Maximilian Jewett, one of my
earliest known ancestors, was my 9th gt-grandfather. He was baptized
on 4 Oct 1607 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
He was the son of Edward Jewett
and had at least 2 brothers and a sister. He married Ann in England
and they, along with his brother Joseph, came to the New World in
1638 on the ship John with a group led by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers.
It was late in the year when they arrived at Boston and spent the
winter in Salem and then in the spring of 1639 they helped found the
town of Rowley in the colony of Massachusetts.
A book by Frederic Clarke
Jewett, History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America....was
published in 1908. The section about Maximilian was 7 pages long. It
described the many pieces of property that were granted to him and
noted that he was representative to the General Court for 21
different years between 1641 and 1676. His occupation was that of a
clothier.
He
and his wife Ann had 9 children all born in Rowley. Ann died in 1667
and Maximilian married for a 2nd time in 1671 to a widow Elinor
(Pell) Boynton. The book quoted his will written in 1682 and it takes
over 2 printed pages. He died 19 Oct 1684 at Rowley.
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