NOR W .\ L K
 

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Piatt, Joseph,   (son of John.)    St. John, James.
 

Raymond, John, Jr.
Samuel.
Thomas.
Reed, John.

"     .Jr.
Thomas.
Roach, John.
Rockwell, Joseph.

Jonathan.
Thomas.
Rusco, Nathaniel.

Thomas.
.Schrivener, Benjamin.
 

Samuel.

Thomas.
Se)'mour, Matthew.
Se)-mour, John.
Sherwood, Isaac.
Smith,  Richard.
Stephenson, Jonathan.
Stewart, James.

Jonathan.

John.
Stone, Rev. Mr.
.Sturdevant, William.

John.fson of Wm.
 

Taylor, Thos. Jr.
John.
Joseph.
Tuttle, David.
Warner, Ralph.
Warren, Pxlmond.
Webb, E^benezer.
Wliitne)-, Hem-)-.

Henr)-, Jr.
John, Sr.
John, Jr.
Williams, James.
Wood, Richard.
 

The foregoing is a cop)- from the ancient records of the male inhabitants of age,
both "Indian and P2nglish," of Norwalk, during the town's first fift)- )-ears stor)-. The
English named inhabitants may justly be denominated the Norwalk "proprietors," the
earliest laid out home-lots of whom are indicated on page 39, and reference to which, as
well as to their occupants ascent and descent, has here logical place.
 

LINi:,\CfE   PREF.\CE.
In regard to this work's " genealog)," its author assumes no statement-responsibility
be\-(ind that of his clients American ancestr)- and afifinit)-.     Of the right and reasonableness
of introduced foreign famil)- data the reader must be the judge.

IT O ME-L 0 7'   /.

JOH.\ Grecorv, Sr., of Lot I, was the occupant of the southmost Towne Street
home (see diagram, page 35) in earliest Norwalk. Eight acres were recorded to him (in¬
clusive of the four acres purchased from his adjoining neighbor, Stephen Beckwith), ()f
this plot he gave one acre and four rods to his son John, Jr. The ''Towne Street" began
at the .S. K. corner of his door-)'ard, S. and S. W. of wdiich premises was a lane-wa)- (now
low-er East Avenue) leading to the water's edge. The Towne Street (F.ast Axcnue of
1896) was first staked out, (b)- Richard Olmsted probably) as far north as the crest of
Earle's hill, the north limit, in 1650, of the habitation settlement.

John Gregor)-, Sr. executed his w-ill i\ug. 15, 1689, and his wife is represented at
Court (Fairfield) as a widow- on Oct. 9th, follow-ing, on which date she placed her propert)-
in the hands of Rev. Thomas Hanford and .Sergt. John Piatt. Mrs. (iregor)- died during
that same month, and on Nov-, i following, the heirs came to an agreement in regard to
her estate.     The brothers John and James  Benedict, who had  married the sisters  Phoebe