Deweese, Benjamin Franklin

1780 - 1846  (65 years)

• Name	Deweese, Benjamin Franklin  [1, 2]
  Birth	6 Mar 1780	Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	6 Mar 1780	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Burial	Find A Grave Memorial# 19511865
  Name	Benjamin Deweese  [3]
  Residence	1840	Grayson County, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Burial	1846	Old Dewees Cemetery, West Hopewell Church, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  	Leitchfield, Grayson Co, Kentucky
  Death	21 Feb 1846	Pine Knot, McCreary, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2]
  	Age at Death: 65/Pine Knob, Grayson, Kentucky
  Person ID	I48817	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Family 1	Anderson, Anna,   b. 1784, Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA d. 1819, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1802	Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	the parents of at least 8 children, listed in Notes
  Children	1. Deweese, Benjamin Anderson,   b. 1816, Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, USA d. 1875, Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Deweese, Anna,   b. 1818, Pine Knot, McCreary, Kentucky, USA d. 1857, Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, USA (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Deweese, Catherine,   b. 25 Oct 1803, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA d. 1870 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Deweese, Abraham,   b. 13 Jan 1814, Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, USA d. 24 Aug 1891, Leitchfield, Grayson, Kentucky, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Deweese, Wilkins T /Dewees,   b. 10 May 1817, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA d. 18 Mar 1877, Wayne City, Wayne, Illinois, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Deweese, Leonard,   b. 1805, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA d. 1863, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Deweese, Farmer,   b. 30 Jan 1810, Short Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA d. 6 Jul 1890, Short Creek, Grayson, Kentucky, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Deweese, Stephen W.,   b. 8 Oct 1808, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA d. 9 Jun 1894, Grayson County, Kentucky, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F34685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2
  Marriage	Abt 1819	Grayson County, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  	the parents of at least 7 children, listed in Notes.
  Family ID	F34748	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 Mar 1780 - Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA Birth - 6 Mar 1780 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Marriage - 25 Jun 1802 - Hartford, Ohio, Kentucky, USA Marriage - Abt 1819 - Grayson County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 1840 - Grayson County, Kentucky, USA Death - 21 Feb 1846 - Pine Knot, McCreary, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Benjamin Franklin Deweese 24 May 2007 Grayson County, Kentucky, USA Picture taken in August 1980 Sacr(ed) to the mem(ory) of Be Benjamin Franklin Deweese 24 May 2007 Grayson County, Kentucky, USA Picture taken in August 1980 Sacr(ed) to the mem(ory) of Benjam(in F.) Dewee(s) born march the 6(th) 1780 departed t(his) life february the (missing piece) 1846 A(ged) 66 (years) PHOTO by: VirJean Potter Bozarth 5/24/2007 ?grimmster_92 originally shared this on 26 Dec…

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary Posted 31 May 2011 by bob122559 Benjamin F. Dewees was the third of the five known sons of Joseph Dewees and Phebe Brodhead, who had moved to the Grayson County, Kentucky area by 1787 from Berks County, Pennsylvania. - Ben and his four brothers, - Daniel, - Edward, - James B(rodhead) and - John W., were raised in what began as Nelson County in 1785, became Hardin County in 1792 and then Ohio County in 1798 before the area where they lived eventually became Grayson County on January 25, 1810. Benjamin was born on March 6, 1780 in Old Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He married first wife Anna Anderson on June 25, 1802 in Ohio County, Kentucky. They were the parents of - Catherine "Kitty", - Leonard, - Daniel II, [Is Daniel 'Abraham'? -jcw20160117] - Stephen W., - Farmer, - Wilkins, - Benjamin Anderson and - Anna. After his wife Anna's death about 1818, he married Pharaba Roberts about 1819 in Grayson County. They were the parents of - Lurana, - Joseph, - Rebecca, - William Roberts, - Phebe, - Martha Jane and [Martha NOT in imported Corbett family tree- jcw20160117] - Commadore Perry. Many of the descendants of Phebe Brodhead Dewees are buried in this Old Dewees Cemetery near Post, Grayson County, Kentucky on the top of a hill by Bennett's Fork on land that was purchased by Benjamin Dewees on April 7, 1841. His mother, Phebe Brodhead Dewees, the daughter of Revolutionary War Brig. Gen. Daniel Brodhead and his first wife Elizabeth DePui, was the first one buried in this old pioneer cemetery. His brothers Edward Dewees and Daniel Dewees are also buried here with their wives. All the burials in this old pioneer cemetery spell the name as Dewees. No one with the spelling of Deweese is buried in this cemetery. Obituary bob122559 originally shared this on 31 May 2011 Linked To Benjamin Franklin Deweese ? ??????????????? hmfoltyn Benjamin DeWees: Hi, The above is listed as obituary. Is this an actual Obituary and if so, please where did you find it. Do you have a copy of the records that you could share. Thanking you in advance and would reimburse for any expenses. Hazel Foltyn 4 years ago annaethridge1 Benjjamin Deweese: I can not tell you where this came from because i got it from another ancestry family tree. I am new at this so i have been just trying to collect as much info as i can and then go back and try to absolutely confirm it. I hope this was helpful and I'm sorry that I can't be of more help. 3 years ago •hmfoltyn Benjamin Franklin DeWees: Obit. Where did you find the obituary? Was it in a newspaper or where. Thank you, hmfoltyn 2 years ago

  
  

• Sources

  [S958] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Pharaba Roberts http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=2000821394&indiv=try [S958] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. Record for Benjamin Franklin Deweese http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=1854492187&indiv=try [S1391] Dodd, Jordan, Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;), Anna Anderson in the Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 Name: Anna Anderson Marriage Date: 25 Jun 1802 Marriage Place: Ohio, Kentucky, USA Spouse: Benjamin Deweese Source Information Dodd, Jordan. Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 [database on-lin. Record for Anna Anderson http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=eamky&h=58109&indiv=try

  
  

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TNG ID: I48817