John Hoyt (abt. 1625 - 1684)

Born about 1625 in West Hatch, Somerset, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Unknown (UNKNOWN) Hoyt — married about 1650 in Connecticut [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (Brundage) Hoyt — married about 1659 in Fairfield, Connecticut [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 1 Sep 1684 at about age 59 in Rye, Westchester County, New York [uncertain]

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Disambiguation: He was not the same as John Hoyt of Salisbury, then Amesbury, Massachusetts; see John Hoyt (of MA) profile for more information.

Biography

John Hoyt immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

John Hoyt (Simon)

According to the following book by Thomas Taylor, Mary Brundage, b. 12/10/1628, d. after 1710. She m. 1) Francis Purdy. She m. John Haight.^[1]

According to the following Pedigree File for John Hoyt:^[2] John Hoyt, b. 3/12/1614, Dorchester, Dorset, England, d. 2/28/1688, Rye, Westchester, NY, spouse-Mary Elizabeth Brundage, b. 10/14/16566, Fairfield, CT.

According to Perry Streeter,^[3] Mary Brundish (John, Thomas) and Francis Purdy, who was b. abt. 1627 in England and d. 1658 at Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT. She then m. 2nd John Hoyt/Hoit. He b. 2/12/1614 at York, England. d. 1684 at Rye, Westchester Co., NY (then Fairfield County, CT.) The 5 Purdy children were, as follows: John, Francis, Joseph, Daniel, and Mary. The 5 Hoyt/Hoit children were, as follows: Samuel, John Mary Rachel, and Simon.

According to Thomas William Brundage,^[4] The 5 Purdy children were as follows: John, Francis, Joseph, Daniel, and Mary. There were only 3 Hoyt children, according to the source, as a result of the union between Mary Brundage and John Hoyt, as follows: Rachel Hoyt, m. by 1684 John Horton; John Hoyt, b. 1664, d. 1723-26, Rye. m. Elizabeth Sherwood (7 Children); Simon Hoyt - prob d. w/o issue.

Origin

John was born about 1625, the fourth son of Great Migration emigrant Simon Hoyt, by Simon's first wife, (name unknown).^[5] Simon married first by 1650, Unknown (Unknown). He married second, about 1659, Mary (Brundish) Purdy, widow of Francis Purdy.^[5]

Perry Streeter says,^[6] John Hoyt/Hoit, b. 3/12/1614 at York, England, d. 1684 at Rye, Westchester County, NY (then Fairfield County, CT.

Marriages and Children

Our evidence that John married the widow of Francis Purdy was that in 1678, her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth (Brown) Purdy, in 1678 requested 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].)^[5]

John married twice: first Unknown (Unknown), and second, Mary (Brundish) Purdy, widow of Francis Purdy. John left a will in which he mentioned his wife Mary, two daughters, and "two youngest sons," hinting that there may have been other children.

1) Married by 1650 to Unknown (Unknown).^[5]

Children of John and Mary:

1. Mary Hoyt b ca 1640's, prob mar Hachaliah Brown
2. Rachel Hoyt b ca 1640's, mar John Horton [not Norton]

2) Married about 1659 to Mary (Brundage/Brundish) Purdy, widow of Francis Purdy.^[5] Mary brought her five minor Purdy children: John Purdy, Francis Purdy, Joseph Purdy, Daniel Purdy, and Mary Purdy.^[7]

Children of John and Mary (from John's will):^[8]

1. John Hoyt
2. Simon Hoyt, b c. 1664, d 1680

Above are the only known children of John Hoyt. Some include the child below, without evidence (sources are user-contributed):

• Sarah Hoyt

There may have been more children. (Please add appropriate sources for any additional children. Thanks!)

Fairfield, Connecticut

We find John Hoyt in town records of Fairfield from 1650 to 1683 when he sold 22 acres, including his dwelling house and barn to Peter Clapham. John had not lived in Fairfield for some years at this point.

