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Samuel Hale | |
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Deputy of the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk [1] | |
In office 1656–1658 | |
Preceded by | Matthew Canfield |
Succeeded by | Richard Olmsted |
In office 1660–1661 | |
Preceded by | Matthew Canfield |
Succeeded by | Matthew Canfield |
Personal details | |
Born | Hertford,England | July 1,1615
Died | November 9,1693 78) Wethersfield,Connecticut Colony | (aged
Resting place | Green Cemetery,Glastonbury,Connecticut |
Spouse | Mary Smith |
Children | Samuel,Thomas,Dorothy |
Residence(s) | Hartford,Connecticut Colony Norwalk,Connecticut Colony Wethersfield,Connecticut Colony |
Military service | |
Battles/wars | Pequot War |
Samuel Hale (July 1,1615 –November 9,1693) was a founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk,Connecticut. He was a deputy of the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of 1656,1657 and 1660.
He was born on July 1,1615,in Watton-on-Stone,Hertford,England,the son of John Hale and Martha MNU. He likely immigrated with his brother Thomas Hale and sister Martha. Martha married Paul Peck Sr,before 1638,who was also a Hartford founder.
One validation of these siblings comes from the medical journal of Governor John Winthrop,who was also a physician:“25 Mar 1666 •Hartford,Connecticut treated:Peck,Martha:45 y. wife of Paule,.... wormes &paine in back &other sicknes[ sic ] wch thinks is wind 2 dos 5g N. N. &8g to take after. She is sis of Sam:Hale of Wethersfield &hath a bro Tho:Hale at Charleston. Sent word it wrought well,but very sick before it wrought.” [2]
Samuel Hale was living in Hartford in 1639.
He was a selectman in Wethersfield in 1647.
He served in the Pequot War,with his brother Thomas,for which he received a lot in the Soldiers' Field. [2]
He moved to Norwalk before 1655 [2] with his brother Thomas.
He served as a deputy in the General Court of the Connecticut Colony representing Norwalk in 1656,1657,1658,and 1660. [1]
In 1660,he moved back to Wethersfield. [2]
He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founders of Hartford in the Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford,and he is also listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founders of Norwalk in the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery.
John Mason was an English-born settler,soldier,commander and Deputy Governor of the Connecticut Colony. Mason was best known for leading a group of Puritan settlers and Indian allies on a combined attack on a Pequot Fort in an event known as the Mystic Massacre. The destruction and loss of life he oversaw effectively ended the hegemony of the Pequot tribe in southeast Connecticut.
Thomas Welles is the only person in Connecticut's history to hold all four top offices:governor,deputy governor,treasurer,and secretary. In 1639,he was elected as the first treasurer of the Colony of Connecticut,and from 1640 to 1649 served as the colony's secretary. In this capacity,he transcribed the Fundamental Orders into the official colony records on 14 January 1638,OS,. He was the magistrate during the first witch trials,the Hartford or Connecticut Witch Trials.
Richard Treat was an early settler in New England and a patentee of the Royal Charter of Connecticut,1662.
John Webster was an early colonial settler of New England,serving one term as governor of the Colony of Connecticut in 1656.
William Wadsworth was an early pioneer of New England,a founder of Hartford,Connecticut and the patriarch of numerous and prominent Wadsworth descendants of North America,including the poet Ezra Pound.
Richard Olmsted was a founding settler of both Hartford and Norwalk,Connecticut. He served in the General Court of the Connecticut Colony in the sessions of May 1653,October 1654,May 1658,October 1660,May 1662,May and October 1663,May and October 1664,October 1665,May and October 1666,May 1667,May and October 1668,May 1669,May 1671,and May 1679.
Matthew Canfield was a founding settler of Norwalk,Connecticut and Newark,New Jersey. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony representing Norwalk in the sessions of May 1654,May 1655,May 1656,May 1657,May 1658,May 1659,May 1660,May 1661,May and October 1662,October 1663,May and October 1664,May and October 1665,and May and October 1666.
Matthew Marvin Sr. was a founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk,Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the May 1654 session. He served as a magistrate in 1659.
Richard Webb I was a founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk,Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk in the session of May 1656.
Nathaniel Ely was a founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk,Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk in the October 1656 session.
Isaac Moore was a founding settler of Norwalk,Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk in the October 1657 session.
Nathaniel Richards (1604–1681) was a founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk,Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk in October 1658.
Walter Hoyt was a founding English settler of Norwalk,Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk between 1658 and 1662,and,when it was renamed,as a deputy of the Connecticut General Assembly between 1662 and 1681. He was a Norwalk selectman in 1672.
Thomas Hale was a founding settler of Hartford,and Norwalk,Connecticut. Thomas was the son of John Hale and Martha MNU,of Watton-on-Stone,Hertfordshire,England.
Richard Holmes was a founding settler of Norwalk,Connecticut.
Matthew Marvin Jr. was a founding settler of both Hartford and Norwalk,Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of May 1694,and May and October 1697.
Ralph Keeler was a founding settler of both Hartford,and Norwalk,Connecticut,United States.
Jonathan Marsh (1621–1672) was a founding settler of the New Haven Colony,and of Norwalk,Connecticut. He came to Norwalk from New Haven sometime prior to March 1656. He was the settlement's miller.
Matthias Sention Sr. was a founding settler of Dorchester,Massachusetts,of Windsor,Connecticut,of Wethersfield,Connecticut and of Norwalk,Connecticut.
Thomas Seamer was a founding settler of Norwalk,Connecticut,modern day United States. He served as a deputy of the General Assembly of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk in the May 1690 session.