, Oxford, Oak Grove Township, Benton County, Indiana.

      They were the parents of:
      ~ Lewis Wilson Denton (1800–1876)
      ~ William Denton (1801–1859)
      ~ Esther Denton (1805–1840)
      ~ Ann Denton (1808–1838)
      ~ Nancy Denton (1810– )
      ~ James Overall Denton (1810–1863)
      ~ Elijah Denton (1814–1882)
      ~ Basil Denton (1816–1842)
      ~ Sarah Denton (1818–1850)
      ~ Joseph Denton, Jr. (1821–1908) [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S105] Ancestry family tree.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.