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Dewees Family
Descendants of William Dewees
Generation 1
1.

William Dewees-1. He died in 1809[1].

William Dewees did not make a reparation claim in the Chester County returns. Rather he applied diectly to Congress for restitution. The Claim is summarized in the linked document. Dewees held Slaves.

Sarah Waters daughter of Thomas Waters and Ann Bartholomew. She died in 1822[1].

William Dewees and Sarah Waters were married on Nov 15, 1769[2]. They had the following children:
i.

Thomas W. Dewees. He died after 1798[3].

2. ii.

Waters Dewees was born in 1776[2]. He married Ann Bull on Jun 14, 1796[2]. He died in 1858[2].

iii.

George W. Dewees.

iv.

William Dewees.

3. v.

Anne Dewees. She married James Potts about 1811[2].

Sarah Potts daughter of John Potts.

William Dewees and Sarah Potts married. They had the following children:
4. i.

Rachel Dewees was born on Mar 07, 1765[4]. She died on Dec 04, 1848[4].

5. ii.

Hannah Dewees. She married Rev. John Boggs on Feb 09, 1792[2].

Generation 2
2.

Waters Dewees-2 (William-1) was born in 1776[2]. He died in 1858[2].

Ann Bull.

Waters Dewees and Ann Bull were married on Jun 14, 1796[2]. They had the following children:
i.

Sarah C. Dewees was born in 1797[2].

ii.

Elizabeth Dewees was born in 1799[2].

iii.

Mary L. Dewees was born in 1802[2].

iv.

Ann H. Dewees was born in 1806[2].

6. v.

George W. Dewees was born in 1808[2].

vi.

Rachel Dewees was born in 1810[2].

7. vii.

Thomas B. Dewees was born in 1813[2]. He married Elizabeth Hause in 1835[2].

3.

Anne Dewees-2 (William-1).

James Potts son of David Potts and Mary ?.

James Potts and Anne Dewees were married about 1811[2]. They had the following children:
i.

David Potts. He married ? in Terre Haute, Indiana[2].

ii.

Sarah Potts. She married ? Cole in Springfield, Indiana[2].

4.

Rachel Dewees-2 (William-1) was born on Mar 07, 1765[4]. She died on Dec 04, 1848[4].

Benjamin Bartholomew son of Joseph Bartholomew and Sarah Carver? was born on Feb 16, 1752 in Great Valley[4, 5]. He died on Mar 31, 1812[4, 5].

Benjamin Bartholomew and Rachel Dewees married. They had the following children:
i.

Augustine Bartholomew was born on Apr 05, 1801[5].

ii.

Benjamin Bartholomew was born on Aug 25, 1804[5].

iii.

Edward Bartholomew was born on Jan 08, 1799[5]. He died in Oct 1875[5].

iv.

Ellen Bartholomew was born on Jan 07, 1806[5]. She married Thomas Maxwell on Dec 11, 1828[5].

v.

Hannah Bartholomew was born on Apr 07, 1783[4].

8. vi.

Joseph Bartholomew was born on Oct 12, 1784[4]. He died in Feb 1811[4, 5].

vii.

Sarah Bartholomew was born on Nov 20, 1787[4]. She died on Jan 25, 1858[5].

viii.

John Bartholomew was born on Dec 12, 1789 in Great Valley[4]. He died on May 11, 1871[4].

ix.

Rachel Bartholomew was born on May 28, 1792[4]. She died on Nov 30, 1833[4].

x.

? Bartholomew was born on Mar 27, 1794[5]. He died on Apr 06, 1794[5].

xi.

Mary Ann Bartholomew was born on Jun 11, 1795[5]. She died on Mar 05, 1822[5].

xii.

William Bartholomew was born on Apr 06, 1797[5]. He died on May 04, 1808[5].

xiii.

Ann Bartholomew was born on Apr 16, 1803[5]. She died on Jun 01, 1805[5].

5.

Hannah Dewees-2 (William-1).

Rev. John Boggs.

Rev. John Boggs and Hannah Dewees were married on Feb 09, 1792[2]. They had the following children:
i.

Sarah Boggs. She died in 1836[2].

ii.

Newton Boggs. He died in 1831[2].

Generation 3
6.

George W. Dewees-3 (Waters-2, William-1) was born in 1808[2].

Amelia W. Snyder.

George W. Dewees and Amelia W. Snyder married. They had the following children:
i.

Ann N. Dewees was born in Bridgeport, PA[2].

ii.

Daniel Udne Dewees was born in 1832[2].

iii.

Thomas B. Dewees was born in 1834[2]. He died on Jul 05, 1886[2].

iv.

Sarah C. Dewees was born in 1836[2].

Louisa B. Holstein.

George W. Dewees and Louisa B. Holstein were married between 1836-1849. They had the following children:
i.

Eva A. Dewees was born in 1849[2].

9. ii.

Isaac H. Dewees was born in 1853[2]. He married Olivia C. Ledyard in Montgomery, Alabama[2].

iii.

Mary H. Dewees was born in 1856[2].

7.

Thomas B. Dewees-3 (Waters-2, William-1) was born in 1813[2].

Elizabeth Hause.

Thomas B. Dewees and Elizabeth Hause were married in 1835[2]. They had the following children:
i.

Ann W. Dewees.

10. ii.

Jacob H. Dewees.

iii.

Sallie C. Dewees.

11. iv.

Thomas B. Dewees was born in 1844[2]. He married Hannah Templin on Nov 01, 1866[2].

v.

John Dewees.

vi.

Elmira Dewees.

vii.

W. William Dewees.

viii.

Jesse H. Dewees.

ix.

Howard W. Dewees.

x.

Henry C. Dewees.

xi.

Ida F. Dewees.

8.

Joseph Bartholomew-3 (Rachel-2, William-1) was born on Oct 12, 1784[4]. He died in Feb 1811[4, 5].

Hannah Davis. She died on Sep 03, 1816[5].

Joseph Bartholomew and Hannah Davis married. They had the following children:
i.

David Davis Bartholomew.

Generation 4
9.

Isaac H. Dewees-4 (George W.-3, Waters-2, William-1) was born in 1853[2].

Olivia C. Ledyard.

Isaac H. Dewees and Olivia C. Ledyard were married in Montgomery, Alabama[2]. They had the following children:
i.

Ledyard H. Dewees was born in 1893[2].

10.

Jacob H. Dewees-4 (Thomas B.-3, Waters-2, William-1).

Sallie Stiteler.

Jacob H. Dewees and Sallie Stiteler married. They had the following children:
i.

Howard Dewees.

ii.

George S. Dewees.

iii.

Rosalind Dewees.

11.

Thomas B. Dewees-4 (Thomas B.-3, Waters-2, William-1) was born in 1844[2].

Hannah Templin.

Thomas B. Dewees and Hannah Templin were married on Nov 01, 1866[2]. They had no children.

Ida L. Knerr.

Thomas B. Dewees and Ida L. Knerr were married on Feb 26, 1885[2]. They had the following children:
i.

Mabel E. Dewees.

ii.

Emma M. Dewees.

Sources
1

Woodman's History of Valley Forge.
2

The Dewees Family by Mrs. Philip E. LaMunyen, 1905.
3

Herb Fry.
4

The Early Bartholomews by Ellinor Janney Detterline.
5

Baptist Church Records.
Report created on August 27, 2012