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Sr. Matthew MARVIN

Sr. Matthew MARVIN[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]

Male 1600 - 1678  (78 years)


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  • Name Matthew MARVIN  [13] 
    Prefix Sr. 
    Birth 26 Mar 1600  Great Bentley, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    Christening 26 Mar 1600  St.Mary's Church, Great Bentley, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Gender Male 
    _UID F941C65C63BB4B7FA995CDE1395D0615E19B 
    Death 20 Dec 1678  Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Burial 13 Jul 1680  Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Person ID I5468  Carney Wehofer July 2025
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2006 

    Father Edward M MARVIN,   b. 1546, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1615, Great Bentley, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Margaret GYLLYAT,   b. 1551, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1633, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1579-1580  Great Bentley, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Alt Marriage:Edward Marvin Date:15 Nov 1599 Location:Ramsey, Essex, England Status:Married
    Family ID F1311  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth GREGORY,   b. 1603-1604, Great Bentley, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1681, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage Jan 1622  St Mary's Church, Great Bentley, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth MARVIN,   b. 15 Sep 1622, Great Bentley, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1708, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     2. Hannah MERRILL,   b. Abt 1628, Unk Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1675, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 47 years)
     3. Marie (Mary) MARVIN,   b. 15 Dec 1628, Great Bentley, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1713, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     4. Sarah MARVIN (MERVYN),   b. 27 Dec 1631, Great Bentley, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1702, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     5. Hannah MARVIN,   b. 1 Oct 1634, Great Bentley, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1712, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     6. Abigail MARVIN,   b. 16 Dec 1637, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1680, Norwalk, Hartford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
     7. Rebecca MARVIN,   b. 1639, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 1712, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     8. Lydia MARVIN,   b. 1647-1648, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. (Prob.), Young Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2747  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 

    Family 2 Alice (Kellogg) BOUTON,   b. 1604-1610, Great Leighs, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1689, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 1647  , Great Bentley, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Lydia MARVIN,   b. 1648, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1660 (Age 11 years)
     2. Samuel MARVIN,   c. 6 Feb 1648, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1660 (Age ~ 11 years)
     3. Rachel MARVIN,   b. 30 Dec 1649, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1687, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
    Family ID F2752  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 

  • Notes 
    • DEATH: Between date of will, 20 Dec 1678, and presentation of inventory of estate, 12 Jul 1680.

      Settled in/moved to in 1636 in Hartford, CT (one of first settlers). Senior Warden, St. Mary's, Great Bentley, Essex, England [Virkus1 867]

      Came to America with his family from England on the ship "Increase" (Mr. Robert Lea, master) starting in April 1635.

      Moved to Hartford, CT in about 1636. His name is on a monument in honor of the first settlers of Hartford, CT [Virkus 867]

      Later moved to Norfolk. Was one of Winthrop's Outposts on the Connecticutt River 1636-1637. Was a surveyor of highways from 1639-1647 [Virkus1 867].

      Moved to Norwalk, CT in 1650 where he was among the first settlers. Was Deputy to the General Court in 1653 (or 1654). -------------- Torrey, p 493:

      They sailed from London between the 13th and the 18th of April 1635 on the Increase, Mr. Robert Lea, master bound to New England. Mathew Marvin, husbandman 35, his wife Elizabeth 31, Mathew Marvynn 8, Marie Marvynn 6,Sara Marvynn 3, Hanna Marvynn 6 months. They arrived in June of 1635 at either Boston or Salem, Massachusetts. Matthew was an early member of the 1st Church of Hartford, Connecticut where his name is on the Founders Monument. In 1650 they moved to Norwalk, Connecticut where he was again among the first settlers. (ref: Marvin Gen, pg 287-298; Gen of CT Fam, Vol 2, pg 489, 503-504, 508-512; Torrey, pg 493; Coldham (1), pg 136; Old Fairfield, Vol 1, pg 402-403; Barbour, pg 387-388; Savage Vol III, pg 164-165; Pope's Pioneers, pg 303-304; LDS Ancestral Files, 1993).

      MARVIN, Matthew (1600-1680) & 1/wf Elizabeth [?GREGORY]; b 1623 Hartford/Norwalk MARVIN, Matthew (1600-1680) & w/wf Alice [BOUTON] (1610-1680), w John; ca 1647; Hartford/Norwalk, CT

      p 788 WEBB, Richard (-1665) & 2/wf Elizabeth (GREGORY)/BUCHARD?/GRANT (-1680); b 1635; Cambridge, etc.

      I am not sure how one can conclude any more from the above than that Elizabeth's surname MAY have been GREGORY.

