An Interesting Collision in History (1675)

Most of the recent blogs concern Isaac Leet and descendants.  Isaac immigrated to New Jersey in abt. 1685. Searching for his ancestors, I found that our English genealogist, Michael Leete, shows, in a note on rootsweb, that Isaac's father was Gregory.  Isaac's brother was Samuel (c1633-1679, though I think 1682 is probably a better date).  To make a long story short, Samuel appears to have immigrated in 1675 to help govern the recently acquired (from the Dutch) municipality of New York City.  He was Clerk to the Mayor and then Alderman.  At the same time, the Gov of New York and New York City was Edmund Andros.  Sound familiar?  According to The Family Face:  "Had it not been for the political skill and determination of William Leete, particularly during June and July, 1675, when the Gov of New York attempted to annex the land as far east as the Connecticut River, the state State of Connecticut might have ceased to exist."  Hmmm.  Did William Leete know Samuel Leet?  Were they adversaries?