1806 - Yes, date unknown
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Alexander Squire Fletcher was born in 1769 in Scotland (son of Archibald Fletcher and Flora MacNab); died on 6 May 1846 in Darlington, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 6 May 1846 in Old Kirkyard, Bowmanville, Darlington, Ontario, Canada. Notes:
Buried:
Some confusion exists regarding the reinterment of Alexander's and Rachel's; which were moved from the Old Kirk churchyard in 1883 to Bowmanville Cemetery. Said to have been moved to his son Gordon Drummond Fletcher's plot, they are not there. However, there are two unmarked non-empty graves next to the grave of Alexander's great uncle, Drummond Gordon Fletcher. Neither those graves nor Alexander's or Rachel's graves are in the cemetery interment records. Please view the provided PDF file for more information (same as media under Headstones below).
Alexander married Rachel Corwin. Rachel (daughter of Joseph Corwin and Elizabeth Hixon) was born in 1777 in NJ; died on 23 Apr 1847 in Darlington, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 23 Apr 1847 in Old Kirkyard, Bowmanville, Darlington, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Rachel Corwin was born in 1777 in NJ (daughter of Joseph Corwin and Elizabeth Hixon); died on 23 Apr 1847 in Darlington, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 23 Apr 1847 in Old Kirkyard, Bowmanville, Darlington, Ontario, Canada. Notes:
also listed as born 1771, age 75 at death
Buried:
Said to have had Rachel's and Alexander's graves moved in 1883 to (their son) Gordon's plot. It is unclear if that plot was in the same non-located cemetery (Old Kirkyard, in Bowmanville). They did have a son named Drummond Gordon Fletcher.
Notes:
A pen picture of Alexander Fletcher was written in 1896 by his grandson J. Wesley Fletcher. Grandfather soon after marriage settled below the Whirlpool on the British side of the Niagara where Uncle John was born. He afterward about 1800 moved to Darlington where he was Major of the 2nd Durham Militia and one of the first magistrates of Durham County then a part of York. He was a small man of considerable attainments; was very bright, systematic, shrewd, active, nervous, quick tempered, a very loyal British subject and a strict Presbyterian. He died in his 78th year and Grandmother (Rachel Corwin Fletcher) in her 72nd year." —The Ancestral Lines of Chester Everts Howell, Finch 1976
Children:
- John Fletcher was born in 1796 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Jul 1872 in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Bowmanville Cemetery, Clarington, Ontario, Canada.
- Archibald Fletcher was born in 1800 in Darlington, Ontario, Canada; died in 1882.
- Allen FLETCHER was born in 1801; and died.
- Alexander Fletcher was born on 17 May 1804 in Gwillimbury, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Jun 1862 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Franklin Pioneer Cemetery, East Gwillimbury, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
- 1. Elizabeth FLETCHER was born in 1806; and died.
- Jane Fletcher was born in 1801; and died.
- Drummond Gordon Fletcher was born on 12 Sep 1812; died on 14 Jul 1858 in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Bowmanville Cemetery, Clarington, Ontario, Canada.
- Duncan FLETCHER was born in 1814; and died.
- James FLETCHER was born in 1816; and died.
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Generation: 3
4. | Archibald Fletcher was born in 1725 in Ardvrecknish, Argyllshire, Scotland (son of John Fletcher of Inveroran); died in 1796; was buried in Family Plot at Farmhouse, Achallader, Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Notes:
Birth:
Baptisms Glenorchy p.57-63, Argyle Parish Register and Dr. McIntyre's Register
(birthplace of Archibald also given as Glen Orchy)
Among the many lands owned or protected by the Fletchers, MacNabs and related clans, Ardbrecknish (Ardvrecknish), Argyllshire, Scotland (today in the United Kingdom), lies along the south shore of Loch Awe, the longest freshwater loch in Scotland, some distance to the northeast of Glasgow. As one leaves Loch Awe to the north, following along the River Orchy, the Bridge of Orchy is found lying just south of the much smaller Loch Tulla. Nestled just a little north of Loch Tulla is Achallader. And almost due east of Ardbrecknish is Loch Earn, with Ardvorlich on its south shore and Dundurn to the east. Southward lies Callander near Loch Venachar, to the east of which one finds Drumvaich, Doune and Dunblane.
Buried:
"...both Archibald and his son Angus lived 'for some time' at Ardbrecknish just south of Glen Orchy and east of Loch Awe. In 1813 Angus the son erected stones for his son Ronald and for Archibald...in this family plot adjoining Achallader farmhouse..." —MacGregor papers
Died:
"1796 Dec. 22 Mortcloth for Archibald Fletcher" —Manuscripts of John MacGregor at Old Registry House, Edinburgh.
