Lineages of Benjamin C. Bradlee (1921-2014)

Benjamin C. Bradlee born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts on 26 Aug 1921 to Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. and Chevaliere Josephine de Gersdorff. He was the former Editor in-chief of the Washington Post during the Watergate scandal and is currently married to Sally Sterling Quinn.

von Habsurg

 * Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459-1519), lineal descent

Luxemberg

 * Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368-1437), lineal descent

von Oldenberg

 * John of Denmark

Plantagenet

 * Edward III of England

Valois-Capet

 * John II of France

Ireland

 * MacMurrough
 * O'Morda
 * O'Toole

Stewart

 * James IV of Scotland (1473-1513)

England

 * FitzAlan
 * Beaufort
 * Bourchier
 * Dacre
 * Fiennes
 * Greene
 * Holland
 * Marshall
 * Mortimer
 * Neville
 * Percy
 * Putnam
 * de la Zouche

Magna Charta Barons

 * John FitzRobert (c1190-1240)

Ireland

 * FitzGerald

Germany

 * von Castell-Castell
 * von Gersdorff
 * von Habsburg
 * von Hohenlohe
 * von Hohenzollern
 * von Reuss-Ebersdorff
 * von Wittlesbach
 * von Zinzendorf

Scotland

 * Campbell
 * Douglas
 * Ross - Baron Ross not Earl of Ross
 * Sempill
 * Stewart

Scottish Clans

 * Douglas
 * Grant
 * Hamilton
 * Stewart

Notable American Families
Connecticut
 * Douglas
 * Haynes
 * Russell
 * Wyllys

Rhode Island

 * Greene

Massachusetts

 * Apthorp
 * Bacon
 * Bradlee
 * Chandler
 * Choate
 * Crowninshield
 * Endicott
 * Fairbanks
 * de Gersdorff
 * Glover
 * Hubbard
 * Leverett
 * Lothrop
 * Pickering
 * Putnam
 * Rogers
 * Sargent
 * Sedgwick

New York

 * Gardiner

Merchant Marine Captains

 * Francis Boardman (1748-1792), lineal descent
 * Hon. Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1772-1851), lineal descent
 * Hon. Jacob Crowninshield (1728-1808), merchant prince, collateral descent
 * John Crowninshield (1696-1761), merchant prince, lineal descent
 * George Crowninshield (1734-1815), merchant prince, lineal descent
 * George Crowninshield, Jr. (1766-1808), merchant prince, collateral descent
 * Derby (1712-1783) Richard Derby (1712-1783) merchant prince, lineal descent
 * Nathaniel Greene (1679-1714), lineal descent

Sheriffs

 * David Hubbard (1706-1741)

Constables
Massachusetts
 * Samuel Bradlee (1707-1768), lineal descent
 * Thomas Clarke (1599-1697), lineal descent
 * Thomas Clarke (1672-1759), high constable of Harwich, Mass., collateral descent
 * Eleazer Putnam (1665-c1732), collateral descent
 * John Turner (1671-1742), lineal descent

Generals

 * Maj. Gen. Hezekiah Haynes (?-1693), collateral descent
 * Maj. Gen. John Leverett (1616-1678), collateral descent
 * Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam (1718-1790), collateral descent
 * Maj. Gen. Robert Sedgwick (c1611-1656), lineal descent

Colonels

 * Col. John Chandler III, Esq. (1665-c1660), lineal descent
 * Col. John Chandler IV, Esq. (1693-1762), lineal descent
 * Col. Benjamin William Crowninshield (1837-1892), lineal descent
 * Col. Elias Hasket (1670-), 11th Governor of the Bahamas, collateral descent
 * Col. Timothy Pickering (1745-1829), collateral descent
 * Col. David Putnam (1707-1768), collateral descent
 * Col. Epes Sargent (1690-1762), lineal descent
 * Col. Henry Sargent (bapt.1770-1845), collateral descent
 * Col. James Swan (1754-1830), financier, lineal descent
 * Col. John Turner, Esq. (1671-1728), lineal descent
 * Col. Joshua Wingate (1679-1769), lineal descent

Captains

 * David Bradlee (1742-1811), lineal descent
 * Lion Gardiner (1599-1663), lineal descent
 * William Hedge (c1612-1670), lineal descendant

Lieutenants

 * Ephraim Morton (1648-c1731), lineal descent
 * James Putnam (1661-1727), lineal descent
 * Stephen Putnam (1694-1772), collateral descent
 * Thomas Putnam (c1614-1686), collateral descent

Doctors

 * George Cheyne Shattuck Choate (1827-1896), collateral descent
 * George Choate (1796-1880), lineal descent
 * Howard Sargent, M.D. (1810-1872), lineal descent
 * Alexander Thomas, M.D. (1802-1873), lineal descent

