John Hoyt1,2
M, b. 1613, d. before 15 September 1684
| Father | Simon Hoyt b. b 20 Jan 1589/90, d. 1 Apr 1657 |
| Mother | Deborah Stowers b. 1 May 1593, d. b 2 Apr 1635 |
John was born in 1613 in Upwey Parish, Dorchester, Dorchestershire, England. On 12 March 1614, he was christened in Upwey Parish, Dorchester, Dorchestershire, England, at Parish Church. John married Mary (?). In 1666 "John hoyte" was a witness to the signature of Moses Hoyte, on a document relating to the settlement of his father's estate, recorded at Stamford. His name first appears on the Connecticut Colonial Records as of Fairfield in 1650, 1651, and 1664. His name is mentioned on the town records of Fairfield in the boundaries of land in 1656, 1658, 1660, 1661, &c. On the 24th of January 1683, Peter Clapham purchased of John Hoit one parcel of land containing 21 acres, "being his home lot in Fairfeild, with his dwelling house and barn". The date of 1683 may have been only the date of the record, as it was several years after John Hoyt's removal from Fairfield, and just before his death. In 1665, he removed to East Chester, Westchester County, New York. From there, he moved to Rye in March, 1675/6. At the "Commanders and Honorable Council of War, held on the the 30th of August, 1673,"John Hoit was elected magistrate for the hamlet of Eastchester. On the original articles of an agreement between the inhabitants of Eastchester in 1665, John Hoitt signed third on the list. His name was also among the patentees of Eastchester in 1666. In 1682, there is land in Eastchester refered to as "formerly of John Hoite." It appears, he then removed from Eastchester to Rye in 1676. He is on the Rye records as early as 1678, when he was living "on Apawamis, Budd's or Rye neck, probably toward the southern end of the neck." John made his will on 29 August 1684 at Rye, Westchester County, New York.
THE last will and Testament of John Hoit of Rye who Committs his body to the Grave and his spirit to God who Gave itt and for my outward substance which God of his goodness hath Given me I dispose of as ffolloweth FIRST I will and bequeathe unto my Loveing wife Mary Hoit On third parte of all my moveables she to have Her choice of them and my house and orchard and four acres of Land Lyeing below the Orchard and on acre of Salt Meadow Iyeing by the bridge this abovemenconed house orchard & lands I give to my wife dureing her life and then to Returne to my two youngest sons John Hoitt and Simon Hoit and if my wife Remain a widdow and need Require I Give her full power to sell some of this said Land for her Comfort ALSOE, I doe will and bequeath unto my two sons John Hoit and Simon Hoit all my Lands and Right In Lands In Rye their mothers Right only Excepted ALSOE I doe will and bequeath Unto my two daughters Mary Brown and Rachell Norton the two thirds of all my moveables Each of them One third Only the abovesaid Rachell Norton hath Receaved Six pownds which six pounds Is to bee discounted of of her third part and an Equall distribution to bee made between them and for my depts I order to bee paid out of the moveables FURTHERMORE It is my will if Either of my two youngest sons John or Simon should dye In their nonage the surviveing to have all the Lands. " I appoynt my Loveing wife to be my sole Executrix of this my will and Joshua Hoit* and Sam'. Hoitt* and John Bondig overseers.
John Holt (seal)
" Signed and sealed In the presence of Us. Walter Hoitt, Thomas Betts senr.
John departed this life before 15 September 1684 in Rye, Westchester County, New York. On 15 September 1684, the inventory of John's estate was taken. There are some 80 items, including clothes, household goods, furniture, tools, 8 books (including a "Commentary on the Revelation " and
"Christian's Watchfulness", horses, cattle," His brother, Moses Hoyett was a witness to the signing of the bond by his wife, Mary Hoyt.
His will was probated on 7 November 1684. The will is on record in the Surrogate's office in New York City, and also among the deeds at White Plains. "THESE MAY cERTIFYE that Walter Hoit aged about Sixty ffive yeares and Thomas Betts aged about Sixty Eight yeares appeared before me In ffairfeild the 7th of November 1684, and did both of them Take oath that the within will of John Hoit of Rye was drawn In their presence and declared by said John Hoit to bee his will and that they both saw him sigue and seale the said will and the their underwritten Respective Overseers which overseers were appointed by him and written before the said signeing and sealeing and that there names were by themselves written as wittnesses to his said will and his signeing & sealeing the same as wittnes my hand the date abovesaid. Nathaniell Gold assistant In his fayr feild.
