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William Dewey 1475 – 1530 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England

Death Date: 1530

Death Location: Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England

Father: Josiah Dewey

Mother: Mehitable Miller

Spouse(s): Mercy Bailey

Children(s): Simeon Dewey

In 1475, William Dewey entered the world in Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England, born to Josiah Dewey and Mehitable Miller. William Dewey married Mercy Bailey, and had children including Simeon Dewey. William Dewey passed away in 1530 in Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1475, William Dewey entered the world in Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England, born to Josiah Dewey and Mehitable Miller.
  • William Dewey married Mercy Bailey, and had children including Simeon Dewey.
  • William Dewey passed away in 1530 in Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dewey's Ancestors

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William Dewey
1475 – 1530
Birth Place: Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England
Parents
Josiah Dewey
1455 –
Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England
Mehitable Miller
1460 –
Sandwich, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Josiah Dewey
1430 –
Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England
Hepzibah Lyman
1430 – 1500
Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England
Thomas Miller
1440 –
England
Sarah Marshfield
1440 –
England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Lyman
1405 –
Hepzibah Ford
1408 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Saloman Lyman
1360 – 1460
Thomas Ford
1380 –

William Dewey's Descendants

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William Dewey (1475 – 1530) m. Mercy Bailey (1480 – )
  1. 1. Simeon Dewey (About 1500 – 1 Jul 1636) m. Anna Phelps (About 1500 – 1580)
    1. 1. Margaret Dewey (1530 – 23 Jun 1649) m. Edmund (Hobart) Chavis (11 January 1530 – 1600)
      1. 1. Jane Chavis (1567 – 20 February 1632) m. John (Yeo) Banges (1567 – 11 Feb 1631)
        1. 1. Pandora (Rebecca) Bangs (1605 – 27 Mar 1661) m. Richard (O) Sparrow (21 Nov 1602 – 08 Jan 1660)

William Dewey's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of William Dewey in Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England
Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England
1530
1530
Age 55
Death of William Dewey in Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England
Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Sandwich (Swanage), Dorset, England

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