Edward Jowett (abt. 1579 - 1614)

Born about 16 May 1579 in Bradford, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Taylor) Lister — married 1 Oct 1604 in Bradford, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 2 Feb 1614 at about age 34 in Bradford, West Riding, Yorkshire, England

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Disputed Parents

The origins of Edward are uncertain though many have speculated.

Tracy Elliot Hazen, in the New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1940, vol. 94, pages 99-107 suggests that he may be the son of the William Jowett buried at Bradford 17 Feb 1603/4, and possibly the widow Jowett of Bradford buried there 27 May 1613.

Others have suggested he was son of William Jowett, mayor of Chester (Frederick Clarke Jewett in his Genealogy of the Jewetts of America (see source link below) also makes mention of William Mayor of Chester, but stops short of actually suggesting he is Edward's father). It is further surmised that this William married either one or both of the Bellyn sisters, Cicely and/or Margery. Both being daughters of Robert and Cicely (Poole) Bellyn.

Biography

EDWARD JEWETT, was born in Bradford, West, Riding of Yorkshire, England, about 1580. He married there Oct. 1, 1604 Mary Taylor, daughter of William Taylor. This marriage is recorded in the Bradford Parish Register. He lived in Bradford, England, where he was a cloth manufacturer and where he died. His will, dated Feb. 2, 1614, was proved by his widow July 12, 1615. This will is on file in the archbishopric of York.^[1] The following is a true copy.

Will

" In the name of God Amen, the second day of February in the year of our Lord God 1614 in the XIIth year of the reign sovereign Lord James by the grace of God, King of England, France and Ireland, defender of the faith etc., and of Scotland the eight and forty whereas nothing is more certain than death and nothing more uncertain than the house of death. Therefore, I Edward Jewett of Bradford within the dicos of York, Clothier, though sick and deseased in body yett sounde in minde and memorye I praise God therefore doo in this uncertainty of life knowninge that even in health we are subject to death make, publish and declare this my last will and testant in the names and form following (that is to say)

" First and principally I give up and comend my soule in the hands of Almighty God my creator and redeemer hoping and assurredly trusting to have full and free pardon and remission of all my sinnes by the precious death and burial of Christ Jesus my alone Saviour and for jestification by his righteousness and my body I yeald to earth to be decently buried at the decreation of my friends.

Item, I give and bequeth two full parts of all my goods Cattles Chattles & Credits (in three parts to be divided) unto William Jewett, Maximilian Jewett, Joseph Jewett and Sara Jewet my children equally to be divided amongst them after my debts be paid and funeral expense discharged. The third part and residue of all my said Cattles, Chattels & Credit I give and bequeth unto Mary my wife whome I make the sole executris of this my last will and testament. And I do entreat William Taylor my father in law, Henry Taylor my brother in law, Samuel Taylor and Thurstum Ledgerd the supervisors of this my last will and test't.

Item, my will and mind is that my children shall have their porcous paide unto them at such times as they shall sevarly accomplishe their ages of XX years or othenvise lawfully demand the same.

Lastly I do commit of all my said children with theire severall porcous during theire several minorities unto the said Mary my wife.

" Witnesses hereof William Smith, Jonas Watson & Lewis Watson."

Buried at Bradford Cathedral (Cathedral Church of St Peter) on February 4, 1615. (Edward Jowett of Barkerend, Bradford, 4 Feb 1615).

Sources

1. ↑ YAS Record Series Vol. 28: Index of wills in the York Registry, 1612 to 1619, Francis Collins (ed), Publisher Yorkshire Archaeological Society, page 69, https://archive.org/details/YASRS028/page/69/mode/2up

• Jewett, Frederic Clarke, History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America, Volume I, The Grafton Press, New York, 1908. Pgs. 3-4.
• Ancestry Family Trees (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/48864098/family
• Jewett, Fred Clarke. "The Early Ancestors of the Jewett Family", The Grafton Magazine of History and Genealogy (Grafton Press, New York & Boston, June 1908) Vol. 1, No. 1, Page 42
• Early Jowett Burials at Bradford Cathedral, 1596-1621. Burial of Edward Jowett
• Find A Grave: Memorial #147748013, Bradford Cathedral, Bradford, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England