***GARRETT DEWEES (son of CORNELIUS DEWEES , b. 1735.
JOHN DEWEES , b. 1744, d. 1791.
+HENRY DEWEES >, b. 1746, PHILADELPHIA,PA, d. 1831, BUNCOMBE,NC.
+PAUL DEWEES , b. 1748, PHILADELPHIA,PA.
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**The origin of the Dewees family is veiled in obscu- rity, many descendants claiming that they are of French extraction. The first family of that name in this country emigrated from Holland about the year 1689, landing in New York, whence they removed to Pennsylvania the same year, or early in 1690. In 1898, Garret E. de Wees, claiming to be a nat- ive of Zaandam, Holland, gave the following history: "In 1563 there was bom in Dortrecht, Holland, Jan Pietre, the only son of his parents, who died when he was very young. He was adopted by a family who gave him the surname of de Wees which being anglicized means the Orphan, thus originating the name of de Wees, or later Dewees.'' It looks reasonable that such should be the case, as it was customary in those days to give surnames according to the avocation or circum- stances in which one was placed, thus Jan Pietre, the orphan, became Jan Pietre de Wees. The name Dewees is unmistakably of Holland ori- gin. Other evidence points in the same direction. From the bundle endorsed "Verscheide Stukken raekende de Colonic Van N. Nederlandts, No. 34," in Stad Huys, Amsterdam, Holland, is the following record: 14 The Dewees Family. Holland Documents XV. 204. Moneys received on interest at 3^^ per cent on account of the City of Ams- terdam Colonic established in New Netherlands Ao 1656. From Adam de Wees was borrowed 3.600 Florins. [Extract from New York Colonial Documents Manu- script Vol. 2, Page 1 01.] In a letter to Henry S. Dotterer of Philadelphia, from a gentleman in Lieuwarden occurs this passage: "Bom on 13th March 1673. Wilhelmina Pietre de Wees. From Parish Register Lieuwarden Province, Friesland, Holland. This Wilhelmina de Wees married, in 1689, Nich- olas (Claus) Rittenhouse, at New York, as the following extract from the Records of the Reformed Church in New York will show. Original Records page 662. Copy in New York, Gen. and Biog. Records, Vol. X, page Ingeschreven Getrouwt. den 10 May Ao 1689 den 29 May. Claus Rittenhuysen J. M. Van Aemheim en Willem- ymtie dWees J. D. Van Lieuwarden d Eerste wonende aen d zuyt river, en twede alhier. Translation. Marriage Banns Married the loth of May Year 1689 the 29th of May Nicholas Rittenhouse young man of Amheim and Wil- helmina de Wees young woman of Lieuwarden, the first living on the South (Delaware) river, and the second here (New York). Wilhelmina de Wees had three brothers, Corneli- us, William and Lewis. Their parents were Garrett Hen- dricks and Zytian de Wees, who bought land in Ger- The Dewees Family. 1 5 mantown in 1690, as per copy of deed annexed. Deed from Herman op de Graff to Gerrett Hendricks de Wees. By these Presents be it known to all whom it may concern. THAT WHEREAS. Dirck Sipman at present residing in the city of Crefelt in the county of Cologne, did purchase of William Penn. Proprietor and Governor of the Province of Pennsylvania. Certain 5.000 acres of land in the said Province whereof he is at present in lawful possession and of which I Herman op de Graff by virtue of the full powers unto me for that purpose given. Do grant unto Cxerrett Hendricks deWees under the yearly rent of two Rix Dollars or 2 pieces of Eight year- ly forever. — Certain 50 acres of land situate in the Ger- man Township part whereof consists in a Town lot of the breadth of 14 Perches and 4 feet. Bounded on the one side towards the South East by William Reitting- housen, and on the other side towards the North West by Dirck Keysers Land extending Westward to the Main Street and Northward to the German Township line and containing XXX acres and the remaining XX are situ- ate amongst the said Germantown outside lotts extend- ing and bounded also on the southeast by William Reit- tinghousen on the northwest by Dirck Keyser, North- ward by the Township line, and Westward by the divi- sion street, and of the same breadth of XXX Perches — Which 50 acres of Land situated as above I the said Herman op de Graff as attorney of (and in the name of) the said Dirck Sipman do hereby grant unto the said Gerrett Hendricks de Wees, — ^Together with all the rights, titles and interests of the said Dirck Sipman of, in and to the same to the intent and purpose that the said Gerrett Hendricks de Wees his Heirs and Assigns hereafter forever possessing the same shall and may peaceably and unmolested, have hold and possess the same Win granted Land with any claim and demand of the aforesaid Dirck Sipman his Heirs atid Assigns. On the other hand the said Gerrett Hendricks de Wees i y 1 6 The Dewees Family. hereby binds himself his Heirs and Assigns yearly on the first day of the first month commonly called March to pay unto the said Dirck Sipman his Heirs and As- signs forever, The said yearly rent of 2 Rix Dollars or 2 pieces of Eight the payment of which yearly rent to be made in the year 1691 on the first day of March. And lastly the said Gerrett Hendricks de Wees shall be obliged in order for the more better assurance of his right to the said (50) acres of Land to cause this present grant or a suflScient Extract thereof to be duly entered into the appointed Public Town Record. In Testimony whereof the Parties have set their hands and Seals hereunto. Done at German town 1690 the ist day of the first month commonly called March. Witnesses. Herman op de Graff (Seal) Isaac Shumaker. Gerret Hendricks de Wees (Seal) Paul Wulff. Passed in the Court of Records ye 22nd. 9th. M. 1698. (Deed Book, I; 9, 218. Philadelphia, Pa.) According to the following, found in the Recorder's office in Philadelphia, the above lot of ground was sold by Zytian de Wees, widow of Gerret Hendricks de Wees, through her Attorney, Claus Rittenhouse, in 1701, to Conrad Cod Weis: THIS ENDENTURE made the 23d. day of De- cember one thousand seven hundred and one between Claus Ruttinghuysen, lawful Attorney of Zytian de Wees widow of Gerric Hendricks deWees. on the one part, and John Conrad Cod Weis of Germantown on the other part, for and in consideration of 23 pounds cur- rent silver money of Pennsylvania a certain half lot con- taining 25 acres, and a further consideration of a yearly rent of six shillings to be paid to Dirck Sipman his Heirs and Assigns forever. Witnessed by Hans Senrussmirls. Peter Keyser. (Exemplification Records. I, 390.) Claus Ruttinghuysen, Attorney, etc., for Zytian de The Dewees Family. 1 7 Wees, widow of Garrett Hendricks de Wees, sold the oth- er half lot to John Henry Mehls, the same then being in possession of Zytian de Wees, widow of Garrett Hendricks de Wees, for the sum of 17 pounds. Witnessed by Arr- et Klinkin and Peter Keyser. (Exemplification Records, 8, 392, L.) Deed from John Conrad Codweis to William Dewees. This Indenture made October 2nd. 1703. between John Conrad Codweis of Germantown county of Phila- delphia, Province of Pennsylvania, on the one part, and William Dewees of the same Township, County and Province on the other part. WITNESSETH THAT THE SAID John Conrad Codweis for and in considera- tion of the sum of twenty seven pounds, current silver money of Pennsylvania which sum is secured to be paid by a bill of mortgage under the said William Dewees's hand and seal.