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 | | William Denison brought with him into New England a very good estate and settled himself at Roxbury, Mass., and there lived till Jan. 25, 1653, when he died, having buried his wife about 8 years before, viz., 1645. |
 | | He is referenced in the "Domesday book", compiled by William the Conqueror about 1086, by which it appears that one of his commanders was William Des Noyers, who settled in the county of Norfolk, where he had large possessions. |
 | | The French name, translated, means "William (of the) Walnut trees." The prefix "de" or "des" would naturally be dropped first, leaving, as the Anglicised form of the name, "William Noyers," which differs by only one letter from the name commonly used today. |
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