SMITH, Mary

Family/Spouse: HEWLETT, John. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From History of Queens

John, who in the line of descent is called John Hewlett second.
He married Hannah Jackson, daughter of the second Colonel John and Elizabeth
Jackson, who lived at Jerusalem, L.I. After their marriage he bought a tract of
land located in East Woods (now known as Woodbury). Here he settled and remained
till his death, May 5th 1790, in the 88th year of his age. His wife, Hannah J,
died three years previous, March 3d 1787, in the 90th year of her age.
Their remains rest in a family burying ground situated on a narrow projecting
mound a short distance east of the house now designated as Mount Nebo. The place
is now in the possession, and the ground thus dedicated is to be the burial
place, of the descendants of John Hewlett the second, who among other children left a son John, born February 17th 1731,who is designated as John Hewlett the third.

Family/Spouse: JACKSON, Hannah. Hannah (daughter of JACKSON, Colonel John and SEAMAN, Elisabeth) was born about 1697; died on 3 Mar 1787 in Woodbury, Nassau, NY USA. [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]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Vital: 1767, Nassau
• Vital: 1767, Queens
• Residence: 1790, Huntington, Suffolk, New York

Devine married COLES, Anne on 25 May 1786 in Westbury, Nassau, New York, USA. Anne (daughter of COLES, Jacob and COCK, Sarah) was born on 23 Aug 1768 in Glen Cove, Long Island, NY; died on 22 Apr 1855 in Cold Spring Harbor, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]