-bearing date with these presents, the re- ceipt whereof he the said John Conrad Codweis doth hereby acknowledge, and for both acquit and discharge the said William Dewees his heirs and assigns forever, doth Grant, Bargain &c a certain half lot in German- town containing twenty five acres, — all of which 25 acres were formerly granted by Herman op de Grafif, Attor- ney of Dirck Sipman at Crefelt in the county of Mentz in Germany unto Gerard Hendricks de Wees by a deed of Enfoeffin dated the first of March 1690. acknoledged in open court the 22nd. of November 1698. and now in the tenure and possession of him the said John Conrad Codweis, by virtue of a deed of sale from the above men- tioned Gerard Hendricks de Wees' widow Zytian dated the 1 8th day of April 1701. acknowledged in a court of records, held at Germantown 1703. John Conrad Weis. Exemplification records. No. 8, p. 386. Recorder of Deeds' Office, Philadelphia, Pa. This same land was sold by William Dewees to Conrad Rutters, on the 22d of nth month, commonly 1 8 The Dewees Family. called January, 1706. In Rupp's collection of thirty thousand names of emigrants to Pennsylvania, in list of first settlers at Germantown and vicinity from 1683 to 1710, page 430, are found the names of Johannes de Wees and Cornelius de Wees. On page 471, among the four hundred and sixty-five names of German, Dutch and French inhab- itants of Philadelphia county, who owned land and paid quit rents prior to 1734, are found the names of William DeWees, 150 acres, in Cresheim township, late part of Germantown; Cornelius DeWees, 24 acres, and Garrett DeWees, 100 acres in Hanover township. The name pf Johannes DeWees does not appear again; whether he owned no land, had died, or removed, is not known. William Dewees, whose sister (Wilhelmina) mar- ried Nicholas, (Claus) Rittenhouse, came from New York to Germantown with his brother-in-law in 1689 or 1690. He was bom about 1677, in I/ieuwarden, Holland, which is the largest town in the Province of Friesland, 70 miles N. E. of Amsterdam. It is the opinion of Horatio Gates Jones (a prominent local historian) that William Dewees learned the trade of paper making with William Ritten- house (father of Nicholas), who built the first paper mill erected in America. William Dewees built the second Mill in 1 710, on the west bank of the Wissahickon Creek, in that part of Germantown known as Crefeld, which he afterwards sold to Nicholas Rittenhouse and three others, and the recitals in the deed show that the mill was then in full operation. Henry Dewees, son of Will- iam, afterwards owned the mill, as shown on a map made in 1746. Henry probably purchased it for himself. We have a tradition from some of the older mem- bers of the family, long since dead, that there were two The Dewees Family. 19 brothers and a sister who emigrated to New York in the latter part of* the 1 7th century. The sister married a Rit- tenhouse, and of the brothers, William settled in Pennsyl- vania and Lewis settled in Delaware. Another account shows that William had a brother Comelins, who in partnership with William, purchased land in Bebber- town on the Skippack in 1708. William Dewees, presumably the elder of the three brothers, settled in Germantown, and his descendants are and have been prominent in the history of Philadel- phia and surrounding country, many of whom distin- guished themselves in the professions, both in military and civil life, as also in Church work. . Cornelius Dewees chose the occupation of a farmer and took up his residence in what is now Montgomery county. His descendants are scattered throughout Penn- sylvania, Ohio and other Western States, many of them having amassed fortunes by tilling the soil. Lewis Dewees was by occupation a weaver, and for several years pursued his avocation in Philadelphia, afterwards buying land in Delaware, where he raised a family of children. He died in 1 743 after accumulating considerable property. His descendants are scattered throughout the West and Southwest. The Dewees family, it can be seen from the outline which has been presented of its origin in this chapter, belonged to a class of immigrants to the new world whose honesty, industry and other valuable qualities con- tributed to the upbuilding of the state which they made their permanent home. In colonial times, many members of the family, as has been stated, were engaged in farming, but some turned their attention to other industries, including that 20 The Dewees Family. of paper making. In the course of many generations which have passed since their coming to Pennsylvania, the members of the family have become connected by intermarriage with many others who are prominent in this and adja- cent states. It will be the aim in succeeding chapters of this work to trace the descent of the different branches into which the family developed, and to give as much information as possible concerning its more distinguish- ed members. II. WILLIAM DEWEES. William Dewees, or de Wees, the eldest son of Ger- ret Hendricks and Zytian de Wees, was bom in 1677 at Lieuwarden, Province of Friesland, Holland. He, with his parents and brothers, Cornelius and Lewis, and sis- ter Wilhelmina, emigrated to New York in the year 1688, and soon after removed to Germantown, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was employed as an apprentice in the first paper mill erected in Amer- ica. It was built and operated by William Rittenhouse, father of Nicholas Rittenhouse, who married William's sister, Wilhelmina de Wees. This paper mill was situ- ated on a small rivulet flowing into Wissahickon Creek, which flows through what is now Fairmount Park, in the city of Philadelphia. In 1710 William Dewees built the second paper mill, which was on or near the present site of the Monastery of St. Joseph, farther up the stream. It has long since fallen into decay, and not a vestige of it remains. On June 20th, 1708, he, in partnership with his brother Cornelius, bought 390 acres of land in Bebber^s (afterwards Skippack) Township, which they sold dur- ing the succeeding five years. William Dewees did not live on this property, but Cornelius did. William Dewees, 22 The Dewees Family. paper maker, owned and sold lands, mills and houses, in Crefeld, Germantown, prior to 1725. Where he lived from 1725 to 1730 is not definitely known. He also held many offices under the Proprietary Government such as Constable and Sheriff, as well as some minor positions. He was a zealous and exemplary Church worker, giving his time and his home for the benefit of the Reformed Church, of which he was a member. The late Henry S. Dotterer, in a paper read before the Montgomery Coun- ty Historical Society, said: Those emigrants who came from Holland and Ger- many in the early years of the Province were, in a large part, members of the Reformed Church. The name Re- formed, as applied to a religious organization, dates from the uprising against the Church of Rome in the Six- teenth century, known as the Reformation, The Prot- estants, or seceders, in Germany divided into a number of denominations. A large body was known as the Re- formed, another as the Lutherans. In France 50,000 members of the Reformed Church — Huguenots — ^were martyred on St. Bartholomew's night in 1572. Also 500,- 000 were exiled by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The Pennsylvania Reformed Church was in the begin- ning composed of descendants of these revolters against the Church of Rome. Several colonists belonging to this faith settled along the Wissahickon Creek in what is known as the Whitemarsh country. They formed a re- ligious society as early as 17 10. On the 4th of June of that year, the Whitemarsh Reformed Church was organ- ized by Domine Paulus Van Vlecq, who came over from Neshaminy, Bucks County, for that purpose. On the 25th of December, 17 10, these officers were installed: Evert Ten Heuvea, Senior Elder; Isaac Dilbeck, Junior Elder; The Dewees Family. 23 William Dewees, Senior Deacon; Jan Aweeg, Junior Dea- con. Before the Reformed people of Pennsylvania had begun to have religious services they associated them- selves in Falkner Swamp, Skippack and Whitemarsh, and when they communed it was with the Presbyterians, but this arrangement did not suit some of them, and they desired John Philip Boehm to become their minister. Upon his coming to Pennsylvania about 1720, he was invited to lead in their religious gatherings, and to read to them printed sermons. He consented to this, and in 1725 they urged him to become the pastor of the three congregations above mentioned. He hesitated to under- take the responsibility because he was not ordained to the ministry. A committee was appointed who renewed their persuasions, and he yielded. A system of Church government was drawn up and published in the three congregations, and accepted by them, and a formal call was made to Boehm, and accepted by him. The first communion was held at Whitemarsh on the 28th of December, 1725. This was the beginning of Boehm's ministry at Whitemarsh. Matters went on smoothly until the year 1727, when objection was made to Boehm because he was not ordained. Application was made to the Low Dutch Reformed ministers at New York, for ordination. In May, 1728, William Dewees accompanied Mr. Boehm to New York on his mission. The New York Church authori- ties referred the matter to the higher ecclesiastical offic- ials in Holland for disposition. A lengthy statement of the case was forwarded to the classis of Amsterdam in July, 1728. The signers who represented the White- marsh congregation were William Dewees, Isaac Dil- beck, Ludwig Knauss, and Johannes Ravenstock. 