1275. Ebenezer HEWITT (Richard HEWITT , Walter HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born about 1778 in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut. He died 2 Jul 1836 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 138.
    Born in Conn. about 1778, son of Richard Hewitt and Experience Leeds, died in Genoa, Cayuga Co., NY, 2 July 1826, age 48 years (Starr).
     Ebenezer married NANCY STARR. Nancy was born in Conn. about 1782, daughter of Elijah Starr and Rebecca Hewitt. She died in Genoa, NY, 13 Jan 1857, age 75 years (Starr).
    Ebenezer was of Groton, New London Co., Conn. when he entered the Medical Institute of  Castleton, Vermont. After graduating, he set up practice in 1802, as the first physician in Genoa, Cayuga Co., NY. He was an active member of his community, was postmaster of Genoa for 2 or 3 years, and an elected member of the New York legislature from Cayuga County, serving 2 terms from 1809 to 1813. Ebenezer helped established the county Medical Society in 1806.
    On 21 June 1826, Ebenezer drew up his will in anticipation of his early death. The will was probated on 8 Jul 1826 (Cayuga Co. Probate Records, Book C1, pp. 158-9). All of his real and personal property was left to his wife Nancy during her lifetime, or widowhood, for the benefit and support of their children and herself. After her death, or if she remarried, the estate was to be divided, ½ to his 2 sons, Volney and Stephen Hewitt, and ½ to his 4 daughters, Mary Ann, Harriet, Eveline and Julia Minerva. The widow Nancy, William Brown and Daniel Throp were named executors of the estate.
    Nancy never remarried. She continued to reside in Genoa, NY and raise their young family.
    References:
Starr, THE STARR FAMILY, pp. 112-3.
Storke, HISTORY OF CAYUGA CO., NY, pp. 86, 96 7 497.
Cayuga Co., NY probate Records, Book C1, pp. 158-9, LDS film #853,219.
Records of the Genoa Village Cemetery, Genoa, NY
New York State Census 1855.
US Census 1810-1860.
    

Ebenezer married Nancy STARR, daughter of Elijah STARR and Rebecca HEWITT, about 1812. Nancy was born 1782 in Connecticut. She died 13 Jan 1857 in Genoa, Cayuga Co., New York.

1276. Thomas Leeds HEWITT (Richard HEWITT , Walter HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 9 Jul 1782 in Connecticut. He died 18 Apr 1843 in Genoa, Cayuga Co., New York and was buried in Genoa Village Cemetery, 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 139.
    Born in Conn., 9 July 1782 (tombstone), youngest son of Richard Hewitt and Experience Leeds. He died in Genoa, Cayuga Co., NY, 18 April 1843, age 60 years, 9 months and 9 days (tombstone). He was buried in the Genoa Village Cemetery. Thomas married NANCY ___. Nancy was born in New York State about 1789, and was still living in Genoa with her son George and family in 1860.
    Thomas was called by his second name Leeds. He studied medicine with his brother, Dr. Ebenezer Hewitt, and was licensed to practice in May 1808. Thomas and Nancy resided in Genoa, NY most, if not all, their married life.
    No probate records were found for Thomas Leeds.
    References:
Records of the Genoa Village Cemetery, Genoa, NY.
Storke, HISTORY OF CAYUGA CO., NY, pp. 461 & 497.
New York State Census 1855.
US Census 1830-1860.

     

Thomas married Nancy. Nancy was born 1789 in New York.

