Person:Joseph Jewett (3)

Estate of Joseph Jewett of Rowley^[5]

See also Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex Co., Mass., vol 2 (1912), pp. 298, 317, 318, 325, 434; vol. 3 (1913), p. 241; Essex Quarterly Court Files, vol. 33, leaf 35; vol. 34, leaves 12-18.

"I Joseph Jewett of Rowley, being weake of boddy but perfect in understandinge and memory doe make this my last will and test--- in manner and forme as followeth, In primis after my debts he payed, I desire the rest of my goods may bee equally diuided among my seaven children, as well those two that I haue by my last wife as the fiue that I had before Allwayes prouided that my eldest sonne Jeremiah Jewett must haue a dubbell portion, of all Estate I haue both in New England, and Olde, whether Personall or Reall, fur--- prouided that one hundred pounds I haue allredy payed to my sonne Phillip Nellson, that shall be counted as part of what I doe now giue him. Item I doe giue unto my sonne Jeremiah Jewett the farm I bought of Joseph Muzzy I meane all such Lands bought of him or any other, that are on the Norwest side of the River called Egipt River, with all the meadow I bought of Nathaniell Stow, and Robert Lord Senior, prouided he accept of it at fiue hundred pounds and wheras in the fourth Line it is saide I desire the rest of my goods to be equally diuided amongst my seauen children, I meane Lands as well as goods, and if any of these my aboue saide seauen children, should depart this life, before the age of twenty one years, or day of Marriage, then there portions, shall bee equally diuided Amongst the rest, allwayes prouided my Eldest son Jerremiah shall haue a doubbell portion, and as for my two yongest Children, and there portion, I leauc to the disposinge of my brother Maximillian Jewett, and who he shall apoint when he departeth this life, and I make Exequctors of this my last will and Testament, my Brother Maximillian Jewett, and my sonne Phillip Xellson, my sonne John Carlton, and my sonne Jeremiah Jewett allwayes free and willinge, that they shall be satisfied out of --- estate, for all such pains and labour, that they shall be at concerninge the aboue premisses "Dated the 15: of feburary in the yeare 1660."

Joseph Jewett [seal]

Witness: Ezekiel Northend, Mark Prime.
"At the signinge and sealinge hereof I doe giue my Exequitars full power to make deeds, and to confirme any Land ----- haue sold to any."
Ezekiel Nortkend, Mark Prime.
Proved in Ipswich court Mar. 26, 1661 by the witnesses.

Inventory of estate of Joseph Jewett, deceased Feb. 24, 1660, taken by Ezekiel Northend, Maximillian Jewett and John Pickard: in moneys, 3li.; apparrell, 25li.; house hold stuffe, 12li. 10s.; Beddinge, 38li. 2s.; Linninge, 9li. 8s.; pewter, 8li. 2s.; Brasse, 8li. 10s.; Iron ware, 4li. 18s.; weights and scales, 3li. 4s.; beefe and porke, 20li. 10s.; a cart and furniture for plow, 6li. 3s.; for severall parcells of goods, 188li. 16s.; corne, 61li. 13s.; cattell, 155li. 10s.; horses and mares, 68li.; a Servant, 17li.; wamponpeage, lli. 5s.; Books, 6li. 17s.; Muzzy farme formerly so called, 500li.; the new house and barne, all the land within Ipswitch fence and without Ipswitch fence and meddows, 604li. 10s.; the house in Rowly with upland and medows, and all out houses and four Commonages, 169Ii.; The farme at the neck that Corporall Gage doth live upon Contaninge seven hundred and twenty Acres, 332li.; The ffarme that Henry Kingsbury liveth upon contaninge four hundred and twenty Acres, 153li. 10s.; Two hundred and Eighty Acres liinge in Common buttinge upon Merrimack river, 2li.; A house and orchard and all the upland and meddow liinge in the bounds of Haverhill, 178li.; total, 2607li. -----, Due upon Books and Bills, 249li. 5s.; in Debts and other goods, 55li. 10s.; a pare of stears, 11li. 5s.; total, 2558li. 1s.; Debts due from the Estate, 1876li. 12s. 9d.

This inventory attested by Philip Nellson, John Carleton and Jeremiah Jewett. Received in Ipswich court Mar. 26, 1661. Essex Co. Probate Files, Docket 14,931.

On Mar. 26, 1661 Maximillian Jewett renounced his executorship to the will of Mr. Joseph Jewett. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 93.

Upon a motion made by Mr. Carlton, guardian to Patience Jewett, that the court would be pleased to choose some men to make a division of some land between himself and said Patience, which now lay together, Ezekiell Northend and John Tod were named, and the court approved Sept. 29, 1663. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 121.

Jerimiah Jewett accepted for his share of land, "the farme that was formarly mussie's farme with all the Land joyneing to it on this syd Egipt River and on the other syde all the meddow land ye upland that lyes betweene this meddow as it is broken up in with the common fence." Acknowledged Apr. 2, 1664.

Maximilyan Jewett, overseer of the two youngest children of Joseph Jewett, deceased, Joseph and Faith, accepted for their portion the house that is upon the field, that was formerly Goodman Gages and Goodman Shatswells, with the barn and the land; the land betwixt the house and Egypt River, with sixteen acres of land within the common fence bought of Goodman Lord and Goodman Kingsbury; the farm that was John Bradstreets containing about four score acres, bounded southeast with Muddye River; six acres bought of Humphry Griffen and three acres bought of John Pinder; four acres of salt meadow bought of Mark Quilter and six acres in the west meadows formerly Goodman Gage's, with as much upland as comes to 64li. 10s. lying between Willson hill and Egypt River. Acknowledged Apr. 2, 1664.

Philip Nelson of Rowley accepted as his share, the farm that was let to Goodman Kingsbury containing four hundred twenty acres, also two hundred eighty acres of upland joining the same farm. Acknowledged Apr. 2, 1664. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 2, page 187.

Guardianship of Nehemiah Jewett of Rowley^[5]

Nehemyah Jewett, son of Joseph Jewett, chose John Pickard for his guardian, and it was allowed by the court Mar. 26, 1661. Said Pickard was bound in 300li. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 94.

John Pickard guardian of Nehemiah Jewett accepted for his portion the dwelling house in Rowley formerly Mr. Bellingham's with all out houses and orchard and yards with five acres of "Ruffe marsh" in the common field; ten acres of salt marsh west of Mr. Nelson's, and five acres of upland joining thereunto; four cow gates with four acres of marsh in Ipswich common field, bought of Marke Quilter, seven acres of meadow in the west meadows formerly Goodman Gages and Goodman Kingsburyes, and the rest of the upland between Willson Hill and Egypt River being the remainder of that land Maximilian Jewett had for the two young children, Joseph and Faith. Acknowledged Apr. 2, 1664. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 2, page 187.

Acquittance of John Pickard as guardian of Nehemiah Jewett by Thomas Wood of Rowley. Dated 7: 2: 1664. Witness: Richard Oliver, John Grant. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 2, page 190.

Guardianship of Patience Jewett of Rowley^[5]

Patience Jewett chose Mr. John Carlton as her guardian, it was allowed by the court Mar. 26, 1661. Said Carlton bound himself for a true account of his sister Patience Jewett's portion. Ipswich Quarterly Court Records, vol. 1, page 94.

John Carlton guardian of Patience Jewett accepted for her share the farm let to Goodman Gage, also the house in Haverhill with orchard and lands within the bounds of Haverhill. Acknowledged Apr. 2, 1664. Ipswich Deeds, vol. 2, page 187.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Hazen, Tracy Elliot. Two Founders of Rowley, Mass. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Apr 1940)
   94:105-06.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 101. Joseph(1) Jewett, in Jewett, Amos Everett, [Editor], and George Brainard [Compiler] Blodgette. Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts: A Genealogical Record of the Families who Settled in Rowley before 1700 with Several Generations of their Descendants. (Rowley, Mass.: Amos Everett Jewett (Newcomb & Gauss Co., Printers, Salem, Mass.), 1933)
   186-87.
3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Jewett, Frederic Clarke. History and Genealogy of the Jewetts of America: a Record of Edward Jewett, of Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England and of His Two Emigrant Sons, Deacon Maximilian and Joseph Jewett, Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts in 1639: also of Abraham and John Jewett, Early Settlers of Rowley, and of the Jewetts Who Have Settled in the United States Since the Year 1800. (New York: Grafton Press, 1908)
   375-78.
4. ↑ Joseph Jewett, in Find A Grave.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Estate of Joseph Jewett of Rowley, in Massachusetts, Probate Court (Essex County). The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts. (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1916, 1917, 1920)
   1:327-30.
6.   Came to America in "John" in fall of 1638.