Ezekiel JEWETT (1643 – 1723) was Alex’s 9th Great Grandfather; one of 1,024  in this generation of the Miller line.

Ezekiel Jewett was born 5 Jan 1643 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. His parents were Maximilian JEWETT Sr. and Ann FIELD. He married Faith PARRATT 26 Feb 1664 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. After Faith died, he married Elizabeth How 23 Oct 1716. Ezekiel died 2 Sep 1723 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.

Inscription:
HERE LIES THE
BODY OF DEACON
EZEKIEL JEWETT
WHO DIED SEP
TEMBER Ye 2nd
1723 in Ye
81 YEAR
OF HIS AGE

Faith Parratt was born 20 Jan 1642 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. Her parents were Francis PARRATT and Elizabeth NORTHEND. Faith died 15 Oct 1715 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.

Inscription:

HERE LYES Ye BO-
DY OF Mrs FAITH
JEWET, WIFE TO
DECON EZEKIEL
JEWET DIED
OCTOr Ye 15 1715 &
IN Ye 74 YEARE
OF HER AGE

Elizabeth How was born xx. Her parents were Joseph How of Lynn and [__?__]. She first married Benjamin Chadwell, of Lynn. She second married John Jewett. She third marrried Ezekiel Jewett. She married fourth 2 Dec 1723 to Ensign Andrew Stickney, son of William Stickney.

Children of Ezekiel and Faith:

	Name	Born	Married	Departed
1.	Francis Jewett	15 Mar 1664 in Rowley, Essex, Mass	Sarah Hardy 20 Jun 1693 in Bradford, Essex, Mass	19 Sep 1751 Bradford, Essex, Mass
2.	Thomas Jewett	20 Sep 1666 in Rowley,	Hannah Story (Daughter of William STORY) 18 May 1692 . Faith [__?__]	6 May 1731 Boxford, Essex, Mass.
3.	Ezekiel Jewett	25 Oct 1669 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.		1690 Canadian Expedition
4.	Maximilian JEWETT	5 Feb 1672 in Rowley, Essex, Mass	Sarah HARDY in 1698 in Rowley, Mass.	23 Mar 1730 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.
5.	Ann Jewett	29 Sep 1673 in Rowley, Essex, Mass		11 Sep 1689 Rowley, Essex, Mass
6.	Sarah Jewett	24 Nov 1675 Rowley, Essex, Mass	Jonathan Bailey 30 Jan 1708 in Rowley, Essex, Mass	28 Sep 1730 Rowley, Essex, Mas
7.	Elizabeth Jewett	29 Mar 1678 Rowley, Essex, Mass	Isaac Platts 30 Nov 1704 in Rowley, Essex, Mass . Francis Nelson 6 Jun 1716 in Rowley, Essex, Mass	8 Apr 1762 Rowley, Essex, Mass
8.	Nathaniel Jewett	12 Feb 1681 Rowley, Essex, Mass	Mary Gage 5 Jan 1707 in Rowley, Essex, Mass	13 Dec 1751 Rowley, Essex, Mass.
9.	Stephen Jewett	23 Feb 1683 Rowley, Essex, Mass	Priscilla [__?__] 12 Jul 1708 in Rowley, Essex, Mass . Sarah Trask 28 Sep 1723 in Rowley . Lydia Leaver 23 Nov 1725 in Rowley, Essex, Mass	14 Jan 1771 Rowley, Essex, Mass

Ezekiel was admitted freeman May 15, 1669. He succeeded his father as deacon of the Rowley church; was ordained Oct. 24, 1686, and served until Sept. 2, 1723.

He as representative to the General Court for Rowley for the years 1690, 1692, 1697, 1699, 1707, 1713, 1718, and 1719.

Ezekiel had land laid out to him in Hog Island marsh in 1667 and had two freeholds in Rowley in 1667. Also ” Dec. 10, 1670 land laid out in Merrimack lot 15 — To Ezekiell Jewett, laide out to him one hundred forty and five Acres as part of his father Parrats right, and part of Richard Thurrells
right bounded by John Tenny North east, by m” Worsters on the south west by the river North west it is twenty pole wide, and at the middle range, twenty and four pole wide, and at the upper end forty seaven pole and a halfe wide, Allso there is added a parcell of common land and meadow at the end of his lot, untill he come to land laide out to John Pallmer runninge upon a street line on the same line that m^ Danforth hath run.” (Rowley Records.)

