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His will, dated 4 July, 1745, mentions sons Joseph and Benjamin, who are to have lands in Nottingham, N. H .; Jedidiah, Jacob, Mark, James, Moses; daughters Mehitable Thurston, Sarah Hoyt (Essex Pro- bate, 326: 342 and Essex Deeds, 94: 83). His widow, Rebecca, died 16 Mar., 1760 (G. S. Newbury).
Children born in Rowley :
100-63. JOSEPH,4 b. 31 Dec., 1700; settled in Stratham, N. H., and there m. Anne Wiggin, dau. of Jonathan and Mary Wiggin of Strat- ham. He d. "24 May 1765" (Rev. Jed. Jewett's Mem. Book).
100-64.
BENJAMIN, b. 1 Apr., 1703; m. 18 Jan., 1725-6, Dorothy, daughter of Robert and Dorothy (Smith) Rogers. She was b. in Rowley, 26 Feb., 1703-4. Child born in Rowley: Mary,5 b. 24 Nov., 1726. They moved to Stratham, N. H.
100-65. JEDIDIAH, bp. 3 June, 1705; m. Elizabeth Dummer.
100-66. JACOB, b. 28 Jan., 1707-8; m. Elizabeth Northend (132-16).
100-67. MEHITABLE, b. 19 July, 1710; m. 5 May, 1731, Richard Thurston of Newbury, and later of Rowley. He was deacon of Rowley Sec- ond Church, and d. 12 July, 1782, in his 72nd year (G. S. George- town). She d. 18 May, 1789 (G. S. Georgetown).
100-68. MARK, b. 15 Jan., 1712-3; m. Mary Chute (39-19).
100-69. MOSES, b. 5 Nov., 1715; m. in Bradford, 17 Nov., 1737, Martha Hale of Bradford. He was then of Exeter, N. H. He d. "27 June 1767" (Rev. Jed. Jewett's Mem. Book).
100-70. JAMES, bp. 29 June, 1718; m. Martha Scott (168-27).
100-71. SARAH, bp. 7 Aug., 1720; m. 16 Apr., 1741, Joseph Hoyt of Strat- ham, N. H .; d. "in May 1759 aged 39" (Rev. Jed. Jewett's Mem. Book).
100-21. AQUILA3 JEWETT (Ensign Joseph 100-6; Dea. Maximilian 100), born 14 Sept., 1684; married 23 Oct., 1704, Ann, daughter of Thomas Tenney (195-4). She died 6 Mar., 1723 (G. S.). He mar- ried (2) 10 Mar., 1723-4, Martha, daughter of Stephen Pearson (140- 12). She died 26 Oct., 1752. He married (3) 22 May, 1753, Widow Mary (Jackson 98-16) Hovey.
He died 24 Nov. (26 Nov. Ch. R.), 1760. His will, dated 6 Dec., 1759, mentions wife, Mary; three sons at Littleton, William, Ezra and Abel, have had their portion; three eldest daughters, Mehitable, Rachel and Elizabeth; daughters Ann, Bethiah and Priscilla; sons Stephen and Amos; grandson Aquila to have the great Bible; son Jeremiah to have the residue and be executor (Essex Probate, 337: 450).
His widow, Mary, died 27 Nov., 1761. Her will, dated 24 Feb., 1761, mentions cousin Sarah Ilsley; cousin Mercy Hovey; cousins Joshua Jackson and Sarah Hale; cousin Joseph Hale, 3rd, executor (Essex Probate, 338 : 422).
Children born in Rowley :
100-72. WILLIAM,4 b. 15 July, 1705; m. 8 June, 1727, Hannah Pickard (145- 28). They moved to Littleton and had children born there.
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100-73. MEHITABLE, bp. 8 Dec., 1706; m. Ezekiel Sawyer (164-12).
100-74. RACHEL, b. 30 Jan., 1708-9; m. 13 Nov., 1729, Enoch Dole. They were dismissed, 15 Oct., 1749, from Rowley Church, to Littleton. 100-75. EZRA, b. 14 Oct., 1710; had children born in Littleton; d. in West- ford, 16 Mar., 1793.
100-76. ELIZABETH, b. 10 Sept., 1712; m. 17 May, 1733, Isaac Kimball of Bradford.