24 The Dewees Family. By direction of the Amsterdam classis, Boehm was ordained by the Dutch ministers in New York, on Sun- day afternoon, Nov. 23, 1729. A commissioner from each of the three Pennsylvania congregations was present, William Dewees representing Whitemarsh. In the year 1739 the officers at Whitemarsh were: William Dewees and Christopher Ottinger, elders; Ludwig Knauss and Philip Sherer, deacons. The Church in Holland desired to know from the several Reformed congregations here the sum each would undertake to contribute toward the support of a pastor. Each congregation was canvassed, and a reply over the signature of the Church officers was made for transmission to Holland. Elders William Dewees and Christopher Ottinger and Deacon Philip Sherer report- ed on the 1 6th of March, 1740, as follows: "The congre- gation of Whitemarsh comprises very few families, and is for this reason willing to unite with the congregation at Germantown; and, should the latter be provided with a regular preacher by the pious Church Fathers, this congregation is willing to add its share to what they contribute, which we, as elders of long standing service, hereby subscribe to." In a communication by Pastor Boehm to the Hol- land Church authorities under date of April 20, 1 744, where he speaks of the house of worship, he says, "In the congregation at Whitemarsh, we have as yet noth- ing at all [in the way of a Church edifice,] but during all this long time, we have made use of the house of El- der William 'Dewees for holding divine service, without any unwillingness from his honor, or the least expecta- tion of payment. The worthy man cherishes a constant and pious hope that God will yet provide the means [to The Dewees Family. 25 build a church.] " In a letter to the Classis of Amsterdam, Nov. 23, 1746, Pastor Boehm says, "The Whitemarsh congrega- tion, which at all tim^ consisted of but few members, has through the death of the aged and faithful elder, William Dewees, come to a standstill because his house was at all times our church, but since his death it can be so no longer, nor is there opportunity at hand to wor- ship elsewhere, much less the means to build a church." William Dewees was a man of sterling character and noble principle, generous to a fault, a Christian in every sense of the word; and one worthy to be called ancestor by his numerous descendants. A tablet should be erected to his memory, by those who have been benefited by his unselfish zeal in the Church of which he was an honored member. Few have excelled him in the faithful discharge of his duties to his fellow-men. The following extract from an article written by the late Horatio Gates Jones and published in the Pennsyl- vania History Magazine, Vol. 20. page 330, may be of interest as it relates to the first paper mill built in America: "In a beautiful and secluded valley in that part of the County of Philadelphia known as Roxborough, there is a rivulet called Paper Mill Run, which empties into the Wissahickon creek about two miles above its junction with the river Schuylkill. This rivulet, after crossing Township-line Road above the present Rittenhouse Street, passes through a small meadow near the well- known McKinney stone quarry. In that meadow on the banks of the rivulet the first paper mill in America was 26 The Dewees Family. erected in 1690. The founder was a Hollander named William Ryttinghuissen, now anglicized into Ritten- house. He was bom in the Principality of Broich in the year 1644. His ancestors had been engaged for gener- ations in paper making and he had learned the same business. "After the death of William Rittenhouse, the bus- iness was carried on by Nicholas Rittenhouse, his son, who married Wilhelmina Dewees. The business of paper making was no doubt remunerative, and in the course of a few years the second paper mill in the American Colonies was erected by another early settler named William Dewees, a brother-in-law of Nicholas Ritten- house. This second mill was built in 17 10, on the west side of the Wissahickon Creek, in that part of German- town known in early times as Crefeld, near the line of the present Montgomery County, then called the Manor of Springfield." Two poems were published in 1692 and 1696 which establish the fact of the existence of the Rittenhouse paper mill on the Wissahickon, in Roxborough Town- ship, as early, at least, as 1690, forty years in advance of the first mill of the kind in New England, at Milton, Massachusetts. (Scharf and Westcott's History of Phil- adelphia. Vol. I, page 223.) In the year 1713 William Dewees sold this mill and a tract of 100 acres of land to Nicholas Rittenhouse and three others, as the following shows: THIS INDENTURE. Bet;ween William de Wees and Anna Christina his wife of the one part, and Abra- ham Tunis of Germantown Township Yeoman, William Streeper, Claus Ruttinghuysen and John Gorgas of The Dewees Family. 27 Roxberry Townsliip in the County of Philadelphia, for and in consideration of the sum of 145 Pounds law- ful money of the Province of Pennsylvania — ^all that Tract of Land situate, lying and being in that part of Germantown called Crefeld betwixts the respective lands of said William Streeper and of Thomas Tress, former- ly of Thomas Williams bounded with one end thereof by the Springfield Manor, and with the other end with the residue of the land or plantation of Gerpert Papen de- ceased and containing, 100 acres of land, and also the Paper Mill with all and singular the Improvements, Tools, Iron Potts and every other thing or things what- soever belonging to the Paper Making Trade, together with the Dwelling house, Buildings, Edifices, Orchards, Gardens, Fields, Fences, Meadows, Swamps, Cripples, Woods, Underwoods, Timber and Trees, Waters, Water- courses, Commodities, Privileges, Improvements and Appurtenances whatsoever to the said 100 acres, Etc, Dated fifteenth day of December, Anno Dom One thousand Seven hundred and thirteen. Signed, William de Wees (Seal) her Ann Christine X de Wees (Seal) mark (Deed Book E, 7, Vol. 9, Page 168-170.) The following anecdote is related of William De- wees while he was Sheriff in 1704: "The 28th of November, 1704. Daniel Falkner coming into the Court behaved himself very ill, like one that was last night drunk, and not yet having recovered his wits. He railed most greviously on the Recorder, Simon Andrews, and the Bailiff, Aret Klicken, as per- sons not fit to sit in the Court: He challenged Peter 28 The Dewees Family. Shoemaker, one of the Judges on the bench, to come forth, and more the like enormities. The Sheriff, William de Wees, telling him that he would not do so in Phila- delphia, the said Falkner himself answered no, not for a hundred pounds: and after abundance of foul language, when the Court bid the said Sheriff and the constable bring him out, he went himself, crying, you are all fools, but afterwards coming again, the Court ordered him to pay his fine for having of late been extreme drunk, and convicted before Hans Grerry Meels, a Magpistrate or Justice of the Peace, as also to find security for his ap- pearance and answering for the many abuses offered to this Court. He said he would pay the said fine before going out of the house, but concerning security, the Frankford Company was security enough for him, offer- ing also paper of his to this Court, which the Clerk be- gan to read, but the Court having heard a few lines of it was not willing to hear it all over, committed him, the said Daniel Falkner, to appear at the next Court of Re- cord to be held for this corporation and answer . for the abuses above expressed.'' (Pietists of Provincial Pennsylvania, Page 175.) Both William and Cornelius Dewees sent their children to the school taught by Francis Daniel Pastor- ius at Germantown. In 1 708 Cornelius moved to the Van Bebber tract, which comprised what is now Perkiomen Township. On the 26th of March, 1729, William Dewees purchased a place in Crefeld and entered into making paper, while Henry Antes attended to a part of the mill which was used for making flour, as the following record shows: This Indenture made the Second day of February The Dewees Family. 