Father: James Parker (Abt 1778-1821)
         Mother: Leah (          -After 1848)

Spouses and Children

SEE RICHARD HEWITT #1136-NOTES. MUCH ABT JARUSHA !

1800, 16 Dec Birth of Jarusha Hewitt:

Nauvoo Temple Register as of Jan 28, 1846 Birth dates:
HEWITT, RICHARD, sev (born)22 Sep 1794
HEWITT, JERUSHA, f (born) 16 Dec 1800.
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In the 1820 Census, James Parker appears to be living with his parents.
Based on ages, sex, and number of children appearing in the census, all
of the children were still at home except Lydia Parker who had married William
Baldwin in 1819. Census as follows: Ohio, Clermont Co., Williamsburg
Twp., Roll 89 p. 3

James Parker 1 m under 10, 1 m 10-16, 1 m 16-26 1 m 45 and over 1 f
under 10, 1 f 16-26, 1 f 45 and over.
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Rebecca Hewitt, (Jarusha's #4 child) said: "I was born in Fountain
County, Indiana on November 22, 1840. My parents were members of the Latter Day Saints Church. My mother's maiden name was Jerusha Parker. She was born in the year 1800 at Trenton, New Jersey and moved with her parents to Ohio when she was six years old. My father was born in Kentucky and baptized by Orson H. Hyde. At the time of the massacre of the two prophets we lived on Chaney Creek about ten miles from Nauvoo, Illinois."

Nelvita Jones said " born 1800." Alice Dion family record said "born 1800".

Jarusha's Affidavit of April 9 1855 - Jerusha "age 54."
Jarusha's Affidavit of Jan 17 1859 - Jerusha "age 58."

Naomi Ferguson (a g-dau of Rebecca Hewitt) said: Jerusha was born in New Jersey-- 1810 moved to Cincinnati OH. Md Richard Hewitt when 28 years of age. I believe she died in KS, Pottawatomi Co.

1819-1826-abt. Richard Hewitt Jr., md "EDA" and had four children:
Phoebe, Sophia, Sally Ann and Buckner. Possibly all born Brown Co. Ohio.
(Source: Alice Dion record? Alice is g-dau of Mary Jane, Jarusha's #1
child. )
(EDA's name from 1843 Nauvoo Temple records.)

1828: "Jerusha J. Parker born in New Jersey, moved to Cincinnati OH
where she md Richard Hewett when she was 28 years old. There is a
tradition that her parentage was Indian, if so, it comes thru her mother who was a Harding." this info obtained by Alice Dion from the Kansas City Library said Vida Dansdill. (Vida [Maloney] was a g-dau of Mary Jane #1 child.)

24 Feb 1828: Richard Hewitt md Jarusha Parker in Clermont Co. OH.
Vol 2 pg 224 of Clermont Co. Mg Records..

_____________More FAMILY STORIES--TRADITIONS_____________

"Jarusha Parker was a seamstress, half Indian, Cherokee. born Trenton, NJ. moved with parents to Ohio when 6 years old"... a gr dau of Jerusha's, Rebecca Aurilla Cohen, wrote in 1927.

"Her father was Richard Nelson Parker who was born KY
(Jerusha b?)1800 baptized into LDS church by Orson Hyde".. says Connie Isaacks. (g granddau of Rebecca #4)

"Jerusha J. Parker married when 28 years old, born in New Jersey" according the Alice Dion family record. (Alice is g-dau of Mary Jane, Jarusha's #1 child. )

"Her father was a Parker from New Jersey" says Wm McGoon, "and her mother, Rhoda Harding." "Her mother was a full blooded Cherokee" said Edith Wilson. (Wm and Edith are g children of Rebecca #4child)
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1830 Jan 1: dau Mary Jane Hewitt born Franklin Twp., Brown Co. OHIO.

1830 CENSUS of Brown Co. Ohio for RICHARD HEWITT JR.
1 male under 5 (Eli Buckner? age 4-from 1st mg.)
l male 10-15 (?Eda's first child from lst mg. John??)
1 male 30-40 (RICHARD 34)
1 f under 5 (Mary Jane b 1 Jan 1830)
2 f 5-10 (Sally Ann abt 8 & Sophia age 6 from 1st mg)
1 f 10-15 (Phoebe abt 10 from 1st mg)
1 f 30-40 (JERUSHA 30)
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Eli Hewitt just 3 doors away from his brother, Richard. _
1831: Eli Hewitt, town sup, 1831. Hist Coll of Brown Co Ohio, 1969.
(After his father died in 1828, it sounds like Eli stepped into his fathers
land and shoes.)

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Deed Book I2-33 p. 25-26. Brown County, OH

23 Nov 1833
This indenture between William Parker, Richard Hewitt and Enoch Patterson of the County of Clermont and State of Ohio of the first part William Voorhese of the County of Clermont State of Ohio sold for $15, Lot number 112 in the town of Batavia in Clermont County containing one quarter acre.
Signed William Parker, Richard Hewitt, Enoch Pattison,
Patience (her mark) Parker, Jerusha Huitt, Rebecca Pattison.
Witnesses J. W. Robinson & Jacob Hewitt (Richard's brother).

23 Nov 1833: (summary of above) Richard and Jarusha Hewitt, Enoch and Rebecca Pattison and and William and Patience Parker sold a lot in Batavia. Clermont Co. Witnesses were J. R. Robinson and Jacob Hewitt.

The name is Patterson even though they signed their names as Pattison.

1834 William and Leah Parker sold land to Jacob Hewitt
___where__? Batavia? Clermont Co.? ______acres?


"1833-1838 Mo. Conflict as found in "Mormon Redress Petitions" has
Richard Hewitt page 586, JARUSHA Hewitt page 587, EB Hewitt 587 and
Sophia Hewitt 587. 1998 InfoBase for Mac OS.

1834 Aug 25, son William Jacob Hewitt born Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH.
1836 abt dau, Leah Ann Hewitt born.. (recheck source.)

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(Carol Minson's1999 memory: "When we lived in Denver -abt 1960-at
their invitation, we went to see two sisters - Alice Dion was the name of one sister-- We drove out to Boulder? Colorado Springs?- The sisters had a record of RICHARD HEWITT. I think this is where I first read that JERUSHA PARKER was a seamstress and owned 2 lots in Cinncinnatti.
She md. Richard and they sold the lots, bought a team of horses and
moved to Fountain County, IN where they heard about the restored
Gospel and were baptized.

1839 Baptism. Officiator, George Miller. (Source: see -1794 above)
1839: BAPTISM: Richard Hewitt & Jerusha were baptized LDS by Orson
Hyde 1839. (Source? Connie Isaacks.)
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1840 June 1, CENSUS of Davis Twp., Fountain Co., Indiana
for RICHARD HEWITT FAMILY
1 male 5-10 (William Jacob-5)
l male 10-15 (Buckner abt 14 -from 1st mg.)
1 male 20-30 (?Eda's first child from lst mg. John??)
1 male 40-50 (RICHARD 44)
1 f under 5 (Leah Ann -abt 4)
1 f 10-15 (Mary Jane 10, b 1 Jan 1830)
2 f 15-20 (Sally Ann abt 18 & Sophia 16- from 1st mg)
1 f 30-40 (JERUSHA 40)
(dau Phoebe, age abt 20-missing--so she prob md. Did she marry in
Brown Co and stay there--or did she go to Fountain Co. IN?)
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1840: Nov 22 dau Rebecca Mariah Hewitt b. Davis Twp., Fountain Co IN.


1842 Richard ordained an Elder. (Source: see 1794 birth above)

1844 Jan 7, Richard Hyde Hewitt born.,
1844 Richard Hewitt's lived on China Creek about 10 miles from Nauvoo.
Thence to Iowa--to Texas. See Church Hist Vol 2 pg 731-733.

1847 (1837?) dau Letty Hewitt born. Probably 14 yr old b IL, in 1860 census.
(Alice Dion record: "Letty died at 18.")

1847 (?) "Thence to Iowa--to Texas." LDS Church Hist. Vol 2 pg 731-733.

1847 "spring we started for Texas but when we got to Tahlequah,
Cherokee Nation, father rented a farm and we stayed in the nation over a
year. While we were they my half-brother BUCKNER HEWITT came to see
us. He had been out west and built a house but we did not goto live
there." (Journal of dau, Rebecca b. 1840.)

1847: "Tahlequah, OK . .hotel built by a Mormon bishop and two of his followers, who arrived here on their way to Texas in 1847. . .two schools of higher learning. . .Cherokees...a female Seminary at Park Hill, approximately four miles south of Tahlequah...destroyed by fire...in 1887." UCLA The American guide WPA Project 1941- pg 259.

1848: abt Sept. "We then went to Texas and lived one year on Cedar
Creek not far from Bastrop."
(Probably Bastrop Town--of Bastrop Co. Bastrop Co. formed 1836.)

1849: "The next year we lived ten miles above Austin, Texas."
(Travis Co. ? Travis Co. was formed 1840.)

1850: "The following year we located on the Lampasas River five miles
from Briggs." (To Do. Check 1850 Census of Briggs, & Oakalla area. Their
were county boundary changes. They cd be in Bell, Williamson or
possibly Travis, Co. TX)

1851 Dec 8, at BELL CO.., Texas, Application for BOUNTY LAND RECORDS:
Richard Hewitt, age 57 was IN CAPT CAMPBELLS HORSE REG OF OHIO
VOLUNTEERS SEPT 1 TO NOV 1814.

