William PITKIN

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William PITKIN was born in 1635 in Marylebone, England. He died on 15 Dec 1694 in Hartford, CT. He was buried in Hartford, CT. In the burial ground adjoining the First Church of Hartford, on Main Street. From Norwich. Teacher and Lawyer in England. Came to Hartford CT 1659. Taught school in 1660 for 8 pounds voted by the town. Also each student was to send a load of wood within a month after Michimas or pay 3 shillings for procuring it. Bought land on East side of riverin 1661. When his sister arrived from England for a visit (which became permanent) he was feeding his pigs. She was shocked. "I left one brother in England serving his king, and find another in America serving his swine." (She became the ancestor of 7 New England governors). Prominent planter Freeman 9 Oct 1662. Appointed by the King, First Attorney General for Colony, 1664. Bought out JacobMygatt's interest in the Podunk lands in 1666. Bought out shares of William Parker and Nathaniel Marvin (126 acres). In 1667 he petitioned with Thomas Wellesto be freed from fencing meadows. Appointed with Major Talcott to negotiate peace with the Narragansett tribe in 1676. Representative from Hartford and Greenwich Ct 1675- 1677. Member of General Court 1675-1690, with breaks. Treasurer 1676. Agent to NY 1676. In April 1676 he was appointed with Mr. Samuel Willys togo to NY to present Governor Andros with a letter to incourage him to engage Mohawk Indians agains others and for him to go to Albany to speak wth the Mohawks. Andros did not recognize them and so nothing came of it. Chosen hayward of the East side meadow. Commissioner on revival of Confederacy of New England. Deputy Gov of CT 1654- 1666. Governor of CT 1666 - 1670. Member of the Colonial Council 1690- death. One of 11 men addressed as Mr. in Hartford. Owned 1/3 interest in a saw mill and grist mill at Pitkin Falls where dams were erected. Layed out Main and other streets on East side of river with Mr. John Crow. Member of the church of England. Baptised his children in Puritan Church. Became member of the First Church of Christ in Hartford. Left a volume of religions writings, which are extant. He was married to Hannah GOODWIN in 1661. William Pitkin, the progenitor of the family in America, who came from England in 1659, was possessed of great ability and tenacity of purpose. Endowed with a discerning mind,coupled with an excellent English education, coming into the Colony after its early settlement, he soon gained the full confidence of the Connecticut colonists. He was admitted a freeman, Oct 9, 1662, and was appointed the same year by the General Assembly, Prosecutor of the Colony. His marked ability gave him, in 1664, the appointment of Attorney-General, by the King. From 1675 to 1690, a period of fifteen years, he annually represented Hartford in the ColonialAssembly. In 1676 he was chosen Treasurer of the Colony. He was often appointed commissioner by the colony to the United Colonies. In 1676 he was appointedwith Major Talcott to negotiate peace with the Narragansett and other Indian tribes. In 1690 he was elected a member of the Colonial Council, and so remained till his death. In 1693 he was sent by the Colony to Governor Fletcher of New York, to negotiate terms respecting the militia until Governor Winthrop's return from England, whither he had gone on the same business(see Hollister's "Connecticut," p. 340). In 1693 "Mr. William Pitkin, Mr. Samuel Chester, and Captain William Whiting were appointed by the General court to run the division line between the Connecticut and Massachusetts colonies' (see Trumbull's History, p410; also see Col. Rec., Vol. I, p. 363-413, Vol. II, p. 426, Vol, III, p. 19). Aside from his profession, he was also one of the principal planters of the town, having purchased a large tract of land on the east side of the river, on which his sons all settled. It embraced a portion of East Hartford Center. Heowned one-third interest in a saw-mill and a gri

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