29 in the year of our Lord 1730 between William Dewees of Cref eldt, in the Township of Germantown and Coun- ty of Philadelphia, paper maker: and Christina his wife of the one part, and Henry Antes of Hanover Township said County, Carpenter, of the second part, WHEREAS, by a certain Indenture made the twenty sixth of March last between Gerhard Brownpackof Winesense [Vin- cent] Township County of Chester, Yeoman, and Mary his wife, Jacob Sheymer of Bebber Township, County of Philadelphia and Margaret his wife, John Jansen of Sulphur [Salford] Township County of Philadelphia and Elizabeth his wife, Benjamin Howell of German- town Township County of Philadelphia and Katharine his wife and Christina (als Styntie) Paupen of Wine- sense Township County of Chester, (Spinster,) (Child- ren of the late Havent Paupen of Germantown) of the one part, and William Dewees of the other part, etc. They did grant, sell, etc, 93 acres 3 roods and 20 per- ches, Grist Mill, two pair of stones, and two bolting mills and mill house built and erected, found and pro- vided at the joint and equal cost and charge of William Dewees and Henry Antes. Digging and making dams and Mill-race and providing and putting gears of the Paper Mill, were at charge of William Dewees. For the money and labor expended by Henry Antes and 25 Pounds, the one-half interest in the Grist Mill and ground is conveyed to Henry Antes, the Paper Mill to be only served by the overplus of water, when the Grist Mills are supplied. Those who signed for Christina De- wees were Jacob Engle and Thomas Yorke, before Ed- ward Roberts, Justice. Feb. 22, 1730. The full record of this transaction is in the Phila- delphia Recorder's office. Deed Book F, 5, Page 197. 30 The Dewees Family. William Dewees lived on this tract from the time lie took possession nntil his death in 1745. Here also Henry Antes lived for three or five years, nntil he re- moved to the mill he purchased of Hagerman near the branches of the Perkiomen in Hanover township. This is the tract on which the Convent and Acade- my of St. Joseph stand to-day. It is an institution of ed- ucational value. As the home of William Dewees it possesses a peculiar interest, for he was a man of strong religous principles. All that time there was no house of worship for the members of the Reformed Faith, and William Dewees opened his own home to their need. Will of William Dewees. In the name of God Amen. — I William Dewees of the Township of Germantown, in the County of Phila- delphia and Province of Pennsylvania, Miller, being weak of body but of perfect and sound Mind and Memory thanks be given to God therefor calling unto Mind the Mortality of ' my Body and the uncertain State of this Transitory Life do make this my last Will and Testa- ment concerning my Real and personal Estate whereof I am any ways seized or possessed, Imprimis, its my Will that all my debts and funeral charges be first due- ly paid by my Executors hereafter named. Item. I give and bequeath unto my Dear Wife Anna Christina in lieu of her Dower the Sum of Twelve pounds to be paid her yearly, for Ever after my Decease and a feather Bed any she thinks fitt to Chose and the privilege of any Room of my new dwelling house to Live in so long as the said dwelling house shall remain unsold after my decease. Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Christina the Sum of Seventy pounds to be paid in ff our The Dewees Family. 3 1 years after my decease. Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Margaret the sum of Thirty pounds to be paid to her in ffour years after my decease having here- tofore given her Land to the value of fforty pounds. Item. I give and bequeath unto my son William the sum of ffive shillings. Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Henry the sum of ffive shillings. Item. I give and be- queath unto my son Cornelius the sum of One hundred pounds flSfty whereof to be paid in six months and the other flSfty in ffour years after my decease. Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary the sum of Sev- enty pounds to be paid her in ffour years after my de- cease. Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son Philip the sum of One hundred pounds to be paid him when he shall arrive at the age of Twenty one years. Item. I give, devise and bequeath unto my Son Gar- rett Dewees All that my dwelling House, Grist Mill Land and plantation situate in Germantown aforesaid with the Buildings and appurtenances thereunto belong- ing To Hold unto him his Heirs and Assigns for ever he paying unto the Legatees above named their respect- ive Legacys at the time appointed for payment thereof and permitting my Wife Anna Christina peaceably to dwell in any Room of the said dwelling House whilst he occupies the same and in case of his or his Heirs Selling or demiseing the same to provide her a comfort- able Room elsewhere to dwell in during her life. Item. I give and bequeath unto my said Son Garrett all my personal Estate of what kind soever (the Bed above be- queathed to my Wife Excepted) and Lastly I do make, ordain and appoint my dear Wife Anna Christina my said Son Garrett and my Son in Law Henry Antes Executors of this my Last Will and Testament 32 The Dewees Family. and I do hereby revoke, disannul and make void all and every other Will and Wills Bequest and Legacys by me heretofore made bequeathed or given and do make and declare this only to be my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I the said William Dewees have hereunto sett my hand and seal this Twenty second day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand sev- en hundred and forty four. William Dewees (Seal) Signed, sealed, published, pronounced and declared by the said William Dewees for and as his Last Will and Testament in the presence of Richard Bull, John Johnson, Thomas Yorke. Philadelphia July 13th, 1745, Then personally ap- peared John Johnson and Thomas Yorke two of the Wit- nesses to the foregoing Will and the said John Johnson on his solemn affirmation according to Law, and the said Thomas Yorke on his oath respectively did declare they saw and heard William Dewees the Testator therein named sign, seal, publish and declare the same Will to be his Last Will and Testament, and that at the doing thereof he was of Sound Mind, Memory and Under- standing to the best of their knowledge. Coram. William Plumsted. Reg'r General. Be it Remembered that on the thirteenth day of July 1 745 the Last Will and Testament of William Dewees deceased was proved in due form of Law and Probate and Letters Testamentary were granted to Anna Christ- ina and Garret Dewees two of the Executors therein named (Henry Antes the other Executor therein named being absent) having first sworn well and truly to ad- minister the said Decedent's Estate and bring an In- The Dewees Family, 33 ventory thereof into the Reg'r General's Office at Philadelphia at or before the thirteenth day of August next and rendering a true and just account, calculation or reckoning of the said administration when thereunto Law- fully required. Given under the Seal of the said office. William Plumsted. Reg'r General. William Dewees died March 3d, 1745, and Anna Christina in 1749. Both were buried in the Concord or Upper Burying Ground at Germantown, where also rest the remains of their son Henry and his wife Rachel, a- long with others of the family. Quite unexpectedly has come to light a manuscript in which mention is made of business transactions with William Dewees, paper maker, on the Wissahickon, as far back as the year 1710. It is the record of the person- al accounts of Rev. Paulus Van Vlecq, Dutch Reformed minister in Pennsylvania. These business entries are scattered through the church record of the congregations served by Van Vlecq. The transcript from the original has been made by Prof. Wm. J. Hinke, whose decipher- ings of antiquated manuscript may be depended upon as unerringly accurate. We append the entries in the lan- guage of the original record, and add the translation: Anno 1 710 den 18 December aen Willem DeWees geleent 5 pondt light gelt om in't eerst van Mey anno 1711 weeder te geven : 5 : — : — : Onlf angen 2 pondt 7 shel. en 10}^ swaer gelt. Anno 1710 Den 18 December aen Pieter Van Hooren geleent 34 The Dewees Family. 