• John Coit, the first of the name in America, came over, probably, from Glamorganshire, Wales, between 1630 and 1638. He was in Salem, Mass., where he had a grant of land, in 1638. He removed in 1644 to Gloucester, where he was a selectman in 1648, and his son John’s name also appears there, on the records, at the same time. He received a grant of land in New London, Ct., in 1650.
432• This John Coit had a shipyard on Close Cove, where he worked in company with his son, Joseph Coit. He came from Gloucester, Mass., and had a grant of land in New London, 1650, but died in Gloucester, 29 Aug. 1659.
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