100-77. BETHIAH. b. 11 July, 1715; m. 8 Mar., 1738-9, William Webster of Haverhill. She was dismissed, 1741, from Rowley Church to the church in Haverhill.
100-78. ABEL, b. 10 Apr., 1717; m. 24 Jan., 1739-40, Mary Pingry (146-9) ; resided in Littleton.
100-79. AMOS, b. 22 July, 1719; m. Jane Tenney (195-58).
100-80. JEREMIAH, b. 28 Feb., 1722-3; m. Jane Searle (170-14).
100-81. ANN, b. 6 Oct., 1725; m. 30 Dec., 1742, Ezekiel Page of Haverhill.
100-82. STEPHEN, b. 28 Dec., 1727. He was dismissed, 26 Nov., 1749, from. Rowley Church to the church in Hollis, N. H .; m. in Hollis, Han- nah (Farwell) Cummings, a widow, and d. there 23 May, 1803. 100-83. REBECCA, b. 27 Aug., 1731; d. 26 June, 1736.
100-84. PRISCILLA, b. 21 May, 1733; m. Samuel Dresser (58-54).
100-24. SAMUEL4 JEWETT (Francis 100-10; Dea. Ezekiel 100-1; Dea. Maximilian 100), born in Bradford, 26 Apr., 1694; married 23 Oct., 1718, Ruth, daughter of Jacob Hardy of Bradford. In 1748 he was living in Nottingham West (the present Hudson), N. H., when he sold land and buildings there. In Dec., 1748 he bought land in Hollis, N. H., where he resided when he made his will. His will, proved 28 Nov., 1753, is No. 1780, N. H. Province Probate Files, 18: 565.
Children of record in Bradford :
100-85. LYDIA,5 b. 14 Aug., 1719.
100-86. JACOB, b. 10 Apr., 1721; d. 22 May, 1725.
100-87. JAMES, b. 6 Aug., 1722.
100-88. RUTH, b. 7 or 17 May, 1723 or 1724.
100-89. SAMUEL, b. 30 Dec., 1725.
100-90. JACOB, b. 7 Aug., 1727; d. 3 Nov., 1727.
100-91. SARAH, b. 25 Jan., 1728-9; d. 19 May, 1736.
100-92. MEHITABLE, b. 5 Dec., 1730.
100-93.
JACOB, b. 24 July, 1732; d. 25 May, 1736.
100-94. ESTHER, bp. 31 Mar., 1734; d. 3 June, 1736.
100-95. EZEKIEL, b. 28 May, 1736.
100-96. SARAH, b. 10 June, 1738.
100-97. ESTHER, b. 30 June, 1740.
100-973. HANNAH, mentioned in will.
100-31. NATHANIEL4 JEWETT (Francis 100-10; Dea. Ezekiel 100-1; Dea. Maximilian 100), born in Bradford, 20 Nov., 1710; married 25 Dec., 1734, Susanna Gooden (Goodwin) of Bradford. They were dis- missed, 23 Mar., 1764, from the church in East Parish, Bradford, now Groveland, to the Congregational Church in Hollis, N. H. She died in Hollis, 25 May, 1790.
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He died in Hollis, 5 Oct., 1791. His will, dated 6 Apr., 1787, men- tions himself as "of Hollis in the County of Hillsborough & State of New Hampshire, Husbandman"; wife, Susanna; daughter Hannah, wife of Lemuel Hardy; son Jacob Jewett; daughter Susanna, wife of Richard Pierce; daughter Rebecca, wife of Isaac Stearns; daughter Esther Jewett; daughter Phebe Jewett; son Ebenezer Jewett to have homestead and be executor (Hillsborough Probate at Nashua, N. H.).
Children of record in Bradford :
100 - 98. HANNAH,5 b. 12 Sept., 1735; m. Lemuel Hardy.
100 - 99. JACOB, b. 7 Sept., 1736.
100-100.
ESTHER, b. 18 Dec., 1737; unm. 6 Apr., 1787.
100-101. MARY, bp. 21 Oct., 1739; d. soon.
100-102. MARY, bp. 21 Sept., 1740; d. 12 Dec., 1747 (G. S. Groveland).
100-103.
SUSANNAH, b. 7 Apr., 1742; m. Richard Pierce.
100-104.
REBECCA, b. 27 May, 1744; m. Isaac Stearns.
100-105.