2 pondt 8 schel. 6^ pens swaer geldt om in't laest van April weder te geven Ontfangen van Willem de Wees 2 schel. 4 boek papier a yj^ pens per boek 4 schel 6 pens an pastorius fijn papier lo a 9 pens per boek 5 boek papier a 6 pens per boek 5 boek papier a yj^ pens per boek Dilbeck debet voor een psalm boek 2 schel. 2 : 8 : 6J^ 2 2 4 7 2 6 6 6 6 3:1^ an Willem de Wees over betaelt 2 schel : 10 pens. nogh 12 tinne lepels p. : — : 6 : — Rest van't oude nogh 6 schel : 95^ pens. TRANSLATION. 1 8th December, 17 10, loaned William Dewees 5 ponnds light (paper?) money, to be returned on ist of May, 171 1. £^ Received £2 7 10^ in heavy money (coin?) 18th December, 17 10, loaned Peter Van Horn £2 8 6^ heavy / 2 8 6J^ money, to be returned on the last of April. Received from William Dewees, 2 shillings ..20 4 quires of paper at 7^d. per quire ..26 4 shilling 6 pence (paid) to Pastorius ..46 fine paper 10 at 9d. per quire ..26 5 quires of paper at 6d. per quire ..26 The Dewees Family. 35 5 quires of paper at 7j^d. per quire .. ^ 1% Dilbeck Debtor for one Psalm Book, 2 shillings. Paid over to William Dewees 2 shillings 10 pence also 12 tin (or pewter) spoons £- ^ o Balance of the old 6 shillings 6 pence. COMMENTS, Here is an instance of a pastor who was in a posi- tion to lend his parishioners money. It will be found upon examination that, including the payment to Pas- torius, (made no doubt by William Dewees for credit of Van Vlecq) the entire loan of five pounds was repaid by William Dewees. This is the only instance of sales of paper by Dewees that has come to our notice. The con- cluding items relating to William Dewees must re- main unexplained. (Perkiomen Region, Vol. 2, pages 192-193.) It could be wished that there were in existence more facts concerning William Dewees and his contem- poraries. They were an honest, frugal people, simple in their tastes and habits, faithful to their religpious instincts, and careful to fulfill every obligation resting upon them. He and they belonged to a class of citi- zens of whom it may be truthfully said that their word was as good as their bond, both being kept with the most scrupulous devotion to principle. The conditions of life were very different in the early days of the col- ony from those in which their descendants find them- selves at the present time. They were true to them- selves and to their intuitions, and they have left be- 36 The Dewees Family. hind them a record of which their descendants may well be proud. It is unfortunate that the work of com- memorating their faithfulness and devotion to duty had not been begun earlier when it would have been pos- sible to have obtained more information as to them. Immigrants like Dewees and his contemporaries had a large share in the making of the State of Pennsyl- vania, now among the most populous and prosperous in the American Union. Their descendants have scat- tered over the entire country, carrying with them every- where the virtues of industry, sobriety and morality which they have inherited from their ancestors. III. DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM DEWEES. The descendants of William and Anna Christina (Meels) Dewees. FIRST GENERATION. 1. Garrett, m. Agnes Streeper. 2. Christina Elizabeth, m. 2, 2, 1726, Henry Antes. 3. Margaret, m. Peter Knorr. 4. William, m. Rachel Farmer, d. 1777. 5. Henry, b. 1716, m. Rachel d. 1801. 6. Cornelius, m. Maria Philippina Boehm. 7. Mary. 8. Philip, went to South Carolina about 1760, d. 1778. SECOND GENERATION. Children of No. 2. Henry and Christina E. (Dewees) Antes. 9. Anna, b. 11, 8, 1726. 10. Anna Margaretta, b. 9, 9, 1:728. 11. Philip Frederick, b. 7, 2, 1730. 12. William, b. 9, 18, 1731. 13. Elizabeth, i, 29, 1734. 14. John Henry, b. 10, 5, 1736. 15. Jacob, b. 9, 19, 1738. I ' 38 The Dewees Family. 16. John, b. 3, 13, 1740. 17. Mary Magdalene, b. 10, 28, 1742. 18. Joseph, b. I, 8, 1745. 19. Benigna, b. 9, 16, 1748. Children of No. 4. William and Rachel (Farmer) Dewees. 20. William, m. ist, Sarah Potts; 2d, Sarah Waters, 11, 15, 1769. 21. Thomas, m. Hannah Potts. 22. Samuel, m. Mary Cobum. 23. Sarah. 24. Rachel. . 25. Farmer, m. Mary Barge. William Dewees, No. 20, was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Revolutionary War. Thomas Dewees, No. 21, was Jailer in Philadelphia in 1776-77. Children of No. 5. Henry and Rachel Dewees. 26. William, b. 1752, d. 1815, m. Sarah Bicking. 27. Jacob, b. 6, 15, 1755, d. 12, 19, 1829, ^- Mary . 28. Henry, Jr., b. 1757, d. 2, 20, 1802. 29. John, b. 1760, d. 3, 29, 1835, m. Mary Hentz. 30. Charles, b. 9, 24, I76i,d. 11, 9, 1828, m. 1787, Eliz- abeth Sharp. 31. Jonathan, m. 4, 2, 1794, Rebecca Johnson. 32. Sarah, m. Benjamin Sheetz. 33. Mary, m. Christian Knorr. Children of No. 8. Philip Dewees and wife. 34. Cornelius, m. 6, 29, 1770, Sarah Minors, Charles- ton, S. C. The Dewees Family. 39 35. Andrew, m. 1778, Catharine Chicken. 36. William, m. 7, 14, 1778, Frances Lovejoy,of Charles- ton, m. 2d wife, 10, 25, 1 78 1, Jane Rogers, of the same place. 37. John, m. Sarah Vincent, d. 1790. THIRD GENERATION, Children of No. 20. William and Sarah (Potts) Dewees. 38. Rachel, m. Benjamin Bartholomew. 39. Hannah, m. 2, 9, 1792, Rev. John Boggs. William Dewees and 2d wife, Sarah Waters. 40. Waters, b. 1776, m. Ann Bull, 6, 14, 1796, d. 1858. 41. Thomas W. 42. George W. 43. William. 44. Anne, m. James Potts about 1811. Children of No. 21. Thomas and Hannah (Potts) Dewees. 45. Rebecca, b. 8, 20, 1765, m. Thomas Mecalf. 46. Martha, b. 10, 2, 1766. 47. William Potts, b. 5, 5, 1768, istwife, Martha Rog- ers; 2d, Mary Lor)i;^in. 48. Jesse, b. 9, 14, 1770. 49. Sarah, b. 12, 28, 1772, m. ist, Hodgkiss; 2d, Caleb Foulk. 50. Haimah, b. 10, 22, 1776. 51. Thomas, b. 6, 13, 1781. Children of No. 22. Samuel and Mary (Cobum) Dewees. 52. Rachel, m. John Wilson. 53. Sallie, m. Robert Taylor. 54. Farmer, b. 9, 15, 1792, d. 7, 28, 1869. 40 The Dewees Family. 55. John Cobum, m. Maria Bayless. 56. Eliza, m. Wilkins Tannehill. Children of No. 25. Farmer and Mary (Barge) Dewees. 57. Elizabeth. 58. Mary. 59. Andrew. Children of No. 26. William and Sarah (Bicking) Dewees. 60. William, b. 1788, d. 8, 15, 1855; ^- MaryShermer. 61. Frederick, drowned in Mill Creek, age not known. 62. Henry, went away from home, never heard from. 63. Rebecca, m. 12, 11, 1823, John Shermer. 64. Elizabeth. Children of No, 27. Jacob and Mary Dewees. 65. Sarah, b. 4, 19, 1782, m. George Streeper. 66. Mary, b. 3, 16, 1784, m. Frederick Wampole. 67. Rachel, b. 2, 21, 1786, m. 11, 10, 1810, BenjaminFries. 68. Margaret, b. 10, 24, 1788, m. 12, 21, 1814, Daniel Streeper. 69. Jacob, b. 3, 26, 1791, m. Margaret Omensetter. 70. Henry, b. 8, 27, 1797, d. 10, 29, 1865, m. Mary Carty 71. Elizabeth, b. 5, 22, 1801, m. Jacob Lentz. 72. Daniel, b. 5, 27, 1804, d. 4, 2, 1888, m. Mary Ann Johnson. Children of No. 29. John and Mary (Hentz) Dewees. 73. Henry, b. 7, 11, 1783, d. 8, 25, 1783. 74. Samuel, b. 9, 21, 1784, m. 3, 21, 1810, Catharine Culp. The Dewees Family. 41 75. Sarah, b. 3, 17, 1787, d. 1835, m. 4, 5, 1810, Mark Baird. 76. John, b. 2, 19, 1790, d. 7, 15, 18C4. 77. Mary, b. , 1792. 78. Abraham, b. 9, 9, 1795, d. 11, 15, 1802. 79. Elizabeth, b. 5, 23, 1798, m. 10, 31, 1816, Peter Dager. 80. William H., b. 12, 7, 1800, d. 9, 17, 1872, m. 4, 25, 1837, Margaret Sorber. 