Samuel Kellogg

Samuel Kellogg (February 19, 1673 – October 13, 1757) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in the May 1714 session.

Samuel Kellogg
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk [1]
In office May 1714 – October 1714 Serving with Samuel Hanford
Preceded by	Joseph Platt, Matthew Seymour
Succeeded by	Samuel Comstock, Joseph Platt
Personal details
Born	February 19, 1673[2][3][4] Norwalk, Connecticut Colony [2][4]
Died	October 13, 1757 (aged 84) [2] Wilton, Connecticut Colony [2]
Resting place	Pine Island Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut [5]
Spouse(s)	Sarah Platt (daughter of John Platt, m. September 6, 1704),[6] Sarah Lockwood (widow of Deacon Benjamin Hickox, m. March 9, 1756)[2][4][5]
Children	Sarah Kellogg, Samuel Kellogg, Jr., Mary Kellogg, Martin Kellogg, Abigail Kellogg, Lidiah Kellogg, Gideon Kellogg, Epenetus Kellogg[3][4][6]
Residence	Norwalk, Connecticut Colony

He was the son of Daniel Kellogg, the Norwalk settler and Bridget Bouton.

Samuel owned land in what is now New Canaan, including property on Marvin's Ridge, and Clapboard Hill.[4]

In 1703, he was the collector of Norwalk.[4] In 1705 and 1714, he was a selectman.[4] On June 3, 1723, he was appointed to a committee to seat the new meeting house.[4]

He was eighty-two years old when he married Sarah Lockwood, and she was seventy-seven. The wedding was a notable event.[4]

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. Family records of George Clark and Daniel Kellogg
4. Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut
5. Norwalk
6. The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut