511. Gershom HEWITT (Walter HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 16 May 1743 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 11 Sep 1834 in No. Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut and was buried in Lower Mountain View Cemetery, Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 50.
    Born in Stonington, Conn., 16 May 1743 (Rev. War Pension), son of Walter Hewitt and Hepsibah ___, died in North Canaan, Litchfield Co., Conn., 11 Sep 1834, age 91 years (CR & tombstone). Gershom married 1st, ELIZABETH STEVENS about 1765. Elizabeth was born in Canaan, Conn., 4 Nov 1746 (VR), daughter of Benjamin Stevens and Elizabeth Higgens; she died in North Canaan, 1 Oct 1790 (CR & tombstone). Gershom married 2nd, HANNAH STANNARD about 1793, Hannah was born in 1750 and died in North Canaan, 27 Dec 1816, age 66 years (CR). Gershom and his two wives were buried in the lower Mountain View Cemetery, Canaan, Conn.
    Gershom served in the Stonington, Conn. militia during the French and Indian War in Capt. Christopher Palmer's co., Col. Fitch's regiment, 8 May to 22 Nov 1760. He was a captain in the Green Mountain Boys under Col. Ethan Allen when the Revolutionary War began, and was at Fort Ticonderoga when it was captured by the Vermont troops on 10 May 1775. Making a daring infiltration assault party. In May 1779, Gershom was appointed captain of the 1st company of the Conn. 4th Regiment. Later, he was captain of the 2nd Regiment of the Conn. Line in Jan 1780.
    After the war, Gershom applied for a pension on his military service, 30 Apr 1818, but it was rejected. A second application, made 7 Nov 1832, was granted (Rev. War Pension #S31735).
    In 1764, Gershom moved from Stonington to Canaan, Litchfield Co., Conn. Five years later he went to Wyoming Valley, Penn. With his brother, Benjamin Hewitt. The two were looking for a place to settle in the land along the Susquehanna River claimed by Conn. They decided to return to the Canaan area where Gershom resided the rest of his life. He and Elizabeth, the 1st wife, were early members of the 1st Church of Christ in Canaan and maintained their membership until their deaths.
    Gershom died without leaving a will. His youngest son, Walter, of Granby, Oswego Co., NY appeared before the Probate Court of the District of Sharon in Litchfield Co., Conn. on 23 Mar 1834 to post bond and accept the appointment as administrator of his father's estate (Litchfield Co. Probate Records).
    Three of Gershom's children, Gershom, Jr., Betsey and Anna, remained on the family farm in North Canaan and never married. In their old age, a niece, Hannah J. Horsford, who married Reuben G. Stewart in 1844, moved to the farm to take care of the elderly brother and sisters.
References:
Vital Records of Canaan, Conn.
National Archives, Rev. War Pension File #S31735.
Records of 1st Church of Christ, Canaan, Conn, LDS film #3946.
Litchfield County, Conn. Wills, LDS film #5681.
Canaan Probate Records, LDS film #1,015,674.
Conn. Cemetery Inscriptions, LDS film #3139.
J.W. Lewis, HISTORY OF LITCHFIELD CO., CONN., Phila., 1881, p. 483.
Charles J. Headly, PUBLIC RECORDS OF STATE OF CONN., Hartford 1885, pp. 297 & 459.
Plowdon Stevens, THE STEPHENS-STEVENS GENEALOGY, New York, 1909, p. 58.
ROLLS OF CONN. MEN IN FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR, Vol. II, p. 220.
Norman F. Hosford & David H. Hosford, THE HOSFORD GENEALOGY, West Kennebunk, Me, 1993, p. 58.
Oliver Seymour Phelps, PHELPS FAMILY IN AMERICA, Pittsfield, Mass, 1899, p. 583.
Egle, NOTES AND QUERIES RELATING TO PENN., Series 4, Vol. I, p. 141.
Josephine Ellis Richard, HONOR ROLL OF SOLDIERS AND PATRIOTS BURIED IN LITCHFIELD CO., CONN., Litchfield, 1912.
US Census 1790-1850.

