William HYDE

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from Randall & Allied Families gedcom:William Hyde, the American immigrant, was born in England. He was among the founders of Hartford, Connecticut, and his name is on the monument to the first settlers there. He doubtless came with the Rev. Thomas Hooker to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and then went with him to Hartford. He removed thence to Saybrook, Connecticut, as early as 1659, and finally to Norwich, Connecticut, about 1660."Genealogies and Family History of the State of Connecticut" by William Richard Cutter; Historical Publishing Company; New York City, New York; 1911 (929.2 Connect/Cutter CSL) (974.6 C991 1997 LAPL)1660: The 85 original proprietors of that town were the Reverend James Fitch, the first minister of that place; Major John Mason, afterwards Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut; Lieutenant Thomas Leffingwell; Lieutenant Thomas Tracy and his eldest son, John Tracy; Deacon Thomas Adgate; Christopher Huntington and his brother, Deacon Simon Huntington; Ensign Thomas Waterman; WILLIAM HYDE, and his son, Samuel Hyde and his son-in-law, John Post; Thomas Post; Lieutenant William Backus and his brother, Stephen Backus; Deacon Hugh Calkins and his son, John Calkins, and his son-in-law, Jonathan Boyce; John Reynolds; Thomas Bliss; Francis Griswold; John Birchard; Robert Wade; Morgan Bowers; John Gager; Thomas Howard; Dr. John Olmstead; Nehemiah Smith; Richard Edgerton; John Elderkin; John Bradford; Thomas Bingham; Robert Alien; John Baldwin, and John Pease. Most of these original proprietors of Norwich were from Saybrook, and East Saybrook (now Lyme). Hugh Calkins and his son and son-in-law and John Pease, John Gager, Jeremiah Smith and Robert Alien, were from New London. Thomas Waterman, and John Bradford were from Marshfield, Massachusetts."Hyde Genealogy: The descendants in the female as well as the male lines : from William Hyde of Norwich, with their places of residences, and dates of births, marriages, etc. and other particulars of them and their families and ancestry" by Reuben H. Walworth; 1:3; J. Munsell and Sons; Albany, New York (HeritageQuest)1681, January 6: He died at Norwich (New London) Connecticut. He was a man of considerable importance and wealth for his day, and was frequently selectman and held other places of trust. His house lot was bequeathed to his grandson, William Hyde, and at last accounts was still owned by lineal descendantsFrom Savage:WILLIAM, Hartford, an orig. propr. rem. to Saybrook, thence a. 1659 or 60, to Norwich, there d. 1681. His only ch. kn. to us were Samuel, bef. ment. and Esther, wh. m. John Post.