The Romance of Norwalk

December 4, 1657 — Matthew Campfield, Thomas Fitch, Nathaniel Eli, Nathaniel Richards, Richard Olmstead. Townsmen to act and agitate all such affairs and oc¬ casions as the orders of Courte authoriseth and that for the yeire ensuinge. February 18, 1658 — Walter Hoyt and Daniel Kellogg. February 18, 1659 — Nathaniel Richards and Mark Sen- tion. February 15, 1660 — Matthias Sention, Sr., and Mat¬ thew Marvin, Jr. February 19, 1661 — Ralph Keeler and John Boutt. February 19, 1663 — John Plat and Richard Homes. February 20, 1664 — Thomas Betts and George Abbott. 447 44§ ROMANCE OF NORWALK Selectmen: February 19, 1665 — Thomas Fitch, Richard Olmstead, Matthew Marvin, Sr.; John Griggorie, Sr.; Thomas Bene¬ dict. July 24, 1665 — Thomas Fitch, Sr.; Lieutenant Olmsted, John Griggorie, Sr.; “Sarjant” Haite, Nathaniel Haies. To execute orders of court. February 19, 1666 — Thomas Fitch, Richard Olmstead, Mathew Marvin, Sr.; Thomas Benedict, Walter Hayte. February 19, 1667 — “The same as” 1666. February 21, 1669 — “The same as last year”; cannot find 1668. February 21, 1670 — Lieutenant Richard Olmsted, En¬ sign Thomas Fitch, Nathaniel Richards, Daniel Kellogg, Thomas Benedict, Sr. February 20, 1671 — Lieutenant Olmsted,. Thomas Fitch, Nathaniel Richards, Daniel Kellogg, Thomas Benedict, Sr. February 20, 1672 — Lieutenant Olmsted, Ensign Fitch, Nathaniel Richards, Daniel Kellogg Thomas Benedict, Sr. February 20, 1673 — John Gregory, Sr.; Richard Olm¬ stead, Walter Hayte, Daniel Kellogg, Nathaniel Hayes, John Platt, Thomas Benedict, Sr. February 19, 1674 — Thomas Fitch, Lieutenant Richard Olmsted, Nathaniel Hayes, Daniel Kellogg, John Platt, John Bouton, Thomas Benedict, Sr. February 21, 1675 — Thomas Benedict, Sr.; Mr. Fitch, Richard Olmstead, John Platt, Nathaniel Hayes, Daniel Kellogg, John Bouton. February 20, 1677 — Lieutenant Olmstead, Nathaniel Hayes, John Platt, Thomas Fitch, Jr.; Thomas Benedict, Sr. February 18, 1678 — Mr. Fitch, Sr.; Nathaniel Hayes, Thomas Fitch, Jr.; John Platt, Mark Sention. February 20, 1679 — Thomas Benedict, Sr.; Nathaniel Hayes, John Bouton, Sr.; Daniel Kellogg, Mathew Marvin, Jr. February 18, 1680 — Thomas Fitch, Sr.; Thomas Bene¬ dict, Sr.; John Platt, Thomas Fitch, Jr.; Mark Sention. APPENDICES 449 February 20, 1681 — Thomas Benedict, Sr.; Thomas Fitch; Sergeant John Platt, Thomas Fitch, Nathaniel Hayes. February 19, 1682 — Thomas Fitch, Sr.; Thomas Bene¬ dict, Sr.; John Platt, Thomas Fitch, Jr.; Lieutenant Olm- stead. February 19, 1683 — Thomas Benedict, Sr.; John Platt, John Bowten, Lieutenant James Olmstead, Daniel Kellogg. February 20, 1684 — Thomas Benedict, Sr.; Sergeant John Platt, Sergeant John Bouton, Lieutenant James Olm¬ stead, Nathaniel Hayes. February 19, 1685 — Thomas Benedict, Sr.; Sergeant John Bouton, James Olmstead, Nathaniel Hayes, Sergeant John Platt. February 16, 1686 — Thomas Fitch, Sergeant John Platt, Sergeant Christopher Comstock, Samuel Hayes, Samuel Smith. February 20, 1689 — Ensign John Olmstead, Sergeant John Bouton, Thomas Seamer, John Benedict, Ralph Keeler. February 21, 1692 — Thomas Seamer, John Benedict, John Betts, Samuel Keeler, Samuel Hayes. February 20, 1694 — Sergeant John Platt, Samuel Hayes, Ensign John Beilin, John Gregory, John Benedict. February 21, 1698 — Samuel Smith, Samuel Keeler, Wil¬ liam Hayner, Sergeant Daniel Betts, Andrew Messenger. February 22, 1699 — John Benedict, Sr.; John Keeler, Sr.; Lieutenant John