Gershom married (1) Elizabeth STEVENS, daughter of Benjamin STEVENS and Elizabeth HIGGENS. Elizabeth was born 4 Nov 1746 in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. She died 1 Oct 1790 in No. Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut and was buried in Lower Mountain View Cemetery, Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.

Gershom also married (2) Hannah STANNARD about 1793. Hannah was born 1750. She died 27 Dec 1815 in No. Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut and was buried in Lower Mountain View Cemetery, Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.

512. Dethick HEWITT (Walter HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born about 1747 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut and was christened Feb 1752 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 3 Jul 1773 in Wyoming, Pennsylvania.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 52.
   Born in Stonington, Conn, about 1747, son of Walter Hewitt and his 2nd wife, Elizabeth Dethick; died at the Battle of Wyoming in Wyoming, Penn., 3 Jul 1778, during the Revolutionary War (Egle). Dethick married Elizabeth SEARLE, 11 Jul 1773, at the 2nd Church of Christ, North Stonington, Conn, (CR). Elizabeth was born in Stonington, Conn, 4 Mar 1757 (Egle), the daughter of Constant Searle and Hannah W. Miner; she married 2nd, Ishmael Bennett of Pittston, Pa., as his 2nd wife, and had 6 children by him (Egle); the date of her death is not known. Dethick and Elizabeth lived in Stonington, Conn. for a short time after their marriage before joining a group of Connecticut families taking up land in the Wyoming Valley before 1776. This area was claimed by both Penn. and Conn. until the dispute was resolved by Congress in 1782. Dethick settled his family along the Susquehanna River in the Kingston District of the Town of Westmoreland in then Litchfield Co., Conn. He was listed on the tax rolls of Kingston from 1776 to 1778.
    At the time of the Revolutionary War, Dethick commanded a small company of men recruited in 1776, to defend the Wyoming Valley. He was commissioned a captain in the Continental Army by order of Congress in March 1778. Captain Hewitt led his company of scouts up the Susquehanna River on 26 Mar 1778, and returned 4 days later with the report of a large party of Indians advancing toward the Wyoming Valley. On 3 Jul 1778, the Indians overran the American troops in fierce fighting during which Dethick was killed. His father-in-law, Constant Searle, was also killed in the battle.
    Dethick died without a will. Benjamin Carpenter administered his estate on 27 Jan 1789. An accounting was filed at the Register's office in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 6 Oct 1782 (Egle). The 3 children of Dethick and Elizabeth, as his heirs, sold 3000 acres of land granted to their father in Braintrim Township, Northumberland Co. (now Luzerne Co.), Pa. On 5 Jan 1795 (Blair).
Resources:
Records of the 2nd Church of Christ, North Stonington, Conn., LDS film #5080.
Egle, NOTES AND QUERIES RELATING TO PA., 4th Series, Vol. 1, pp. 140-1. Charles Miner, HISTORY OF WYOMING, PENN., Philadelphia, 1845, pp. 214-5, 241-2, and A44.
Mayflower Ancestory of Isaac Hewitt-6, #56,226.
William T. Blair, THE MICHAEL SHOEMAKER BOOK, Scranton, 1924, pp. 525-8.

 

Dethick married Elizabeth SEARLE, daughter of Constant SEARLE and Hannah MINER, on 11 Jul 1773 in No. Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Elizabeth was born 4 Mar 1757 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

