Thomas Willett (1611 -1674 ) was a British merchant , Plymouth Colony trader and sea-captain, Commissioner of New Netherland , and a magistrate of Plymouth Colony. He was appointed Mayor of New York on June 12 , 1665 , by Governor Richard Nicolls, and as a commissioner of admiralty on August 23 . He was a Councillor under Governor Richard Lovelace . He retired in 1673 .
Sir Edmund Andros and Henry Sloughter.
1740 -1830 ), who was a lieutenant in General James Abercrombie 's expedition to Fort Ticonderoga in 1758 . Also a leader of the Sons of Liberty in New York city, he became Captain in General Richard Montgomery 's force, then as lieutenant-colonel of the 3rd New York Regiment. He was a member of General Washington 's army in New Jersey (1778 ) and General John Sullivan 's in (1779 ). Elected to the State Assembly for the terms 1780 -1784 , and as sheriff of New York for 1784 -1792 . He was appointed as brigadier-general, but declined. He then became Mayor of New York after De Witt Clinton was removed from office, for the period 1807 -1808 . Willett later became Lieutenant-governor.
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Marinus Willett - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (345 words)
Marinus was born in Jamaica, New York on Long Island, the great-grandson of Thomas Willett who had immigrated to New York and also served as mayor of the city. Willett was successful and a delegation of Creeks under McGillvray visited New York City, then capital of the United States, resulting in the Treaty of New York. A memorial plaque commemorating Willett was fixed to a boulder in 1907 in the park.
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