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Lineage: Anne4, John3, Adam2, Adam1

  WINTHROP, 1466-aft.1638
Related Families: Burton | Sharpe | Powden | Hoskins

Migration:  Suffolk Co., ENG>Middlesex Co., ENG>Cork Co., Ireland>Massachusetts

 

        (1)  Adam Winthrop, born 1466; married Joan Burton, born 1470.  Parents of:
 

        (2)  Adam Winthrop, born 9 October 1498 in Lavenham, Suffolk Co., England, died 9 November 1562 in Groton, Suffolk Co., England.  He first married on 16 november 1527 Alice Henry.  He married second 20 July 1534 in Lavenham, Suffolk Co., England, Agnes Sharpe, born 10 August 1513 in Islington, Middlesex Co., England, died 13 May 1565 in Springfield, Essex Co., England, where she is buried in Springfield Chancel.  She was the daughter of Robert Sharp, born about 1484 in Islington, Middlesex Co., England, died before 1535 in Islington, Middlesex Co., England, and his wife Elizabeth, born about 1489 in England, whom he married 20 July 1534 in Lavenham, Suffolk Co., England.  Robert was the son of William Sharp, born 1458 in Islington, Middlesex Co., England, died 6 December 1525 in England.  Adam married second on 16 December 1574 in Hadleigh, Suffolk Co., England, Alice Still.
 


Gov. John Winthrop, of Massachusetts, was the first cousin of Anne Winthrop, wife of Henry Hoskins.
Children of Adam Winthrop and Alice Henry: 
  1. Thomas, born 8 November 1528
  2. William, born 12 November 1529
  3. Bridget, born 1 January 1530
  4. Christopher, born 4 January 1531
  5. Thomas, born June 1533 in London, Middlesex Co., England
Children of Adam Winthrop and Agnes Sharpe: 
  1. Alice, born 15 November 1539 in Groton, Suffolk Co., England
  2. Bridget, born 3 May 1543 in Groton, Suffolk Co., England
  3. Mary, born 1 March 1543/1544 in Groton, Suffolk Co., England
  4. John, mentioned below
  5. Adam, born 20 January 1545/1546 in Groton, Suffolk Co., England
  6. Adam, born 10 August 1548 in London, Middlesex Co., England, died 29 March 1622 in Groton, Suffolk Co., England; he married on 20 February 1578/1579 in Suffolk Co., England, Anne Browne.  Parents of:
    1. Anne, born about 1579
    2. Anne, born 16 January 1584/1585 in England
    3. John, born 12 January 1586/1587 in Edwardstone, Suffolk, England, died 1649 in Massachusetts, he was Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
    4. Jane, born June 1592
    5. Lucy, born 1 January 1599/1600
  7. Catherine, born 17 May 1550 in Groton, Suffolk Co., England
  8. Susannah, born 10 December 1552 in Groton, Suffolk Co., England

 
 

        (3)  John Winthrop, born 20 January 1545/1546 in London, Middlesex Co., England. died 26 June 1613 in Aghadowne, Cork Co., Ireland.  He married first Elizabeth Risby on 6 February 1565/1566 in St. Peters of London, England.  In 1592 he married secondly in Ireland, Elizabeth Powden, daughter of Thomas Powden.

Children:

  1. John, born about 1593
  2. Anne, born about 1595 in Groton, Suffolk Co., England, died after 1638; married Henry Hoskins
  3. Elizabeth, born about 1599

 
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