Descendants of Unknown Dewhurst of ?, England

Data submitted by David Freeman and Dan Hills (descendant of this line)

Family of Unknown Dewhurst

NAME BIRTH LOCATION DEATH LOCATION MARRIAGE LOCATION SPOUSE
??             ??
Agnes Dewhurst 31 December 1779 Wiswell, Whalley Lancashire, England     23 January 1797 Whalley, Lancashire, England Martin Greenalgh (Greenleigh???) [1]
Thomas Dewhurst 26 September 1781 likely Lancashire, England     1) ??
2) 22 February 1827		 1) ??
2) ??		 1) ??
2) Ann Barlow [2]
John Dewhurst 3 August 1783 likely Lancashire, England          
George Dewhurst 12 August 1785 likely Lancashire, England          
Mary Dewhurst 9 December 1787 likely Lancashire, England          
James Dewhurst 17 November 1789 likely Lancashire, England     7 July 1817 Saint Mary, Bury, Lancashire, England Betty Melling [3]
Joseph Dewhurst 17 December 1791 likely Lancashire, England          
Nancy Dewhurst 11 January 1794 likely Lancashire, England     1 May 1816 Bury, Lancashire, England James Pilkington
Alice Dewhurst 1 April 1796 likely Lancashire, England          
Miles Dewhurst 26 February 1798 likely Lancashire, England     6 November 1825 Bury, Lancashire, England Mary Rawstron [4]
Edmund Dewhurst 25 February 1800 Newbury, (Berkshire?), England     1) 3 October 1825
2) 2 February 1834		 1) Bury, Lancashire, England
2) Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts		 1) Hannah Barlow
2) Betsey Long
Betty Dewhurst [5] 19 May 1802 England          

[1] Martin Greenalgh was b. Pendleton, Lancashire, England

[2] Thomas and ?? had issue: Ann Dewhurst b. 18 December 1806, Bury, Lancashire (m. betw. 1827-1831, Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA: Aaron Hutchinson [b. abt. 1808, Tottingham, Manchester, England]); George Dewhurst, b. abt. 1813 (m. Ann, b. abt. 1797). Thomas and Ann Barlow had issue; Jane Dewhurst b. abt. 1824. Immigration records show Thomas and Ann came to Massachusetts with siblings, Edmund, Miles, James, Betty and their families on the Ship Marcus out of Duxbury in May 1827. They are all listed as Weavers. Aaron Hutchinson emigrated with them, but it appears he and Ann Dewhurst (dau. of Thomas) did not marry until they got to the USA.

[3] **************??????????????Child of this couple was: Eli Dewhurst, b. 24 July 1824, New Road Independent, Bury, Lancashire, England, m. Elizabeth ?? and d. 11 Aug 1908 Amesbury, MA. This couple had issue: Betsey Dewhurst b.7 Mar 1830 Andover, MA; Mary A. Dewhurst b. 15 Jul 1832 Andover, MA

[4] Children of this couple are: Richard Dewhurst, b. 12 May 1826, Manchester, England (m. Maria S. Wheeler Curtis 29 March 1858, Winconsin, USA [b. 9 April 1840] - their children; Frank, Mary [m. W.L. Hemphill], Lillian); George Dewhurst, Joseph Dewhurst and Edmund Dewhurst. Immigration records show Miles and Mary came to Massachusetts with siblings, Thomas, Edmund, James, Betty and their families on the Ship Marcus out of Duxbury in May 1827. They are all listed as Weavers.

[5] Immigration records show Betty came to Massachusetts with siblings, Thomas, Edmund, Miles, James and their families on the Ship Marcus out of Duxbury in May 1827. They are all listed as Weavers.

Family of Edmund Dewhurst and wife 1) Hannah Barlow

NAME BIRTH LOCATION DEATH LOCATION MARRIAGE LOCATION SPOUSE
Edmund Dewhurst [1] 25 February 1800 Newbury, (Berkshire?), England     1) 3 October 1825
2) 2 February 1834		 1) Bury, Lancashire, England
2) Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts		 1) Hannah Barlow [2]
2) Betsey Long
Alice Dewhurst 2 Febraury 1819 likely England          
John Dewhurst 30 January 1822 likely England          
Eli Dewhurst 29 January 1824 England         Elizabeth ??
Rachel Dewhurst [3] Chr. 19 February 1828 USA 6 April 1869        
James Dewhurst 25 March 1828 USA          
Elizabeth (Betty) Dewhurst b. 4 March 1830
Chr. 11 April 1830		 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA 27 February 1849 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts      
Maryann Dewhurst [4] 15 July 1832 USA          

[1] Immigration records show Edmund and Hannah came to Massachusetts with son Eli, age 2 and siblings, Thomas, Miles, James, Betty and their families on the Ship Marcus out of Duxbury in May 1827. Where are older children Alice and John? They are all listed as Weavers. Edmund served in the Civil War: Name: Edmund Dewhurst
Residence: Amesbury, Massachusetts
Occupation: Farmer
Enlistment Date: 23 Sep 1862
Side Served: Union
State Served: Massachusetts
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 23 September 1862 at the age of 18.
Enlisted in Company C, 48th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 23 Sep 1862.
Discharged from Company C, 48th Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 23 Jul 1863.

