- Richard Saltonstall
in 1630.
He was a nephew of the
Lord Mayor of London Richard Saltonstall and before leaving England forNorth America , he served as aJustice of the Peace for theWest 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 onAugust 26 ,1629 aboard the "Arbella". He was named First Assistant to GovernorJohn 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 toHolland , where his portrait was painted byRembrandt .Fact|date=May 2008Saltonstall served as one of the judges who condemned the Duke of Hamilton to death for
treason .Fact|date=May 2008Family
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.
References
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