Rev. John Dew1

#21406, (4 January 1764 - 31 October 1823)
Father*John Dew2 (s 1735 - )
Mother*Judy _____2 (s 1735 - )

Family 1

Rocky Cannon b. 1756, d. 1796
Children 1.Matthew Dew5 (1787 - )
 2.William C Dew5 (1790 - )
 3.Elizabeth C Dew+1 (1796 - )

Family 2

Nancy Tarver b. 1763
Children 1.Nancy T Dew+5 (1798 - )
 2.Sarah D Dew5 (1800 - 1803)
 3.John H Dew5 (1802 - )
 4.Joseph Arthur Dew5 (1804 - 1827)
He was a witness There are many probate records for the Dew family in North Carolina, especially Edgecombe County. The family was related to the Barnes and Vivrett families with John Dew.3 
Birth*4 January 1764He was born on 4 January 1764.2,4 
Marriage*2 July 1786He married Rocky Cannon on 2 July 1786.5 
Marriage*9 March 1797He married Nancy Tarver, daughter of Benjamin Tarver, on 9 March 1797 at Washington Co., GeorgiaG.2 
30 September 1823He left a will on 30 September 1823 at Wilson Co., TennesseeG.6 
Death*31 October 1823He died on 31 October 1823 at Wilson Co., TennesseeG, at age 59.7 

Citations

  1. [S1915] Wilson County Wills 1802-1917 (Lebanon, Tennessee: Wilson County Court), Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 > Wills Index, 1803-1917, imgs. 528-531/2823. John Dew, Last Will, Wilson Co. TN, 30 Sep 1823, q. v.. Online Ancestry.com.
  2. [S1917] Nancy Dew widow of John Wright and John Dew file; W.2722; Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files; Record Group 15, Publication M804, Roll 803 (115 images) National Archives and Records Administration, letter of A D Hiller, Asst. to Administrator, 28 Nov 1932 (imgs. 15-18). Online Fold3.com.
  3. [S520] VWH, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  4. [S1914] Dew Family Bible, pages 677-680, online Ancestry.com, contributor myoldjed, "Revd. John Dew sen. departed this life on the 31st day of October 1823 at 6 o'clock A.M. aged 59 years + 1 month, after an illness of about 35 days."
  5. [S1914] Dew Family Bible, online Ancestry.com.
  6. [S1915] Wilson County Wills 1802-1917;, Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 > Wills Index, 1803-1917, imgs. 528-531/2823. John Dew, Last Will, Wilson Co. TN, 30 Sep 1823. Names Wife, Nancy (house on the west of Bartons Creek, named “Pleasant Green; slaves Benjamin and his wife Judith, boy Peter and girl Flora); youngest son, Joseph Arthur Dew; dau., Ann Tarver Dew; dau., Elizabeth Cannon Sypert, wife of William L Sypert; son, John Howel Dew; other children, Matthew T Dew, William C Dew, Ann T Dew [named above], John H Dew. Executors sons Matthew T and John H. Witnesses Grass Scruggs, Elijah Rutledge (his mark) and Temperance Rutledge (her mark).
  7. [S1914] Dew Family Bible, online Ancestry.com, "Revd. John Dew sen. departed this life on the 31st day of October 1823 at 6 o'clock A.M. aged 59 years + 10 month, after an illness of about 35 days."