Gov. John Haynes

John Haynes (May 1, 1594 - January 1653 or 1654) was a colonial magistrate, one time governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and an eight-time governor of the Connecticut Colony. Image File history File links JohnHaynes. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called the Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it) was an English settlement on the coast of North America in the 1600s, centered around the present-day city of Boston, which is now in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one of the 50 United... The Connecticut Colony was an English colony that became the U.S. state of Connecticut. ...

John Haynes was born in Essex, England, a hotbed of the Puritan movement. He was the son of John Haynes and Mary Michel. He accumulated wealth and land in England, but left it all behind in July of 1633 to settle in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Initially, he settled in Newtown, and as a prominent member of the colony, he was selected to serve one term as governor in 1635. Roger Williams was banished under his administration, though by latter accounts, Haynes grew to regret it. This article is about the county of Essex in England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called the Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it) was an English settlement on the coast of North America in the 1600s, centered around the present-day city of Boston, which is now in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, one of the 50 United... Events February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. ... Roger Williams (December 21, 1603 – April 1, 1684) was an Anglo-American theologian, a notable proponent of the separation of Church and State, an advocate for fair dealings with Native Americans, founder of the City of Providence, Rhode Island and a co-founder of Rhode Island. ...

Due to growing religious strife and food shortages in the colony, Haynes made the decision to take his family and set off with Thomas Hooker to form a colony in the area that would be known as Connecticut. After the ratification of the Fundamental Orders of the colony in 1638/9, Haynes was elected as the first governor of the Colony of Connecticut. He was apparently popular with the people of the colony, and there was no year that he was not either deputy governor or governor for the rest of his life. He died in January of 1634 or 1635, in Hartford. Thomas Hooker (July 5, 1586 – July 7, 1647) was a prominent Puritan religious and colonial leader remembered as one of the founders of the Colony of Connecticut. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 48th 14,371 km² 113 km 177 km 12. ... The Fundamental Orders were adopted by the Connecticut council on January 14, 1639. ... -1...

His notable achievements include a part in the creation of the New England Confederation. Mercator projection: New England Confederation in yellow The United Colonies of New England, commonly known as the New England Confederation, was a political and military alliance of the British colonies of Massachusetts, Plymouth, Connecticut, and New Haven. ...

John Haynes was married to Mary Thornton, with whom he had six children. Several years after her death, he married Mabel Harlakenden, and they had five more children. One of John Haynes' children was General Hezekiah Haynes, a soldier in the army of Oliver Cromwell. Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell by Samuel Cooper, 1657. ...

See also

Wyllys-Haynes Family The Wyllys-Haynes Family is a U.S. Political Family. ...