My Family Tree

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In 1628 Simon Hoyt accompanied by his brother-in-law, NicholasStowers, and the Spragues who were also from Upway in Dorset, came toAmerica, in the ship Abigail with Gov. Endicott arriving at Salem,Massachusetts, September 6, 1628. In 1629 he went to Charlestown.
In 1630 he was in Dorchester, his name appearing in the records asSimon Hoit. In 1635 he was at Scituate where he and his wife, Susanna,joined the church.
In 1639 he went to Windsor, Connecticut, where he had fourscoreacres of land granted him by the plantation, February 28, 1640. A houselot was granted him in Fairfield, March, 1649, and his name appears inthe list of pioneers of Stamford.
In the StamfordTown records there is on file an interestingdocument relating to the distribution of his estate. Is is dated December1, 1674, signed by his several sons and sons in law as follows: MosesHoyt, Joshua Hoyt, Samuel Hoyt, Benjamin Hoyt, Thomas Lyon, Samuel Finch,Samuel Firman; Witnesses Abram Finch, Jonas Seely. (Hoyt, Rev. JohnWilliam; A Genealogy of Samuel Hoyt and Betsey Webb, Stamford,Connecticut, 1939, p.85.)