The parentage and date of birth of Andrew Messenger have not been determined. He may have come from Gloucestershire or Norfolk, where the name was found among the gentry. Savage says he may have been in New Haven, Conn., as early as 1639 (SNE, Vol. 3, p. 201). He is definitely known to have been at Greenwich, Conn., July 18, 1640, when with Robert A. Heusted, he was a witness to the purchase of the land between the Asamuck and Patomuck rivers (MHTG, pp. 6, 7) from the Indians. He was one of the group that endured the hardships of the subsequent founding of the town of Greenwich; sold land there Oct. 5, 1648, to Robert Husted (MHTG) and remained there about seven years. On Feb. 18, 1656, he was of Jamaica, L. I., and was among those who were granted house-lots in the North Quarter of that town (FJLI, Vol. 1, p. 1). … Andrew Messenger removed to Norwalk, abt. 1686, and with John Keeler was made a Deputy to the General Court of Conn., 1698. He was Deputy for several terms, the last one, 1702, the last record of his activity. He is supposed to have died shortly after this. … The name and dates of birth and death of Andrew Messenger's wife are unknown to historians of the family.
