John Winthrop, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

1588 - 1649  (61 years)

• Name	John Winthrop  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
  Alternate birth	12 Jan 1587	Edwardstone, Suffolk, England   [4, 5]
  Birth	12 Jan 1588	Edwardstone, Suffolk, England   [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Mar 1649	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts   [4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, 14]
  Siblings	3 siblings
  + 1. Anne Winthrop ,   b. 16 Jan 1586   d. 16 May 1619  (Age 33 years) ▻ Thomas Fones ,  m. 25 Feb 1605 + 2. John Winthrop, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony ,   b. 12 Jan 1588, Edwardstone, Suffolk, England d. 26 Mar 1649, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts  (Age 61 years) ▻ Mary Forth ,  m. 16 Apr 1605 ;  Thomasine Clopton ,  m. 6 Dec 1615 ;  Margaret Tyndall ,  m. 29 Apr 1618 ;  Martha Rainsborough ,  m. Aft 20 Dec 1647   3. Jane Winthrop ,   b. 14 Jun 1592   d. 16 May 1656  (Age 63 years) ▻ Thomas Gostlin ,  m. 5 Jan 1612 + 4. Lucy Winthrop ,   b. 9 Jan 1600, Groton, Suffolk, England d. 19 Apr 1679, Westminster, Middlesex, England  (Age 79 years) ▻ Emanuel Downing ,  m. 10 Apr 1622
  Person ID	I6126	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Adam Winthrop,   b. 10 Aug 1548, St. Peter's Cornhill, London, England d. Bef 28 Mar 1623, Groton Manor, Edwardstone, Suffolk, England (Age < 74 years)
  Mother	Anne Browne,   b. of Edwardstone, Suffolk, England d. 19 Apr 1629
  Marriage	20 Feb 1580  [11, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Family ID	F3191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Forth,   b. Abt 1584   d. Bef 26 Jun 1615, Groton, Suffolk, England (Age ~ 31 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1605	Great Stambridge, Essex, England   [5, 6, 10, 11, 19, 20]
  Notes	Married by Ezekiel Culverwell, minister at Great Stambridge.
  Children	1. John Winthrop, Governor of Connecticut,   b. 12 Feb 1606, Groton Manor, Edwardstone, Suffolk, England d. 5 Apr 1675, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 69 years)   2. Henry Winthrop,   b. 10 Jan 1608, Groton, Suffolk, England d. 2 Jul 1630, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts (Age 22 years)   3. Forth Winthrop,   b. 30 Dec 1609   d. Bef 28 Nov 1630 (Age < 20 years)   4. Mary Winthrop,   b. 1612   d. 12 Apr 1643 (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F3820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Thomasine Clopton,   c. 18 Feb 1583   d. 8 Dec 1616 (Age ~ 33 years)
  Marriage	6 Dec 1615	Groton, Suffolk, England   [5, 20]
  Family ID	F16220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family 3	Margaret Tyndall   d. 14 Jun 1647, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Marriage	29 Apr 1618	Great Maplestead, Essex, England   [5, 20]
  Family ID	F16221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family 4	Martha Rainsborough   d. Abt 24 Oct 1660, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  Marriage	Aft 20 Dec 1647  [5, 21]
  Family ID	F16223	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2021

  
  

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