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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
- 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.
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bob122559 originally shared this on 31 May 2011
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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
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