Matthias St. John

His parents moved him from England in 1631 or 1632.

(f/g) Mathias Saint John, Jr Birth: 1628, England Death: Dec., 1728 Norwalk Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

The son of my ancestors, MATHIAS & MARY (TINKER) SAINT JOHN, he was baptized on June 10, 1633 at St. Nicholas Cole Abby in London, England. He married Elizabeth Seeley and they settled in Norwalk in the Colony of Conn.

In 1673, Norwalk records show that the estate of Mathias Sension, Jr. was worth 145 pounds and that they were the parents of seven children. At a town meeting on December 17, 1678, he was chosen to keep an "ordinary" (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.

Inscription: THIS HEADSTONE BELONGS TO A DIFFERENT MATHIAS ST. JOHN, his grandson Mathias Saint John IV (1695-1732): Transcription: Here Lyes Buried ye Body of Mr. Mathias Saint John, Aged 37 years. Dec'd 1732.

References

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Mar 19 2017, 5:03:50 UTC
• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: May 14 2018, 11:54:11 UTC
• GEDCOM Note "The St. John Genealogy", by Orline St. John Alexander FHL 929.273 Sa23a Freeman at Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, 11 Oct 1669 Also s.p. 11 Apr 1991 OAKLA