According to Baird, John Hoyt (Hoitt) was born at Fairfield, removed to East Chester in 1665, then to Rye in 1676 where he was living as early as 1678 on Apawamis, "Budd's Neck," or Rye Neck, probably toward the southern end.^[9]

East Chester, Westchester County, New York

John Hoyt was the third to sign the original Articles of Agreement between the inhabitants of Eastchester in 1665, and he was one of the original patentees in 1666.

Rye, New York

Just a few years before his death, John removed from Eastchester to Rye. In 1682, we find reference to his land in Eastchester as "formerly of John Hoyt." Baird reports that John was not one of the original proprietors of Rye; he probably purchased his land from one of the original settlers.^[9]

Death and Legacy

John died before September 15, 1684 (inventory) at Rye, New York.^[9]

Last Will and Testament

THE last will and Testament of John Hoit of Rye who Committs his body to the Grave and his spirit to God who Gave it and for my outward substance which God of his goodness hath Given me I dispose of as followeth 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 above menconed 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.^[10] His inventory was taken and recorded at Rye.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ From Bulkeley to Bulkley to Buckley The Ancestors and Descendants of Moses Bulkley (1727-1812) by Thomas Taylor, Pub. 2008, Chapter: The Brundidge Family Connection.
2. ↑ "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:34KC-DG3 : accessed 7 December 2019), entry for John /Hoyt/, cites sources; "Francis-Hall" file (2:2:2:MMDJ-CWK), submitted 14 August 2015 by [identity withheld for privacy].
3. ↑ A Brundage Family Genealogy, An Account of Some of the American Descendants of John Brundish (1593-1639), Who Came from England to Massachusetts in 1635 by Thomas William Brundage, 1989. The following web site appears to contain 13 pages of Chapter 2, and a couple pages of Chapter 3, that is, 3-33 and 3-34. There appears to be a total of 54 pages in Chapter 2 that is not in this web site. So, apparently there are only 13 pages out of 54 pages. See: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/73570863?p=21538652&returnLabel=John%20Brundage%20(LDBV-TG7)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FLDBV-TG7
4. ↑ A Brundage Family Genealogy, An Account of Some of the American Descendants of John Brundish (1593-1639), Who Came from England to Massachusetts in 1635 by Thomas William Brundage, 1989. The following web site appears to contain 13 pages of Chapter 2, and a couple pages of Chapter 3, that is, 3-33 and 3-34. There appears to be a total of 54 pages in Chapter 2 that is not in this web site. So, apparently there are only 13 pages out of 54 pages. See: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/73570863?p=21538652&returnLabel=John%20Brundage%20(LDBV-TG7)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FLDBV-TG7
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Anderson, Robert C., (1995) "Simon Hoyt," Featured name Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to N.E. 1620-1630, Vols. I-III, Boston, MA: NEHGS , AmericanAncestors.org LINK (Vol I-III, Page 1030).
6. ↑ The Colonial Ancestry, p. 11, which may be found at http://www.perrystreeter.com/ by Perry Streeter.
7. ↑ Jacobus, Donald L., (1930) History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, FamilySearch.org LINK to PDF (Vol 1, Pages 495-96).
8. ↑ Jacobus, Donald L., (1930) History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. New Haven, CT: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, FamilySearch.org LINK to PDF (Vol 1, Page 294).
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Baird, Charles Washington, 1871 Chronicle of a border town: history of Rye, Westchester county, New York, 1660-1870, including Harrison and the White Plains till 1788. New York : A.D.F. Randolph and Co., Archive.or accessed 7 June 2016 (Page 412).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WX-3S7S : 7 March 2023), Westchester > Deeds 1681-1698 vol A-B > image 53 of 396; multiple county courthouses, New York.

See also:

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3CY4-1R8 : accessed 19 November 2018), entry for John /Brundage/; "Martindale Demond" file (2:2:2:MMD5-9J1), submitted 27 May 2016 by melmmart [identity withheld for privacy].

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:34KC-DG3 : accessed 7 December 2019), entry for John /Hoyt/, cites sources; "Francis-Hall" file (2:2:2:MMDJ-CWK), submitted 14 August 2015 by [identity withheld for privacy].