A history of genealogy collected and arranged by Rev. James Alexander Hewitt DCL Cape of Good Hope 1891, dating from AD716-1788 followed by poem 'Roslin Castle' composed by Richard Hewitt in 1754. There was a predominance of clerics among the Hewetts, the most illustrious being James Hewitt who became Lord Lifford, Viscount & Baron of Ireland 1709-1789.

A genealogical, historical and personal record of the Cumberland Hewitts. Known as "Statesmen" the highest form of regard in the North. There are no less than 13 lines from which descendants may exist. Scattered during the Civil Wars in reign of Charles I.