Archibald married Flora MacNab in Argyllshire, Scotland. Flora (daughter of Capt. Robert MacNab, 2nd of Dundurn, Perthshire, Scotland and Mary Stuart) was born in 1761; died in 1819 in Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. [Group Sheet]
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5. | Flora MacNab was born in 1761 (daughter of Capt. Robert MacNab, 2nd of Dundurn, Perthshire, Scotland and Mary Stuart); died in 1819 in Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Notes:
Went to America about 1765 and returned about 1779.
Died:
Among the many lands owned or protected by the Fletchers, MacNabs and related clans, Ardbrecknish (Ardvrecknish), Argyllshire, Scotland (today in the United Kingdom), lies along the south shore of Loch Awe, the longest freshwater loch in Scotland, some distance to the northeast of Glasgow. As one leaves Loch Awe to the north, following along the River Orchy, the Bridge of Orchy is found lying just south of the much smaller Loch Tulla. Nestled just a little north of Loch Tulla is Achallader. And almost due east of Ardbrecknish is Loch Earn, with Ardvorlich on its south shore and Dundurn to the east. Southward lies Callander near Loch Venachar, to the east of which one finds Drumvaich, Doune and Dunblane.
Modern communities of the area with interactive map: Loch-Awe.Com
Notes:
Married:
'Sketch of the History of the Fletcher Family 1896 by John Wesley Fletcher (1838-1913) of Detroit, Mich. Additions 1936 by Rev. Wm. Percy Fletcher. Begins "Grandfather Fletcher's father Archibald Fletcher married Flora McNab in Argyleshire, Scotland and their children from memory were Archibald, Alexander, Flora, Duncan, James, Ann and Elizabeth. The Fletchers, Campbells and MacNabs intermarried for centuries and the Fletchers wer thus allied to the Clans Campbell and MacNab."----(omitted here Fletcher name origin and meaning)---"Archibald Fletcher and his wife came from Scotland to new Jersey in 1769 in which year our grandfather (Alexander) was born." '
—The Ancestral Lines of Chester Everts Howell, by Jessie Howell Finch, 1796
A note was included by JHF: The Corwin family into which Alexander married came from N.J. but so far records of the Fletchers have not been found in that state (Alexander's marriage to Rachel Corwin).
Additional Note: The papers by John Wesley Fletcher called Sketch of the History of the Fletcher Family, was destroyed by water damage, and unfortunately thrown out rather than seeking restoration.
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6. | Joseph Corwin was born on 24 Nov 1724 in Salem, Essex Co, MA (son of Bartholomew Corwin and Esther Burt); died on 25 May 1805 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Joseph married Elizabeth Hixon. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Hixon and Margaret) was born in 1731; died on 16 Apr 1814; was buried in Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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7. | Elizabeth Hixon was born in 1731 (daughter of Joseph Hixon and Margaret); died on 16 Apr 1814; was buried in Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Children:
- 3. Rachel Corwin was born in 1777 in NJ; died on 23 Apr 1847 in Darlington, Ontario, Canada; was buried after 23 Apr 1847 in Old Kirkyard, Bowmanville, Darlington, Ontario, Canada.
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Generation: 4
8. | John Fletcher of Inveroran was born in 1678 in Barravurich, Glen Tulla, Scotland (son of Archibald Fletcher, 8th Clan Chief and Katherine); died in 1765 in Inveroran, Scotland; was buried in Family Plot at Farmhouse, Achallader, Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Notes:
Name:
"John oig MacInleister the 2nd son of Archibald of Bartavurich (the 8th chief)" —Manuscripts of John MacGregor at Old Registry House, Edinburgh.
