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Jonathan Dewing (1663 - 1741)

Born in Dedham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died at about age 77 in Needham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Biography

Jonathan Dewing [Duein/Duing], son of Andrew Dewing and Ann Donstall, was born Apr 3 1663 in Dedham, Suffolk [Norfolk] County, Massachusetts. [1]

He married in Dedham Jan 7 1692 Susannah Bacon, [2] daughter of John Bacon and Rebecca Hall, born Jan 18 1668/9. [3]

He lived in that portion of Dedham which became Needham in 1711, signing the petition for incorporation of Needham in 1710.[4] For more see:[5]

He died in Needham in 1741. His will, written Sep 23 1741, was proved Nov 10 1741. [6]


Children:[7]

  1. Jonathan Dewing, b. Oct 5 1692
  2. Nathaniel Dewing, b. Aug 7 1695
  3. Stephen Dewing, b. Apr 6 1698.
  4. Patience Dewing, b. Fed 18 1699/1700.
  5. David Dewing, b. May 9, 1703.
  6. Jemima Dewing, b. Jun 25, 1706.

Sources

  1. Early Records of the Town of Dedham, Edited by Don Gleason Hill, Vol. 1, p. 9. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101013827207&view=1up&seq=23&size=125
  2. Early Records of the Town of Dedham, Edited by Don Gleason Hill, Vol. 1, p.24. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101013827207&view=1up&seq=40
  3. Early Records of the Town of Dedham, Edited by Don Gleason Hill, Vol. 1, p. 11. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101013827207&view=1up&seq=25
  4. Clark, George Kuhn. History of Needham (1912) p. 71. https://archive.org/details/historyofneedham01clar/page/70/mode/2up .
  5. Clarke, p.20. https://archive.org/details/historyofneedham01clar/page/20/mode/2up
  6. Suffolk Co. Probate Bk.35, p.530: will written Sep 23 1741; proved Nov 10 1741: of Needham, yeoman.
  7. Dewing, Benjamin Franklin. Descendants of Andrew Dewing of Dedham, Mass, with Notes on English Families of the Same Name. Boston: Privately Printed, 1906, p.13. https://archive.org/stream/descendantsofand00dewi#page/12/mode/2up

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sandy Minder for creating WikiTree profile Dewing-29 through the import of Delong gedcom.ged on Apr 27, 2013.

Dewing-41 First-hand information as remembered by Don Stone, Monday, July 21, 2014.

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