David HOYT b. 1676 Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts d. 29 Feb 1704 Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachussetts: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1676 - 1704 (28 years)

Name	David HOYT [1, 2, 3]
Birth	1676	Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts [2, 3]
Gender	Male
Death	29 Feb 1704	Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachussetts [1, 2, 3]
	Cause: Slained by Indians
Burial	Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts [4]
Notes	It is said that he was one of the seven men who, during the attack upon Deerfield, Mass., successfully defended the house which took fire after the Indians left. they pursued the Indans and David was killed the same day in the "Fight in Deerfield medow", Feb. 29, 1703-4.
Person ID	I30230	Main Tree
Last Modified	17 Jun 2021

Father	David HOYT, b. 22 Apr 1651, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. Jun 1704, New Haven (Newbury), Vermont (Age 53 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Sarah WELLS, b. 05 May 1655, Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut d. Sep 1676, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA (Age 21 years)
Relationship	Birth
Marriage	03 Apr 1673	Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA [1, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Family ID	F04819	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Mary Hannah EDWARDS, b. 10 Sep 1675, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts d. 23 Jul 1747, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA (Age 71 years)

Marriage 14 Apr 1699 Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts [1, 3]

Children

	1. Sarah HOYT, b. 16 Jan 1700 d. 12 Apr 1700 (Age 0 years) [Natural]
	2. Mary HOYT, b. 20 Apr 1703 d. 22 Nov 1750 (Age 47 years) [Natural]

Family ID F13423 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 17 Jun 2021

Event Map

Birth - 1676 - Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts

Marriage - 14 Apr 1699 - Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts

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Headstones

David Hoyt Jr. Headstone
David, son of David Hoyt and Mary Wells, is the husband of Mary H. Edwards. He is buried in a common grave in the south-eastern corner of the ground buried with the victims of the Deerfield massacre, in the Old Deerfield Burying Ground in Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts.

Created by: Charles Baker
Photo added by: MC

Sources

[S02364] Lucius M. Boltwood, Genealogies of Hadley Families.
[S00059] Alvan Talcott, "Families of Early Guilford, Connecticut" Vol. I, (Name: Name: Clearfield Company, Inc.;;).
[S00001] David W. Hoyt, "A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families", (Name: Name: Providence: Printed for the Author by the Providence Press Co. Boston: Henry Hoyt - 1871;;).
[S02329] Find A Grave Website.
[S02753] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1890, Vol. CLXXIV April.
[S00051] "Descendants of Simon Hoyt" at Rootsweb - Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
[S00086] "The Descendants of William Beardsley and Mary Harvey" Complied by Ellwood Count Curtis.
[S01785] Donald Lines Jacobus, Ancestry.com: History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.;;).