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David HOYT

Male 1651 - 1704  (53 years)


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  1. 1.  David HOYT was born on 22 Apr 1651 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died in Jun 1704 in New Haven (Newbury), Vermont.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: French & Indian Wars - Falls Fight

    Notes:

    Occupation: April 3, 1673, Had Tavern, Old Indian House, Deerfield, MA, meeting place for Toreis.
    Thomas, together with his wife and children, Jonathan, Sarah, Ebenezer, and Abigail was captured in 1704, and perished by starvation on the march to Canada.

    "Families of Early Guilford, Conn." - In the assault of the French and Indians upon Hadley, 29 February 1704, Dea. David Hoyt, his wife, and 4 children Jonathan, Sarah, Ebenezer and Abigail, were made prisoners and carried away for Canada. Dea. David perished with hunger near the lower Cohoes. the wife and two older children came back, but Ebenezer remained in the country. Mrs. Hoyt afterwards married Dea. Nathaniel Rice. The youngest child was killed on the road.

    David married Sarah WELLS on 03 Apr 1673 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah (daughter of Thomas WELLS, II and Mary BEARDSLEY) was born on 05 May 1655 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died in Sep 1676 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. David HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1676 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachussetts; was buried in Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts.
    2. 3. Samuel HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jun 1674; died in young.

    David married Abigail COOKE about 1691 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail was born on 01 Mar 1659/60 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Abigail HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 01 May 1701; died on 29 Feb 1704.
    2. 5. Benjamin HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1692; died on 16 Feb 1759 in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
    3. 6. Ebenezer HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Aug 1695.

    David married Mary WILSON about 1677 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Sarah HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 06 May 1686; died on 11 Jan 1761 in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
    2. 8. Lieut. Jonathan HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 06 Apr 1688; died on 23 May 1779.
    3. 9. Mary HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1684.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  David HOYTDavid HOYT Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born in 1676 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachussetts; was buried in Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    It is said that he was one of the seven men who, during the attack upon Deerfield, Mass., successfully defended the house which took fire after the Indians left. they pursued the Indans and David was killed the same day in the "Fight in Deerfield medow", Feb. 29, 1703-4.

    David married Mary Hannah EDWARDS on 14 Apr 1699 in Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts. Mary was born on 10 Sep 1675 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jul 1747 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Deerfield Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Sarah HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jan 1700; died on 12 Apr 1700.
    2. 11. Mary HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Apr 1703; died on 22 Nov 1750.

  2. 3.  Samuel HOYT Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born on 12 Jun 1674; died in young.

  3. 4.  Abigail HOYT Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born on 01 May 1701; died on 29 Feb 1704.

  4. 5.  Benjamin HOYT Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born on 15 Sep 1692; died on 16 Feb 1759 in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

    Notes:

    "Genealogy of the Hoyt Families": Benjamin was about 11 yrs. old when Deerfield was attacked. Tradition says that, hearing the screams in the night, his fright led him to jump from a window and hide in a corn-bin, where he lay till morning. Then, finding all gone but the slain, he wished he had been taken, with the others. Some accounts say that he removed with his mother, after her return, to Wallingford, CT. Others state that he went to Norwalk, Ct., and remained there for some time with his father's relatives. Perhaps he may have been in both places. Afterwards, he with 20 or 30 others commenced a settlement at Ridgefield, 12 miles north of norwalk, where he afterwards resided. His descendants say that he gave his coat and hat towards his part of the pay in purchasing the land of the Indians.

    Name:
    Excerpt from e-mail from Donna McCool dtd 06-23-2012: Sarah Hoyt Nims' younger brother Benjamin was born Sept. 15, 1691 to Deacon David Hoyt and his third wife, Abigail Cook. According to family tradition, when the attack on Derfield began, Benjamin hid in a corn crib or, by some accounts a grain bin, and thus avoided being captured. He settled in Ridgefield, CT and died before 1773.

    Benjamin married Sarah ? on 21 Mar 1716. Sarah died on 09 Feb 1759. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Abigail HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Dec 1719 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    2. 13. Sarah HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Oct 1717 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    3. 14. Benjamin HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Dec 1721 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    4. 15. Mary HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1724 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; died on 30 Jun 1777 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Ridgefield Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
    5. 16. Mary HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Sep 1724/25 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
    6. 17. David HOYT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 06 Dec 1729 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

  5. 6.  Ebenezer HOYT Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born on 21 Aug 1695.

    Notes:

    Ebenezer was taken captive, and always remained among the Indians.


  6. 7.  Sarah HOYT Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born on 06 May 1686; died on 11 Jan 1761 in Deerfield, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    'A Genealogical History of the Hoyt Families": She was taken captive, with others of her family. Her captors were about to resort to force to compel her to marry a Frenchman, when she offered to marry any one of her captive neighbors who would accept her hand, and thus rid her from her troublesome friends. Mr. Nims accepted the offer, and they were united forthwith. Both were afterwards released from captivity, and returned to their native town where they reared a large family.

    Name:
    Excerpt from e-mail from Donna McCool dtd 06-24-2012: Sarah Hoyt was born may 6, 1686 the dau. of Deacon David Hoyt and his second wife Sarah Wilson. David was from Hatfield, MA and removed to Deerfield, MA at the time of its firdt permanent settlement. Sheldon (George Sheldon: A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts) says that it is hard to determine specifically when the first settlement occurred as it occurred over a period of time, but does note that David Hoyt was granted a home site in 1682. Based on that fact Sarah would have been born in Deerfield. She was 17 years old at the time of the 1704 raid on Deerfield, when she was taken captive and taken to the village of Lorette, located near Quebec, Canada.

    Family/Spouse: Ebenezer NIMS. Ebenezer (son of Godfrey NIMS/NYMM and Mary MILLER) was born on 14 Mar 1687 in Deerfield, Massachusetts; died in 1766 in Deerfield, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Ebenezer NIMS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in abt. 1712.

  7. 8.  Lieut. Jonathan HOYT Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born on 06 Apr 1688; died on 23 May 1779.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: 1685

    Notes:

    " A Genealgical History of the Hoyt Family": He was taken captive by the Indians, and carried to a place a few miles notrh of Quebec. While in the city one day with his master, he was noticed by an agent of the Mass. government, who paid a sum of money for his ransom, and immedicately sent him home. He landed in Boston after an absence of two years and a half, and settled in his native town, Deerfield. A number of years after his return from captivity, his old master visited him and was entertained with great hospitality, much affection being manifested on both sides.

    Family/Spouse: Mary FIELD. Mary (daughter of Serg. Samuel FIELD and Sarah GILBERT) was born on 23 Jul 1690; died on 26 Jun 1780. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 9.  Mary HOYT Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born in 1684.

    Mary married Judah WRIGHT on 04 Apr 1707. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
  

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