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Dewey Family

This Dewey line begins with Thomas Dewey b. 1613 and continues through to Lottie Dewey Carpenter b. 1856.

1.  Thomas Dewey        b. 1613 Sandwich, Kent, Englandd. 1648 Windsor, Mass

m.  22 March 1647/48 to  Francis Clark   d.  9/27/1690

                  Children;  Thomas,  *Josiah,  Anna,  Israel, Jedediah.

  Thomas was the first Dewey to live in what is now the United States.

2.  Josiah Dewey b. 10 Oct 1641 Windsor, CTd. 7 Sept 1732  Northampton, Mass

m. 6 Nov 1662 Northampton, Mass  to Hepzibzh Lyman 1641-1722

                   Children;  *Nathanial,  William.

  One of seven founders of the Westfield Church, Northampton, Mass.

3.  NathanielDewey       b 20 Feb 1673 Northampton, Mass        d  ?

m. Margaret Burroughs  b. 05 Oct 1677

  Children;  *Noah,  Samuel,  Nathaniel,  Sarah, Thomas,  Hepzipah,  Tamar,  Margaret.

  Farmer Northampton, Mass and Lebanpn, CT.

4.  Noah  Dewey Sr.      b 13 May 1706  Lebanon, CT       d. ?

m 03 Oct 1737 to Abigail Plumsly at Lebanon, CT

                   Children: Noah,

5.  Noah Dewey Jr.        b 28 July 1734  Lebanon, CT.        d?

         m. 22 Feb 1757 toAbigail (Robinson) Flint

   Children;  Abigail, Lemuel, *Ezra.

   Moved to Hartfort, Vermont in 1764.

6.  Ezra Dewey     b. 1764       D. ?

                             m. 1. 23 Nov 1787 Martha Hunt,  Northampton, Mass

     2. 1 March 1797 to Freelove Mayhew in Oneida, NY b. 1769

   Children;  *Truman Chittnden ,

   Ezra was both a Revolutionary soldier and a soldier in the war of 1812.

7.  Truman Chittenden Dewey        b. 19 June 1794 in Vermont           d. 15 Oct 1858 in Jamestown, Steuban, IN

m. 1. 16 Sept 1814 to Welthy Farman in Ellisburg, NY

               2. 08 Aug 1859  to Mary Norton in Steuban City, IN

Children;  Truman, Lucinda,  Louisa,  William,  Caroline,  Charles,  Frank,  *Edward B.                                                          Bates

    Served in the war of 1812 in  Gad Ackley's NY Militia.

8.  Edward B. Dewey    b 06 Mar 1832 in Lewiston, NY       d 18 May 1902 in Ft. Scott, KS

m. 03 Oct 1854 to Eliza Maria Shaw in Coldwater, MI

  Children;  *Lottie Bell,  Nellie M., Ida Marie.

  Edward served in the Civil War and is buried in the Ft. Scott National Cemetery.

9. Lottie Bell Dewey              b 13 Sept 1856 in Jamestown, IN   d 28 Dec 1933 in Bellwood NE

m. 19 Feb 1876 to Judson Carpenter in Peppersville, NE

   Lottie had two sisters, 1.Nellie M. Dewey, born 27 Oct 1860 in Van Wert, Ohio

  &  Ida Marie Dewey, born 23 July 1867.

Lottie  Bell Dewey

Daughter of Edward B. Dewey,

Wife of Judson Carpenter

Mother of; Merl Carpenter,  Vernon Carpenter,

Mable Carpenter, and Reatha Carpenter

Grandmother of Lynn J.Carpenter, Merlene C. Carpenter and  Keith M. Carpenter

For more on Lottie Dewey read the "Carpenters in Butler Co. NE" page.

About Thomas Dewey, the Settler

Thomas Dewey was the first Dewey to live in the Colonies.  He is thought to have arrived on the ship  "Lyon" in February, 1630, when he was 16 years of age.  He is first mentioned in the Massachusetts Bay Colony Records in Aug. 1633.

An Inventory of the Thos. Dewey Estate

May the 19th, 1643

Inventory and Settlement of theThomas Dewey Estate.  Records of the State of Connecticut.