EBENEZER, b. 6 Nov., 1745.
100-106.
PHEBE, b. 30 May, 1747; unm. 6 Apr., 1787.
100-107. MARY, b. 19 June, 1750.
100-34. EZEKIEL4 JEWETT (Thomas 100-11; Dea. Ezekiel 100-1; Dea. Maximilian 100), born in Rowley, 12 Jan., 1692-3; married in Newbury, 9 Jan., 1718-19, Martha, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Dresser 58-7) Thurston of Newbury, where she was born 27 Nov., 1699.
His will, dated 31 Mar., 1775, proved 7 Nov., 1775, mentions him- self as of Boxford; wife, Martha; sons Ezekiel, Stephen, Jonathan and Rev. David; daughters Martha Brown, Hephzibah Chaplin and her children (unnamed) ; Hannah Wood's children (unnamed) ; Sarah Hale; Lydia, wife of Elknan Winchester; four children of son Thomas, deceased, Daniel, Hannah Snow, Sarah Poor, and Enoch; "trusty friend" Joseph Hale, Jr., of Boxford, executor (Essex Probate, 351 : 375).
Children born in Boxford :
100-108. THOMAS,5 b. 20 Mar., 1720; m. in Groton, 2 Apr., 1743 or 4, Martha Hale.
100-109. HANNAH, b. 15 Mar., 1720-1; m. in Rowley, 27 Nov., 1745, Solomon Wood, "both of Boxford" (Rowley R.).
100-110. MARY, b. 7 Feb., 1723.
100-111. HEPSIBAH, b. 6 Oct., 1724; m. John Chaplin (37-18).
100-112. MARTHA, b. 22 Feb., 1725-6; m. John Brown (30-40).
100-113. EZEKIEL, b. 22 Feb., 1727; settled in Rindge, N. H.
100-114. DANIEL, b. 12 Nov., 1729.
100-115. LYDIA, b. 15 Aug., 1733; m. in Rowley, 9 Apr., 1761, Elkanan Winchester of Brookline.
100-116. SARAH, b. 3 Dec., 1735; m. (int. in Boxford, 20 Dec., 1766) Moses Hale.
100-117. STEPHEN, b. 6 Feb., 1737; settled in Rindge, N. H.
100-118. JONATHAN, b. 12 Mar., 1739; m. (int. in Boxford, 21 Nov., 1761) Martha Belcher of Wrentham; settled in Rindge, N. H.
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100-119. DAVID, b. 6 Nov., 1743; Harvard Coll., 1769; m. in Rowley, 31 Oct., 1771, Phebe, dau. of Dea. Richard Thurston of Rowley, where she was born 14 Dec., 1741. He was a Congregational Minister ; settled, 1771, in Candia, N. H., and in 1781 in Winthrop, Me., where he d. 28 Feb., 1783. His widow, Phebe, m. (2) Col. Daniel Spofford (184-35).
100-46. JEREMIAH+ JEWETT (Dea. Maximilian 100-14; Dea. Eze- kiel 100-1; Dea. Maximilian 100), born 11 Sept., 1720; married (int. in Ipswich, 27 Mar., 1742) Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel Choate of Ipswich (Choate Gen.). His will, dated 7 June, 1785, proved 3 Oct., 1785, mentions wife, Elizabeth; sons Jeremiah, Seth, Maximilian and Samuel; daughters Elizabeth Webber, Ann Morse (Essex Probate, 358 : 32).
Children born in Rowley :
100-120. MAXIMILIAN,5 b. 23 Feb., 1743; m. Molly Pearson.
100-121. JEREMIAH, b. 10 Jan., 1744-5; m. Sarah Jackman.
100-122. SAMUEL, b. 11 Mar., 1746-7; m. Miriam Pool.
100-123. ELIZABETH, b. 5 Jan., 1749-50; m. 19 May, 1774, Richard Webber. 100-124. SETH, twin, b. 22 Feb., 1753; d. 21 Mar., 1753.
100-125. ANN, twin, b. 22 Feb., 1753; m. in Newbury, 15 Oct., 1778, John Morse of Chester, N. H.
100-126. SETH, b. 31 Jan., 1756 ; m. Abigail Balch.
100-127. WILLIAM, b. 15 Oct., 1760; d. 25 June, 1761.
