When Thomas Hoyt Sr was born about 1588, in Upwey, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Hoyt, was -1 and his mother, Ruth Cole, was 21. He married Elizabeth Whyte about 1658, in Upwey, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. He died in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, and was buried in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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The Dutch discovered the Connecticut Region in 1614, but the European settlement of the region was largely the work of the English Puritans from Massachusetts.
Deed to Stamford signed July 1, 1640
Settled 1641
English: nickname from Middle English hoit ‘long stick’.
Altered form of Haught , a surname of German origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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