He came to New England with his family in 1635, and settled in Watertown, (later Wethersfield), Connecticut in 1637, of which he was a leading citizen. Wethersfield was established as Watertown in 1634, and renamed Wethersfield in 1637. He was a juror and Grand Juror in 1643 and was chosen Deputy from Wethersfield to the Connecticut General Court in April 1644, and was annually re-elected fourteen years from 1644 to 1657. He was elected Assistant or Magistrate eight times from March 1657/8 to 1664. He was Townsman 1660. 14 March 1660/1 the General Court applied for a charter for their colony, which was granted on 23 April 23 1662. He was a man of considerable wealth and an extensive land owner. He was a member of Governor Winthrop's Council on 17 December 1663 and 1 July 1664.

Richard Treat, Sr., was one of the first settlers of Wethersfield, and represented that town in the first general court in 1637. He was appointed in 1642 by the general court, in connection with Gov. Wyllys, Messrs. Haines, Hopkins, Whiting, and others, to superintend building a ship, and to collect a revenue for that object. In 1643 he was a colonial grand juror, and in 1644 a member of the gerneral court to which he was several times reelected. From 1658 to 1665, he was an assistant
magistrate of the colony and was named in the royal charter of Charles II as one of the patentees. He was one of the collectors of the Fenwick tax and of the fund for the support of students in the college at Cambridge.

The last will & Testament of Richard Treate senr in the Colony of Connecticut in maner & forme as Followeth: Imprimis I being weak & Infirm of body but of sound understanding & of competent memory doe resigne my soule to the Lord hoping to be Justified & saved by the merits of Christ, & my body to be buryed. Item I give & bequeath to my loving wife Alis Treat after my decease all the land of what kind soever I stand possessed of within the Bounds of Wethersfield; viz:five acres of land lying in the dry swamp which I hav Improved & prepared for use lyeing next my sonn James land. Item, one peice of meadow lyeing in the great meadow Commonly called by the name of Send Home. Item the one halfe or eight acres next Home of that peice of meadow commonly clled fillbarne. Item the Home lott By the playne lain side. Item the dwelling house that I formerly lived in with convenient yarde roome and that end of the Barne on this side the threshing Floare next the dwelling house, with the one halfe of that Lott belonging to the said dwelling house lyeing next his son Richards house & lott except my wife & son James shall agree otherwise; Item all my pasture land fenced in beyond my daughter Hollisters lott; Item the use of two of my cowes which she shall chuse, which if they sahll continue & stand longer than my loving wife liveth they shall be my eldest sonn Richard Treats; Item I give to my loving wife the standing bed bedding bedsted with all the furniture thereto belonging with the use of so much of the household Goods during her life time as she shall Judg needful for her comfor of what sort soever. Item I give and bequeath to my eldest son Richard Treat the full possession & Confirmation of the farme of Nayog, with all the respectiue privileges thereto belonging with Three of my youngest Heifers. Item I give to my second sonn Robert Treat Ten pounds. Item I give to my youngest sonn James Treate besides the Lands already made over to him my mill & griding stone fann Timber Chaines, stillyards & my little bible;
Item I give to my sonn in law Matthew Campfield Twentie pounds for the which is remayning for his portion; Item I give to my daughter Hollister Forty shillings; Item, to my duaghter Johnson, Tenn shillings. Item my debts being payed I give to my loving sons John Demon & Robert Webster, equally all the rest of my Goods & chattles whatsover except Mr. Perkins Booke which I give to my sonn John Demon (Deming) & my great Bible to my daughter Honour Demon, & that money in my cousin Samuel Wells his hand, unto my Cousin David Deming, son of John Demon senr. & my desire is that My sonn in law John Demon, Robert Webster and Richard Treat would be my overseers for their mutual helpfulness to my louing wife, & endeavoure to see the accomplishment of this my last will and Testament, and for the ratifycation hereof I have this Thirteenth day of February, 1668, set my hand and seale.
Richard Treat Sen: (Seal)
There is one expression in this document, "next his son Richards house," instead of "next my son Richards house," which would seem to indicate that Mr. Treat did not himself write the will, but that it was drawn up at his dictation. Probably he was too weak and infirm to do it personally. He died on 14 Feb 1669 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.140 Inventory of estate was completed on 3 Mar 1669/70 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
The Inventory of his estate was exhibited in Court, March 3, 1669 - 70, and is as follows:
34 pounds, 00 shillings, 00 pence Imp. Cattel & Swine.
05 pounds, 06 shillings, 00 pence Item several Goods in the house the particulars have been valued which are these that followe, in the Chamber next the Barne.
05 pounds, 15 shillings, 00 pence In the other Chamber.
02 pounds, 16 shillings, 00 pence More in the same chamber.
13 pounds, 11 shillings, 02 pence To several in the Kitchen which have been valued at
03 pounds, 12 shillings, 06 pence In the parlour
04 pounds, 10 shillings, 00 pence Oates & indian Corne & Salt
69 pounds, 10 shillings, 00 pence Total Inventory
Jan: 69 aprised by: exhibited in Court, March 3d, 1667/70
John Deminge
John Nott
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Who is Robert Webster?