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     Henry Hewitt was born on 7 August 1730.¹ He married first Sarah Keeney on 2 January 1751 (or possibly 23 January).¹ He married second Phebe Prentice, daughter of Samuel Prentice and Abigail Billings, on 2 January 1772.¹ He married third Content Palmer on 30 May 1784.¹
     He and and his first wife Sarah had the following known children: Arthur (b 2 jan 1752), Sabra (b 10 mar 1754), Sterry (b 7 April 1756), Andrew (b 2 April 1761), James (b 2 September 1762), Henry (b 1764), Mahala (b 1766).¹ He and his second wife Phebe had the following known children: Prentice (b 1772), twins Joseph and Benjamin (b 8 August 1774), Amos (b 14 November 1776), Phebe (b 18 December 1778).¹

     Sarah Keeney married Henry Hewitt, son of Elkanah Hewitt and Temperance Keeney, on 2 January 1751 (or possibly 23 January).¹
     She and Henry had the following known children: Arthur (b 2 jan 1752), Sabra (b 10 mar 1754), Sterry (b 7 April 1756), Andrew (b 2 April 1761), James (b 2 September 1762), Henry (b 1764), Mahala (b 1766).¹

     Phebe Prentice was born on 22 February 1738.¹ She married Henry Hewitt, son of Elkanah Hewitt and Temperance Keeney, on 2 January 1772.¹
     She and Henry had the following known children: Prentice (b 1772), twins Joseph and Benjamin (b 8 August 1774), Amos (b 14 November 1776), Phebe (b 18 December 1778).¹

     Content Palmer married first (?) Wheeler.¹ She married second Henry Hewitt, son of Elkanah Hewitt and Temperance Keeney, on 30 May 1784.¹

     Samuel Prentice was born on 25 November 1702.² He married Abigail Billings, daughter of Ebenezer Billings and Phebe Denison, on 22 September 1725.² He died on 11 October 1773 at age 70.²

     Abigail Billings was born on 1 March 1706/7 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.² She was baptized on 22 June 1707 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.² She married Samuel Prentice, son of Samuel Prentice, on 22 September 1725.² She died on 30 October 1789 at age 82.²

     Arthur Hewitt was born in August 1732.¹

     Tabitha Hewitt was born on 7 December 1735.¹

     Jonas Hewitt was born on 2 November 1737.¹ He married Temperance Holmes.¹

     Temperance Holmes married Jonas Hewitt, son of Elkanah Hewitt and Temperance Keeney.¹

     Simeon Hewitt was born on 9 March 1739.¹ He married Rachael Geer.¹

     Rachael Geer married Simeon Hewitt, son of Elkanah Hewitt and Temperance Keeney.¹

     Thomas Hewitt married Hannah Palmer, daughter of Walter Palmer and Rebecca Short, on 26 April 1659 in Stonington, Connecticut.^1,2 He was lost at sea in 1662.²
     He and his wife Hannah lived in Stonington, Connecticut, where they built a house on the east side of the Mystic River, at the present site of the Elm Grove Cemetery.²
     He was a businessman and mariner. In the diary of Thomas Miner, Sr., he is mentioned in 1656 as being in command of a ship on the Mystic River, where he took on surplus goods from the planters there in exchange for products from Boston. He later expanded his business to the West Indies. In 1662 he sailed for the West Indies with a cargo of sheep and poultry, and was never heard from again.²

     Hannah Palmer was baptized on 15 June 1634 in Charlestown, Massachusetts.^1,4 She married first Thomas Hewitt on 26 April 1659 in Stonington, Connecticut.^1,2 She married second Roger Sterry on 27 December 1671 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.^1,2 She married third John Fish on 25 August 1681 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.^1,2
     She and her first husband Thomas lived in Stonington, Connecticut, where they built a house on the east side of the Mystic River, at the present site of the Elm Grove Cemetery.² In 1670 a hearing was held to consider her petition declaring that her husband Thomas had not been heard from for eight years, and asking to be allowed to remarry. The petition was granted.²

     Thomas Hewitt was born on 2 May 1660.¹ He married Lydia Utley in June 1683 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.¹ He died on 3 June 1686 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, at age 26.¹

     Lydia Utley married Thomas Hewitt, son of Thomas Hewitt and Hannah Palmer, in June 1683 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.¹

     Roger Sterry was born about 1630.³ He married Hannah Palmer, daughter of Walter Palmer and Rebecca Short, on 27 December 1671 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.^1,2 He died in 1680 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.³
     He may have been a son of George Sterry (b abt 1611), who emigrated from England to Barbados in 1630, or he may have been an emigrant himself.³ He lived in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, after 1668.³

     John Fish married Hannah Palmer, daughter of Walter Palmer and Rebecca Short, on 25 August 1681 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.^1,2

