"Andrew Dewing, the date and place of whose birth is unknown, appears on the Dedham, Mass., "Towne Booke," among the subscribers to the "Covenant" as "Andr: Duein." ... It is thought he settled in the part of Dedham that, in 1711, was set off as Needham ... He was received into the First Church in Dedham, 19 d. 2 m. 1646; and was made freeman, May 6, 1646 ... His will, dated Sept. 8, and probated Oct. 30, 1677, is in Suffolk Co. probate records, vi: 207. His first wife, Lydia ( -- ), died 13 d. 8 m. 1651; he married second, 10 d. 9 m. 1652, Ann Donstall. He died Sept. 16, 1677"--Page 5, 7. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, California and elsewhere.