81. Charles, b. 8, 17, 1804, m. 11, 8, 1832, Hannah Summerfield. Children of No. 30. Charles and Elizabeth (Sharp) Dewees. 82. Rachel, b. 8, 28, 1789, d. 4, 30, 1871, m. Thomas Dnffield. 83. Hester, b. 3, 7, 1791, m. George Clift. 84. Elizabeth, b. 4, 4, 1793, d. 9, 25, 1826, m. Joseph Scroggy. 85. Sarah, b. , 1795, d. 5, 26, 1829, ^' Jesse H. Flitcraft. 86. Charles, b. 3, 18, 1797, d. 11, 1867, m. , 1821, Sarah Adams. 87. Henry, b. 10, 20, 1799, d. 11, i, 1876, m. 9, i, 1831, Lonisa Charlotte Schlosser. 88. Adam, b. 5, 6 ^873, Em- ma Ellis. 189. Albert, b. 7, 12, 1846. 190. Jacob S., b. 12, 21, 1848, d. 11, 4, 1868. 191. Anna,b. 12, 23, 1850, d. 7, 3, 1869. 192. Sallie, b. 10, 8, 1852, d. i, 21, 1890. The Dewees Family. 47 Children of No. 82. Thomas and Rachel (Dewees) DuflSeld. 193. Rachel, b. 9, 4, 1821, m. 5, 5, 1844, J^^^ P- Stow. 194. Elizabeth, m. John Hoffman. 195. Sarah, m. George Allrich. 196. Charles, m. Lorenna Pierce. 197. Samuel, m. Margaretta Erdman. 198. Joseph, m. Amanda Willets. 199. Thomas, m. Mary Jane DeHaven. 200. Levi, d. I, 25, 1900. 201. Henry, m. Sallie Ann Streeper. 202. Mary, m. Joseph Battzell. 203. Salina, died young. 204. Phebe, died young. Children of No. 83. George and Hester (Dewees) Clift. 205. George. Children of No. 85. Jesse H. and Sarah (Dewees) Flitcraft. 206. Ethalinda. 207. Louisa. 208. Amanda. Children of No. 86. Charles and Sarah (Adams) Dewees. 209. Caroline, b. 9, 22, 1822, m. 11, 15, 1840, Alfred Gentry. 210. Elizabeth, b. 9, 19, 1823, ^- 2, i, 1849, Alfred Reading. 211. Mary Ann b. 10, 16, 1824, d. 3, 1,1895, m. ^^t, George Lloyd ; m. 2d, Isaac Wells. 212. William A., b. 4, 7, 1827, d- ^o, 19, 1846. 213. George W. b. 3, 7, 1829, ^- Phebe Vanarsdalen. 48 The Dewees Family. 214. Sarah Ann, b. i, 22, 1832, d. 9, — , 1894, m. 3, — , 1854, William Cook. 215. Charles, m. Laura Beale. 216. Eleanor Ashton, b. 9, 13, 1837, m. 1863, Watson Ward. 217. Edward Wetherill, b. 7, 15, 1840, d. 12, — , 1895. 218. Albert Augustus, b. 9, — , 1842, m. 1864, Lydia Kuhn. Children of No. 87. Henry and Louisa Charlotte (Schlosser) Dewees. 219. Jacob H., b. 12, 5, 183 1, m. Isabella M. Dale. 220. Charles S., b. 9, 8, 1833, m. Harriet N. Bartlett. 221- Maggie E., b. 11, 5, 1835, d. 10, 27, 1837. 222. Annie M., b. 11, 15, 1838. 223. Louisa D., b. 5, 3, 1841, m. 2, 11, 1868, Frank H. Comly. 224. Carrie S., b. 3, 24, 1844, m. 4, 27, 1870, William T. Palfrey. 225. William H., b. 11, 20, 1848, m. Annie* B. Shaffer. 226. Washington S., b. 4, 4, 1850, d. 4, 7, 1850. Children of No. 89. Isaiah S. and Mary (Hart) Dewees. 227. Ann L., b. 3, 31, 1829, m. Joseph D. Heritage. 228. Asbury, b. 6, 9, 1831, left home, never returned. 229. Alice M., b. 8, 28, 1834, m. James Ogden. 230. John W., b. 5, 24, 1837, m. 2, 9, 1869, Mary Mc- Grath. 231. Mary E., b. 11, 22, 1841, m. Charles Taylor. 232. Isaiah S., b. 11, 22, 1841, m. Jane Stuart. Children of No. 90. Levi and Mary (Comly) Dewees. 233. Kate. Isaiah Dewees' House, Holmesburg The Dewees Family. 49 234. Camilla. 235. Ellen. 236. Fanny. Children of No. 91. John and Rebecca (Dewees) Elliott. 237. Jane. 238. Hester. 239. Elizabeth. 240. Rebecca. 241. David. 242. Charles. 243. Peter. 244. Lewis Kuhn. Children of No. 92. Jesse and Annie (Wagner) Dewees. 245. Rebecca, m. Bowers. 246. Deborah, m. 5, 25, 1862, Peter Tarter. 247. Joseph, known as the Hermit of the Schuylkill. 248. Elmira, m. Joseph Shingle. 249. Annie, m. Enoch Parvin. 250. Leonard, m. Margaret Eliza Johnson. Children of No. 93. Joseph Dewees and wife. 251. Helen. 252. Elizabeth. 253. Annie, m. Souder. 254. James. 255. Franklin, m. 4, 15, 1867, Annie E. Stout. 256. Harry. Children of No. 94. Samuel Dewees and wife. 257. Mary. 50 The Dewees Family. 258. Elizabeth. 259. Harrison, b. 1836, d. 10, 22, 1896. 260. Jonathan, m. Unrow. 261. Emanuel, m. Erb. 262. Levi. 263. Charles. Children of No. 95. Jonathan and Charlotte Masterson) Dewees. 264. Anna Eliza, m. Albert Dager. 265. Joel, m. Elizabeth Wolfe. 266. Samuel. 267. Henry. 268. Charles, b. 1833, d. 4, 4, 1895, m. Violette Wills. FIFTH GENERATION. Children of No. 99. John and Hannah (Bartholomew) Hughes. 269. Rachel Bartholomew, b. 8, 2, 1801, d. 8, 24, 1862, m. I, 9, 1826, Jacob Dewees, M. D. 270. Isaac Wayne, b. 2, 14, 1804, ^- ^st, 1829, Eliza McLinn; 2,d 5,. 5, 1853, Annie M. Smallwood. 271. Benjamin Bartholomew, b. 1808, d. 3, 11, 1892, m. ist, 1829, Mary Rambo; 2d, 8, 17, 1858, Mary J. Brooke. 272. Slater Clay, b. 1810, d. 12, 20, 1841, m. Susan Jarrett. 273. Francis Wade, b. 8, 20. 181 7, d. 10, 22, 1885, m. 4, — , 1839, Elizabeth Stilliman. 274. Theodore Jones, m. 11, 19, 1844, Caroline Fowville. 275. Nicholas Collin, m. 10, 17, 1848, Adaline Edmonds Williams. 276. John Curtis Clay, m. 3, 13, 1853, Mrs. Emma R. Heebner, nee Coombs. The Dewees Family. 51 Children of No. 100. Joseph and Hannah (Davis) Bartholomew. 277. Daniel. Children of No. loi. John and Lydia (Cleaver) Bartholomew. 278. Lydia Ann, m. William Latta Lee. 279. Mary Emily, m. Wallace Henderson. 280. George. 281. John C, d. 1857. Children of No. 102. Thomas and Rachel (Bartholomew) Davis. 282. Ann. 283. Rachel. 284. Mary, m. William Martin. 285. Ellen. 286. Margaret, m. Michael Bright. Children of No. 103. Edward and Emily (Cleaver) Bartholomew. 287. Edward. 288. Eugene. 289. Emily. Children of No. 104. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Pritner) Bartholomew. 290. Isaac W. 291. Lindley C. 292. Pritner. 293. Benjamin. 294. Rachel. 295. Martha E. 296. Augustus. 52 The Dewees Family. Children of No. 105. Austin or Augustine and Mary Ann Augustine (Philips) Bartholomew. 297. Edward P. 298. Mary Ellen. 299. Anna. 300. Abraham P. Children of No. 106. Thomas and Ellen (Bartholomew) Maxwell. 301. David. 302. Emily. 303. Thomas. 304. Edward. 305. Sarah. Children of No. 109. Newton and Anna (Stout) Boggs. 306. Joseph, d. 9, — , 1862, m. Caroline Isabella Wade. 307. Sarah Frances, d. 6, — , 1852, m. 2, — , 1847, Joli^ R. Voorhees. Children of No. no. Dr. William and Sarah C. (Dewees) Clingan. 308. Charles, M. D., m. Maria F. Brooks. 309. Annie J., m. William Wood. 310. Martha, m. John Morrison, M. D. Children of No. in. Dillen B. and Elizabeth (Dewees) Ferree. 311. Mary, b. 1822, at Parkesburg, m. Samuel McClel- land. 312. George C.,b. 1825, at Parkesburg, m. Rebecca Zook. 313. D. Dewees, b. 1826, m. Rebecca Hutchinson. 314. Thomas W., b. 1835, at Yorklyn, New Castle, Co., Del., m. Emily C. Bartholomew. The Dewees Family. 53 315. Frederick B., b. 1840. Children of No. 112. Dr. Samuel and Mary L. (Dewees) McLean. 316. Anna J., b. 1823, ^- Thomas S. Stewart. 317. George F., b. 1826, m. ist, Anna Hirons; 2d, Lydia G. Veazy. 318. John, b. 1830, m. Harriet R. Calvert. Children of No. 113. Alan and Ann H. (Dewees) Wood. 319. Dewees, b. 1826, m. ist, Roselind Gilpin; m. 2d, Gertrude W. John. 320. Thomas, b. 1828, m. Maria Flagg. 321. James D., b. 1831, m. Laura Gilpin. 322. Alan, b. 1834, m. Mary Yerkes. 323. Howard, b. 1846, m. Mary Biddle. Children of No. 114. George W. and Amelia (Snyder) Dewees. 324. Ann N., at Bridgeport, Pa., m. Jesse Eastbum. 325. Daniel Udre, b. 1832, m. Emma A. Raysor. 326. Thomas B., b. 1834, d. 7, 5, 1886, m. Mary Young. 327. Sarah C, b. 1836, m. Alexander Kennedy. George W. Dewees and 2d wife, Louisa B. Holstein. 328. Eva A., b. 1849. 329. Isaac H., b. 1853, m. Olivia C. Ledyard, Montgom- ery, Alabama. 330. Mary H., b. 1856. Children of Nq. 115. Leonard F. and Rachel (Dewees) Roberts. 331. Thomas, b. 1832, m. Elizabeth H. Bissel. 332. Annie H., b. 1835, m. Charles E. Coats, M. D. 333. Mary, m. John S. Tyson. 334. Waters D., b. 1840. 54 The Dewees Family. 335. Hannah L., b. 1842, m. Gen. John. R. Brooke. 336. Levi B., b. 1845. 337. Ella F., b. 1853, m. Prof. H. C. White, Athens, Ga. Children of No. 116. Thomas B. and Elizabeth (Hause) Dewees. 338. Ann W., m. William Leonard. 339. Jacob H., m. Sallie Stiteler. 340. Sallie C. m. R. Preston. Mosteller. 341. Thomas B., b. 1844, m. ist, 11, i, 1866, Hannah Templin; 2d, 2, 26, 1885, Ida L. Knerr. 342. John. 343. Elmira, m. John Davis. 344. W. William. 345. Jesse H., m. Emma Nichols. 346. Howard W. 347. Henry C, m. Annie Young. 