Thomas Lupton (16281684) was a founding

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of Norwalk,

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. His name appears in the early records of the settlement, but little is known, and his name also disappears soon thereafter. He apparently came to Norwalk in 1655 from the

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. He was named a

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in 1664. He settled on home-lot number 27, which was toward the rear of the main line of lots in the settlement. His daughter Hannah married Ebenezer Blakeley. Hannah and Ebenezer had a daughter also named Hannah who married John Nash, and together are the ancestors of prominent Nash family of Norwalk. In July 1668, he was chosen by the settlement congregation to look after the children during church services, so as to keep "them from playing and unssivil behavior in time of public worship".Norwalk After Two Hundred Fifty years
/ref> He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founding settlers of Norwalk in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lupton, Thomas 1628 births 1684 deaths American Puritans Founding settlers of Norwalk, Connecticut People from New Haven, Connecticut