Samuel Marvin

Samuel Marvin
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk [1]
In office May 1718 – October 1718 Serving with John Bartlett
Preceded by	Samuel Hanford, John Read
Succeeded by	Joseph Platt, John Copp
Personal details
Born	1664[2] Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
Died	1754[2] Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
Spouse(s)	Hannah Platt (daughter of John Platt m. ca. 1701)[2][3]
Children	Matthew Marvin, Samuel Marvin, Abigail Marvin DeForest, Josiah Marvin, Isaac Marvin, Lewis Marvin, Joseph Marvin[4]
Residence	Wilton parish, Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
Military service
Rank	Lieutenant (October 19, 1719)[4]
Unit	South Company of the Norwalk Trainband[4]

Samuel Marvin (1664–1754) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk, Connecticut Colony in the May 1718 session. He served as a townsman in 1702, 1707, 1710, 1712, 1714, 1717, 1724, and 1727.

He was the son of Matthew Marvin, Jr., one of the founding settlers of Norwalk and Mary Brush Marvin.^[4]

On June 3, 1723 he was appointed by a town meeting to a committee to seat the new meeting-house, of which his brother-in-law, Joseph Platt, was chairman.

From February 1732, until his death, he lived in Wilton parish, which, at the time was part of Norwalk. His house in Norwalk was still standing in 1902.

References

1. An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Norwalk, Connecticut
2. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield
3. Norwalk
4. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial