Norwalk

The foregoing glowing testimony to a Norwalk associated red child from the pen of the discriminating William Wallace Tooker prompts this aboriginal article's last reflection. The influence for good of the Rev. John Eliot over the untutored Cockenoe cannot for a moment be doubted, neither can the Rev. Thomas Hanford's interest in the unenlightened Winnipauke be for an instant questioned. The " moons " in this latter chieftain's life-history were about "full." and the days of the clergyman were almost numbered, when the aged Sagamore certified that the aged saint was his "beloved friend." It is a beautiful early Norwalk exhibition of Christianity-benignancy, and the subject is worthy of panel-per- petuation. On the opposite page is a fac-similie of the original Winnipauke-Hanford deed. This document has been fortunately preserved. It seems to have fallen through Rev. Thos. Hanford's son Thomas to said Thomas' grandson John,1 who lived where now resides Louis C (rreen, cashier of the Fairfield County Bank. •At the period of John Hanford's occupation of the present 1.. C. Green site on the Winnipauk road, the property embraced the Fair Ground of 1896, and extended to the river. On Oct. 28, 1762. Mr. llanford married Mehitabel, sister of Major Samuel Comstock of Wilton, horn in 17+0, and who served for seven vears under the direction of Gens. Washington and Lafayette. Twelve children were born to John llan- ford, Isee llanford lineage) one of whom, Charles, married Ruth, daughter of James Seymour, His iChas.' ) widow, Ruth, married for her second husband, Asa. father of the late Geo. W. and Wm. II. Bene- dict of South Norwalk. Huldah, born March 7, 1776, daughter of John Hanford and a sister of Charles, married Ebenezer Dimon Hoyt, and resided in the new- structure, with fine old colonial porch, still pre- served, and standing in the Main Street grounds, forming t lie Charles E. St. John residence of 1896. In their day the Hoyt's, from their windows, could unobstructedly look almost down to the head of the harbor pier at which the New York boats of their line landed. John Hanford died on the first day of Autumn, 1825, his wife having preceded him to the tomb by about seven months. Lafayette had recently visited Norwalk, and the Hanford's because, among other reasons, of Major Samuel Comstock's professional connection with the great General, were interested in the event. About the same time there came through Norwalk some of Napoleon's old soldiers, one of whom, in particular, interested Mr. llanford by his high praise of his emperor. " Why," said the French- man, as he was calling at the Hanford's, " You will find Napoleon's name in the Bible." Handing the sacred volume to the foreigner, Mr. Hanford request- ed him to turn to the place where such record oc- curred. The soldier seemingly complied, but sud- denly exclaimed, "Oh! this is an old edition." VV INNKI'AUK E - HAN' FORD DEED - C> • The text to ahove is found on page 2S. As Mr. llfmfont had died during tht* deed's execution and acknowledgment-interval, its eertifieation mav perhaps he construed as an act of m e morv - res peet to the dead and of loyalty to the living. The wttnesfst^ Were a younger Ilanford sun and a neighboring Gregory son. A C KNOW LB DtJMEKT- T HANS I. ATION . Winnipauk, Indian, subscriher doe acknowledge v* above instrument to be his free act and deed before me, in Norwalk, December 28, 169S: Nathan Gold, A->t. 78 NOR WALK NORWALK MALE DOCUMENTARY CENSUS. 