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An American Family History

The Jewett Family

Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts was first settled inĀ 1639.

Maximilian Jewett was born in 1607 in England He was the son of Edward Jewett.

His wife was named Ann.

Ann and Maximilian's children included:

Ezekiel Jewett (1643, married Faith Parrat)
Anna Jewett ( 1644-5, married Barzilla Barker)
Mary Jewett (1646-7, married David Hazeltine),
Elizabeth Jewett (1650, married Robert Hazeltine),
Faith Jewett (1652, married Samuel Dowse),,
Joseph Jewett (1655, married Rebecca Law)
Sarah Jewett (1658-9-1660),
Sarah Jewett (1660, married Jeremiah Ellsworth),
Priscilla Jewett (1664-1664).

On January 10, 1643-4 he drew his home lot in Rowley.

Ann died in November, 1667.

On August 30, 1671, he married Eleanor Pell, the widow of John Boynton.

Maximilian died on October 19, 1684.

His widow, Eleanor, married Daniel Warner, Sr. after his death.

 
 
 
 

Joseph Jewett was born December 31, 1609 in Bradford, England. He was the son of Edward Jewett.

He came to America, landing in Boston, Massachusetts, December 1, 1638, accompanied by his brother Maximilian.

He married Ann Allen.

Joseph Jewett
Jeremiah Jewett

In 1655, Joseph Jewett became 16 year old, Rebecca Bradstreet's guardian when her father died.

On June 28, 1658, Joseph Jewett conveyed land and a corn mill with the buildings, ponds, dams, stones, utensils, implements to John Bradstreet of Marblehead

Joseph died on February 26, 1660 in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.

 
 
 
 

Joseph Jewett was born in 1609 in England.

He married Mary Mallinson on October 1, 1634 in England.

Joseph and Mary's children included:
Jeremiah Jewett (1637, married Sarah Dickinson),
Sarah Jewett (married, Captain Philip Nelson),
Hannah Jewett (1641,married John Carleton and Christopher Babbage),
Nehemiah Jewett (1643, married Exercise Pierce),
Faith Jewett (1645-twin, died young),
Patience Jewett (1645-twin, married Shubael Walker).

They came to America and settled in Rowley where he was made freeman on May 2, 1639. By 1643 they had a two acre houselot on Bradford street.

His wife Mary was buried April 12, 1652.

May 13. 1653 he married Ann Allen, widow of Bozoan Allen.

Ann and Joseph's children probably included:
Mary Jewett (1654, died young)
Joseph Jewett (1656, married Ruth Wood), and
Faith Jewett (married, John Pingry)

He died in March, 1660-61.

 
     
 

Jeremiah Jewett was born about 1637 in England. He was the son of Joseph Jewett and MaryMallinson. His home was in Ipswich, near the Rowley line, and his associations were chiefly with the latter town, where he owned a farm given him by his father, also where he attended church and after his death w:as buried in the graveyard there...

Jeremiah Jewett married Sarah Dickinson

Jeremiah Jewett (1662, married Elizabeth Kimball),
Joseph Jewett (1665),
Thomas Jewett (1667-8, unmarried),
Eleazer Jewett (1673),
Sarah Jewett (1673, married William Hobson),
Mary Jewett (1674-5, married Abner Dale),
Nehemiah Jewett (married Priscilla Bradstreet)
Ephraim Jewett (1679-80, married Elizabeth Hammond), and
Caleb Jewett (1681.

Sarah died on January 30, 1723-4.

Jeremiah died on May 20, 1714.

 
     
 

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