1852: "We went from Texas back to Cherokee Nation where we lived a
year near Tahlequah and Father put up hay. . . John Taylor who ha also
moved to the Nation from Texas cut timbers for a sawmill with Father in
the winter of 1851 and 1852." (1852 AND 1853?)

Alice Dion record said "After staying in Texas he went to Indian
Territory settling near Tahlequah. Here he farmed and helped to build a female seminary for Cherokee girls."

1853:? "Spring of 1852 (1853?) we moved to McCoy's Prairie abt 15 mi
away, rented a place and kept a transit hotel and a corral for cattle."

1853: "About August Father. . .severe cold from which he took the fever. We lived 15 miles from Tahlequah"

Quotations above are from Rebecca Hewitt's Journal.

1853 Sept 25 Richard Hewitt died.

1853 Before he died, Richard Hewitt had a dream about hords of people coming into Oklahoma. He told his wife to get out of that country as it would be torn up by war. . He also said he had never left the church. He was an Elder. (more of this story in Rebecca's Journal.) Rebecca also mentions her father visited Lyman Wight in Texas but"could not agree that what he believed was of sound doctrine."

Dau, REBECCA'S journal says she has a sister 3 years older and a brother 6 years older than herself and a brother 3 years younger and a sister 5 years younger. She also said her father, Richard Hewitt died 15 Sept 1852 " . . . I was now 12 years old and fatherless." But she also said she and (brother) Will started for Texas --after his death-- six weeks later and she "WOULD BE 13 ON THE 22 NOV." This indicates an 1853 death for Richard. Rebecca born 22 Nov 1840.

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1855 Apr 9, DECLARATION by Jerusha at Benton Co., Arkansas. gives.her maiden name, mg date & place, death date & place for husb, Richard. SHE SAID HER "HUSBAND DIED AT McCOYS PRAIRIE IN THE CHEROKEE NATION ON 25 SEPTEMBER 1853." (This is said a year and 1/2 later.)

1855 Apr 9, DECLARATION by Jerusha at BENTON CO. ARKANSAS.
She states that she was married to the said Richard Hewitt in Clermont
Co., Ohio on or about the 24 day of Feb 1828 by a Methodist Minister duly
authorized. . . her name before her said marriage was JERUSHA PARKER.
Her said husband died at McCoys Prairie in the Cherokee Nation on 25
September 1853 and that she is now a widow and knows of no means by
which she can procure the record of her marriage. She further states
that her said husband had before his death made application for bounty
land under the act approved 28 Sept 1850 and obtained a land warrant
for 40 acres #58431 which is herewith enclosed and returned." She
makes the Declaration to obtain bounty land to which she may be entitled
under act approved Mar 3, 1853-1855. signed JARUSHA HEWITT. She
signed it. Witnesses attested to that

1859 Jan 17: Declaration by Jarusha Hewitt of POTTAWATOMIE, KANSAS,
age 58, widow of Richard Hewitt- who died in Cherokee Nation in Indian
Territory 25 Sep 1853--purpose to obtain the bounty land to which she
may be entitled. She has received a warrant in his name since his death
for forty acres-- No 58431. Jarusha Hewitt
#58431. Harrison Dockery and Absolom Frisby, residents of Pottawatomi
Co. swore she was who she said and was still a widow.

Mr. McGoon: "when Richard H. died at Tahlequah, I.T., Jerusha, and her
dau, Rebecca, and . . . William, moved to Kansas. Rebecca
attended the Methodist Mission school nearby. Jerusha died in KS near
the Methodist Mission supposedly in Wyandotte Co., though some disagree
and say she died and was buried in Potawatomie Co., KS near Wamego."
(C M's comment: 1829 a Methodist mission for Shawnee Indians was
located in Wyandotte Co. WILLIAM is her son born AUG 1834. He'd be 18 in 1852.)
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17 Feb 1859--territory of Kansas, Pottawatomie Co. Jerusha age 58,
seeking land claim.

4 Jun 1859 bounty Land Claim.
Richard served Sep 20 1814-Nov 19, 1814.

1860 CENSUS of Pottawatomie, Kansas, Jerusha age 50(?) pg 714
Rockingham Township, Post Office-Elden. pg. 62 9 sep 1860
Jerusha Hewit 50 f 500 300 Ohio
Richard 17 m farmer ILL
Selby 14 m ILL going to school (gotta be LETTY)(next door is
pg 715 Wm Hewit 24 m farmer 699 700 MO.
Alvina Hewit 20 f ILL.

