Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

John Hewitt[1]

Male Abt 1790 - 1851  (~ 61 years)


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  • Name John Hewitt 
    Born Abt 1790  of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-129632 
    Died 25 Sep 1851  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I129632  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Barbara Wildfong,   b. Abt 1790, of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Joseph Hewitt,   b. 1813, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. George Hewitt,   b. 1814, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Ann Hewitt,   b. 1815, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. John Hewitt,   b. 1816, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1898, Usborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario. Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     5. Martin Hewitt,   b. Abt 1820, of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Barbara Hewitt,   b. 1821, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     7. Sarah Hewitt,   b. Abt 1830, of, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Mary Hewitt,   b. Abt 1830, of, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Elias Hewitt,   b. 8 Mar 1830, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Charlotte Hewitt,   b. 1 Jul 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1916, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F39629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • A-1-21 John Hewitt: Citation of the Heirs of John Hewitt, formerly of Wilmot, deceased. To William Miller, Esquire, Judge of the Surrogate Court, Waterloo. The Petition of Benjamin Godbold, of the Township of Wilmot, Yeoman.

      That John Hewitt, formerly of the Township of Wilmot, in the said County, Yeoman, departed this life on or about the twenty fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one, leaving divers goods, chattels and credits within this County; that to the best of the knowledge of your petitioner the said deceased made and left no will at his departure, and therefore died intestate. That the said deceased left no widow lawfully to administer unto his estate, that your petitioner called upon the several sons of the said decease, viz: Joseph Hewitt, George Hewitt, John Hewitt and Elias Hewitt, all of them living within this County of Waterloo (Martin Hewitt, another son, living in the County of Oxford, was not called upon by your petitioner) neither of which said sons appeared desirous lawfully to administer unto the said estate, and moreover did hitherto actually fail to do so; this is necessary, in order to arrange and settle the estate affairs of the said deceased, and the goods, chattels and credits left by him your petitioner verily believes do actually suffer waste, there being no person lawfully to take charge of them not withstanding the long interval of time since the death of the said deceased, that Letters of Administration should issue to the Estate of the said deceased. …that the said deceased was at the time of his death not possessed of goods, chattels and credits to the amount of five pounds in two or more counties of this Province, or to that amount in any County of than this County of Waterloo. The prayer of your petitioner, he being one of the sons in law of the said deceased, therefore is, that letters of Administration be granted unto him in order that the said Goods, Chattels and Credits may be justly and truly administered as the law requires. Dated at Berlin, in the County of Waterloo 16 November 1853

      Witnessed by C. Enslin, Registrar
      Administration granted to Benjamin Godbold of Waterloo.

      Citation of next of kin dated 19 November 1853

      To Joseph Hewitt, of the Township of Waterloo, laborer, and to George Hewitt of the same place, laborer, and to John Hewitt, of the Township of Wilmot, yeoman, and to Elias Hewitt, of the same place, laborer, and to Charles Cooper, of the same place, yeoman, and Anne Cooper his wife, and Jacob Ollsh, of said Township of Waterloo, and his wife Sarah Ollsh, and to Joseph Wismer, of the same place, laborer, and Charlotte Wismer, his wife, and to Mary Hewitt, of the said Township of Wilmot, Spinster, all of the County of Waterloo, next of kin and interested as legal representatives in the Administration of the goods, Chattels and Credits of John Hewitt, late of the aforesaid Township of Wilmot, Yeoman, deceased. All were required to appear before William Miller, Judge of the court, in the Registry Room, Court House, town of Berlin, on Saturday the twenty sixth day of this present month of November at the hour of nine o'clock in the forenoon to show good and sufficient cause why letters of Administration to the estate of the said deceased shall not be granted to the said Benjamin Godbold, as prayed for, and why not rather you, and either of you, the said sons of said deceased as his next of him and hence first entitled….

      None of these people showed up for the meeting so son-in-law Benjamin Godbold was granted Letters of Administrated.

      Letters Granted and issued 26 November 1853 to Benjamin Godbold.

      Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Hewitt Georg, 54, Waterloo, Waterloo, s/o John Barbara (Wildfong), married 16 Feb 1869 Christine Knipel, 22, Wilmot, Germany, d/o Adam & Maria

    2. [S1737] Probate - Wills of Waterloo Register A 1853-1871, Citation of the Heirs of John Hewitt 19 Nov 1853 A-1-21.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1790 - of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Sep 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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