Children:
- 4. Archibald Fletcher was born in 1725 in Ardvrecknish, Argyllshire, Scotland; died in 1796; was buried in Family Plot at Farmhouse, Achallader, Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
- John Fletcher, Jr. was born in 1727 in Inveroran, Scotland; died in 1805 in Inveroran, Scotland; was buried in Family Plot at Farmhouse, Achallader, Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
- Donald Fletcher
- Andrew Fletcher
- Alexander Fletcher
- Angus Fletcher
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10. | Capt. Robert MacNab, 2nd of Dundurn, Perthshire, Scotland was born about 1740 in Glendochart, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland (son of Robert MacNab, 1st of Dundurn, Perthshire, Scotland); died about 1785; was buried in Clan MacNab Burial Grounds, Killin, Stirling, Perthshire, Scotland. Notes:
Name:
Among the many lands owned or protected by the Fletchers, MacNabs and related clans, Ardbrecknish (Ardvrecknish), Argyllshire, Scotland (today in the United Kingdom), lies along the south shore of Loch Awe, the longest freshwater loch in Scotland, some distance to the northeast of Glasgow. As one leaves Loch Awe to the north, following along the River Orchy, the Bridge of Orchy is found lying just south of the much smaller Loch Tulla. Nestled just a little north of Loch Tulla is Achallader. And almost due east of Ardbrecknish is Loch Earn, with Ardvorlich on its south shore and Dundurn to the east. Southward lies Callander near Loch Venachar, to the east of which one finds Drumvaich, Doune and Dunblane.
Modern communities of the area with interactive map: Loch-Awe.Com
Royal Forester of Glenartney. Captain in the 42nd Regiment of Foot (The Black Watch).
Buried:
Buried in the traditional burial ground reserved for the chiefs of Clan MacNab.
Robert married Mary Stuart. [Group Sheet]
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11. | Mary Stuart Notes:
Married:
"He was known to have another wife or mistress before Jean Stewart. Burke's calls her Mary Stuart with unknown parents."
—A quote from someone's family tree, alluding to a source. I have not seen this source reference.
Children:
- 5. Flora MacNab was born in 1761; died in 1819 in Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
- Lt. Allan MacNab was born in 1768 in England; died on 03 May 1811 in Fuentes d'Onoro, Spain.
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13. | Esther Burt (daughter of John Burt). Children:
- 6. Joseph Corwin was born on 24 Nov 1724 in Salem, Essex Co, MA; died on 25 May 1805 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
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15. | MargaretChildren:
- 7. Elizabeth Hixon was born in 1731; died on 16 Apr 1814; was buried in Drummond Hill Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
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17. | KatherineChildren:
- Archibald Fletcher of Dunans, 9th Clan Chief was born in 1675 in Barravurich, Glen Tulla, Scotland; died in 1763 in Dunans, Glendaruel, Scotland.
- 8. John Fletcher of Inveroran was born in 1678 in Barravurich, Glen Tulla, Scotland; died in 1765 in Inveroran, Scotland; was buried in Family Plot at Farmhouse, Achallader, Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
- Donald Fletcher, of Camuslaimh was born in 1685 in Barravurich, Glen Tulla, Scotland; died in in Camuslaimh, Glen Lyon, Scotland.
- Angus Fletcher, of Pubil was born in 1700 in Barravurich, Glen Tulla, Scotland; died in in Pubil, Glen Lyon, Scotland.
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20. | Robert MacNab, 1st of Dundurn, Perthshire, Scotland was born on 06 Jul 1710 (son of Robert MacNab, of Bouvain, 14th Clan Chief and Anne Campbell). Notes:
The Chester Everts Howell book gives Flora's father as married to Janet.
Name:
Among the many lands owned or protected by the Fletchers, MacNabs and related clans, Ardbrecknish (Ardvrecknish), Argyllshire, Scotland (today in the United Kingdom), lies along the south shore of Loch Awe, the longest freshwater loch in Scotland, some distance to the northeast of Glasgow. As one leaves Loch Awe to the north, following along the River Orchy, the Bridge of Orchy is found lying just south of the much smaller Loch Tulla. Nestled just a little north of Loch Tulla is Achallader. And almost due east of Ardbrecknish is Loch Earn, with Ardvorlich on its south shore and Dundurn to the east. Southward lies Callander near Loch Venachar, to the east of which one finds Drumvaich, Doune and Dunblane.
Modern communities of the area with interactive map: Loch-Awe.Com
Children:
- 10. Capt. Robert MacNab, 2nd of Dundurn, Perthshire, Scotland was born about 1740 in Glendochart, Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland; died about 1785; was buried in Clan MacNab Burial Grounds, Killin, Stirling, Perthshire, Scotland.
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24. | Sheriff George Corwin was born on 26 Feb 1666 (son of Judge Jonathan Corwin and Margaret Winthrop); died on 12 Apr 1696. Notes:
George Corwin (February 26, 1666 ? April 12, 1696) was the High Sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials. He signed warrants for the arrest and execution of those condemned of witchcraft. On September 16, 1692, he was ordered by the Court of Oyer and Terminer to preside over the interrogation, under torture of Giles Corey, who was pressed to death for refusing to stand trial for witchcraft. Corwin died of a heart attack, in 1696, at the age of 30, after which his burial was delayed by a Salem resident named Phillip English, who was accused during the Witch Trials, and had his property seized by Corwin. English put a lien on Corwin's corpse, and delayed its burial until he had been reimbursed for the property he lost to Corwin.
