Elizabeth (Allen) Dewey (1712)

Born 4 Sep 1712 in New London County, Connecticut [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Dewey — married [date unknown] in Hebron, New London Co CT

Descendants

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Biography

Elizabeth Allen, daughter of Samuel Allen, was born on 4 September 1712 ^[1] in Connecticut. ^[2]

Elizabeth married Samuel Dewey on 6 March ^[3] 1732 ^{[2] [3]} at Lebanon, ^[3] Connecticut Colony. She gave birth to six of their children, all born in Lebanon, Connecticut:

1. Samuel Dewey Jr. (1732-1801)
2. Desire (Dewey) Phelps (1734-1827)
3. Elijah Dewey (1736-1773)
4. Jeremiah Dewey (1738-abt.1833)
5. Elizabeth (Dewey) Cogswell (1740-1812)
6. Nathan Dewey (1742-1779)

Research Notes

Research on Elizabeth's purported father, Samuel Allen, says she was born in Westerly, Kings County, Rhode Island. However, her birth is recorded in the vital records of Stonington, Connecticut, a town that borders Westerly and the state line to the east. It could still be the same person, but because "Allen" and "Samuel Allen" are such common names, an additional source would be welcome.

A different person named Elizabeth Allen, born on 14 September 1712, the daughter of Samuel Allen and Lydia Hastings, married Jedidiah Graves. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Nancy E. Schott, compiler, and Lorraine Cook White, ed., "The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records," Stonington 1658-1854, Typescript index (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2000) 2; Ancestry.com, "Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)," database on-line (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2006) (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/228360:1034 : accessed 31 March 2024). Entry for "Allen, Elizabeth, d. of Samuel, b. Sept. 4, 1712, vol. 1, p. 124."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," Yates Publishing, index; Ancestry.com, database on-line (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Source number 195.000, Submitter Code WBF (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/16425:7836?tid=&pid=&queryId=f580a26d-f38b-48cd-9318-d6769df05989&_phsrc=Zow5656&_phstart=successSource : accessed 31 March 2024). Note: "Compiled over thirty-four years by professional genealogist Bill Yates, ... Source materials for these marriage records include family group sheets, pedigree charts, family history articles, queries, letters, Bible records, wills, and manuscript genealogies."
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Adelbert M. Dewey, author, "Life of ...," Louis Marinus Dewey, compiler of "Dewey Family History," et al., Life of George Dewey, Rear Admiral, U.S.N., and Dewey Family History, "Being an Authentic Historical and Genealogical Record of More than Fifteen Thousand Persons in the United States by the Name of Dewey, and Their Descendants," (Westfield, MA: Dewey Publishing Company, 1898) 650; Ancestry.com, digital copy, "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000," (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016). For Elizabeth Allen (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/514868:61157 : accessed 31 March 2024).
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59596566/elizabeth-graves: accessed April 1, 2024), memorial page for Elizabeth Allen Graves (14 Sep 1712–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59596566, citing Graves Cemetery, Sherman, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by ReLyRoTh (contributor 46556292).