1277. Richard HEWITT (Benjamin HEWITT , Walter HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 27 May 1766 in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. He died 30 Oct 1855 in Owego, Tioga Co., New York and was buried in Catatoak Cemetery, Owego, Tioga 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 140.
    Born in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Conn., 23 May 1766 (VR), son of Benjamin Hewitt and Dorothy Roe. He died in Owego, Tioga Co., NY, 30 Oct 1855, age 89 years (Rev. War Pension). Richard, a Revolutionary War soldier, was reported by the Owego Gazette, issue 12 Sept 1929, to have been buried in the Catatoak Cemetery in Owego, in a grave marked only with a fieldstone. Richard married ABIGAIL ___. Abigail was born about 1768, and died in Candor, NY, 26 June 1831, age 63 years (tombstone). She was buried in the Woodbridge Cemetery in Candor, VT.
    During the Revolutionary War, Richard enlisted from Canaan, Conn. in April 1782, for a term of one year. He served as a private in Capt. James Stoddard's company, Col. Canfiled's regiment of the Connecticut Line, and was stationed the entire time at Horse Neck, Conn. Richard was discharged in April 1783, and returned to Canaan. His discharge papers were destroyed when a fire burned his home in Feb 1793.
    A farmer, Richard resided in Canaan, Conn. and Pittstown, NY before he and Abigail settled in Tioga Co., NY, at the village of Candor in 1819. He purchased land, made a clearing and built a log house in the area known as Anderson Hill. On 27 June 1836, Richard applied for a government pension for his military service (Rev. War Pension #S23258). It was granted at the rate of $40 per year. He also received a Bounty Land Warrant, #26032-160-55.
    In 1850, at the age of 84 years, Richard was living with his son, William in Tioga, Tioga Co., NY. No probate records were found for Richard. He and Abigail had 3 sons and 3 daughters born before 1810. The names of the daughters are unknown.
    References:
Vital Records of Canaan, Conn.
Records of Woodbridge Cemetery, Candor, NY.
National Archives, Revolutionary War Pension File #S23258.
Owego Gazette, issue 12 Sept 1929.
Leroy W. Kingman, A MEMORIAL HISTORY OF TIOGA CO., NY, Elmira, NY, 1907, p. 730.
Bible Records of Thomas and Dorcas Hewitt.
Information from the Tioga County Historical Society, Owego, NY.
New York State Census 1855.
US Census 1900-1860.

Richard married Abigail about 1788 in Tioga Co., New York. Abigail was born about 1768. She died 26 Jun 1831 in Candor, Tioga Co., New York and was buried in Woodbridge Cemetery, Candor, Tioga Co., New York.

1288. Benjamin HEWITT (Gershom HEWITT , Walter HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 7 May 1778 in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. He died 7 Jul 1853 in North Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut and was buried in No. Canaan Cemetery, North 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 141, Additions and Corrections, page 5.
       Born in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Conn., 7 May 1778 (VR), son of Gershom Hewitt and Elizabeth Stevens. He died in North Canaan, Conn., 7 Jul 1853, age 75 years (tombstone). Benjamin married MARY (POLLY) BARNES who was born about 1785, and died in North Canaan, 23 Feb 1826, age 41 years (tombstone). Both she and Benjamin were buried in the North Canaan Cemetery.
    Benjamin and Polly resided in Canaan and North Canaan, Conn. Very little is known of this couple. They had 5 known children, only 2 children were listed in the vital records of that area as having being born to them. No probate records were found for Benjamin.
    References:
Vital Records of Canaan, Conn.
Conn. Cemetery Records, LDS film #3139.
Records of Greenwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Michigan.
Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collection, Vol. 14, pp. 148 & 154-5, Vol. 17, p. 146; and Vol. 18, p. 665.
Olmstead's Hewitt File, NEH&G Library
US Census 1810-1860.

    

Benjamin married Mary BARNES. Mary was born about 1785. She died 23 Feb 1826 in North Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut and was buried in No. Canaan Cemetery, North Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.

1290. Sally A. HEWITT (Gershom HEWITT , Walter HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 22 Jan 1784 in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. She died 6 Dec 1858 in No. Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut and was buried in Lower Mountain View Cemetery, Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.

Sally married Anthony HORSFORD on 16 Nov 1803 in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.

