John MARVIN

1678 - 1774  (95 years)

• Name	John MARVIN  [1, 2]
  	"Descendants of Reinhold and Matthew Marvin": 26 Feb. 1701, twenty-eight acres of land were "layd out by the Town's Committe" to John Marvin; this land was on "the Danberry Roads," and eight acres of it was "on his father Marvin's account." 16 December 1708, he was appointed town collector. When the meetinghouse was seated in 1710, John was assigned "ye seat before ye hinde pillar." 14 December, 1711, he was chosen surveyor of highways and 18 December, 1712, he was on a committee to obtain a teacher for the school. he was chosen selectman 1706, '13 and '19, in which year he is called "sergeant," and he, or possibly his son John, called "sergeant," in 1738 and '40; he was a constable in 1717; fence viewer, 1721 and '29; "lyster" 1724. In 1734 and '38 he represented Norwalk in the Legislature. In 1718 he with others was chosen to lay before "a wise and judicious committee" the 'surcomstances of ye town in their present differences respecting the meeting-house." 1734, with Joseph Platt, he was appointed to lay out the land granted by the town "in ye plain before Lt. Lee's door," for St. Paul's Church. 18 Nov., 1737, he gave a lot of land eight rods square to the "Presbiterian or Congregational church of Wilton, on which to erect a meetinghouse." He confirmed this by deed of 6 May, 1738, in which he said "among the congregation are some of my children", naming John as one. 21 Jan., 1752, he bought for L2400 the farm previously owned by his son John in Sharon, and not long after settled there; he is called of Norwalk 1 Nov., 1754, and of Sharon 17 March, 1756, where he owned several other parcels of land, and soon after his purchase (11 may, 1752), he deeded to his "loveing son Joseph Marvine of Norwalk," a lot, for "love, good-will, and affection." Joseph was appointed adminstrator of his father's will 7 may, 1774. [1]
  Birth	02 Sep 1678	Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	09 Feb 1774	Sharon, Connecticut   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I38025	Main Tree
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Matthew MARVIN,   b. Abt 1626, England d. Abt 1712, Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary ?
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Abt 1650  [2, 4]
  Family ID	F22674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary BEERS,   b. Abt 1685, Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 17 Apr 1720, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 35 years)
  Marriage	22 Mar 1704	Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Children	1. Gen. Elihu MARVIN,   b. 10 Oct 1719, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 24 Aug 1803, Blooming Grove, Orange Co., New York (Age 83 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F22680	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2012

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel ST. JOHN
  Marriage	27 Apr 1721	Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F22681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S5154] George Franklin Marvin of New York, and William T.R. Marvin of Boston, "Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin" of Hartford, CT., 1638 and 1635; Sons of Edward Marvin, of Great Bentley, England, (T.R. Marvin & Sons, Publishers - 1904). [S01785] Donald Lines Jacobus, Ancestry.com: History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.;;). [S03421] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Norwalk and Norwich. [S3597] Ernest Flagg, "Genealogical Notes on the Founding of New England" My Ancestors Part in that Undertaking.