THE last will and Testament of John Hoit of Rye who Committs his body to the Grave and his spirit to God who Gave itt and for my outward substance which God of his goodness hath Given me I dispose of as ffolloweth FIRST I will and bequeathe unto my Loveing wife Mary Hoit On third parte of all my moveables she to have Her choice of them and my house and orchard and four acres of Land Lyeing below the Orchard and on acre of Salt Meadow Iyeing by the bridge this abovemenconed house orchard & lands I give to my wife dureing her life and then to Returne to my two youngest sons John Hoitt and Simon Hoit and if my wife Remain a widdow and need Require I Give her full power to sell some of this said Land for her Comfort ALSOE, I doe will and bequeath unto my two sons John Hoit and Simon Hoit all my Lands and Right In Lands In Rye their mothers Right only Excepted ALSOE I doe will and bequeath Unto my two daughters Mary Brown and Rachell Norton the two thirds of all my moveables Each of them One third Only the abovesaid Rachell Norton hath Receaved Six pownds which six pounds Is to bee discounted of of her third part and an Equall distribution to bee made between them and for my depts I order to bee paid out of the moveables FURTHERMORE It is my will if Either of my two youngest sons John or Simon should dye In their nonage the surviveing to have all the Lands. " I appoynt my Loveing wife to be my sole Executrix of this my will and Joshua Hoit* and Sam'. Hoitt* and John Bondig overseers.
John Holt (seal)
" Signed and sealed In the presence of Us. Walter Hoitt, Thomas Betts senr.
John departed this life before 15 September 1684 in Rye, Westchester County, New York. On 15 September 1684, the inventory of John's estate was taken. There are some 80 items, including clothes, household goods, furniture, tools, 8 books (including a "Commentary on the Revelation " and
"Christian's Watchfulness", horses, cattle," His brother, Moses Hoyett was a witness to the signing of the bond by his wife, Mary Hoyt.
His will was probated on 7 November 1684. The will is on record in the Surrogate's office in New York City, and also among the deeds at White Plains. "THESE MAY cERTIFYE that Walter Hoit aged about Sixty ffive yeares and Thomas Betts aged about Sixty Eight yeares appeared before me In ffairfeild the 7th of November 1684, and did both of them Take oath that the within will of John Hoit of Rye was drawn In their presence and declared by said John Hoit to bee his will and that they both saw him sigue and seale the said will and the their underwritten Respective Overseers which overseers were appointed by him and written before the said signeing and sealeing and that there names were by themselves written as wittnesses to his said will and his signeing & sealeing the same as wittnes my hand the date abovesaid. Nathaniell Gold assistant In his fayr feild.
Family | Mary (?) d. a 16 Sep 1684 |
Citations
- [S86] David Webster Hoyt, Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, Hight families.., pages 299-300 - No. (260) III. JOHN,2 b. before 1630; m. Mary (2620); d. in 1684. As in the case of Nicholas,2 all the circumstances lead us to the conclusion that he was a son of Simone; but we have not been able to discover any direct and positive proof of the fact.
In 1666 "John hoyte" was a witness to the signature of Moses Hoyte, on a document relating to the settlement of his father's estate, recorded at Stamford. His name first appears on the Conn. Colonial Records as of Fairfield in 1650, '51, and '64. [See p. 14.] We find the name of John Hoyt mentioned on the town records of Fairfield in the boundaries of land in 1656, '58, '60, '61, &c. Jan. 24, 1683, Peter Clapham purchased of John Hoit one parcel of land, 21 acres, "being his home lot in Fairfeild, with dwelling house and barn"; but 1683 may have been only the date of the record, as it was several years after John Hoyt's removal from Fairfield, and just before his death. He seems to have removed to East Chester, Westchester Co., N. Y., in 1665, and from thence to Rye in March, 1675-6 … the "Commanders and Honb'e Council of War, holden on the 30th of August, 1673,"John Hoit was elected magistrate for the hamlet of East Chester … The original articles of agreement between the inhabitants [of Eastchester] in 1665 were signed by John Hoitt, whose name was the third on the list. His name (John Hoitte) was also among the patentees of East Chester in 1666 … In 1682 we find land in E. Chester spoken of as " formerly of John Hoite." The wolf pits made by John Hoyt in E. Chester are mentioned in 1672 by Bolton, in his " History of Westchester County." … It appears, then, that he probably removed from E. Chester to Rye in 1676. Rev. C. W. Baird states that he finds John Hoitt on the Rye records as early as 1678, when he was living " on Apawamis, Budd's or Rye neck, probably toward the southern end of the neck." It appears that he died between Aug. 29 and Sep. 15, 1684 …The following will is on record in the Surrogate's office in New York City, and also among the deeds at White Plains: - His Will Noted … Inventory of the Estate of John Hoyt of Rye, Sep. 15, 1684. There are some 80 items, including clothes, household goods, furniture, tools, 8 books (including a "Commentary on the Revelation " and " Christian's Watchfulness "), horses, cattle," … Moses Hoyett was a witness to the signing of the bond by Mary Hoyt. - [S458] Martha J. Burke, Townsends: Dutchess County, New York [Part II], iv JOHN, b. say 1625; m. (1) by about 1650 _____ _____; m. (2) about 1659 Mary (Brundish) Purdy, widow of Francis Purdy. (John Hoyt's daughters, Mary, who probably married Hachaliah Brown, and Rachel, who married John Horton [not Norton], were apparently born in the early 1650s, as they married men born in the 1640s; we know that the widow of Francis Purdy had married John Hoyt because her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth (Brown) Purdy, in 1678 asked that "my father John Hoit and my brother Thomas Browne might stand overseers, or my brother Hacaliah Browne," but Francis Purdy died in 1658 [FOOF 1:495-96].).