Mary (Scofield) Hoyt (abt. 1678 - aft. 1748)

Born about 1678 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Jonas Weed — married 5 Apr 1695 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Wife of Samuel Hoyt — married 31 Dec 1707 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died after Mar 1748 after about age 70 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut

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Caution Two Jonas Weeds married to Mary

There were two Jonas Weeds, who lived at different times at Stamford, Connecticut. They both married Marys.

The later Jonas Weed (1668-1706) married this profile, Mary Scofield who married as her 2nd to Samuel Hoyt (Hoyt b July 3, 1678).^[1]

The earlier Jonas Weed (1610-1672) married Mary Unknown. He was the immigrant.

Unfortunately these errors and more have been repeated throughout various user-submitted data bases and websites.

Biography

Origin

Mary was born c. 1678 at Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, a daughter of Daniel Scofield.^[2] and Abigail Merwin.

Birth date 1670 is a guess, based on the births of her two husbands, who were born in 1668 and 1678 and the birth of her first child in 1695.

Marriages and Children

Mary married twice.

As her first husband, she married to Jonas Weed, born 5 Feb. 1667/8.^[2] in 1695.^[3] (A merged profile gave April 5, 1695 as the marriage date.^{[citation needed]}) Jonas Weed died on 20 November 1706.^[2] The inventory for his estate was taken on 8 Jan 1706/7.^[2] His widow, Mary, and Samuel Weed were to administer. Samuel Weed was to be guardian of John and Nathan, and widow Mary was guardian for Miles and Sarah.^[2]

Children of Jonas and Mary include (p 654):^[2]:

1. Abigail Weed b 5 Apr 1695; mar Jeremiah Scofield
2. John Weed b 19 Nov 1698
3. Miles Weed b 24 Feb 1700/01; mar Joanna Weed
4. Sarah Weed b 10 Mar 1702/3; mar Nathan Scofield
5. Nathan Weed b 20 May 1705; mar Isabel Youngs

She married on 31 December 1707 in Stamford, Connecticut, as her 2d, and as his 2d, to Samuel Hoyt, b July 3, 1678, son of Joshua and Mary Hoyt or Hait.^[2][1] Samuel Hoyt had married, as his 1st, on Oct 24, 1700, as his 1st, Susanna Slason/Slawson who died on 26 March 1706/7.^{[1][2] [4][5][3]} Samuel and Susanna had four children: Josiah, Abigail, Rebecca, and Susanna.^[1] Many records have surname as "Samuel (Smith) Hait, Jr" surname spelled "Hait."^[6] He was a Blacksmith.^[6] Husband Samuel Hoyt died on 10 August 1738 at Stamford.^[2] His property was divided among his widow, Mary, and his nine living children.^[1]

Children of Samuel and Mary include (pp 334-35):^[1]

1. Mary Hoyt, b Sept 23, 1708; m John Newman
2. Samuel Hoyt, b Jan 28, 1709/10
3. Israel Hoyt, d Sept 25, 1711-15
4. Samuel, b Mar 7, 1712/13
5. Rachel Hoyt, b Jan 31, 1714/15
6. Jonathan Hoyt, b Jan 14, 1716/17
7. Nehemiah Hoyt, b Apr 13, 1718
8. Martha Hoyt, b Oct 3, 1719
9. Deborah Hoyt, b July 30, 1721

Death and Legacy

Mary was living in March 1748, when she deeded land to her son, Jonathan.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Hoyt, David Webster, (1871) A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families... Providence: Printed for the author by the Providence press, Archive.org accessed 26 June 2016 Caution: Contains some errors. (Pages 319, 334-35).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Jacobus, Donald Lines, Families of Old Fairfield, Connecticut. (Vol 1, Pages 296-97, 654) (Online database accessed 1 March 2016. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
4. ↑ White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
5. ↑ Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Descendants of Daniel Scofield I." Barbara Kaye, manager, CTGenWeb accessed 26 June 2016.

See also:

• Raywalt, James, "The Identity of Sarah, Wife of Daniel Scofield and Miles Merwin - Still a Mystery." (Vol 152, Pages 179-83) The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database accessed April 26, 2015: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
• Torry, Clarence A., U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Ancestry Family Trees Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.