514. Daniel HEWITT (Walter HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born about 1731 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut and was christened Feb 1752 in 1st Church of Stonington, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 8 Jan 1824 in New Haven, Oswego Co., New York.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 53.
    Born in Stonington, Conn, about 1751, baptized in Feb 1752, at the Strict Congregational Church of Stonington (CR), son of Walter Hewitt and Elizabeth Dethick; died in New Haven, Oswego Co., NY, 8 Jan 1824 (Rev. War Pension). Daniel married 1st DESIRE WILLIAMS of Kingston, Penn. Desire was born about 1756; she died at Stafford, Conn, 11 Aug 1789 (VR). Daniel married 2nd, SARAH TYLER, 1 Jan 1790 at Willington, Conn. (VR). Sarah was born in Willington, 15 May 1759 (VR), daughter of Broadstreet Tyler and Sibble Commins; she died in Canal Township, Venango Co., Pa., 20 Feb 1840 (Rev. War Pension).
    Daniel served briefly in the New York militia raised at Goshen, NY, 22 Jul 1775, during the Revolutionary War. He was described as being 5 feet tall with fair hair and blue eyes. Daniel enlisted in the Conn. Lines in Capt. Buck's co., Col. Denison's regt. as a sergeant. A musket ball wounded him on 3 Jul 1778, at the Battle of Wyoming in Penn., the same battle in which his brother, Dethick Hewitt, was killed. The injury left Daniel with a permanently disabled hand and wrist. He received a pension for his disability beginning 1792.
    Daniel's daughter, Laura Hewitt, filed for survivor's benefits on her father's military record, 28 May 1853, giving the death dates of her parents and data on her sisters. The pension was rejected (Rev. War Pension # R4930).
    Daniel and Desire resided in Willington, Conn. by 1780. He and his 2nd. wife, Sarah, continued to live in the Willington area until 1806, when they moved to Oneida Co., NY for a number of years. By 1823, they were living New Haven, Oswego Co., NY near his sons, Palmer and Elihu Hewitt.
References:
Vital Records of Willington, Stafford and Tolland, Conn.
National Archives, Revolutionary War Pension File #R4930.
Fernow, NEW YORK IN THE REVOLUTION, p. 167.
LDS Records of Daniel Hewitt and family.
US Census 1790-1830.

Daniel married (1) Desire WILLIAMS. Desire was born about 1756 in Kingston, Pennsylvania. She died 11 Aug 1789 in Stafford, Connecticut.

Daniel also married (2) Sarah TYLER, daughter of Broadstreet TYLER and Sibble COMMINS. Sarah was born 15 May 1759 in Willington, Tolland Co., Connecticut. She died 20 Feb 1840 in Canal, Venengo Co., Pennsylvania.

517. Asa HEWITT (Walter HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 16 Oct 1761 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut and was christened 2 May 1762 in 1st Church of Stonington, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 5 Jul 1824 in Keepville, Erie Co., Pennsylvania and was buried in Keepville Cemetery, Keepville, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 54.
   Born in Stonington, Conn., 16 Oct 1761 (Cem. Rec.), baptized 2 May 1762, at the Strick Congregational Church of Stonington, son of Walter Hewitt and Elizabeth Dethick; died in Keepville, Erie Co., Penn., 5 Jul 1824 (Cem. Rec. & Hewit). Asa married MARY NEWTON on 23 Nov 1786, Stafford, Tolland Co., Conn. at the 1st Congregational Church (CR). Mary was born in Stonington, Conn., 12 Dec 1767 (VR), daughter of Moses Newton and Persis Bellows; she died in Keepville, Pa., 26 Feb 1838 *Hewit). Both Asa and Mary were buried in the Keepville Cemetery.
    A note on the records of the Keepville Cemetery says, "Asa Hewit, born 16 Oct 1761; and died 5 July 1824, Revolutionary War Soldier, known to have been buried here but no marker." The Connecticut Revolutionary Rolls show that Asa served in Capt. Titus Watson's company, Col. Charles Brewell's battalion of the Conn. militia.
    Asa and Mary resided in Stafford, Conn after their marriage until about 1805, when they moved to Oneida Co., NY and settled in the Town of Paris for a few years. By the end of the War of 1812, they were in Orwell, Oswego Co., NY where Asa was active in civic affairs. He was elected Assessor and served as Inspector of Schools. Shortly after 1820, the family continued westward and settled in Keepville, Erie Co., Penn. where they remained.
    A family history of son, Daniel Hewitt, written in 1898, by his great grandson, Loren Morgain Hewit, stated that Daniel and his father Asa enlisted at the time of the War of 1812. Asa would have been 51 years old. His sons, Walter, Daniel, Parley and Asa, did serve during that war but it is doubtful that the father Asa participated in the War of 1812.
References:
Vital Records of Stonington and Stafford, Conn.
Records of Strict Congregational Church of Stonington, LDS film #1,011,949.
Records of the 1st Congregational Church of Stafford, Conn.
Conn. Historical Society, ROLLS AND LISTS OF CONN. MEN IN THE REVOLUTION, Vol. 8, p. 39.
Loren Morgain Hewit, A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE HEWIT FAMILY, Buffalo, 1898, pp. 3 & 4.
Records of the Keepville Cemetery, Albion, Pa., LDS film #911,843.
Bible Records of Asa and Orpha Hewitt, Joan Phelan of Madison, Wisconsin.
Bible Records of Polly and Marcena Keep, Richard Cheney of Wesleyville, Pa.
Crisfield Johnson, HISTORY OF OSWEGO CO., NY, Philadelphia, 1877, pp. 297-8.
Marriage Records of Ashtabula Co., Ohio.
Obituary for Edmund Hewitt, Conneaut Reporter newspaper, issue 4 Sep 1879.
US Census 1790-1850 & 1880.

