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Members of the Basset family were amongst the early Norman settlers in the Kingdom of England. It is currently one of the few ancient Norman families who has survived through the centuries in the paternal line. They originated at Montreuil-au-Houlme in the Duchy of Normandy. [1]
Richard Olmsted (February 20, 1612 – April 20, 1687) was a founding settler of both Hartford and Norwalk, Connecticut.He served in the General Court of the Connecticut Colony in the sessions of May 1653, October 1654, May 1658, October 1660, May 1662, May and October 1663, May and October 1664, October 1665, May and October 1666, May 1667, May and October 1668, May 1669, May 1671, and May 1679.
The two first settlers, Richard Olmsted and Nathaniel Ely, arrived from Hartford in 1649. They were followed by fourteen others. They were followed by fourteen others. Norwalk was incorporated on September 11, 1651, when the General Court of the Connecticut Colony decreed that "Norwaukee shall bee a townee".
See also: History of Norwalk, Connecticut and East Norwalk Historical Cemetery Pages in category "Settlers of Norwalk, Connecticut" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
John Norman (usually known, since his death, as Alderman Norman) (1657 – 10 May 1724) was a businessman who was Mayor of Norwich in 1714–15. Norman is more notable, however, for his will, which left his considerable estate to the benefit of the descendants of his family members of those of his first wife, not by way of direct bequest but by the establishment of a trust.
John Gregory (also John Griggorie) (1612 – August 15, 1689), a cobbler and tanner, was a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut.He was a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony in the sessions of October 1659, October 1662, May 1663, May 1665, October 1667, May 1668, May and October 1669, October 1670, October 1671, May 1674, May 1675, October 1677, May 1679, October 1680 ...
Settlers of Norwalk, Connecticut (33 P) Pages in category "Settlers of Connecticut" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Richard Webb I (May 5, 1580 – July 1665) was a founding settler of Hartford and Norwalk, Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Court of the Connecticut Colony from Norwalk in the session of May 1656. He came to America from England in 1626, and originally settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts.