Family of Richard * + TREAT and Alice * + GAYLORD

Husband:	Richard * + TREAT (1584-1669)
Wife:	Alice * + GAYLORD (1594- )
Children:	Honor TREAT (1615- )
	Joanna + TREAT (1618-1694)
	Sarah TREAT (1620- )
	Richard TREAT (1623- )
	Robert * TREAT (1625-1710)
	Elizabeth TREAT (1627- )
	Susanna TREAT (1629- )
	Alice TREAT (1630- )
	James TREAT (1634- )
	Katherine TREAT (1637- )
Marriage	27 Apr 16151

Husband: Richard * + TREAT

Wife: Alice * + GAYLORD

Name:	Alice * + GAYLORD
Sex:	Female
Father:	Hugh * + GAYLORD (1553-1614)
Mother:	Joan +* (1560-1628)
Birth	10 May 1594	Pitminster, Somerset, England
Death		Wethersfield, Hartford, CT, US
Burial		Wethersfield Village Cemetary
	Wethersfield, Hartford, CT, US no grave site found

Child 1: Honor TREAT

Name:	Honor TREAT
Sex:	Female
Birth	19 Mar 1615

Child 2: Joanna + TREAT

Child 3: Sarah TREAT

Name:	Sarah TREAT
Sex:	Female
Birth	3 Dec 1620

Child 4: Richard TREAT

Name:	Richard TREAT
Sex:	Male
Birth	9 Sep 1623

Child 5: Robert * TREAT

Child 6: Elizabeth TREAT

Name:	Elizabeth TREAT
Sex:	Female
Birth	28 Jul 1627

Child 7: Susanna TREAT

Name:	Susanna TREAT
Sex:	Female
Birth	8 Oct 1629

Child 8: Alice TREAT

Name:	Alice TREAT
Sex:	Female
Birth	16 Feb 1630

Child 9: James TREAT

Name:	James TREAT
Sex:	Male
Birth	20 Jul 1634

Child 10: Katherine TREAT

Name:	Katherine TREAT
Sex:	Female
Birth	29 Jun 1637

Note on Husband: Richard * + TREAT

Richard Treat, Esq., the immigrant ancestor of the Treat Family of Wethersfield, Conn., s. of Robert & Honora Treat of Pitminster, Somersetshire, England. He was bapt. Aug. 28, 1584 at St. Andrew and St Mary Chh. at Pitminster and d. testate at Wethersfield, Conn. betw. Feb. 13, 1668/9, the date of his will, and Mar. 3, 1669/70 when his will was proved. He is claimed to have d. Feb. 14, 1668/69, the day after he wrote his will, but no document exists that confirms that claim.

 

On Apr. 27, 1615 at Pitminster, Richard m. Alice Gaylord, the mother of all his children, dau. of Hugh Gaylord. She was bapt. at Pitminster May 10, 1594 and she was living when Richard wrote his will at Wethersfield, Conn.

 

The Hollister Family in America (Lafayette Wallace Case, 1886, p. 24) errantly claims that Richard Treat had a first wife named Joanna: "Lieut. John Hollister married Joanna, daughter of Hon. Richard Treat, Sr., and his first wife Joanna." Joanna (Treat) Hollister, the second child of the family, was baptized three years after the marriage of Richard Treat and Alice Gaylord. Further, the first bequest in Richard Treat's will states: "I give & bequeath to my loving wife Alis Treat after my decease..." Thus, there is no factual support for Richard Treat having had a first wife named Joanna or that Alice Gaylord was not the mother of all of Richard Treat's known children.

 

Richard & Alice immigrated circa 1637 to New England with all of their children and settled at Wethersfield, Conn. Their children, all bapt. at St. Andrew & St. Mary Chh. at Pitminster, Somersetshire, England, are:

 

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Richard Treat Sr. was born on 28 Aug 1584 in Trull, Pitminster, Somerset, England. He died on 14 Feb 1669 in Wethersfield, , Connecticut. He was buried in Wethersfield, , Connecticut. He married Alice Gaylord on 27 Apr 1615 in , Pitminster, Somerset, England.

 

In the ancient church of St. Andrew and St. Mary in the hamlet of South Trundle,parish of Trull,Pitminster, Co. Somerset, Eng., is a Memorial Brass, erected (1903) bearing thefollowing inscription: " In memory of Richard Treat, alias Trott, Baptized inthis Church, Aug. 28, 1584, who emigrated to New England with his family , in1637, and was one of the Patentees of the Charter of the Colony of Connecticut,by King Charles II, in 1662. His son, Robert Treat, was baptized February 25th,1624 and was Deputy Governor and Governor of the Colony, for 30 years. ThisBrass was erected, in 1902, by their descendant John Harvey Treat, of America."

