Thomas Hewitt (ca. 1625-ca. 1662) was a sea captain, born in either Ireland or England. He married Hannah Palmer (b. 1634) in Stonington, Connecticut on 26 April 1659. His ship was lost at sea in 1662 and never heard from again. Hannah remarried to Roger Sterry (d. ca. 1680), and also John Fish. Descendants of Thomas Hewitt and Hannah lived in Connecticutt, Vermont, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois, Iowa, Washington, Ohio, Wisconsin, California, and elsewhere.
Founded primarily on town, church, and charter records, Wheeler's History of Stonington is a harmonious blend of history and genealogy. The work is divided into two main sections: the "History of Stonington" and the "Genealogical Register of Stonington Families." Commencing with a survey of the founders and early settlements, with a glance at the original town patents, the first section deals at length with the history of Stonington in the various wars and includes lists of officers and men developed from the most reliable sources. The genealogies in the second section generally begin with the immigrant ancestor and continue through six or seven generations in the direct line of descent, providing a progression of names and dates of birth and marriage, with incidental references to places of residence, land holdings, and probated estates. Even though the genealogies are arranged in alphabetical order by family name and therefore are easily accessible, all names cited therein are included in the index, which has more than 12,000 entries.
Roger Sterry was born ca. 1630 in England or the West Indies. He married Hannah Palmer, the widow of Capt. Thomas Hewitt and the daughter of Walter and Rebecca Short Palmer, in Stonington, Connecticut, in 1671. They had a son and a daughter. He died between 1674 and 1681 probably in southern New England or at sea. Descendants lived in Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, California, and elsewhere.
