Susannah (Unknown) Bates (abt. 1612 - bef. 1674)

Born about 1612 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 1 Feb 1674 before about age 62 in Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Disputed Origins

Susannah's last name and parents have not been conclusively established. Her last name is often assumed to be Smith; however, there is no definitive evidence to support that assumption. See Research Notes below for additional information.

Overview

Susannah, wife of Simon Hoyt and, later, Robert Bates, was born most likely in England about 1612 (based on date of first marriage and births of children) and died prior to February 1674, probably in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Marriage and Children

Susannah married twice:

• Prior to 1632, she married first Simon Hoyt as his second wife. Her will omits reference to the four oldest children of Simon suggesting that she was not their mother.^[1] Simon died at Stamford, Connecticut on 1 September 1657.^[1]
• After Simon Hoyt's death, Susannah married Robert Bates.^[1]

Together with Simon Hoyt, Susannah had seven children:

Children of Susannah and Simon Hoyt:^[1]

1. Mary Hoyt, born about 1632, married Thomas Lyon;
2. Moses Hoyt, born about 1634, married Elizabeth (___) before 1659;
3. Joshua Hoyt, born about 1639, married Mary Bell before 1664;
4. Miriam Hoyt, born about 1641, married Samuel Firman 25 March 1662 in Fairfield County, Connecticut;
5. Samuel Hoyt, born about 1643, married first Hannah Holly 16 November 1670 in Stamford, Connecticut, married second (___) between 1671-1673, and married third Hannah, widow of John Gold, 20 September 1714 in Stamford;
6. Benjamin Hoyt, born in Windsor, Connecticut on 2 February 1644/45, married Hannah Weed in Stamford on 5 January 1670/1; and
7. Sarah Hoyt, born about 1647, married Samuel Finch about 1663.

As part of her blended family with Simon Hoyt, Susannah was step-mother to the four older Hoyt children, born between 1618 and 1625: Walter, Nicholas, Alexander, and John.^[1]

Susannah, along with her husband, Simon Hoyt, were admitted to the church at Scituate on 19 April 1635.^[2]. From Scituate, the family moved to Windsor, Connecticut and later to Stamford, Connecticut.^[1].

Death and Legacy

Susannah died before 1 Feb 1674, probably in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. On 1 February 1674, Susannah's heirs, Moses Hoyt, Joshua Hoyt, Samuel Hoyt, Benjamin Hoyt, Thomas Lyon, Samuel Finch and Samuel Firman came to an agreement regarding the distribution of her estate.^[1]

Research Notes

• Birth date is an estimate based on the birth of her first child in 1632.
• Susannah's last name is often assumed to be Smith; however, there is no definitive evidence to support that assumption. Anderson suggests that the origin of the assumption was the phrase, "[t]he Smiths Goodman Hait's brother" which appears in an early list of houses built in Scituate^[3] which at some point was interpreted as a reference to a surname and not the more likely occupation of blacksmith.^[1]
• Richard Smith was previously attached to this profile as Susannah's father. Until more definitive proof can be located, her maiden name remains Unknown.
• An unpublished manuscript held by the Westchester County Historical Society purportedly states with reference to the Samuel Hoyt family, "[t]hey came to Massachussetts with Endicott in 1628 in the ship ABIGAIL and settled in Charlestown. His wife died shortly after their arrival and he married Susannah Smith. They lived in Dorchester, Scituate, Windsor, Connecticut and Fairfield and about 1650 he followed his son Thomas to Stamford where he died September 1, 1657." The statement is inaccurate in several respects but does propose a location for the marriage of Simon Hoyt and Susannah which should be researched further.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Vol. 1-3 (Boston, Massachusetts: A: New England Historic & Genealogical Society, 1995) 1028-1033 American Ancestors.
2. ↑ "Scituate and Barnstable Church Records," New England Historical & Genealogical Register 9 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic & Genealogical Society, 1855) 279.
3. ↑ See "Scituate and Barnstable Church Records," New England Historical & Genealogical Register 10 (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic & Genealogical Society, 1856) 42 (an unnumbered entry suggesting a business not a residence, household or family).

See also:

• Hoyt, David W. A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families (Boston, Massachusetts: Providence Press Co., 1871), 286-292.
• Hoyt, John. NEW - Descendants of John Hoyt, Hayte, Hoight, Hoyte] Revised 03 Sep 2010 (includes disproven connection to Hoyts of Upway, England).
• Jacobus, Donald L. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. (New Haven, Connecticut: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., 1930) I:293.
• Mackenzie, Grenville C. Families of the Colonial Town of Philipsburg (Westport, Connecticut, 1966) unpublished manuscript held by the Westchester County Historical Society (poorly sourced).
• Prindle, Paul W. Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (Mrs. William Sperry Beinecke) (New Orleans, Louisiana: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976) 287, 289.
• Seamans, Michael. "Descendants of Simon Hoyt." RootsWeb.com.
• Sinclair, Douglas. "Simon Hoyt." DouglasSinclairArchives.com.
• Stamford, Connecticut. Land Records. vol. A, 61. FHL Film No. 5571.

Acknowledgments

• This biography was originally auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Smith-68518 was created by Paul Hughes through the import of Paul Hughes Family Tree3_2014-08-25.ged on Aug 25, 2014.