John Winthrop (1588-1649)

America's Forgotten Founding Father

1st Colonial Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1630) and major participant in the Great Migration to New England.

Vital Statistics:

 * Son of Adam Winthrop (1548-1623) and Anne Browne (?-1629)
 * 1588: Birth - England
 * 1605: 1st Marriage (Age 17) to Mary Forth (1583-1615) - daughter of Puritan preacher
 * 1615: 2nd Marriage to Thomasine Clopton (1583-1616)
 * 1618: 3rd Marriage to Margaret Tyndal (?-1647)
 * 1630: Migration to Massachusetts Bay Colony - 1st Colonial Governor
 * 1647: 4th Marriage to Martha Rainsborow Coytmore
 * 1649: Death

Children of John Winthrop and Mary Forth

 * 1) John Winthrop (1606-1676) (M)
 * 2) Henry Winthrop (1608-1630) (M)
 * 3) Forth Winthrop (1610-1630) (M)
 * 4) Mary Winthrop (1612-1643) (F)

Children of John Winthrop and Thomasine Clopton

 * 1) Stephen Winthrop (1619-1658) (M)
 * 2) Adam Winthrop (1620-1652) (M)
 * 3) Deane Winthrop (1623-1704) (M)
 * 4) Samuel Winthrop (1627-1674) (M)

References:

 * Book - John Winthrop: America's Forgotten Founding Father - by Francis J Bremer.
 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Winthrop
 * http://www.winthropsociety.com/ - The Winthrop Society - Descendatns of the Great Migration
 * Immigrant Ships To America/First Families/Winthrop Fleet