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John Dewees

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Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
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unknown
Malta Township, Morgan County, Ohio, USA
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Malta Township, Morgan County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Cousin: John ~ALL DEWEESE SHARE A COMMON HARITAGE DEWEESE FAMILY~DESCENDANTS~The name "Deweese" was originally "de Wees" meaning "the orphans". It is of Holland Dutch origin and is said to have came into use as a surname about the eleventh century. Adrian Dewees of Amsterdam, Holland who died in the thirteenth century, is said to have descended from the ancient lords of Kessel in Guilderland. His oldest son, Garrard (Garrett) settled in England during the reign of Henry Vlll, and there established the English "D'Ewes" family, which is the surname of the Earl of Warwick, whose coat of arms was visited in 1709. The earliest settlers of the name in America were Garrett Hendricks DeWees, his wife, Zytian~ Compiled By: Clyde Jeril Deweese
- BONNIE & CLYDE DEWEESE
Added: Jul. 4, 2014
Cousin: John ~ALL DEWEESE SHARE A COMMON HARITAGE DEWEESE FAMILY~DESCENDANTS~The name "Deweese" was originally "de Wees" meaning "the orphans". It is of Holland Dutch origin and is said to have came into use as a surname about the eleventh century. Adrian Dewees of Amsterdam, Holland who died in the thirteenth century, is said to have descended from the ancient lords of Kessel in Guilderland. His oldest son, Garrard (Garrett) settled in England during the reign of Henry Vlll, and there established the English "D'Ewes" family, which is the surname of the Earl of Warwick, whose coat of arms was visited in 1709. The earliest settlers of the name in America were Garrett Hendricks DeWees, his wife, Zytian~ Compiled By: Clyde Jeril Deweese
- BONNIE & CLYDE DEWEESE
Added: Jul. 4, 2014

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