348. Ida F., m. William Yeager. Children of No. 119. Thomas and Hannah (Metcalf) Boyer. 349. Mary, m. Lloyd Norris. 350. Elizabeth Metcalf, m. James Fisher, M. D. 351. Francis, m. Mrs. Shaw, (widow). 352. Frances Hannah, m. John J. Steiner. 353. Richard Montgomery, m. ist, Margaret Wolf; 2d, Mrs. Eliza Randall Graves. 354. William Grindage. Child of No. 124. Charles Drayton and Janie Maria (Rowley) Dewees. 355. Janie Emma b. 1846. Children of No. 125. Oscar Lorrain and Mary Wharton (Bryan) Dewees. 356. William Potts, b. 9, 26, 1841, m. 1867, Lucy Grey I W. B. Dewees Oscar L. Dewees The Dewees Family. 55 Banks. 357. Mary Lorrain, b. 3, 25, 1844, ^* ^st, Blake B. Wiggins, 6, 19, 1862; m. 2d, John Robinson, 9, 10 1870. 358. T. Bryan, b. 5, 23, 1851, m. Margaretta Chipley, of Va. Children of No. 126. Charles W. and Mary Ann (Dewees) Ogden. 359. Adeline, died in childhood. 360. Dewees, killed at Battle of Gettysburg, July, 1863. 361. Eulalie, died when a child. 362. Blanche Virginia, b. 4, 12, 1853, m. Charles Salmon. 363. Rose, b. 9, 29, 1856, m. 6, 13, 1883, Seth Charles Hunsdon. Children of No. 127. Hardman Philips and Jane (Fanner) Dewees. 364. Hugh Monroe, b. 8, 2, 1838, d. 2, 8, 1887, m. ist, Jane Radcliff ; 2d, Margaret Bispham. 365. Harry Lorrain, died in childhood. 366. Harold, died in childhood. Children of No. 132. John S. and Mary Jane (Rhodes) Wilson. 367. Laura. John S. Wilson and 2d wife, Lydia Wickliffe. 368. Annie Logan. 369. Rachel Dewees. 370. Sallie Wickliffe. 371. Nathaniel Wickliffe. 372. Mary Preston. Children of No. 134. Basil Duke and ist wife (Ryland) Wilson. 373. Mary. 56 The Dewees Family. Basil Duke Wilson and 2d wife, Miss Young. 374. Annie. 375. Dewees. 376. Charles. 377. Son. 378. Son, names not known.. Children of No. 136. Thomas and Sallie (Wilson) Duke. 379. John, killed in battle, 1862. 380. Thomas, drowned at Paducah, Ky. 381. Nathaniel. Children of No. 139. Charles and Jane (Taylor) Marshall. 382. Lizzie. 383. Robert Taylor. 384. Sallie Taylor. Children of No. 140. Samuel Baldwin and Mary (Dewees) Poyntz. 385. Cobum Dewees. 386. Nathaniel Baldwin. 387. Jane Baldwin. 388. William Baldwin. 389. Charles Baldwin. 390. Benjamin Bayless. 391. Samuel Baldwin, Jr. 392. John Baldwin. 393. OUie Taylor. 394. Lizzie Dewees. Children of No. 145. John Carr and Samuella Tannehill (Dewees) Cochran. 395. Cobum Dewees. 396. Mary Wasson. The Dewees Family. 57 397. Samuel Poyntz. 398. John Carr. 399. Ollie Taylor. 400. William Berry. 401. James Wasson. 402. Ella Thrasher. 403. Fanner Dewees. Children of No. 146. Oliver H. P. and Catharine Little (Dewees) Taylor. 404. Maria Dewees. 405. William V. Capt. O. H. P. Taylor was killed in battle by Spo- kane Indians, in Washington Territory, near Ft. Walla- Walla, May 17th, 1858, aged 33 years and 9 months. Children of No. 147. Samuel E. and Maria Cobumetta (Dewees) Frazee. 406. Maria Dewees. 407. Infant daughter, unnamed. 408. Samuel E., Jr. 409. Mary Poyntz. Children of No. 149. John Morton and Sarah Taylor (Dewees) Duke. 410. Hannah Morton. 411. Mary Poyntz, died at age of 2 years. 412. James Wilson. Children of No. 150. William T. and Mary (Tannehill) Berry. 413. Eliza, m. Robert Kirkpatrick. 414. Ferdinand, killed in war, 1861. 415. Cobum Dewees. 416. Albert. 417. Samuella. 58 The Dewees Family. 418. Trimble. 419. Prather. (?) Children of No. 152. Williain and Ann (Tannehill) Bayless. 420. William Perry. 421. Fannie, m. Major Willetts, of Chicago. 422. Annie. Child of No. 156. and Catharine (Dewees) Ingersoll. 423. Orum. Children of No. 157. Antrim and Sabina (Dewees) Abbott. 424. William Henry. 425. Joseph. 426. Aaron S. 427. Emanuel. Children of No. 158. Joseph and Sarah (R3mick) Dewees. 428. Alwilda. 429. Emma. 430. Sarah, died young. 431. William, b. 7, 4, 1872* Children of No. 159. William and Ella (Keeley) Dewees. 432. Anna. 433. Charles. 434. Maggie, m. Streeper. 435. Ola, m. Culp. 436. Mary. 437. George. 438. William. 439. Clara. The Dewees Family. 59 Children of No. 160. and Marietta (Dewees) Rapine. 440. Emma. 441. Frank. 442. William. 443. Rachel, m. ist, Dougherty; 2d, Joseph Broadnix. Children of No. 162. William and Leah (Dewees) Summers. 444. Lemuel. 445. Laura, b, 2, 17, 1862, d. 11, 25, 1886. 446. David Shaw, d. 1889. 447. Clara, d. young. Children of No. 163. Daniel and Elizabeth (Thompson) Dewees. 448. Adele, b. 3, 17, 1862, m. Samuel Rambo. 449. Oscar P., b. 8, 14, 1864, m. 8, 14, 1885, Mary H. Wier. 450. Victor, b. 2, 13, 1867, m. Ada Yost. 451. Harvey, b. 7, 26, 1868, m. Elizabeth Rankin. 452. Lucia, b. 9, 6, 1872. Children of No. 166. James L. and Mary (Johnson) Dewees. 453. Ella, died aged 8 years. 454. Ada. 455. Margaret, m. Rawley. 456. Dora, m. Hamilton. 457. Mary. 458. Emma. 459. James L., Jr. 460. Harriet. 461. Paul, m. Harriet Ferrel. 6o The Dewees Family. Children of No* 169. Edward and Harriet E. (Evans) Dewees. 462. Henry E., b. 12, 12, 1866, d, 11, 24, 1896, m. Mary Bemardy. 463. Asaph T., b. 9, 13, 1868, m. Maria Comman, 464. Mary, b. 3, 28, 1870, d. 3, 29, 1870. 465. William S., b. i, 13, 1872, d. 5, 18, 1881. 466. Daniel, b. 12, 3, 1873. 467. Sarah, b. 9, 3, 1875. Children of No. 178. Jacob Henry and Mary (Keys) Dewees. 468. John Henry, b. 7, 7, 1868, dead. 469. George S. M., b. 12, 10, 1870, m. Ann Jane Gray. 470. Mary Carty, b. 6, 5, 1873. 471. William F. R., b. 6, 27, 1875, dead. Children of No. 179. Orlando F. and Sarah Ann (Dewees) Styer. 472. Walter Dewees, b. 5, 11, 1856, m. Emily M. Peters. 473. Mary Caroline, b. 9, 3, 1858, m. Frank S. Balsley. 474. L/izzie Hinkle, b. 9, 27, 1862, d. 2, 29, 1892. Children of No. 183. Peter and ist wife Elizabeth (Thomas) Dewees. 475. Cecelia. Peter Dewees and 2d wife Susan Addison. 476. John Addison. 477. Savillion A., 478. Newton R., 479. Harry. 480. George, m. ist, Horstman; 2d, Hattie L. Garrett. 481. Ida. 482. Everett W., m. Jennie Thompson. The Dewees Family. 6i Children of No. 193. John P. and Rachel (Duffield) Stow. 483. John P., Jr., b. 8, 19, 1845, d. 10, 5, 1885. 484. Emma Louisa, b. 9, 27, 1846, d. 8, 11, 1853. 485. Margaretta Erdman, b. 2, 4, 1848, m. 4, 26, 1871, George W. Cox. 486. Edwin Forrest, b. 3, 25, 1849, d- 6) i4> 1862. 487. Joseph Thomas, b. i, 14, 1851, d. i, 15, 1851. 488. Sarah Ann, b. i, 31, 1852, m. Louis Finlayson. 489. Frank Pierce, b. 11, 11, 1854. 490. Henry Duffield, b. 12, 20, 1856. 491. Emily D., b. 10, 27, 1858, m. ist, Frank Spear; 2d, Hillegass. Children of No. 213. George Wilson and Phebe (Vanarsdalen) Dewees. 492. Sallie. 493. Annie Maria, m. ist, Ottenger, (divorced) ; 2d, English. 404. Julietta, m. Burgess. 495. Silas. 496. William, b. 1857, d- 3> — > ^891, m. 12, 25, 1878, Anna Elizabeth Race. Children of No. 216. Watson and Eleanor Ashton (Dewees) Ward. 497. Alfred Reading, b. 11, 7, 1865. 498. John, b. 10, 8, 1867, m. 11, 1892, Emma Brouse. 499. Gertrude, b. i, 15, 1870, m. 12, 25, 1891, William Collins. 500. Eleanor Dewees, b. 4, 23, 1875. 501. George Hoff, b. 10, 20, 1877. 502. Harry Hoff, b. 10, 20, 1877. 62 The Dewees Family. 503. Elizabeth Brown, b. 3, i, i88o- Child of No. 219. Jacob H. and Isabella (Dale) Dewees. 504. Joseph Dale, b. 11, 5, 1857, m. 2, 8, 1890, Catha- rine Hingely. Child of No. 220. Charles H. and Harriet N. (Bartlett) Dewees. 505. Adele L., b. 10, 8, 1852, m. 3,28, 1878, Franklin P. Hyer. Children of No. 223. Frank H. and Louisa D. (Dewees) Comly. 506. Louisa Hendria, b. 5, 5, 1869, d. 9, i, 1870. 507. Harry D., b. 9, 20, 1870, d. 11, 8, 1900. 508. William T. P., b. 8, 23, 1875, d. 11, 23, 1876. 509. Kate R., b. 8, 27, 1881, d. 12, 30, 1881. Child of No. 230. John W. and Mary (McGrath) Dewees. 510. Frank Turland, b. 12, 13, 1869. Children of No. 248. Joseph and Elmira (Dewees) Shingle. 511. Susan, m, McGuire. 512. Joseph, m. Susan . Children of No. 249. Enoch and Annie (Dewees) Parvin. 513. Mame. ' 514. Elizabeth, m. Merrick. Children of No. 250. Leonard and Margaret Eliza (Johnson) Dewees. 515. Emma Laura, m, Lucius Wiler. 516. Maggie, m. James Marshall. 517. Debertie. The Dewees Family. 63 Children of No. 264. Albert and Annie ^liza (Dewees) Dager. 518. Charlotte May. 519. Laura, m. Harry C. Cooley. 520. Howard, (M. D.) Children of No. 265. Joel and Elizabeth (Wolf) Dewees. 521. Edward. 