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Male John Winthrop Click to view John Winthrop in the family tree

John was born on January 20th, 1546 in Groton Manor, Suffolk, England.1   John's father was Adam Winthrop and his mother was Agnes Sharpe.  His paternal grandparents are Adam Winthrop and Jane Burton (Burnol); his maternal grandparents are Richard Sharpe and UNKNOWN Elizabeth. He had two brothers and five sisters, named Adam, Adam, Alice, Bridget, Mary, Catherine and Susanna.  He was the fourth youngest of the eight children. He had four half-brothers and a half-sister, named Thomas, William, Christopher, Thomas and Bridget.  He died at the age of 67 on July 26th, 1613 in Aghadown, Cork, Ireland.1 


John's first family with Elizabeth Rysby(Risby)

‌John and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on February 6th, 1566 in St Peters, London, London, England.2   They had a son named Benjamin.


John's second family with Elizabeth Poulton

‌John and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony in 1573 in , , , Ireland.  They had a son and two daughters, named John, Anne and Elizabeth.

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