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  1. Winthrop's son John was one of the founders of the Connecticut Colony, and Winthrop himself wrote one of the leading historical accounts of the early colonial period. His long list of descendants includes famous Americans, and his writings continue to influence politicians today.

  2. Sep 5, 2023 · John Winthrop History — Early Life and Career. John Winthrop was born on January 12, 1588, at Edwardstone, Suffolk, England. His parents were Adam Winthrop, a lawyer and the Lord of Groton Manor, and Anne Browne, the daughter of a wealthy trader. In 1613, he inherited Groton Manor from his father.

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  3. Jan 14, 2021 · John Winthrop was born in Suffolk, England to upper-class landowning parents, Adam and Anne Winthrop in 1588 CE. His father became a director for Trinity College, Cambridge, and education was valued highly in the home.

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  4. John’s parents were wealthy. His father, Adam Winthrop, was a lawyer and a landowner who also ran his own textile business. John’s mother, Anne Winthrop, also hailed from a rich family of landowners.

  5. Sep 13, 2024 · Background and early life. Winthrop’s father was a newly risen country gentleman whose 500-acre (200-hectare) estate, Groton Manor, had been bought from Henry VIII at the time of the Reformation.

  6. Aug 23, 2024 · John Winthrop, son of Adam Winthrop de Groton in Suffolk, and his wife Anne, was born in Groton on 02 January 1587[/8]. He was baptised at Groton on 16 January following. John Winthrop (12 January 1587 – 26 March 1649) was of a landowning family.

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  8. Jun 20, 2024 · John WINTHROP [Parents] was born on 12 Jan 1587 in Groton Manor, Edwardstone, Sussex, England. He died on 26 Mar 1649 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He was buried on 3 Apr 1649 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He married Mary FORTH on 16 Mar 1605 in Great Stambridge, Essex, England.