Capt. Matthew MARVIN

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"Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin": Matthew was chosen pound-keeper on the east side 2 Dec. 1724; his will, of which his brother Samuel and his "brother-in-law" David DeForest" were the executors, was dated 3 Dec. 1744; inventory L1911..15s..11d.,"old Tenner money." He left to his eldest son, Matthew, his "silver-headed sword, over and above what I give to the rest of my sons," which was doubtless that which he used while captain of the Wilton train-band, in which command he had been confirmed by the Legislature, May, 1743. He was interred in the Sharp's Hill burying-ground. After his death his children were, in 1747, made wards of their step-father, but 4 April, 1749, Matthew, then 15, chose his uncle Samuel as his guardian.

Matthew married Elizabeth CLARK about 1730 in Ripton (Huntington), Connecticut. Elizabeth was born on 4 May 1710 in Ripton, Connecticut; died on 29 Aug 1766 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Daughter of matthew Marvin and Elizabeth Clark

Hannah married Nathaniel BATES on 08 Nov 1750 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Nathaniel (son of Nathaniel BATES and Sarah TAYLOR) was born on 30 Oct 1729 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died in 1781 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]