Governor Robert Treat[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
1622 - 1710 (88 years)-
Name Robert Treat Prefix Governor Born Feb 23, 1622 Pitminster, Somerset, England 
Gender Male Died Jul 12, 1710 Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA Buried Old Burying ground, Milford Cemetery, Milford, Connecticut, USA - There are several markers for him in Milford, Connecticut (transcribed DEC 1999). One, on the town square, reads "Robert Treat; Born 1622, died 1710; A founder of Milford; Served the colony of Connecticut for 32 years; Deputy Governor 1678-1683; Governor 1683-1698; Deputy Governor 1698-1708; Led a company to New Jersey and founded Newark 1665-1672; Returned to Milford and commanded Connecticut troops in King Philips War. Governor when Sir Edmund Andros demanded charter which was not surrendered but was hidden in an oak tree."
The entrance to the Milford Cemetery (est. 1642) has a plaque reading "Governors: Robert Treat 1683-1698 ...."
His grave marker (cover) reads "Here lyeth interred the body of Coll Robert Treat Esq, Who faithfully servd (sic) this colony in the post of governour (sic) near ye space of thirty years and att (sic) ye age of four score and eight years changed this life for a better July 12 Anno Dom 1710"
Notes - Robert came to America, founded Newark, New Jersey and Milford, Connecticut. His leadership and role as negotiator facilitated the legal agreements related to the founding of the New Jersey colonies. Robert Treat and Jasper Crane went to New Amsterdam as early as 1661 to see Governor Peter Stuyvesant regarding a place of settlement but was initially thwarted in his efforts.
Captain Treat and others conferred with Governor Philip Cartaret and obtained a land grant from him. But, upon arriving at their chosen spot for the city, the Hackensack Indians refused to let them settle. The settlers returned to Elizabethtown Point, and Treat and others met again with Carteret who refused to pay the Hackensacks anything for the territory that was to be Newark. The settlers then chose to pay the Indians themselves for the land
The Indians agreed to sell in May of 1666 but the bill of sale was not signed until Jul 11, 1667. The original owners of the soil received goods valued at about $700.00 for the greater part of what is now Essex County, New Jersey.
He was Commander in Chief of the Connecticut forces from 1675 to 1676 during King Philip's War.
He became governor of Connecticut in 1683 until the "Charter Oak Affair" in November of 1687 when Governor Andros removed him from office and attempted to make Connecticut part of the Dominion of New England. The colonial charter was hidden in the hollow of an oak tree to prevent its being destroyed by Governor Andros and Treat resumed his post when the scheme failed in 1689.
Gov. Robert Treat was the maternal great-grandfather of a signer of the Declaration (July 4, 1776) -- Robert Treat Paine.
His descendants include Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and Thomas Edison (1847-1931, American inventor.
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Father Richard Treat (Treate), b. Aug 28, 1584, Pitminster, South Trendle (now Trull), Somerset, England , d. 11 Feb 1668/69, Wethersfield, Hartford county, Connecticut, USA (Age 84 years) Mother Alice Gaylord, b. May 10, 1594, Pitminster, Somerset, England , d. Between 1670 and 1680, Wethersfield, Hartford county, Connecticut, USA (Age 75 years) Married Apr 27, 1615 Church of Saint Andrew and Mary, Pitminster, England Notes - Richard and Alice (Gaylord) Treat of Pitminster, Somerset, England bore their second son, Robert Treat, about 1622.
Family ID F502 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Jane Tapp, b. circa 1630, Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA , d. Oct 31, 1703, Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA (Age ~ 73 years) Married Dec 25, 1647 Wethersfield, Hartford county, Connecticut, USA Children 1. Ann Treat, b. circa 1645, d. Bef 1647 (Age ~ 1 years) 2. Jane Treat, b. circa 1647, d. Bef 1647 3. Samuel Treat, b. Sep 03, 1648, Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA , d. Mar 18, 1716, Eastham, Barnstable county, Massachusetts, USA (Age 67 years)4. Maj. John Treat, b. Oct 20, 1650, Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA , d. Aug 01, 1714, Newark, Essex county, New Jersey, USA (Age 63 years)5. Mary Treat, b. May 01, 1652, Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA , d. Nov 12, 1704, Newark, Essex county, New Jersey, USA (Age 52 years)6. Robert Treat, b. Aug 14, 1654, Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA , d. Mar 20, 1720, Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA (Age 65 years)7. Sarah Treat, b. Oct 09, 1656, Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA , d. infancy 8. Abigail Treat, b. 1658/59, Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA , d. Dec 25, 1727, Wethersfield, Hartford county, Connecticut, USA (Age 68 years)9. Hannah Treat, b. Jan 01, 1660, Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA , d. Mar 08, 1706, Windsor, Hartford county, Connecticut, USA (Age 46 years)10. Capt. Joseph Treat, b. Sep 17, 1662, Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA , d. Aug 09, 1721, Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA (Age 58 years)11. Jane Treat, b. 1664, Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA , d. 1710 (Age 46 years)12. Ann Treat, b. 1666, Milford, New Haven county, Connecticut, USA , d. 1710 (Age 44 years)13. H.C. Treat, b. 1668/69, Connecticut, USA , d. YFamily ID F500 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth Powell, d. Y Married Oct 24, 1705 Family ID F5347 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- There are several markers for him in Milford, Connecticut (transcribed DEC 1999). One, on the town square, reads "Robert Treat; Born 1622, died 1710; A founder of Milford; Served the colony of Connecticut for 32 years; Deputy Governor 1678-1683; Governor 1683-1698; Deputy Governor 1698-1708; Led a company to New Jersey and founded Newark 1665-1672; Returned to Milford and commanded Connecticut troops in King Philips War. Governor when Sir Edmund Andros demanded charter which was not surrendered but was hidden in an oak tree."
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