Colonial Governors

 * Col. Elias Hasket (1670-), 11th Governor of the Bahamas, collateral descent
 * Maj. Gen. Robert Sedgwick (c1611-1656), 1st Governer General of Jamaica Island, lineal descent

Massachusetts Bay Colony
Plymouth Colony
 * John Leverett (bap1616-c1678), linneal descent
 * Thomas Hinckley (c1618-1706)

New Hampshire

 * Benning Wentworth (1696-1770), collateral descent
 * Lt. Gov. John Wentworth (1671-1730), lineal descent

Harvard Graduates

 * Josiah Bradlee III (1837-1902), lineal descent
 * Frederick Josiah Bradlee I (1666-1951), lineal descent
 * Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. (1892-1970), lineal descent
 * Charles Francis Choate, Esq. (1828-), collateral descent
 * Dr. George Cheyne Shattuck Choate (1827-1896), collateral descent - class of 1849
 * Dr. George Choate (1796-1880), lineal descent
 * Hon. Joseph Hodges Choate, Esq. (1832-1917), collateral descent - class of 1852
 * William Gardner Choat, Esq. (1830-1920), collateral descent - class of 1852
 * Col. Benjamin William Crowninshield (1837-1892), lineal descent - class of 1858
 * Frederic Crowninshield (1845-1918), lineal descent - class of 1866
 * Hon. Perez Morton, Esq. (1751-1837), lineal descent - class of 1771
 * Col. Timothy Pickering (1745-1829), collateral descent - class of 1763
 * Hon. Samuel Putnam, Esq. (1725-1789), lineal descent
 * Dr. Howard Sargent, M.D. (1810-1872), lineal descent - class of 1829
 * Lucius Manlius Sargent (1786-1867), collateral descent - class of 1804
 * Dr. Alexander Thomas, M.D. (1802-1873), lineal descent - class of 1822
 * Gov. Benning Wentworth (1696-1770), collateral descent - class of 1715
 * Samuel Wentworth (1708-1766), lineal descent - class of 1728

Boston

 * Josiah Bradlee
 * Col. James Swan (1754-1830), financier, lineal descent

Connecticut

 * Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam

Bost Tea Party Participants

 * Capt. David Bradlee (1742-1811), collateral descent
 * Prvt. Josiah Bradlee I (1754-1798), lineal descent
 * Nathaniel Bradlee (1749-1813), collateral descent
 * Sarah (Bradlee) Fulton (1740-1835), collateral descent
 * Thomas Bradlee (1744-1805), collateral descent
 * Col. James Swan (1754-1830), financier, lineal descent

Politicians

 * William Gardner Choate (1830-1920), lawyer, founder of Choate School; collateral descent
 * Hon. Joseph Hodges Choate, Esq. (1832-1917), American Ambassador to Great Brittain; collateral descent
 * Perez Morton (1751-1837), lawyer, Massachusetts Atterney General; lineal descent

Deputies
Representatives
 * William Clarke (c1634-)
 * Thomas Clarke (1672-1759)
 * Jacob Crowninshield (1770-1808)

Secretaries

 * Nathaniel Clarke (1643-1717), Secretary of Plymouth Colony, collateral descent
 * Hon. Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1727-1851), 5th United States Secretary of Navy, lineal descent
 * Col. Timothy Pickering (1745-1829), 3rd U.S. Secretary of State; collateral descent

Selectmen

 * Thomas Clarke (1672-1759)
 * William Clarke (c1634-)

Massachusetts

 * Thomas Clarke (1672-1759), collateral descent

New York

 * Capt. Lion Gardiner (1599-1663), 1st Lord of the Mannor of Gardiner's Island,  lineal descent

American Revolutionists

 * Capt. David Bradlee (1742-1811), collateral descent
 * Drury Faribanks (1733-1786), lineal descent
 * George Faribanks (1765-1753), lineal descent
 * Perely Fairbanks (1761-1842), collateral descent
 * Col. Timothy Pickering (1745-1829), collateral descent

Lawyers

 * Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917)
 * William Gardner Choate (1830-1920)
 * Perez Morton (1751-1837)

Rhode Island

 * John Greene (c1594-1558), Deputy of Rohde Island, lineal descent

Barnstable

 * Rev. John Lothrop (1584-1653), lineal descent

Boston

 * Nathan Bradley (1631-1701), born in Boston, lineal descendant

Gloucesters

 * Col. Epes Sargent (1690-1762), lineal descent

Plymouth

 * Capt. William Hedge (c1612-1670), miliatry captain lineal descent

Salem

 * Dr. Johan Casper Richter von Kronenscheldt (1661-1711), lineal descendants

East Hampton

 * Capt. Lion Gardiner (c1599-1663), lineal descent