STRICKLAND, Elizabeth

Elizabeth married SEAMAN, Captain John in 1649. John (son of SEAMAN, Dr. John) was born in 1610; died in 1695. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: JACKSON, Colonel John. John (son of JACKSON, Robert and WASHBURNE, Agnes) was born in 1645-1650 in Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA; died in 1725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: TITUS, Peter. Peter (son of TITUS, Edmond and WASHBURNE, Martha) was born on 24 Jun 1674; died on 25 Oct 1753. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Jerusalem, Long Island NY

Family/Spouse: HEWLETT, John II. John (son of HEWLETT, John and SMITH, Mary) was born about 1702; died on 5 May 1790 in Woodbury, Nassau, NY USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SCUDDER, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From history of Jones family:

His father-in-law, John Hewlett, a large landholder at East Woods (now Woodbury), in the town of Oyster Bay, near the Suffolk Co. line, was a justice of the peace, and, having sworn allegiance to the King, and being forty-five years of age, refused to take arms on either side. This was treated by the supporters of Congress as excusable, and he was not harshly dealt with, nor were the Quakers, which some members of the family joined. There were many Quakers in the town located between the Royalists on the west, and the supporters of Congress on the east.

The Hewlett family was numerous ; an early George on L. I. in 1668 had four sons, who all left descendants, including George and the first John, living in 1683, whose son John, b. 1703, m.
Hannah, dau. of 2d Col. John Jackson, and was the father of the third John Hewlett, the justice above mentioned. The mother of the justice being a Jackson, he doubtless was befriended by
that large family.

Capt. Richard Hewlett, son of Daniel, who had served in the French war, supported the English government. He became Colonel, Qr. Master, and Commissary, was active on L. I. during the war, and assumed the right to order the local militia or English subordinates. He or his captn. gave some orders to this John Jones (TIL 12) which required acts that were unpopular, such as collecting assessments of hay. Some of the hay collected and stacked was burned by the Continentals. Although not accused of any misconduct, the fact of losing the hay may have deprived his troop of reward from the British, who occupied the place in force during the winter.

The justice of the peace, by order, took charge of collecting the assessment imposed as they would a tax. The Judge George Duncan Ludlow (called a "Superintendent of Police") took charge of them and their local action. The native officers probably acted with more moderation than the foreigners.

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His father-in-law. Justice John Hewlett, lived until 4 April. 1812, and was buried on a hill near his home at East Woods called "Mount Nebo." The justice divided his large landed estate among some of his children by deeds in 1791, etc. His daughter Mary married Isaac Youngs ; his eldest son, Townsend, married a sister of this John Jones. His second son, Isaac Hewlett, married Rhoda Van W>ck, and his son Divine married Ann, dau. of Jac. Coles, of Duck Pond. His dau. Elizabeth married Samuel Jones, son of William.

It will be noticed how strongly the members of the family were tied together ; living near the boundary line between Queens and Suffolk Co., through a long civil war, the hostilities and jealousies which convulsed the whole country doubtless taught them to adhere firmly to each other and avoid giving offence.

Buried:
Justice John Hewlett lived until 4 April 1812, and was buried on a hill near his home at East Woods called "Mount Nebo."

John married TOWNSEND, Sarah in 1751 in Queens, New York. Sarah (daughter of TOWNSEND, Reumorn and ALLEN, Mary) was born on 18 Mar 1735/36 in NY, USA; died on 9 Sep 1808. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]