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Notes for Jedediah Dewey

Jedediah [Dewey], Westfield, br[other] of the preced. [Thomas] freem. 1680, by w. Sarah had Sarah, b. 28 Mar. 1672; Margaret, 10 Jan. 1674; Jedediah, 14 June 1676; Daniel, 9 Mar. 1679; Thomas, 29 June 1682; Joseph, 10 May 1684; Hannah, 14 Mar. 1686; Mary, 1 Mar. 1688; James, 3 Apr. 1692; and Abigail, 17 Nov. 1694. His w. d. 20 Nov. 1711, and he d. 1718. [1]

Research Notes:

The family tree of a person who is a DNA match of Janet suggests that the person is a descendant of Jedediah Dewey, who our genealogical research indicates is a sibling of Janet's ancestor Thomas Dewey. The DNA match suggests a relationship of 5th-8th cousins. Our genealogy research and the tree of the cousin suggest a relationship of 11th cousins. The family tree of the person also suggests that the person is a descendant of Luke Hitchcock, who our genealogical research indicates is a sibling of Janet's ancestor Hannah Hitchcock. Our genealogy research and the tree of the cousin suggest a relationship of 10th cousins. [2]


Footnotes:

[1] James Savage, John Farmer, Orrando Perry, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing three generations, Vol. 2 (Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1860), 43, [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive], [HathiTrust].

[2] The family tree of a person who has a DNA match to Janet suggests a lineage to Jedediah Dewey who is a sibling of Janet's ancestor Thomas Dewey, child of Thomas Dewey and Frances. The DNA match suggests a relationship of 5th-8th. Our genealogy research and the tree of the cousin suggest a relationship of 11th cousins, [Link].