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Joseph Hewes was born in Kingston, N.J., in 1730, and was educated at what is now Princeton. After engaging in business in Philadelphia, he moved to Edenton, N.C. in 1763 where he became a prosperous and influential merchant skipper. He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1774, and in 1775 became a member of the Marine Committee.
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Hewes, Joseph. HEWES, JOSEPH. (1730–1779). Signer. North Carolina. Born in Kingston, New Jersey, on 23 January 1730, Hewes moved to Edenton, North Carolina, in 1755, becoming a successful merchant. Reared a Quaker, he had left the sect by the beginning of the Revolution.
Joseph Hewes was born in Princeton, New Jersey and attended Princeton College. He established a shipping business in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1760 and, by the time of the revolution, had amassed a fortune. He elected to the Provincial Assembly in 1766 and served there until it was dissolved by the royal governor in 1775.
Dec 6, 2021 · Joseph Hewes was a native of Princeton, New Jersey, where he was born in 1730. Hewes's parents were members of the Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers. On his mother's side, Joseph Hewes was a 3rd generation resident of New Jersey. He was the 4th generation of the Hewes family to live in New Jersey.
Joseph Hewes (1730-1779) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence from North Carolina and member of the Continental Congress. The collection includes miscellaneous papers, consisting of copies of letters and originals of two letters and a postscript to a third letter from Hewes.
Joseph Hewes was born near Kingston, New Jersey, in 1730. In the 1750's he moved to Philadelphia where he was apprenticed to a merchant. After receiving a start in ...
