. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . hose descendants are still amongthe prominent residents of the place. Lewis, the thirdson, settled at the head of Cow Neck, where Henry now resides, and left at his death two sons andfive daughters. John, the youngest son, took up hishome at Rockaway, and had six children—two sons andfour daughters. One son remained at home ; the other,known as John 2nd, married Hannah, the sister of Jackson, and removed to East Woods (now Wood-bury), in the town of Oyster
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . hose descendants are still amongthe prominent residents of the place. Lewis, the thirdson, settled at the head of Cow Neck, where Henry now resides, and left at his death two sons andfive daughters. John, the youngest son, took up hishome at Rockaway, and had six children—two sons andfour daughters. One son remained at home ; the other,known as John 2nd, married Hannah, the sister of Jackson, and removed to East Woods (now Wood-bury), in the town of Oyster Bay. Many of his de-scendants still reside here, at Cold Spring and in otherparts of the town. Samuel Hewlett, probably a grandson of Lewis Hew-lett, was married when sixty years of age to Ruth Willis,of Cedar Swamp. They spent the remainder of theirlives in the house now occupied by Henry T. children, four sons and a daughter, grew up as theirfamily. Lewis, the eldest, lived and died on the oldhomestead. Phoebe, the second child, married WalterJones, and in her widowhood came and lived with her 433. WILLIAM H. HEWLETT. youngest brother, Wiliiam. James, the second son, diedat sea, leaving no family. Samuel, the third son, marrieda Miss Hewlett from Cold Spring, and spent his life ona farm in Stonytown. William Hewlett, whose portrait appears at the head ofpage 432, the youngest of this family, was born on the19th of October 1784. His first wife was Martha, adaughter of Thomas Thorne. Their first home was onthe farm now owned by John S. Morrell. Mrs. Hewlettcoming into possession, by inheritance, of half of herfathers farm they removed thither about 1820, and sub-sequently purchased from a sister the remaining old house which is now standing was built by one ofthe Kissams, who formerly owned the property. was a member of the Episcopal church at Man-hasset for many years, and until her death. Her chil-dren were William Henry and Martha M., the
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