John Hoyt, II, of Rye

He was Rye town clerk and recorder in 1696, constable in 1702, Justice of the Peace in 1710, Supervisor in 1711, 1717, and 1719 and died in 1726.

The familyname is sometimes spelled Haight.

Following from The Hoyt-Haight Genealogy:

"JOHN HOYT (John Haight), son of John and Mary Hoyt, born 1664 or 1665 in East Chester, Westchester County, New York (others say he was born in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut); died Feb. 1722 (others say he died 1723, others 1727, still others between 1723 and 1726) in Rye, Westchester County, New York. John married circa 1683 in Rye, Westchester County, to ELIZABETH SHERWOOD, born circa 1668 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died in Rye, Westchester County, New York. Earlier sources incorrectly identify John's wife as Elizabeth "Purdy," daughter of Daniel Purdy, but Daniel died young and could not have had any children, and other researchers identify Elizabeth as a member of the Sherwood family. The Historical and Genealogical Record, Dutchess and Putnam Counties, New York, 1912 - Part 2, page 453, provides this biography of John Haight:"

"John Haight, fourth child of John and Mary Haight, was born in East Chester, N.Y., in 1665. He took an active part in the public affairs in Westchester County and in 1696 was chosen town clerk of Rye, N.Y. He served as constable in 1702, and as Supervisor in 1711. He was elected member of Assembly in 1712, and re-elected in the years '13, '14 and '15. He subsequently was re-elected town Supervisor, and in 1719 was chosen church warden of Grace church at Rye, N.Y. In 1712 he obtained from King George II Royal Letters of Patent to the Charter of White Plains. He married Elizabeth Purdy (sic), daughter of Daniel Purdy (sic), who also had received letters patent to some 1500 acres in Westchester County."

John and Elizabeth Haight had five sons and three daughters:

1. JOHN HAIGHT
2. SAMUEL HAIGHT
3. JONATHAN HAIGHT
4. JOSEPH HAIGHT
5. DANIEL HAIGHT, born circa 1688.
6. ELIZABETH HAIGHT
7. EUNICE HAIGHT, born circa 1706, md. Joseph Close Jr.
8. MARY HAIGHT

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