SAMUEL KELLOGG {47} <1.2b.3a.4f.5e.6f>, son of Daniel {19} <1.2b.3a.4f.5e>, b. in Norwalk "the latter ende of Feb. 1673, it being ye 19 day, Saturday night just dark", [1] as it is recorded in the Town Records of Norwalk; m. (1) in Norwalk, 6 Sept. 1704, Sarah Platt, b. in Norwalk, 21 May 1678, dau. of Deacon John Platt and Hannah Clark. She d. 10 Nov. 1750, aged 72.
He m. (2) in Wilton, 9 Mar. 1755, Mrs. Sarah (Lockwood) Hickok, b. 1678, widow of Benjamin Hickok, dau. of Jonathan Lockwood, b. in Watertown, Mass., 10 Sept. 1634 and Mary Ferris of Greenwich. She had m. (1) 25 Jan. 1700, Nathaniel Selleck, who d. 14 Aug. 1712; (2) Benjamin Hickok. At the time of her marriage to Samuel Kellogg, she was in her seventy-third year, and he was in his eighty-third, and it may well be called, as it is in Selleck's Norwalk, "the most remarkable wedding that ever took place in Norwalk". (Wilton was taken from Norwalk in 1802.)
He d. 13 Oct. 1757; she d. 1765, her will being dated 10 Jan. 1765, proved 23 Feb., same year. In this instrument she mentioned children named Selleck and Hecox.
He owned considerable land in what is now New Canaan, and here many of his descendants lived. He bought the land west of Whitney's mill back almost to Ponassus Path.
He conveyed to his children homes on Marvin's Ridge, Clapboard Hill and other parts of New Canaan, but someone has said that the "Kelloggs didn't own all of Clapboard Hill". He gave to "Loving son Samuel, one-half of his home 'lot'", reserving improvement during his natural life, 19 Apr. 1749.
After the death of his son Samuel, he conveyed the other half of his home lot to "Loving grandchildren, daughters of my son Samuel, deceased", which was described as "seven acres with dwelling house, bounded south by country road; all other sides by highway and common land", reserving improvement of same during his natural life, 27 Sept. 1755. He was collector of Norwalk, 1703; selectman, 1705 and 1714; member of the Connecticut Assembly; on committee to seat the new meeting house, 3 June 1723. [2]
Children (born in Norwalk):
SARAH {204} <1.2b.3a.4f.5e.6f.7a>, b. 26 Sept. 1705; m. ---.
SAMUEL {205} <1.2b.3a.4f.5e.6f.7b>, b. 23 Dec. 1706; m. Ann ---.
MARY {206} <1.2b.3a.4f.5e.6f.7c>, b. 29 Jan. 1708.
MARTIN {207} <1.2b.3a.4f.5e.6f.7d>, b. 23 Mar. 1711; m. (1) Mary Lockwood; (2) Mercy Wood (?).
ABIGAIL {208} <1.2b.3a.4f.5e.6f.7e>, b. 19 Jan. 1713.
LYDIA {209} <1.2b.3a.4f.5e.6f.7f>, b. 30 Oct. 1715; m. Theophilus Fitch.
GIDEON {210} <1.2b.3a.4f.5e.6f.7g>, b. 5 Dec. 1717; m. Hannah ---.
EPENETUS {211} <1.2b.3a.4f.5e.6f.7h>, b. 26 June 1719; m. Jemima Rogers.