Matthew MARVIN

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"Descendants of Reinhold and Matthew Marvin": After his father's death he lived in Sharon, Ct., with his sister Mehitable; when the Revolution began he enlisted under his brother-in-law, Capt. Benjamin Marvin, serving for a time on Long Island; 16 Aug. 1777, he enlisted as a corporal in Capt. Comstock's company, 8th Ct. Line, Col. John Chandler, and was made sergeant 2 April, 1780, in the same company; 1 Jan. 1781, he was first sergeant in Capt. Douglass' company, 5th reg't, made up from the 8th and 1st, under col. Isaac Sherman, and served a year in that command. He fought in many battles, among them those of Brandywine, Princeton, Trenton, Monmouth, Red Bank, and Mud Fort, and passed the terrible winter at Valley Forge, with Washington. He served under Lafayette in Virginia, and was one of the sixty-eight men selected by that officer from the light infantry, to storm the works of Cornwallis at Yorktown, October, 1781. In 178, when the 5th was consolidated with the 2d Ct. Line, he was a sergeant in Capt. Chapman's company, and was stationed at West Point when the army was disbanded; his discharge, signed by Gen. Washington, is till preserved by a descendant. About 1787 he went to Hoosick, Rensselaer co., NY, where his sister Elizabeth was living; later he resided in Cambridge, Argyle, and Rome, New York, but in 1799 settled in Walton, where he built a house at the base of "Mount Holley."

Matthew married Mary WEED on 6 Jun 1784. Mary (daughter of Josiah WEED and Abigail BOUTON) was born on 21 Nov 1758 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 25 Feb 1846 in Walton, Delaware County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Weed MARVIN was born on 26 Sep 1793 in Argyle, Washington Co., New York; died on 28 Oct 1868 in Unadilla, Otsego Co., New York.

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"Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin": How long Thomas remained in Lyme in uncertain; he witnessed a deed there 5 Oct., 1724; he joined with his brother Samuel in a conveyance to Edmund Dorr, in 1727 (Lyme rec., IV: 153, 281), and was admitted a freeman 24 April, 1733, and then disappears from Lyme; a Thomas marvin is found in the records of Goshen, Ct., 27 Dec., 1738, as one of the original proprietors, but has not been identified as this son of Samuel; when the town ands there were divided, he drew lot 50, and was appointed town collector at a meeting held in Litchfield. He was also on several other committees when the town of Goshen was organized. When his father's will was made, 19 Aug., 1741, Thomas had "already received his portion." We judge that he moved away fromLyme about the time of his marriage.

In 1756, and probably earlier, he was living in Simsbury, CT.; in May of that year the Legislature gave him "liberty for a ferry" over the Farmington river, for ten years, after the bridge there had been destroyed; this bridge, which had been built about 1750, crossed the river from that part of Simsbury known as "Hopmeadow," the business centre. When this ferry was established he was authorized to charge "for man, horse, and load, one penny: single man or single horse, one half-penny: sheep and swine per head, one farthing." Two years later he concluded that a ferry across the Connecticut river, where he could get better prices, was more desirable, and in October, 1758, he carried on that business between Suffield and Enfield, on the route known for more than half a century as "Gillis's ferry." He found the boat and wharf there in bad condition, and in a memorial to the Legislature agreed to repair them at his own expense, if he could have a monopoly of all ferry privileges north of what was known as "the falls." In May, 1759, he was permitted to raise the fares.

Thomas married Mehitable GOODRICH about 1733. Mehitable (daughter of Joseph GOODRICH and Mehitable GOODWIN) was born on 6 Mar 1716; died in abt. 1775 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Descendants of Reinhold and Matthew Marvin": Samuel was elected townsman of Lyme in 1699, 1708-12, and 1718-20 inclusive; 21 Dec., 1725, he was chosen town clerk, and "Capt. marvin and Capt. Coult appointed to deliver the books of Records belonging to the town to Sam marvin, the new town Clerk." He held the office for many years; he was town treasurer most of the time from 1725 to 1738; constable, 1695 and 1718; surveyor, 1701; lister, 1706 and 1715; tything-man, 1723; in 1700 he was on a committee to "proportion the inhabitants in four parts, and appoint where schools shall be kept and who to go to them;" and in 1707, to "order schools to be established;" he frequently served on other committees. He represented Lyme in the General Court in 1711 and 1722, and was for many years a deacon in the Congregational Church. In 1726 he was appointed to "Make the town and county rates for the ensuing year;" in 1729, with Capt. Reinold, he was

To examine the collectors of (the clergyman) Mr. Noyes' rate and fully empowered to prosecute them according to law if they refuse to pay over the dues that ought to have been collected by them.

He was one of the "prizors" of the estate of Lieut. Richard Lord, whose will he witnessed in 1726, and in all matters, civil and ecclesiastical, was highly esteemed for his excellent judgement. His will, drawn 19 Aug. 1741, proved 8 June 1743, mentions his wife Susannah, who is to have certain property "so long as she remains a widow;" names sons Nehemiah, Samuel, Zechariah, daughters Mary, Abigail and Elizabeth, and says "as for my son thomas Marvin, and my son Matthew Marvin, and my son Nathan Marvin, I have given them their portions already."

Samuel married Susannah GRAHAM on 5 May 1699. Susannah was born about 1677; died after 1743. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Henry and Mary Graham of Hartford Ct.

Joseph married Mehitable GOODWIN on 23 Dec 1714. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]