Deacon Samuel HOYT

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Also known as Samuel Hait
• Fact: Also Known as Samuel Hoit

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Samuel was living in Stamford by at least 1667 when he was on the Stamford town lists and then received a share in the horse pasture. He held a number of offices in the town. On 25 February 1668/9 he was appointed one of the viewers of the fence for the south field. In April 1677, he was appointed one of a committee to lay out land to Mr. Bishop. He was again appointed a fence viewer in 1674 and 1679, was a collector in 1678 and 1679, and received a house lot for his services as a soldier September, 1676. He was a "townsman," or selectman for 14 yers, first in 1676. He was Deputy for Stamford, April and May 1690, May 1692, May 1693, May and October 1697, January 1697/8, May and October 1699, October 1703, May and October 1704, October 1716. He was an ensign in the Stamford Trainband, May 1698, Justice of the Peace 1699-1702. 1707-1711, and Deacon. Samuel Hoyt was one of a committee to treat with Mr. Davenport about his settlement as a minister in 1692/3, to sign a grant of land to him 1701, to build a new meeting house in 1792(?) and to seat the congregation in 1710. Samuel was called a Deacon as early as 1702.

Samuel married Hannah HOLLY on 16 Nov 1672 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Hannah (daughter of John HOLLY and Mary WAITSTILL) was born on 18 Apr 1651 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 07 Dec 1710 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Samuel HOYT was born on 27 Jul 1673 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 09 Dec 1711 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
2. Deacon John HOYT was born on 09 Jan 1674/5 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 10 Dec 1732 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
3. Hannah HOYT was born on 23 Mar 1679/80 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died before 1714 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
4. Jonathan HOYT was born on 11 Jun 1683 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died about 1768 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
5. Joseph HOYT was born on 12 Jun 1686 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 19 or 20 May 1730 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
6. Ebenezer HOYT was born on 29 Nov 1689 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died before 1714 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
7. Nathan HOYT was born on 24 Mar 1690/1 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died before 12 Apr 1772 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
8. Nathaniel HOYT was born on 01 Apr 1694 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 27 Jul 1711 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

Samuel married Rebecca ? between 1710 and 1713. Rebecca died on 08 Dec 1713. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Hannah SLAWSON on 20 Sep 1714 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Hannah (daughter of George SLAWSON and Mrs. George SLAWSON) was born in abt. 1645/46 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 27 Jan 1729/30 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Son of John Hoyt and Ruth
• Occupation: Planter
• Birth: 20 Jan 1590, Upway, Dorchester, co. Dorset, England
• Immigration: 1629, Ship "Lyons Whelp"
• Fact: 18 May 1631, Freeman

Notes:

"The Hoyt and Haight Families in America": It appears, therefore, that Simon Hoyt landed in Salem in 1628 or 1629, perhaps by the ABIGAIL or the GEORGE, and very soon, in 1628 or 1629, probably the latter year, went to Charlestown as one of its first settlers. He could not have remained there more than a year or two, however, if he was one of the first settlers of Dorchester, in 1630. ....
It seems that Simon Hoyt left a widow named Susanna, who married a Bates, and died before Feb. 1674. From the fact that a Smith at Scituate is called his brother, it appears that either Simon, or a sister of his, married a Smith. It is probable that Simon had two wives, and that Walter, Nicholas, and John were the sons of the first wife, as will appear from the following agreement, found on the Stamford records: "Witnes these presents an agreement made & concluded between vs viz; Moses Hoyt, Joshua Hoyt, Samuell Hoyt, Benjamin Hoyt, Thomas Lyon, Samuel Flinch,Samuel Firman conserving yye distribution of ye Estate of our deceased mother Susana Bates, ye contents followeth
That Moses hoyt receive of Joshua Hoyt ye Just sum of four pounds, thirteen shillings & sixpence which ye said Joshua doth agree to pay. & Samuel Hoyt to have ye beding in his hands & ye horse & wels is in his hands. Benjamin Hoyt to have ye ten pounds left in his hands by our mother Susana afresaid. Thomas Lyon & Samuel Flinch to have ye horses & mares young and old running in ye woods of norwake equally between us, & twenty shillings to each of vs, paid by our brother Joshua Hoyt which ye said Joshua agrees unto.
Samuel Firman to have ye horses & mares runing in fairfeeld limits, & twenty shillings more paid by our brother Joshua Hoyt unto me. The Residue of ye Estate of our forsaid mother remaining in ye hands of our brother Joshua Hoyt being four pounds thirteen shillings & six pence, which ye said Joshua to hae as his pie in ye distribution of ye forsaid Estate mutually agreed unto. -- The distribution as above of ye Estate of our mother Amongst us to our mutuall satisfaction, in consideration whereof we the above named doe hereby Joyntly & severally release, discharge & aquit our borther Joshua Hoyt, & one another from all & any further demands of any right, title or interest in ye Estate aforesaid, & from all & any trouble or molestation in & about ye same.
Joyntly desiring ye this our agreement may be comited to publique record for the further establishment of ye same, further more it is agreed by us fore-named ye if ye shall arise any Just debts due fro our mother in her widdow-hood ye wee or any of us now not of, ye we ye forenamed will contrybute equally to ye payment of ye said debt. In witness of thrugh unto ye premises we ye piyes forenamed doe binds our selues firmly, as witnes our hands this 1st 12: Anno: 1674. Signed thus
Moses Hoyt
Joshua Hoyt
Samuell Hoyt
Benjamin Hoyt
thomas Lyon
Samuell Flinch
Samuell Firman

Witness - Abram Finch
Jonas Seely

From all that has been learned about Simon Hoyt, it is evident that he must have been born before 1600, probably as early as 1595. Hence he was probably thirty or thirty-five years of age at the time of coming to America, and sixty or sixty-five at the time of his death.
The chronicles of the time give us some idea of the hardships endured by the first settlers at Charlestown and Dorchester, - the sufferings of the winter; the conspiracy of the Indians t cut off th eEnglish, when "all hands, of men, women, and children wrought t digging and building," until a fort was completed; and the perils of pestilence and famine, when they were compelled to live on "clams, and muscles, and fish." In all these Simon Hoyt must have participated.
It also appears that he was an early settler of seven different towns in New England; and in most of them he was one of the first white residents. What an experience of pioneer life he must have had!! Scarcely was he settled in one place before he gave up his home, with all its comforts, and started to subdue a new portion of the wilderness. Most of his children seem to have shared the spirit of their father; for in twenty years after his death no one bearing the name of Hoyt was left in either of these seven towns, except Stamford. the hardy and courageous character of the family is shown, not only by their frequent changes of residence, but by the fact that they lived, in Windsor, at least, away from the other settlers...

Simon married Susannah SMITH about 1632 in (Prob) Scituate, Massachusetts. Susannah was born about 1597; died before 1 Feb 1674. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]