Joshua Hoyt1,2
M, b. 1641, d. before 4 November 1690
| Father | Simon Hoyt b. b 20 Jan 1589/90, d. 1 Apr 1657 |
| Mother | Susanna Smith d. b 1 Feb 1674 |
Joshua was born in 1641 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Joshua married Mary Bell circa 1663 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Joshua departed this life before 4 November 1690 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. His inventory is on the probate records in Fairdieldd. " Mary, his widow, was appeared and made oath to the inventory on the 4th of November 1690. The value of his eatate was about £800. Joshua died intestate. Leut. Bell of Stanford, Samuell Hoyt & Mary, his widow were appainted to to administer his estate. The estate was divided on the 10th of March 1691, the widow receiving one third of the estate, the eldest son a double portion, and the rest of the children equal and single portions, except Moses, the sons to receive their portions when 21 years old, and the daughters when 18 years old.
Joshua departed this life before 4 November 1690 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. His inventory is on the probate records in Fairdieldd. " Mary, his widow, was appeared and made oath to the inventory on the 4th of November 1690. The value of his eatate was about £800. Joshua died intestate. Leut. Bell of Stanford, Samuell Hoyt & Mary, his widow were appainted to to administer his estate. The estate was divided on the 10th of March 1691, the widow receiving one third of the estate, the eldest son a double portion, and the rest of the children equal and single portions, except Moses, the sons to receive their portions when 21 years old, and the daughters when 18 years old.
Family | Mary Bell |
Citations
- [S86] David Webster Hoyt, Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, Hight families.., page 302 - no. 2606 V. JOSHUA,2 b. as early as 1641; m. Mary (2629); lived in Stamford, Ct.;- d. in 1690, his widow surviving him. ... On the probate records at Fairfield is found an " Inventory' of the Est. of Joshua Hoit of Stanford who dec'd ye year 1690," filling nearly three pages. It was " taken and apprized by order of ye Towns men Daniel Scofield, Elijah Holly." " Mary Hoitt, widow of deed Joshua Hoit," appeared and made oath to the inventory, Nov. 4, 1690. The amount is about £800, including " two negrows £80," some sixteen different lots of land, a mill at Myanus river, etc. A list of the eight children is also given, with the dates of their birth, corresponding with the town records, except in a single date. Nov. 9, .1690, " Joshua Hoite of Stanford " dying intestate, the inventory was - exhibited and approved, and the court appointed " Leut Bell of Stanford and Samuell Hoit with ye widow of ye deceased Joshua Hoit to Administer on ye sd Estate." The estate was divided March 10, 1691, the widow receiving one third, the eldest son a double portion, and the rest of the children equal and single portions, except (2635) Moses,3 the sons to receive their portions when 21 years old, and the daughters when 18. [See Note (2608) Benjamin,2 also (2629) Mary.3]
The Stamford records state that " Ye aintiant Widow Hait" d. Jan. 27, 1729-30 ; probably widow of either Joshua2 or Samuel.2 ... There are, on the S. records, 1664-1685, 11 entries of the births of his children, 3 of them being repeated. The first one uses Hoyte, the next two Hoyt, one of the others Hoit, and the remaining 7 Hait. ... * Probably the daughter of Francis and Rebecca Bell, of Stamford. Mrs. Bell d. in 1684, and her clothes were divided equally between the two daughters, Rebecca Tattle and Mary Hoyt. Will of Lieut. Francis Bell, 1689, mentions Mary Hoyt. [See History of Stamford, p. 28.] - [S457] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, viii JOSHUA, b. say 1639; m. by 1664 Mary Bell (eldest known child b. Stamford 22 December 1664 [TAG 11:35]; in his 24 May 1689 will Francis Bell named daughter Mary Hoyt [FOOF 1:60]).