Our particular branch of the Deweeses were in Pennsylvania until about 1770, when they moved, first to Virginia, then to North Carolina.
So nobody on the Pennsylvania census listings is us -
but some of the earlier info may apply.
And I'm sorry about the scanty bib info - this was done at the beginning of my career, before I had learned to be careful about sources. I have tried to find the information, but sometimes I am not sure which of several possible books I used.
General
30K names - Rupp
p. 88 30) Aug 27, 1733 - Palatines Imported - ship Eliza of London, Edward Lee, Master,
from Rotterdam, last from Dover. - males 58 above 16, females 50, males 41 under 16, females 41, total 190
Joh. Henrich Dewess
p. 166 102) Oct 7, 1743 - Foreigners imported in the ship St. Andrew, Robert Brown, Captain,
from Rotterdam, last from Cowes.
Ludwigh Dewys
Appendix I - Names of First Settlers At Germantown and Vicinity, from 1683-1710
p. 430 Johannes de Wees
Cornelius de Wees, now Dewes
Appendix XVI - 465 names of German, Dutch and French inhabitants of Philadelphia County,
who owned land, and paid quit-rents prior to 1734
p. 471 Cresheim Township, late part of Germantown
Wilhelm De Wees 150 acres
p. 473 Hanover Township
Cornelius De Wees 24
Garret De Wees 100
Pennsylvania Vital Records - a jumble of stuff
v. 1
131- Dewees Abraham mentioned in the American Weekly Mercury (1160) 25 Mar 1742
289 - Henry marriage license November 1742/3 Heidelburg Twp Berks Co
459 - Elias - Hahn's Church Baptism - 1787 Apr 8 - 9 wks old today - m. Susanna. sponsors Sebastian Muller wife Catherine
477 Susanna Dewees sponsor at baptism of Susanna Faust - 1798 Ap 15 - p. John F.
558 Chrisiana (Mrs) burying ground 1749
558 William burying ground 1744
567 Henry jr w/o 1789 Sep 12 buried
v. 2
50 William Dewees - Sarah Waters 15 Nov 1769
100 Elizabeth Dewees - James McDowell 7 Dec 1775
371 Thomas = jailor 7 Jan 1777 mentioned in Pa Evening Post
376 - "near Col. Dewees' forge" 20 Feb 1777 - mentioned in Pa Evening Post
411 John, of Springfield, Montgomery Co, papermaker m Sarah Dillworth 15 Oct 1786 surety George Hitner papermaker
524 Mrs William Dewees (Dr) died after a short illness 17 Jan 1801 Phila
567 Lewis advertising for an indentured servant who ran away 7 Ap 1804 - Lancaster Journal, Lancaster Co - servant = Frederick Bolghoff, blacksmith 37 speaks
Dutch but little English
597 Paul - advertising - found: a negro named Nicholas Mars - says he served out his time - any one having lost one...
676 Dr William Dewees d. 1841 May 18
v. 3 - lots of Deweeses - didn't copy everything
St Peters Lutheran Barren Hill Montgomery Co
404 Henry - our father Henry Dewees b 27 Aug 1797 d 29 Oct 1865 aged 68y 2m, 2d
our mother Mary, wife of Henry b 4 Ap 1807 d 8 Dec 1877 aged 70y 8m 4d
407 sacred to the memory of Elmira, wife of Henry Dewees d 29 Jan 1860 aged 20y 2m 23d
366 John - not found
321 John d 6 Jan 1822 age 27 Lower Providence Twp, Montgomery Co
By County
Berks formed 14 Oct 1751 from Bucks, Lancaster & Philadelphia; Schuylkill 1811 formed from it
Cumru Twp
1780 Dewees. Cornelius Berk AM
Saml Berk RD
Wm Berk RD
1790 Dewees, Samuel 51
Heidelberg
1790 Dewees, David 147
Reading Boro
1800 Dewees, Saml 646
Richmond
1790 Dewees, Saml 79
Ruscomb Manor
1800 Dewees, Darah 655
Wills, Abstracts, Berks Co, PA [There are two books in the libaray, and I am not sure which one I looked at - sorry. The books are: Index of Berks County, Pennsylvania; wills and administration records, 1752-1850. compiled by Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams. ( Danboro, Pa., 1973) and Abstracts of Berks County wills / based on the abstracts of Jacob Martin and John P. Smith. (Westminster, Md. (Rear 63 E. Main St., Westminster 21157): Family Line Publications, 1993-)]
LEE, SAMUEL, Exeter. April 26, 1799 - April 5, 1802.
