The ancient historical records of Norwalk, Conn ... - Hay genealogy

1656.3 THE FIRST SETTLERS. 19
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Benedict, Thomas, 1662."*
" Bett«, Thomas, Guilford, 1650^' (Mr. Hinman
refers to Widow Betts, 1639, and John Betts, 1648).
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Camfield, (or Campfield,) Matthew—a magistrate
and judge ; not only a leading man there, but in
the Colony.—One of the signers of the petition to King
Charles II. for the Colony ; in 1662, appointed with
Gold and Sherman to hold courts at Fairfield.
" Ely, Nathaniel" Hartford, 1635,—nonstable,
1639, "one of the settlers of Norwalk, but afterwards
removed to Springfield, Massachusetts."
" Fitch, Thomas,—a brother of Rev. James, at
Saybrook, and of Joseph, of Windsor.
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Gregory, John—a deputy, 1662-3.
" Hoyt, Walter, Windsor, 1640.
" Keeler, Ralph, Hartford, 1639, viewer of chimneys
in '45.
" Marvin, Matthew—surveyor of highways at
Hartford in 1639, and '47 ; an original proprietor and
settler in Hartford before '39 ; removed to Norwalk^
deputy to the General Court from Norwalk in '54.
" Olivisted, Richard, Hartford, 1640, constable '46,
fence viewer '49, deputy in '62-3 ; moved to Norwalk
and was made a military officer. In 1661 was appointed
with John Banks, and Joseph Judson, who were appointed
by the General Court, to run the lines between
Fairfield and Stratford."
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Richards, Nathaniel, of Hartford-—in the Colo-
* Of Thomas Benediet, a much earlier account is given among
the family records of Norwalk in this work,
Mr. Hinman says, that Robert Lockwood came to Connecticut
from Cambridge, and was probably one of the settlers of Norwalk.
I do not find that this is so
j
perhaps this is the origin of
^he family.