     Walter Palmer was first married by abt 1614. The name of his first wife has been given as Ann or Elizabeth, but has not been proven.^1,2 He married second Rebecca Short by 1633.^1,2 He died on 10 November 1661 in Southerton (later Stonington), Connecticut.¹
     He came to New England in 1629 and settled in Charlestown, Massachusetts.¹
     On 28 September 1630 he was charged with manslaughter in the beating and death of Austen Bratcher "at Mr. Cradock's plantation." His trial was scheduled for 19 October, then postponed to 9 November, when he was found not guilty.¹
     He became a freeman in Charlestown on 18 May 1631¹, and he and his second wife Rebecca were admitted to the church there on 1 June 1633.¹ He is listed in the Book of Possessions for Charlestown in 1638 as having eleven parcels of land totaling 152 acres, including two acres and his dwelling house in the East Field.¹
     He and his second wife Rebecca moved to Rehoboth, Massachusetts, in 1644 (the Hewitt genealogy says 1642).^1,2 In 1653 (the Hewitt genealogy says 1652) they moved to Stonington, Connecticut, where he joined his son-in-law Thomas Minor as one of the town's founders.^1,2
     While living in Charlestown he served as selectman and constable, and on a committee to set wages. In Rehoboth he was a deputy to the General Court in Plymouth, grand juryman (although he was fined for not appearing), highway surveyor, and constable.^1,2
     His will was dated 19 May 1658, sworn on 25 February 1661/62, and proved on 11 May 1662. He left legacies to his wife, children, and grandchildren. His wife Rebecca and son Elihu were named executors.¹ His estate was inventoried on 31 March 1662 and valued at £1644 5s, including "housing and lands" worth £661.¹
     The Great Migration Begins series notes that the birth dates for his children Elizabeth, William, and Jonah are tentative, and could be as much as ten years later than the estimates listed here. If so, there could be a gap of as much as twelve years between the births of his second and third child, indicating that he may have been married three times, with Elizabeth, William, and Jonah being the children of an unknown second wife.¹

More Information / Background

• Biography of Walter Palmer
  
• Walter Palmer (Puritan)
  
• In Search of the First Settlers, on the founding of Stonington, Connecticut
  
• Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
  
• New England's Great Migration.
  

     Rebecca Short married Walter Palmer by 1633.^1,2 She died on 15 July 1671 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.¹
     As noted in the church records of Roxbury, Massachusetts, "Rebeckah Short a maid servant, she came in the year 1632 & was married to [blank] Palmer a godly man of Charlestown church."³ She and her husband Walter were admitted to the church in Charlestown, Massachusetts, on 1 June 1633.¹ They moved to Rehoboth, Massachusetts, in 1644 (the Hewitt genealogy says 1642)^1,2, and to Stonington, Connecticut, in 1653 (the Hewitt genealogy says 1652).^1,2

     Grace Palmer was born about 1614.^1,2 She married Thomas Minor on 23 April 1634 (the Hewitt genealogy says 3 April 1634) in Charlestown, Massachusetts.^1,2,3 She died on 31 December 1690.³
     She was admitted to the church in Charlestown, Massachusetts, on 1 June 1633.² In her husband's diary entry for 22 February 1684/85, she was reported as being "very sick."²

     Thomas Minor was baptized on 23 April 1608 in Chew Magna, Somersetshire, England.¹ He married Grace Palmer, daughter of Walter Palmer, on 23 April 1634 (the Hewitt genealogy says 3 April 1634) in Charlestown, Massachusetts.^3,1,2 He died on 23 October 1690 in New London, New London Co., Connecticut, at age 82.¹
     He came to America in 1632 from Chew Magna, Somersetshire, England, settling in Charlestown, Massachusetts.¹ He moved to Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1636, then to New London, Connecticut, in 1646, and finally to Stonington, Connecticut, by 1655, possibly in 1652.^1,4
     He was admitted as a founding member of the church in Charlestown on 2 November 1632¹, and became a freeman there on 4 March 1633/34.¹ He was also one of the founders of the church in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut, in June 1674.¹
     He served several times as deputy to the Connecticut Court, and as a judge, from both New London and Stonington.¹ He was also a sergeant in the New London militia in May 1649, and chief military officer in the Mystic militia in July 1665. He served as a lieutenant during King Philip's War in February and April 1676, and as captain in August 1676.¹
     He apparently did not get along well with his neighbors. In a letter to John Winthrop in Boston dated 17 January 1652/53 he wrote:
     His will was written in his diary on 16 June 1679. His wife Grace was to have his entire estate during her lifetime. After her death, his son Samuel was to have the house and land he (Thomas) had purchased from Carie Latham. The remainder was to be equally divided among the rest of his children who were then living, except for one cow, one mare, and one ewe, which were to go to his granddaughter Anne Minor who was then living with him.¹

More Information / Background

• The Minor-Miner Families
  
• Thomas Miner
  
• In Search of the First Settlers, on the founding of Stonington, Connecticut
  
• Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
  
• New England's Great Migration
  
• King Philip's War.
  

     John Palmer was born about 1615.^3,2 He died on 24 August 1677, unmarried.^3,2

     William Palmer was born say 1619.¹ He died after 1672 and before 27 March 1697 (probably before 1677, when his brother John's will was made, not mentioning him).¹
     He had no children.²

     Jonah Palmer was born say 1621.¹ He married first Elizabeth Grisell on 3 May 1655 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.^1,2 He married second Abigail Carpenter, daughter of William Carpenter, on 9 November 1692 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.^1,2 He died on 22 June 1709.²
     The Hewitt genealogy lists his name as Jonas.²

     Elizabeth Grisell married Jonah Palmer, son of Walter Palmer, on 3 May 1655 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.^1,2

     Abigail Carpenter married first John Titus.¹ She married second Jonah Palmer, son of Walter Palmer, on 9 November 1692 in Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.^1,2

     Elizabeth Palmer was born say 1617.¹ She married first Thomas Sloan before 29 March 1656.^1,2 She married second William Chapman on 26 October 1677.^1,2