Hannah PITKIN

Hannah married Timothy COWLES on 1 Jan 1689/90. Timothy (son of Samuel COWLES and Abigail STANLEY) was born on 4 Nov 1666 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 30 Aug 1736 in East Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William COWLES was born on 01 Sep 1690 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 12 Apr 1771 in East Hartford, Connecticut.
2. Hannah COWLES was born in 1693 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 19 Feb 1777 in Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts; was buried in The Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts.
3. Joseph COWLES was born on 13 Jan 1695 in East Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 13 Jan 1694/5 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 20 Feb 175 in East Hartford, Connecticut.
4. Elizabeth COWLES was born in 1697 in East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 20 May 1782 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut.
5. Abigail COWLES was born on 03 Mar 1700 in East Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 3 Mar 1700 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died after 31 Mar 1728.
6. Martha COWLES was born on 19 May 1704 in East Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 19 May 1704 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died after 31 Mar 1728.

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Excerpt from "Pitkin Genealogy":

William Pitkin, the progenitor of the family in America, who came from England in 1659, was possessed of great ability and tenacity of purpose. Endowed with a discerning mind, coupled with an excellent English education, coming into the Colony after its early settlement, he soon gained the full confidence of the Connecticut colonists. He was admitted a freeman, October 9, 1662, and was appointed the same year by the General Assembly, Prosecutor for the Colony. His marked ability gave him, in1664, the appointment of Attorney-General, by the King. From 1675 to 1690, a period of fifteen years, he annually represented Hartford in the Colonial Assembly. In 1676 he was chosen Treasurer of the Colony. He was often appointed Commissioner by the Colony to the United Colonies. In 1676 he was appointed with Major Talcott to negotiate peace with the Narragansett and other Indian tribes. In 1690 he was elected a member of the Colonial Council, and so remained till is death. In 1693 he was sent by the Colony to Governor Fletcher of New York, to negotiate terms respecting the militia until Governor Winthrop's return from England, whither he had gone on the same business (see Hollister's "Connecticut", p. 340). In 1693 "Mr. William Pitkin, Mr. Sanuel Chester, and Captain William Whiting were appointed by the General Court to run the division line between the Connecticut and Massachusetts colonies" (see Trumbull's History, p. 410; also see Col. Rec., Vol. I, p. 363-413, Vol. II, p. 426, Vol. III, p. 19). Aside from his profession, he was also one of the principal planters of the town, having purchased a large tract of land on the east side of the river, on which his sons all settled. It embraced a portion of East Hartford Center. He owned one-third interest in a saw-mill and a grist-mill at "Pitkin Falls", so called from the number of dams and mills erected there, by the Pitkin family. He was also appointed with Mr. John Crow, to lay out the first Main and other streets on the east side of the river.

William married Hannah GOODWIN in 1661. Hannah (daughter of Ozias GOODWIN and Mary WOODWARD) was born in 1637; died on 12 Feb 1724. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter Of Ozias and (Mary Woodward) Goodwin