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| Birth: | 1613 in Dodington, Huntingdonshire, England 2 |
| Death: | 16 Apr 1683 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut 2 |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | JOHN Leete b. 13 May 1575 in Dodington, Huntingdonshire, England |
| Mother: | ANNE Shute b. About 1577 in Midlow Grange, Dodington, Hunts, England |
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| Ancestral File Number: 9Z94-BH 2 |
| Christening: First Govenor Of Connecticut Territory 2 |
| Burial: Apr 1683 Hartford, Connecticut 2 |
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| ANNE Payne (Wife) b. 1621 in Hail Weston, Huntingdonshire, England
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| Marriage: | 1 AUG 1636 in Hail-Weston, England |
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 Mary Leete b. 18 Nov 1638 in Keystone, Hunts, England
 JOHN Leete b. 1639 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
- Andrew Leete b. 1643 in Guilford, Middlesex, Connecticut
- William Leete b. 1645 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
- Abigail Leete b. 1648 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
- Andrew Leete b. 1649 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
- Caleb Leete b. 24 Aug 1651 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
- Graciana Leete b. 22 Dec 1653 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut
- Peregrine Leete b. 12 Jan 1657/58 in Guilford, New Haven, Ct
- Joshua Leete b. 1659 in Guilford, New Haven, Ct
- Anna Leete b. 15 Mar 1661/62 in Guilford, New Haven, Ct
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Individual:
William, eldest chld of John and Ann (Shute) Leete, was the emigrant to our shores, and the ancestor of nearly all the Leetes in America. He was born in 1612-13 in Dodington. He was bred in the law at Cambridge University, and served for a considerable time as clerk in the Bishop of Ely's Court, at Cambridge. Observing the oppressions and cruelties then practiced on the conscientious and virtuous Puritans, he was led to examine more thoroughly their doctrines and practices, and eventually to become a Puritan himself. He gave up his office and came to America in the company of the Rev. Henry Whitfield. He was one of the signers of the plantation convenant on shipboard, Jan. 1, 1639. He arrived at New Haven about July 10, 1639. When the company agreed upon Guilford as a place of settlement he was one of the six selected to purchase the land from the native Indians in trust for the plantation until their organization. He selected for himself about 250 acres of land three miles west of Guilford, now known as Leete's Island. He filled many public offices in the new colony and was clerk of the plantation from 1639 to 1662. He was also one of the four to whom was instrusted the full civic power of the plantation, without limitations, until a church was formed. He was selected one of the "seven pillars" of the church which formed the body politic of Guilford. He was deputy from Guilford to the general court in New Haven from 1643 to 1650, and from 1651 to 1658 he was magistrate of the town. In 1658 he was chosen deputy govenor of the Colony, and continued in that office until 1661, when he was elected governor, an office which he held until the union with Connecticut in 1664. After the union he was an assistant until 1669, when he was elected deputy governor of the Connecticut colony, holding that office until 1676, when he was chosen governor. He retained this office by continuous re-elections until his death, April 16, 1683.
Upon being elected governor he moved to Hartford, where he lived until his death, and was buried there.
William Leete married (first) in England, about 1638, Anna, daughter of Rev. John Payne, of Southoe. She died Sept. 1, 1668. He married (second), April 7, 1670, Sarah, widow of Henry Rutherford; she died Feb. 10, 1673. He married (third) Mrs. Mary Street, who had been married (first) to Governor Francis Newman, and later to Rev. Nicholas Street; she died Dec. 13, 1682.
His children were:
John (mentioned below).
Andrew, born 1643, married Elizabeth Jordan.
William, married Mary Fenn.
Abigail, married Rev. J. Woodbridge.
Caleb, born Aug. 24, 1651, died Jan. 13, 1673.
Gratiana, born Dec. 22, 1653.
Peregrine, born Jan. 12, 1658, died young.
Joshua, born 1659, died Feb. 22, 1660.
Anna, born March 10, 1661, married John Trowbridge.
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- Title: Ancestral File (R)
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
- Title: LEETE.ged
Media: Other
Text: Date of Import: Feb 15, 2004
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