William was born in 1803. His parents were Nancy (Wallace) and Robert Dew. There is information on the Dew lineage in the Glattfelder/Clotfelter book cited in Sources.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85Z-GYQ : 12 April 2016), William Dew, Mason county, Mason, Illinois, United States; citing family 251, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Book: Glattfelder/Clotfelter : A family history tracing some of the decendents of Casper Glattfelder of Glattfelden, Switzerland and, in particular, the descendents of his grandson, Johann Jacob Glattfelder/Clotfelter [Hardcover] [1994] Janet L. Zemaneck; Ruth Clotfelter Camenisch Downey-1809 has a copy of the book. Pg. 227-231
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William: