Peter Hewitt (1743 - 1802)

Born 1743 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Magdalena (Leffler) Hewitt — married 1772 in Virginia, British Colonial America

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1802 at about age 59 in Amwell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Johann Peter Huyett was born in 1743, possibly in Reading, Adams, Pennsylvania. Bell's Anthology suggests Philadelphia, but birth records of the children of parents Franz Carl Huyett and Mary show that they were living in Reading. ^[1]

In 1769, Peter moved to Huyetts Crossroads, Frederick County, Maryland from Exeter Township, Berks County, PA. "Franklin County", MD is present day "Washington County", MD. Ludwig, Peter's brother, remained in nearby Cavetown Township, Frederick County, MD and bought a farm. By 1774, Peter, his brother Phillip, and sister Elizabeth moved to Washington County, PA, from Berks Co., PA and earlier from Frederick Co., Maryland.^[2]

1781 tax records list Peter Hewet as the owner of 60 acres of land in Amwell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.^[3] On the 20th of February 1786, 200 acres of land were surveyed for Peter Howit and 300 acres for Philip Howit in Washington County.^[4]

Peter served in the Revolutionary War in Washington County, PA. He is listed as serving in the militia receiving £5.5.0 in pay, Register Volume A, p. 63 in the Pennsylvania Archives Card File for the Revolutionary War.^[5] The Pennsylvania Archives list Peter Hewit as an Ensign in the Third Battalion, Sixth Company.^[6]

1790 Census ledger lists "Peter Hewitt" a few lines under his brother Phillip's name. Peter lists in his household as 1 male, 2 males under 16 years old, and 4 females for a total of 7 persons.^[7]

Peter passed away in November of 1802 Amwell Twp, Washington Co.^[8] His children are listed in the orphan's court record.

Thought to be buried in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Glyde, North Bethlehem Twp., Washington Co. - his home church, or Hewitt Cemetery, Rice's Landing, Greene Co., PA, or Hewitt Cemetery, McCracken, Aleppo Twp., Greene Co., PA where his sons are buried.

Residences

1798 Amwell, Greene, Washington, and Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.^[9]

1800 Amwell, Washington, Pennsylvania.^[10]

1790 Washington, Pennsylvania, United States.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Bell Anthology, Available through PERSI files and ACPL: Keyhole Vol. XIX, No. 1, January 1991, The Hewitt-Huyett-Hujet and Related Families of Washington County (Part 1) ; Keyhole Vol. XIX, No. 3, July 1991, Hewitt-Huyett-Hujet and Related Families of Washington County (Part 3) ; Keyhole Vol. XIX, No. 3, July 1991, Hewitt-Huyett-Hujet and Related Families of Washington County (Part 4). (Bell Anthology online:http://chartiers.com/raybell/1991-hewitt1.html )
2. ↑ Bell Anthology.
3. ↑ Pennsylvania archives, Series 3, Volume 22, p. 703, Publisher Harrisburgh [etc.] C.E. Aughinbaugh [etc.], 1852 https://archive.org/stream/3rdpennsylvaniaarch22harruoft#page/702/mode/2up
4. ↑ Pennsylvania Archives, Series 3, Volume 26, Page 566, pub 1852, https://archive.org/stream/3rdpennsylvaniaarch26harruoft#page/566/mode/2up
5. ↑ Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File, undated {#13.50} (microfilm rolls #4444-4497), Pennsylvania Archives, Items Between Hetlman, Andrew and Hey, George, card #57, http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&ArchiveID=13&FID=492911&LID=493010&FL=H&Page=5
6. ↑ The Pennsylvania Archives, Series 6, Volume 3, Page 1366 "Militia Rolls- 1783-1790", https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE220156
7. ↑ 1790 US Federal Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHKR-9DK
8. ↑ Will: "Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-28930-5357-23?cc=1999196&wc=M99F-C7W : accessed 5 September 2015), Washington > Probate files 1786-1849 G-H > image 2349 of 3087; county courthouses, Pennsylvania. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-28930-5357-23?cc=1999196&wc=M99F-C7W
9. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.
10. ↑ 1800 Census, Amwell, Washington, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 44; Page: 698,699; Image: 15; Family History Library Film: 363347.
11. ↑ 1790 Census, Washington, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 9; Page: 192; Image: 111; Family History Library Film: 0568149.

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Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Hewitt-287 created through the import of Andy Askey Family Sandbox_2011-08-20_01_01.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by Andy Askey.
• Pennsylvania, U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
• Ancestry Family Trees.