Richard Saltonstall

Richard Saltonstall

in 1630.

He was a nephew of the Lord Mayor of London Richard Saltonstall and before leaving England for North America, he served as a Justice of the Peace for the West Riding and was Lord of the Manor of Ledsham. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ty4EAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA459&lpg=PA459&dq=saltonstall+yorkshire&source=web&ots=12bmKYDBQE&sig=DgcuxbbzK00_VkWfMB58kRDlsT0&hl=en The Founders: Portraits of Persons Born Abroad Who Came to the Colonies in North America Before the Year 1701, Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boston Athenaeum, 1919] ] He was one of the grantees of the Massachusetts Company and left England on August 26, 1629 aboard the "Arbella". He was named First Assistant to Governor John Winthrop.cite web | last = Curtin | first = D. | title = The Winthrop Fleet of 1630 | url = http://members.aol.com/dcurtin1/gene/winthrop.htm | accessdate = 2007-11-30]

Saltonstall arrived in Massachusetts with his wife, Elizabeth, and his children, Richard, Jr., Samuel, Robert, Henry, Grace, Rosamund, John, and Anne. The illness of one of his daughters caused him to return to England in 1631, along with his wife, daughters, and two of his sons. He maintained an interest in the colonies and was one of the patentees of the Connecticut Colony. In 1644, he was appointed ambassador to Holland, where his portrait was painted by Rembrandt.Fact|date=May 2008

Saltonstall served as one of the judges who condemned the Duke of Hamilton to death for treason.Fact|date=May 2008

Family

Saltonstall's first wife was Grace Kaye. They had five children: sons Richard, Robert, and Samuel, and a daughter, Grace. After his wife died in 1625, Saltonstall married Lady Elizabeth West, by whom he had two additional children, Anne and John.

Although Saltonstall only remained in Massachusetts for a brief time, his descendents played a major role in New England history.

Legacy

There is a small granite monument commemorating their settlement close to the Mt. Auburn Bridge in Cambridge.

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