Individual Details
David Dewey
(February 7, 1746 - 1839)
David Dewey was born in 1746 New London Connecticut. He was in the American Revolution, married Sarah Witter and had a family. This David Dewey has a 10+ page SAR application that shows the connection between the Dewey and Connable family.
Events
| Birth | February 7, 1746 | Stonington, British America |  | ||
| Marriage | January 12, 1768 | Hopkinton, British America - Sarah Witter | | ||
| Military | August 22, 1776 | Connecticut, British America |  | | |
| Military | August 25, 1777 | Connecticut, British America | | | |
| Widow | 1804 | ||||
| Death | 1839 | Connecticut, United States | | ||
| Military | American Revolution | | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Witter (1743 - 1804) |
| Child | Sarah Dewey (1770 - 1806) |
| Father | David Dewey (1720 - 1790) |
| Mother | Deborah Tracy (1722 - 1810) |
| Sibling | Jabez Dewey (1755 - 1776) |
| Sibling | Deborah Dewey (1748 - 1830) |
Notes
Military
18th Regiment of Militia, Lieutenant Joel Hays’s Company David Dewey arrived in New York Aug 22, 1776, discharged Sep 25 1776.Military
Colonel Latimer’s Regiment, Captain John Skinner’s company Militia Regiments 1777 David Dewey drafted Aug 25, 1777 discharged Nov 1, 1777Death
20th century sources state death in Plainfield Otsego, NY, but no actual proof and another David Dewey with a different wife, children has a headstone and will in Otsego. Death date and place have no source.Military
David was a private and minute man in the American Revolution in the Connecticut Line and a Rhode Island regiment.Endnotes
1. FamilySearch.org. Connecticut marriages 1640-1939, FamilySearch.org, 1 May 2018., FHL 0077300055 image 177 of 1161 not indexed. Item 4: Certificates of marriage, birth and death, 1811-1844.
2. (1891–1912). || Volume 05: Washington County: Births, Marriages, Deaths page 14.
3. (1889). || Page 473 and page 509 David Dewey's military service 18th Reg and Colonel Latimer's Reg..
4. (1889). || Page 473 and page 509 David Dewey's military service 18th Reg and Colonel Latimer's Reg..
5. Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, 2016), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 099 : 1913 p 144 98456.