100-57. ELIPHALET+ JEWETT (Stephen 100-19; Dea. Ezekiel 100- 1; Dea. Maximilian 100), born 22 Jan., 1711-2; married 27 Feb., 1733- 4, Ruth, daughter of Jonathan Pickard (145-12). She died 18 Sept., 1750 (G. S.). He married (2) 20 June, 1751, Sarah, daughter of William Gage (69-2). She died 16 Sept., 1786. He died 30 Oct., 1789 (G. S.).
Children of record in Rowley :
100-128. SARAH,5 bp. 20 Apr., 1735; d. 27 Apr., 1735.
100-129. PRISCILLA, b. 12 Aug., 1736; d. 18 Sept., 1805; unm.
100-130. JONATHAN, b. 23 Sept., 1738; d. 24 Sept., 1747.
100-131. PHEBE, b. 13 Apr., 1741; m. Nathaniel Bradstreet (25-55).
100-132. STEPHEN, b. 28 Nov., 1743; m. Elizabeth Little.
100-133. DAVID, b. 31 May, 1746; m. Elizabeth Goodwin.
100-134. JOHANNA (HANNAH), b. 8 Mar., 1748-9; m. Amos Dresser (58-103).
100-135. NATHAN, bp. 20 May, 1753 ; d. 6 June, 1753.
100-136. SARAH, b. 2 Aug., 1754; m. Moses Hobson (89-56).
100-65. REV. JEDIDIAH+ JEWETT (Jonathan 100-20; Ensign Joseph 100-6; Dea. Maximilian 100), baptized 3 June, 1705; Harvard Col- lege, 1726; fifth Minister of the First Church in Rowley, ordained 19 Nov., 1729. He married, in Newbury, 11 Nov., 1730, Elizabeth, only child of Richard and Dorothy (Light) Dummer (60-4), of Newbury. She was born in Newbury, 7 Dec., 1713, and died 14 Apr., 1764. He married (2) 29 Oct., 1765, Elizabeth, widow of the Rev. Joseph Par- sons of Bradford and daughter of Rev. Daniel Greenleaf. She had married, first, David Bacon; (2) Joseph Scott; (3) Rev. Joseph Par-
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sons. He died 8 May, 1774, in the forty-fifth year of his ministry (Monument). His will was proved 28 June 1774 (Essex Probate, 350 : 324).
Children of record in Rowley :
100-137. DUMMER,5 b. 25 Apr., 1732; m. Mary Staniford.
100-138. PAUL. bp. 16 June, 1734; d. 28 June, 1734 (Ch. R.).
100-139. DOROTHY, b. 2 May, 1736; m. 18 Jan., 1753, Dr. John Calef of Ipswich.
100-140. An infant, d. 2 June, 1738 (Ch. R.).
100-141. An infant, d. 23 Apr., 1740 (Ch. R.).
100-66. JACOB+ JEWETT (Jonathan 100-20; Ensign Joseph 100-6; Dea. Maximilian 100), born 28 Jan., 1707-8; married 21 Dec., 1732, Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Ezekiel Northend (132-6). She died 17 Sept., 1741 (G. S.). He married (2) 2 Feb., 1741-2, Bethiah, daugh- ter of John Boynton (22-12). He died 26 May, 1774 (G. S.), 27 May (T. R.). His will was proved 26 July, 1774 (Essex Probate, 350: 383). His widow, Bethiah, died 14 Sept., 1780.
Children born in Rowley :
100-142. JONATHAN,5 b. 7 July, 1745; d. 16 July, 1745.
100-143. JACOB, b. 2 Jan .. 1746-7; m. Elizabeth Northend (132-34). 100-144. JOSEPH, b. 19 Feb., 1748-9; m. Widow Hannah Gage (69-34). 100-145. SAMUEL, b. 10 June, 1752.
100-68. MARK4 JEWETT (Jonathan 100-20; Ensign Joseph 100-6; Dea. Maximilian 100), born 15 Jan., 1712-3; married before 1737, Mary, daughter of Dea. James Chute (39-5). They moved to Enfield, N. H., and joined the "Shaking Quakers." Mark Jewett and Mary, his wife, having removed from town without any dismission from the church, a letter was sent them, Aug., 1783, to learn about it. 26 July, 1784, the Pastor received a letter, in answer, from Mark Jewett and Mary, his wife, dated "Enfield June 9 1784," as to their conduct in "turning Shaking Quakers." 16 Aug., 1786, another letter was sent to Mark Jewett and wife, about their errors (Ch. R.). At a meeting of the Rowley Church, 11 Mar., 1787, the written confession of Mary Jewett, widow of Mark Jewett, was read. She confessed her sin of joining the "Shaking Quakers." The church voted themselves satisfied with her confession and she was restored (Ch. R.).
