Elizabeth (Scofield) Hoyt (abt. 1791)

Born about 1791 in Connecticut, United States

Wife of Elijah Hoyt — married 8 Sep 1816 in Stamford, Connecticut

Descendants

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Biography

Elizabeth Scofield Hoyt was born around 1791 in Connecticut, according to numerous US census records, (1850, 1860, 1870 -- referenced in the paragraphs below).

Elizabeth may have been the daughter of Silvanus Scofield, according to A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families by David W. Hoyt, p. 533. The book lists the children of Elizabeth's husband, Elijah's parents, Elijah and Sally Hoyt . It gives some information about Elizabeth Scofield.
(5517) II. Elijah8, b. Sept. 16, 1795, in Onandaga Co., N.Y.; m. Elizabeth Scofield [dau. of Silvanus Scofield, of Stamfort, CT.], Sept. 8, 1816 (6486). A shoe-maker; living in Prairie City, McDonough Co., Ill. ^[1] The book can be viewed online at https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00hoyt

The Hoyt book (p. 594) provides the following information about the children born to Elijah and Elizabeth:

Merilda, b. July 27, 1817, in N.Y. State; m. Eldridge Howard, March 9, 1841; res. Village Creek, Iowa.

Samantha, b. Feb. 14, 1819, in N. Y. ; m. Rufus Benedict, Sep. 3, 1838 ; res. Prairie City, Ill.

Betsey Ann, b. April 20, 1821, in N.Y.; m. Stephen Greenup, Oct. 8, 1840; res. Elon, Iowa.

Angeline, b. March 23, 1823, in N.Y.; d. June 26, 1843, in Virgil, N.Y.

George Andrew, b. Aug. 16, 1825, in N.Y.; m. Amanda Schovill, June 22, 1843; res. Chillicothe, Peoria Co., Illinois.

Eliza Jane, b. March 15, 1827, in N.Y.; m. Erastus Carrier, Dec. 24, 1843; res. Chillicothe, Ill.

Sarah Lodica, b. March 15, 1829; m. John Carrier, Oct. 18, 1852; res. Prairie City, Ill.

Caroline Cornelia, b.July 29, 1831; m. Flavel Schovill, Dec. 9, 1849; d. Oct. 27, l866, in Prairie City.

Harriet Lovina, b.Nov.29, 1835; m. John Dart, Nov. 29, 1855; res. Prairie City.

Emily, b. Feb. 10, 1838; d. Feb. 12, 1838.

Elizabeth and her husband Elijah Hoyt can be found on the 1850 US census for Lee, Fulton County, Illinois, with their daughters, Sarah and Harriet Hoyt, and a 2-year-old "Davis" Hoyt, whose connection to the family isn't known.

Elizabeth Hoyt can be found at the age of 68 on the 1860 US census for McDonough County, Illinois with her husband, Elijah (transcribed "Eliza" at FamilySearch). He is listed as a 64 year old shoemaker who was born in New York state. She is listed as 68 years old, born in Connecticut, and unable to read or write.

Elizabeth Hoyt can be found at the age of 78 on the 1870 US census for Prairie City, McDonough County, USA, with her husband Elijah Hoyt.

The forum at Genealogy.com has a query that list Elizabeth's children by "genealogy user":
"Their children were Merilda, Samantha, Elizabeth Ann, Angeline, George Andrew, Eliza Jane, Sarah Lodica, Caroline Cornelia, Harriet Lovina, and Emily." The same posting also questions the parent of Elizabeth /Scofield/ Hoyt: " have seen one source, the Hoyt-Haight genealogy by David Hoyt (1871), that states that Elizabeth's father was Sylvanus Scofield. However, I have found several different men by that name, probably all related, in the same Stamford, CT area. My guess is that her father is the Sylvanus Jr. born May 19, 1751, married to first Mary Griffin and second Rachel Holly." ^[5] All of this information needs to be further supported and should not be taken as true at this point.^[6]

Notes

There is some uncertainty about which Elizabeth Scofield is the mother of Elizabeth Hoyt, the exact date of her birth and the identity of her parents. There are several possibilities, and Elizabeth Scofield's parents are different depending on the source. Some sources say her father is "Silvester Scofield", "Sylvester Scofield" -- and in other words, the information in this profile needs more research for confirmation. >>>>R. Greenup, 25 Nov. 2016

According to the lineage chart at the "SimonHoyt" website online Elizabeth Scofield who married Elijah Hoyt on September 8, 1816, was born approximately in 1797 in Stamford, Connecticut. ^[7]

There is a family tree listed at "Family Search" ^[8] that lists multiple matching family members, dates, etc. which may be a good source of further research information. This tree lists Elizabeth /Scofield/ Hoyt's parents as Sylvanus /SCOFIELD/ and Sarah /THOMPSON/ ^[9]

A death certificate for a "Sarah E. Hunter" . age 81 is shown at the "Iowa, Wapello County, death records Death certificates, 1921-1929"^[10] It lists her father as Sylvanus Scofield and her mother as "Elizabeth". Again, no particular reason to believe there is a connection, other than the father and mother's names and the belief by another researcher that one of their children was "Sarah Lodica".

A "George A. Hoyt" was born on 10 Jan 1819, in Derby, New Haven CT. (One of the possible children's names, born about the right time in a likely place.) ^[11]

The most interesting information regarding Elizabeth comes from the "FindaGrave.com" website, for the burial of Sarah L. Hoyt /Carrier/. It states that "She is daughter of Elijah & Betsy Schofield Hoyt. She was married to John S. Carrier and they are parents of Englebert, William & Charles Carrier". This is the strongest available evidence of Betsy Schofield (spelled with an 'h') and Elijah Hoyt. ^[12]

Sources

• http://simonhoyt.com/h-linage-world/g778.html#I15577
• A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families: With Some Account of the Earlier Hyatt Families, A List of The First Settlers of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass., etc., Providence: Printed for the Author by the Providence Press Co., Boston: Henry Hoyt. 1871. By David W. Hoyt (can be viewed online at https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhist00hoyt )
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N324-C6F : 27 December 2014
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D17Q-PRM?cc=1401638&wc=95RD-TQ2%3A1031317001%2C1031560001%2C1031606901 : 9 April 2016), Illinois > Fulton > image 7 of 8; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N324-C6F : 27 December 2014
• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25151-14932-68?cc=1473181 : 8 April 2016), Illinois > McDonough > Prarie City > image 12 of 20; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6793-QZV?cc=1438024&wc=9229-446%3A518684301%2C520024301%2C519817701 : 22 May 2014), Illinois > McDonough > Prairie City > image 22 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

1. ↑ *A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families: With Some Account of the Earlier Hyatt Families, A List of The First Settlers of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass., etc., Providence: Printed for the Author by the Providence Press Co., Boston: Henry Hoyt. 1871. By David W. Hoyt
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D17Q-PRM?cc=1401638&wc=95RD-TQ2%3A1031317001%2C1031560001%2C1031606901 : 9 April 2016), Illinois > Fulton > image 7 of 8; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). (Household continues on image 8 of 8)
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YB8-NJG?cc=1473181&wc=7QVJ-RM8%3A1589423252%2C1589424227%2C1589425893 : 24 March 2017), Illinois > McDonough > Prarie City > image 12 of 20; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6793-QZV?cc=1438024&wc=9229-446%3A518684301%2C520024301%2C519817701 : 11 June 2019), Illinois > McDonough > Prairie City > image 22 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/scofield/344/
6. ↑ opinion of this writer, R. Greenup on November 25, 2016
7. ↑ http://simonhoyt.com/h-linage-world/g778.html#I15577
8. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SBZR-KQD
9. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SBZS-F67 : accessed 2016-11-26), entry for Elizabeth /SCOFIELD/.
10. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQQ-QQC7-B?mode=g&i=722&cc=2531337
11. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77M-C4N
12. ↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47319354