 

There seems to be some discrepancy as to Richard Treat's wife. In the HollisterFamily of America compiled by Lafayette Case on page 28, "He married first,Joanna, by whom he had several children, among whom were Robert, governor ofConnecticut for many years, and Joanna, wife of Lieut John Hollister. Hissecond wife Alice survived him, and is mentioned in his will. He died in 1669."However in Ancient Wethersfield, Conn. by Henry R. Stiles, Vol II onGenealogies and Biographies, page 711, "...m. in Eng.(under the name of Trett)27 Apl., 1615, Alice (dau. Hugh) Gaylord, of P., b. 1594. Their ch. were all b.in Eng.--under the name of Trott and Tratt."

 

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HON. RICHARD TREAT, SR.Richard Treat, Sr., was one of the first settlers of Wethersfield, and represented that town in the first general court in 1637. He was appointed in 1642 by the general court, in connection with Gov. Wyllys, Messrs. Haines, Hopkins, Whiting, and others, to superintend building a ship, and to collect a revenue for that object. In 1643 he was a colonial grand juror, and in 1644 a member of the general court to which he was several times re‰lected. From 1658 to 1665, he was an assistant magistrate of the colony and was named in the royal charter of Charles II. as one of the patentees. He was one of the collectors of the Fenwick tax and of the fund for the support of students in the college at Cambridge.

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Richard Treat (or Trott) (1584 - 1669) was an early New England settler who emigrated from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637. His son, Robert Treat, served as governor of Connecticut from 1683 to 1698. Treat was an extensive landowner in Wethersfield, Connecticut(over 900 acres and served as town deputy from 1644 to 1648, the year Mary Johnson was convicted of witchcraft and executed, Treat was an original patentee of the Charter of the Colony of Connecticut by King Charles II in 1662.

 

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This story is extracted from the book, "The Treat Family," by John Harvey Treat.

 

The Honorable Richard Treat was born 1616 in Pitminister, Somerset, England the son of Robert and Honoria Trott. He died on 17 Apr 1669 in Wethersfield, Connecticut. He was an early New England settler who emigrated from Pitminister to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1637, he was one of the earliest settlers in Wethersfield, Connecticut and became an extensive landowner (over 900 acres).

 

He represented Wethersfield in the first general court in 1637. He was appointed by the general court in connection with Governor George Wyllys, Messrs. Haines, Hopkins, Whiting and others to superintend the building of a ship and to collect revenue for that project. On 25 Oct 1644, he and Mr Wells were the committed and revenue collectors of the Fenwick Tax, a fund to support students in the college at Cambridge. He was admitted as a Freeman in 1645. On the Freeman list only 3 besides Richard Treat had the title Mr. and he bore that title as early as 1642.

 

He was named in the Royal Charter issued by Charles II as one of the original Patentees of the Charter of Colony of Connecticut of 1662. He was deputy nineteen times from 1646-1665, and had the title of Mr. He was elected assistant magistrate of the Colony eight times. In 1654, he was chosen on a committee to lay out lands granted by the town and in 1660, he was elected Townsman, an official answering to the present Selectmen. He was also Constable in 1660.

 

He married 27 Apr 1615 at Pitminister, England, Alice Gaylord, born 10 May 1594 in Pitminister, England. She was the daughter of Hugh and Joanna Gaylord. She died in Wethersfield, Connecticut. When she died is not known, but she survived her husband, Richard. The tradition that Alice was his second wife, and that the name of his first wife was Joanna, who was the mother of his children, has proved upon investigation, to be unfounded.

 

Richard and Alice were the parents of 12 children. Their children were baptized by the names of Trott and Tratt, but Richard was called Treat when he died. Their son Robert Treat (1622-1710) served as Governor of Connecticut from1683 to 1698. Their daughter, Joanna, was the wife of Lieutenant John Hollister. Their daughter, Susanna, was the wife of Robert Webster, the son of Governor John Webster. Their daughter, Honora, married John Deming, an early Puritan settler and original Patentee on the Royal Charter of Connecticut.

 

His will was written 26 Jan 1690 and probated in 1705.

 

A brass tablet in the ancient church of South Trendle, parish of Trull, Pitminister, England, bears the following inscription, "In memory of Richard Treat, alias Trott, Baptized in this Church, Aug 28, 1584, who emigrated to New England with his family, 1637, and was created one of the Patentees of the Charter of the Colony of Connecticut by King Charles II in 1662. His son, Robert Treat, baptized February 25th, 1624, and was Deputy Governor and Governor of Connecticut for 30 years." This brass plaque was erected in 1902, by their descendant, John Harvey Treat of America."

 

The East window of the churh was dedicated by the Bishop of Bath and Wells, the Reverend George Leonard Cary, on 2 Jul 1989. It was given the people and friends of the Pitminister church including descendants of Richard Trott in the United States of America under the leadership of the Honorable William W. Treat.

