By John Hewetson

This is a family name of antiquity, and has long been distinct in Ireland. Records begin with John Hewetson, merchant of York, born in or before 1498, in the thirteenth year of Henry VII. Presented is the pedigree and memoir of the House of Hewetson or Hewson, or 'Hughes son', with biographical sketches of prominent members through the years. 

(216p., Illus, Index, 1891) (England)