Olmstead, Sergeant William Lees, Sergeant John Platt. February 21, 1700 — Sergeant Christopher Comstock, John Fitch, Joseph Sention, Thomas Fitch, Jr. February 24, 1701 — Jerubabel Hoyt, Samuel Keeler, Sr.; Sergeant John Raymond, Sergeant Andrew Messenger, John Nash. December 18, 1702 — Samuel Marvin, Samuel Smith, Thom as Betts, Samuel Betts, Samuel Beldin. December 21, 1703 — Ralph Keeler, Sr.; Sergeant Daniel 450 ROMANCE OF NORWALK Betts, Lieutenant John Olmstead, John Keeler, Sr.; James Stewart. December 26, 1704 — Mathew Seamer, Samuel Keeler, Sr.; John Stewart, Zerubabel Hoyt, Thomas Benedict. December 12, 1705 — Joseph Sention, Joseph Ketchum, Samuel Ha — , Samuel Kellogg, John Benedict, Jr. December 17, 170 6 — Samuel Smith, Sr.; Thomas Fitch, Thomas Betts, Sr.; John Marvin, John Betts, Sr. December 18, 1707 — Samuel Marvin, Sergeant William Lees, Samuel Comstock, John Fitch, Sr.; Joseph St. John. December 16, 1708 — Ralph Keeler, Sr.; James Betts, Samuel Betts, James Stewart, John Raymond. December 15, 1709 — Zerubabel Hoyt, Thomas Benedict, Andrew Messenger, Eliphalet Lockwood, Daniel Betts. December 21, 1710 — Matthias Saint John, William Lees, Matthew Seamer, Samuel Marvin, Thomas Fitch. December 14, 1711 — Joseph Saint John, Captain Joseph Platt, Ensign Samuel Comstock, John Stewart, Thomas Benedict. December 1, 1712 — Samuel Smith, Lieutenant Samuel Hanford, Samuel Marvin, Lieutenant Matthew Seamer, Samuel Raymond. December 11, 1713 — Thomas Betts, Sr.; Ensign Samuel Comstock, John Marvin, Samuel Kellogg, John Betts, Jr. December 16, 1714 — Thomas Fitch, Samuel Marvin, James Betts, Samuel Betts, Lieutenant Samuel Hanford. December 9, 1715 — Captain Joseph Platt, Ensign Samuel Comstock, John Benedict, Jr.; Joseph Saint John, John Betts, Sr. December 3, 1716 — Thomas Fitch, Eliphalet Lockwood, James Lockwood, Samuel Hanford, Lieutenant Matthew Seamer. December 11, 1717 — Samuel Comstock, Samuel Betts, Samuel Kellogg, Samuel Marvin, Samuel Raymond. December 10, 1718 — Captain Joseph Platt, Captain John Raymond, John Seymour, Lieutenant Samuel Hanford, John Bartlett. APPENDICES 45i December 14, 1719 — Sergeant John Marvin, Lieutenant Matthew Seamer, Ensign Samuel Comstock, Samuel Betts, Samuel Kellogg. December 12, 1720 — John Copp, James Betts, Moses Comstock, Captain Joseph Platt, John Seymour. December 4, 1721 — Samuel Kellogg, Samuel Betts, Samuel Comstock, Sergeant Thomas Betts, Nehemiah Smith. December 3, 1722 — Captain Joseph Platt, Joseph Saint John, James Saint John, John Benedict, Jr. December 11, 1723 — Ensign Samuel Comstock, Sergeant Matthew Gregory, Lieutenant Matthew Seymour, Nehe¬ miah Smith, John Bartlett. December 2, 1724 — Captain Joseph Platt, Captain Sam¬ uel Hanford, Sergeant John Benedict, John Betts, Car¬ penter; Lieutenant Samuel Marvin. December 7, 1725 — Lieutenant Samuel Comstock, Thomas Betts, James Lockwood, Nehemiah Smith, James Saint John, Sr. December 1, 1726 — Joseph Platt, Lieutenant Matthew Seymour, Eliphalet Lockwood, Samuel Fitch, Ensign Thomas Benedict, Jr. December 14, 1727 — Samuel Betts, Sr.; Deacon John Benedict, Jr.; James Saint John, Lieutenant Samuel Mar- ven, Joseph Birchard, Lieutenant Samuel Comstock, Samuel Kellogg. December 10, 1728 — Joseph Platt, Thomas Benedict, Jr.; Daniel Hoyt, Ensign Matthew Gregory, Lieutenant Nathaniel Ketchum. October 11, 1729 — First Samuel Kellogg, Joseph Saint John, Captain Samuel Comstock, James Lockwood, John Dunning. December 