From Holland St. John - "Samuel, the son of Matthias and Rachel (Bouton) Saint John, was born in Norwalk, Connecticut around 1685-88. When Samuel was young, the family moved north to the Ridgefield-Wilton area and established farms there. He was one of ten children in the family: Ebenezer, John, Matthew, Samuel (my ancestor), Nathan, Matthias, Benjamin, Rachel, Hannah and Elizabeth. He married Rebecca Olmstead. Her sister Eurice married Joseph St. John. Captain Samuel St. John came from Norwalk with his brother Matthew and his father Matthias (third generation Matthias in America) and was an original proprietor of Ridgefield, September 1708, when twenty-four persons bought the land from the Indians. In 1709 they took possession of this 20,000 acres and divided them into lots, of which No. 1 fell to Captain St. John. He was made Sergeant in 1708. He was appointed Lieutenant of the Train Band of Ridgefield in May 1718. Also in 1718 he was chosen townsman. In 1720-21 Samuel was a fence viewer, a lister in 1724, a townsman again in 1727-28 and a surveyor and moderator of town meetings in 1729. He was made Captain of the Train Band of Ridgefield in May of 1729. There are records of land sales during the 1720s to 1740s at Norwalk and Ridgefield. Samuel moved to Courtlandt Manor, New York which is just across the state line from Connecticut near Norwalk sometime around 1740-41 because he referred to himself as "Samuel Saint John lately of Ridgefield now living on Courtlandt Manor in ye County of West Chester." In 1742 he calls himself in a deed, "late of Ridgefield, now living in Courtlandt Manor in ye County of Westchester and Province of N. Y." Shortly after his death in 1755 at Courtlandt Manor, his son Noah sold lot #1 in Ridgefield to Jeremiah Keller in March of 1756. Both Samuel and Rebecca attended church in S. Salem, New York. Although there is some disagreement as to the number of children they had, a majority of genealogists feel that they were the parents of twelve children: Rebecca, Abigail (b 1703, d 1775),Samuel, Joanna, Jane, Perigrina, Noah (my 4th g-grandfather), Daniel, Ebenezer, Abigail (b 1720, d 1720) Matthew and Job. There is some doubt that Samuel and Rebecca would name two of their daughters "Abigail" and this requires more research. Family tradition places Samuel's interment at Pleasantside Cemetery (now called Lent Cemetery) which is located in Courtlandt Manor. However, no headstone has been found or recorded so it cannot be verified."
From Holland St. John - "Samuel, the son of Matthias and Rachel (Bouton) Saint John, was born in Norwalk, Connecticut around 1685-88. When Samuel was young, the family moved north to the Ridgefield-Wilton area and established farms there. He was one of ten children in the family: Ebenezer, John, Matthew, Samuel (my ancestor), Nathan, Matthias, Benjamin, Rachel, Hannah and Elizabeth. He married Rebecca Olmstead. Her sister Eurice married Joseph St. John. Captain Samuel St. John came from Norwalk with his brother Matthew and his father Matthias (third generation Matthias in America) and was an original proprietor of Ridgefield, September 1708, when twenty-four persons bought the land from the Indians. In 1709 they took possession of this 20,000 acres and divided them into lots, of which No. 1 fell to Captain St. John. He was made Sergeant in 1708. He was appointed Lieutenant of the Train Band of Ridgefield in May 1718. Also in 1718 he was chosen townsman. In 1720-21 Samuel was a fence viewer, a lister in 1724, a townsman again in 1727-28 and a surveyor and moderator of town meetings in 1729. He was made Captain of the Train Band of Ridgefield in May of 1729. There are records of land sales during the 1720s to 1740s at Norwalk and Ridgefield. Samuel moved to Courtlandt Manor, New York which is just across the state line from Connecticut near Norwalk sometime around 1740-41 because he referred to himself as "Samuel Saint John lately of Ridgefield now living on Courtlandt Manor in ye County of West Chester." In 1742 he calls himself in a deed, "late of Ridgefield, now living in Courtlandt Manor in ye County of Westchester and Province of N. Y." Shortly after his death in 1755 at Courtlandt Manor, his son Noah sold lot #1 in Ridgefield to Jeremiah Keller in March of 1756. Both Samuel and Rebecca attended church in S. Salem, New York. Although there is some disagreement as to the number of children they had, a majority of genealogists feel that they were the parents of twelve children: Rebecca, Abigail (b 1703, d 1775),Samuel, Joanna, Jane, Perigrina, Noah (my 4th g-grandfather), Daniel, Ebenezer, Abigail (b 1720, d 1720) Matthew and Job. There is some doubt that Samuel and Rebecca would name two of their daughters "Abigail" and this requires more research. Family tradition places Samuel's interment at Pleasantside Cemetery (now called Lent Cemetery) which is located in Courtlandt Manor. However, no headstone has been found or recorded so it cannot be verified."
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