Matthias Sention Jr. (also spelled Sension, and later as St. John) (November 20, 1628 – December 1728) was a founding

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of Norwalk, Connecticut. He was the son of Matthias Sention Sr. and Mary Tinker. He served as a selectman of Norwalk. His home-lot was number 25 near the cove. At a town meeting on December 17, 1678, he was chosen to keep an inn at his residence for "entertayning strangers." He was paid 1 pound, 2 shillings and 6 pence for beating the drum on December 30, 1701.Ancient Records of Norwalk He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founding settlers of Norwalk in the

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