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Cornelius Dewees

Also Known As: "Cornelius DeWeese", "Corneilius Deweese", "Cornelius DeWees", "Cornelius de Weese"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Newburgh, New York
Death: March 03, 1745 (67-68)
Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Immediate Family:

Son of Garrett Hendricsz de Wees and Zytian Dewees
Husband of Margaret Deweese
Father of Garrett Dewees; John Dewees; Catrina Dewees; Christine Dewees; Cornelius Dewees, Jr. and 2 others
Brother of Dievertie DeWees; Wilhelmina Rittenhouse; Ariaentie DeWees; Lewis L. Dewees; Lamburtus Lambert Dewees and 3 others

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About Cornelius Dewees

Burial record:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116457470/cornelius-deweese

Or 1682-1735.

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changes to be made by a curator

  • surname: DeWeese
  • Birth Surname: DeWeese
  • Also Known As: Corneilius Deweese,Cornelius DeWees,Cornelius Dewees,Cornelius de Weese
  • Date of Birth: Circa 20/12/1682
  • Place of Birth/City: New York
  • Place of Birth/County: (unidentified county)
  • Place of Birth/State/Province: New York
  • Date of Baptism: 20/12/1682
  • Place of Baptism/City: New York
  • Place of Baptism/County: (unidentified county)
  • Place of Baptism/State/Province: New York
  • Date of Death: /12/1735
  • Place of Death/City: Mount Joy
  • Place of Death/County: Lancaster County
  • Place of Death/State/Province: Pennsylvania

brief biography

Cornelius Deweese, New Amsterdam, New York/then in about 1690 to Philadelphia, Germantown, and Berks County, PA, b 1675 (or 1682), d 1734*

Cornelius' brother, William, started a paper mill in Crefeld, PA in 1710; his sister Wilhelmina married Nicholas Rittenhouse of Germantown, PA of first paper mill fame.

family

Margaret Koester (Kuster/Custer) - ?

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Surname has also been reported to be:

Given name has also been reported to be Corneilius.

Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be:

  • circa 1675 in Friesland, (now Netherlands)
  • 1677 at Newburgh (which was established in 1709 and then surveyed and named in 1752), Ulster County (now Orange County), New York
  • 1682 at New York, (unidentified county), New York
  • December 20, 1682 at Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden Municipality, Friesland, Netherlands

Date and place of death have also been (erroneously?) reported to be:

  • an unspecified date in Pennsylvania
  • circa 1734 in Pennsylvania
  • 1734 at an unspecified location
  • 1735 at an unspecified location
  • after 1735 (including specifically March 3, 1745) at Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  • after 1735 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
  • a lost date at a lost location (reported by Clarence Anderson Tillery, Jr.)

content to be cleaned up

F: Garrett Hendricks Deweese, Amsterdam, Netherlands, b 1640, emigrated to America 1663/64 to New Amsterdam, New York, then to Pennsylvania in 1690, d 1701*

M: Zytianstsytjelsion Liuwes

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F: Hendrick Adriaensz Deweese, Amsterdam, Netherlands, b 1615, d 1661*

M: Adriaenje Jans

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F: Adrian Hendricksz, Amsterdam, Netherlands, b 1595, d 1674*

M: Hillegont Govertsdr

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F: Jan Pietre, Dortrecht, Holland, b 1563 (orphan - was also given the name "de Wees", which means orphan). Jan may also be known as Hendrick Dewees, b 1570 in Holland.

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Cornelius Dewees's Timeline

1677
1677
Newburgh, New York
1682
December 20, 1682
Age 5
Dutch Reformed Church, Newburgh, Ulster County, New York
1708
1708
Germantown, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania
1710
May 29, 1710
Germantown, Philadelphia County, Province of Pennsylvania
1711
September 4, 1711
Southampton, PA, United States
1712
1712
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1713
1713
Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
1715
1715
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1718
1718
Berks, PA, United States