Matthew Marvin Sr.(bapt. March 26, 1600[2]– December 20, 1678) was a foundingsettlerofHartfordandNorwalk, Connecticut.He served as a deputy of theGeneral Courtof theColony of Connecticutfrom Norwalk in the May 1654 session. He served as a magistrate in 1659.
Matthew Marvin Sr. | |
|---|---|
| Deputy of the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut fromNorwalk | |
| In office May 1654 – October 1654[1] | |
| Preceded by | Richard Olmsted[1] |
| Succeeded by | Richard Olmsted[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Baptized March 26, 1600[2] Great Bentley,Essex,England[2] |
| Died | December 20, 1678(aged 78)[3] Norwalk,Connecticut Colony[3] |
| Resting place | East Norwalk Historical Cemetery,East Norwalk,Connecticut |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth (m. January 1622, St. Mary's, Great Bentley), Alice () Bouton[4] |
| Children | Matthew Marvin Jr.,Mary Marvin, Sarah Marvin,Hannah Marvin Seymour,[1][3]Rachel Marvin Smith |
| Residence(s) | Hartford,Connecticut Colony, Norwalk,Connecticut Colony |
| Occupation | Surveyor, husbandman,[1]wheelwright |
He was the son of Edward and Margaret Mervyn ofGreat Bentley.He is mentioned in the will of his father, receiving the mansion namedEdons alias Dreybrockesand land calledHartles and Brocken Heddeswith the condition that he pay his mother yearly for the rest of her life. He most likely lived with her until her death in May 1633. Matthew was "sydeman" of the parish of Great Bentley in 1621, overseer in 1627, and senior warden in 1628.
He came to Hartford with his wife and children from England in 1635 aboard the shipIncrease.[1][3]Marvin was one of the first twelve settlers of Hartford, who formed a company known as the Adventurers, and to whom belonged "Venturers' Field". He resided at the corner of Village and Front Streets. He was a surveyor of highways from 1639 to 1647. In 1648, he was given a cash reward for killing a wolf. He owned land atFarmingtonand may have lived there a short time.
Marvin went to Norwalk as one of its original settlers in 1650. His home in Norwalk was next to the meeting house. He was a wheelwright. Marvin served as Deputy for Norwalk to the Connecticut General Court in 1654.[1]
He died in Norwalk on December 20, 1678.
In 1902, the East Norwalk school district named Marvin Elementary School after him.
He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of thefounders of Hartfordin theAncient Burying Groundin Hartford, and he is also listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of thefounders of Norwalkin theEast Norwalk Historical Cemetery.
References
edit- ^abcdefgAn Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk
- ^abcDescendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, CT., 1638 and 1635, George Franklin Marvin and William Theophilus Rogers Marvin, Boston: T. R. Marvin and Son, 1904
- ^abcdMathew Marvin
- ^Matthew Marvin and his second wife July 1897