Samuel Dewey

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• Reference Number: 4660

Samuel married Mindwell Post on 1 Dec 1756 in Hebron, Conn. Mindwell was born in 1741; died on 11 Mar 1826 in Lanesboro, Mass. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mindwell Dewey was born on 27 May 1759 in Hebron; died on 25 Jan 1761.
2. Samuel Dewey was born on 19 May 1760 in Hebron; died on 11 Jan 1761.
3. Samuel Dewey was born on 8 May 1762 in Hebron, Conn; died on 8 Jan 1829 in Richmond, Mass.
4. Mindwell Dewey was born on 12 May 1766 in Hebron; died on 10 Sep 1776.
5. Gardner Dewey was born on 31 Oct 1768 in Hebron; died on 21 Jul 1775.
6. Lucy Dewey was born on 16 Aug 1771 in Hebron; died on 9 May 1856 in Lanesboro, Mass.

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• Reference Number: 5660

Samuel married Elizabeth Allen on 6 Mar 1732/33 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Allen and Catherine Morehouse) was born on 4 Sep 1713 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Elizabeth
• Reference Number: 5749
• Birth: 4 Sep 1712, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

Notes:

I have shown that the Samuel Allen who married Lydia Hastings is not the same Samuel Allen who is the father of Elizabeth. His daughter Elizabeth has a different birthday, lives in a different town and has a different husband. This line shows up in the on-line family trees and the OneWorldTrees, but it is proven to be incorrect. The details are as follows.

Baker in "Montville" shows that Lydia Hastings, dau of John Seaborn Hastings and Lydia Champney, married Samuel Allen of Massachusetts. They had a daughter Elizabeth Allen b. abt 1716 who married Jedidiah Graves. The Barbour Collection shows Elizabeth Allen married Jedidiah Graves June 1737 in East Haddam, Connecticut. The only way to reconcile this would be to say that Baker has the birth date of Elizabeth wrong and that she first married Samuel in 1732 and secondly married Jedidiah in 1737. BUT, according to The Barbour Collection Samuel Dewey and Elizabeth were continuing to have children until 1742, which means she could not have married Jedediah in 1737, thus she is a different person.

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• Reference Number: 5836
• Birth: 1672, Massachusetts, USA

Nathaniel married Margaret Burroughs on 24 Jan 1699/00 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA. Margaret (daughter of John Burrows and Hannah Culver) was born on 5 Oct 1677 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA; died in 1717 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: New London, Connecticut, USA
• Name: Margaret Burrows
• Reference Number: 5844

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• Reference Number: 6197
• Will: 13 Mar 1741/42, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
• Probate: 12 Mar 1743/44, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Notes:

Place and date of birth is unknown. We estimate birth year of about 1686 based upon his marriage date.

The first known record of Samuel is his marriage in Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island with Catherine Morehouse, daughter of Thomas Morehouse and Mary Hill of Boston. This is recorded in the Arnold Collection. Their first 5 children are recorded in the Westerly records.

By 1724 the family had moved to Stonington, New London, Ct. From the records of the First Congregational Church in Stonington, we find the next 4 children.

A record of the First Congregation Church in Stonington dated 22 Mar 1730/1731 states “Samuel Allen and Catherine his wife were recommended to ye communion of ye 2d Church of Christ in Lebanon”.

The final 3 children are recorded in Lebanon, New London, Ct.

