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William Pynchon
William Pynchon (English: William Pynchon, October 11, 1590 - October 29, 1662) was a magistrate, financial officer, fur trader and theologian in England's North American colonies. He was the original proprietor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, leading the colonization of Hampden County, Massachusetts, and founding Springfield in 1636. William Pynchon returned to the Kingdom of England in 1652 and remained there until his death. American postmodernist writer Thomas Pynchon is a direct descendant of William Pynchon.
- Category
- Writers
- Nationality
- U.K.
- Born
- 1590-10-11
- Died
- 1662-10-29
- Wikidata
- Q762279
