Notable American Ancestors of Benjamin C. Bradlee (1921-2014)/List

New Hampshire

 * "Elder" William Wentworth, Gent. (1616-1697), pilgrim father of New Hampshire, follower of John Wheelwright
 * Gov. Benning Wentworth, Gent. (1696-1770), Governor of the Province of New Hampshire
 * Lt. Gov. John Wentworth (1671-1730), 1st, Lieutenant Governor of New Hampshire

Massachusetts

 * Charles Apthorp, Gent. (1698-1758), financier of the British Royal Navy and Army during the American Revolution
 * Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. (1892-1970), Director of the Boston Bank
 * William Gardner Choate (1830-1920), lawyer, founder of Choate School
 * Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917), lawyer American Ambassador to Great Britain
 * Benjamin William Crowninshield (1837-1892)
 * Capt. Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1727-1851), 5th United States Secretary of Navy
 * Frank Crowninshield (1872-1947), Creator and Editor of Vanity Fair and Vogue Magazines
 * Frederic Crowninshield (1845-1918), 1st President of the National Society of Mural Painters
 * Capt. Jacob Crowninshield (1728-1808), U.S. Representative
 * Capt. George Crowninshield, Jr. (1766-1808), designer and builder of America's first yacht, the first to travel across the Atlantic Ocean
 * Capt. John Crowninshield (1728-1766), brought the first elephant to America
 * Hasket "King" Derby (1739-1799), first millionaire in America
 * Richard Derby (1712-1783), "merchant prince"
 * Gardiner Greene (1753-1832), "merchant prince"
 * Col. Elias Hasket (1670-?), 11th Governor of the Bahamas
 * William Hubbard (1594-1670), pilgrim father, early American historian
 * Gov. John Leverett (bap1616-c1678), 19th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
 * George Morton (c1594-1670), historian, Pilgram father of Plymouth, Massachusetts
 * Perez Morton (1751-1837), Massachusetts Attorney General
 * Col. Timothy Pickering (1745-1829), 3rd United States Secretary of State
 * Col. David Putnam (1707-1768)
 * Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam (1718-1790), founder of the Sons of Liberty in Connecticut, second in command under Gen. Washington
 * Edmund Rice (c1594-1663), pilgrim father, member of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts
 * John Lothrop (1584-1653), pilgrim father, colonial minister
 * Rogers (1630-1684), 6th President of Harvard College
 * Maj. Gen. Robert Sedgwick (c1611-1656), 1st Governor General of Jamaica, Commander of the American colonial armies
 * Epes Sargent (1690-1762), colonel of a militia in Gloucester, Massachusetts
 * Henry Sargent (bapt1770-1845), painter, colonel of a militia in Gloucester, Massachusetts
 * James Swan (1754-1830), merchant prince, financier
 * Gov. John Wentworth (1671-1730), 1st Lt. Gov. of New Hampshire;

Rhode Island

 * John Greene (c1594-1658), colonist of Rhode Island
 * John Greene, Jr. (1620-1708), 14th Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence