Israel Dewey 
Israel was born in Westfield, Hampden, MA.1 Israel's father was Thomas Dewey and his mother was Abigail Dewey. His paternal grandparents were Jedediah Dewey and Sarah Orton; his maternal grandparents were Thomas Dewey and Constance Hawes. He had two brothers and three sisters, named Thomas, Thomas, Abigail, Hannah and Bashua. He had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named James, Abigail and Naomi. He died on November 23rd, 1773 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, MA.1 General Notes
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[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #1377, Date of Import: Oct 25, 1998]
Israel Dewey was born at Westfield, MA and died at Great Barrington, MA where he had moved with his wife and ten children, from Westfield; with his wife he joined Westfield Church, Feb. 28, 1742; dismissed in 1757; bought, Oct. 20, 1756, of Hewit Root, of Blandford, Innholder, a mansion house and barn three-fourths of a mile west of the upper meeting-house in Sheffield (Great Barrington); was the real pioneer of the Berkshire Deweys, whose influence in the town he helped to found still remains; a man of independence, originality and great force of character. He settled primarily on the large farm later owned by Frederick Abbey, a mile above the village of Great Barrington, upon which the government building known as the "Old French Fort" was located; four years later he removed to the village, and built a dwelling house, afterward occupied by Maj. Samuel Rossiter, on the site later occupied by "Housatonic Hall" - a seminary for young ladies. He also erected lumber and flour mills; held offices in town and church, and took active part in the growing town; he held a written theological discussion with Dr. Samuel Hopkins, pastor of the Congregational Church, which was included in the Life of Dr. Hopkins, by Prof. Edward A. Parks, and in other ways manifested the scholarship and breadth of intellectual views, rare in his day; after his decease his younger sons continued the milling business for many years, until they removed to farms purchased in the vicinity.
-- Life of George Dewey and Dewey Family History,1898,pgs 863-4.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1605 in England d.27 Apr 1648 in Windsor, CT
- b.15 Dec 1647 in Windsor, Hartford, CT d.May 1718 in Westfield, Hampden, MA
- b.~ 1610 d.27 Sep 1690 in Westfield, MA
- b.~ 1692 in Westfield, Hampden, MA d.15 Mar 1758 in Westfield, Hampden, MA
- b.WFT Est. 1601-1630 d.WFT Est. 1655-1715
- b.22 Aug 1652 in Windsor Twp., Hartford, Connecticut d.20 Nov 1711
- b.WFT Est. 1610-1633 d.WFT Est. 1655-1721
- b.3 MAR 1712/13 in Westfield, Hampden, MA d.23 Nov 1773 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, MA
- b.WFT Est. 1530-1559 d.WFT Est. 1584-1644
- b.~ 1581 in Of Sandwich, Kent, England d.WFT Est. 1607-1672
- b.1603 in Migrated From Sandwich, Kent, Eng. d.27 Apr 1648 in Windsor,Hart.,CT
- b.16 FEB 1639/40 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut d.27 Apr 1690 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, age 52
- b.1574 in Allington, Dorset, England d.06 May 1662 in Windsor, Hartford, Conn
- b.1610 in Of Windsor Twp., Hartford, Connecticut d.27 Sep 1690 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
- b.1578 in Dorset, , England d.24 Aug 1665 in Probably, Windsor, Hartford, CT
- b.14 FEB 1680/81 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts d.20 Dec 1747 in Westfield, Hampden, MA
- b.1585 in Priness Risborough, England d.09 Sep 1165 in Great Missenden, Bucks, England
- b.07 Nov 1606 in Great Missender, England d.16 JAN 1656/57 in Dorchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts, age 50
- b.17 Jul 1642 in Dorchester, Middlesex, Massachusetts d.26 Apr 1703 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
- b.1609 in England d.1662 in Roxbury, Ma
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Details of Israel's family with Lydia Moseley
1 phelps.FTW
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #2002, phelps.FTW, World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1377
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #2002, phelps.FTW, World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #1377