Joseph Jewett (1743 - 1792)

Born 29 Jun 1743 in Middlesex county, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Phebe (Richardson) Jewett — married 11 Aug 1763 (to 4 May 1792) in Tewksbury, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 4 May 1792 at age 48 in Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States of America

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Joseph Jewett was born in Massachusetts.

Joseph, the eldest of seven children of Joseph Jewett and Mary Gage was born on 29 June 1763 in the vicinity of Groton and Pepperell in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.^[1]

American Revolutionary War Service

Private Joseph Jewett served with 5th Regiment, New Hampshire Militia during the American Revolution.

Joseph Jewett is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A062768.

Joseph served as a Private in the American Revolutionary War in several battles. Joseph of Pepperell served in Capt. Thomas Warren's Company, Col. Brook's Regiment, 1776, as well as Capt. John Minott's Company, Col. Dike's Regiment, 1776-1777.^[2]

He also served as a soldier from Amherst , "Pay Roll of Capt. John Bradford's Co. Col. Moses Nichols Regt., raised to reinforce the Northern Army July 10, 1777 Joseph Jewett." (N. H. S. P.) This regiment commenced the attack at the battle of Bennington.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Joseph married Phebe Richardson (1745-1832), the daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth (Winn) Richardson on 11 August 1763 at Tewksbury, Massachusetts.^[3] Joseph was one of the first settlers of Amherst, New Hampshire. He and Phebe had seven children born at Amherst:

1. Joseph Jewett (b. 1764; d. 1822) m. Sarah (1765-1843). The birth of this child was registered in Amherst.
2. Mary (Jewett) (b. 16 May 1768; d. 1850)^[4] m. 17 Jun 1790, William Douglass (1765-)
3. Josiah Jewett (b. 1770; d. 1853) m. 1 Nov 1796 at Amherst, NH, Rebecca Woods (1769-1842)
4. Jeremiah Jewett (b. 24 Jun 1773; d. )^[5] m. 28 Jan 1796 at Amherst, NH, Eliza Truel
5. Jesse Jewett (b. 3 Nov 1775; d. 1854)^[6] m. 9 Apr 1817, Abigail Crafts (1789-1850)
6. John Jewett (b. 10 Jul 1779; d. 1800)^[7]
7. Joshua Jewett (b. 14 Aug 1782; d. 1862)^[8] m. Betsey Perkins Andrews (1791-1875)

Deeds and Land Purchases

• 3:113 Hillsborough County Registry: Date of Deed: 4 Jan 1770; Date Recorded: 1 Jun 1774; Grantor: Samuel Seetowne of Amherst, yeoman; Grantee: Joseph Jewett of Amherst, husbandman; Consideration: £1, 15 shillings; Description: 1 Right to common land in Amherst (ca 8 or 10 undivided acres, 120th part); Witness: Mary X Shepard, John Shepard, Jr.

• 3:404 Hillsborough County, NH Registry: Date of Deed: 14 Nov 1770 Date Recorded: 1 Jun 1774; Grantor: Andrew Seetown of Amherst, yeoman & wife Margarett; Grantee: Joseph Jewett of Amherst, husbandman; Consideration: £1, 16 shillings; Description: One full right or share of common & undivided land in Amherst, ::said share of Margaret (called Margaret Wood b eforemarriage to Andrew) Seetown, 1st Division Right No. 74; Witness: Samuel Seaton, Samuel Stanley; Signed: Andrew Seetown, Margaret Seetown; Acknowledged: 14 Nov 1770

• 1771 Jan: Laid out to Joseph Juit five Shares on the north end of the First Division No. 71 which was dropt & laid into Fourth Divisions, on the rights of J. Engorsel [Ingersoll], Benjamin Ramsdell, Timothy, Margaret Wood & Joseph Wells. Fourth Division Lots Numbered 17-21 with 8 acres each. [Narragansett No. 3, Souhegan West, Proprietor's Book, Fourth Division] NOTE: The lot map shows those lots on the North end of Lot #70.

• 1771: Joseph Jewett grantee; Amherst town collectors grantor, deed, see Copy Book 1:43, Yeoman of Amherst. [Hillsborough Co., NH Deeds 1:55]

• 1785 Jul 7: Joseph Jewett, Husbandman of Amherst purchased land near William Odell, Amos Truell & Holt. [Hillsborough Deed 13:468]

• 1783: signed petition at Amherst regarding setting-off Mont Vernon from Amherst completely [Secomb 106]

Death and Burial

Joseph Jewett died on 4 May 1792 in his 48th year at Amherst.^[1] He is buried in Amherst Town Hall Burying Ground at Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.^[9]

Research Notes

• The Jewett Genealogy reported his birth at Groton, Massachusetts. However, it is not found in Groton Vital Records, but in neighboring Pepperell Vital Records ... but the Pepperell source link is bogus. So, for now, we'll just list the birth place as Middlesex county.

• Hillsborough County Probate: Joseph Jewett, 1792, Amherst, Adm., #05367: There are only 3 papers in his file: Bond, Inventory & Accounting. On 28 May 1792 Josiah Jewett and David Stewart of Amherst, yeomen, paid 100 pounds bond. Josiah was appointed administrator of the estate of his father. The inventory contained normal items for a farming family of that time period. They had a number of bushels of rye, corn, beans and malt; farm tools, kitchen items, etc.

• Listed as a 'Veteran' on his FindAGrave Memorial.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Jewett, Frederic Clarke, History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America, Volume I, The Grafton Press, New York, 1908. Pgs. 178-9.
2. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783, database with images, FamilySearch (6 June 2023), Joseph Jewett, 15 Aug 1777; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711095.
3. ↑ Family History Library; Salt Lake City, UT; Film # 0874027 item 4. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850.
4. ↑ New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (Thu Jul 20 21:24:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary Jewet and Joseph Jewet, 16 May 1768.
5. ↑ New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (Fri Jul 21 02:00:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Jeremiah Jewett and Joseph Jewett, 24 Jun 1773.
6. ↑ New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (Thu Jul 20 21:18:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Jesse Jewett and Joseph Jewett, 3 Nov 1775.
7. ↑ New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (Fri Jul 21 01:51:58 UTC 2023), Entry for John Jewet and Joseph Jewet, 10 Jul 1779.
8. ↑ New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (Fri Jul 21 01:51:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Joshua Jewit and Joseph Jewet, 14 Aug 1782.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #31096744, Amherst Town Hall Burying Ground, Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

• Secomb, Daniel F. History of the Town of Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Concord, NH: Evans, Sleeper & Woodbury, 1883. Page 647. (facsimile, Somersworth, NH: NH Publishing Company, 1972)

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing and photo added following further research by Richardson descendant Carol Baldwin on 3 August 2023.