Robert Treat

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Robert Treat (born February 23, 1622 in Pitminster , Somerset County , England , †  July 12, 1710 in Milford , Connecticut ) was an English colonist and from 1683 to 1698 governor of the Colony of Connecticut .

Career

Robert Treat, son of Richard Treat and Alice Gaylord, was born in Pitminster on February 23, 1622, but grew up as a child in Massachusetts . His family was among the earliest settlers in Wethersfield , Connecticut. Robert settled in Milford in 1639, where he became one of the leading figures in the New Haven Colony . He also served in the General Court after his appointment .

On December 25, 1647 he married Jane Tapp in Milford, with whom he had eight children. Her great-grandson, Robert Treat Paine , was a signatory to the American Declaration of Independence .

When the Connecticut certificate (Engl. Charter ) of 1662, the New Haven Colony forced to merge in 1665 with the Connecticut Colony, Treat led a group of dissidents who left the colony. They moved to New Jersey in 1666 , where they joined forces with other dissidents from Branford , Connecticut, another part of the former New Haven Colony. The Branford dissidents were led by Abraham Pierson . Robert Treat wanted to name the new parish Milford, New Jersey. Pierson, a religious puritan, preferred the name New Ark , so the place became known as Newark . Robert himself returned to Milford in 1672, where he spent the rest of his life.

Treat led the colonial militia for seven years, mostly against the Narraganset Indians . This included participation in the King Philip's War of 1676. He also served continuously between 1676 and 1708 in the Governor's Council . Treat was the first governor elected in 1683.

Sir Edmund Andros ousted him in 1687 and tried to make Connecticut part of the Dominion of New England . Treat was recognized to have a role in hiding the state charter in the Charter Oak (exceptionally rare white oak ). He resumed his post as governor when the Dominion arrangement fell apart in 1689. He was re-elected annually until 1698. Robert Treat died on July 12, 1710 in Milford, Connecticut.

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  1. ↑ Abraham Resnick: New Jersey Opinion: Where Did This Name Come From? In: The New York Times of February 25, 1990 (English)
  2. ^ "Treat Williams. (Actor, Director, Singer and Pilot)" (English).
personal data
SURNAME Treat, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American colonial governor
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1622
PLACE OF BIRTH Pitminster , England
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 1710
Place of death Milford , Connecticut