Provides for wife Margaret.
To son Thomas £3 he having been advanced.
Dau. Hannah BOONE £50.
Dau. Rachel CHERINGTON and dau. Esther FINCHER £50 each.
Dau. Mary DEWEESE my plantation in Wyoming Township, Northumberland County containing about 160 acres being the same whereon she now lives.
To dau. Jane EVANS £50.
To sister Esther LEE the house on my land wherein she now lives during life. To youngest son John my plantation in Amity whereon he now lives, containing
150 acres.
To 2nd son Ellis remainder of land in Exeter and Amity whereon I live, containing 170 acres.
Exrs: Sons Ellis and John.
Wits: Thomas HUGHES and Samuel HUGHES.
PAINE, MARY, widow of Thomas, Robeson Township. July 27, 1803 - September 3, 1803.
To Sarah DEWEESE my husbands dau. by a former wife £10. Remainder to children of my sister Susanna SHEPHERD and sister Elizabeth
CARRUTHERS.
Exrs: Friend John BEIDLER.
Wits: Jacob LEBO and John FINCHER.
Center formed 13 Feb 1800 from Lycoming, Mifflin & Northumberland; Clinton formed from it in 1839
Spring Twp
1810 Dewees, Thos 234
Chester formed 10 Mar 1682 from Colonial lands; Lancaster 1728 and Delaware 1789 formed from it
Charlestown
1780
Duweese, Will Chst - TR
Dewese, — Chst - TR
Deweese, William Chst - CT
1790 Dewees, Benjamin 52
Tredyffrin
1800 Dewees, Waters 830
1810 Dewces, Sarah 93
W C...
1800 Dewese Cornelius 776
Willstown
1800 Deweese, Cornelius 882
Index to Chester Co PA Biog. - Carlson
Dewees Thomas B (1) Feb 28, 1844 W Vincent Twp Philadelphia
(2) West Chester physicians from 1926
(3) Who's Who PA 1939 - 210
Wills of Chester Co PA 1713-1766
v. 4 p.36 will unsigned but proven as handwriting of testator by Col. William Dewees, Jr. of Tredyffrin
p. 242 Thomas Waters. Tredyffrin. 29 June 1794. 25 July 1795.
To my grandson Thomas Waters Griffith my plantation in Tredyffrin which was devised to me by my aunt Eleanor Davis . . .
To my daughter Eleanor, wife of John Britton . . .
Land to grandson Waters Dewess for support of mother Sarah Dewess
Legacies to grandchildren Thomas, William, George, Ann Dewees
To grandson Thomas Dewees tract of land in Tredyffin formerly of William Dewees.
p. 158 Ann Talbot West Caln 4-1-1811 Oct 26, 1811
witness William Dewees
p. 347 Thomas Kennedy. East Fallowfield. 6 Jan 1821 - 1 Feb 1822
. . . the land I bought of Waters Dewees
p. 369 Sarah Dewees Charlestown 7 Apr 1822 - 14 Jan 1833
To my only daughter Ann Potts widow of James Potts the house and land I now live on during life; afterward to my two grandsons William Dewees and David
Potts, subject to payment of $12 yearly to granddaughter Sarah Potts during life and privileges while unmarried
To my son Waters Deweese $1
To my sons William and George W Dewees $10 each
To Sarah, wife of Caleb Foulke . . .
remainder to daughter Ann
Early Church Records of Chester Co, PA
v.1 Bradford Monthly Meeting
p.89 - Oct 30, 1782 - Sarah and Cornelius Dewease present
p. 120 - Dec 20 1797 - Sarah Dewes (Davis?) present
p. 125 - 3 Apr 1800 - Thomas Dewees (?) present
p. 211 - 22 Sep 1795 - Sarah Dewees removed with her husband Cornelius Dewees from Philadelphia Northern District
v. 3 Members of Great Valley Baptist Church
Hannah Dewees. by Baptism Oct 27, 1787. by death.