165(1— I yOO. ENGLISH. LiiJ/mr Agreement" Settlers — tlliif). Church, Edward. Keelcr, Ralph, Sr. Ruscoe, Nathaniel. Ely. Nathaniel. Marvin, Matthew, Sr. Seymour, Richard. Graves, Isaac.' Olmstcad, Richard. Spencer, Thomas.' Hales, Thomas, Richards, Nathaniel. Webb. Richard. Holloway, John.1 Ruscoe, John. "And some others.' Additional " HHiickiiigheage" Peed Settlers — tllSJ. Beckwith, Stephen. Ely, Samuel.2 Fitch, Thomas, Sr. Fitch, Joseph. Haies, Nathaniel. Lumes, Samuel." Marvin. Matthew. Jr. More, Isaac. Bryant, Additional •'List of Accounts" Settlers — /';.;.'. Nash, Edward. Raiment, Richard. Whiting, Giles Abbott, George, Sr. Beacham, Robert. Bouton, John, Sr. Campfield, Matthew. Gregory, John, Sr. Hales, Samuel. Additional ■' Table of Estates" Settle, Hanford, Thomas, Rev. Homes, Richard. Hoyt, Walter. Keeler. Walter. Kellogg, Daniel. Lupton. Thomas. Marsh, Jonathan. Sension, Matthias, Sr. Sension, Matthias, Jr. Sension, Matthew. Seymour, Thomas. Morgan, Owen. Additional •* llifci" Settlers. Rcid, William. Benedict. Thomas, Sr. Benedict, Thomas, Jr. Benedict. John. Betts, Thomas. Additional ■■ Table of Home Lots" Settlers. Fenn, Joseph. Pickett, James. Fitch, Thomas, Jr. natti joseph. Gregory, John, Jr. Sension, Mark. Gregory, Jakin. Smith, Samuel. 'Tentatively, if at all, in Norwalk. -Uncertain as to anv Norwalk n.nnminn „,h u •Alexander Bryan. A Milford real estate agent, than witness to deed. ' «>M«boil other who operated in Norwalk. Widow Morgan appears also in this list. 7'J Bushncll, Richard.' Campfield, Samuel. Comstock, Christopher. Cramptnn, John. Haies, Samuel. Keeler. John. Ketchum, Joseph. Lockw ood, Ephraim. Stewart, Robert. Taylor, Thomas. Ward, Thomas. Additional ■* /fhtrirair Ca/a/og'/tc" Si'tttet Beldcn, John. Barnum, Thomas. Belden, Samuel. Hetts, Thomas, Jr. Hyatt, Thomas. Messenger, Andrew. Perkins, Jonathan. Piatt, John. Raymond. John. Reed, John. Smith, Joseph. Smith, Thomas. Beebe, James. Benedict, Samuel. Betts, Samuel. Buckingham, Stephen, Rev. Campfield, Nathaniel. Additional " (rra/tlcf* Gregory. Judah. Ho> t, John. Jupp, James. Ketchum, Edward. Miller, James. Hetlhrs. Nash, John. Rusco, William. Sention, Ebenezer. Sention, Joseph. The underneath roll, dated March 20th, 1656, "of the names of inhabitants that are to attend at Town Meetings' is valuable in that it is the documentary census of the male residents, of lawful age. of Norwalk up to that time. Abbott, George. Beck with, Stephen. Betts, Thomas Bouton, John. Campfield, Matthew. Ely, Nathaniel. Fitch, Thomas. Gregory, John, Hales, Thomas. Hanford, Thomas. Hayes, Nathaniel. Holmes, Richard. Hoyt. Walter. Jupp, James. Keeler. Ralph. Keeler, Walter. Kellogg, Daniel. Lupton, Thomas. Marsh, Jonathan. Marvin, Matthew, Sr. Marvin, Matthew , Jr. Moore, Isaac. Morgan, Owen. Nash, Edward. Olmsted, Richard. Reed, William. Ruscoe, John. Richards, Nathaniel. St. John, Matthew, Sr. St. John, Matthew, Jr. St. John, Mark. Seymour, Thomas. Ward, Thomas. Webb, Richard. iW'as of Saybrook. II*- had four children — Jo- seph, Richard, Mary and Mima. He died, and his widew (Maria Marvin, daughter of Matthew, Sr.) married