Priscilla
Dewees
Born in Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Dewees
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Abraham Dewees Sr.
— married
8 Jun 1797 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Mother of
Garrett Dewees, Rachel (Dewees) Davis, John Dewees, Samuel Dewees, William Dewees, Jacob Dewees, Abraham Dewees, Priscilla Dewees, Maria (Dewees) Farrer, Sarah (Dewees) Rowland, Thomas Dewees, Elmira Dewees and Joseph Dewees
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Aug 2015
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Biography
Priscilla was born in 1778 to William and Mary Dewees. The family history reference below indicates different parentage but the Marriage Records show the correct parents. Either way, she married her first cousin in 1797 and together they had numerous children.
Sources
- Pennsylvania, Compiled Marriage Records, 1700-1821, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (2011), Pennsylvania Marriage Records
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The Dewees Family : Genealogical data, biographical facts and historical data, Ancestry.com Operations Inc. (2016)
Agnes Streeper Dewees' children named in Will of Elizabeth Kastner, Montgomery Co, PA, book 1, p. 401; Cem. records, Upper Germantown Burying Ground; Tomstone inscriptions at Zion Lutheran Ch. in Whitemarsh; Marriage recs. at St. Michael & Zion's Lutheran Ch. in Philadelphia; Records at St. Michae'l Lutheran Ch. in Germantown; Will of William Dewees (m. Anna Mehls); the Deweese Family (1905) by P. E. LaMunyan; Jack Vaughn letter, 31 Dec 1987: #1; also see Deweese Family Newsletter p. 87.
Deweese Family Newsletter Family Group Sheet #28
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Priscilla by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Priscilla:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Priscilla by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Priscilla:
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~3.12%
Ted Bossert
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
Gurney Thompson :
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