19 Oct 1684 – Ezekiel was the sole executor of his father’s will.

Ezekiel’s will dated 16 Feb 1722/23, proved Nov. 4, 1723. Mentions ; my now wife and a marriage contract ; son Francis to have my Bradford land ; son Thomas my Boxford land ; sons Maximilian, Stephen, daughters Sarah Bailey and Elizabeth Nelson.

Children

1. Francis Jewett

Francis’ wife Sarah Hardy was born 25 Mar 1672 in Bradford, Essex, Mass. Her parents were John Hardy and Mary Jackman. Sarah died 3 Feb 1744 in Bradford, Essex, Mass.

Francis was dismissed from the Rowley Church to the Bradford Church June 19, 1692, and became deacon of that Church. He died in Bradford Sept. 19, 1751. Buried in Groveland.

His will dated Sept. 18, 1751, proved Dec. 9, 1751, mentions: sons Samuel; Nathaniel, who is executor; daughters Mary Jewett; Sarah Jewett; Ann, wife of Ephriam Pemberton.

Inscription:
Here lies buried the body of
Mr Francis Jewet who died
Sepr 19th 1751 in ye
87th year of his age

Note: From Inscriptions From the Old Cemetery in Groveland, Mass. (formerly East Bradford) by Louis A. Woodbury through archive.org/Google

Burial:
Riverview Cemetery
Groveland
Essex County
Massachusetts, USA

2. Thomas Jewett

Thomas’ first wife Hannah Story was born 19 Aug 1662 in Ipswich, Mass. Her parents were William STORY  and Sarah FOSTER.  She first married 3 Dec 1683 in Rowley, Mass. to Richard Swan.

Thomas’ second wife Faith

Thomas lived in Rowley until 1703, and then moved to Boxford, Mass., and settled on a tract of land owned by his father, but which subsequently came into his possession by will of his father dated 1723, and recorded in the Essex Probate Registry.

He was a ” tithing man,” of Boxford, 1703-4; ” fence viewer,” 1704-5; chosen for the grand jury 1706, and was town clerk 1710 and 1721.

12 Sep 1716 – The town agreed with Thomas Jewett ” to teach school for writing, reading and arithemetick to the 6 parts of ye Town, ye Town is for to give him forty shillings pur month for ye six months, and convenient diat and lodgings.” (Hist, of Boxford.)

3. Ezekiel Jewett

Ezekiel died in 1690 in the Canada Expedition.

He was in the Canada expedition 1690 and no further mention is found of him.” (Blodgette.)
The town records of Rowley of May 6, 1691 show that the town paid the following named persons, in bills of credit, the sum set against their names for military service in Canada. To Deacon Ezekiel Jewett for his son Ezekiel £5 0s. 3d.

Battle of Quebec – 1690
The Battle of Québec was fought in October 1690 between the colonies of New France and Massachusetts.

Following the capture of Port Royal in Acadia, during King William’s War, the New Englanders hoped to seize Montréal and Québec itself, the capital of New France. The loss of the Acadian fort shocked the Canadiens, and Governor-General Louis de Buade de Frontenac ordered the immediate preparation of the city for siege.

When the envoys delivered the terms of surrender, the Governor-General famously declared that his only reply would be by “the mouth of my cannons.”  Sir William Phipps led the invading army, which landed at Beauport in the Basin of Québec. However, the militia on the shore were constantly harassed by Canadian militia until their retreat, while the ships were nearly destroyed by cannon volleys from the top of the city.

Three other of our relatives also died in this Canadian Expedition.  See Veterans for details

4. Maximilian JEWETT (See his page)

6. Sarah Jewett

Sarah’s husband Capt. Jonathan Bailey was born 31 Aug 1670 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. His parents were John Bailey and Mary Mighill. His first wife was Hannah Walker, by whom he had five children, viz., Jonathan, Shuball, John, Ann, and Benoni. Jonathan died 27 Nov 1733 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.

Jonathan lived in Rowley where he was one of the Selectmen.

