John Hoyt, of Rye

Biography

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4C. JOHN HOYT, son of Simon and Jane Hoyt, probably the John Hoyt who was baptised 25 Dec. 1628 in Broadwindsor Parish, Dorsetshire, England, died in late August or early September of 1684 in Rye, Westchester County, Connecticut (now New York). The baptismal registers of Broadwindsor Parish shows the baptism of "John fil: Symonis Hoyt." Broadwindsor is about 30 miles southeast of West Hatch, where the other children of Simon and Jane (Stoodlie) Hoyt were born. Hoyt researcher John Pelkey has observed that Broadwindsor is also where a Jane Stoodlie, son of John Stoodlie, was baptised on 8 Feb. 1596 -- likely the same Jane Stoodlie who married Simon Hoyt.

Martha J. Burke in her Townsends: Dutchess County, New York, Part II, iv, says (emphasis added):

JOHN, b. say 1625; m. (1) by about 1650 _____ _____; m. (2) about 1659 Mary (Brundish) Purdy, widow of Francis Purdy. (John Hoyt's daughters, Mary, who probably married Hachaliah Brown, and Rachel, who married John Horton [not Norton], were apparently born in the early 1650s, as they married men born in the 1640s; we know that the widow of Francis Purdy had married John Hoyt because her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth (Brown) Purdy, in 1678 asked 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].).

It does seem more probable that John's daughters Mary and Rachel were born at least a few years before John's marriage to Mary Brundage Purdy. Besides the two daughters, John is also known to have had two sons, JOHN HOYT and SIMON HOYT, who judging from their apparent ages must have been born of John's marriage with Mary Brundage Purdy.

John made his will on 29 August 1684 at Rye, Westchester County, New York. The text of the will is as follows (emphasis added):

THE last will and Testament of John Hoit of Rye who Committs his body to the Grave and his spirit to God who Gave itt and for my outward substance which God of his goodness hath Given me I dispose of as ffolloweth 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 abovemenconed 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 Hoit [seal] * Signed and sealed In the presence of Us. Walter Hoitt, Thomas Betts senr.

It should be noted that, as mentioned above, John's daughter Rachel was married to a man named Horton, not Norton. John's will misspells his son-in-law's surname.

John died not many days after making his will, as his will inventory is dated 15 Sept. 1684. The inventory of John's estate lists about 80 items, including articles of clothing, household goods, tools, furniture, eight books (including a "Commentary on the Revelation" and "Christian's Watchfulness"), as well as horses and cattle. His brother, "Moses Hoyett" was a witness to the signing of the bond by his wife, Mary Hoyt.

The known children of John Hoyt are:

1. -- MARY HOYT, born circa 1652, or born 1660, md. Hachaliah Brown
2. -- RACHEL HOYT, born circa 1654, or born 1662, md. John Horton.
3. 5C. JOHN HOYT (John Haight)
4. -- SIMON HOYT, born 1669.

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Additional Facts for John Hoyt

Name at Birth: John Hoyt

Birth: 12 Mar 1614 - Upway, Dorchester, Dorset, England

Death: 28 Feb 1688 - Rye, Westchester, New York, USA
Gender: Male

He is Upway and Rye

http://www.familypursuit.com/genealogy/hoyt_john/john-hoyt-b.1614-d...

Simon Hoyt (c1595-9/1/1657) was the son of Michael Hoyte and unknown, doubtful Agnes, and born in West Hatch. He married on on 11/4/1617 in Marshwood, Jone Stoodley (2/8/1596-1630), daughter of John and possibly Dorothie Stoodley, and baptized in Broadwindsor..

6. John12/25/1628 baptized in Broadwindsor

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hoyt-601

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.

Name: John Hoyt
Relation: Son... Father Forename: Symon... County: Dorset... Parish: Broadwinsor... Full Date: 25th December 1628... Year: 1628... Parish Records Baptisms

Name: John Hoyt Relation: Son... Father Forename: Simon... County: Dorset... Parish: Broadwinsor... Full Date: 25th December 1628... Year: 1628... Parish Records Baptisms

References

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   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.
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