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Governor William Brenton

Governor William Brenton

Male 1620 - 1674  (54 years)

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  • Name William Brenton 
    Title Governor 
    Born 1620  Hammersmith, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 1674  Newport, Newport County, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I73061  Day Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2014 

    Family Martha Burton,   b. 1624, Hammersmith, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1723  (Age 99 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mary Brenton,   b. Abt 1646, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1674, Newport, Newport County, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 28 years)
     2. Martha Brenton,   b. Abt 1648, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Elizabeth Brenton,   b. 1650, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Sarah Brenton,   b. 1652, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1684, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     5. Mehitable Brenton,   b. 28 Nov 1652, Boston, Suffolk County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1676  (Age 23 years)
     6. Jahleel Brenton,   b. 14 Nov 1655, Boston, Suffolk County, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1732, Newport, Newport County, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     7. Abigail Brenton,   b. Abt 1657, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. William Brenton,   b. Abt 1659, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Major Ebenezer Brenton,   b. Abt 1661, Guilford, New Haven County, CT Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1766, Swanzey, Cheshire County, NH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 105 years)
    Family ID F26844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1620 - Hammersmith, Greater London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1674 - Newport, Newport County, RI Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Came in the Griffin 1633 with Cotton. He joined the church a few days after the teacher. Freeman 14 May 1634. Representative 1635. Selectman 1634-37. Went to Rhode Island, was there in high office 1638. And President 1659-1663, but had come back to Boston between 1650 and 1658. Every year was a Selectman 1652-57. Contributed more than any other inhabitant except Henry Webb to subscription for erection of town house. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S103] Ancestry.com.

    2. [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, 243 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.