The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Conn.

296 ; Abijah, 296 ; Bartlet, 301 ; Mo-^i ses. ;J01 ; Thaddeus, 301,' Hartshorn. Jonathan. 204. Huivkins. Jos., 271, Hayes. Samuel. 191, 207 : Isa,3.c, 198 j j James. 202; James, 219 ; Silas, 254: John. 2S8. Hendrick, Nathan, 268 ; NathanieL'S 272. ••| Hickox (Hickok), Carter, 223 ; Johnu'l 229 ; John. 2?1 ; Noah, 271 ; Seth,'" Hui. wiir ; . ': Hvbbell, Z Hull. Josiaii. -iio. Hur.butt. Joseph, 243 ; Daniel, 281 ; John. 234, \ Husted. Jonathan. 235; Theodore. 943;- I Hiiatt. Thomas, 183 ; Ebenezer, 223;.: I Gilberr,, 2-3.5 ; John, 261 ; Alvin, 290, ; \ Isaacs, Ralph, 212; Isaac Scudder/ j 2-40, ' ■ i Ju.mes. Peter, 240 ; Daniel, 265 ; Jem- I my. 26.-1 j ,/ftr{;/s, William. 211 ; Nathf.n, 234; I iVle]av.etbon.B,,2o7: Hez.?kiah,269: -V ..,,•;.-, ;>7o. ' ■ ; .iJiam, 235, lacob. 266: Hezekiah. 294; ;kleach. 278. , A.r,'ttr, .John i>un oi Ralph), 189. 190, i 191 : Samuel, 191 ; John. Jr.. 197: : ^uv,-.li-i. J; , \!yi : >-f-Tf;nf=i, .lOl ; Mvi, 302; Isaac, KbllOf^g. Daiiit;', ■.larnuel,! 199: Joseph, :i .' li, 211 j! John, 214; Da^ • a. 249; Epenetus.265; Stjpbtu, 27-3 ; Enoa; 293 ; Samuel. 296, , Ketdcurn. .loseph. 190; Nathaniel. 198. '^ .:'■! , Epenetus. ?.54, nathan, 268. .. 230. I l..wn:bcri, D^Hvid, 2o7 ; David, Jr., 248 Little. John, 217, I Lockwood, Ephraim, 184, 189, 192 ; !NDEX. 11 Joseph. 194 ; Eliphalet, 231 ; James. 20^ ; Joseph. 206 : Ephraim. 215 ; Peter. 218 ; Joseph, 222 ; John, 236; Jc^eph. 238 ; Job, 246 ;' Ebeaezer. 260 ; William, 265 ; Ephraim 2i4 ; Nehemiah.234 ; Stephen, 2j1 ; Eli- phalet. 300 ; William S., 30i ; Buckingham, 300. Mallory. Lewis. 244. Marvin. Matthew, account of. 181 ; his children. 182 ; John, 194 ; John, 21.5 : Matthew. 242. McNab. Betsy 293. ^.ead. Abijah.263 ; James, 266 ; John. 267 ; Matthew. 289. Meivine (Mervvine, Marvin), Seth. 222 : Samuel, 230 ; Barnabas, 242 ; Ozias. 215 ; Matthew, 2:2 ; Ste phen. 254 ; Barnabas, 285 ; Samuel, 285. Middlcbrook, Samuel, 278 ; Nathan, 278. Mills. Joseph, 245. Mitchell. Rev. Justus. 233. Morehouse. David, 2.5.3 j Noah, 297. Morgan. Ezeldel, 270, 271; James, "(6 ; Zalmon. 372. Mott, William. 2.55. Nash. John, 198; John, Jr.. 193; .John, 22/'; Mic^ijah, 234; Noah, 234; 1 Jame^. 237 ; Jonathan, 268 : Na- than 2, HI ; David. 2ro ; Daniel, 273. Olmsttad.iohn^ 185 ; John, 193, John. 216 ; Dariu', 243 ; Joseph, 266 ; Hezekiah. 267; Samuel, 21.278; |; Samuel. 4th, 278 ; Reuben, 291. \ Parr at. John, 217. tPart'iA-k. Samuel, Patchen. Jared, 272. Peck. .John. 238. PeUett. Waters, 286. Pelts. Peter. 301 ; Henry, 301. Person. Thomas, 2J7. PkilUps. Ebenezer, 237. Pickeit. James, 185, 192 ; James, 2D8 ; Ezra, 233. Piatt. John, 186, 186, 188, 192 ; John, Jr., 193. 197 : Joseph. 197 ; Samuel, .200 ; John. 219 ; Samuel, 251. Price. David. 235. Prindle. Samuel, 209. Pope. Charles, 223. Quintard Evert, 253. Raiment (Raymond), John, 184, 186 ; John, Jr., 193 ; John, Jr,. 195 ; Tho mas, 2-5 ; John, 210 ; Samuel. Jr., 210; Joshua, 214; Eliakim, 223; Gersnom, 224 ; Benjamin, 22:i ; George, -i;J j ; Eliakim, 230 ; Asahel. 237 ; Paul, 233 ; Nathaniel, 210 ; Lewis, 251 ; Aaron, 252; Gershom. 