Capt. Adijah Dewey

Adijah Hawes & Sarah (Root) Dewey were married in 1688.

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ame: Adijah DEWEY Given Name: Adijah Surname: Dewey Sex: M

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   The town voted "That Adijah Dewey shall be surveyor of the bridge at th e Mill Brook," Sep. 22, 1691; chose him county surveyor in 1693; electe d him constable in 1697; tithingman in 1702; Isaac Phelps, Adijah Dewey a nd Stephen Kellogg were "appointed a committee to determine the place f or a fence about the lower field" May 11, 1702.

"At a Legual Town Meeting, Oct. 31, 1718, those assembled at said meeti ng made choice of Deacon Noble, Capt. Ashley, Lieutenant Dewey, Daniel B agg and Ensine Gunn to go and treat with John Gunn senier, and with ye w idow Noble concerning a place to set a new meetinghouse and the terms t heirof and to bring report thereat unto the town at the next meeting."
There were two companies of militia in old Hampshire County, Mass., at t his period; Capt. Adijah Dewey commanded the South Company of fifty men , including Samuel Dewey, Jr., Adijah Dewey, Jr., and Charles Dewey. On a m uster roll dated July 20, 1723, they are credited from two to seven wee ks' service, were allowed "for Strong Liquors at one gill a day for eac h man; the men being mostly improved in Scouting the woods and lying a N ights."
In an order dated at Boston, Aug. 20, 1723, they were "to do scouting d uty for 14 days;" Sep. 18, "to relieve the Frontiers;" Oct. 11, he was o rdered to "get your troop ready and march to the relief of Deerfield an d the other river towns," for eight weeks.
He owned 13 acres in the General Field in 1723 and was selectman in 173 0 and 1740; joined the church April 20, 1729.
The first settled minister of the town, the much respected Rev. Edward T aylor, having passed his four-score years and five of his life and the f orty-sixth of his pastoral care, the townsmen "At a Leguall Town meetin g held May 26, 1726," chose "Deacon Thomas Noble, Deacon (David) Ashley , and Capt. Dewey," "a comitey to go to Mr. Taylor and discors with him t o see whether or no he be willing to lay down preaching."
On the 23d of March, 1733, Adijah Dewey of Westfield, a husbandman, for l ove, etc., deeds to his three sons: To Thomas Dewey of Housatonnock 30 a cres on Black Brook next his own land. To Adijah Dewey, Jr, of Westfiel d, the land where he has built a dwelling and barn, except one acre at t he south end of said lot, lying by the mill pond and a convenient way t o the mill; another parcel called the mill pond adjoining said pond. To M oses Dewey of Westfield, the house and homelot I now live on with the o ther buildings; another homelot on the other side the street, with all m eadow lands; also all right to my outer and inner commons and land in S pringfield, and all my right to the grist mill and stream, together wit h that acre saved out of the south end of the lot given to Adijah above ; also my team, viz., 1 yoke of oxen, 1 horse with cart and plows, tack ling, and all appurtenances belonging to a team and ten sheep.
The following is the captain's will:
"In the Name of God. Amen, the twenty third day of March one Thousand S even Hundred & thirty three I Adijah Dewey of Westfield in the County o f Hampshire Husbandman being Sensible of my own Mortality knowing that i ts Appointed for all men once to dye & now at this time of Perfect Mind & M emory & in Some Good measure of Health, thanks be given to God for the s ame I do therefore make & ordain this my last Will & Testament (Viz.) P rincipally & first of All I Give & recommend my Soul into the hands of G od that Gave it & my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a De cent Christian Manner at the Discretion of my Christian friends & relat ions Nothing Doubting but at the resurection I shall receive the Same a gain by the Mighty Power of God & as touching Such Worldly Estate where with it has pleased God to bless me with in this life I Give demise & D ispose of the Same in the following Manner & form
Imprimus, I Give and Bequeath to Sarah my Dearly beloved Wife I Give th e one third part that is the Improvement of one third Part of all my Es tate both real & Personal excepting what is disposed of off the persona l estate & she is to have it during the Term of her Natural life &c.
Item. I have given to my three sons Thomas & Adijah & Moses by Deed of G ift all my lands belonging to me together with my buildings
Item I Give to my Six daughters, Sarah, Esther, Mary, Abigail, Bethiah & A nn Equally

   to Share alike and to have all my personal or Movable Estate in Equal S hares excepting what is disposed of by Deed of Gift & it is further my W ill & Pleasure that my Son Moses Shall Pay to each of my Daughters five P ounds Apiece which will make thirty Pounds & he shall have Six Years ti me to Pay the Same in After my Decease. I likewise Constitute & Appoint m y well beloved Sons Adijah & Moses to by my Executors of this my last W ill & Testament & I do hereby Utterly disallow revoke & Disanul All & E very Other former Testaments Wills & Legacies bequests & Executors by m e in any ways before named & Bequeath ratifying & Confirming this & no O ther to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto S et my hand & Seal this day & Year above Written. Signed Sealed, Publish ed pronounced & Declared by the Sd. Adijah Dewey as his last Will & Tes tament in the Presence of the Subscriber.

Stephen Nash Benjn Ashley John Gunn. Adijah Dewey & a S eal."
1 Birth: 5 MAR 1666 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts Death: 24 MAR 1742 in Westfield, , Massachusetts

Father: Thomas DEWEY b: 16 FEB 1639/40 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Mother: Constant HAWES b: 17 JUL 1642 in Dorchester, Massachusetts

Marriage 1 Sarah ROOT b: 27 SEP 1670 in Westfield, , Massachusetts

   Married: 1688

Children

   Has No Children Unknown DEWEY b: 13 NOV 1689 in Westfield, , Massachusetts

Has Children Thomas DEWEY b: 9 JAN 1691 in Westfield, , Massachusetts
Has Children Adijah DEWEY b: 30 SEP 1693 in Westfield, , Massachusetts
Has Children Sarah DEWEY b: 17 MAR 1696 in Westfield, , Massachusetts
Has Children Esther DEWEY b: 20 JAN 1699 in Westfield, , Massachusetts
Has Children Mary DEWEY b: 18 SEP 1701 in Westfield, , Massachusetts
Has Children Abigail DEWEY b: 28 JAN 1704 in Westfield, , Massachusetts
Has Children Bethiah DEWEY b: 11 AUG 1706 in Westfield, , Massachusetts
Has Children Ann DEWEY b: 22 MAR 1710 in Westfield, , Massachusetts
Has Children Moses DEWEY b: 6 JAN 1715 in Westfield, , Massachusetts
Sources:

   Abbrev: Dewey Genealogy

   Title: Dewey genealogy and family history. Compiled by Louis Marinus Dewey, We stfield, Massachusetts, 1898.

   Page: p 239, 240, 241