George Corwin was the Grandson of John Winthrop, the Younger, the Governor of Connecticutt. His wife, Lydia Gedney, was the daughter of Bartholomew Gedney, one of the magistrates involved in the witch trials.
George married Lydia Gedney. [Group Sheet]
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50. | Bartholomew Gedney was born on 14 Jun 1640 in Salem, Essex Co, MA (son of John Gedney and Sarah Mary Bartholomew); died est 1697-98. Notes:
Bartholomew Gedney was a physician and native of Salem, Massachusetts, who participated as a magistrate in the Salem witchcraft trials.
Gedney was present at several of the examinations and later served as a member of the Court of Oyer and Terminer. He was present at the examination of his friend John Alden on May 31, 1692, in Salem Village. When Gedney saw how Alden tormented the girls, he told Alden that he had "always look'd upon him to be an honest Man, but now he did see cause to alter his judgment."
Bartholomew married Hannah Clarke on 22 Oct 1662. Hannah (daughter of William Clarke) was born after 11 Nov 1647 in Lynn, Essex Co, NY; died on 06 Jan 1695 in Salem, Essex Co, MA. [Group Sheet]
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51. | Hannah Clarke was born after 11 Nov 1647 in Lynn, Essex Co, NY (daughter of William Clarke); died on 06 Jan 1695 in Salem, Essex Co, MA.
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Generation: 7
64. | Patrick MacAnleister, 6th Clan Chief was born in 1590 in Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland (son of Archibald McEan V'Nychole MacAnleister, 5th Clan Chief); died in in Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland; was buried . Notes:
Name:
(MacInleister / became Fletcher)
Buried:
(Dalmally Courtyard)
Children:
- 32. John MacAnleister, 7th Clan Chief was born in 1620 in Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland; died in in Glen Orchy, Argyll and Bute, Scotland; was buried .
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96. | Capt. George Corwin was born in 1610 in England (son of John Corwin); died in 1685 in Salem, Essex Co, MA; was buried in Broad Street Cemetery, Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Notes:
Parents of Captain George Corwin are not known and documented as of this writing. There is some non-conclusive evidence that his father is John Corwin, and that his grandfather is Matthias Corwin. Further research is needed before including his parents.
Birth:
Emigrated from Northampton, England in 1638, immigrating to Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony in the Americas.
George married Elizabeth Herbert. [Group Sheet]
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98. | Gov. John Winthrop, Jr. was born on 12 Feb 1606 in Groton, MA (son of Gov. John Winthrop, Sr. and Mary Forth); died in 1676; was buried on 10 Apr 1676 in Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk Co, MA. Notes:
Born at Groton, in Suffolk, February 12, 1605/06, he was fitted for college in the celebrated Free Grammar School founded by Edward VI. at Bury St. Edmunds, where he learned to think and act for himself, as every boy of spirit must when away from home and thrown upon his own resources. p.1...(Sketch)
He had now entered the seventieth year of a life which had
involved unremitting exertion and much exposure to severity of climate. It is not therefore to be wondered at that the pressure of physical infirmities had begun to bear heavily upon him, but when, for the third time, he asked permission to relinquish the helm to a younger pilot, proposing to recruit his health by a voyage to England,'(^2) he was met by such a chorus of remonstrance that he resigned himself to die in harness, nor had he long to wait. In September, 1675, he proceeded to Boston to attend a protracted session of the Commissioners of the United Colonies. In March, 1676, when preparing to return to Hartford, he took cold, became feeble, and on the 10th of April was laid beside his father in what is now King's Chapel grave-yard. - "Sketch of John Winthrop the Younger" p.58
Name:
Governor of Connecticut, 1651-1676
John married Martha Fones in 1630. Martha was born on 21 Jan 1609. [Group Sheet]
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100. | John Gedney was born in 1603 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England; died on 05 Aug 1688 in Salem, Essex Co, MA. John married Sarah Mary Bartholomew after 1637 in Salem, Essex Co, MA. Sarah was born about 1612 in Norfolk, England; died after 1648 in Salem, Essex Co, MA. [Group Sheet]
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101. | Sarah Mary Bartholomew was born about 1612 in Norfolk, England; died after 1648 in Salem, Essex Co, MA. Children:
- Mary GEDNEY was born in 1638 in Salem, Essex Co, MA.
- 50. Bartholomew Gedney was born on 14 Jun 1640 in Salem, Essex Co, MA; died est 1697-98.
- Eleazer GEDNEY was born in 1642 in Salem, Essex Co, MA; died on 29 Apr 1683 in Salem, Essex Co, MA.
- Sarah GEDNEY was born on 23 Apr 1644 in Salem, Essex Co, MA.
- Elijah GEDNEY was born in 1648 in Salem, Essex Co, MA; died on 04 Feb 1715.
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102. | William Clarke was born in in Salem, Essex Co, MA. Children:
- 51. Hannah Clarke was born after 11 Nov 1647 in Lynn, Essex Co, NY; died on 06 Jan 1695 in Salem, Essex Co, MA.
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Generation: 8
192. | John Corwin Notes:
This is the paragraph immediately following the family tree image in "The Corwin Genealogy."
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Now, this "tree," without a word of explanation more than the names arranged as above, makes Thomas Curwin, the Quaker, Matthias Corwin, of Long Island, and George Curwin, of Salem, three original immigrants, though at different times, to be brothers, and the sons of a John Curwin, of England., Thomas and George may have been brothers, but the remarks already made, and the general tenor of the Introduction, will apparently quite forbid the placing of Matthias here. Probably this arrangement by Rev. George Curwin was a supposition, upon which he was beginning to work out a Curwin Genealogy ; but his death soon after, (1717.) prevented him from either verifying or disproving the same. It seems impossible to allow such a record to overturn all the testimony which the reader will find respecting another origin of Matthias Corwin. We hope, however, that the truth may be elucidated. The writer would simply observe that the family of Matthias Corwin, on Long Island, have never possessed (so far as his knowledge extends) the Curwen Arms, which the family of George, both in the East and in the West, have cherished; that the early generations of these families are not known to have ever visited or even corresponded with each other. The name of Matthias might have become known to Rev. George, from the neighboring Ipswich records where it yet remains. Rev. George was but two years old when his grandfather died. Matthias moved from Ipswich to Long Island about the time of the birth of the first George's children, 1640 ; while Thomas doee not, as far as known, appear in this country till forty or fifty years after the arrivals of George and Matthias.
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196. | Gov. John Winthrop, Sr. was born on 12 Jan 1587 in Edwardston, Suffolk Co, MA (son of Adam Winthrop, III and Anne Browne); died on 26 Mar 1649 in Boston, Suffolk Co, MA; was buried on 03 Apr 1649 in Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk Co, MA. Notes:
Birth:
As of the publication of The Story of John Winthrop 1st Gov of MA in 1891, this birth date (Jan 12 1587) was expressed in modern calendar dates as January 22, 1588.
Name:
1st Governor of Massachusetts Colony
Died:
But the governor's hour was come. He fell asleep, "in the great consolations of God," March 26, 1649, in his sixty-second year. - John Winthrop First Gov MA
Buried:
The funeral was delayed till John could come from Connecticut. It was to be so ordered - as said the summons, dated "your father's parlor," despatched by fleet-footed Indian messenger, the ever troublesome Bellingham its first signer-" that it may appeare of what precious account & desert he hath ben, & how blessed his memoriall." It took place April 3, being conducted " with great solemnity and honour," both civic and military. The place of interment was what is now called the King's Chapel Burying-ground, - the spot to be seen at this day.
John married Mary Forth on 16 Apr 1605 in Great Stambridge, County Essex, England. Mary (daughter of John Forth and Thomasine Hilles) was born on 01 Jan 1583; died on 06 Jun 1615 in Groton, MA; was buried in St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Groton, Babergh District, Suffolk, England. [Group Sheet]
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197. | Mary Forth was born on 01 Jan 1583 (daughter of John Forth and Thomasine Hilles); died on 06 Jun 1615 in Groton, MA; was buried in St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Groton, Babergh District, Suffolk, England. Notes:
Mary was of Greaat Stanbridge, County Essex, England, and was the first of the four wives of John Winthrop, Sr., followed by Thomasine Clopton, Margaret Tyndal, and Martha Rainsborough. (information from Clopton Family Tree)
Notes:
John and Mary were married by Ezekiel Culverwell.
Children:
- 98. Gov. John Winthrop, Jr. was born on 12 Feb 1606 in Groton, MA; died in 1676; was buried on 10 Apr 1676 in Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk Co, MA.
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