Jedediah DEWEY

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Jedediah Dewey married Sarah Orton, of Farmington, Connecticut, where they lived for a short time after their marriage, when he removed to Westfield, Mass., where he was a farmer, and where he d. Jan. 26, 1727/8. he was, like his father and brother Thomas, a cornet of town troop. The love of music seems to have run in the family at an early date.

Jedediah married Sarah ORTON in 1671. Sarah died on 20 Nov 1711. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas DEWEY was born on 29 Jun 1682; died on 15 Mar 1758.

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THOMAS DEWEY, the Settler (spelled also in the Dorchester records, Duee), came to Dorchester, Mass., in 1633, from Sandwich, Kent, England, near the ancient town of Dover, and was enrolled as a freeman there, may 14, 1634. He removed about 1638 to Windsor, Ct., and m. there, march 22, 1638/9, widow Frances Clarke, by whom he had 5 children. He was cornet of the town troop of soldiers. he d. at Windsor, April 27, 1648. he was frequently juror and deputy to the General Court. His widow m. for a 3d husband, Nov. 30 1648, George Phelps, and soon afterwards removed to Westfield, Mass., with all the Dewey children except Israel, who remained in Windsor and d. there at an advanced age, leaving no issue. Thomas Dewey and all his descendants for several generations are believed to have been farmers.

Thomas married Frances ? on 22 Mar 1638/9 in Windsor, Connecticut. Frances was born in 1611 in England; died on 27 Sep 1690 in Westfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]