Gravestone in Rowley Cemetery :
HERE LIES YE
BODY OF MRS
SARAH BAYLEY
YE WIFE OF CAPT
JONATHAN BAYLEY
WHO DIED SEPTEMR
YE 28 1730 IN
YE 55TH YEAR OF
HER AGE

The intentions of marriage of Capt. Bailey and Mrs. Mercy (Barker) Gage were published Oct. 30, 1733. He died Nov. 23, 1733, before the marriage could be performed.

Jonathan’s will, dated Nov. 15, 1733, proved Dec. 10, 1733, mentions: sons Jonathan, Shubeal, John, and Moses who has the homestead; daughters Ann Tenney, Hannah Stewart, Sarah Dickinson, and Mary Bailey; widow Mercy Gage to have £10, sister Elizabeth Tenney; children of brother John Bailey deceased, to have one-half the estate, ” which is to come to me from my uncle Ezekiel Mighill after his widow’s decease.”

7. Elizabeth Jewett

Elizabeth’s first husband Isaac Platts was born 6 Jan 1672 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. His parents were Jonathan Platts and Elizabeth Johnson. Isaac died 27 Mar 1711 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.

Elizabeth’s second husband Francis Nelson was born 9 Feb 1676 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. His parents were Thomas Nelson and Ann Lambert. He first married 14 Nov 1702 in Rowley, Essex, Mass to Mercy Roy  (b. 7 Jan 1665 in Charlestown, Mass. – d. 1715). Francis died 2 Apr 1720.

8. Nathaniel Jewett

Nathaniel’s wife Mary Gage was born 1 Nov 1685 in Beverly, Essex, Mass. Her parents were Lt. Thomas Gage and Elizabeth Northend (Mighill) Gage. After Nathaniel died, she married 10 Apr 1753 to James Barker. Mary died 10 Oct 1764 at her daughter’s Dickinson in Rowley, Essex, Mass.

Mary’s father Lieut. Gage, was killed Aug. 13, 1707, on the expedition against Port Royal, Nova Scotia.

9. Cornet Stephen Jewett

Stephen’s first wife Priscilla Jewett was born 9 Aug 1687 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. She was Stephen’s first cousin and her parents were Ensign Joseph Jewett and Rebecca Law. Priscilla died 27 Dec 1722 in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire.

Inscription:
HERE LIES THE
BODY OF MRs
PRISCILLA JEWET
ye WIFE OF MR
STEPHEN JEWET
DIED DECEMBER
ye 27th 1722 IN
ye 35 YEAR OF
HER AGE HERE
BY DOTH LIE
SOLOMON OUR
WELL BELOVED
SON

Stephen’s second wife Sarah Trask was born in 1685 in Beverly, Essex, Mass. Sarah died 3 Dec 1724 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.

Inscription:
HERE LIES THE
BODY OF MRs
SARAH JEWETT
ye WIFE OF MR
STEPHEN JEWETT
WHO DIED
DECEMBER ye 3d
1724 IN Ye
49 YEAR
OF HER AGE

Stephen’s third wife Lydia Leaver was born 5 Dec 1684 in Rowley, Essex, Mass. Her parents were Thomas Leaver and Damaris Bailey. She first married 14 Nov 1715 in Rowley, Essex, Mass to Daniel Thurston (b. 26 Jun 1690 in Newbury, Mass. – d. 10 Mar 1719 in Rowley). Second she married 11 Mar 1723 in Rowley, Essex, Mass to Robert Rogers (b. 20 Feb 1682 in Ipswich, Mass – d. 18 Apr 1723 in Rowley). Finally, she married 23 Nov 1725 in Rowley, Essex, Mass to Stephen Jewett. Lydia died 7 Sep 1754 in Rowley, Essex, Mass.

Carver: Jonathan Leighton
Inscription:
Here Lies The
Body of Mrs Lyda
Jewett The Wife of
Mr Stephen Jewett
Who Died Septre
the 7 1754
in ye 70 Year of
HER AGE

Inscription:
HERE LIES BURIED
THE BODY OF
CORNET STEPHEN
JEWETT WHO
DEPARTED THIS
LIFE JANUr THE
14h 1771 IN
THE 88h YEAR
OF HIS AGE

Sources

http://trees.ancestry.com/owt/person.aspx?pid=16699039&st=1

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 (1908) By Frederic Clarke Jewett