John Winthrop (1587-1649)

Original Settlers and First Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and father of 16 children.

Vital Statistics

 * Son of Adam Winthrop 1548A and Anne Browne
 * Born 12 Jan 1587 at Edwardston, Suffolk Co, England.
 * Died 26 Mar 1649 at Boston, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts.
 * Embarkation at Boston Harbor 22 Mar 1629.
 * 1st Married Mary Forth 1583A on 16 Apr 1605 who was of a wealthy family.
 * 2nd Married Thomasine Clopton on 6 Dec 1615
 * 3rd Married Margaret Tyndale on 29 Apr 1618 who traveled with him to Boston.
 * 4th Married Martha Rainsborough 4 Dec 1647, the widow of Captian Thomas Coytmore.