Micah Hoyt (1704 - abt. 1769)

Born 18 Jan 1704 in Amesbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Colby) Hoyt — married 4 Feb 1726 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died about 1769 at about age 64 in Newton, New Hampshire

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Biography

Micah Hoyt, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Huntington) Hoyt was born on Januar 18, 1704, as Amesbury, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

He married Susanna Colby on February 4, 1725/6. ^[4] Susanna was born at Amesbury on August 15, 1705, daughter of Samuel and Dorothy (Ambrose) Colby. ^{[1] [5]}Their children were all born at Amesbury, but the family later moved to Newtown, New Hampshire.

Micah Hoyt of Newtown, wrote his will on December 24, 1768 and it was proved on February 22, 1769. In it he names: ^[6]

• beloved son Micah
• heirs of my late daughter Mary Ferrin, late wife of Timothy Ferrin of Goffstown
• my well beloved sons Benjamin Hoyt & Samuel Hoyt
• my daughter Dorithy Carter now wife of Benjamin Carter
• daughter Susanna, wife of Abram Dow of New Salem
• daughter Abagail Feavouer wife of timothy Favouer of Newtown
• daughter Loues Carlton wife of Moses Carlton
• daughter Unice Carlton wife of Thomas Carlton of Newtown
• my son Thomas Hoyt
• my well beloved wife Susannah Hoyt ^[6]

His widow Susanna died on September 12, 1790. ^[2]

Children

1. Mary born on July 13, 1726; married Timothy Ferrin on November 24, 1743 ^[1]; lived in Goffstown, New Hampshire ^[2]; died prior to 1769. ^[6]
2. Dorothy born on March 7, 1730; married first, Enoch Challis on October 31, 1751^[1]; married second Benjamin Carter before December 1768. ^[6] She was probably a twin to Susanna. ^[2]
3. Susanna born on March 7, 1729/30 ^[1]; married Abram Dow of New Salem (now Salem, New Hampshire). ^{[2] [6]}
4. Abigail born on October 29, 1736 ^[1]; married Timothy Favour of Newtown (now Newton, New Hampshire). ^{[2] [6]}
5. Micah [Capt] born on July 23, 1739; married Miriam Currier of Amesbury on July 19, 1759 ^[1]; was a Lieut. in revolution; lived in Newtown (now Newton, NH); died on June 8, 1807. His Widow Miriam died in Amesbury February 10, 1814. ^[2]
6. Benjamin born on September 17, 1739 ^[1]; married Sarah ___ (?Sally Colby); lived in Newtown; died testate October 25, 1807. ^{[2] [7]}
7. Samuel born on September 17, 1741; died testate in 1813; married Sarah Currier; no children. Town clerk in Newtown for many years. ^[2]
8. Thomas born on July 17, 1743; married Eunice Hoyt, daughter of Timothy and Sarah Hoyt, intention published on November 14, 1761. ^[1] He was living in Newtown in 1768 but bought land in Dunbarton and later lived there. ^[2]
9. Lois born on February 22, 1746 ^[1]; married Moses Carleton. ^{[2] [6]}
10. Eunice born on June 26, 1749 ^[1]; married Thomas Carleton. ^{[2] [6]}

Research notes

Amesbury Births

HOYT, Mike, s. Thomas and Elezebeth, Jan. 18, 1704. (p. 134)

COLBEY, Susana, d. Samuell and Dorithy, Aug. 15, 1705. (p. 57)

Hoyt, Abigel, d. Micah and Susannah, Oct. 28, 1736. (p. 129)

Hoyt, Benjman, s. Micah and Susannah, Sept. 13, 1739. (p. 130)

Hoyt, Dorothy, d. Micah and Susannah, Mar. 7, 1730. (p. 130)

Hoyt, Eunice, d. Micah and Susanah, June 26, 1749. (p. 131)

Hoyt, Loes, d. Micah and Susanah, Feb. 22, 1746.(p. 133)

Hoyt, Mary, d. Micah and Susannah, July 13, 1726. [July 19. dup.] (p. 134)

Hoyt, Micah, s. Micah and Susannah, July 23, 1739. (p. 134)

Hoyt, Samuel, s. Micah and Susanah, Sept. 17, 1741. (p. 135)

Hoyt, Susannah, d. Micah and Susannah, Mar. 7, 1729-30. (p. 136)

Hoyt, Thomas, s. Miah and Susannah, July 17, 1743. (p. 136)

Amesbury Marriages

Hoit, Mary, and Timothy Farren, Nov. 24, 1743. (p. 382)

Hoyt, Dorothy, of New Town, and Enoch Challis, Oct. 31, 1751. (p. 384)

Hoyt, Micah, of Newtown, and Miriam Currier, July 19, 1759. (p. 387)

Hoyt, Thomas, of Newtown, and Eunice Hoyt, int. Nov. 14, 1761. (p. 388) ^[1]

Newbury Marriages

HOIT, Micah, and Susanna Coleby, both of Amesbury, Feb. 4, 1725-6. CR7 (p. 236) ^[4]

Entered by Chris Hoyt, Friday, March 14, 2014.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11} Vital Records of Amesbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Topsfield Historical Society, Topsfield, Massachusetts, 1913
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} Hoyt, David Webster. Hoyt Family: A Genealogical History of John Hoyt of Salisbury, and David Hoyt of Deerfield, (Massachusetts,) and Their Descendants: with Some Account of the Earlier Connecticut Hoyts, and an Appendix, Containing the Family Record of William Barnes of Salisbury, a List of the First Settlers of Salisbury and Amesbury, etc., C.B. Richardson, 1857, p. 27: 34: 49
3. ↑ Huntington, Samuel and Richard Thomas Huntington. The Huntington Family in America: A Genealogical Memoir of the Known Descendants of Simon Huntington from 1633 to 1915, Including Those who Have Retained the Family Name, and Many Bearing Other Surnames, Huntington family association, 1915, p. 17-18
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Vital Records of Newbury Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1911
5. ↑ Rich, George. Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of John Sanders, Fort Covington, New York, 1922, p. 19-20
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7} Hammond, Otis G., editor. Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, Volume 9: 1767-1771: State Paper Series Volume 39, The State of New Hampshire, 1941, p. 199-203
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHR7-HXH : 17 January 2020), Benj. Hoyt, 1807.