Dennis, Robert, 1751-1824

Dr. Robert Dennis was born on July 13, 1751, in Coventry Parish, Somerset, Maryland. He married Sarah Arnold Waters on March 1, 1786, in Somerset County. They had three children. Robert served in the Maryland House of Delegates as a representative from Dorchester County from 1806 to 1809. He enslaved forty-seven people at his home. He is buried in the Dennis Family Cemetery in Vienna, Maryland. He died on February 28, 1824.

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[Letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her sister Elizabeth Dennis Teackle and her father John Teackle, February 12, 1812]

A letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her sister, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle (later Montgomery) and her father John Teackle. The letter includes mentions of family health and other news.