Jennifer Love Hewitt
Hewitt in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com
Place of Birth: Waco, McLennan, Texas, U.S.
Date of Birth: February 21, 1979
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, German, remote French
Jennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, singer, songwriter, producer, and director. Her roles include the I Know What You Did Last Summer films, Can’t Hardly Wait, and Heartbreakers, and the series Party of Five and Ghost Whisperer.
Jennifer is the daughter of Patricia Mae and Herbert Daniel Hewitt. She was raised in Nolanville in Central Texas. She is married to actor Brian Hallisay, with whom she has three children.
Jennifer’s documented ancestry includes English, Scottish, German, and remote French.
On an Instagram live feed on March 9, 2018, Jennifer said that she also has Dutch and Native American ancestry. It is not clear if Jennifer’s Native American ancestry has been verified/documented. All of Jennifer’s grandparents and great-grandparents are listed as “White” on United States Censuses. It is not clear if Jennifer has Dutch ancestry either.
Jennifer is sometimes described on the internet as being of Italian descent. This is not accurate.
Jennifer’s paternal grandfather was Herbert James Hewitt (the son of Herbert/Bert Edward Hewitt and Pearl Beard). Jennifer’s grandfather Herbert was born in Texas. Jennifer’s great-grandfather Herbert was born in Manchester, England, the son of Benjamin F. Hewitt and Levina Clowe. Pearl was the daughter of James Rose Beard and Temperance Lottie Hobbs.
Jennifer’s paternal grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Ogle (the daughter of Daniel/Dan E. Ogle and Etta M. Patterson). Mary Elizabeth was born in Mississippi. Daniel was the son of William Ogle and Ida P. Davis. Etta was the daughter of Henry C. Patterson.
Jennifer’s maternal grandfather was Lemuel Houston Shipp (the son of Solomon David “Pete” Shipp and Donna/Dona Mae Jones). Lemuel was born in Texas. Solomon was the son of William A. Shipp and Bertha Lee Durst.
Jennifer’s maternal grandmother was Charlotte/Charloette Grace/Brace Weagley (the daughter of Omer/Homer/Omar Frederick Weagley and Lula Grace Kendall). Charlotte was born in Maryland. Omer was the son of William F. Weagley and Ida M. Kinsel. Lula was the daughter of William Wesley Kendall and Martha Alice Kuhn.
Sources: Genealogies of Jennifer Love Hewitt – http://gw.geneanet.org
http://familypedia.wikia.com
https://www.geni.com
Jennifer’s paternal grandfather, Herbert James Hewitt, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Herbert James Hewitt on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jennifer’s paternal grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Ogle, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jennifer’s paternal great-grandmother, Daniel/Dan E. Ogle, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Jennifer’s maternal grandfather, Lemuel Houston Shipp, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Lemuel Houston Shipp on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Jennifer’s maternal grandmother, Charlotte/Charloette Grace/Brace Weagley, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary and genealogy of Jennifer’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Martha Alice (Kuhn) Kendall – http://www.findagrave.com
England was Italian for nearly 500 years under the Roman emperors. London(Londinium) was created by Romans along with most of the British Isles great cities. Roman Emperor Hadrians wall extended to Southern Scotland. the Welsh are considered Mediterraneans since they resisted Anglo-Saxon culture the most of Britain’s peoples. Manchester especially was one of the last bastions of Roman culture in Britain before the Nordic invasions. so, yes, Jeniffer does have Mediterranean features and very possibly she is distantly of Italian(Roman) descent
do you seriously think, 1/1000 blood
can pay influence at our features? BTW, if italians are more
“dark”, then not thank roman blood
read these articles
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/celts-descended-from-spanish-fishermen-study-finds-416727.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9888402/One-million-Brits-descended-from-Romans.html
O’k, that with legionairs and soldgiers of wicked
quenn Isabell is a truth, just as a hystorical fact,
not as a pseudo-scientific Y-chromosom.
Poor british women were always raped, maybe
that’s why they like “Shadows of grey”.(D)
But where are the evidences, that antic roman
people were “dark”?
Well, you should read this:
http://www.peopleofthebritishisles.org/Article2013.pdf
It would more intersting to see the similar genetic map for Nederlands and Northern Germany and especially for Italy :)
So if Jennifer’s paternal Grandfather Herbert James Hewitt was born in Manchester, England, does that make Jennifer 1/4 English?
So Jennifer is mainly of English or British descent then. Thanks Follers :)
these genealogies and family trees are mostly false she looks pure English to me.In the first time here was stated she is only of English ancestry and that was the truth.
“Love” as the second name. lol
This is strange because in IMDB and some other pages it`s stated that she is of Italian and German ancestry, but I didn`t find any Italian on German ancestors in her family tree.Maybe here`s the true information.
IMDb? Really? How anybody can look at her and think “Oh, yeah, she’s definitely Italian”, is beyond me. Physically she appears very British.
Anyway, English, Scottish & German, is a mix anybody should be proud of.
Well at least IMBD got German right,ha. But I know what you mean Labtec. I think what confuses people about Jennifer’s heritage is the fact she has dark eyes, dark hair & tanned skin, (which created by stereotypes) makes a lot of people associate somebody with those kind of physical traits to be of Mediterranean descent. I think many people, especially those not from the British Isles, don’t realize that there are quite a few Brits who can have darker features too. All you have to do is look at Brit actors like Clive Owen, Orlando Bloom & Catherine Zeta Jones to see that.