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Captain Thomas Willett (1610-1674)
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- Faithful friend to English, Dutch, and Indians.
- Successor of Myles Standish.
- Assistant Governor of Plymouth.
- First Mayor of New York.
- Pioneer.
- Peacemaker.
- Our ancestor.
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Extracts from The Willett Families of North America
compiled by Albert James Willett, Jr., A Willett House Publication
“...As a boy in Holland, Thomas learned both the Dutch and the English language and although there seems to be no record of his having attended the university, his later life shows he received more than the ordinary education” (Smith, page 42).