Fayette formed 26 Sep 1783 from Westmoreland
Redstone
1810 Dewees, John, Samuel 194
Springhill
1790 Deweese, John 26
Lancaster formed 14 Oct 1728 from Chester; York 1749, Cumberland 1750, Berks 1751, Northumberland 1772, Dauphin 1785, Lebanon 1813
formed from it.
Lancaster Boro
1810 Dewees, Poul 171 / Saml 169
Marriages & Deaths from Lancaster
901] 19 Dec 1826, Tues - Rev Henry Hoffmeir - Joshua Dewis to Miss Catherine Klur of Manor Twp
Lancaster Church Records
Seltenreich Reformed Congregation
Maria Barbara Dewein 17 1771 May 11 confirmed
Christine Catherine "?(my notes)15 "
Elizabeth Dewees 17 7 June 1772 Pentecost
Susanna " 14 "
Elizabeth & Susanna catechumens of Rev John George Wittner 1767-1768
Montgomery formed 10 Sep 1782 from Philadelphia
Springfield
1790 Dewees, Charles, Henry - 349
1810 Dewees, John 184
Remainder of County
1790 Dewees, John 7 / Wm 25 / Wm 32
1790 Deweeze, Agness 33
Upper Dublin
1810 Dewees, Saml 192
Upper Providence
1810 Dewees, David 188
Whitemarsh
1810 Dewees, Abm, Jacob, Wm, Wm 210
Northumberland formed 21 Mar 1772 from Lancaster & Bedford; Luzerne 1786. Mifflin 1789, Lycoming 1795, Center 1800, Clearfield 1804,
Union & Columbia 1813 formed from it.
1790 Dewees, Owen - 49
Philadelpia
formed 10 Mar 1682 from Colonial lands; Berks 1751 and Montgomery 1784 formed from it.
1780
Duwees, William Phil UM
Dewees, Benja Phil NT
Joseph Phil NT
William Phil NT
Thomas Phil NW
Henry Phil GT
Henry Phil SF
Dawees, Wm Phil SF
Henry Phil WM
William Phil WM
Dawees. Wm Phil WP
William Phil BL
Bristol Twp
1800 Dewees, Charles, John - 146
1810 Dewees, Jno 62
E. Dist Southwark
1800 Dewees, Lewis 20
1810 Dewees, Lewis 111
E. Northern Liberties
1810 Deweer, Samuel 243
Germantown
1790 Dewces, Jacob, John - 307 / Samuel - 317
1800 Dewees, Samuel 129
High Street Wd
1800 Dewees, William 103
Locust Wd
1810 Dewess, Spencer 244
Lower Delaware Wd
1800 Dewees, Wm 118
Lower Dublin
1810 Dewees, Chas 44
N Ward Phila
1810 Dewees, Saml 48
S Mulberry
1810 Dewees, Elizabeth 114
Walnut Wd
1800 Dewees, William 76
Upper and lower public graves, Germantown, Pennsylvania compiled by John H. Heffner. [Topton, Pa. : J.H. Heffner, 1995]
- nice history of the cemetery -
early settlement of Germantown = mostly Quakers, Mennonites
~1700 other religions started coming in -> separate graveyard - land donated by someone, subscription taken to build wall. 1724.
1st subs. list - Wiliam Dewees, Hermanes Kuster, Claus and Garrett Rittinghausen.
1766 someone wanted to bury black child there, so they made a rule - no blacks or strangers
Upper Burial Ground (aka Ax's Burial Ground) - Germantown Ave, above Washington Lane, in Germantown. (Tombstone inscriptions also printed in Pa Mag of
Hist & Biog v8-414 and v9-82.)
