Thomas Dewey1

M, #20174, b. circa 1603, d. Apr 27, 1648
Pedigree

Family

Frances Randall Clark b. circa 1611, d. Sep 27, 1690
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*circa 1603 Thomas Dewey was born circa 1603 at Sandwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom.1 
Marriage*Mar 22, 1638 He married Frances Randall Clark on Mar 22, 1638 at Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.1 
Death*Apr 27, 1648 Thomas Dewey died on Apr 27, 1648 at Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.1 
Burial*Apr 28, 1648 He was buried on Apr 28, 1648 at Mechanic Street Cemetery (AKA Old Burying Ground Cemetery), Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 29756044.2 
Book Excerpt* 
The statement has been made that Thomas Dewey was from Sandwich, Kent, but this has no documentary foundation. Dewey was more likely from the West Country, as were so many of the other early settlers of Dorchester. Since Thomas Dewey first appears in Dorchester in 1633, he may have arrived on the unnamed ship from Weymouth , Dorsetshire, that landed in New England in July of 1633. Great Migrat ion Newsletter, Volume 1 through present (1990+) 3:9].
Many secondary sources identify Thomas Dewey's wife as the widow of Joseph Clark of Windsor, but Clarence Almon Torrey demolished this claim in 1928, and demonstrated that the identity of the first husband of Frances (_____) (Clark) (Dewey) Phelps remains unknown [The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume through present (1869+) 59:21 4-15; The American Genealogist, Volume 9 to present (1932+) 35:151].3
 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  3. [S948] Book - The American Genealigist,.