1292. Walter HEWITT (Gershom HEWITT , Walter HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 17 Jun 1795 in 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 142, Additions and Corrections, page 5.
    Born in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Conn., 17 June 1795 (VR), son of Gershom Hewitt and Hannah Stannard. He died in May Twp., Christian Co., Ill, 6 Feb 1873 (Cortright). He was last recorded residing in Mercer Co., Pennsylvania in 1860. Walter married LAURA HEWITT. Laura was born in Tolland, Tolland Co., Conn, 5 Aug 1801 (VR), daughter of Daniel Hewitt and Sarah Tyler. She died 1 April 1778, Christian Co., Ill. (Death Cert.).
    Walter was a carpenter. He and Laura resided in Granby, New Haven, Oswego Co., NY by 1830. They were still there 23 March 1835, when Walter appeared before the Probate Court for the District of Sharon, Litchfield Co., Conn. to post bond and accept the appointment as administrator of his father's estate (Litchfield Co. Probate Records, Book N17, p. 466). Within the next few years Walter and Laura moved to French Creek, Venango Co., Pa where they were located in 1840. They moved to Delaware Township, Mercer Co., Pa. Before 1850 and by 1851, Walter had purchased property in Jefferson Township, Mercer Co., Pa. They were still residing there in 1860.
    Laura and her sisters applied for a government pension on their father's Revolutionary War service, as survivors, after their mother died, but the request was rejected in 1853 (Rev. War Pension #R4930).
    No probate or cemetery records have been found for this couple.
    References:
Vital Records of Canaan and Tolland, Conn.
Litchfield Co., Conn. Probate Records, Book R17, p. 466, LDS film #5687. National Archives, Revolutionary War Pension File #R4930.
Mercer Co., Pennsylvania Land Records, Book Z., p. 540.
US Census 1820-1860 & 1880.

Walter married Laura HEWITT, daughter of Daniel HEWITT and Sarah TYLER. Laura was born 5 Aug 1801 in Tolland, Tolland Co., Connecticut.

1293. Isaac HEWITT (Dethick HEWITT , Walter HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 3 Jan 1774 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut. He died Aug 1808 in Pittston, Luzerne 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 143.
    Born in Stonington, Conn., 3 Jan 1774 (Mayflower Data), son of Dethick Hewitt and Elizabeth Searle. He died in Pittston, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania in August 1808 (Egle). Isaac married MARY PHILLIPS. Mary was born in Pownal, Bennington Co., Vermont, 4 May 1778 (Blair), daughter of John Phillips and Mary Chamberlain. She died in Pittston, Pa., 25 Feb 1838 (Hartford Times). Mary married 2nd, Ephraim Purdy, before 8 July 1812, when she signed a deed of sale for land as Mary Purdy, Late Hewitt. She was listed as a widow in Pittston, Pa., in the 1810 census.
    Isaac was 4 years old when his father was killed in the Battle of Wyoming during the Revolutionary War. He grew up in Pittston Township, Northampton Co. (now Luzerne Co.), Pennsylvania and remained in that area after his marriage to Mary. They lived in a log house on land granted to his father. Little is known of Isaac. He died at the early age of 34 years.
    Isaac's estate was probated 12 August 1808 (Egle). The widow Mary and her father, John Phillips, were appointed administrators of the estate. Inventory was taken 6 Sept 1808, and 9 Jan 1811, which showed debts exceeding the value of personal property. On 8 Jan 1811, Mary petitioned the court to allow her to sell real estate as she had 6 small children, 3 under 7 years old, and she was destitute. Mary remarried shortly after that date.
    References:
Egle, NOTES AND QUERIES RELATING TO PENNSYLVANIA, 4th Series, Vol. 1, p. 140. General Society of Mayflower Descendants, ancestry of Isaac Hewitt.
Blair, THE MICHAEL SHOEMAKER BOOK, pp. 527, 587 & 588.
Hartford Times, issue 6 Feb 1960, #C4085, on Phillips family.
Alfred Mathews, HISTORY OF CASE CO., MICHIGAN, Chicago, 1882, p. 269.
US Census 1810.

Isaac married Mary PHILIPS, daughter of John PHILIPS and Mary CHAMBERLAIN, about 1794. Mary was born 4 May 1778 in Pownal, Bennington Co., Vermont. She died 25 Feb 1838 in Pittston, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.