17, 1730 — Sergeant Daniel Hayt, Sergeant Caleb Hayt, Ensign Thomas Benedick, Jr., Ensign Thomas Benedick, Sr., Deacon Hickcox. December 6, 1731 — John Bartlett, Captain Comstock, 452 ROMANCE OF NORWALK Nehemiah Smith, Eliphalet Lockwood, Lieutenant Matthew Gregory. December 4, 1732— Samuel Kellogg, Sergeant Daniel Hayt, Ensign Thomas Benedick, Joseph Lockwood, Ser¬ geant Thomas Betts. December 3, 1733 — Lieutenant James Lockwood, Cap¬ tain Samuel Comstock, Nehemiah Smith, John Betts, Car¬ penter John Bartlet. December 12, 1734 — Captain Samuel Comstock, Lieuten¬ ant lames Lockwood, Nehemiah Smith, John Bartlet, Sam- uel Kellogg. December 16, 1735 — Eliphalet Lockwood, Lieutenant Matthew Gregory, John Betts, Sr., Sergeant Caleb Hayt, Sergeant Samuel Jarvice. December 7, 1736 — Sergeant Caleb Hayt, Sergeant Samuel Jarvis, Nehemiah Smith, Ensign Thomas Benedick, Jr., Sergeant Samuel Fitch. December 14, 1737 — John Bartlet, Ebenezer Gregory, Captain James Lockwood, Daniel St. John, Jr., Joseph Lockwood. December 12, 1738 — Captain Samuel Comstock, Samuel Fitch, Ensign Thomas Benedick, Jr.; Sergeant John Mar- ven, Joseph St. John. December 11, 1739 — Deacon Daniel Hayt, Lieutenant Matthew Gregory, Samuel Gruman, Nathaniel Street, Cap¬ tain Joseph Ketchum. December 18, 1740 — Captain Samuel Comstock, John Belden, Captain Samuel Hanford, Samuel Fitch, Sergeant John Marvin. December 14, 1741 — John Belden, John Betts, Captain Joseph Ketchum, Thomas Betts, Daniel St. John. December 16, 1742 — Captain Samuel Comstock, Lieu¬ tenant Thomas Benedict, Sergeant Caleb Hayt, Joseph St. John, Samuel Fitch. December 12, 1743 — Captain Samuel Comstock, Lieu¬ tenant Thomas Benedict, Sergeant Caleb Hayt, Joseph St. APPENDICES 453 John, Samuel Fitch, Lieutenant Samuel Betts, Captain John Raymond. December 17, 1744 — Daniel St. John, Joseph Platt, Captain Ebenezer Carter, Ebenezer Gregory, Captain Samuel Cluckson. December 9, 1745 — Samuel Gruman, John Bartlet, Sam¬ uel Kellogg, Jr., David Lambert, Caleb Benedict. December 8, 1746 — Samuel Fitch, Thomas Fitch, Cap¬ tain Samuel Comstock, David Lambert, Captain Samuel Cluckson. December 7, 1747 — Major Lockwood, John Bartlet, Samuel Kellogg, Jr., Nehemiah Meed, Joseph Platt, Jr. December 13, 1748 — Nehemiah Smith, James Fitch, Isaac Scudder, Elnathan Hanford, Benjamin Betts, Cap¬ tain Ebenezer Carter, Captain John Raymond. December 4, 1749 — Lieutenant Noah Taylor, Captain Eli as Betts, Captain John Raymond, Isaac Scudder, Elna¬ than Hanford, Nehemiah Smith, Captain Thomas Seymore. December 10, 17 s°— -Nehemiah Smith, Elnathan Han¬ ford, Isaac Scudder, Lieutenant Noah Taylor, Captain Joseph Raymond, Captain Elias Betts, Captain Thomas Seymore. December 9, 1751 — James Fitch, Samuel Kellogg, Jr., Captain Joseph St. John, Lieutenant Nehemiah Mead, Da¬ vid Lambert, Captain John Raymond, Captain Samuel Han¬ ford. December 21, 1752 — Captain Joseph St. John, James Fitch, Dr. Uriah Rogers, Moses St. John, Captain Ena. Hanford, Captain John Raymond, David Lambert. December 19, 1753 — Captain Joseph St. John, Moses St. John, Dr. Uriah Rogers, Elna Hanford, James Fitch, David Lambert, Captain John Raymond. December 18, 1754 — David Lambert, Captain Daniel St. John, Daniel Kellogg, Moses St. John, Nehemiah Smith. December 3, 1755 — James Fitch, Captain John Taylor, Nathaniel Benedict, Lieutenant Nehemiah Mead, Captain Daniel St. John, Richard Dunning, Ensign Caleb Benedict. 454 ROMANCE OF NORWALK