(SPELLING as in ORIGINAL)

Item:One howse and barne with the home lott in quanity about one acre and quarter

to foot of hill.    40 L

Item:One p'cell of meadow adjoyneing there unto, abt. 7 acres.    20 L

Item:Another p'cell in the great meadow 4 acres and one quarter15 L

Item:Another p'cell in the great meadow 3 acres and one quarter10 L

Item:Two p'cells of upland about 19 acres and a half.20 L

Item: Another p'cell in the great meadow about 5 acres, 8 rodds and halfe   15 L

Item:One yoake oxen15 LTwo mares and a colt18 L 10 S     33L  10 S

Item:Two cous and one young beast 12 LOne soue and two piggs1 L    13 L

Item:Two stock of bees2 L5 acres of corne upon the grond5 L        7 L

Item 7 other acres of corne upon the grond  5 L

Item:In bedding, besteads, and lyning 9 L 10 S

Item:His wearing cloths      5 L 10 S

Item:A chest, A box, A cupboard        11 S

Item:pewter 11 Sone fowling piece, suord, powder and bullits 1 L 15 S            1L 29  S

Item:Wedges, betle rings, axes, spads, other tools1 L 14 S

Item:pots, ketells of brass and iron7Lhemp, flax1L      8 L

Item:A saddl and pillion1L 4SMeal, troes, tables, payles, small things 2L 1S3 L   5 S

Item:A table board 6 Ssyth5 S part in a saw and shott mold 6 S 17 S

Item: A cart, plow, harrow, howes and other things              3 L 10 S

Som:                213 L

The distribution of the estate was by the courte the 17th October 1648, as appears by the records of that Courte and provision made for the childrens portions at ye Courte thee 6th June 1650

David Wilton

Robert Winchell

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Our shadow selves, our influence, may fall,  where we our selves can never be.

Anne E. Hamilton

The families names listed below  are related to the Carpenter or Davies line. The names are composed of only a generation or two.  If you would like more information on any of these families please contact me through my email address or the Guest Book on the Index page.

BAKER FAMILY:

Walter H. Baker; b. 25 July1804  NY    d. 18 Jan. 1886    Quincy, MI,  wife, Clarissa b. 16 Aug 1810NY.  A brother to Elezer

*Eleazer C Baker; b. 3 Jan. 1814 NY  Charlestown, NY.   d.  1903 Quincy, MI ,  wife, Lucy Jordan,  b.  July 16, 1823 in NY.        d. Feb. 29, 1892 in Quincy, Branch Co. MI1

CHILDREN of  ELEAZER AND SARAH;

*Pheobe Jane BAKER; b. 31 Mar. 1850,  Penfield, NY  d. 18 May 1921, Bellwood, NE,  Married. James A. West on  Feb.21, 1867 .

Bryon Westgate BAKER,  b. 19 Mar. 1852  d. Nov. 1939, Lived Clyde, OH.  Occupation: Worked in a Canning factory.

Theron Curtis BAKER;  b. 6 Aug. 1854,  Penfield, NY.  d. Nov. 1939.

Burdell Jordon BAKER; b. 14 Jan. 1856 Quincey, MI.  d. 17 Aug. 1943,  Iowa.  Occupation: Doctor.

Myron Burr BAKER b.  3 Apr. 1858 Penfield, NY.  d. 1938 in MI. Occupation:   carpenter.

Rozell Edwin BAKER;   b. 14 Dec. 1859 Penfield, NY.  d.  ? (Went to Gold fields of  Central Africa with brother Edwin.  Not heard from again.

Edwin Elsworth BAKER; b. 21 July 1863   d.   ? Central Africa.

Agnus Isabella BAKER;  b. 16 Oct. 1861 Penfield, NY  d.  ? Married a Mr. Becker.  Known by  "Belle."

Elwood  West BAKER;     b. 19 Aug. 1869  d.  June 16. 1872, Quincy, MI.  Buried Lake Cemetery, Branch C. MI.

Reatha Faith "Carpenter" Hall

Youngeat aughter of

Lottie Dewy & Judson Carpenter

Married Cecil Hall

Mother of,Don Hall, Max Hall and Larey Hall

b. Butler Co. Nebraska

d. Bellwood Nebraska

Carpenter/Davies & Related Families

1.  Baker. Family Names, Photo of Great Grandmother Phebe Baker

  2.  Dewey   Line from Thomas Dewey to Lottie Dewey,

3.  Inventory of the Thomas Dewey Estate,

Eleazer C. Baker is buried at the Lake Cemetery, Branch Co. MI. Many of our Baker, Rogers & West

family are buried here. Eleazer first bought 40 acres of land in MI on September 15, 1835.  He then bought 80 acres of land on May 1, 1839. 

Photo of the Old Grange Building  standing next to Lake Cemetery.  Taken on a trip to MI in 1991.