Walter Hoyt
Walter Hoyt | |
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| Deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony | |
| In office 1658–1681 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1618 West Hatch, Somerset, England |
| Died | 1698 Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Susanna St. John (m. 1638; died 1647)Rhoda Tinker (m. 1649–1698) |
| Relations | Nicholas Hoyt (brother) |
| Children | Zerubbabel, Elizabeth, John |
| Parent(s) | Simon Haite Deborah Stowers |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Sergeant (May 1659) |
| Unit | Norwalk Trainband |
Walter Hoyt (also seen as Haite, Hayte, Hoit, Haight) (September 6, 1618 – 1698) was a founding English settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk between 1658 and 1662, and, when it was renamed, as a deputy of the Connecticut General Assembly between 1662 and 1681. He was a Norwalk selectman in 1672.
Early life
He was the son of Simon Haite (1595–1657) and Deborah Stowers. He came to America in 1628, with his father and brother, Nicholas Hoyt (b. 1620), at the age of ten.[1]
Career
In 1640, he was known to own about 64 acres of land in Windsor, Connecticut Colony. In 1653, Walter came to Norwalk, among the first settlers.[1][2]
He served in the General Court of the Connecticut Colony in the sessions of October 1658, May and October 1661, May and October 1667, October 1668, May 1670, May 1671, May 1672, October 1673, October 1674, May 1676, May 1678, and October 1681.[2]
In May 1672, Walter Hoyte was among those whose names were given to the General Court "for the beginning of a plantation neare the backside of Norwalke."
He, along with Ralph Keeler, was contracted by the settlement to cut the timber and build a house for Reverend Thomas Hanford.[3]
He voted in the town meetings in Norwalk, and was confirmed by the General Court as one of the proprietors of Norwalk in 1685.
Personal life
His first wife is unknown. After her death, he married Rhoda Tinker Hobbs Taylor (1611–1698) in 1653 in Windsor, Connecticut. He and Rhoda had one child, Zerubbabel Hoyt. His other three children were from his previous marriage.
- John Hoyt (1644–1711), who married Mary Lindall, daughter of Henry Lindall
- Elizabeth Hoyt, who married Samuel Sension, son of his sister-in-law, Mary Tinker Sension and brother-in-law Mathias Sension(St. John, Senchon)
- Hannah Hoyt, who married Judah Gregory
- Zerubbabel Hoyt (1652–1739), who married Hannah Knapp (1642–1696)
Honors
Hoyt's Hill, named after Walter Hoyt, is the historical name of the hill in the Green at the northeast corner of East Avenue and Willow Street. The place name dates back at least as early as 1679.[4]
He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founding settlers of Norwalk in the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery.
References
- ^ a b Norwalk v.1
- ^ a b Lake, Leslie (September 28, 2013). "Norwalk's Oldest Families: Hoyt and Betts make their mark on the settlement of Norwalk". The Hour. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Norwalk
- ^ Malcolm Hunt, Names and Places of Old Norwalk
| Preceded by Richard Olmsted Matthew Canfield | Deputy of the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk October 1658 With: Nathaniel Richards | Succeeded by Matthew Canfield John Gregory |
| Preceded by Richard Olmsted Samuel Hales | Deputy of the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk May and October 1661 With: Matthew Canfield | Succeeded by Richard Olmsted Matthew Canfield |
| Preceded by Richard Olmsted Matthew Canfield | Deputy of the Connecticut General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk May and October 1667 With: Richard Olmsted, John Gregory | Succeeded by Richard Olmsted John Gregory |
| Preceded by Richard Olmsted John Gregory | Deputy of the Connecticut General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk October 1668 With: Richard Olmsted | Succeeded by Richard Olmsted |
| Preceded by John Gregory John Douglas | Deputy of the Connecticut General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk May 1670 With: Thomas Benedict | Succeeded by John Gregory Daniel Kellogg |
| Preceded by John Gregory Daniel Kellogg | Deputy of the Connecticut General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk May 1671 With: Richard Olmsted | Succeeded by John Gregory John Bowton |
| Preceded by John Gregory John Bowton | Deputy of the Connecticut General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk May 1672 With: Daniel Kellogg | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Thomas Fitch | Deputy of the Connecticut General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk October 1673 With: John Bowton | Succeeded by John Gregory John Bowton |
| Preceded by John Gregory John Bowton | Deputy of the Connecticut General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk October 1674 With: Daniel Kellogg | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Daniel Kellogg | Deputy of the Connecticut General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk May 1676 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by John Gregory John Bowton | Deputy of the Connecticut General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk May 1678 With: John Bowton | Succeeded by Mark Sension John Platt |
| Preceded by John Gregory John Bowton | Deputy of the Connecticut General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk October 1681 With: John Platt | Succeeded by John Bowton John Platt |
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Founding settlers of Norwalk, Connecticut
- George Abbitt
- Robert Beacham
- Stephen Beckwith
- John Bowton
- Matthew Campfield
- Nathaniel Ely
- Thomas Fitch
- John Griggorie
- Nathaniel Haies
- Walter Haite
- Samuel Hale
- Thomas Hale
- Rev. Thomas Hanford
- Richard Homes
- Ralph Keiler
- Walter Keiler
- Daniel Kellogge
- Thomas Lupton
- Matthew Marvin Sr.
- Matthew Marvin Jr.
- Jonathan Marsh
- Isacke More
- Widow Morgan
- Richard Olmsted
- Nathaniel Richards
- John Ruskoe
- Thomas Seamer
- Matthias Sention Sr.
- Matthias Sention Jr.
- Richard Webb
