Randall Huet

Randall Huet

Emigrated from England to Lynn, Massachusetts in 1638. Helped settle Gravesend, Long Island.

Burns quotes from History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties (Edwin Salter, 1890):

"Randall Hewitt was probably a merchant and innkeeper as among the bills of articles furnished to the Indians in exchange for their land was an item of one pound sterling paid to Randall Huet for rum." He was married to Margaret STRINGER about 1652 in Lower Norfolk,,VA.

RANDALL HUITT was born 1625? in England,? and died 1669 in Monmouth track, New Jersey. He married MARGARRET ANDREWS STRINGER 1648 in Norfolk Vounty Virginia, daughter of STRINGER and SUSANNA ANDERWS.

Notes for RANDALL HUIT: Randall Huit came to this country from England and landed in Lynn, Massachusetts. About 1638 where he resided. According to the records. Randall's religious preference was for the Bastist Church. That caused problems in the Puritan ares of Massachusetts. He found it necessary to leave and go to more religiously tolerant ares which was the English Colony of Gravesed, Long Island asn was located there by 1646. Randall Huit was Burgher (citizen) of New Amsterdam (New York Historical Collections, 1886). Long Island at that time was under the control of the Dutch and was called New Amsterdam but they encouraged English citizen to help the land. Randell was granted a plantation from the Dutch in 1650 Randall Huit was of the Raritan County December 6, 1663 which indicates that he was an early settler at this date on the Monmouth Tract in what is now the state if New Jersey. Randall Huit settled down at Portland Point in 1665, one of the settlements on the Monmuth Tract, where he was assigned lot No. 7 and where, November 2, 1669, a court was held at thishouse. Randall Huit was undoubtedly one of the earliest of the pioneers in this locality for his name is associated with the purchase of the Monmouth tract, as his name appears among the debtors to Eilliam Reape. Randall died at his home on lot., 7.

The contribution to the history of New Jersey that was made by randall Huit is his part in helping to settle the land in what is known today as Monmouth County. He was identified as the surveyor and the person who negoriated with the Indians to purchase the land from them. He acted as an advance agent in procuring these lands from the natives and to whom he sold rum to the amount of ?-0-6, from which we infer that Randall Huit was also a trader, merchant or innkeeper. In the oldest book of record in the County Clerk's Office. at Freehold, New Jersey ( Book A, od Deeds) on page 42, is a copy of "The Last Will and Testament of Randall Huit, the Elder of Portland Point in the Province of New Jersy, this 112th of January 1669"

Randall Huit married Margaret Andrews Stringer who was from the lower Norfolk Area, Februray 12, 1671. After Randall's death, his widow married Benard Smith July 14, 1673. Margaret Smith, formerly the wife of Randall Huit, gave her consent that Bernard Smith should sell her land and all her good and cattle of she possessed as the widow of Randall Huit.

Source: Information recived from David Jackson djack27215@aol.com

From Randall Huit Born 1625 to William Hewitt born 1735 July 27, 1999 Children of RANDALL HUIT and MARGARRET STRINGER are:

i. JOSEPH3 HUIT, b. 1648, abiyt) Cape May County NewJersey; d. 1710, Monmouth track New Jersey.

3. ii. THOMAS HUIT, b. 1650, (USA); d. January 30, 1710/11, Shresvury, New Jersey.

4. iii. RANDALL HUIT, b. 1653, abt 8n Long Island New York; d. February 1694/95, Cape May County New Jersey.

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The Last Will and Testament of Randall Huet the elder of Portland Point in the province of New Jersey this 12th of January, 1669."

Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 3

3  "I being in my perfect sense and memory doe in the first place bequeath my soule unto God, my body to the earth and my estate to my wife and children viz:--my houseing and home lott I give to my wife, and the other part of my land belonging to my towneship (which is not yet layd out) the one half I give to my wife and the other half I give unto my younger son Thomas , and the part of the gift land wch cumes to my share, which properly belongs unto mee, both by gift and owned by the Pattentees & say, that part I give to my other two sons Randall and Joseph , they bearing equall part in the incumbrances with thare naighbours, moreover I give unto my son Thomas the younger, one red heifer and one young sow, and unto my son Joseph I give two hundred & sixty pounds of tobacco, and unto Ann Huet daughter to my son Randall , I give one cow-calfe, viz the first that my cowes shall bring, and my wife to deliver it when it is fitt to weane, and unto my son Randall I give my new suite coat and breeches and hatt; and all the rest of my goods, cattell and whatever, is within doores and without I freely give to my wife.  

Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 3

3  Wittnessesd by James Bowne overseer Henery Percey  

Notes for Randall** (Huet) Huitt: [816510.FTW]

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From: Salter, (Unknown?). History of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Cape May County Historical Society.