 

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BornAugust 28, 1584Pitminster, EnglandDiedFebruary 14, 1669Wethersfield, Connecticut, USASpouseAlice GaylordChildrenHonor TreatJoanna TreatSarah TreatRichard TreatRobert TreatElizabeth TreatSusanna TreatAlice TreatJames TreatKatherine TreatReligionCongregationalist

Richard Treat was baptized in this Pitminster, England church on August 28, 1584

 

Richard Treat (or Trott) (1584 - 1669) was an early New England settler and a Patentee of the Royal Charter of Connecticut, 1662

Early life

 

He was baptized on August 28, 1584 in Pitminster, Somerset County, England, the son of Robert and Honoria Trott, and died on 27 April 27, 1669 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. He was an early New England settler who emigrated from Pitminster, England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637.[1]Marriage and family

 

He married on April 27, 1615, at Pitminster, Somerset County, England, Alice Gaylord, born May 10, 1594 at Pitminster, Somerset County, England and died at Wethersfield, Hartford County Connecticut. She was the daughter of Hugh Gaylord and Joanna.

 

Richard and Alice were the parents of twelve children. Their son, Robert Treat (1622 - 1710), served as governor of Connecticut from 1683 to 1698. Their daughter, Joanna, was the wife of Lieut. John Hollister.[2] Their daughter, Susanna, was the wife of Robert Webster, the son of John Webster (governor). His daughter, Honor, married John Deming, an early Puritan settler and original Patentee of the Royal Charter of Connecticut.[3] Career

 

He was one of the first settlers of Wethersfield, Connecticut in 1637 and was an extensive landowner in the town (over 900 acres). He represented Wethersfield in the first general court in 1637. He was appointed in 1642 by the general court, in connection with Gov. George Wyllys, Messrs. Haines, Hopkins, Whiting, and others, to superintend building a ship, and to collect a revenue for that object.

 

In the list of Freeman (Colonial) of Wethersfield for 1659, only three besides Richard Treat, Sr., are styled Mr., and he bore that title as early as 1642, and perhaps earlier. Mr. Treat must have been a man of high social standing and of much influence in the town of Wethersfield, and in the colony of Connecticut. This is evident from the various positions of trust occupied by him.

 

He was chosen a juror, June 15, 1643,— a high position then, generally occupied only by the most prominent persons, and grand juror, on September 15th of the same year.

 

In April, 1644, he was chosen deputy, and was annually elected for fourteen years, up to 1657-8. From 1658 to 1665, he was elected assistant magistrate of the colony eight times, and was named in the royal charter of Charles II as one of the original patentees of the Charter of the Colony of Connecticut. On Oct. 25,1644, he and Mr. Wells were the committee and the revenue collectors of the Fenwick tax a fund for the support of students in the college at Cambridge. In 1654, he was chosen on a committee to lay out lands granted by the town and in 1660, he was elected a townsman, an office answering to the present selectmen

 

Descendants

 

Richard Treat's descendants number in the thousands today. Some of his notable descendants include:

 

George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12, 1924) served as the 41st President of the United States

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) served as the 43rd President of the United States

Samuel Colt (July 19, 1814 - January 10, 1862) was an American inventor and industrialist.

Robert Treat Paine, a signer of the Declaration of Independence

Dr. John Franklin Gray (1804–1882), the first practitioner of Homeopathy in the United States.

Gerald Warner Brace (1901–1978) was an American writer, educator, sailor and boat builder.

Gideon Welles, the United States Secretary of the Navy, 1861–1869.

William Edwards Deming (1900–1993) was an American statistician, professor, author, lecturer, and consultant

Treat Williams, an American actor

C. Loring Brace, an Anthropologist

Henry Ford II (September 4, 1917 — September 29, 1987), president, chairman of the board and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Ford Motor Company.

John B. Hollister, a U.S. Representative from Ohio

Stephen Crane (1871-1900), American author (The Red Badge of Courage)

Thomas Edison (1847-1931), American inventor

John Pierpont Morgan (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) an American financier, banker

Charles H. Treat (1842-1910), Treasurer of the United States from 1905-1909

Charles W. Woodworth (1865-1940), American entomologist

Samuel Hubbel Treat, Jr., United States federal judge

John Hunt Morgan (June 1, 1825 – September 4, 1864) a Confederate general and cavalry officer in the American Civil War.

Samuel Treat, United States federal judge

Roger Treat, an American sportswriter and author

Treat Baldwin Johnson, an American chemist

Tennessee Williams (born Thomas Lanier Williams, March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983) was an American playwright

John Hay Whitney (27 August 1904 – 8 February 1982), colloquially known as "Jock" Whitney, was U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, publisher of the New York Herald Tribune.

Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (February 20, 1899 - December 13, 1992) was an American businessman, film producer, writer, and government official

Sources

1	"US and International Marriage Records, 1550-1900" (on-line, Yates Publishing, Provo, UT).

2	"Find a Grave".

3	Edmund West, "Family Data Collection - Births" (Provo, UT 2001).

4	"Connecticut Deaths and Burial Index, 1650-1934".