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Andrew Messenger

Andrew Messenger

American politician

Andrew Messenger (1650 – October 1730) was a deputy of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of May 1691, and October 1696, and a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in the sessions of October 1700, October 1701, and May 1702.

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He was the son of Andrew Messenger[3] and Rachel Manning.

On June 28, 1686, he bought the land of Walter Hoyt.[4]

On December 5, 1694, Messenger was elected by the town of Norwalk, to serve as collector of each townsman's proportion (tax) to pay the minister for his services.[4]

In 1698, it was the special duty of Messenger and John Keeler, as deputies to bring the enforcement of the Game Law to the attention of the native people of the Norwalk area, who had been assigned to the portion of Chestnut Hill called Indian Field.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    An Historical Discourse in Commemoration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of Norwalk
  2. [2]
    "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MZSV-BNK : accessed 2014-05-05), entry for Andrew MESSENGER ;[SGT.].
  3. [3]
    History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield
  4. [4]
    The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut
  5. [5]
    Norwalk vol.1
Preceded by
 Deputy of the
General Court
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk
May 1691–October 1691
With: Samuel Smith
John Platt 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy of the
General Assembly
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk
October 1696–May 1697		 Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the
House of Representatives
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk
October 1700–May 1701		 Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the
House of Representatives
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk
October 1701–October 1702
With: Samuel Keeler 		Succeeded by
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