255 ; i^dward, 256 ; Naphtali, 257 ; Hezekian, 2)8 ; Josiah, 264 : Tho- mas. 2o6 ; Jesse, 231 ; Moses, 2.37 ; Nathaniel, Jr., 287 ; John, 3d, 294, Reed. Thomas. 200 ; Thomas, Jr.. 207; Viniliam. 211 ; Nathan, 221 ; Daniel, 224 ; Benjamin, P., 257 ; John, 259 ; Benjamin. 2il ;' Daniel, 261. Rf.ssegui-e. Ale.Kander, 196. i2tc//ar6/s, Samuel 210; Gershom, 242; Daniel, 245; Isaac, 252 ; Samuel, 2 ,9. R'ggs. Jonathan. 2^9. Rockwell. Thomas, 2J3 ; John, 215. Rogers. Uriah. 213 ; Hezekiah, 292. Savford. Nathan. -302. Saunders, Jabez, 226 ; John. 236 ; Hfilmes. 242 ; Thomas, Jr., 251. Scoti. William, 263. Scrivener (Scribner). Benjamin, 189 ; John. 200 ; Abraham. 233 ; Mat- thew', 233 ; Enoch. 301. Seamer (Seymour). Thom3s, 182, 19a ; ■William, 261 ; James. 271 ; Seth, 293 ; Ezra, 293 ; Jonathan, 296 ; Lewis. 298 ; Samuel. 29S ; Samuel, 303 ; Lewis, 3J3. Selleck, Nathaniel, 249; James, Jr., 265 ; Charles, 280 ; Jacob, 281 .; Uriah. 30l. Sention. fSt. John), James. 185 ; Sam- uel. 190; Mark, lfi2 195 ; Samuel, 192 ; Joseph. 195 ; Jsmes, Jr., 2.)4 ; Nehemiah, 223 ; Caleb, 231 ; Abi- jah, 215 ; Peter, 243 ; Cook, 245 ; S'ephen, 245 ; Fhinehas,246 ; Jesse, 247 ; Adonijah, 251 ; William, 2.56 ; Josiah, 2j7 ; Abraham, 25y ; Isaac, 263; Ezra, 263 ; Silas, 253 ; Mat- thias. 239 ; Enoch, 269 ; StepheUj 273 : Eliphalet, 236 ; Joseph, 291 ; Benjamin, 2 i5; iviatthias, 300; John, 30J ; John, 300 ; Bela, 300 ; Samuel, 301 ; Aaron, 3C2; Isaac, 2.(9 ; Buck- ingham, 300 : George, 300 ; Isaac, 303; Isaac, sen., 303; Buia, 304; Matthew, 304 ; John. 304. Sherman.^ Roger M., 239 ; .Richard, 2J9. Silliman. Samuel C, 247; Joseph, 294. >Sm,ith, Ebenezer 208 ; Robert, 220 ; Eliakim, 2j0 ; ' Eliakim. Jr., 250 ; Asa, 253 ; Daniel, 270 ; ' Fhinehas, 272 ; David, 275 ; Charles, 278 ; James, 285 ; Noah, 239 ; Peter, 301. Stewart (Stuart). Robert, 186 ; John, 241; Simeon, 279; Isaac, 291, St07ie. Olney. 248. Street, Nathaniel, 219. Sturdivant, William, 190. Slurges, Ezekiel, 255. Taylor.' Thomas, 184, 185; Lt. John, 220 ; Josiah, 217 ; John, Jr.. 220 ; Noah, 223 ; Seth, 277. Thacher, Josiah, 224 ; Thomas Fitch, 243 ; Josiah. 251. Treadwell, John P., 301. Truesdell, William, 205. INDEX. Trumbull^ James, 290. Turrell, Samuel. 279. Tuttle, David, 203 ; Edinond, 241 : Enoch, 267 ; Dayid. 269 ; Nathan. 281 ; John, 231 : Selleck. 290 ; Eli; 297 ; Ebenezer, 297 ; Wid. Abigail, 297. Van Antwerp^ Nicholas. 250. Waremg, Edmund, 194; Michael, 223; Eliakim, 226 ; Joseph, 231 : Joseph, Jr.. 211 ; Eliakim, 249 ; Isaac, 264. Wasson, Robert, 259 ; Robert, Jr., 259. Waterbury. Thaddeus, 279. Weed, Nathan, 225 ; Darnel, 263, 264 ; Ebenezer, 296. Webh. Richard. 188, Wnite, Peter, 231 ; Samuel, 279 ; Smi, uel, Jr., 279 ; Stephen, 230. Whitlock.'lieze^d'd.h., 286 ; Daniel,:^ : WJutney. John, 189 : John. 192 ; Rio ard, 195 ; Joseph,' 197 : Henry, l99; John, Jr., Q02 : Josiah, 208 ; .Joseph, 213 ; Elijah. 217 : Hezekiah, 217 ; Abraham, 227 : David. 234 : Benjc min,236 ; Timothy, 236 ; Benjam:; 231 : Ebenezer, 287 ; David, Ji. , 2S8 ; Asa, 298. Wicks, Stephen. 233. Williams, Nathan, 255. Will son, John. 266. Wihon. John. 2S4. Wood, Samuel. 