      BTW taking a quick look at the NEHGR CDs there are a lot of ref's to Mathew MARVIN but on the first CD there is an article "Genealogical Sketch of the DESCENDANTS of REINOLD AND MATHEW MARVIN, WHO CAME TO NEW ENGLAND in 1635." [Compiled from authentic sources by TR Marvin, Boston] The article is in Volume 16 p 235-254 (July 1862). It mentions Matthew's first wife had the Christian name of Elizabeth and that his second wife was Alice KELLOG. His first wife is listed as having come with him from England in 1635.

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      MATTHEW MARVYN (or Marvin) was baptized at Great Bentley, 26 Mar. 1600. He received from his father's estate, the mansion house called "Edons alias Dreybrocks". He was a "Sydeman" of the parish of Great Bentley in 1621, overseer in 1627, and senior warden in 1628. He sailed for New England in the ship named Increase in 1635 with his family, landing in June of that year. He was one of the early settlers at Hartford, Conn. being there in Nov. 1635. He also owned land in Farmington and in 1651 he was at Norwalk where he died between 26 Dec. 1678, date of his will, and 13 July 1680, the date of the inventory of his estate. He married firstly, at Great Bentley, Elizabeth _____, who died in 1642. He married secondly, about 1647, Alice, widow of John Bouton. Children by the first wife: i. Elizabeth, born at Great Bentley, about 1624, came to New England with her parents in 1635; married at Hartford, Dr. John Olmstead, of Hartford. ii. Matthew, born at Great Bentley, about 1627, came to New England with his parents in 1635; married Mary. iii. Mary, see below. iv. Sarah, born at Great Bentley, about 1632, came to New England with her parents in 1635; married (1) William Goodrich; (2) Capt. William Curtis. v. Hannah, born at Great Bentley, about 1634, came to New England with her parents in 1635; married Thomas Seymour of Norwalk, Conn. vi. Abigail, born at Hartford, Conn.; married John Bouton as his second wife. Children by second wife? vii. Rachel, born at Hartford, 30 Dec. 1649; married Samuel Smith of Norwalk. http://204.167.154.3/lrichard/ABELL.htm#MARY+MARVIN

      Matthew Marvin was at Hartford 1638, an original proprietor, came in the "Increase," 1635, from London, aged 35, a husbandman. He was one of the original grantees of Norwalk, and sett. there 1653, rep. next yr. [Savage's Genealogical Dictionary]

      see Marvin Ancestry in England (1920) 184 p.; Marvin Genealogy (1904), 658 pages
      Reinold Marvin, who removed to Saybrook in 1639, and his brother Matthew Marvin were among the original settlers of Hartford, Conn. represented the town of Norwalk in the General Court in 1654.
      Alt Death: 20 Dec 1675 Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut
      Alt Death Notes:Alt Buried: 1680 Hartford, Hartford, CT
      Alt Death: 26 Dec 1679 Norwalk, CT
      Alt Death: 13 Jul 1680 Norwalk, CT
      Alt Death: 1680 Norwalk, Fairfield, CT
      !INH:mansion "Edons" alias "Dreybacks" that his father dwelled in. and Croft of land called Haitles and Brocken Heddes. AF#: 55JR-J3

      Matthew - an original proprietor of Hartford CT 1638 and one of the original grantees of Norwalk CT 1 653.

      THE HOLLISTER FAMILY, pp. 32-33.

      COMPLETE BOOK OF EMIGRANTS, 1607-1660, Coldham, p. 136 - 13 - 18 April 1635, Passengers embarked in the Increase of London, Mr. Robert Lea, bound [from London] for New England: Mathew Marvyn, husbandman 35, his wife Elizabeth 31, Elizabeth Marvinn 31 [sic], Mathew Marvynn 8, Marie Marvynn 6, Sara Marvynn 3, Hanna Marvynn 6 months (PRO:E157/20)

      DIRECTORY OF THE ANCESTRAL HEADS OF NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES 1620-1700, Holmes, 1964, p. clix. "Marvin, Marven from Gaelic morven, a ridge of very high hills.
      The English ancestry traced to Reinold or Rynolds Marvin, of Rumsey, England, b. 1541. Matthew, husbandman, bapt. Great Bentley, County Essex, England, in 1600; came to NE 1635; an original proprietor of Hartford, Conn., removed Norwalk, conn, 1650. Reynold or Reginald, brother of preceeding, son of Edward, grandson of Rynalde, at Hartford Conn., 1638; 1640 at Farmington, thence to Saybrook and what is now Lyme, Conn."
      @HI14919@

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