Thomas Hewitt III (1686 - 1767)

Born 3 Feb 1686 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Persis (Cleveland) Hewitt — married 24 Oct 1706 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1767 at age 81 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Thomas Hewitt III was born February 3, 1685/6 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.^[1]

Christening

20 JUN 1686 with his sister Lydia, shortly after their father's death at Stonington,New London,Conneticut ^[2]

Marriage

Persis Cleveland October 23, 1706, First Congregational Church, Stonington, New London, Connecticut ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Family

Children: ^[5]

1. (HTS#33) Lydia, b. 4 Nov 1707
2. (HTS#34) Elizabeth, b. 12 Apr 1709
3. (HTS#35) Prudence, b. 26 Sep 1711
4. (HTS#36) Thomas, b. 26 Mar 1713
5. (HTS#37) John, b. 24 Jan 1715
6. (HTS#38) Thankful Seager, b. 20 Aug 1722 m. Churchill
7. (HTS#39) Ephraim, b. 4 Jan 1728.

Death

1767 Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut. The exact date is unknown. His will was written on 22 June 1764 and probated 3 April 1767.^[7]

Find A Grave Thomas Hewitt III; BIRTH 3 Feb 1685 Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA; DEATH 3 Apr 1767 (aged 82) Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; Persis Cleveland Hewitt 1683–1764 (m. 1706)^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org
2. ↑ Richard A. Wheeler, “History of the First Congregational Church, Stonington, Conn., 1674-1874,” (Norwich, Conn. 1875). pg. 197
3. ↑ Coralyn Brown, trans, “Stonington, New London Co., CT, Vital Records from Barbour, 1668-1852 - H-I,” http://dunhamwilcox.net/barbour/stonington_barbour_h-i.htm
4. ↑ HEWITT ANCESTRY, "Three hundred colonial ancestors and war service : their part in making American history from 495 to 1934" IDENTIFIER 261803; CREATOR Rixford, Elizabeth May Leach, 1866-1956; LANGUAGE English; OWNING INSTITUTION Logan Utah FamilySearch Library; PUBLISHER DIGITAL FamilySearch Internationa; 412 pages; ACCESS LEVEL; database with images, FamilySearch Public; (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/328017/?offset=4#page=167&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=) Page 167 (doc page 146) Accessed by Scheffer-943
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Richard Anson Wheeler,["History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut: From Its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900"] (Publisher: Press of the Day Publishing Company, 1900 - Stonington (Conn.)) (Original from the University of Virginia) (Digitized Aug 22, 2007) (Length 754 pages) (Free e-book. Available at Google Play) (page 420) Accessed by Scheffer-943
6. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS1-LHHC : 15 April 2022), Thomas Hewitt, ; citing Marriage, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008143427.
7. ↑ Virginia Hewitt Watterson, “Descendants of Captain Thomas Hewitt of Stonington, Connecticut,” (1966). pg. 5 & pg. 1 of errata
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107080528/thomas-hewitt: accessed 05 August 2023), memorial page for Thomas Hewitt III (3 Feb 1685–3 Apr 1767), Find a Grave Memorial ID 107080528, citing Mountain View Cemetery, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129).

See also:

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F744-4S3 : accessed 27 February 2016), Thomas Hewitt, 03 Feb 1685; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F77Y-T26 : accessed 27 February 2016), Thomas Hewitt in entry for Lydia Hewitt, 04 Nov 1707; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F77Y-T2H : accessed 27 February 2016), Thomas Hewitt in entry for Elizabeth Hewitt, 12 Apr 1709; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F77Y-TLW : accessed 27 February 2016), Thomas Hewitt in entry for Prudence Hewitt, 26 Sep 1711; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F744-4SQ : accessed 27 February 2016), Thomas Hewitt in entry for Thomas Hewitt, 03 Feb 1685; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F744-4M4 : accessed 27 February 2016), Thomas Hewitt in entry for John Hewitt, 20 Jan 1714; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F77B-4QL : accessed 27 February 2016), Thomas Hewett in entry for Thankfull Hewett, 20 Aug 1722; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F744-X4R : accessed 27 February 2016), Thomas Huett in entry for Ephraim Huett, 04 Jan 1728; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland families by Edmund Janes Cleveland and Horace Gillette Cleveland. Published The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1899. Vol I. Cleveland, Vol I Persis Cleveland 39 pgs 67-68.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Hewitt-202 created through the import of Lent_Vise_2011-05-11aa.ged on May 26, 2011 by Bryan Sypniewski.

• WikiTree profile Hewitt-251 created through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Mark Shurtliff.

Resource Notes

familysearch.org | LZDG-G85 (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LZDG-G85)

Some Descendants of Thomas HEWITT | Third Generation | 4. Thomas HEWITT III (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nanc/genealogy/hewitt/aqwg03.htm#6598)

Pane-Joyce Genealogy | Lydia Utley (31812) & Thomas Hewitt | 48966. Thomas Hewitt. (https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr23/rr23_284.html#P135803)