1724 - 1784

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• Title	Lieut.
  Birth	12 Jan 1723/1724	Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jan 1784	Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   [1]
  Buried	North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut (Hewitt Cemetery)   [1]
  Person ID	I77807	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2003 00:00:00
  Family	Tabitha WHEATON, b. 21 Feb 1732, Swansea, Bristol County, Massachusetts
  Married	23 May 1751	Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   [3]
  Children	1. Mary HEWITT, b. 25 Feb 1752, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   2. Israel HEWITT, b. 15 Sep 1753, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   3. Mary HEWITT, b. 28 Mar 1755, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut > 4. Cynthia HEWITT, b. 18 May 1757, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   5. Israel HEWITT, b. 10 Oct 1758, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut > 6. Nancy HEWITT, b. 5 Jan 1760, Stonington , New London , Connecticut   7. Wheaton HEWITT, b. 4 Jan 1763, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   8. Dudley HEWITT, b. 29 Apr 1765, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   9. Gurdon HEWITT, b. 10 Mar 1767, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   10. Russell HEWITT, b. 1 Feb 1769, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut > 11. Darius HEWITT, b. 28 Oct 1771, Stonington , New London , Connecticut   12. Diadama HEWITT, b. 28 Oct 1771, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F20677	Group Sheet

• Notes

  The first of the Hewitt name in Stonington was the great grandfather of Israel, Thomas Hewitt, who was lost at sea in the year 1662. Allen Breed, the great great grandfather of Anna Breed, was the progenitor of the Breed family appearing first in Lynn, MA. Israel and Tabitha lived in Stonington. Israel served as Captain in the local militia and was known as Captain Israel the rest of his life. His will was written 5 DEC 1783 and probated in 1784 (Stonington Probate Records, docket #1628 and Book 4, pp. 262-270). Israel provided for his wife Tabitha by leaving her all the moveable estate, the use of the land and buildings and 2 Negro servant women. Son Israel was to have the northern part of the homestead farm and son Dudley was to have the southern part. Son Darius was to have 5 acres and a dwelling house. Son Russell, 56 acres of land, and son Gurdon was to be put to a suitable trade and paid 10 pounds at age 25 years. The daughters Mary Williams, Cynthia Billings and Nancy Williams, were each given 6 shillings "with what I have already given them to be their full portion of the estate." Daughter Diadama Hewitt was to have Negro woman Doll, a new saddle, 2 feather beds and other suitable furniture plus 20 pounds at age 18 years or upon her marriage. An inventory taken 19 FEB 1784, gave a value of 1350 pounds on 465 acres of land and 236 pounds on the remainder of the estate for a total of 1581 pounds (Stonington Probate Records, Book 4, pp. 262-270).

• Sources

  [S1126] Virginia Hewitt Watterson, Descendants of Captain Thomas Hewitt of Stonington, Connecticut (1996), page 21.. [S187] General Lucius Barnes Barbour, Barbour Collection, Connecticut Vital Records, Stonington [3:82]. [S187] General Lucius Barnes Barbour, Barbour Collection, Connecticut Vital Records, Stonington [3:176].