Matthias Sention Jr.
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Matthias Sention Jr. | |
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Born | November 20, 1628 New Windsor, Berkshire, England |
Died | December 1728 Norwalk, Connecticut Colony |
Resting place | East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut |
Residence | Norwalk, Connecticut Colony [1] |
Occupation | fence viewer |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Seeley (m. June 8, 1655, Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony) |
Children | Ebenezer, James, Samuel, Nathan, Matthias, John, Rachel, Mary Sension Hyatt |
Matthias Sention Jr. (also spelled Sension, and later as St. John) (November 20, 1628 – December 1728) was a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut.
He was the son of Matthias Sention, Sr. and Mary Tinker.
He served as a selectman of Norwalk. His home-lot was number 25 near the cove.
At a town meeting on December 17, 1678, he was chosen to keep an inn at his residence for "entertayning strangers." He was paid 1 pound, 2 shillings and 6 pence for beating the drum on December 30, 1701.[2]
He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founding settlers of Norwalk in the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery.
References
- ↑ Norwalk Vol. 1
- ↑ Ancient Records of Norwalk
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