The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Conn.

Joseph, the son of Joseph, was killed at Red Hook in the revo- lutionary war. Seth, his brother, was killed by falling from a tree, Joshua listed in the army at the age of 14, as a drummer, was taken prisoner, and kept on board a man-of-war till the peace, and arrived home just in time to see his father before he died. He afterv/ards followed the sea, and was a skilful and able captain. The descendants of the fourteen children of William are very numerous. See Appendix A.] — Communicated by S. W. Benedict John Bowten, the sonne of John Bowten, borne the last day of September, 1659. Mathewe Bowten, the sonne of John Bowten, borne the 24th of Desember, 1661,, Mstr Thomas Handforde,"pastor to the church of Nor- wake, tooke to wiffe the widow Mary married unto his sayed w^ifie at Newe Haven, October the 22th, 1661. Theophilus Handforde, sonne of mstr The. Handforde, born in July, the 29th, 1662. John Haite tooke to wiffe, Mary Lindall, the daughter of Henry Lindall, deacon of the church of Newe Haven, late deceased, the 14th of September, 1666. John Haite, the sonne of John Haite, borne the 21th of June, 1669. !84 NORWALIC. Ephraim Lockwoode tooke to wiffe Mercie Sention, daughter of Mathias Sention, sen. of Norwake, the 8th of June, 1665. John Lockwoode, sonne of Ephraim Lockwoode, "born the 19th of March, 1665, 66. Daniell Lockwoode, sonne of Ephraim Lockwoode, born the 13th of August, 1668. John Raiment, tooke to wifFe Mary Betts, the daughter of Thos. Betts of Norwake, the 10th of Desember, 1664. John Raiment, sonne of John Raiment, borne the 9th of September, 1665. Sarah Lockwoode, the daughter of Ephraim Lockwood, borne the 3th of Nouvember, 1670. John Piatt, the sonne of John Piatt, borne in June, 1664. Josiah Piatt, the sonne of John Piatt, borne the 28th of Desember, 1667. Samuell Piatt, the sonne of John Piatt, borne the 26th of January, 1670. Thos. Taylor tooke to wifFe Rebechah Kettcham, the daughter of Edwd Kettcham late of Strattforde, deceased. The sayed Thos. was mari'ied unto the saved Rebechah the 14th of fFebruary, Anno 1677. Thomas Taylor, the sonne of Thos. Taylor, borne the 26th of November, Anno 1668. TJios Benidicfs children. Mary Benidict, the Daughter of Thos. Benidict, Junr., borne the 4th of Desember, Anno 1666. Tho. Benidict the sonne of Tho. Benidict, Junr., borne the 5th of Desember, Anno 1670. [Thos. Benedict, sen'r, was born in England in 1617, and came to New England at the age of 21, and settled in the Massachusetts Bay. Hb afterwards removed to Southhold, L. L ; thence to Hun- tington, and thence to Jamaica, from whence he removed to Nor- walk in 1665. He had nine children, viz., Thomas, John, Samuel, James, Daniel, Betty, Mary, Sarah, and Rebeckah, all of whom removed with him to Norwalk. His son Thomas had six children; his son John had nine; Sarauel had seven, James seven, Daniel four, Betty (married to GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 185 John Slauson of Stamford) two, Mary (married to John Olmsted of Norwalk) ten, Sarah (married to James Beebe of Stratford) two ; Rebeckah was .married to Doctor Samuel Wood, but we have no record of her children ; making the number of grand-children of the said Thomas Benedict, senr, 47, exclusive of the children of his daughter Rebeckah. For a full account of his family, and of the descendants of his son John Benedict, see Appendix B.] Deborah Taylor, the daughter of Thos. Taylor, borne in June, 1671. Christopher Comestocke tooke to wiiFe Hannaih Piatt, the daughter of Richard Piatt of Milford, and was married October the 6th, 1663. Christopher Comestocke' s children. Daniell Comestocke, the sonne of Christopher Come- stocke, borne the 21th of July, Anno 1664. Hannaih Comestocke, the daughter of Christopher Comestocke, borne the 15th of July, Anno 1666. Abigail Comestocke, the daughter of Christopher Come- stocke, borne the 27th of January, Anno 1669. Mary Comestocke, the daughter of Christopher Come- stocke, borne the 19th of ffebruary. Anno 1671. SamueU Haite, the sonne of John Haite, borne the 17th of October, Anno 1670. John Benidict, Junior, tooke to wiffe, Phebe Griggorie, the daughter of John Griggorie, and was married the 11th of November, Anno 1670. Phebe Benidict, the daughter of John Benidict, junior, was b(^ne the 21th of September, Anno 1673. John Olmested tooke to wifFe Mary Benidict the daughter of Thomas Benidict, and was married the 17th of July, Anno 1673. James Pickitt, tooke to wiffe Rebecca Keeiler, the daugh- ter of Ralph Keeiler, late of Norwake, and was married the 17th of July, Anno 1673. James Sention tooke to wiffe Rebecka Pickett, the daugh- ter of John Pickett of Stratford, and was married the last day of Desember, Anno 1673. 