He became a Naturalized Citizen of the USA 3Q 1947 in Salem, Massachusetts

[2] Hannah Barlow was b abt. 1803 and d. 3 July 1832

[3] Conflicting Family Bible Records do not make make it clear whether Rachel was the daughter of Hannah Barlow or Betsey Long, especially when compared to the birth date of James one month later ...

[4] Conflicting Family Bible Records do not make make it clear whether Maryann was b. in 1832 or 1835, nor who her mother was given Hannah's death 3 July 1832 and a birth for Maryann/Maryanna on 15 July 1832 ...

Family of Edmund Dewhurst and wife 2) Betsey Long

NAME BIRTH LOCATION DEATH LOCATION MARRIAGE LOCATION SPOUSE
Edmund Dewhurst 25 February 1800 Newbury, (Berkshire?), England     1) 3 October 1825
2) 11 Jaunary or 2 February 1834		 1) Bury, Lancashire, England
2) Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts		 1) Hannah Barlow
2) Betsey Long [1]
Hannah Ellen Dewhurst b. 6 June 1834
Chr. 14 June 1834		 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA 10 February 1867   28 August 1858 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Thomas W. Webster [2]
Maryanna Dewhurst [3] 25 November 1835 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA 11 March 1912   8 June 1881   ??
Sarah Jane Dewhurst 12 January 1838 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA          
George Clark Dewhurst [4] 2 September 1837 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA 8 November 1898 Worcester, Massachusetts, USA 1 Janaury 1860   Elisabeth Follansbee Hovey [5]
George Milling Dewhurst [4] 9 March 1839 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA          
Albert Francis Dewhurst 4 April 1839 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA 27 August 1862 Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia      
William Henry Harrison Dewhurst 6 March 1841 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA          
Henry William Harrison Dewhurst 6 March 1841 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA 10 April 1876   1) 5 Febraury 1862
2) May 1871		 1) Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
2) ?		 1) Mary E. Campbell [5]
2) ?
Alice Maria Dewhurst 18 January 1844 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA 12 February 1899   14 May 1864 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Henry A. Worthben [6]
Edmund Kay Dewhurst 13 December 1845 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA     26 November 1865 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Mary E. Sargeant
Martha Jane Dewhurst 31 July 1847 Mills Village, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA 23 March 1917 Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA 23 July 1870 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Samuel True III [7]
Ella Alizabeth Dewhurst 24 May 1849 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA 7 August 1897   25 December 1869 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Benjamin Frank ("BF") Lowell [8]

[1] Betsey Long was b. 6 June 1811 in Kingston, New Hampshire, USA and d. 23 March 1896, one month after the death of her eldest daughter, Hannah. She is the daughter of Caleb Log b. 5 December 1765 and Mary Clark b. 10 Febraury 1782

[2] Thomas W. Webster was b. abt. 1830 in North Berwick, York, Maine, USA

[3] Maryanna had issue: Minnie C. Dewhurst b. 1864 and Lizzie W. Dewhurst b. 1865. See Footnote #2 in charts above for the children of Hannah Barlow

[4] Two conflicting Bible records make it unclear whether the two George's are the same man or two different men, and the birth of Albert Francis one month after the birth of George Milling confuses things further...

[5] Children of this couple: George H. Dewhurst b. 1859 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA and d. 13 September 1868 in Worchester, Massachusetts, USA; William A. Dewhurt b. June 1860 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; Albert F. Dewhurst b. 8 April 1863 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA and d. December 1863 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; Susan F. Dewhurst b. March 1865 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; Sarah E. Dewhurst b. 12 August 1870 in Worchester, Massachusetts, USA; Elizabeth "Bessie" Dewhurst b. December 1875 (m. 30 October 1905, Worchester, Massachusetts, USA; Benjamin Slade Treat Bishop (b. abt. 1879 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA)

[5] Mary E. Campbell was b. abt. 1841 in Taunton, Masachusetts, USA

[6] Henry A. Worthben was b. abt. 1841 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

[7] Children of this couple are: Florence Adams True b 4 September 1871; Edmund Dewhurst True b. 26 March 1874; Albert Howard True b. 26 March 1874; Samuel Clifford True b. 8 December 1878; Clarence Merrill True b. 8 December 1878 and Warren Stevens True b. 10 October 1883

[8] Benjamin Frank ("BF") Lowell was b. 1 June 1848 in Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA

Bible pages found in the attic of David True

Family of Edmund Kay Dewhurst and Mary E. Sargeant

NAME BIRTH LOCATION DEATH LOCATION MARRIAGE LOCATION SPOUSE
Edmund K. Dewhurst 13 December 1845 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA     26 November 1865 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Mary E. Sargeant
Mabelle Dewhurst abt. 1864 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA          
Effie May Dewhurst abt. 1865 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA          
Albert W. Dewhurst abt. 1870 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA          
Jessie E. Dewhurst abt. 1871 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA          
Grace Elizabeth Dewhurst 27 June 1873 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA          
Edmund Long Dewhurst 13 December 1875 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA          
Nina Estelle Dewhurst 4 March 1878 Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA