The Ancestors of My GrandchildrenJedediah Dewey1,2 
M, #2725, * 15 Dec 1647, + 26 Jan 1726/27
| Father | Thomas Dewey1,2 * c 1608, + 27 Apr 1648 |
| Mother | Francis1,2 * 1610, + 27 Sep 1690 |
Family | Sarah Orton * s 1650, + 20 Nov 1711 |
| Children |
Jedediah Dewey was born on 15 Dec 1647 in Windsor, Connecticut.1,2 He married Sarah Orton b 1670.3,2 He died on 26 Jan 1726/27 in Westfield, Massachusetts.4
Other information:
Jedediah Dewey and Sarah Orton had 7 more children, all born in Westfield: Margaret (b. 10 Jan 1673/74), Jedediah (b. 14 Jun 1676), Daniel (b. 9 Mar 1678/79, d. Jan 1757), Hannah (b. 14 Mar 1684/85), Mary (b. 1 Mar 1687/88), and James (b. 3 Apr 1692).5,4
He was chosen Constable of Westfield and took the oath of office on 12 Apr 1676.4
Jedediah conveyed to his son Joseph, a tract of about 30 acres of land in Westfield “near and unto a field commonly called the Squawfield” and bounded on the north by the foot of the pine hill. In 1756 Joseph sold the house to his son Joseph, Jr.6
Other information:
Jedediah Dewey and Sarah Orton had 7 more children, all born in Westfield: Margaret (b. 10 Jan 1673/74), Jedediah (b. 14 Jun 1676), Daniel (b. 9 Mar 1678/79, d. Jan 1757), Hannah (b. 14 Mar 1684/85), Mary (b. 1 Mar 1687/88), and James (b. 3 Apr 1692).5,4
He was chosen Constable of Westfield and took the oath of office on 12 Apr 1676.4
Jedediah conveyed to his son Joseph, a tract of about 30 acres of land in Westfield “near and unto a field commonly called the Squawfield” and bounded on the north by the foot of the pine hill. In 1756 Joseph sold the house to his son Joseph, Jr.6
Citations
- [S407] Samuel Parsons, 5 , Vol. 5, (Jan. 1851): pg. 65. Thomas Dewey.
- [S340] Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration, 1620-1633, Vol. 1, pg. 537-539. Thomas Dewey. Available online at http://www.americanancestors.org
- [S409] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marr., pg. 217.
- [S395] Dunham, etc, online http://dunhamwilcox.net/, Descendants of Thomas Dewey (<http://dunhamwilcox.net/source_files/dewey.htm>).
- [S411] Rev. Emerson Davis,"Westfield, MA" 6 , pg. 266. Jedediah Dewey.
- History of the Dewey House, Westfield, MA (<https://thedeweyhouse.org/history/>)
- [S462] George Sheldon, Deerfield, MA, Pt 2, pg 46-50. Online at https://ia600309.us.archive.org/27/items/historyofdeerfie01shel/historyofdeerfie01shel.pdf
- [S472] John H. Lockwood, Westfield, MA, pg. 100. Online at http://archive.org/details/westfieldandits00lockgoog
- [S463] Frank Mortimer Hawes, Hawes, pg. 33-34. Online at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005754561