"Community of Rock Creek Valley was originally called Rockingham and was located approximately where FLUSH is today in Pottawatomie Twp and Pottawatomie Co." Riley Co. Gen Soc 1976 Pub.

(That 1860 census needs to be checked again.)

(1861)Rebecca Hewitt Adams Journal: "The next fall Mother was not able to keep house. My brother William was married and was living in Council Bluffs, Iowa and to let Richard and Lettie go to school, we took mother to live with us. My John took care of the cattle and the children stayed with neighbors and went to school some five miles distant.
Mother's health failed very fast and at times she was very helpless. She had such a cough besides the cancer on her face."

(1862) "About the first of February brother William came home (Pottawatomie County, Kansas ) to take care of Mother. He was only with her a few days for on the 8th of February, Mother was gone to her rest. Before she died she said, "Oh, children, all prepare for this solemn hour."

1862 Feb 8 JARUSHA HEWITT DIED OF CANCER-- IN KANSAS.

1862 Jul 28, letter from Kansas Office to General Land Office sending Land Warrant that was supposedly cancelled but not recorded, for their inspection.

1862 AUG 2-, according to National Archive records, those 40 acres were given to a CW Bennett. "Final assignment."

1863 Feb 27, Letter to Pension Comissioner Wash DC from Manhattan Riley Kansas, Jarusha Hewitt died 8 Feb 1862 LEAVING 2 MINOR HEIRS... WIDOW NEVER DREW 120 ACRES BLW TO WHICH SHE WAS ENTITLED.

1863 WILLIAM (29) and bro RICHARD HYDE (19) began freighting from Marysville, KS to Ft. Kearney NE.
1870 Mar 22- Letter of Administration to William
1870 Mar 25- Power of Attorney William at Marysville, Ks.
1871 Jan 14- to State of New York from Marysville Judge certifying Jerusha & Richards marriage date and place.
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Connie (Fry)Isaacks address in 1972 ph 816-356-2943
10513 E. 35th St. Independence, MO 64052 Sep 30,2000
Connie rem seeing an old tintype when she was about 12, in her home in Wichita of Richard and Jarusha Hewitt. 
Connie sent 10--- 8 x 10 copies of Hewitt pictures that were wonderful:

Pictures:
1-)Connie says this is JARUSHA PARKER HEWITT.
The earliest pictures taken were in1839 & were daguerrotype.
(Jarusha b Dec 1800 md Feb 1828. Does she look 39?)

2-) Richard Hewitt b Sep 1794.. Might be Richard at 46.

3-) Jarusha and Richard.
Jarusha b Dec 1800, Richard Hewitt b Sep 1794.

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1854 By January-Jarusha & 5children (age 8-18) move to Benton Co. AR. for over 2 years.
Later her niece Jerusha (Parker) Watt's daughter and family moved to Arkansas. Many died in Berryville, Carroll Co which borders Benton Co. Jerusha Watts, dau, Mary Marie's son JESSE JACKSON BUELL died in Bentonville, Benton Co. Arkansas.

REBECCA'S TIMELINE 1840-1915
1840 Nov 22, Rebecca born Fountain Co. IN.
1842 in Chaney Creek, nr Nauvoo, Hancock, IL.
1847 July 9, arrived in Tahlequah, I. T.
1848 abt Sept. Went to Cedar Creek, TX.
1849 Lived 10 mi above Austin TX.
1850 Moved to Lampasas River 5 mi from Briggs, TX.
1851/2 Went back to Cherokee Nation near Tahlequah.
1853 Spring they moved to McCoy's Prairie 15 mi away.
1853 Sept 15, Richard Hewitt died.
1854 By January-Jarusha & 5children (age 8-18) move to Benton Co. AR. for over 2 years.
1856 Spring Moved to KS between Atchinson & Leavenworth.
1857 Spring, KS War, left, moved 100 mi west to Rock Creek, Pot Co.KS
1857 July, William takes Jarusha to Leavenworth for treatment-cancer.
?1857 Fall-Rebecca hired out to work at Abbotts for 2 years. (WHERE?)
1858 May 30 Rebecca's mg to JOHN ADAMS, set up house on Rock Creek. Pot.Co.
1858 Fall -Rebecca's move east to Mo. River. Abt-Sept. Her husb. John got sick.
1859 May moved back to Rock Creek where Jarusha was. Took out another claim- warrant lost in mail. Borrowed money-80 ac claim. Had to move to Mo. River again. Atchinson.???
?1860 "We then lived in house we lived in first md" (in Rock Creek?)
?1861 Feb. dau Florinda b in Pottowatomie Co. (Rock Creek?
?1861 Fall William living Council Bluffs Iowa- Richard & Letty too?
1862 Feb. Jarusha died in Rock Creek, Pottawatomie Co. KS

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