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land eight miles long and six miles broad.
Later Mr. Bush and William Junos sold
their interest in the tract for £22 los.
His will is dated June 24, 1737. The
records of the Dutch Reformed church of
New York show "July i3. 1698, Justus
Bosch married Anna Smith "
(IV) Justus (2) Bosch or Bush, son of
Justus Bosch, was baptized December 3,
1699. He was an extensive landowner in
Greenwich, Connecticut, his holdings be-
ing in that part of town known as Belle
Haven. According to "Selleck," Nor-
walk's historian, he married Ann Hayes,
daughter of Samuel and Ruth (Moore)
Hayes, of Norwalk, Connecticut. Letters
of administration on the estate of Justus
Bush were granted to his sons, Justus and
Henry, May 15, 1761.
(V) Mary Bush, daughter of Justus
(2) Bush, married, about 1759, Captain
Matthew Mead (see Mead V). At the
time of their marriage they were said to
be the richest couple in Fairfield county.
She outlived her husband, who died in
1812. They were the parents of Pamelia
Bush Mead, who married Stephen Mar-
shall (see Marshall II).
(The Hoyt Line).
(I) Simon Hoyt, son of John Hoyt,
was born in Dorchester, England, January
20, 1590, and died at Stamford, Con-
necticut, in 1657. ^6 married (first) at
Upway, England, Deborah Stowers,
daughter of Walter Stowers. He married
(second) soon after coming to America,
Susanna Smith. Children by his first
wife : John ; Walter, of whom further ;
Thomas, Deborah, Nicholas, and Ruth.
(II) Walter Hoyt, son of Simon and
Deborah (Stowers) Hoyt, was born June
3, 1616. He came with his father to
America about 1629. He lived at Fair-
field, Connecticut, and died about 1698.
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He married and had children, among them
Zerubbabel, of whom further.
(III) Zerubbabel Hoyt, son of Walter
Hoyt, was born about 1650. He married
Mehitable Keeler, widow of John Keeler,
and lived at Norwalk, Connecticut.
Among their children was Caleb, of
whom further.
(IV) Caleb Hoyt, son of Zerubbabel
and Mehitable (Keeler) Hoyt, married,
in 1707, Mehitable Blatchley, a widow
415
(daughter of John Keeler). They lived
at Norwalk. The will of Caleb Hoyt was
proved in May, 1755. Among his chil-
dren was David, of whom further.
(V) David Hoyt, son of Caleb and Mehitable
(Keeler-Blatchley) Hoyt, was
born December 3, 1710, died in 1771. He
removed to New Canaan, Connecticut,
from Norwalk in 1737. He married, January
5, 1735-36, Ruth Lockwood, daugh-
ter of Joseph Lockwood, and among their
children was Timothy, of whom further.
(VI) Timothy Hoyt, son of David and
Ruth (Lockwood) Hoyt, was born May
27, 1739, died in 1815. He was a soldier
in the Revolution, and lived in Norwich
and New Canaan, Connecticut. He mar-
ried, February 4, 1761, Sarah Benedict
(see Benedict V), and among their chil-
dren was Joseph Bouton, of whom fur-
ther.
(VII) Joseph Bouton Hoyt, son of
Timothy and Sarah (Benedict) Hoyt,
was born September 6, 1775, and died Oc-
tober 12, 1844. He married, February 8,
1800, Thankful Benedict, and among their
children was Deborah Bouton Hoyt, of
whom further.
(VIII) Deborah Bouton Hoyt was
born in 1813. She married Gilbert (2)
Marshall (see Marshall HI).
(The Benedict Line).
(I) Thomas Benedict was of Notting-
hamshire, England. Tradition says that