'Hewson2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Hewson of Briska, Hewson of Castle Hewson, Hewson of Enniscouch, Hewson of Rathkeale, Hewetson (Hewson) of Waterford
[Much of the upper section below was previously within Hewson1. It was moved here to facilitate review & expansion.]

                               
Robert Hewson of Castle Hewson (b c1710, d 12.1780)
m. Lillian Lees (d 1780, dau of Colonel James Lees)
1. John Hewson of Castle Hewson (b 15.03.1749, d 08.09.1829)
  m. (01.01.1772) Mary Lysaght (d 1835, dau of William Lysaght of Castle Harrison, niece of 1st Baron Lisle)
  A. William Hewson of Castle Hewson (b 1781, d 15.03.1858, 2nd son) had issue
  m. (1825) Elizabeth Anne Brownrigg b 1775, dau of John Brownrigg of Edenderry)
  B. George Hewson of Castle Hewson (b 22.01.1786, d 03.1850, 4th son) had issue
m. (21.04.1825) Laura Brown (b 14.04.1796, dau of John Southwell Brown of Danesford & Mount Brown)
  C. Francis Edward Hewson (b 20.01.1792, 6th son) had issue
  m. (29.08.1837) Barbara Hewson (dau of Robert Hewson of Rathkeale)
  D. James Hewson in Rathkeale Abbey (b 23.06.1793)
  m. Harriet Swayne
  E. Elizabeth Hewson (b 27.11.1772, d 1872)
m. (27.12.1802) John Francis Hewson of Ennismore (d 1847)
  F. Mary Hewson (b 09.10.1784, 29.10.1853)
  m. (09.10.1824) James Hewson of Hollywood @@ below
  G.+ other issue - John Lysaght (b 21.12.1778, d unm 10.04.1832, captain), Robert (b 1783, d unm 11.03.1820, cleric), Henry Nicholas (b 16.07.1795, d 15.01.1796), Catherine, Lilias (b 01.05.1780), Margaret (b 24.04.1787), Jane (b 01.06.1788), Barbara (b 1790)
2. James Hewson (b 08.07.1751, 3rd son)
  m. Alicia Freeman (dau of John Freeman of Cahir by Eleanor, dau of Richard Crofts of Knockbarry)
3. George Hewson of Enniscouch & Rathkeale (b 31.10.1753)
  m1. Barbara Purcell (dau of John Purcell of Templemary)
  A. Robert Hewson of Rathkeale had issue
m. Mary Elizabeth Massy (dau of George Massy of Ballinakill)
  B. John Hewson of Enniscouch (dsp)
  m1. Jane Langley
  m2. Isabella Stack (dau of John Stack of Ballyconry)
  C. James Hewson of Holywood (b 1783) had issue
  m. (09.10.1824) Mary Hewson (d 29.10.1853, dau of John Hewson of Castle Hewson) @@ above
  m2. Phoebe Brown (b 24.08.1760, dau of John Brown of Danesford & Mount Brown)
4. Mary Hewson (b c1740, d 1814)
  m. (1764) Robert Hilliard of Listrim
5. Catherine or Margaret Hewson (b 1741, d 30.06.1829)
  m. (27.02.1757) Standish Peppard of Cappagh (d 1776)
6.+ other issue - Robert (b 19.04.1750, d 27.03.1780), Henry (vicar of Kilflynn)

 

 

John Hewson of Briska (b c1664)
m. Elizabeth Monsell (dau of Ephraim Monsell of Tervoe House)
1. John Hewson of Briska (b 1697, captain)
2. George Hewson (n 1707, d 28.10.1749)
  m. Jane (b 1719, d 26.02.1781)
3. James Hewson or Hewetson of Mount Hewson (b 1706, dsp)
  m. ??
4. Edward Hewson (b 1702)
5. Monsell Hewson (b 1704, a 1743)
  m. Mabel Bolton (dau of Thomas Bolton of Colgah)
  A. John Hewson or Hewetson of Suirville (in Iverk, co. Kilkenny) & Waterford (b 1728, d 06.1798, Rector of Aglish Martin, Vicar of Rathkieran)
  m. (c1756) Catherine Drew (a 1798, dau of William Drew of Ballinlough (by Mary, dau of Emmanuel Poe of Solsborough), grandson of John Drew of Kilwinny & Meanus)
  i. John Hewetson or Hewson (b c1757, captain)
  m. Anne Schuhcraft (dau of Paul Schuhcraft)
  a. John Milliquet Hewetson or Hewson (b c1793, dsp 07.06.1869, Major)
  m. Genevieve Beaumont
  b.+ 1 son + 2 daughters
  ii. James Hewetson or Hewson of Ballytrim then Waterford (b 05.1759, a 1835, Rector of Rockmount & Kiilmacthomas)
  m1. (1781) Barbara Noy (d 09.01.1789, dau of William Stearn Noy of co. Meath)
  a.+ issue - John Noy (d 11.1804, captain), William (d unm by 1835), 5 others (d young?)
  m2. (31.07.1790) Dorothy Lynn (d 07.06.1843, dau of John Lynn of Dungulf Castle)
  MGH shows the children of this marriage not in their order of birth. We have tried to show them in age order but may have made some mistakes with that.
  h. Barry Drew Hewetson, to South Carolina (b 04.10.1793, d 03.11.1869) had issue
  m. (01.10.1818) Hannah Patterson (d 28.04.1856, dau of William Patterson (by Dorcas Spear of Baltimore who m1. Jerome Bonaparte))
  i. Henry Hubert Hewetson of Fethard Castle (d 12.05.1837) had issue
  m. (12.10.1829) Sarah Margaret Alcock (b 1801-2, d 07.06.1890, dau of Alexander Alcock of Elysium by Eliza, dau of James Wall of Coolnamuck)
  j. John Hewetson had issue
  m1. (1833) Sarah Kennedy
  m2. (1840, sp?) Sarah Langley
  k. James Hewetson (b 1804, dsps c1880, Rector of Heynestown)
  m. (1841) Frances Cherry (dau of Francis Penrose Cherry of Waterford by Anne, dau of Captain William Glascott of Aldertown)
  l. Alice Hewetson (b 1792, d 19.08.1864)
  m. (1810) Henry Hubert Wolseley (b 01.07.1776, d 23.04.1841, Vicar of Saintfield)
  m. Dora Hewetson
  m. Francisco de Jove of Bilbao, Spain (d 1826)
  n. Juliana Catherine Hewetson (b 06.06.1794, d 27.02.1877)
  m. (02.1820) Joshua Richard Jacob of Youghal (b c1796, d 16.08.1828, son of Mary, dau of Thomas Greer of Grange)
  o. Margaret Hewetson (b 12.1798, d 22.03.1866)
  m. (27.02.1820) Rev. Charles Peter Campbell (b 29.06.1800, d 15.10.1872, son of Rev. Henry of Dublin)
  p. Wilhelmina Hewetson (b 1799, dsp 18.08.1882)
  m. (1827) Christopher Hewetson of Trinidad (cousin)
  q. Helena Hewetson
  m. (1833) Henry Bowles of Ahern Castle (captain)
  r. Charity Hewetson (b 1804)
  m. (1839) Edward Lumsden of Houseland
  s.+ other issue - Loftus (d young), Elizabeth of Belle Vue (d unm c1882), Anna (d 1825)
  iii. Francis Hewetson of Oak Hill, co. Waterford (b 1763, d 1798, captain)
  m. (1793) Mary Collier (b 1749, d 09.04.1854, dau of Rev. _ Collier of Rosbercon)
  a. Catherine Hewetson (b 1794, d 27.04.1868)
  m. (24.11.1813) John Sawyer of Waterford (d 1832)
  b. Margaret Hewetson (b 1795, d 1833)
m. (1820) William Figg (Captain RN)
  c. Sarah Hewetson (b 1796, bur 04.09.1848)
  d. Rebecca Hewetson (b 1797, d 02.1849)
  m. (1832) Edmond Delandre of Waterford (b 1791-2, bur 02.05.1856)
  iv. Robert Hewetson (b 02.06.1764, Vicar of Kilbarrymeadon) had issue
  m1. (01.04.1790, sp?) Sarah Gilliad Thomas (d 10.09.1811, dau/coheir of Henry Thomas of Antigua by Sarah)
  m2. (24.04.1812) Elizabeh Moore (b 30.11.1783, d 26.08.1817, dau of James Moore of Stogumber)
m3. (02.07.1823) Mary Anne Harmer (b 1771, dsp 30.03.1859, relict of George Leame of London)
  v. Martha Hewetson (dsp 1827)
  m. (12.1802) Richard Kelly Ussher of Cappagh House (b 04.02.1778, d 25.02.1854)
  vi. Margaret Hewetson
  m. (03.01.1788) Arthur Ussher of Camphire (b 30.03.1764)
  vii. Julia Hewetson or Hewson (b 1773, d 14.01.1839)
  m. (1788) Barry Drew of Flower Hill, Lismore (b 1761, d 01.04.1837, son of Francis of Mocollop Castle)
  viii. Patience Anne Hewetson (b 1779, d 01.10.1848)
  m. (04.1815) Francis Lewis Zehender of Berne, Switzerland
  ix. Susan Hewetson (d 17.06.1815)
  m. Theodore de Harling (Major)
  x. daughter
  m. _ Maunsell (General)
  x.+ other issue - George (a 1798), William, Mary (b 1773, d unm 1850)
  B. George Hewson of Moorsdale, co. Kilkenny (b c1730)
  m. (c08.1769) Anne Walton of Burnchurch
6. Septimus Hewson of Briska (d 07.1787)
  A. John Hewson of Briska
  m. Abigail Parker (bur 06.02.1837, dau of Rev. John Parker of Limerick & niece of Elizabeth Monsell, cousin)
  i. Henry Hewson
  m. _ Hynes of co. Tipperary
  ii. Septimus Hewson (b 12.1773, d 05.10.1873, 7th child) had issue
  m. Fanny Enright (dau of John Enright of Rathkeale)
  iii. Anne Hewson (bpt 26.07.1778)
  m. Thomas Keayes of co. Tipperary (b 1777)
  iv.+ other issue - Jonathan, George Massy, John (d young), Monsell (m. in Jamaica but dsp)
  B. Monsell Hewson of Briska
  m. (1789) Marcella Frewin of Castleconnel
  C. Anne Hewson
  m. John Barrington of Limerick
  D. Mary Hewson
  m. _ Drew

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : MGH (NS4 vol 4 (1912), 'The Hewetsons of Kerry, Limerick, and Suirville, county Kilkenny, Ireland', p247+), BIFR1976 ('Hewson (co Limerick: Castle Hewson)')
(2) For lower section : MGH (NS4 vol 4 (1912), 'The Hewetsons of Kerry, Limerick, and Suirville, county Kilkenny, Ireland', p292+ & p336+)
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