Children of record in Rowley :
100-146. MOSES,5 b. 29 Jan., 1736-7. 100-147. MARY, b. 18 Jan., 1737-8.
100-148. KATHERINE, bp. 30 Mar., 1740.
100-149. JAMES, bp. 4 Apr., 1742 ; d. 6 June, 1743.
100-150. RUTH, b. 17 Apr., 1744.
100-151. JAMES, b. 7 July, 1746.
100-152. An infant, d. 26 Sept., 1747.
100-153. MEHITABLE, b. 5 Dec., 1749; d. 19 Feb., 1753.
100-154. ELIZABETH, b. 20 Mar., 1750-1.
100-155. MEHITABLE, bp. 10 Feb., 1754.
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100-70. JAMES4 JEWETT (Jonathan 100-20; Ensign Joseph 100-6; Dea. Maximilian 100), baptized 29 June, 1718; married 14 Nov., 1744, Martha, daughter of Joseph Scott (168-11). They moved to Newbury, 1748. He died in Newburyport, 3 May, 1790. His will, dated 19 Feb., 1790, mentions wife, Martha; sons Joseph, Caleb and James Jewett; children (unnamed) of deceased son, Jonathan Jewett; children (un- named) of deceased daughter, Sarah Boardman; daughters Mary Jewett, Hannah Jewett and Susanna Gage (Essex Probate, 361: 48). His widow, Martha, died at the home of her son, Caleb, in Gorham, Me., 16 Mar., 1801 (Hist. of Gorham).
Children born in Rowley :
100-156. SARAH,5 b. 26 Oct., 1745; m. 20 Nov., 1777, Capt. Jacob Boardman of Newburyport (Newburyport R.).
100-157. JONATHAN, b. 29 Apr., 1748; m. (int. in Newburyport, 26 May, 1770) Anna Titcomb, of Newburyport. "My brother Jonathan sailed the 26 day of Feb., 1782, in the ship Scarborough 20 guns 40 men and was never heard from at al" (Rev. Caleb Jewett's Diary). His widow, Anna, m. (2) 8 Dec., 1788, Samuel Pils- bury, Jr., of Newburyport.
Born in Newbury :
100-158. JOSEPH, b. 9 Feb., 1749; moved to Portland, Me., where he d. 17 July, 1796.
100-159. MARY, b. 28 Mar., 1751; m. in Newburyport, 20 June, 1793, John Deane, Esq., of Standish, Me. (Newburyport R.).
100-160. CALEB, b. 15 Sept., 1753 (Bowdoin Coll. R.) ; Dartmouth Coll., 1776 ; m. - Nov., 1783, Elizabeth Bacon, of Bradford; ordained, Nov., 1783, Pastor, Congregational Church, Gorham, Me., where he d. 16 Apr., 1802.
100-161. MARTHA, b. 15 Feb., 1755; d. - Oct., 17 -; unm. (G. S. Newbury- port).
100-162. JAMES, b. 9 May, 1757; moved to Portland (then Falmouth), Me., in 1784; d. in Portland, 16 Sept., 1843.
100-163. HANNAH, b. 27 Jan., 1759; moved to Standish, Me.
100-164. SUSANNA, bp. in Newburyport (Old So. Ch. R.), 20 July, 1760; m. in Newburyport, 30 Aug., 1783, Jonathan Gage (Newbury- port R.).
100-79. ELDER AMOS4 JEWETT (Aquila 100-21; Ensign Joseph 100-6; Dea. Maximilian 100), born 22 July, 1719; married 1 Nov., 1744, Jane, daughter of William Tenney (195-29) ; was "Ruling Elder" of the church in Linebrook Parish, Rowley. He died 1791. Administration granted, 3 July, 1792, to John Whipple, 3rd, with John Dole and Jonathan Todd sureties on his bond (Essex Probate, 362 : 135). See Amos Jewett (103-47).
