Frederick HAIT

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• Death: Bef 04 Oct 1814

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"Fredrick" Hait enlisted in the Connecticut Militia 6 May 1777 in Greenwich, serving twenty-three days from 13 August to 4 September 1776 in Captain David Hait's Company, Col. John Mead's Regiment, "on the expedition to New York, August 1776, commanded by Lieut. Charles Smith."

Letters of administration for Frederick's estate were granted to William White on 4 October 1814. Joel Waring and Henry Hait 3rd appraised Frederick's estate on 10 October 1814, and an additional inventory was taken on 21 November 1814. His widow, Phoebe Hoyt, was appointed the guardian of their minor son, David Newton Hoyt, on 6 April 1815. William White filed his account on 11 April 1815, and the estate was distributed on 4 May 1815, identifying as heirs the widow; the heirs of Hannah reynolds, "a decd daughter"; daughter Sarah Ayres, wife of Isaac Ayres; and son, David Newton Hait. The distributed land parcels bordered lands of Scudder Warring, Henry Hait, the heirs of David Hait, the heirs of Jeremiah Knapp, and others.

Frederick married Sarah HOYT on 12 Jun 1777 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Sarah (daughter of Samuel III HOYT and Sarah SEELY) was born on 19 Apr 1757 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was christened on 3 Jul 1757 in St. John's Episcopal Church, Stamford, Connecticut; died on 22 Mar 1808 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hannah HAIT was born on 25 Oct 1777 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was christened on 20 Nov 1777 in St. John's Episcopal Church, Stamford, Connecticut; died on 16 Jul 1814 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
2. Salome HAIT was born on 07 Jun 1779 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was christened on 27 Aug 1779 in St. John's Episcopal Church, Stamford, Connecticut; died on 09 Dec 1800 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
3. Sarah HAIT was born on 11 May 1784 in Stanwich, Connecticut; died on 09 Dec 1864 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

Frederick married Phebe TOWNE after 1809. Phebe was born in 1790 in Connecticut, USA; died after 11 Apr 1815 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. David Newton HAIT was born on 16 Sep 1812 in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; died on 8 Aug 1837 in Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., New York; was buried in Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

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To distinguish him from an older David Hait in the area, this David was known as "David Hait Jr.," until 1762, when the elder died, and afterwards as "David Hait Sen". He was also known as "Captain David Hait".

In November 1759 the General Assembly of Connecticut appointed David "Hoit" to be a lieutenant of "the military company in the parish of Stanwich." In May 1773 he was appointed "Captain of the company or trainband in the society of Stanwich in the ninth regiment in this Colony." He continued in this role as the revolutionary War began. As shown below, David's sons Aaron and Frederick and his son-in-law Gideon Palmer also served in the 9th Regiment, Frederick in his father's company, but Aaron and Gideon in Captain Smith's. Captain David Hait's company of Col. Mead's 9th regiment marched to New York City 13 August 1776. David requested permission to return home to Connecticut several days after arriving in New York. He said that his wife had died, leaving his family "in Difficult Circumstances." He left his unit believing he had such permission, but was returned as a deserter.

In May 1777, a committee of the Connecticut General Assembly recommended that "David Hait Junr. of Stamford Capt: of a Military Company in sd. Town...ought to be sent for to appear before this Assembly to answer to the...Allegations against (him)." He stood before the committee 1 October 1777, and after hearing his explanation, the General Assembly ordered that Hait "pay the Cost arisen in the premises allowd. to be two pounds, one shilling & six pence cash...that Exn. issue against them...for the same."

He ma be the private David Hait on a company pay roll dated 1779 in Stamford, serving 26-27 February under Captain Reuben Scofield in Mead's 9th Regiment, and on a company pay roll, serving 18 June to 18 July (year not stated) under Captain Reuben Scofield, in the 9th regiment commanded by John Mead. There are other younger David Haits in the area, but this could be the former Captain David Hait, stripped of his rank.

On 3 May 1783 fifty-four "inhabitants of Stamford & Greenwich, within Stanwich Society, in sd State" signed a petition to the General Assembly asking for relief from taxes. they claimed they had suffered losses from "expos(ure) to the continual inroads of the Refugees station'd at Westchester." Among the signers were David Haut and his so Frederick Hait, as well as known neighbors and associates of the Haits: William White, Jacob White, John Todd, John Mackay (a witness to David's will), Jonathan Waring, and Benjamin Brush.

On 18 May 1784 David purchased a tract of confiscated land...

Sylvanus Hait, David's younger brother, was a Loyalist in the Revolutionary War and moved to New Brunswick, Canada, in 1785, where he received a land grant. the confiscation of his estate and that of another brother, James, were recorded among the probate records of Stamford.

David married Hannah CRISSEY about 1749. Hannah (daughter of Nathaniel CRISSEY and Hannah HOYT) was born on 14 Jul 1730 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; died before Aug 1776 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Mary WATERBURY on 07 Oct 1726 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Mary (daughter of David WATERBURY and Waitstill GREEN) was born in 1710; died in New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: 16 Sep 1700

Nathaniel married Hannah HOYT on 01 Dec 1726 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Hannah (daughter of Deacon John HOYT and Abigail HOLMES) was born on 09 Mar 1702/03 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 15 May 1739 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joshua married Mary PICKETT on 16 Mar 1698 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Mary (daughter of John PICKETT, Jr. and Mary CROSS) was born on 30 Mar 1677; died on 10 Nov 1732 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Birth: Abt 1674

David married Waitstill GREEN on 10 Apr 1707 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Waitstill (daughter of Joseph GREEN and Elizabeth ?) was born on 26 Nov 1685 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 05 Jul 1730 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Abigail KNAPP on 01 Dec 1692 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Abigail (daughter of Moses KNAPP and Abigail WESTCOTT) was born about 1671 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 08 Sep 1706 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John was active in community affairs. He was first referred to as Deacon John Hait in a deed dated 14 February 1718. He represented Stamford in the Connecticut General Court every year, from 1715 to 1724, except 1718, and four of those years was a representative in both the May and October sessions. he was a representative again in October 1731 and May 1732, the year of his death. He was selectman 13 years, first in 1714, and was one of a committee for laying out land in 1721. In 1729, he was one of a committee to discuss with Rev. Davenport a misunderstanding about his salary. He was to assist Capt. Bishop as moderator of a special town meeting after Mr. Davenport's death in 1731. The "widow of Deacon Hait" was named on a list of Stamford church members in 1746.

John's deeds were signed with a signature rather than a mark, indicating he could read and write. He was involved in at least twenty-five real estate transactions inStamford from 1702 to 1732, twenty-one as the grantee but only four as a grantor. He bought or was granted sixty-three acres and sold just fifteen acres. he received a two-acre homelot and six acres of outland including five acres on the east side of Noroton River from his father in 1702. In 1708, e returned the five-acre parcel to his father in return for a different parcel of four acres, also on the east side of Noroton River. He received two grants from his mother-in-law, Martha Holmes, four acres of land, meadow and swamp in the East Field in 1719 and three-quarters of an acre of swamp in the East Field in 1720 He bought land from his brother Nathan twice and from his brother Jonathan once. With two exceptions, a purchase of twelve acres from John Webster in 1708 for 14.2 pounds, and a purchase of eleven acres from John Scofield in 1724 for 10 pounds, all of his purchases and sales involved parcels of five acres or less. John's surname was spelled "Hait" in all of his real estate deeds.

John married Abigail HOLMES on 30 Apr 1702 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Abigail (daughter of Stephen HOLMES and Martha ?) was born about 1682 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died after 1746 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]