HON. STEPHEN T. HAYT. 



Simeon Haite (as the name was originally spelled) emigrated 

 from England in 1629, and iSettled at Charlestown, Mass., and 

 finally settled at Stamford, Conn. He died in 1657, leaving 

 three sons, — Nicholas, Walter, and Benjamin. Walter removed 

 from Stamford, Conn., to Norwalk, Conn., in 1650, and died in 

 1699, leaving two sons, — ^John and Zerubbabel, who died in 

 1738, leaving three sons, — Daniel, Caleb, and Joseph, the last 

 of whom died in 1730, leaving four sons, — Zerubbabel, James, 

 Moses, and Joseph. 



Zerubbabel, eldest son of Joseph, left Norwalk about 1749, 

 and settled in Bedford, Westchester Co., N. Y., where he died 

 in 1794, leaving four sons, — Stephen, Moses, Justus, and Zeph- 

 aniah. Stephen served in behalf of England, in the French 

 war, and was bom in 1730 ; married Miss Martha Els, of New 

 Canaan, Conn., and died in 1770, leaving four sons, — Stephen, 

 John, Samuel, and Zephaniah. Stephen, the eldest son, was 

 bom in 1760 ; served in the Revolutionary war as private in 

 the 2d Connecticut Regiment from 1777 to 1783, when he was 

 discharged by order of General Washington, and was honored 

 with a badge of merit for his six years of faithful service. He 

 was married to Miss Hannah Delavan, of North Salem, N. Y., 

 and died in 1834, leaving five sons, — John C, Charies, Harry, 

 David, and William. John C. removed from Patterson to 

 Ithaca, Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1826, removed to Corning, 

 Steuben Co., N. Y., in 1833, and died in 1854, having had five 

 sons,—Samuel T., James A., Stephen T., William W., and 

 Daniel M. 



Hon. Stephen T. Hayt, third son and fifth child of Dr. John 



C. and Martha Hayt, was born in Patterson, Putnam Co., N. Y., 

 June 5, 1822. His father was a physician by profession, but 

 was principally engaged in the lumber and milling business. On 

 the 1st of May, 1833, his parents and family settled in Corning. 

 Stephen attended the common school when young, and after- 

 wards received an academic education. From 1840 to 1843 

 he was clerk in a store at Elmira, since which time he has re- 

 sided in Corning. From 1843 to 1850 he was engaged in the 

 mercantile business; from 1851 to 1869, in the lumber trade, 

 with a yard in Albany, Since 1869 he has been engaged in the 

 manufacture of flour and feed, and has one of the most 

 substantial mills in the county, and does an extensive 

 business. 



He married Miss Margaret C, daughter of Edwin Townsend, 

 of Palmyra, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1856. Of this union nine 

 children have been born, namely: Stephen T, Martha T., 

 Daniel H, C, Margaret C, Charies W., James T., Isabel W., 

 Jessie K., and Robert 0., all of whom are now living. 



In politics, Mr. Hayt is a firm supporter of the principles of 

 the Republican party. He has held nearly all the important 

 oflices in his town, besides county or State positions. He was 

 elected supervisor in 1856, and re-elected several times, having 

 served twice as chairman of the Board of Supervisors. He was 

 elected to the State Senate in 1863 and re-elected in 1865. In 

 1866 he was elected canal commissioner, and served three years. 

 At present he is a member of the Board of Education, and takes 

 a deep interest in all that pertains to the intellectual and moral 

 welfare of the young of Corning. 



