The Wyllys-Haynes Family is a U.S. political family with its roots in the Connecticut Colony. Members George Wyllys Born: 1590 at the manor of Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England Governor of Connecticut Colony, 1642-3 Great grandfather of George Wyllys (1710–1796) (sec of state) 2nd great grandfather of Samuel Wyllys #2 5th great grandfather of Edward Partridge, Jr. George Wyllys Born: 6 October 1710 in Hartford, Connecticut Secretary of the State of Connecticut, 1735–96 Father of Samuel Wyllys #2 Father of George Wyllys #3 Great grandson of George Wyllys (governor) Great grandson of John Haynes 1st cousin 4 × removed of Edward Partridge, Jr. Died: 24 April 1796 Samuel Wyllys Connecticut Secretary of State 1796-1810 Son of George Wyllys (sec of state) 2nd Great grandson of George Wyllys (governor) 2nd Great grandson of John Haynes John Haynes Born: May 1, 1594 Political position: Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, 1639–40, 41-42, 43-44, 45-46, 47-48, 49-50, 51-52, 53-54 (note every other term such as 40-41 someone else held the office) Married Mabel Harlakenden His daughter Ruth Haynes married Samuel Wyllys #1 son of George Wyllys Great grandfather of George Wyllys (sec of state) 2nd great grandfather of Samuel Wyllys 5th great grandfather of Edward Partridge, Jr. Died: January 1654 Edward Partridge, Jr. 25 June 1833—17 November 1900 Utah Territorial Legislature 1873; Delegate to 1895 Utah Constitutional Convention Brother of Emily Dow Partridge who married Brigham Young (Governor of Utah Territory 1850-58) of the Richards-Young Family Brother of Eliza Maria Partridge Smith who married Amasa Mason Lyman (delegate to the 1849 California Constitutional Convention; Mayor of San Bernardino, California) Great grandson of Massachusetts congressman Oliver Partridge, delegate to the Albany Congress of 1754 and the Stamp Act Congress of 1765. Double 5th great grandson of Simon Bradstreet (Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony) of the Dudley-Winthrop Family 5th great grandson of George Wyllys (governor) 5th great grandson of John Haynes (governor) Double 6th great grandson of Thomas Dudley (governor) of the Dudley-Winthrop Family 1st cousin 4 × removed of George Wyllys (sec of state) Sources Gary Boyd Roberts, Three New Notable Dudley Descendants, New England Historic Genealogical Society Roster of Connecticut Governors Political families of the United States