Person talk:Elizabeth Jewett (16)

Info on Father and Grandfather [6 March 2014]

Moved from Elizabeth Jewett's person page 6 March 2014. Should more appropriately be on the individuals' person pages.

Website: Theresa's New England Genealogy; Our Jewett Family [1] *

Father of Elizabeth Jewett by wife, Faith Parrott/Parrat: * See website for further information

EZEKIEL JEWETT(8) was born 5 Jan [should be March] 1643 in Rowley, Mass. "Ezekiell Jewet, son of Maximilian and Ann [Field] borne first moneth the fift day." He married 26 Feb 1663/4 in Rowley to FAITH PARROTT, daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Northend Parrott/Parrat. She was born 20 Jan 1642 in Rowley. Ezekiel was admitted freeman 15 May 1669. He succeeded his father as deacon of the Rowley church; was ordained 24 Oct 1686, and served until 2 Sep 1723. He was representative to the General Court for Rowley for the years 1690, 1692, 1697, 1699, 1707, 1713, 1718, and 1719. Faith died 15 Oct 1715. Her gravestone in the Rowley Cemetery, standing in 1906:

HERE LYES YE BODY OF MRS FAITH JEWET,

WIFE TO DEACON EZEKIEL JEWET

DIED OCTOR YE 15 1715 &

IN YE 74 YEARE OF HER AGE

Father of Ezekiel Jewett by wife Ann Field:

MAXIMILLIAN JEWETT was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He was baptized there 4 Oct 1607. He married ANN FIELD. He with his wife Ann, and his brother Joseph sailed from Hull, England in 1638 in the ship John, with a colony under the leadership of Rev. Ezekiel Rogers. They arrived at Boston about the first of December, 1638, spent the winter in Salem and in the spring of 1639 founded the town of Rowley, Mass. He was admitted freeman 13 May 1640. "Was chosen Deacon of the church 13 Dec 1639, in which place he served forty-five years and for two hundred and twenty years a descendant of him or his younger brother, a fellow passenger has been in that office or minister, the whole time except eight years." He was a clothier and with his brother Joseph was about the first, if not the first, to manufacture woolen cloth in America.

"Ann the wife of Maximillian Jewet buried November ye ninth day 1667."

He married second 30 Aug 1671 to Elinor Boynton, widow of John Boynton. She was a Miss Pell, of Boston.

"Maximelian Jewit died October ye Ninetenth day 1684."

His widow married third 1 Jun 1686 in Ipswich, Mass to Daniel Warner. of Ipswich. She died 5 Aug 1689 in Rowley, Mass.--jaques1724 17:37, 6 March 2014 (UTC)