1294. Daniel HEWITT (Dethick HEWITT , Walter HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 22 Mar 1776 in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He died before 11 Mar 1801 in Pittston, Luzerne 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 52.
    Daniel, b. 22 Mar 1776, Kingstown, Pa. (Mayflower Data); m. _____; d. in Pittston, Pa. before 11 March 1801, when John Phillips was appointed to administrate his estate (Egle). Daniel purchased 2 plots of land in Pittston in 1796 and 100 acres of land in Exeter Twp. in 1798 (Egle). He and his wife were said to have 2 sons, Isaac and George, but no further data found on them.

1306. Laura HEWITT (Daniel HEWITT , Walter HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 5 Aug 1801 in Tolland, Tolland Co., Connecticut.

Laura married Walter HEWITT, son of Gershom HEWITT and Hannah STANNARD. Walter was born 17 Jun 1795 in 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 142, Additions and Corrections, page 5.
    Born in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Conn., 17 June 1795 (VR), son of Gershom Hewitt and Hannah Stannard. He died in May Twp., Christian Co., Ill, 6 Feb 1873 (Cortright). He was last recorded residing in Mercer Co., Pennsylvania in 1860. Walter married LAURA HEWITT. Laura was born in Tolland, Tolland Co., Conn, 5 Aug 1801 (VR), daughter of Daniel Hewitt and Sarah Tyler. She died 1 April 1778, Christian Co., Ill. (Death Cert.).
    Walter was a carpenter. He and Laura resided in Granby, New Haven, Oswego Co., NY by 1830. They were still there 23 March 1835, when Walter appeared before the Probate Court for the District of Sharon, Litchfield Co., Conn. to post bond and accept the appointment as administrator of his father's estate (Litchfield Co. Probate Records, Book N17, p. 466). Within the next few years Walter and Laura moved to French Creek, Venango Co., Pa where they were located in 1840. They moved to Delaware Township, Mercer Co., Pa. Before 1850 and by 1851, Walter had purchased property in Jefferson Township, Mercer Co., Pa. They were still residing there in 1860.
    Laura and her sisters applied for a government pension on their father's Revolutionary War service, as survivors, after their mother died, but the request was rejected in 1853 (Rev. War Pension #R4930).
    No probate or cemetery records have been found for this couple.
    References:
Vital Records of Canaan and Tolland, Conn.
Litchfield Co., Conn. Probate Records, Book R17, p. 466, LDS film #5687. National Archives, Revolutionary War Pension File #R4930.
Mercer Co., Pennsylvania Land Records, Book Z., p. 540.
US Census 1820-1860 & 1880.

1336. William HEWITT (William HEWITT , Abijah HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 2 Dec 1772 in Norfolk, Litchfield Co., Connecticut. He died 3 Jun 1836.

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    William Hewitt, Jr., son of William and Sarah Morgan, sister to Ephraim Morgan. His daughter Polly married a Smith, probably worthington who was a witness to William's will. William was a founder of the Genoa Universalist Church in 1830 along with Arthur's son Palmer Hewitt and Worthington Smith.
    Will: William Hewitt of Genoa age 63 years, died June 3, 1836, dated May 17, 1836, probated Aug. 16, 1836 mentions sons: Leeds M., William, Elias, Abijah, Ledyard, John. Wife Sarah, dau: Polly Smith, Amanda, Ann, Melissa Jane. Executors: wife, son Ledyard. Witnesses Ephraim Morgan of Eenoa, Worthington Smith of Genoa.

William married Sarah MORGAN.

1339. Oliver HEWITT (William HEWITT , Abijah HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 10 Jan 1779 in Norfolk, 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 87.

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    Oliver had a son Orrin born in 1805.

Oliver married Sabra HEWITT, daughter of Arthur HEWITT and Sarah UTLEY. Sabra was born 10 May 1784.

1349. Amy HEWITT (Thomas HEWITT , Abijah HEWITT , Ann PALMER , Gershom , Walter ) was born 19 Apr 1802 in Genoa, Cayuga Co., New York. She died 23 Aug 1834 in Charlton, Saratoga Co., New York and was buried in Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 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 65.
    Amy Hewitt Kirby is buried in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY, with an infant son. She and her husband resided in Charlton where they had 3 other children who were mentioned in Thomas Hewitt's will.

Amy married Major Thomas KIRBY on 21 Feb 1827.