Asa married Mary NEWTON, daughter of Moses NEWTON and Persis BELLOWS, on 23 Nov 1786 in Stafford, Tolland Co., Connecticut. Mary was born 12 Dec 1767 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She died 26 Feb 1838 in Keepville, Erie Co., Pennsylvania and was buried in Keepville Cemetery, Keepville, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.

529. Collins HEWITT (Jepthia Gershom HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born about 1738 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut and was christened 6 Sep 1741 in No. Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 57.
    Born in Stonington, Conn. about 1738 and baptized, with his brothers and sister, at the 2nd Church of Christ, North Stonington, Conn., 6 Sept 1741 (CR), son of Jepthia Hewitt and Mary York; died between 1810 and 1812, Dutchess Co., NY. The census for 1790 listed 2 males under 16 years, 1 male over 16 years, and 7 females in Collins' household. In 1800, the family contained 2 sons born between 1774 and 1784, 2 daughters born between 1774 and 1784, and 3 younger daughters born between 1784 and 1790. The sons have been identified but not all of the names of the daughters are known.
References:
Records of 2nd Church of Christ, North Stonington, Conn., LDS film #5080.
NSDAR Bible Records of New York, LDS film #862,868, item 3.
Yesteryear Quarterly, Vol 11, pp. 125-129.
Poughkeepsey Journal newspaper, issue 22 Nov 1803.
J. Wilson Poucher and Helen Wilkinson Reynolds, OLD GRAVESTONES OF DUTCHES CO., NY, Poughkeepsie, 1924, Vol. 2, p. 24.
US Census 1790-1850.

Collins married Miss before 1778. Miss died after 1810 in Dutchess Co., New York.

530. Oliver HEWITT (Jepthia Gershom HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 1740 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut and was christened 6 Sep 1741 in No. Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died before 1820 in Greenfield, Saratoga Co., New York.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 58.
    Born in Stonington, Conn about 1740 and baptized, with his brothers and sister, at the 2nd Church of Christ, North Stonington, Conn., 6 Sept 1741 (CR), son of Jeptha Hewitt and Mary York; died between 1810 and 1820, probably in Greenfield, Saratoga Co., NY where he was living in 1810. Oliver married SARAH _____ about 1761. Little is known of Sarah. She was still living in Greenfield, NY at the time of the 1820 US Census, as a widow with 2 single women born between 1776 and 1794.
    During the French and Indian War, Oliver was on the rolls of the New York militia, 16 May 1759, in Capt. Topping's company. Oliver was described as a 19-year-old labor, born in Stonington, Conn. Later, he enlisted in Capt. Christopher Palmer's co., Col. Fitch's regiment of Conn. militia, 24 March to 22 Nov 1760. Oliver enlisted for a brief period in 1776, during the Revolutionary War, while living at Stephentown, NY. He was private in Capt. Turner's co., Col. Van Rensselaer's regt. of New York militia. Oliver's eldest son, James Hewitt, enlisted before his 15th birthday in the same company as his father.
    Oliver and Sarah resided in Stonington, Conn. for a few years after their marriage and then they moved to Stephentown, Rensselaer Co., NY prior to 1776. By 1790, they had settled in Ballstown, Albany Co., NY now known as Greenfield, Saratoga Co. Oliver was elected constable of Greenfield in 1792. The US Census for 1790-1810, indicates that Oliver and Sarah had at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. There may have been others.
    No probate records of cemetery records have been found for either Oliver or his wife Sarah.
References:
Church Records of 2nd Church of Christ, North Stonington, Conn., LDS film #5081. National Archives, Revolutionary War Pension File for James, #S13358.
Edward De Lancey, MUSTER ROLLS OF NEW YORK PROVINCIAL TROOPS, 1755-1764, NYC, 1891, p. 204.
Fernow, NEW YORK IN THE REVOLUTION, p. 393.
Andrews, CONN. SOLDIERS IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR, Vol. II, p. 220.
The Saratoga Quarterly, Vol. 10, p. 139, for extracts from meetings of Board of Supervisors, Saratoga Co., NY 1791-1802, Oliver constable.
US Census 1790-1820.