196; Stephen^ 28&'.. Youngs Richard, 265, '■•^w :::mMn' fix --^ ■ >. -4 ■ip L HISTORICAL RECORDS OF NORWALK, INTRODUCTORY, THE TIME OF SETTLEMENT. Trumbull, m Ms History of Connecticut, vol. i., p. 115, says, that in 1640, " Mr. Ludlow made a purchase of the eastern part of NorwaKi," " Capt. Patrick "bought the middle part of the town, " and that *' A fewfami- iies seem to have planted themselves in the town about the time of these purchases.'^'' On p. 202, under the date of 1651, he says, *' Though the eastern and middle parts of Norwalk had been purchased more than ten years, yet there had been only a few scattering inhabit- ants mthiu its limits.^' Trumbull is minute and accu- rate in his dates concerning the purchases, and in the •date of the order of the General Court for the settle- ment [1650]. In addition to the public records, he had access to other sources of information, which are now lost, viz, the " Manuscripts of Rev. Moses Dickin- son," to which he refers, p. 202. But on what author- ity he says that " A few families seem to have planted themselves in the town about the time of these purchases*' [1640], and that at the time of its regular settlement [1651] , there were " a few scattering inhabitants" with- in the limits of the town, I know not, I find no recog- nition of the presence of such prior inhabitants on the 14 NORWALK. [1651. town records. On tlie 15tli of February, 1651, the planters were here, as appears from the deed from RuNCKiNHEAGE. Somo of them, at least, were proba- bly here the year before. There is a tradition that several of them spent the winter here. THE FIRST MINISTER. In the great Bible of Capt, Hezekiah Betts, who died in 1837, aged 77, I find, among other historical memo- randa, entered by his own hand, that Thomas Hanford began to preach to the people of Norwalk about the year 1648. As Capt. Betts was so curious about such matters, and so accurate, I had entertained no doubt that his record was correct, and so published it ; but as the people who agreed for the settlement with Mr. Lud- lowe, in 1650, engaged to '^ invite an orthodox and ap- proved minister with all convenient speed," it is clear that Mr. Hanford was not here in 1648. Trumbull is doubtless correct, when he says, p. 299, " the same year [1652] Mr. Thomas Hanford began to preach at Norwalk, and some time after a church was formed in that town, and Mr. Hanford ordained pastor." THE NAME. The common tradition concerning the name, is the account given by Barber in his Historical Collections, p. 392, that the name Norwalk is derived from the one day's " North-waW that limited the northern extent of the purchase from the Indians. It is wonderful that so awkward and improbable a fancy ever gained credit. Norwalk is the old Indian name. The Indians were called " the Norwake Indians'" and the river bore the 1653.] THE RECORDS. 15 name of " Norwake River," when tlie English first came to these shores. Mr. Ludlowe's purchase in 1640 was from ^' The Indians of Norwalke," and the land is described as lying between '^ the twoe rivers, the one called the Norwalke^ the other Soakatuck.''''* In the earliest town records the name is written Norwalke (the w probably silent, as in Warioick). Our aged people retain the ancient (and probably true) pronunci- ation, Norruck. Bradley's Register says that the early Colony Records call it Norrwake. THE RECORDS.