Andrew Messenger

Andrew Messenger
Deputy of the
General Assembly
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk [1]
In office
May 1691  October 1691
Serving with John Platt, Samuel Smith
Succeeded by John Belding, James Olmsted
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk
In office
October 1696  May 1697
Preceded by Samuel Hayes
Succeeded by Samuel Hayes,
Matthew Marvin, Jr.
In office
October 1700  May 1701
Preceded by Samuel Hayes
Succeeded by Samuel Hayes
In office
October 1701  October 1702
Serving with Samuel Keeler
Preceded by Samuel Hayes
Succeeded by Samuel Hayes
Personal details
Born 1650[2]
Jamaica, Long Island, New York[2]
Died October 1730[2]
Jamaica, Long Island, New York[2]
Spouse(s) Rebecca Pickett (m. 1685, widow of James St. John), Rachel Hayes[2][3](daughter of Nathaniel Haies)
Children Mary Messenger Benedict
Residence Norwalk, Connecticut Colony
Occupation surveyor
Military service
Rank sergeant

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.

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

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
John Belding
James Olmsted
Preceded by
Samuel Hayes
Deputy of the
General Assembly
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk

October 1696–May 1697
Succeeded by
Samuel Hayes
Matthew Marvin, Jr.
Preceded by
Samuel Hayes
Member of the
House of Representatives
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk

October 1700–May 1701
Succeeded by
Samuel Hayes
Preceded by
Samuel Hayes
Member of the
House of Representatives
of the
Colony of Connecticut
from Norwalk

October 1701–October 1702
With: Samuel Keeler
Succeeded by
Samuel Hayes