General Notes

John Hulett (possibly a mariner) came to America prior to 1672. He married Abigail, daughter of Michael and Abigail (Bedle) Powell of Dedham and Boston.  John bought land in Boston on April 26, 1678 and sold it on September 8, 1679.  They probably moved to Newton, MA and then on to Rehoboth, MA.  John died at Rehoboth, MA, on November 6, 1708.
The only proven son was Samuel who may have died young as no record can be found of him after March 1676/7.  Michael and John are assumed to be sons of John as they were both of about the right age and living in the same area as John.  Additionally, Michael has the same first name as Abigail's father, Michael Powell.
Possible relatives include: a John Hulett who married Hannah Whitaker in Concord, MA and appears to have died there as records indicate that Hannah, widow of John, remarried.  There was also a Jonathan Hulett who was living in Rehoboth in the 1730's.

Ancestral File says John and Abigail married February 6, 1672 in Rehoboth, MA.  There is no source for this, however, it seems unlikely.  Dedham or Boston seem far more probable.  (WCS)

The Hulet Quarterly (September 1970) says that in the will of John Howlett, the son of Thomas Howlett of Ipswich, MA, he willed some property to his cousin John Howlett, the one that married Abigail Powell and also willed some to this John's father and of this family were four sons and two daughters born in South Elham, Essex, England.  The only will I've seen was William Howlett's (son of Thomas Howlett) where he willed property to his cousin (nephew) John and John's son John.  This first John married Bathsheba Hoyt and lived in Topsfield his entire life.  His son John married Hannah Averill and lived in Ipswich.  Neither of these could be the same John who married Abigail Powell. [WCS]