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ANDREW LEETE (b. 1643, d. 31 Oct 1702)

ANDREW LEETE (son of WILLIAM LEETE and ANNA PAYNE) was born 1643 in GUILFORD, CT., and died 31 Oct 1702 in GUILFORD, CT.. He married ELIZABETH JORDAN on 01 Jun 1669 in GUILFORD, CT., daughter of THOMAS JORDAN and DOROTHY.

Notes for ANDREW LEETE:
Andrew was a Lawyer and one of the Justices of the New Haven County Court.

Andrew succeeded in a good degree to the position of his father, managing the affairs of the town and to some extent of the colony. In 1677, he was elected to the honorable office of Assistant in the Connecticut Colony, and was annually re-elected until his death. It was while holding this office that he became principally instrumental in secreting and preserving the Charter of the Colony during the usurpation of the government by Major Andross. For a season, the charter was kept in his house in Guilford, Conn. He was a member of the General Court of Connecticut that granted the Charter to Yale University.

More About ANDREW LEETE:
Occupation: LAWYER.

More About ANDREW LEETE and ELIZABETH JORDAN:
Marriage: 01 Jun 1669, GUILFORD, CT..

Children of ANDREW LEETE and ELIZABETH JORDAN are:

+SAMUEL LEETE, b. 1677, GUILFORD, CT., d. 20 Feb 1750/51, GUILFORD, CT..