186 NORWALK. Sarauell Raimont the sonne of John RauTiont bom the 7th of July, Anno, 1673. Rachell Bovvten, the daughter of John Bowten, borne the 15th of Desember, Anno 1667. Abigail Bowten the daughter of John Bowten, borne the first of April, Anno 1670. Mary Bowten, the daughter of John Bowtenj borne the ,26 th of May, Anno 1671. John Taylor, the sonne of Thos. Taylor, borne in the mounth desember, Anno 1673. Joseph Taylor, the sonne of Thos. Taylor, borne in the mounth of Desember. Mary Griggorie the daughter of Jakin Griggorie, borne the fifth of Desember, Anno 1669. ! John Griggorie the sonne of Jakin Griggorie, borne the twentie fifth of January, Anno 1670. Thos. Griggorie the sonne of Jakin Griggorie, biorne the 17th of January, Anno 1672. Robert Stew^art tooke to wiffe Bethia Rumball the daugh- ter of Thos. Rumball of Stratford, and was married the 12th of June, Anno 1661. James Stewart the sonne of Robert Stewart, borne the 19th of March, Anno, 1662, 63. Abigail Stewart, the daughter of Robert Stewart, borne in August, the middle mounth. Anno 1666, John Stewart, the sonne of Robert Stewart, borne the 18th of March, Anno 1668, 69.. Deborah Stewart the Daughter of Robert Stewart, borae in May, 1669. Elissabeth Stewart, the daughter of Robert Stewart, borne in the latter ende of September, Anno 1671.* Phebe Stewart, the Daughter of Robert Stewart, borne the middle of fFebruary, Anno 1673. Joseph Piatt the sonne of John Piatt borne the Seven- teenth of February, Anno 1672. Elissabeth Griggorie the daughter of John Griggorie, junior, borne in January, Anno 1665. Sarah Griggorie the daughter of John Griggorie, junior, borne in Desember, Anno 1667. Jonathan Griggorie the sonne of John Griggorie junior, borne in June, Armo 1671. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 187 . ■ — — . y- Abigall Griggorie, the daughter of John Griggorie, jun- ior, borne m June, Anno 1672. Mary Handford, the daughter of Mstr Thos. Handford, borne the thirtieth of November, Anno 1663. Hannah Hanford, the daughter of Mstr Thos. Hanford borne the twentie eighth of June, Anno 1665. ^ Elissabeth Hanford, the daughter of Mstr Thos. Hanford, borne the ninth of January, Anno 1666. Thos. Hanford, the sonne of Mstr Thos. Hanford, borne the eighteenth of July, Anno 1668. Eleazer Hanford, tlie sonne of Mstr Thos. Hanford, borne the fifteenth of September, Anno 1670. Ehiathan lianford, the sonne of Mstr Thos. Hanford^ borne the leaventh of October, Anno 1672. Samuel! Hanford, the sonne of mstr Thos Hanford, borne the Judah Griggorie tooke to" wiife Hannah Haite, the daugh- ter of W altar Haite of Norwake, and was married^ Octo- ber the twentieth. Anno 1664 Hannah Griggorie, the daughter of Judah GriggoriCj was borne the twentie fowrth of September, Anno 1665. John Griggorie* the sonne of Judah Griggorie, was boni.e the 17th of March, Anno 1668. Percie Griggorie, the daughter of Judah Griggorie, was borne the eleventh of ffebruary, Anno 1671. Danniell Kellogge tooke to wifFe Bridgett Bowten, the daughter of John Bowten, and was married at Norwake, Anno 1665. Sarah Kellogge, the daughter of Danniell Kellogge, was borne in ffebruary, A-nno 1665, 6. Mary Kellogge, the daughter of Danniell Kellogge, was borne in February, Anno 1662. Rachell Kellogge, the daughter of Danniell Kelloggej was borne in ffebruary. Anno 1663, Elissabeth Kellogge, the daughter of Danniell Kellogge, was borne m Auguste, Anno 1666. Thomas Haite, the sonne of John Haite, borne the fifth of January, Anno Domine sixe hundred seaventie foure. Mary Haite, the daughter of John Haite, borne the fi.rst of September, Anno Domine, sixe hundred and seaventie seaven. 188 ' NORWALK, James Benidicte tooke to wiffe Sarah Gregorie, the daughter of John Gregorie, Sen., of Norwake, and was married the tennth of May, Anno 1676. Sarah Benidicte, the daughter of James Benidict, borne the seventh sixe of June, Anno 1677. Hannaih Benidict, the daughter of Thos. Benidict, Jun., borne the eighth of January, Anno Domi. 1676. John Benidict, the sonne of John Benidicte, borne th© third of March, Anno 1675, 76. Johannah Benidicte, the daughter of Samuell Benidicte, borne the twentie second day of October, Anno 1673. Samuell Benidicte, the sonne of Samuel! Benidicte, borne the fifth of March, Anno 1674, 75. Sarah Piatt, the daughter of John Piatt, borne the one- and-twentieth of May. in Anno one thous'd sixe hundred seaventie eight. Thomas Hyatt tooke to wiffe Mary Sention, the daugh- ter of Mathias Sention, of Norwake, and was married about the 10th of November, 1677. Rebeckah Hyatt, the daughter of Thomas Hyatt, borne in the beginninge of October, Anno 1678. Ffrancis Bushnell tooke to wiffe Hannah Seamer, daugh- ter of Tho. Seamer, of Norwalke, and was married the 12th of October, 1675. Hannah Bushnell, the daughter of Ffrancis Bushnell, borne the 22th of Augst, Anno .Domie. 1676. Mary Bushnell, the daughter of Ffrancis Bushnell, borne the 21th of Desember, Anno Domi. 167&. John Cramp ton tooke to wiffe Sarah Rockewell, the daughter of John Rockewell, of Stamford, and was mar- ried^he 8th of October, 1676. Sarah Crampton, the daughter of John Crampton, borne the 10th of September, 1679. Elissabeth Webb, the widow of Ritchard Webb, former- ly of Norwalke, deceased the twenty fowreth of January, 1680. GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. Benjamin Skrivener tooke to wifFe Hannah Cram the daughter of John Crampton, of Norwalke, and I r married the 6th of March, 1679, 80.