Tew of Maidford, Northamptonshire, England,
and Newport, Rhode Island
Henry Tew b abt 1590, Maidford, Northamptonshire, England. He married Ellen. She was b abt 1595.
Children of Henry Tew and Ellen were:
  • Richard Tew b abt 1612.
  • Dr. John Tew b abt 1615, Maidford, Northamptonshire, England.

Richard Tew b abt 1612, Maidford, Northamptonshire, d 20 Mar 1672/73, Middlesex, England. He md Mary Clarke 21 October 1633, Pryor Hardwick, Northamptonshire, England, daughter of William Clarke and Mary (Whittingham?). She was b 1608, Maidford, d aft 1687, Newport, RI.
Children of Richard Tew and Mary Clarke were:

  • Seaborn Tew b 4 June 1640 aboard ship; md Samuel Billings 5 Jan 1657/58, Newport, RI.
  • Elnathan Tew b 15 October 1644 Newport, RI, d 11 Jan 1717/18 Providence, RI; md Thomas Harris 3 November 1664, Providence, RI.
  • Mary Tew b 12 Aug 1647, prob Middletown, Newport, RI, d 1688 Providence, RI; md Andrew Harris 8 Dec 1670, Providence, RI.
  • Maj. Henry Tew b 1654.
Maj. Henry Tew b 1654, prob Middletown, Newport, RI, d 26 Apr 1718, Newport, RI. He married [1] Dorcas abt 1678, and [2] Sarah Paul bef 1695, Taunton, Bristol, MA, daughter of William Paul and Mary Richmond. She was b 5 Jul 1668, Taunton, Bristol, MA, d 1718, Newport, RI.
Children of Henry Tew and Sarah Paul were:
  • Paul Tew b Sep 1699 Newport, RI, d 24 May 1711, Newport, RI.
  • Mary Tew b abt 1700; md Mr. Peckham 1718.
  • Edward Tew b 1 Nov 1703, Newport, RI, d 4 Nov 1749; md Mary Hoar 3 Jan 1743/44, Dighton, MA.
  • Abigail Tew b abt 1704, Newport, RI; md Robert Wrightington 9 Mar 1722/23, Newport, RI.
  • Elnathan Tew b abt 1705.
  • George Tew b 11 Mar 1705/06, Newport, RI; md Bridget Sweet 17 Nov 1754.
  • Thomas Tew b Feb 1709/10, Newport, RI, d 1765, Newport, RI; md (1) Mary Yew 1733, and (2) Joan Robenson 1745.
  • James Tew b 26 Oct 1711.
  • Paul Tew b 27 Mar 1715, Newport, RI, d 10 Aug 1763, Woodstock, CT; md [1] Patience Lillibridge 3 May 1734, and [2] Mary Payson Child 27 Sep 1770, Woodstock, CT.
James Tew b 26 Oct 1711, Middletown, Newport, RI, d 6 Feb 1784, Middletown, Newport, RI. He married Ann Arnold 15 Sep 1734, Newport, RI, daughter of Benedict Arnold III and Patience Coggeshall.
Children of James Tew and Ann Arnold were:
  • Capt. James Tew b 1735, Newport, RI, d 23 Dec 1801, Newport, RI.
  • Capt. Thomas Tew b 1738.
  • Sarah Tew b abt 1741, Newport, RI.
  • Bathsheba Tew b abt 1744, Newport, RI; md Augustus Newman.
  • Capt. William Tew b 5 Apr 1745, Middletown, Newport, RI, d 31 Oct 1808, Newport, RI; md Sarah Willson 1 Jan 1771, Middletown, Newport, RI.
  • Ann Tew b abt 1746, Newport, RI, d 17 Jan 1824; md John Topham 20 Jun 1769.
  • Lieut. Benedict Tew b abt 1747, Newport, RI; md Lydia Ball.
  • Patience Tew b abt 1749, Newport, RI; md Henry Sterling 29 Oct 1758, Providence, RI.
Capt. Thomas Tew b 1738, Newport, RI, d 10 Dec 1821, Newport, RI. He md Ann Clarke 6 Dec 1759, Newport, RI, daughter of Elisha Clarke and Susannah Reynolds.
Children of Capt. Thomas Tew and Ann Clarke were:
  • Ann Tew b 1763, Newport, Newport, RI, d 18 Oct 1805 (unmarried).
  • Elizabeth Tew b abt 1768, Newport, RI, d 4 Jun 1854; md Holmes Weaver 29 Sep 1795.
  • William Clarke Tew b 23 Aug 1770, Newport, RI, d 23 Dec 1822; md Eliza/Betsy Grimes.
  • James Tew b 1778, Newport, Newport, RI, d 23 Sep 1837, Newport, RI.
  • Edward Tew b abt 1780, Newport, RI.
  • Benjamin Tew b 1784.
Benjamin Tew b 1784, Newport, RI, d 22 Oct 1836, Newport, Newport, RI. He married Mary Horswell 20 May 1811, First Baptist Church, Newport, RI, daughter of Thomas Horswell and Amey Lake. She was b 1788, of Portsmouth, Newport, RI, d 10 Oct 1843, Newport, Newport, RI.
Children of Benjamin Tew and Mary Horswell were:
  • Edward H. Tew b 23 Oct 1813, Newport, RI, d 23 Feb 1855, Newport, Newport, RI; md Rosianna Dodge 10 Feb 1838.
  • Thomas Horswell Tew b 9 Nov 1819.
Thomas Horswell Tew b 9 Nov 1819, Newport, RI, d 16 Jan 1874, Newport, Newport, RI. He md Laura E. Willey 1 Jan 1844, daughter of Dr. Aaron C. Willey and Lydia Franklin Dodge. She was b 1820, New Shoreham, Newport, RI, d 27 Jan 1889, Newport, Newport, RI.
Children of Thomas Horswell Tew and Laura E. Willey were:
  • Thomas H. Tew b 7 Aug 1847, Newport, RI, d 16 Dec 1866.
  • Anthelia Isadora Tew b 9 Apr 1850, Newport, RI, d 8 Apr 1930; md John Howard 4 Jan 1877.
  • Mary Tew b 19 Feb 1855, Newport, RI, d 4 Nov 1927; md James Champlin.
  • Laura Effigenia Tew b 5 Jul 1857.
  • Ida Zoradia Tew b 18 May 1859, Newport, RI, d 4 Jul 1941, Wakefield, RI; md Henry Hunt.

Laura Effigenia Tew b 5 Jul 1857, Newport, Newport, RI, d 25 Jun 1930, Newport, Newport, RI. She md William Chapman Scott 23 Feb 1882, Newport, Newport, RI, son of Capt. Henry Dwight Scott and Lydia Ann Chapman.

SOURCES:
FT; GL: Early New England Settlers, 1600s-1800s, Ancestral Heads of New England Families, p 235, ibid, Notes on the Founding of New England, American Genealogies, p 243, ibid, One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families, pp 238-240; Rhode Island Vital Records, New Series, Volume 11, Births from Newport Commond Burial Ground Inscriptions, 1590-1930, pp 398-397.
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