George Wyllys (1590 - 1644)

Biography
Gov. George Wyllys, Lord of the Manor of Fenny Compton was born in 1590 in Fenny Compton, County Warwickshire, England to Richard Wyllys ( - ) and Hester Chambers ( - ) and died on 9 Mar 1644 in Hartford County, Connecticut, North America. He is buried at Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, North America. He married first in 1629 to Mary Smith (1603 - 1664) and second to Bridget Young ( - ) and arrived in 1634 in Massachusetts, North America.

Facts and Occupation
He arrived in 1634 in Massachusetts, North America with his family. In 1634 he was appointed as Assistant to the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1636 he sent his steward who was William Gibbons ( - ) to Hartford, Connecticut, North America along with 20 domestic indentured servants to oversee the construction of the house. The house that was built for him was the largest house of any of the settlers in the whole Colony of Connecticut at the time. There was a great Oak Tree called Charter Oak that stood on "Wyllys Hyll: on his property in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, North America. The tree had been around since the 12th or 13th century until it fell in 1856, which was stated in the 1662 Connecticut's Royal Charter. After the tree fell, the oak tree became the symbol of American Independence. His house was built on the same street that the future governors such as Wyllys, John Webster (1590 - 1661), Thomas Welles (1594 - 1660) Edward Hopkins (1600 - 1657) would build houses and the tree would become known as Governor's Street. In 1638 he moved with his family to Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, North America. On 11 Apr 1639, 1640, 1644 and in 1644 he was chosen Magistrate of the Colony of Connecticut. From 1639 to 1641 he was elected on of the six Assistants to the General Court. In 1641 he was elected Deputy Governor of the Colony of Connecticut which he served or a year. In 1642 to 1643 he was elected the fourth Governor of the Colony of Connecticut. He and the General Court sent sent two delegates to meetings in Boston after a rumor that the Narragansetts Indians were forming alliances with other tribes to destroys the English settlers in Connecticut; this later would become known as the Articles of Confederations between the colonies of Massachusetts Bay, New Haven and Connecticut. In 1643 he was chosen a Commissioner from the Colony of Connecticut to the United Colonies of New England after his commission of governor was over.

Lineage
Gov. George Wyllys, Lord of Fenny Compton Manor was born in 1590 in Fenny Compton, County Warwickshire, England to Richard Wyllys ( - ) and Hester Chambers ( - ) and died on 9 Mar 1644 in Hartford County, Connecticut, North America. He is buried at Ancient Burying Ground, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, North America. He married first in 1629 to Mary Smith (1603 - 1664) and second to Bridget Young ( - ) and arrived in 1634 in Massachusetts, North America.

Children of Gov. George Wyllys, Lord of Fenny Compton Manor and Mary smith (1603-1664)

 * 1) Hon. Samuel Wyllys was born in 1590 in Fenny Compton, County Warwickshire, England and died on 9 Mar 1645 in Hartford County, Connecticut, North America. He was baptized in County Warwickshire, England. He married first on 9 Nov 1609 to Bridget Young ( - 1629). He married second in 1654 in Connecticut, North America to Ruth Haynes. She was born in 1631 in Hartford County, Connecticut, North America.

Children of Gov. George Wyllys, Lord of Fenny Compton Manor and Bridge Yong

 * 1) Amy Wyllys was born about 1625 in England and died on 9 Jan 1698 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, North America. She married on 30 Oct 1644 in New England, North America to Maj. John Pynchon. He was born in 1626 in Dorchester, Dorset, England to William Pynchon (1590-1662) and Anna Andrews (-1630/31) and died on 17 Jan 1702 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, North America.
 * 2) Hester Wyllys was born on an unknown date and in an unknown place and died on an unknown date and in an unknown place. She married on 17 Oct 1645 in New England, North America to Capt. Robert Harding. He was born in 1607 in an unknown place and died in 1657 in an unknown place.
 * 3) Mary Wyllys (-)
 * 4) George Wyllys (-)

Children of Hon. Samuel Wyllys and Ruth Haynes

 * 1) Mary Wylly was born on 2 Nov 1656 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, North America and died on 11 Oct 1729 in Clinton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, North America. She married about 1684 in New England, North America to Rev. Joseph Elliot. He was born on 20 Dec 1638 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to John Eliot (1604-1690) and Hannah Mountford (1604-)
 * 2) Mahitable Wyllys was born in 1660 in Hartford County, Connecticut, North America and died in 1698 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, North America. She married firstly in 1678 in North America to Rev. Daniel Russell. He was born in 1642 in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Hon. Richard Russell, Esq. (1611-1676) and Maud Pitt (1617-1652) and died on 4 Jan 1679 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, North America. She married secondly to Rev. Timothy Woodbridge. He was born on 13 Jan 1655 in Barford St. Martin. Wiltshire, England and died on 30 Apr 1732. She married thirdly to Rev. Isaac Foster. He was born in 1652 and died on 20 Aug 1682 in Connecticut, North America.
 * 3) Gen. Hon. Hezikiah Wyllys was born on 3 Apr 1672 in Hartford County, Connecticut, North America and died on 24 Dec 1741 in Hartford County, Connecticut, North America. He was Secretary of the Colony of Connecticut. He married firstly on 2 May 1704 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Elizabeth Hobart. She was born on 8 Feb 1675 in Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, North America to Rev. Jeremiah Hobart (1630-1715) and Elizabeth Whiting (-) and died in Sep 1762. He married secondly to Elizabeth St. John (-).

Children of Mahitable Wyllys and Rev. Daniel Russell

 * 1) Mabel Russell was born in

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 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wyllys
 * http://foundersofhartford.org/founders/wyllys_george.htm
 * http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17265174
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wyllys
 * http://foundersofhartford.org/founders/wyllys_george.htm
 * http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17265174
 * https://memory.loc.gov/service/gdc/scd0001/2007/20070619018ou/20070619018ou.pdf
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 * https://memory.loc.gov/service/gdc/scd0001/2007/20070619018ou/20070619018ou.pdf
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyllys–Haynes_family
 * http://foundersofhartford.org/founders/wyllys_george.htm