Children:
Mary Allen 17 Sep 1709, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, USA
Catherine Allen 20 Dec 1711, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, USA
Elizabeth Allen 4 Sep 1713, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, USA
Joshua Allen 2 Apr 1715, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, USA
Samuel Allen 26 Jun 1717, Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, USA
Thomas Allen 30 Aug 1724, Stonington, New London, Ct, USA
John Allen 29 Aug 1725, Stonington, New London, Ct, USA
Eunice Allen 17 Nov 1728, Stonington, New London, Ct, USA
Ruhameh Allen 14 Sep 1729, Stonington, New London, Ct, USA
Joseph Allen 26 Jan 1732/33, Lebanon, New London, Ct, USA
Daniel Allen 14 Aug 1735, Lebanon, New London, Ct, USA
George Allen 11 May 1737, Lebanon, New London, Ct, USA

Westerly, Rhode Island Deeds Vol. 5:
Pages 93-94, Samuel Allen and Cathern? his wife, mason, to Elihu Palmer of Stonington, saddler, 45 A bounded: land which was formerly James Babcock, Champlins house, Lanphears fence, Oliver Babcock, April 4, 1729. Witnesses: Stephen Willcox and Theodaty Rhodes.

Samuel has been conflated with the son of Joshua Allen and Mary Crowell. But this is disproved by NEHGR 1971 P232-233-"Yelverton Crowell of Yarmouth, Mass." According to cemetery inscriptions from "History of Ancient Windham" the family plot shows their son Samuel died at Coventy, Ct 14 Oct 1718; whereas our Samuel was having children in Lebanon Ct until 1729 and is recorded as having died in Lebanon in 1742.

Samuel has also been conflated with the Samuel Allen marrying Lydia Hastings, dau of John Seaborne Hastings. But the children do not match up.

At this point, we do not know Samuel’s parentage.

== Sources ==

* The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. 1-55.

Ancestry.com, Rhode Island, Births, 1636-1930 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000), Ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Mary Allen.

Vital Records of Rhode Island, Arnold Collection by James Arnold Vol 5, P6
Samuel Allen and Catherine Morris.

Americanancestors.org, Stonington, Ct: First Congregational Church Records, 1674-1874.

Will dated 13 Mar 1741/42 in Lebanon, Windham County, Connecticut(was not called New London County until 1824):
Wife: Catherine
Sons: Joshua, Samuel, Thomas, John, Joseph
Daughters: Mary, Catherine, Boty (Elizabeth), Eunice, Ruhameh
Daniel & George not mentioned. They probably died young.

Birth:
based on date of marr

Samuel married Catherine Morehouse on 20 Aug 1707 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA. Catherine (daughter of Thomas Morehouse and Mary Hill) was born on 22 Jun 1691 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 5886
• Residence: 1717, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
• Residence: 1735, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA

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• Reference Number: 4357

Notes:

Here lies the body of Dn Josiah Dewey. He was born in Windsor 1640.........Slept in Jesus Sept7, 1732 In ye 92 year of his Age. Connecticut cemetery inscription. NEHGS 1920 Vol74 P57

transcriptions of Westfield Vital Records show wife of this Josiah as Experience Dewey--but that appears to be a mistake, as children born later are listed to Hepzibah. Also, Ebenezer listed as son of Josiah and Experience in Westfield Vital Records shows as son of Josiah and Hepzibah on his gravestone. Also Hepzibahs gravestone in Lebanon's Old Cemtery is inscribed as husband of Josiah.

6 Jun 1650; Hartford, Hartford Co., CT 26. It is Agreed and Concluded betwixt this Courte in the behalfe of the Children of Thomas Dewey and Geo: Phelps of Wyndsor that the whole of the land both meadow and vpland mentioned in the said Deweys Invento: amounting to the Sum of 75£ Shall bee sequestred for the Childre[ns] seuerall porcons so farr as it goes, and the remainder be[ing] 52£, he Ingages himselfe to gi7e int to the Courte sufficie[nt] security for the payment thereof according to the will of the Courte. The howse and peece of land belonging to it valued at 40£, the said Phelps Accepts vppon his wiues parte of the Estate.

Josiah married Hepzibah Lyman on 6 Nov 1662 in Northampton, New London, Connecticut, USA. Hepzibah (daughter of Richard Lyman and Hepzibah Ford) was born in 1644 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 4 Jun 1732 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 2425

Notes:

from transcription of stones in Lebanon's Old Cemtery:
"Here lies ye body of ye worth Mrs. Hephzibah ye wife of Don Josiah Dewey. She was the daughter of Mr. Richard Lyman of Hartford. She was one that feared ye Lord & slept in Jesus June ye 4 1732 in ye 89 year of her age."

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• Reference Number: 3698
• Birth: Abt 1637
• Birth: 1642
• Birth: 1642, Connecticut, USA

Notes:

John Burrows was born at Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT in 1642. He was the son of Robert and Mrs. Mary (Ireland) Burrows. He was married in New London County, CT on 14 December 1670 to Hannah Culver. Hannah was the daughter of Edward and Ann Ellis Culver. She was born 11 Apr 1651 and died abt. 1731. John Burrows became a freeman in October 1669 at New London, CT. The part of New London that he lived in became Groton in 1705. He was the sole heir of his father and inherited a large amount of land.
John and Hannah Burrows became members of the First Congregational Church of Stonington, CT on 3 January 1685/86. The members who lived long distances from the church petitioned for a site for a church on the Groton side of the river. The pastor, Rev. Saltonstall opposed this and the differences became bitter. John Burrows must have been on who opposed the pastor's views, because there is a record "John Burrows was re-admitted July 20, 1701, having been suspended for offense to Mr. Saltonstall".
On 12 February 1716, John Burrows died at Groton, CT without leaving a will. He had previously given his large land holdings to his son, John. His inventory was valued at 249 pounds, 6 shillings and 4 pence. Among the items found in the inventory of his estate was "1 bedd and beding for the negro Gearle". John is buried in the Wightman Burying Ground at Groton, CT. His grave is covered with a large flat stone known as a "wolf stone" to keep the grave from being dug up by animals.
Children of John and Hannah (Culver) Burrows:
John Burrows, Jr. , b. 2 Sep 1671. Marr. 14 Oct 1700, Lydia Hubbard . Died 26 May 1762.

Mary Burrows , b. 12 Nov 1672. Marr. 29 May 1689, John Tuttle .

Hannah Burrows , b. 9 Oct 1674. Marr. 17 Mar 1702/3, Henry Woodward . Lived in Lebanon, CT.

Margaret Burrows , b. 15 Oct 1677. Marr. 24 Jan 1699/00, Nathaniel Dewey . Died abt. 1716.

Samuel Burrows , b. 5 Jul 1679. Marr. 21 Nov 1706, Mary Chester .

Robert Burrows , b. 9 Sep 1681. Marr. 6 Aug 1712, Mary "Mercy" Culver . Died 1748.

Abigail Burrows , b. 10 Jul 1682.

Jeremiah Burrows , b. abt. 1689. Marr. Desire Avery .

Isaac Burrows , b. abt. 1693. Died 5 Dec 1783 in Hebron, Tolland Co. CT.

info from: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vgdeagan/burrows.htm


Birth:
Pequot, New London, Connecticut

John married Hannah Culver on 14 Dec 1670 in New London, Connecticut, USA. Hannah (daughter of Edward Culver and Ann Ellis) was born on 11 Apr 1651 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Jan 1733 in Groton, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Hanna Colver
• Reference Number: 2535
• Birth: 1652, Massachusetts, USA
• Birth: 11 Apr 1652, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

Birth:
baptism date

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• Reference Number: 4688

Notes:

Died:
wife remarried 1700

Thomas married Mary Hill on 3 Apr 1690 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Mary was born in 1669 in Boston, Massachusetts; died on 9 Jul 1746 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 2112
• Residence: 29 May 1698, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Notes:

The father of Mary Hill listed in numerous on-line trees of Eliphalet Hill is incorrect. That persons actual name is Eliphalet Hitt (or Hett in some records) and is not the parent of a Hill. (TAG 1951 V27 P95 "Eliphalet Hitt (not Hill) of Boston") The birthdate of 1 Apr 1670 refers to Mary Hitt, not Mary Hill.

Birth:
age 77 on gravestone