Ancestry of
Melvil Dewey
Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System
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1st Generation
1. Melville Louis Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey (1851–1931)
2nd Generation
2. Joel Dewey (1810–1889)
3. Eliza Green (1809–1885)
3rd Generation
4. David Dewey (1786–1827)
5. Polly Cole (c1789–1859)
7. Amy Sheldon
4th Generation
8. Eleazer Dewey (1761–1824)
9. Freelove Bourn (1766–p1850)
10. Benjamin Cole (1751–1839)
11. Martha Wightman (1759–1841)
5th Generation
16. Aaron Dewey (1734–)
17. Maria Porter (1731–)
18. Nathaniel Bourn (c1726–1797)
19. Freelove Haile (1728/29–1807)
20. Benjamin Cole (c1716–1812)
21. Squcie Fones (1718/19–c1776)
6th Generation
32. Jonathan Dewey (1709/10–1759)
33. Mary Collier
34. Thomas Stanley Porter (1683–1752)
35. Thankful Badcock (c1686–1736)
36. Francis Bourn (–c1758)
37. Charity Wheaton (–p1762)
38. Barnard Haile (1709–1738)
39. Hannah Wheaton (1712–)
40. William Cole (1671–1734)
41. Ann Pinder
42. Jeremiah Fones (c1664–1747)
43. Martha West (c1677–1765)
7th Generation
64. John Dewey (1669–)
65. Mary Thomas (1679–)
68. Samuel Porter (1635–1689)
69. Hannah Stanley (c1640–1708)
70. Jonathan Badcock (c1652–1732)
71. Mary Curtis (–1719)
72. Jared Bourn Jr. (1651/52–)
74. John Wheaton (–c1737)
75. Elizabeth ----- (–p1736)
76. John Haile (c1678–1718)
77. Hannah Tillinghast (c1682–)
78. Samuel Wheaton (1683–)
79. Experience Pierce (c1689–)
80. John Cole (c1626–c1707)
81. Susanna Hutchinson (1633–a1713)
82. Jacob Pinder
84. John Fones
85. Margaret -----
86. Francis West (c1634–p1687)
87. Susanna Soule (c1642–p1684)
8th Generation
128. Josiah Dewey (1641–1732)
129. Hepzibah Lyman (c1644–1732)
130. (probable) Joseph Thomas (1651–1715)
131. (probable) Mary ----- (–1724)
136. John Porter (1594–1648)
137. Anna White (1600–1647)
138. Thomas Stanley (1601–1663/64)
139. Bennett Tritton (1609–1664/65)
140. Robert Badcock (–1694)
141. Joanna ----- (c1629–1700)
142. Richard Curtis
144. Jared Bourn (a1614–p1673/74)
146. Francis Brayton (c1612–c1692)
147. Mary ----- (–c1692)
148. Robert Wheaton (–c1696)
149. Alice Bowen (c1620–p1687)
152. Richard Haile (c1640–1720)
153. Mary Bullock (1652–1729/30)
154. Pardon Tillinghast (1623–1718)
155. Lydia Taber (c1648–)
156. Samuel Wheaton (–1683)
157. Elizabeth Wood
158. Ephraim Pierce (c1640–1719)
159. Hannah Holbrook (c1653–p1721)
160. Samuel Cole (c1597–c1666/1667)
161. Ann ----- (–a1647)
162. William Hutchinson (1586–p1641)
163. Anne Marbury (1591–c1643)
174. George Soule (c1601–c1679/1680)
175. Mary Beckett (c1603–1676)
9th Generation
256. Thomas Dewey (a1613–1648)
257. Frances ----- (–1690)
258. Richard Lyman (1617/18–1662)
259. Hepzibah Ford (1625–1683)
260. Rowland Thomas (–1698)
261. Sarah Chapin (a1630–1684)
272. John Porter (c1560–c1625)
273. Sybil Vessey (1561–p1625)
274. Robert White (–1617)
275. Bridget Allgar (1562–)
276. Robert Stanley (c1570–1605)
278. Daniel Tritton (1585–1614/15)
279. Alice Goldhatch (1587–a1655)
298. Richard Bowen (c1595–1674/75)
306. Richard Bullock (c1622–c1667)
307. Elizabeth Ingram (c1630–1659/60)
308. Pardon Tillinghast (c1600–)
309. Sarah Browne
310. Philip Taber (c1605–c1682)
311. Lydia Masters (c1615–a1669)
312. Robert Wheaton (–c1696) — Same as #148
