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Governor William Leete

Governor William Leete

Male 1613 - 1683  (70 years)

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  • Name William Leete 
    Title Governor 
    Born 1613  Dodington, Huntingtonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Apr 1683  Hartford, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I55593  Day Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2015 

    Father John Leete,   b. 13 May 1575, Dodington, Huntingtonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1648, Dodington, Huntingtonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Anna Shute,   b. Abt 1577, Midlow Grange, Dodington, Hunts, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1650, Dodington, Huntingtonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married 1610  Dodington, Huntingtonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F20458  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anne Payne,   b. 31 Jul 1621, Hail Weston, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1668, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 1 Aug 1636  Hail Weston, Cambridgeshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. John William Leete,   b. 1639, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1692, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     2. Abigail Leete,   b. 24 Mar 1643, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1710, Simsbury, Hartford County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. Honorable Andrew Leete,   b. 1643, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1702, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     4. William Leete, Jr.,   b. Abt 1645, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1687, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years)
     5. Caleb Leete,   b. 24 Aug 1651, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1672  (Age 20 years)
     6. Gratiana (Graciana) Leete,   b. 22 Dec 1653, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1683  (Age 30 years)
     7. Peregrine Leete,   b. 12 Jan 1658, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. YOUNG, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Joshua Leete,   b. 1659, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1660, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     9. Ann Leete,   b. 15 Mar 1662, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1747, New Haven, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F20439  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Newman,   d. 10 Feb 1674, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1671  [4
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2015 
    Family ID F29067  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Mary 
    Family ID F29069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Aug 1636 - Hail Weston, Cambridgeshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Apr 1683 - Hartford, Hartford County, CT Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Signed the plantation covenant of 1 Jun 1639; Assistant of New Hampshire colpmy 1643 to 1657; deputy governor 1658; Governor 1661 to 1665; on the union with Conncticut, became an Assistant to 1669, then deputy governor to 1676. when on death of Governor Winthrop, he was chosen to that office, and so by annual elections till his death at Hartford on 16 Apr 1683. He was oftern a Commissioner of the United Colonies of New England from 1655 to 1679. [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S111] Jeffrey Alan Mills - WWW (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S41] FamilySearch.com.

    3. [S12] Family Tree Maker, World Family Tree, pre-1600 to present (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, 75 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.