Oliver married Sarah about 1761. Sarah died after 1820 in Greenfield, Saratoga Co., New York.

531. Elijah HEWITT (Jepthia Gershom HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born about 1745 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died after 1810 in Middletown, Delaware Co., New York.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 59.
    Born in Stonington, Conn. about 1745, son of Jepthia Hewitt and Mary York; died after 1810, probably in Middletown, Delaware Co., NY where he was living at the time. Elijah married OLIVE HAKES, 3 Dec 1769, at the 2nd Church of Christ, North Stonington, Conn. (CR). Olive was born in Stonington, 12 Dec 1749 (VR), daughter of George Hanks and Hannah (or Joanna) Jones; date and place of her death is unknown.
    Elijah purchased land in Stonington from his father, Jepthia Hewitt, on 8 March 1774, for 18 pounds (Land Records, Vol. 9, p. 41. Prior to that Elijah had land either bought from, or given to him by, his father-in-law, George Hakes. No records of that transaction was found but it was decried in a deed to Elkanah Hewitt from Charles Philips on 5 Feb 1784, as "land originally Elijah Hewitt bought of George Hakes." (Land Records, Vol. 10, p. 447).
    After residing in Stonington for many years, Elijah and Olive moved to Ballstown area of Albany co., NY before 1790, and by 1800, they were living in Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., NY. Sometime before 1810, they settled in Middletown, Delaware Co., NY with 5 of their sons, George, John, Russell, Noyes, and Daniel. No probate records or grave markers have been found for Elijah or his wife Olive. The census records indicate that they have at least 7 sons and 3 daughters but not all the children have been identified.
References:
Vital Records of Stonington, Conn.
Records of 2nd Church of Christ, North Stonington, Conn., LDS film #5080
Stonington Land Records, Vol. 9, p. 418 & Vol. 10, p. 447, LDS Film 5507. Harry Hakes, THE HAKES FAMILY, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1889, p. 26.
Eric C. Nagle, CEMETERY RECORDS OF MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE CO., NY., Dayton, 1981. William Henry Ban Benschoten, CONCERNING THE VAN BENSCHOTEN FAMILY, West Park on-the-Hudson, NY, 1907, pp. 778-781.
US Census 1790-1850.

Elijah married Olive HANKS, daughter of George HANKS and Hannah Joanna JONES, on 3 Dec 1769 in No. Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Olive was born 12 Dec 1749 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

533. William HEWITT (Abijah HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 3 Jun 1749 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died after 1820 in Genoa, Cayuga Co., New York.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 62.
    Born in Stonington Conn., 3 June 1749 (Starr), son of Abijah Hewitt and Mary _____; died in Genoa, Cayuga Co., NY, after 1820 census taken. William married 1st SARAH COYE, 1 Mar 1772, at the 2nd Church of Christ, North Stonington, Conn. (CR). Sarah was born in Suffield, Hartford Co., Conn., 23 Jan 1755 (VR), daughter of Samuel Coye and Sarah Hall; died in Genoa, NY, 29 May 1782 (Murray). William married 2nd, MARY STARR about 1786. Mary was born in Groton, Conn., 29 Oct 1759 (VR), daughter of Richard Starr and Priscilla Smith; she died in Genoa, NY about 1831 (Starr).
    William and his 1st wife, Sarah, lived in Norfolk, Litchfield Co., Conn. where they were members of the Norfolk Congregational Church. Their 5 children were born in Norfolk. William and his 2nd wife, Mary, and his children left Conn. in the company of her brother, Elijah Starr, for New York State. They went first to Yates County, before settling in Genoa, Cayuga Co., NY by 1792. William established an early tavern and inn. He became a member of the Universalistic Church and helped form that church in Genoa. No probate records or cemetery records have been found for William and his wives.
References:
Vital Records of Norfolk, Groton and Suffield, Conn.
Records of 2nd Church of Christ, North Stonington, Conn., LDS film #5080.
Records of Norfolk Congregational Church, LDS film #5182.
Starr, A HISTORY OF THE STARR FAMILY, pp. 110-111.
Storke, HISTORY OF CAYUGA CO., NEW YORK, pp. 486, 495 & 499.
Cemetery Records of Genoa Village Cemetery, Genoa, NY.
Bible Records of Elijah Hewitt (Hughitt), owned by his daughter Elizabeth (Hughitt) Pierce of Chicago, Illinois in 1902.
George H. Harris, THE LIFE OF HORATIO JONES, Buffalo, 1903, Buffalo Historical Society, p. 525.
Information from Nancy H. Murray of Haines City, Fla., descendant of Oliver Hewitt.
US Census 1790-1850.

Also researching this line is Russell Ranshaw at rranshaw@columbus.rr.com
    Will of William Hewitt, Sr. of Genoa dated Jan. 21, 1821, probated Feb. 15, 1821, mentions wife Polly, sons: Elijah, Robert, Abijah, Starr, dau: Nancy, Dau. Renetta, Executors: sons Elijah, Robert. Witnesses: Ebeneezer Hewitt, Ephm. Morgan, Stephen Starr, H. L. Hewitt.

William married (1) Sarah COYE, daughter of Samuel COYE and Sarah HALL, on 1 Mar 1772 in No. Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Sarah was born 23 Jan 1755 in Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She died 29 May 1782 in Genoa, Cayuga Co., New York.

William also married (2) Mary STARR, daughter of Richard STARR and Priscilla SMITH, about 1786. Mary was born 29 Oct 1759 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut. She died about 1831 in Genoa, Cayuga Co., New York.

534. Amos HEWITT (Abijah HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born about 1752 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died in the sea.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 63.
    Born in Stonington, Conn about 1752, son of Abijah Hewitt and Mary _____; died at sea, probably during the Revolutionary War. Amos married ANNA MINER, 19 Mar 1775, at the 2nd Church of Christ, North Stonington, Conn. (CR). Anna was born in Stonington, 22 Jul 1754 (VR), daughter of Simeon Miner and Ann Hewitt (#41); she died in Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY, 29 Mar 1839, age 84 years (tombstone) and was buried in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Charlton, NY.
    After her husband's early death, Anna and her son, Amos, Jr., went to Cayuga Co., NY before 1795. The son apparently died as a young man in Cayuga Co. Anna then went to live with her brother-in-law, Thomas Hewitt (#114), and his family. She remained with them the rest of her life and was living with them in Broadalbin, Montgomery Co., NY, and later n Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY, where she died at their home. Thomas, in his will written 9 Jan 1837, provided for his wife and for his sister-in-law, Anna Hewitt, the rest of their natural lives (Saratoga Co. Probate Records, Book 13, pp. 463-466).
     Wheeler, in his book, THE HISTORY OF STONINGTON, CONN., p. 423, incorrectly identified Anna's husband as Amos (#66), the son of Henry Hewitt and Joanna Denison, but that Amos Hewitt died at Canterbury, Conn., 17 May 1753, at age 16 years, and was buried in the Old Weaver Cemetery in Canterbury (VR and tombstone). Wheeler stated that Anna's husband was lost at sea and the widow went to Cayuga Co., NY to live with her son, Amos, Jr. but she didn't stay long and then went to live with her husband's brother, Thomas Hewitt, until her death many years later. Other authors of genealogies, which mention this Anna Miner, who married Amos Hewitt, such as John Augustus Miner in his book, THOMAS MINOR AND HIS DESCENDANTS, p. 78 have perpetuated the Wheeler error.
References:
Vital Records of Stonington and Canterbury, Conn.
Records of 2nd Church of Christ, North Stonington, Conn., LDS film $5080.
Cemetery Records of Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY, LDS film #17,934.
Saratoga Co., NY Probate Records, Book 13, pp. 463-6, LDS film #555,721.
Wheeler, HISTORY OF STONINGTON, CONN., p. 423.
John Augustus Miner, THOMAS MINOR AND HIS DESCENDANTS, Trevett, Me., 1981, p. 78.
Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions, LDS film #3139.

