Randall Hewitt (1760 - 1850)

Born 28 Jun 1760 in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut

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Died 2 May 1850 at age 89 in Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, United States

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Biography

Randall Hewitt is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A054692.

Randall married Experience Hewitt about 1785. Experience was born in Conn. About 1766, daughter of Richard Hewitt (#88) and Experience Leeds; she died at Seneca Falls, NY, 3 Aug 1840, in her 75th year (tombstone). Both were buried in the Springbrook Cemetery at Seneca Falls, NY.     Randall ^{[1] [2]} and his brother John enlisted as privates during the Revolutionary War in Capt. John Steven's co., Col. Burrell's regt. of the Conn. Line. They left Canaan on 2 Mar 1776 and marched to Lower Canada to reinforce General Montgomery's troops in Quebec. At a place called Cedars, the brothers were captured by a party of British and Indians on 19 May 1776. John was released 9 days later but Randall was detained as a prisoner in Canada for over 5 years. He was recaptured by an Oneida scout while on an errand in the woods and taken to Albany, NY. There he was put in prison until his father secured his release in July 1781, by order of Governor George Clinton.  Randall applied for a government pension on 3 Jun 1823 while living at Italy, Yates Co., NY (Rev. War Pension #S43664). At that time, his wife Experience and the 2 youngest sons, Nelson, age 16, and Christopher, age 14, were still living at home. Randall stated on his application that he was in dire straits and unable to do heavy labor due to rheumatism in his back. His only personal property, wearing apparel, bedding, a few utensils and a cow, were valued at $17. The pension was granted at the rate of $8 per month for the remainder of his life.

DAR Ancestor #: A054692^[3]

    During the years Randall was captive, his parents and brothers had moved from Canaan, Conn. to the Stillwater area north of Albany, NY. Randall joined them and a few years later married Experience Hewitt. They resided in Stillwater, Saratoga Co. until 1796 when they moved to Oppenheim, Montgomery Co. (now Fulton Co.) NY. By 1820, the family was living in Geneseo, Ontario Co., NY, and a short time later, they resided in Italy, Yates Co., NY. They resettled before 1840, in Seneca Falls, Seneca Co., NY and remained there.     Randall died intestate. In 1850, the court appointed his son, Silas Hewitt, to administer the estate (Seneca Co. Probate Records, Book A3, p. 543). The 9 youngest children survived their father and were mentioned, with their locations, in the distribution of Randall's estate in 1850.

Randall ^[4] and Experience are buried in Springbrook Cemetery, Seneca Falls, Seneca Co., New York.

Find A Grave Randall Hewitt; BIRTH 28 Jun 1760 Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA; DEATH 2 May 1850 (aged 89) Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York, USA; Spouse: Experience Hewitt Hewitt 1764–1840. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ MRS ANGLINE..., published in ["Lineage book, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution - v. 159 (1920)"] Creator Daughters of the American Revolution; Access Level Public; Identifier 1660861; Language English; Page Count 333; Owning Institution FamilySearch Library; Publisher Digital FamilySearch International; Page 260 (doc page 258)
2. ↑ MRS VIOLA HEWITT..., published in ["Lineage book, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution - v. 121 (1916)"] Creator Daughters of the American Revolution; Access Level Public; Identifier 1660831; Language English; Page Count 333; Owning Institution FamilySearch Library; Publisher Digital FamilySearch International; Page 210 (doc page 208)
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 07 Apr 2024), "Record of Hewitt, John", Ancestor # A054692.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82542019/randall-hewitt: accessed April 7, 2024), memorial page for Randall Hewitt (28 Jun 1760–2 May 1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82542019, citing Spring Brook Cemetery, Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York, USA; Maintained by Elizabeth Davis (contributor 47136292).

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F744-47Q
• "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3Y2-9WN : 6 November 2014), Randall Hewitt, Seneca county, Seneca, New York, United States; citing line 27, NARA microfilm publication T655 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,415,129.
• Roberta L. Bonneqitz and Lois T. Allen, RAYTOWN REMEMBERS, Clinton, MO, pp. 26-27.
• Washington Standard newspaper, Olympia, Washington, issue 30 Oct 1891.
• Vital Records of Canaan, Conn.
• National Archive, Rev. War Pension File #S43664.
• Seneca Co., NY Probate Records, Book A3, p. 543, LDS film #1,276,111.
• Springbrook Cemetery Records, Seneca Falls, NY, LDS film #812, 843.
• Hartford Times, issue 11 May 1964, #C9508.
• NSDAR Records for member #158869.
• New York State Census 1825.
• US Census 1790-1850.
• Marriages and Deaths, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1850) Vol. 4, Page 292.

Research Notes

FamilySearch Person: K15S-ZBW

Some Descendants of Thomas HEWITT | Fifth Generation | 89. Randall HEWITT (https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nanc/genealogy/hewitt/aqwg07.htm#29702)