George Denison and Ann Borodell, but he was doubtless married in England. There is no date of the marriage of Capt. The marriage was eventually recorded May 3, 1662, in Hartford, Colony of Connecticut. It seems likely they were married in England. George married Ann Borodell, as his second wife, but the date and location are unknonwn. George was nursed back to health by John's daughter, Ann. Borodell was a man of high social position, and an earnest sympathizer with the cause of the new republic. John Borodell of Cork, Ireland, but who was then residing in England. On June 14, 1645, George was wounded in the decisive battle of Naseby, where the Parliamentarians vanquished the Kings army. Somehow, he managed to escape from his captors and return to his allies who were successful in routing the Royalists from the field. In the battle of Marston Moor, fought July 2, 1644, George was taken prisoner though he rendered valiant service during battle. He left the two girls with his mother-in-law, Alice (Freeman) Thompson, and took a commission in the Army of the Commonwealth under Cromwell. Tradition has it that George left for England without even stopping home after the funeral. They had two children before Bridget died in 1643. John Elliot was traveling with them perhaps as teacher of the boys. George came to America with his parents and two brothers, Daniel and Edward, aboard the Lyon in 1631, landing at Roxbury in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He is the youngest child of William Denison and Margaret (Chandler) Monck. Jean taught school for 20 years in Granby, CT.George Denison was baptized on December 10, 1620, in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. She has published several historical articles in the Mystic River Press. Jean grew up in their Wheeler Homestead and has access to many stories and papers left by them. Jean's ancestors are well know local historians from years back Richard A. Jean B Evans is the past president of The Denison Homestead in Mystic, CT which operates a 1717 historic house museum. * Archaeological Dig, Denison 1654 Stockade.* Civil War, 21st CT Regiment, Franklin Bentley.* Underground Railroad – Randall’s Ordinary.* Road Church-Combining Church and State.*Sanford Billings-Civil War, 21st Regiment.*Mystic Art Colony 1920’s, Denison Homestead Painting.Visitors are welcome to tour the house and see the Dig! Most of those original acres are still owned by the Denison’s today. He was granted 200 acres in 1654 by John Winthrop, Jr. Captain George Denison played a prominent role in early Mystic and New London history. McBride plans to come back next year to do phase II of the dig. Denison’s stockade.”Īfter 3 days of digging the archeologists feel they might have found the remains of Denison’s original lean-to house, built in 1654, a significant find! Dr. The Ct regiment under Major Trent, some 300 men, gathered at Capt. Forever cognizant of the possibility of Indian attacks, he surrounded this rude home with a stout stockade, enclosing a spring and a couple of acres of land…. Information from historic documents -“ Here, in 1654, on a rocky knoll overlooking the meadows, Denison built a rough lean-to of poles and thick slabs of bark house with a stone fireplace and chimney at one end.
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