Amos married Anna MINER, daughter of Simeon MINER and Anna HEWITT, on 19 Mar 1776 in No. Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. Anna was born 22 Jul 1754 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She died 29 Mar 1839 in Charlton, Saratoga Co., New York and was buried in Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlton, Saratoga Co., New York.

535. Thomas HEWITT (Abijah HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 22 May 1756 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 26 Sep 1841 in Charlton, Saratoga Co., New York.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 64.
    Born in Stonington, Conn., 22 May 1756 (Rev. War Pension File), son of Abijah Hewitt and Mary _____; died in Charlton, Saratoga Col., NY, 26 Sep 1841, in his 86th year (tombstone). Thomas married SARAH HEWITT (#270).
    Sarah was born in Conn. about 1775, daughter of Richard Hewitt (#88) and Experience Leeds; she died in Carlton, NY, 25 Feb 1860, in her 85th year (tombstone). Both she and Thomas were buried in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlton.
    Thomas enlisted in the Conn. Line in 1776 from Stonington during the Revolutionary War. He later served in the Sea Service in the same war. Sarah applied for a widow's pension on her husband's service record in 1852 but the government rejected her claim (#R4939).
    The pension application listed the 8 children still living who were born to Thomas and Sarah. It stated that soon after the war, Thomas left Conn. and moved to Milton, Saratoga Co., NY where he resided for 8 years before going to Genoa, Cayuga Co., NY in 1792. Thomas returned to Saratoga co. about 1803 to live in Ballston for a few years. The family then settled in West Galway, Broadalbin, Montgomery Co., NY where they remained until 1832. In their old age, Thomas and Sarah moved to Charlton, Saratoga Co., to be near their son, Amos.
    Sarah was mentioned in her father's will, dated 20 Feb 1819, at Milton, NY as being the wife of Capt. Thomas Hewitt. Thomas was named as one of the executors of Richard Hewitt's estate (Saratoga Co. Probate Records, Book 6, p. 442).
    A farmer and miller, Thomas had 95-acre farm in Broadalbin. He also owned and operated a gristmill on Hewitt's Pond on his property. He was well respected, active in community affairs, a captain in the local militia, and an elder of the 1st Presbyterian Church of West Galway. The church records listed the dates of birth for Thomas and Sarah's children when they were baptized.
    Thomas wrote his will 9 Jan 1837, and it was probated 2 Jul 1845 (Saratoga Co. Probate Records, Book 13, pp. 463-466). The will provided for his wife Sarah and for his sister-in-law, Anna (Miner) Hewitt, widow of Amos Hewitt, during their natural lives. Half of all the real estate, plus 2 cows, a hog and all the household furniture, were to be theirs. If the property bequeathed to Sarah and Anna was not sufficient to support them, son Amos was to have their 1/2 of the real estate. Amos was given the other 1/2 of all real estate and personal property after he paid $150 to each of Thomas' daughters who were not married at the time of Thomas' death -- Maria, Melissa, Eliza, Jane and Mary. Daughter Anna Starr was given a set of silver teaspoons, daughter Sarah Ann, a Bible, and the 3 grandchildren -- John, Sarah and Elizabeth Kirby -- children of deceased daughter Amy Kirby, were each to have a Bible. Each of the unmarried daughters were to have a home with their mother or their brother as long as they remained single.
References:
National Archives, Revolutionary War Pension File #R4939.
Records of 1st Presbyterian Church, West Galway, NY, LDS film #533,500.
Durkee, CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS OF SARATOGA CO., NY, LDS film #17,934.
Charlton Cemetery Records, Charlton, NY, LDS film #1,294,814.
Marriages and Deaths in the Schenectady Cabinet, issue 7 Mar 1827.
Marriages and Deaths in the Ballston Journal, issue 13 June 1848 and 1 Jul 1856.
Starr, STARR FAMILY IN NEW ENGLAND, p. 416.
Saratoga Co., NY Probate Records, Book 6, p. 442, LDS film #555,718.
Saratoga Co., NY Probate Records, Book 13, pp. 463-6, LDS film #555, 718.
Information on Eliza Hewitt from a descendant, Peter Buell-Fay of London, England.
US Census 1790-1860.

