!Birth and Death and Marriage Reuben Walworth, Hyde Genealogy (J. Munsell, Albany NY, 1864), page 3-4 (Library of Congress Microfilm)
!Marriage Errata (The American Genealogist, Vol 16) page 64.
Samuel Hyde and his wife came to Norwich in 1660. Their eldest daughter Elizabeth, born in August of that year, was the first white child born in Norwich. He was a Farmer and had lands assigned to him at Norwich West Farms where he died in 1677?, at the age of 40 years. And John Birchard became the guardian of his children, who were all minors at that time.
2160Samuel Hyde b. 1637 at Hartford, CT, died 1677 at Norwich; married June 1659
Jane Lee, daughter of Thomas and Phoebe (Brown) Lee. Their children, all born in Norwich, were Elizabeth b. Aug 1660, married Lt Richard Lord; Phebe b. Jan 1662 married Matthew Griswold; Samuel b. May 1665 married Elizabeth Calkins; John b. Dec 1667 married Experience Abel; William b. Jan 1669/70 married Anne Bushnell; Thomas b. July 1672 married Mary Backus; and Sara b. 1675, died the same year; and Jabez b May 1677 married Elizabeth Bushnell. After Samuel died, John Birchard/Burchard (b. Jan 1627/8 Terling, Essex, numerous spellings of the surname) became the guardian of his children, marrying Jane Hyde by 1680 [Great Migration Vol 1, p 296].
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