Dewees Henry age 85 b. 1716 d. 25 May 1801
Henry jr - 45 b. 1757 d. 20 Feb 1802
William 63 b. 1752 d. 3 Sep 1815
Christiana w/o William d. 1749
w/o Henry jr d. 12 Sep 1781
Agness d. 15 Mar 1812
Jonathan d. 22 Feb 1820
Widow d. 3 Nov 1821
Also found in Pennsylvania Vital Records v. 1 p. 572
Rachel d. 2 Aug 1805 age 84
William d. 3 Mar 1744 age 67
Abstracts of Philadelphia County wills [Westminster, Md. : Family Line Publications, 1995-]
Spine title: Wills of Philadelphia County.
p. 98, 146, 193? Paul Kuster - Germantown - 11/28/ 1707-8 - Feb 23, 1707-8 C.72
Cornelius Deweese witness
p. 98, 146, 193? Linderman, John - Roxbury Twp, Phila Co. husbandman - Oct 25 1720 - June 5, 1721 D.191
witnesses: Elizabeth Meade, Samuel Pastorius, William Deweese
p. 44, 61, 175? Deweese, William - Phila Co - miller - Nov 22, 1744-July 13, 1745 H.2
wife Anna Christian.
Children: Christian, Margaret, Henry, Cornelius, Mary, Philip, Garret, son-in-law Henry Antes
p. 44, 61, 175? Rittinghausen, Claus - Roxbury Co Phil - Paper Maker - May 4, 1734-5 - June 4, 1734 E.280
wife Willemijn
Children: William, Leitie, Catherine, Mary, Henry, Mathias, Susannah, Brother Jarred
witnesses; Jacob Rincker, George Hass, William Dewees,
Henry Pastorius
p. 44, 61, 175? Stalfelt, Henry - Germantownship - Co of Phila - Gyrer - Sep 30, 1723-4 - Nov 1, 1732 E.197
Wife Magdalen witnesses Wm Dewees, Wm Dewees jr, Hans Siklin
p. 207 - Henry Dewees witness March 5, 1747-8 [my Henry only b. 1746]
p. 218 Huffty, Ann - Co. of Phila - Apr 5, 1762 - May 27, 1762 M.299
children: Sarah Carter, Mary Shaw, David, Ann Ficher, Rachel Dewees, Jacob
grandchild: Mary d/o Henry Dewees exec, Henry
p. ? Schandey, Nicholas - Co Phila - papermaker - Aug 15, 1762 - Dec 1, 1762 M.429
Henry exec.
p. 45 William witness - 1 Feb 1766 - to Robison, Upper Dublin
p. 61 Ditto - 24 Feb 1767 - to Christie - Phila Co
p.82 Ditto AND Henry Deweese jr 27 Apr 1767 - to John Potts - Phila Co - Germantown
p. 234 Ditto (only W) - 3 Aug 1776
Warrantees of land in the county of Philadelphia Pa., 1730-1898 by Janet R Brittingham. [[Pennsylvania] : Will-Britt Books, [1988?]]
Deweese Henry 100 acres Nov 10, 1738
William 100 acres March 4, 1750
ditto 100 acres ditto
ditto 250 acres ditto
Custer, George 25 acres June 21, 1751
Landholders in Philadelphia County : (outside the city), 1734 by Harry C Adams [ Bedminster, PA : Adams Apple Press, 1993]
Cornelius d. more or less this year - Garrett = 24
List A - alphabetical list of names
Cornelius Dewees 24 acres Hanover
List B - list of townships
Cornelius Dewees 24 acres Hanover
Garrett 100 acres Hanover
William 150 acres Cresheim
George Custer 100 acres Hanover
List C - (from 30K names)
Cornelius 24 acres Hanover
Garrett 100 acres Hanover
William 150 acres Cresheim
Pennsylvania births, Philadelphia County by John T. Humphrey. [Washington, D.C. (P.O. Box 15190, Washington 20003) : Humphrey Publications, 1994-]
deWesse Samuel 6 Feb 1764 William - Hanna - St Michaels
deWese. David 15 July 1766 William - Hanna - St Michaels
Joshua 19 Sep 1770 William - Hanna - St Michaels
Dewese, Eleanor 13 Sep 1774 William - Hanna - St Michaels
Dewees Elizabeth 22 Feb 1773 Jesse- Elizabeth - Christ Church
Martha 20 Oct 1766 Thomas - Hannah - Christ Church
William 5 May 1768 Thomas - Hannah - Christ Church
Jesse 14 Sep 1770 Thomas - Hannah - Christ Church
Sarah 28 Dec 1772 Thomas - Hannah - Christ Church
Joseph Mar 1777 Edward - Sophia - St Michael's Lutheran, Germantown
Proprietary tax list of Philadelphia County & city, 1769. [Westminster, Md. : Family Line Publications, 1988.] "Pertaining to the inhabitants of Philadelphia
County (including that area which became Montgomery County in 1784), and the city of Philadelphia."
Garrett d. this year. Henry = 33 - may already be in Botetourt
name acres horses cattle servants tax
Douglas Twp - Lodwick Bickle, assessor
33 Thomas Dewees - 3 2 - 3.3.4
34 Joseph Dewees - - - - -
White Marsh Twp - John Kettler, assessor
58 William Dewees, Esq'r 140 4 5 2 40.4.4
58 Benjamin Dewees - - - - -
Springfield Twp - Christopher Ottinger, assessor
63 Henry Dewees, p.m. 120 3 5 1 30.0.8
this would be not my Henry, but his cousin, the son of William
Upper Marion - George George, assessor
78 William Dewees - 1 - - 7.17.4
Mulberry Ward - Alexander Allaire, assessor
162 William Dewees - - - - -
Rittenhouse Henry gm = grist mill
Nicholas gm
Jacob pm
Abraham pm
John
I think pm = paper mill
Soldiers of the American Revolution, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, including Montgomery County transcribed from the Pennsylvania Archives
with record of services[and] alphabetically arranged by Richard T. and Mildred C. Williams. [Danboro, Pa. : Williams, 1977]
Dewees, Benjamin 5th Cl., Morriton's Co, 6th Batt...(s 6, v 1, 897-908)
Henry 2d Cl., 2d Co, 7th Batt...(s6, v 1, 933)
Pvt, Heydrick's Co, 2d Batt, County Militia, 1778...(s 6, v 1, 674)
2d Cl, Hydrick's Co, 2d Batt, Co Militia 1779...(s 6, v 1, 675)
Fined, Hix's Co, 2d Batt, 1777...(s3, v 5, 621)
Henry, jr Fined 2d Cl, Hix's Co, 1st Batt, 1777...(s3, v5, 609)
Jacob 4th Cl, 2d Co, 7th Batt...(s6, v 1, 933)
Pvt, Heydrick's Co, 2d Batt, County Militia 1778...(s6, v1, 674)
Fined, 4th Cl, Hix's Co, 1st Batt, 1777...(s3, v 5, 609, 612);
Heydrick's Co, 2d Batt, 1779...(s3, v5, 671)
John drummer, 2d Co, 7th Batt...(s6,v1,933)
Samuel, Sub-Lt, 7th Batt, 1777...(s2, v 13, 590 - s 6, v 1, 919)
" under Col Cote's, 1780...(s3, v5, 404)
William, 5th Cl, Whitemarsh Co, 6th Batt...(s6, v1, 898-910)
3rd Cl, Norriton's Co, 6th Batt...(s6, v1, 896)
8th Cl, 3rd Co, 3rd Batt...(s6, v1, 737)
Pvt, Heydrick's Co, 2d Batt, Co. Militia, 1788(my notes?- 1778?)...(s6,v1, 674)
Fined, Hix's Co, 2d Batt, 1777...(s3, v5, 621); Heydrick's Co, 2d Batt, 1778 (s3, v5, 658);
Hydrick's Co, 2d Batt, 1779...(s3, v5, 671)
Bishop White's private marriages, 1801-1836 transcribed and arranged by Harry C. Adams. [Doylestown, PA : Bucks County Genealogical Society,
[1989]]"Abstracted from the Archives of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church in Philadelphia."
Dewees, William - Loraine, Mary 8 April 1802
Wills of Philadelphia County - v. 10 1820-25
p. 191 Hall, Jacob - Twp Lower Dublin, Phila Co, Pa - 19 Feb 1824 - 30 Aug 1824 - 8.328
children of my daughter Mary Vandyke, dec'd,
propterty...adjacent Charles Dewees (and others). Son Joseph Hall - Susannah, granddaughter Rebecca Hall Merry
(? my notes bad), grandsons Jacob, Fisher, John, Joseph, Charles, children of Joseph. Friend Charles Dewees. Grandsons Jacob, Fisher...
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