313. Alice Bowen (c1620–p1687) — Same as #149
316. Michael Pierce (c1615–1676)
317. Persis Eames (1621–1662)
318. John Holbrook (1618–1699)
319. Elizabeth Stream (c1624–1688)
324. Edward Hutchinson (c1564–1631/32)
325. Susannah ----- (–p1644)
326. Francis Marbury (1555–c1610/1611)
327. Bridget Dryden (c1563–c1645)
348. Jan Solis
349. Maecken Labus
10th Generation
516. Richard Lyman (1580–c1640/1641)
517. Sarah ----- (–c1642/1643)
518. Thomas Ford (c1591–1676)
519. Elizabeth Charde (–1643)
522. Samuel Chapin (1598–1675)
523. Cicely Penney (1601–1682/83)
546. Thomas Vessey (c1530–)
548. Robert White (c1562–)
549. Alice -----
550. William Allgar (c1536–1575)
551. Margaret ----- (c1540–)
556. Hugh Tritton (–1619)
557. Elizabeth Lightfoot (–1599)
558. Robert Goldhatch (–c1600)
559. Bennet Meade (–1638)
614. (probable) Richard Ingram (–c1683)
616. John Tillinghast (–1624)
617. Alice Pardon
622. John Masters (c1581–1639)
623. Jane ----- (–1639)
626. Richard Bowen (c1595–1674/75) — Same as #298
634. Anthony Eames (c1592–p1670)
635. Margery -----
636. Thomas Holbrook (c1589–c1676/1677)
637. Jane Powys (–c1677)
638. Thomas Stream
639. Elizabeth Whitman (–c1676)
648. John Hutchinson (c1515–1565)
649. Ann ----- (–c1586)
652. William Marbury (c1524–)
653. Agnes Lenton (–1581)
654. John Dryden (c1525–1584)
655. Elizabeth Cope (c1529–)
11th Generation
1032. Henry Lyman (c1560–1605)
1033. Elizabeth Rande (–1587)
1044. John Chapin (1566–1600)
1045. Phillipe Easton
1046. Henry Penney (–c1630)
1047. Jane -----
1234. Gregory Pardon
1235. Alice Payne
1268. Thomas Eames
1269. Millicent -----
1278. Richard Whitman
1304. Robert Marbury (c1490–1545)
1305. Katherine Williamson (–1525)
1306. John Lenton
1310. John Cope (–1557/58)
1311. Bridget Raleigh
12th Generation
2064. (probable) Henry Lyman
2065. (probable) Joan -----
2066. Peter Rande (–a1578)
2067. Joan ----- (–p1578)
2088. Roger Chapyn (–1590)
2608. William Marbury (c1450–c1510)
2609. Anne Blount (c1458–)
2620. William Cope (–1513)
2621. Jane Spencer (–1525/26)
2622. Edward Raleigh (c1470–c1517)
2623. Anne Chamberlayne
13th Generation
4132. William Rande (–a1560)
5218. Thomas Blount (c1420–c1468)
5219. Agnes Hawley (–1462)
5240. Anthony Cope
5242. John Spencer (c1435–1465)
5243. Anne Empson
5244. Edward Raleigh (c1441–a1509)
5245. Margaret Verney
5246. Richard Chamberlayne
14th Generation
10436. Thomas Blount (c1390–1456)
10437. Margaret de Gresley (c1393–)
10480. William Cope (–c1488)
10481. ----- Gossage
10484. Henry Spencer (–c1476)
10485. Isabel Lincoln (–p1476)
10488. William Raleigh (c1420–c1460)
10489. Elizabeth Greene
10490. Ralph Verney
15th Generation
20872. Walter Blount (–1403)
20873. Sancha de Ayala (c1356–c1418)
20874. Thomas de Gresley (c1366–c1445)
20875. Margaret Walsh
20960. John Cope (–c1415)
20961. Joan ----- (–c1435)
20962. William Gossage
20970. Henry Lincoln
20978. Thomas Greene Jr. (1399/1400–1461/62)
20979. Phillippa Ferrers (–p1426)
16th Generation
41744. Walter Blount
41745. Elionor Beauchamp
41746. Diego Gomez de Toledo (c1334–)
41747. Inez Alfonsa de Ayala (c1337–)
41748. Nicholas de Gresley (c1347–c1380)
41749. Thomasine de Wastneys
41956. Thomas Greene (c1369–1417)
41957. Mary Talbot (–1434)
41958. Robert de Ferrers
41959. Margaret Despencer
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