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John Winthrop was born on January 12, 1587/8 [a] [3] to Adam and Anne (née Browne) Winthrop in Edwardstone, Suffolk, England. His birth was recorded in the parish register at Groton . [ 4 ] His father's family had been successful in the textile business, and his father was a lawyer and prosperous landowner with several properties in Suffolk. [ 5 ]
Winthrop was born in Groton, Suffolk, England on February 12, 1606, the son of John Winthrop, founding governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.He was educated at the Bury St. Edmunds grammar school, King Edward VI School, and Trinity College, Dublin, and he studied law for a short time after 1624 at the Inner Temple, London.
John Winthrop was born in Boston, Massachusetts.His great-great-grandfather, also named John Winthrop, was founder of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.He graduated in 1732 from Harvard, where, from 1738 until his death, he served as professor of mathematics and natural philosophy.
Winthrop was born on 27 February 1642 in Boston, the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was named Waitstill at birth, but preferred the shortened name "Wait" during his lifetime. He was the second son born to Elizabeth (née Reade) Winthrop (1615–1672) and John Winthrop the Younger, an early governor of the Connecticut Colony.
George Downing was born c. 1623 in Dublin, Ireland, eldest son of Emmanuel Downing, and his second wife, Lucy Winthrop, younger sister of John Winthrop, Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. [3] [a] His father was a barrister of the Inner Temple in London, and a Puritan who undertook missionary work, first in Ireland, and later in New England. [5]
Arbella or Arabella [2] was the flagship of the Winthrop Fleet on which Governor John Winthrop, other members of the Company (including William Gager), and Puritan emigrants transported themselves and the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company from England to Salem between April 8 and June 12, 1630, thereby giving legal birth to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Hawkes was born on 25 or 26 January 1605, to John Hawke and an unknown mother, in Hingham, Norfolk, England. He was then baptized 26 January 1605, at St. Andrews Church, Higham, Norfolk. [ 1 ] Hawkes immigrated from England with the Winthrop Fleet , led by John Winthrop , in 1630. [ 2 ]
John Webster: 20th Governor of the Colony of Connecticut; In office 1658–1659: Preceded by: John Winthrop the Younger: Succeeded by: John Winthrop the Younger: Personal details; Born 10 July 1594 Stourton, Whichford, Warwickshire, England: Died: 14 January 1660 (aged 65) Wethersfield, Connecticut: Spouse(s) Alice Tomes Elizabeth Deming Foote ...