John Bowton

John Bowton (also John Boughton) (1615 – 1705) was a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. He served as a deputy of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut from Norwalk in the sessions of October 1671, October 1673, May 1674, May 1675, October 1676, May and October 1677, May 1678, October 1679, May 1680, May 1681, May and October 1682. May 1683, and May and October 1685.

He was the son of Count Nikolas Bouton (France). He was the nephew of Noell Bouton Marshall of All of France. Protestant fled france to gravesend England departing for the Colonies on July 1635 on board the ASSURANCE and landing in Boston in December 1635 at the age of 20.

He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founding settlers of Norwalk in the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery.