Jane Hewlett

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Hewlett was born on 26 April 1625, in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Lewis Hewlett, was 23 and her mother, Wackraet Rutte, was 30. She married Adam Mott on 28 July 1647, in New Amsterdam, New Netherland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1662, in Hempstead, County Galway, Ireland, at the age of 37.

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Family Time Line

Adam Mott
1621–1690
Jane Hewlett
1625–1662
Marriage: 28 July 1647
Adam Mott II
1649–1719
John Mott
1658–1727
James Jacobus Mott
1651–1707
Grace Mott
1653–1747
Henry Mott
1657–1680
Joseph Mott
1661–1735

Sources (19)

  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • Ancestry Family Trees
  • Netherlands, Marriage Index, 1575-1938

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World Events (2)

1641

Great Catholic-Gaelic rebellion for return of lands, later joined by Old English Catholics in Ireland. Under leadership of Irish chieftain, Rory O'More, conspiracy was formed to seize Dublin and expel the English. English settlers were driven out of Ulster. Catholics hold 59% of land in Ireland.

1649

The Protestant Lord Protector of England, Oliver Cromwell, landed at Dublin. His troops killed 2,000 men. A great part of lands in Munster, Leinster and Ulster (Drogheda and Wexford) was confiscated and divided among the English soldiers.

Name Meaning

English (Gloucestershire and Somerset): variant of Howlett . This surname is also established in Ireland (mainly Tipperary).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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