Children born in Rowley :
100-165. AQUILA,5 b. 20 Sept., 1745; d. 6 May, 1747.
100-166. MEHITABLE, b. 25 Mar., 1747; m. in Ipswich, 14 Aug., 1777, George Abbot, of Ipswich. He d. 23 May, 1778 (Linebrook Ch. R.). She m. (2) Joshua Burpee (32-48). See Jacob Jewett (100-143). 100-167. JANE, b. 4 Aug., 1750; m. (int. 19 Dec., 1781) John Whipple of Ipswich ; d. 20 Oct., 1841 (Dr. Joshua Jewett's Diary). 100-168. REBEKAH, b. 17 Dec., 1753; d. 31 Dec., 1753.
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100-169. AMOS, b. 31 July, 1755; Rev. soldier; d. 28 Dec., 1775 (G. S. Line- brook), "very suddenly in the army" (Linebrook Ch. R.) ; unm.
100-80. DEA. JEREMIAH4 JEWETT (Aquila 100-21; Ensign Joseph 100-6; Dea. Maximilian 100), born 28 Feb., 1722-3; married 26 Nov., 1747, Jane, daughter of William Searle (170-5). He was deacon of Rowley Church. He died 3 Dec., 1809. His will, dated 29 Aug., 1804, mentions wife, Jane; son Jeremiah; daughters Phebe, wife of Capt. William Tenney, Sarah Jewett, Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Tenney, Eunice, wife of Jonathan Taylor, Lois Jewett, Mary Searle, Susanna, wife of Josiah Grover, and Rhoda, wife of Moses Witcher; son Jonathan Taylor, executor (Essex Probate, 378: 512). His widow, Jane, died 18 July, 1815.
Children of record in Rowley :
100-170. WILLIAM,5 bp. 11 Sept., 1748; blind from birth; Baptist Clergy- man ; d. 18 Apr., 1802.
100-171. CALEB, 13 July, 1750; d. 22 Apr., 1722, "drowned at sea" (Ch. R.) ; unm.
100-172. PHEBE, b. 29 Mar., 1752; m. 28 Mar., 1776, William Tenney, Jr., of Hollis, N. H.
100-173. SARAH, b. 12 Nov., 1753; d. 12 June, 1852 (G. S.) ; unm. Her will was dated 5 Dec., 1842 (Essex Probate, 416 : 408).
100-174. JANE, b. 11 Oct., 1755; d. 20 Oct., 1773 ; unm.
100-175. JEREMIAH, b. 24 Dec., 1757; m. (int. 23 Dec., 1796) Tempe (rance) Dodge. He was a physician in Barnstead, N. H., where he d. 22 Apr., 1836. Rev. soldier.
100-176. ELIZABETH, b. 20 or 21 Mar .. 1760; m. Thomas Tenney (195-81).
100-177. EUNICE, b. 30 Dec., 1761; m. (int. 12 May, 1788) Jonathan Taylor of Amherst, N. H .; residence, Rowley, where she d. 1 Apr., 1842. He d. in Rowley, 8 Jan., 1825, aged 70 years.
100-178. LoIs, b. 22 Jan., 1764; d. 6 Apr., 1842; unm. (G. S.).
100-179. MARY, b. 3 May, 1767; m. Stephen Searle (170-46).
100-180. SUSANNAH, b. 15 Mar., 1769; m. 5 June, 1795, Josiah Grover, of Atkinson, N. H.
100-181. RHODA, b. 11 Jan., 1771; m. 11 May, 1802, Moses Witcher (Whit- tier) ; d. 11 Nov., 1842.
100-120. MAXIMILIAN5 JEWETT (Jeremiah 100-46; Dea. Maxi- milian 100-14; Dea. Ezekiel 100-1; Dea. Maximilian 100)., born 23 Feb., 1743; married 5 Oct., 1780, Molly, daughter of David Pearson (140-100) of Newbury. His homestead was in Byfield, where he died 21 June, 1814 (G. S. Byfield). Administration granted 5 July, 1814 (Essex Probate, 385: 522). His widow, Molly, died in Georgetown, 6 Dec., 1847, aged 93 years.
Children born in Rowley (Byfield Parish) :
100-182. DAVID,6 b. 14 July, 1781; m. Sally (Sarah) Danforth.
