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Winthrop #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts

Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

  John Winthrop (1588-1649) — Born in Edwardstone, Suffolk, England, 1588. Colonial Governor of Massachusetts, 1629-34, 1637-40, 1642-44, 1646-49; died in office 1649. Puritan. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 26, 1649 (age about 60 years). Interment at King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Winthrop and Anne (Browne) Winthrop; father of John Winthrop (1606-1676); grandfather of Fitz-John Winthrop; third great-grandfather of Thomas Lindall Winthrop; fourth great-grandfather of Martin Chittenden, David Sears and Robert Charles Winthrop; fifth great-grandfather of Chittenden Lyon and Alvah Nash; sixth great-grandfather of Israel Coe; seventh great-grandfather of Lyman Wetmore Coe, Robert Cleveland Usher, Arthur Newton Holden, Allen Clarence Wilcox, Augustus Peabody Gardner, Charles Francis Adams, Charles Archibald Nichols, James Coats Auchincloss, Gordon Auchincloss and Hugh Dudley Auchincloss; eighth great-grandfather of William Amory Gardner Minot, Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III, George Cabot Lodge and John Forbes Kerry.
  Political families: Winthrop #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Winthrop #2 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Winthrop (1606-1676) — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in Suffolk, England, February 12, 1606. Colonial Governor of Connecticut, 1659-76. Died in Groton, New London County, Conn., April 6, 1676 (age 70 years, 54 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Winthrop (1588-1649); father of Fitz-John Winthrop; second great-grandfather of Thomas Lindall Winthrop and Margaret Cornelia Winthrop (who married George Folsom); third great-grandfather of David Sears and Robert Charles Winthrop; third great-granduncle of Martin Chittenden; fourth great-granduncle of Chittenden Lyon and Alvah Nash; fifth great-grandfather of Winifred Folsom (who married Edward Henry Delafield); fifth great-granduncle of Israel Coe; sixth great-grandfather of Augustus Peabody Gardner, Charles Francis Adams, Charles Archibald Nichols, James Coats Auchincloss, Gordon Auchincloss and Hugh Dudley Auchincloss; sixth great-granduncle of Lyman Wetmore Coe, Robert Cleveland Usher, Arthur Newton Holden and Allen Clarence Wilcox; seventh great-grandfather of William Amory Gardner Minot, Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III, George Cabot Lodge and John Forbes Kerry.
  Political families: Winthrop #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Winthrop #2 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Fitz-John Winthrop (1638-1707) — of New London, New London County, Conn. Born in Ipswich, Essex County, Mass., March 14, 1638. Colonial Governor of Connecticut, 1698-1707; died in office 1707. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 27, 1707 (age 69 years, 258 days). Interment at King's Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of John Winthrop (1606-1676) and Elizabeth (Reade) Winthrop; married to Elizabeth Tongue; father of Mary Winthrop (who married John Livingston); grandson of John Winthrop (1588-1649); great-granduncle of Thomas Lindall Winthrop; second great-granduncle of David Sears and Robert Charles Winthrop; fifth great-granduncle of Augustus Peabody Gardner, Charles Francis Adams, Charles Archibald Nichols, James Coats Auchincloss, Gordon Auchincloss and Hugh Dudley Auchincloss; sixth great-granduncle of William Amory Gardner Minot, Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III, George Cabot Lodge and John Forbes Kerry; first cousin four times removed of Martin Chittenden; first cousin five times removed of Chittenden Lyon and Alvah Nash; first cousin six times removed of Israel Coe; first cousin seven times removed of Lyman Wetmore Coe, Robert Cleveland Usher, Arthur Newton Holden and Allen Clarence Wilcox.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Winthrop #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Winthrop #2 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Lindall Winthrop (1760-1841) — also known as Thomas L. Winthrop — of Massachusetts. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., March 6, 1760. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1800; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1810; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1826-33. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., February 22, 1841 (age 80 years, 353 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Still Winthrop and Jane (Borland) Winthrop; married, July 25, 1786, to Elizabeth Bowdoin Temple; father of Robert Charles Winthrop; uncle of David Sears; great-grandnephew of Fitz-John Winthrop; second great-grandson of John Winthrop (1606-1676); second great-granduncle of Augustus Peabody Gardner and Charles Francis Adams; third great-grandson of John Winthrop (1588-1649); third great-grandfather of William Amory Gardner Minot and John Forbes Kerry; third great-granduncle of George Cabot Lodge; first cousin four times removed of James Coats Auchincloss, Gordon Auchincloss and Hugh Dudley Auchincloss; first cousin five times removed of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III; first cousin seven times removed of Jacob Daniel Auchincloss; fourth cousin once removed of Martin Chittenden.
  Political families: Winthrop #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Winthrop #2 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  David Sears (1787-1871) — Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 8, 1787. Merchant; real estate developer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1820; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1840; philanthropist. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 14, 1871 (age 83 years, 98 days). Entombed at Christ Church, Brookline, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of David Sears (1752-1816) and Ann (Winthrop) Sears; married, June 13, 1809, to Miriam Clarke Mason; nephew of Thomas Lindall Winthrop; great-grandfather of Augustus Peabody Gardner and Charles Francis Adams; second great-grandfather of George Cabot Lodge; second great-grandnephew of Fitz-John Winthrop; third great-grandson of John Winthrop (1606-1676); third great-grandfather of William Amory Gardner Minot; fourth great-grandson of John Winthrop (1588-1649); first cousin of Robert Charles Winthrop; first cousin four times removed of John Forbes Kerry; second cousin thrice removed of James Coats Auchincloss, Gordon Auchincloss and Hugh Dudley Auchincloss; second cousin four times removed of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III; third cousin once removed of Elijah Livermore Hamlin, Hannibal Hamlin and Henry Barrett Crosby; third cousin twice removed of Charles Hamlin and Hannibal Emery Hamlin; third cousin thrice removed of James Kilbourne, Isaiah Kidder Stetson, Charles Sumner Hamlin and Ruth Baker Pratt.
  Political family: Winthrop #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The town of Searsport, Maine, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Charles Winthrop (1809-1894) — also known as Robert C. Winthrop — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 12, 1809. Whig. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1835-40; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1838-40; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1840-42, 1842-50; resigned 1842, 1850; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1847-49; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1850-51; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1851; Whig Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1852. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 16, 1894 (age 85 years, 188 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Lindall Winthrop and Elizabeth Bowdoin (Temple) Winthrop; married to Elizabeth Cabot Blanchard and Cornelia Adelaide Granger; great-grandson of James Bowdoin; second great-grandfather of John Forbes Kerry; second great-grandnephew of Fitz-John Winthrop; second great-granduncle of William Amory Gardner Minot; third great-grandson of John Winthrop (1606-1676); fourth great-grandson of John Winthrop (1588-1649); first cousin of David Sears; first cousin thrice removed of Augustus Peabody Gardner and Charles Francis Adams; first cousin four times removed of George Cabot Lodge; second cousin twice removed of William Temple Emmet and Grenville Temple Emmet; second cousin thrice removed of James Coats Auchincloss, Gordon Auchincloss and Hugh Dudley Auchincloss; second cousin four times removed of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss III.
  Political families: Winthrop #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Winthrop #2 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial

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