“A sea of notes escape a small studio stamped in the middle of a home on Chappaquiddick. It’s the dead of winter. He’s a recording artist, and he uses this time of year to dive deep into projects. Today, he’s absorbed in a new album, exploring uncharted sound.” - Brittany Bowker
“Ernie Dewing has a plaintive quality in his timbre and projection that makes you feel what he is singing about” - Bill Copeland
The first Arey in the English colonies was Richard, ( my 10th Great Grandfather ) a mariner born in 1624 in Truro, England. His name appears in documents in Salisbury and Gloucester, Massachusetts, and he purchased land in New London, Connecticut. Eventually he settled in Martha’s Vineyard where he owned a substantial part of Chappaquiddick. Married to Elizabeth Crouch, he had two sons: Richard born in 1640 and John (1645).
He arrived in New England before 1646, when found at Salisbury, MA. He was a resident there as late as 1649, after which he appears to have moved to Gloucester. He received a grant of land in 1651 from the town of New London, Conn., which was forfeited when he failed to build upon it within six months.
By 17 Dec 1652 removed to Edgartown (Martha's Vineyard) at which time a house lot of 8 acres was granted to him. He sold this lot in 1653 to Robert Codman, and bought property of Philip Tabor farther north and received an additional distribution of land in 1659.
In 1662, was a member of the trainband ( Trainbands or Trained Bands were companies of militia England or the America's. Generally, upon reaching a certain age a man was required to join the local Trained Band in which he received periodic training for the next couple of decades.) , at which time he purchased additional land from Peter Folger on Tower Hill, north of the cemetery.
A mariner, he died 19 Nov 1669, when he was drowned with Samuel Streeter while travelling from Martha's Vineyard to Nantucket or the mainland.