William PITKIN, Jr.

Male 1664 - 1723  (59 years)


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  • Name William PITKIN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 1664  [1, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Fact Son of William and Hannah (Goodwin) Pitkin of Berkhamstead, co. Hertford and Hartford. Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 05 Apr 1723  Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5
    Notes 
    • Excerpt from"Pitkin Genealogy":

      He was educated by his father in his profession of the law. He was Judge of the County and Probate Courts and Court of the Assistants from 1702 till 1711. Upon the establishment of the Superior Court, in 1711, he was appointed Judge of that court, and in 1713 he was made Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He represented Hartford in the General Assembly in 1696. In 1697 he was elected one of the commissioners to receive the Earl of Belmont on his arrival in New York. He was Commissioner of War in 1706 and 1707 (Col. Rec., p. 535). He was one of the committee to prepare the manuscript laws of the Colony in 1709; also committee on the revision of said laws (Col. Rec., Vol. V, p. 479). In 1718 he was appointed one of a committee of three, by the General Assembly, to build the first State House in the colony, at Hartford (Col. Rec., Vol. VI. PP. 157 and 197). He was also one of a committee to procure a map of the course of the Connecticut River from the "mouth of it to the north bounds of this Colony, to be inserted in the plan of the colony now ordered to be drawn."

      He was a military officer in the company of his brother Roger.

      He is said to have been no less able to repartee than in argument. Being once opposed in a case by Mr. Eels, a brother lawyer, who, in summing up the case, thinking he had the better of Mr. Pitkin, said: "The Court will perceive that the pipkin is cracked." His instant reply was, "Not so much cracked, your honor, but he will find it will do to stew eels in yet."

      Although so much engaged in his professional business, he had, previous to 1706, built two fulling mills at Pitkin Falls; in connection with which he carried on a large business in clothings and woolens. These mills were bequeathed to his sons, William and Joseph, who succeeded him in the business.

      He "owned his covenant" with the "First Church of Christ in Hartford" Sept. 4, 1687, at which time his oldest child, Elizabeth, was baptized. he and his wife, with his brother Roger and wife, joined the church in "full communion" August 14, 1692.
    Person ID I44490  Main Tree
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2020 

    Father William PITKIN,   b. 1635, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1694 (Age 59 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Hannah GOODWIN,   b. 1637   d. 12 Feb 1724 (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 1661  [3
    Family ID F19565  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth STANLEY,   b. 24 Oct 1669   d. 12 Feb 1751 (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 1686  [3, 4, 5
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth PITKIN,   b. 30 Aug 1687, Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1688, Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Birth]
     2. Elizabeth PITKIN,   b. 18 Aug 1689, Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1760 (Age 71 years)  [Birth]
     3. Martha PITKIN,   b. 28 Feb 1691, Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Jul 1763 (Age 72 years)  [Birth]
     4. Gov. William PITKIN,   b. 30 Apr 1694, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Oct 1769, East Hartford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Birth]
     5. Joseph PITKIN,   b. 26 May 1696, Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1762 (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
     6. Sarah PITKIN,   b. 26 Mar 1698, Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1701, Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)  [Birth]
     7. Thomas PITKIN,   b. 18 Jun 1700, Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jul 1766, Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
     8. Sarah PITKIN,   b. 28 Nov 1702, Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Jun 1784 (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
     9. John PITKIN,   b. 18 Jul 1706   d. 07 Sep 1706 (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
     10. John PITKIN,   b. 18 Dec 1707   d. 05 Jun 1790 (Age 82 years)  [Birth]
     11. Jerusha PITKIN,   b. 22 Jun 1710, East Hartford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1799, Glastonbury, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F11069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2020 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S03310] Royal Families Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry: Vol. I Governor Thomas Dudley and Desc. through 5 Generations by Marston Watson.

    2. [S02364] Lucius M. Boltwood, Genealogies of Hadley Families.

    3. [S02944] A.P. Pitkin, Pitkin Family of America - A Genealogy of the Des. of William Pitkin, (Name: Name: Hartford, Conn. 1887;;).

    4. [S02352] James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc;;).

    5. [S12064] Colonel Calvin Duvall Cowles, Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America Vol.I .