Walter Hoyt

Who was Walter Hoyt?

Walter Hoyt was a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony between 1658 and 1662, and, when it was renamed, as a deputy of the Connecticut General Assembly between 1662 to 1681.

He was the son of Simon Haite and Deborah Stowers. He came to America in 1628, with his father and brother at the age of ten.

In 1640, he was known to own about 64 acres of land in Windsor, Connecticut. In 1653, Walter came to Norwalk, among the first settlers.

He served in the General Court of the Connecticut Colony in the sessions of October 1658, May and October 1661, May and October 1667, October 1668, May 1670, May 1671, May 1672, October 1673, October 1674, May 1676, May 1678, and October of 1681.

In May 1672 Walter Hoyte was among those whose names were given to the General Court "for the begining of a plantation neare the backside of Norwalke."

He voted in the town meetings in Norwalk, and was confirmed by the General Court as one of the proprietors of Norwalk in 1685.