He was born on 12 May 1742 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut [1] and baptized on 16 Jun 1742 in North Stonington, Connecticut. [2] He was the son of Rebecca (Grant) and Nathaniel Hewitt.
Josiah Grant Hewitt married on 27 Jan 1763 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut to Mercy Williams [3][4] (1743-1814).
Josiah Grant Hewitt married Sarah Babcock.
He died on 12 Jan 1812 in Palatine, Montgomery County, New York, USA.
Children
Thomas Williams Hewitt, 1770-1840; m: Grace Hall
Desire Hewitt
Joseph Charles Hewitt
Josiah Grant Hewitt, Jr. 1773-1838
Lucy Hewitt
Palmer Hewitt
Sarah Hewitt.
Sources
↑ Connecticut, Town Birth Records (Barbour Collection) for Josiah Grant Hewitt, b: 12 May 1742 Stonington, Connecticut (father: Nathaniel)
↑ Connecticut Church Record Abstracts for Josiah Grant Hewitt. bpt: 16 Jun 1742 North Stonington, Connecticut
↑ Connecticut Church Record Abstracts, Stonington v111; m: 27 Jan 1763 for Josiah Grant Hewitt & Mercy Williams; o.c.: 10 Jun 1764 Josiah Grant Hewitt & wife Mercy
↑Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) on ancestry.com with image; p187 bottom; citing v3 p209; officiator: Rev. Nathaniel Eells; m: 27 Jan 1763 Stonington, Connecticut, USA for Joseph Grant Hewitt & Mercy Williams
Geneanet Community Trees Index for Josiah Grant Hewit, b: 12 May 1742 Stonington, New London County, Connecticut; (father: Nathaniel Hewitt & mother: Rebecca Grant); d: 12 Jan 1812 Palatine, Montgomery County, New York, USA; spouse: Mercy Williams
Acknowledgements
Hewitt-597 was created on 18 Jun 2012 by Stanley Wood
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josiah by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josiah:
If Josiah b. 1775 is son of Josiah and Mercy, Thomas, Stephen b. 1771, and possibly Comfort b. 1776, would be Mercy's children as well. What evidence is there for the other wives?
edited by Tim Prince