John Winthrop III (1638 - 1707)

Born 14 Mar 1638 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Tongue) Winthrop — married about 1669 in New London, New London, Connecticut, United States

Died 27 Nov 1707 at age 69 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

John Winthrop Jr. married (as his second wife) Elizabeth Reade (1615–1672). Their eldest son Fitz-John Winthrop (1638–1707) served as major-general in the army, an agent in London for Connecticut (1693–1697) and as governor of Connecticut from 1698 until his death in 1707.

As the son of a wealthy and influential family, Fitz-John could flout convention in ways that normally invited serious punishment by church or government authorities. That is perhaps why he was not officially punished when about 1677 he entered into a common-law marriage with Elizabeth Tongue, fifteen years his junior, and the daughter of wealthy New London innkeepers, George and Margery Tongue. The couple had one daughter, Mary.

Elizabeth, who signed deeds and letters as late as 1698 as Elizabeth Tongue, died April 25, 1731.

Sources

• John Winthrop (Fitz-John) Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, 1698-1707 by the Connecticut State Library

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11242881/fitz-john-winthrop : accessed 26 April 2022), memorial page for Fitz-John Winthrop (14 Mar 1638–27 Nov 1707), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11242881, citing Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Jen Snoots (contributor 4661415) .Find A Grave: Memorial #11242881

• Royal R. Hinmanp. "Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut. No. 1. p. 103. Printed by Gleason, Hartford. 1846.see at hathitrust

• Wikipedia:John_Winthrop_the_Younger

• Hollister, Gideon. The History of Connecticut, From the First Settlement of the Colony to the Adoption of the Present Constitution (Case, Tiffany & Co., Hartford, 1857) Vol. 1, Page 368

• Ancestry Family Trees (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=14494377&pid=11382

• The Connecticut Quarterly (Hartford, Conn., 1903-4) Vol. 8

• Page 36-7: He "served as first lieutenant and then as captain in Scotland from 1658 to 1660 under General Monk. After his return to American he served in King Philip's war, winning the title of 'Major', was chosen to the council of Andros, and later became assistant under the restored colonial government. In 1690 he commanded the Canadian land troops that were expected to co-operate with the navel forces of Sir William Phips."

Web based Genealogies

• FamilySearch profile for Fitz-John Winthrop.