Thomas married Sarah HEWITT, daughter of Richard HEWITT and Experience LEEDS, about 1799. Sarah was born about 1775 in Connecticut. She died 25 Feb 1860 in Charlton, Saratoga Co., New York and was buried in Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Charlton, Saratoga Co., New York.

536. Rebecca HEWITT (Abijah HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 21 Jun 1758 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. She died May 1841 in Newfield, Tompkins Co., New York.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, UT. Page 19.
    
  

Rebecca married Elijah STARR, son of Richard STARR and Priscilla SMITH, on 31 Jul 1777.

537. Ebenezer HEWITT (Abijah HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born about 1760 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died Jun 1826 in Genoa, Cayuga Co., New York.

DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN THOMAS HEWITT OF STONINGTON, CONN.. Compiled by Virginia Hewitt Watterson, 1996. Found in the Joseph Smith Library, Salt Lake City, Ut. Page 19.
    Moved to Genoa, NY by 1792 and ran an early tavern there. They had children: Sophie; Anna; Noah; and Zachariah, all mentioned as heirs in his will (Gayuga Co. Will Book, p. 159). Nothing further known on this family.

Also researching this line is Russell Ranshaw at rranshaw@columbus.rr.com
    Ebenezer Hewitt in Genoa was possibly another son of Abijah from Stonington. If so his brother Leeds was also a son of Abijah.
    Ebenezer was the first Doctor, also the Postmaster and a Hotel owner in Genoa. He was delegate to the state in 1809-11. "The first physician at Genoa was Ebenezer Hewitt, who came from Stonington, Connecticut, in 1802, and settled one and one-half miles northwest of Genoa and practiced til his death in 1826.
    Dr. Stephen S. Hewitt and his sister Harriet, both residing in Genoa, are children of his. He was one of the original members of the County Medical Society.
    Ebenezer's brother, Leeds Hewitt came from the same place a little later and studied medicine with him. He practiced here from 1826 til his death in 1842.
     Stephen S. Hewitt, son of Ebenezer Hewitt, was born in Genoa, June 9th, 1822. He was educated at Geneva College, and was graduated at Buffalo Univ. in 1848, in which year he commenced practice in Genoa. He retired from practice in 1857.
    Ebenezer's will dated June 21, 1825, probated Aug. 22, 1826, mentions: wife: Alathea. Dau: Sophia, Anna. Sons: Noah, Executors: David Crocker, Zachariah Mead Lyon, William Hunter. Witnesses: Abram Kniffen, Isaac Kniffen, Thaddeus Lyon.

Ebenezer married Polly.

Also researching this line is Russell Ranshaw at rranshaw@columbus.rr.com
    Ebenezer Hewitt in Genoa was possibly another son of Abijah from Stonington. If so his brother Leeds was also a son of Abijah.
    Ebenezer was the first Doctor, also the Postmaster and a Hotel owner in Genoa. He was delegate to the state in 1809-11. "The first physician at Genoa was Ebenezer Hewitt, who came from Stonington, Connecticut, in 1802, and settled one and one-half miles northwest of Genoa and practiced til his death in 1826.