Randall Huitt/Huet was a merchant/innkeeper of Huguenot ancestry.

Note: The supposed Huguenot ancestry of Randall Huitt/Huet is highly suspect. The surname Huitt/Huet/Huitt is found in England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, France, and Prussia/Germany. It seems to have arisen independently in these countries as surnames came into existence in the 12th to 15th centuries. The Huguenots who came to England kept their French sounding names until at least the 3rd generation. Since Randall is an English/Anglican name, it would mean that Randall's ancestors came to England at least by 1550-1570. It seems much more likely that Randall's father, at least, was English or perhaps Welch.

Randall seems to be able to move easily as he is reported to be in Long Island by 1646 and then in Virginia in 1652 and back in Long Island in 1659. A whale fishing charter was issued to his son, Randall II, in 1678 and it might have been that he had a whaling vessel or was somehow tied to that industry as well as being a plantation owner and merchant.

Note: While in Virginia, he married Margaret Andrews Stringer, granddaughter of William Andrews, Sr. who arrived in VA in 1617.

At the time that Randall arrived in Lynn, MA, there were already some Huitt's in the colony. A Thomas Huitt, born about 1613 (father's first name unknown), was living in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. He named one of his son's Ephraim. Rev. Ephraim Huitt (b. in Wraxall near Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England) arrived in Lynn about 1639 and went to Windsor, CT to assist Rev. John Warham's ministry efforts. His daughter, Lydia, married Joseph Smith.

There was also a Thomas Hewitt, born in abt. 1604, living in Of Stonington, New London, Connecticut. His son, Thomas, was born in 1630 and married Hannah Palmer in 1659. He died in 1662. He had two sons, Thomas (b. 1660) and Benjamin (b. 1662). Thomas married Lydia Utley in 1683 and had Thomas in 1685. Thomas married Persis Cleveland in 1706 and had nine children: Lydia, Elizabeth, Prudence, Thomas, John, John, Azubah, Thankful, and Ephraim. Ephraim married Mary Randall and had nine children: Benjamin, Asa, Joseph, Nathaniel, John, Randall, Mary, Abigail, and Philander.

Seeking any information on ancestors and descendents of Thomas HEWETT (aka HUET, HUETT, HUITT), born 1609, Warwickshire, England died 24 May 1670, at Hingham, Suffolk County, MA. Married (1) Elizabeth Chapman (born 1611 in England), daughter of William Chapman, in 1639 died 22 May 1649 in Hingham MA. Married (2) Mary, widown of John Cutler. Seeking any information on children of Thomas HEWETT: (1) Ephriam HEWETT, baptized July 1639 (2) Mary HEWETT, baptized 2 May 1640 (3) John HEWETT, baptized 18 July 1641 (4) James HEWETT, baptized 12 March 1642 or 1643 (5) Elizabeth HEWETT, born and died in 1643 (6) Thomas HEWETT, baptized 12 May 1644, resident of Charlestown in July 1676 (7) Elizabeth HEWETT, baptized 3 March 1644 or 1645 and (8) Timothy HEWETT, baptized 21 February 1646 or 1647, resided with his widowed Step-Mother (Mary) in 1674. Any assistance greatly appreciate-!---!---! Posted by Jon KETTL <jkettl@gte.net> on Sun, 06 Sep 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------

From: Stillwell, John E., M.D. (1970). Huet or Huitt of New Jersey. Historical & Genealogical Miscellany, Vol III. Baltimore: Genealogical Publications Co.

Randal Huet came from Lynn, MA to New Amsterdam, according to the late W. T. Westervelt, and joined the English Colony, of Gravesend, L. I. where he was Feb 20, 1646, and where, according to T. G. Bergen, he had a plantation granted to him, March 5, 1650. In 1659, according to the first authority, he was a resident of Newtown, L. I., and was of the Raritan Country, Dec 6, 1663, which may mean that he was an early settler at this date on the Monmouth Tract.

1657, Apr 17. Randel Huwit was a Burgher, of New Amsterdam. N. Y. Historical Collections, 1885.

This individual, migratory, if the statements are correct about him, finally settled down at Portland Point, one of the settlements on the Monmouth Tract, where he was assigned lot No. 7, and where Nov. 2, 1669, a Court was held at his house. He was undoubtedly one of the very earliest of the pioneers in this locality, for his name is associated with the purchase of the Monmouth Tract, as his name appears among the debtors to William Reape, who acted as an advance agent in procuring these lands from the natives, and to whom he sold rum to amount of L1-0-6, from which we infer that Randal Huet was a trader, merchant or innkeeper.

In the oldest book of records in the County Clerk's Office, at Freehold, N. J., (Book A. of Deeds), on page 43, there is a copy of "The Last Will and Testament of Randall Huet, the elder of Portland Point in the province of New Jersey this 12th January, 1669."

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