1 6 4 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Caval ry ▁Tro op ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁from ▁ 1 6 5 0 - 6 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 6 5 2 , ▁Cam field ▁sold ▁his ▁home ▁lot ▁in ▁New ▁H aven . ▁That ▁year , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Nor walk , ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁original ▁sett lers . ▁He ▁lived ▁in ▁Nor walk ▁for ▁four teen ▁years , ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁settlement ' s ▁and ▁the ▁col ony ' s ▁prominent ▁citizens . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁deput y ▁of ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁General ▁Court ▁from ▁Nor walk ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁magistr ate ▁and ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁court ▁in ▁Fair field . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 ▁sign ers ▁of ▁the ▁Pet ition ▁to ▁King ▁Charles ▁II ▁for ▁the ▁Char ter ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 6 , ▁Matthew ▁removed ▁to ▁New ark , ▁Province ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁brother - in - law ▁Robert ▁Tre at , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁that ▁town . ▁His ▁home ▁lot ▁was ▁located ▁at ▁about ▁the ▁present ▁north - west ▁corner ▁of ▁Washington ▁and ▁Market ▁Stre ets . ▁Appar ent ▁his ▁departure ▁from ▁Nor walk ▁is ▁based ▁upon ▁some ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁H aven ▁and ▁Hart ford