One
of my Jewett ancestors was my 7th great-grandfather, Jonathan Jewett, who was born in Rowley, Massachusetts 11 Mar 1678/79. He was the
oldest of four children to parents Joseph and Rebecca (Law) Jewett.
Jonathan
probably knew his grandfather, Maximilian Jewett, who had emigrated from Bradford, England, in 1638. Maximilian died in October
1684 and Jonathan would have been about 5½
years old when his grandfather died. Maximilian's will left the
homestead to Joseph, Jonathan's father. I wonder if the family
including Jonathan ever lived there.
It
was 24 Jan 1699/1700 when Jonathan married Mary Wicom. They had 9
children, who all lived to adulthood and married. Jonathan became a
widower 21 Jan 1741/42 when Mary died while visiting in Exeter, New
Hampshire. They lacked 3 days of being married 42 years.
It
was a little less than a year later, 27 Dec 1742, when Jonathan, at
age 63, remarried to a widow, Rebecca (Hale) Poore, from the
neighboring town of Newbury. He lived about 2½
years more before he
died 26 Jul 1745.
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