100-183. MARY, b. 7 Oct., 1783; d. 4 Jan., 1802; unm. (G. S. Byfield).
100-184. MAXIMILIAN, b. 26 Mar., 1786; d. 15 Apr., 1805 (G. S. Byfield). 100-185. SARAH PEARSON, b. 12 Sept., 1788.
100-121. JEREMIAH5 JEWETT (Jeremiah 100-46; Dea. Maximilian 100-14; Dea. Ezekiel 100-1; Dea. Maximilian 100), born 10 Jan., 1744-
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5; married in Linebrook, 31 Dec., 1772, Sarah, daughter of Timothy Jackman. She was born in Rowley, 15 Jan., 1752. He died 22 Apr., 1808 (G. S. Byfield). Administration granted 9 June, 1808. The division of his real estate mentions wife, Sarah; sons Timothy, Jere- miah, and Isaiah; daughters Mary Dole, Sarah Jewett, and Philomela Jewett (Essex Probate, 378: 18). His widow, Sarah, died in George- town, 6 Apr., 1839 (G. S. Byfield).
Children born in Rowley :
100-186. MARY,6 b. 7 Nov., 1773 ; m. 3 Nov., 1796, Thomas Dole of "Whair" (Ware), N. H.
100-187. TIMOTHY, b. 28 Feb., 1775; d. in Georgetown, 24 Feb., 1861; unm. JEREMIAH, b. 30 June, 1778 ; m. Sarah Barker.
100-188.
100-189.
ISAIAH, b. 21 Feb., 1784; m. (int. 22 Aug., 1813) Alice Wood, of Bradford, where she d. 5 July, 1823, aged 34 years (G. S. Grove- land). He m. (2) in Gloucester, 26 Oct., 1828, Martha Saville of Gloucester; residence, Gloucester.
100-190. SARAH, b. 26 Dec., 1785; m. (int. 2 Jan., 1823) James Curtis, Jr., of Winthrop, Me .; m. (2) Laben Loring. She, a widow, d. in Georgetown, 21 Jan., 1859 (G. S. Byfield).
100-191. PHILOMELA, b. 23 Sept., 1792; m. 29 Sept., 1810, Moses Johnson, Jr .; residence, Winthrop, Me.
100-122. SAMUEL5 JEWETT (Jeremiah 100-46; Dea. Maximilian 100-14; Dea. Ezekiel 100-1; Dea. Maximilian 100), born 11 Mar., 1746-7; married in Linebrook, 24 Aug., 1769, Miriam, daughter of Ebenezer and Martha (Tarr) Pool of Gloucester, where she was bap- tized 11 Aug., 1751 (see John Hobson 89-33). He died 26 Feb., 1800 (G. S. Byfield). Rev. soldier. Administration granted, 9 Apr., 1800, to Widow Miriam (Essex Probate, 367: 381). She died - July, 1826. Her will, dated 11 May, 1826, mentions sons William, Samuel and Robert; grandsons Samuel Jewett and Ebenezer P. Jewett, sons of son Ebenezer, deceased; granddaughter Miriam Jewett, daughter of son Samuel; Thomas Gage, executor (Essex Probate, 405: 521).
Children born in Rowley :
100-192. EBENEZER,6 b. 9 Mar., 1771; m. Judith Jaques.
100-193. WILLIAM, b. 13 Aug., 1773 ; m. Hitty (Mehitable) Hobson Dole.
100-194. SAMUEL, b. 20 Dec., 1782; d. 30 Jan., 1783.
100-195. SAMUEL, b. 9 Oct., 1786; m. Sally Jaques.
100-196. ROBERT, b. 5 Apr., 1790; m. Mehitable L. Dole.
100-126. DR. SETH5 JEWETT (Jeremiah 100-46; Dea. Maximilian 100-14; Dea. Ezekiel 100-1; Dea. Maximilian 100), born 31 Jan., 1756; a physician; married 16 Sept., 1782, Abigail, daughter of Nathaniel Balch of Bradford, where she was born 12 Nov., 1762. They moved to Newburyport, before 1798, where he died 14 Mar., 1802. Adminis- tration granted 6 May, 1802 (Essex Probate, 369: 346). She died 13 Nov., 1841.
Children born in Bradford :
100-197. SOPHIA,6 b. 1 Aug., 1783; m. Walter Todd (203-144).
