Prob. New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

The Hollister Family of America

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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.

He married first, Joanna, by whom he had several children, among whom were Robert, governor of Connecticut for many years, and Joanna, wife of Lieut. John Hollister. His second wife Alice survived him, and is mentioned in his will. He died in 1669.


WILL OF RICHARD TREAT, SR.
The last Will and Testament of Richard Treat, Senr, of Wethersfield, in the Colony of Connecticut, in the manner and forme as followeth:

Imprimis. I being weak and infirme of body, but of sound understanding and of competent memory, doe resigne my soule to the Lord, hoping to be justified and saved by the merit of Christ & my body to be buryed.

Item. I give and bequeath to my loving wife, Mrs. Treat, after my decease, all the lands of what kind soever I stand possessed of, within the Bounds of Wethersfield, viz.: five acres of land lying in the dry Swamp, which I have improved and prepared for use, lyeing next to my Sonn James his land.

Item. One piece of Meadow lying in the great Meadow commonly called By the Name of Send Home.

Item. The one half or eight Acres next Home of that piece of Meadow land commonly called fill barne.

Item. The Home lott, By the playne barn side.

Item. The dwelling house that I formerly lived in, with convenient yard roome, and that end of the Barne on this side of the thrashing floore next the dwelling house, with one halfe of that Lott belonging to the said dwelling house lyeing next his Sonn Richard's house & Lott. Except my Wife and Son James shall agree otherwise.

Item. All my pasture land fenced in beyond my daughter Hollister's Lott.

Item. The use of two of my best cowes, which she shall choose which is, they shall continue and stand longer than my loving wife liveth, they shall be my eldest son Richard Treats. I give my loving wife the standing bed, bedding, bedstead, with all the furniture thereto belonging with the use of so much of the household Goods, during her lifetime, as she shall judge needfull for her comfort of what sort soever.

Item. I give and bequeath to my eldest son, Richard Treat, the full possession & Anfirmation [?] of the farm Nowag, with all the respective priviledges thereto belonging, with three of my youngest heifers.

Item. I give to my second sonn, Robert Treat, Tenn pounds.

Item. I give to my youngest sonn, James Treate, besides the land already made over to him, my Mill and grinding stone, farm Timber, Chains, stillyerds & my little Bible.

Item. I give unto my Sonn in law Mathew Campfield, Twentie pounds for that which is remaining of his portion.

Item. I give to my daughter Hollister Forty Shillings.

Item. To my daughter Johnson Tenn Shillings.

Item. My debts being payd, I give my loveing sons John Demon and Robert Webster, equally, all the rest of my Goods and Chattles, whatsoever, except Mr. Perkins' Booke, which I give to my Sonn John Demon, and my Great Bible to my daughter, Hon. Mr. Demon, and that money in my cousin Sam1 Wells his hand unto my Cousin David Demon [Deming], son of John Demon, Senr, & my desire is that my sonns in law John Demon, Robert Webster, & Richard Treat would be my overseers for their mutuall helpfullness to my loving wife, & endeavor to see the accomplishment this my last will and Testament, & for the ratification hereof. I have this Thirteenth of February, 1668, set to my hand & seale.

RICHARD TREAT, Sen. SEAL

Of Pitminster, Smrst, (Somerset), England

1. Honour TREAT b. 19 Mar 1614/1615, Pitminster, Smrst, (Somerset), England; c. 19 Mar 1615/1616, Church Of St. Andrew & St. Mary, Pitminster, Somersetshire, England; d. 21 Nov 1705, , Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; bur. Wethersfield, Hartford , Connecticut.
2. Johanna TREAT b. 24 May 1618, South Trundle, Pitminster, Somersetshire, England; c. 24 May 1618, South Trundle, Pitminster, Somersetshire, England; d. Oct 1694, , Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; bur. Wethersfield, Hartford , Connecticut.
3. Sarah TREAT b. 3 Dec 1620, Pitminster, Smrst, (Somerset), England; c. 3 Dec 1620, , Pitminster, Somersetshire, England; d. 1673, Newark, Essex, New Jersey.
4. Richard TREAT b. 9 Jan 1622/1623, Pitminster, Smrst, (Somerset), England; c. 9 Jan 1622/1623, Trendale, Pitminister, Somerset, England; d. Feb 1692/1693, , Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; bur. Wethersfield, Hartford , Connecticut.
5. Robert TREAT b. 25 Feb 1624/1625, Pitminster, Somerset, England; c. Pitminster, Somerset, England; d. 12 Jul 1710, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut; bur. EST Jul 1710, Old Burying Ground, Milford, Connecticut.
6. Elizabeth TREAT b. 25 Jul 1627, Pitminster, Smrst, (Somerset), England; c. 25 Jul 1627, Trendale, Pitminister, Somerset, England; d. 1706, , Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
7. Susannah TREAT b. 8 Oct 1629; c. 8 Oct 1629, Trendale, Pitminister, Somerset, England; d. 1705/1709, , Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; bur. 1705/1709, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.
8. James TREAT b. 20 Jul 1634, Pitminster, Smrst, (Somerset), England; c. 20 Jul 1634, Trendale, Pitminister, Somerset, England; d. 12 Feb 1708/1709, , Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut; bur. 12 Feb 1708/1709, Wethersfield, Hartford , Connecticut.
9. 1. Katharine TREAT b. 29 Jun 1637, Pitminster, Smrst, (Somerset), England; c. 29 Jun 1637, Trendle, Pitminster, Somerset, England; d. 29 Nov 1655; bur. , , Connecticut.
10. Thomas TREAT b. 1639, Pitminster, Somerset, England; c. Abt 1639, Pitminster, Somersets, England; d. Wethersfield?, Hartford, Connecticut.

1. 2. Richard TREAT b. 28 Aug 1584; c. 28 Aug 1584, Church Of St. Andrew & St. Mary, Pitminster, Somersetshire, England; d. 14 Feb 1668/1669, Wethersfield, Hartford , Connecticut; bur. Feb 1668/1669, Wethersfield, Hartford , Connecticut.