in 1680. Thos. Adgate of Norwich, and had Abigail, Sarah, Rebecca and Thomas. She died Mar. =9- I7I3- 8o NORWALK. Register of Additional Abbott, George, Jr. Daniel. Jonathan. John. Allen, Henry. Applegate, John. Barnum, Thos. Jr. John. Bartlett, John. Belden, William. Betts, John. James. •' Daniel. Benedict, Daniel. John, Jr. Samuel, Jr. James. Blackleach, John. Benoni. Boult, John. Bouton, John, Jr. Matthew. Joseph. Brown, Jatncf,, Sr. <• Jr. Bushnell. Richard. Francis.1 Butler, John. Campfield, Ebenezer. Churchill. Robert. Clapham, Peter. Jfafe Settlers who came to, or who attained majority in, Xarwdlk, from WU to 17(H). Comstock, Daniel. Samuel. Copp, John. Corsair, Richard. Cornish, . Fenn. Benjamin. Fitch, John, Sr. John, Jr. Gregory, Samuel, (son of Jakin) Josiah. John, (son of Judah.) Joseph. Joseph. Jonathan. Thos. (son of John, jr) John, (son of Jakin.) Thos. Goldsmith, Joseph. Hanford, Thos. Jr. " Theophilus. Eliezur. " Elnathan. Samuel. Hayes, James. Haynes, William. Hoyt, John, Sr. „ Jr Zerubbabel. Samuel. " Thomas. Keeler, Ralph, Jr. Keeler, John. Samuel. " Jonas. Kellogg, Benjamin. Daniel, Jr. Edward. " Joseph. Samuel. Ketchum, Nathaniel. Lees, William. Lockwood, Daniel. Eliphalet. John. Lyon, Andrew. Lupton, Peter. Marvin, Thomas. Messenger, Daniel. Miller, Samuel. Monroe, David. Olmsted, John. James, Sr. » Jr. Joseph. Nathan. Ovitt, Thomas. Pickett, James, Jr. John. Piatt, John, Jr. " Joseph. Josiah. " Samuel. ■ He married Oct. 12, 1675, Hannah, born Dec. 12, 1654, daughter uf Thomas and Hannah (Marvin) Sey- mour, and had no sons, but seven daughters. lie re- moved from Norwalk to Danburv. The children were Hannah ( Mrs. Samuel Knapp) ; M;in (Mrs. John Taylor); Abigail (wife of Rev. S.-th Shove, the first minister of Danburv) ; Lvdia (Mrs. John FitdU4 (son of John2'1-, son of John '>•••, son of Thomas '"•); Mercy (Mrs. John Bostwick, Jr., of New Milford); Rebecca and Judith, who were unmarried, in 1712; Francis Bushnell's Norwalk house was on the Fair- field Path (Strawberry Hill Road.) XORWALK. Piatt, Joseph, (son of John.) Raymond, John, Jr. Samuel. Thomas. Reed. John. - Jr. " Thomas. Roach, John. Rockwell, Joseph. Jonathan. Thomas. Rusco, Nathaniel. Thomas. Schrivencr, Benjamin. St. John, James. Samuel. " Thomas. Seymour, Matthew. Seymour, John. Sherwood, Isaac. Smith, Richard. Stephenson, Jonathan. Stewart, James. Jonathan. John. Stone, Rev. Mr. Sturdevanl, William. John, (son of Win.) Taylor, Thos. Jr. John. Joseph. T little, David. Warner, Ralph. Warren, Kdmond. Webb, Ebenezer. Whitney, Henry. Henry. Jr. John, Sr. John, Jr. Williams, James. Wood, Richard. The foregoing is a copy from the ancient records of the male inhabitants of age, both "Indian and English," of Nonvalk, during the town's first fifty years story. The English named inhabitants may justly be denominated the Xorwalk "proprietors," the earliest laid out home-lots of whom are indicated on page 39, and reference to which, as well as to their occupants ascent and descent, has here logical place. LINKAGE PREFACE. In regard to this work's "genealogy," its author assumes no statement-responsibility beyond that of his clients American ancestry and affinity. Of the right and reasonableness of introduced foreign family data the reader must be the judge. // O ME- L <> T I.