Burkes American Families with British Ancestry51242
Pg 2760 William Hyde, one of the thirty-five original proprietors of Norwich, CT where he settled in 1659 with his son Samuel and his son-in-law John Post. He d: 6 Jan 1681

15 William Hyde s/o Robert & Beatrice b: abt 1600 Stockport. Came to America from Chestershire (Cheshire) Eng. d: 6 Jan 1681 Norwich CT. He descended from de Warrene, Stanley and Ferrers families of England. The name of Hyde appears in the Saxon Annals of England. Ann Hyde, daughter of the Earl of Clarendon, married the Duke of York, who became King James II. The ancestry of William Hyde is traced to Emperor Charlemagne through the Barons Roger Bigod, Hugh Bigod, John de Lacie, Robert FitzWalter, William de Malet, Saire de Quincey, Richard de Clare, Gilbert de Clare, Henry de Bohun and Robert de Vere. Marr2: 4 Jun 1667 Joanna Abell, widow of Robert Abell. No children from this marriage. William Hyde "Founder and original proprietor of Hartford, 1636. Selectman 1637." (This is stated on a monument in an old graveyard of First Church of Hartford, Conn.) Founder and landed proprietor of Norwich, Conn."  53735 (Him or his father?)