Walter Hoyt
Walter Hoyt | |
|---|---|
| Deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony | |
| In office 1658–1681 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 6, 1618 |
| Died | 1698 (aged 79–80) |
| Spouse(s) |
Elizabeth Susanna St. John
(m. 1638; died 1647)Rhoda Tinker
(m. 1649–1698) |
| Relations | Nicholas Hoyt (brother) |
| Children | Zerubbabel, Elizabeth, John |
| Parent(s) | Simon Haite Deborah Stowers |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Sergeant (May 1659) |
| Unit | Norwalk Trainband |
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Walter Hoyt (also seen as Haite, Hayte, Hoit, Haight) (September 6, 1618 – 1698) 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.