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100-198. ABIGAIL, b. - July, 1785; m. in Newburyport, 12 July, 1812, Dr. Daniel Smith of Newburyport.
100-199. WILLIAM BALCH, b. 12 June, 1787; d. in Newburyport, 10 Aug., 1809.
100-200. BETSEY, b. 27 Jan., 1790; d. 11 June, 1791 (G. S. Groveland).
100-201. SETH, b. 15 Mar., 1793; d. young, but after 11 Aug., 1800.
100-202. NATHANIEL, b. 3 June, 1795; m. Ann, dau. of John Prince of Newburyport. They settled in Washington, D. C., and had five children (P. R.).
Of record in Newburyport :
100-203. BETSEY, d. 14 Apr., 1799.
100-204. ELIZA, b. 2 Nov., 1800; d. 2 July, 1801.
100-205. MARY, d. in Newburyport, 2 Jan., 1803.
100-132. STEPHEN5 JEWETT (Eliphalet 100-57; Stephen 100-19; Dea. Ezekiel 100-1; Dea. Maximilian 100), born 28 Nov., 1743; mar- ried 27 Nov., 1764, Elizabeth, daughter of Nathan and Hannah (Mig- hill 127-31) Little of Newbury. She was then of Rowley. They moved with their children, 1790, to Waterford, Me., where he was a deacon of the church, and a prominent citizen. She died in Waterford, 1819. He died there 1822. Rev. soldier.
Children of record in Rowley :
100-206. NATHAN,6 b. 11 Sept., 1765; m. Hannah Emerson, and had chil- dren born in Waterford: Stephen,7 b. 1793; Emerson, b. 1795; Mighill, b. 1797; Henry, b. 1799; Daniel, b. 1801; Albert, b. 1803 ; Stillman, b. 1804; Mary, b. 1806; Louisa, b. 1809; Sumner, b. 1811; Lyman, b. 1813.
100-207. RUTH, b. 27 Jan., 1767; m. Stephen Pearson (140-180).
100-208. EBENEZER, b. 9 June, 1770; d. 7 Aug., 1771.
100-209. EBENEZER. b. 9 Feb., 1772; m. in Bridgton, Me., 18 Nov., 1794, Susannah Stickney, who d. 1796; m. (2) Mary Farrington and had children born in Waterford : Ebenezer,7 b. 1796; Nathaniel, b. 1798; Susan, b. 1799; Jacob F., b. 1801, resided in George- town, Mass., and there died; Philander, b. 1803; Leander, b. 1804; Maria, b. 1806; Farnum, b. 1808; Ruth P., b. 1811; Otis, b. 1812; Milton, b. 1814; Caroline E., b. 1820 ; Stephen, b. 1822.
100-210. NATHANIEL, bp. 31 Oct., 1773; d. 1798.
100-211. HANNAH, b. 19 Dec., 1776; m. Jonathan Plummer of Waterford, Me.
100-212. ELIZABETH, b. 3 Sept., 1778; m. in Bridgton, Me., 19 Jan., 1797, Samuel Plummer of Waterford, Me.
100-133. DAVID5 JEWETT (Eliphalet 100-57; Stephen 100-19; Dea. Ezekiel 100-1; Dea. Maximilian 100), born 31 May, 1746; married (int. 26 Oct., 1771) Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Smith) Goodwin of Newbury. He died 15 July, 1799 (G. S.). Ad- ministration granted 8 Oct., 1799 (Essex Probate, 367: 109). His widow, Elizabeth, died 8 Dec., 1824, aged 74 years.
By deed, dated 5 Feb., 1825, David Saunders, Eliphalet Jewett, Sarah Jewett and others "quitclaim unto Joseph F. Foster and Mary Foster her heirs . . . that part of a house and barn situate in said Rowley
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belonging to the estate of Widow Elizabeth Jewett late of said Row- ley, deceased" (Essex Deeds, 239: 82).
This house and barn were on the farm which Maximilian Jewett (100) gave to his eldest son, Ezekiel. This farm was on the south- easterly side of Prospect Hill. At a town meeting, held 16 Feb., 1661, "it was granted and voted that Deacon Jewett should haue a way layed out to him from Bradford street to his land laying one the fore side of prospect hill" (Rowley R. 1: 128).
Children of record in Rowley :
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