522. Robert. 523. Caroline, m. Kerper. 524. Margaret, m. William Berkheimer. 525. Emma. 526. Charlotte. 527. Mary. Children of No. 266. Samuel Dewees and wife. 528. Emma. 529. Jonathan. 530. Charles. 531. Catharine. 532. Emanuel. Child of No. 268. Charles and Violette (Wills) Dewees. 533. Alfred Wills, b.. 8, 20, 1855. SIXTH GENERATION. For the Genealogy of No. 269, Rachel Bartholo- mew Hughes and husband Jacob Dewees, M. D., see Genealogy of Cornelius Dewees and Margaret Koster. Children of No. 270. Isaac Wayne and Eliza (McLinn) Hughes. 534. John Hughes, b. 3, 30, 1830, d. 9, 9, 1889, m. i. 64 The Dewees Family. 24, 1854, Jane G. Davis. 535. Hannali, b. 1831, died young. 536. James Bettnor, b. 6, 9, 1833, m. i, 6, 1859, ist, Laura A. W, Bryan; 2d, 6, 6, 1871, Eliza W. Knox. 537. Theodore Jones, b. 10, 16, 1834, m. ist, 10, 3, 1855, Clara Tillman Stevenson; 2d, 10, 21, 1871, Isabella Hunter Knox. 538. Nicholas Collin, b. 3, 10, 1840, d. 7, 15, 1863. 539. Elizabeth, b. 2, — , 1850. Isaac Wa3me Hughes and 2d wife, Anne Smallwood. 540. Isaac W., died in boyhood. 541. Frank Wade, b. 9, 9, 1856. 542. Edward S., b. i, 16, 1863. 543. Annie M., b. i, 16, 1863, died in infancy. Children of No. 271. Benjamin Bartholomew and ist wife Mary (Rambo) Hughes. 544. John J., m. 1 85 1, Hannah Brooke. 545. Isaac Wayne, m. ist, 4, 11, 1855, Alice E. Don- nel; 2d, i, 24, 1878, Emilie Baker. 546. Nathan Rambo, m. 4, 19, 1864, Amanda E. Stacker. 547. Charles Collin, d. 12, 4, 1888, m. 2, 21, i860, Emily Pechin. 548. Mary Ann, m. 12, 18, 1872, Hubert O. Blackfan. 549. Henry Clay, b. 1842, d. 12, i, 1898, m. 12, 25, 1 87 1, Kate A. Longacre. 550. Hannah, d. 3, 8, 1884. 551. Catharine Dewees, m. 4, 19, 1877, Edmund M. Evans. 552. William Corson. 553. Francis Wade, b. 1855, d. 5, 7, i860. The Dewees Family. 65 Children of No. 272. Slater Clay and Susan Qarrett) Hughes. 554. John Jarrett, b. 1837, d- ij i3> 1874, m. 10, 3, 1858, Mary E- Clark. 555. Jane AugustajUi. 10, 28, 8621, Robert Carmer Hill. Children of No. 273. Francis Wade and Elizabeth (Silliman) Hughes. 556. Thomas Silliman, d. 6, 15, 1855, aged 17 years. 557. Francis, m. 11, 15, 1864, Guy E. Farquhar. 558. Aimette, m. 8, 3, 1885, George Ringgold Kaercher. 559. Lucy. Children of No. 274. Theodore Jones and Caroline (Fowville) Hughes. 560. Isaac Wayne, b. 10, 13, 1845, d- 6, i, 1864, killed at Ashland, Virginia. 561. Edward Hall, b. i, 29, 1848. d. 3, 30, 1885. 562. Benjamin Francis, b. 3, 28, 1851, d. 9, 3, 1853. 563. Louis Curtis, b. i, 9, 1854, m. i, 26, 1882, Char- lotte Trittle. 564. Helen May, b. i, 26, 1856, d. 2, 21, 1869. Children of No. 275. Nicholas Collin and Adaline Edmonds (Williams) Hughes. 565. Mary Elizabeth, b. 11, 16, 1849, ^- ^1 5) 1887, m. 2, 3, 1874, Rev. Nathaniel Harding. 566. Hannah, b. 11, 13, 1851, m. 2, 7, 1878, Charles Cottingham Calvert. 567. John Robert, b. 11, 26, 1854, m. 2, 27, 1889, Sallie Nelson Harding. 568. Nicholas Collin, Jr., b. 6, 20, 1856, m. 4, 27, 1880, Martha Elizabeth Harding. 569. Isaac Wayne, b. 7, 17, 1864. 66 The Dewees Family. Children of No. 278. William Latta and Lydia Ann (Bartholomew) Lee, 570. Emeline. 571. Henderson. 572. Mary. 573. Valeria. 574. Caroline Stevenson, m. Louis Davis Baugh. Children of No. 284. William and Mary (Davis) Martin. 575. Edward Martin. Children of No. 286. Michael and Margaret (Davis) Bright. 576. Sarah. 377. Edward. Children of No. 308. Dr. Charles and Maria F. (Brooks) Clingan. 578. Clement, m. Ann Thomas. 579. Charles P., m. Rose Wood. 580. Alan. 581. Anna L., m. Edward Brooke. Children of No. 309. William and Annie J. (Clingan) Wood. 582. Charles N. 583. Sallie A. Children of No. 312. George C. and Rebecca (2Jook) Ferree. 584. Alan,b. 1855. Children of No. 313. D. Dewees and Rebecca (Hutchinson) Ferree. 585. William D., b. 1863, m. Margaret Halpin. 586. Eugene H., b. 1866, m. Mariana Coafman. The Dewees Family. 67 Children of No. 314. Thomas W. and Emily C. (Bartholomew) Ferree. 587. Edward B., b. 1866, m. Anna Jennings. 588. Emily C, b. 1868. 589. Howard G., b. 1873. 590. Mabel, b. 1877. 591. Dillen B., b. 1885. Child of No. 316. Thomas S. and Anna J. (McLean) Stewart. 592. Thomas Selby, Jr., b. 1855. Child of No. 317. George F. and Anna (Hirons) McLean. 593. Alicia F. McLean, b. 1856, m. J. Stewart Brown. Child of No. 318. John and Harriet R. (Calvert) McLean. 594. William H., b. 1856. Children of No. 319. Dewees and ist wife, Rosalind (Gilpin) Wood. 595. Richard G., b. 1849, m. MoUie McPherson. 596. Alan W,. b. 1850, m. ist, Annie Knox; m. 2d, Frances A. Carrier. 597. Lanra G., b. 1853, m. Persifer Smith. 598. Thomas D., b. 1857, m. ist, Gilberta R. Kline, 2d, Mary M. Craige. 599. Annie W., b. 1866, m. Joseph R. Dill worth. 6cx). Nellie W., b. 1867, m. Thomas M. McKee. 601. George W., b. 1871, m. Jessie Dailey. Dewees Wood and 2d wife, Gertrude W. John. 602. Gertrude, b. 1893. Children of No. 320. Thomas and Maria (Flagg) Wood. 603. William B., 1861, m. Catharine Stewart. 68 The Dewees Family. 604. Alice, b. 1863, m. George W. Coates, of Texas. Child of No. 321. James D. and Laura (Gilpin) Wood. 605. Rosalind, m. Charles P. Clingan. Children of No. 323. Howard and Mary (Biddle) Wood. 606. Biddle, b. 1869. 607. Helen B., b. 1872. 608. Alan, b. 1875. 609. Howard, Jr., b. 1876. 610. Clement B., b. 1878. 611. Rachel B., b. 1882.' 612. Marion B., b. 1884. Children of No. 325. Daniel Udre and Emma A. (Raysor) Dewees. 613. George O., b. i860, m. Jennie Barnes. 614. Jacob H. (M. D.), b. 1869. Child of No. 326. Thomas B., and Mary (Young) Dewees. 616. Louisa S., b. 1857, ^- Capt. Walter L. Finley^ Child of No. 327. Alexander and Sarah C. (Dewees) Kennedy. 617. William. Child of No. 329. Isaac H. and Olivia C. (I^edyard) Dewees. 618. I^edyard H., b. 1893. Children of No. 331. Thomas and Elizabeth H. (Bissel) Roberts. 619*. George W. B. b. 1859, m. Mary F. Frothington. 620. Rev. Walter D,, b. 1864, ^- Kate Palmer. 621. Augusta M., b. 1869, m. Theodore W. Beattie. 622. Thomas W„ b. 1875. The Dewees Family. 69 Children of No, 332. Dr, Charles B. and Annie H. (Roberts) Coates. 623. George W. P., b. 1857, ^* ^^^j Bvaline Alice Wood, 2d, Eddie Graham. 624. Leonard R., b. 1858. (M. D.) m. Jennie Boardman. 625. Charles E., (M. D.) b. 1866. 626. Mary L., b. 1868, m. John A. Benedict. 627. Jesse, b. 1870. 628. Rachel, A., b. 1872, m. Frank Martin, (M. D.) Children of No. 335. Gen. John R. and Hannah L. (Roberts) Brooke. 629. William, b. 1864, 630. Louis, b. 1867. Children of No. 339. Jacob H. and Sarah (Stiteler) Dewees. 631. Howard. 632. George S. 633. Rosalind. Children of No. 341. Thomas B. Dewees and 2d wife, Ida L. Knerr. 634. Mabel E. 635. Emma M. Children of No. 350. Dr. James and Elizabeth Metcalf (Boyer) Fisher. 636. Hannah Elizabeth, b. 1829, ^' ^844, Charles A. Wright. 637. Mary Ellen, b. 1832, d. 1889, m. 1852, James M. Patterson. 638. Laura, b. 1835, ^* ^^56, J. M. Steiner, (M. D.) 639. Thomas Boyer, b. 1838. 640. Patty Dewees, b. 1853, m. 1869, Robert L. Mc- Elhenny. yo The Dewees Family. Children of No. 356. William Potts and Lucy Gray (Banks) Dewees, 641. Mary Bryan, b, i, 8, 1872, m, John M. Greaves. 642. William Potts, Jr., b. 12, 21, 1873, 643. George Banks, b. 12, 25, 1875. 644. Lucy Banks, b. 3, 7, 1880, m. 2, 20, 1891, Charles D. Bennett. Children of No. 357. Blake B. Wiggins and Mary Lorrain Dewees. 645. Mason Lee, b. 5, 23, 1863^ m. 6, 7, 1900. 646. Blake Baker, b. 3, 6, 1866, m. 2, 8, 1888, Eddie Cabanis. John Robinson, 2d husband, and Mary Lorrain Dewees. 647. Percy. 648. Theodore Dewees. 649. Mary Bryan. 650. Herschel, b. 8, 18, 1874, m. 2, 9, 1898, Jennie Gage. Children of No. 358. T. Bryan and Margaretta (Chipley) Dewees. 651. Jeannie Bryan, b. 9, 10, 1876, m. 10, 30, 1901, W. B. Inmann, M. D. 652- Guy Bryan, b. 2, 28, 1879. 653. Sarah Lee, b. 3, 27, 1883. 654. Willie Wheat, b. 10, 24, 1885. 655. Mary Margaretta, b. 5, 25, 1888. 656. Mason Lee, b. 4, 6, 1890. 657. Harry Hayward, b. i, 10, 1893. 658. Marion Fairfax, b. 11, 22, 1896. Children of No. 363. Seth Charles and Rose (Ogden) Hunsdon. 659. Ogden Gouvemeur, b. 4, 3, 1884. The Dewees Family. 71 660. Eleanor Carey, b. 3, 18, 1886. 661. Arthur Loomis, b. 7, 26, 1887.