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William Leete (1612 or 1613 – 16 April 1683) was Governor of the Colony of New Haven from 1661 to 1665 and Governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1676 to 1683. Biography. Coat of Arms of William Leete.
William Leete became acting Governor of the New Haven Colony when Governor Francis Newman died on November 18, 1660. He was officially elected Governor of the New Haven Colony in May of 1661.
Mar 23, 2015 · New Haven Gov. William Leete received the orders for their arrest in Guilford, but Leete sympathized with the regicides and delayed the king’s agents. That gave Whalley and Goffe enough time to escape and hide out in Judges Cave, where they lived most of the summer.
The Family of William Leete, One of the First Settlers of Guilford, Conn., And Governor of New Haven and Connecticut Colonies. by Edward Lorenzo Leete. Buy PDF. $9.50. Excerpt.
Apr 27, 2022 · William Leete was born about 1613 in Dodington, Huntingdonshire, England, the son of John Leete and Anne Shute, daughter of Robert Shute, a judge of the king's court. His grandfather's legal experience may have influenced William to go into the practice of law.
- Diddington, England
- Diddington, Huntingtonshire, England
- 1612
Dec 25, 2019 · As the regicides hid in their cave, deputy governor William Leete delayed the two royalists, first by questioning the wording of their warrant, then, the next day, by refusing to allow them to...
Jun 11, 2023 · William Leete served as Governor of the Colony of New Haven from 1661 to 1665 and Governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1676 to 1683. William Leete's distaste for the oppression of the Puritans by the English court was a key factor in his emigration to Connecticut.
