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Lucy <I>Winthrop</I> Downing

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Lucy Winthrop Downing

Birth
Suffolk, England
Death
19 Apr 1679 (aged 78)
England
Burial
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England Add to Map
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Lucy Winthrop Downing

Also Known As: "Sister of Gov. John Winthrop - Massachusetts Bay Colony"

Birthdate: January 9, 1601
Groton, Suffolk, England

Death: Died April 19, 1679
London, Middlesex, England

Place of Burial:
Suffolk, England

St Martin-in-the-Fields Churchyard
Westminster
City of Westminster
Greater London, England

Father: Adam Winthrop, III
Mother: Anne Browne

Spouse: Rev. Emmanuel Downing
Married: April 10, 1622
St. Peter's, London, England

Mother of:
1.Lucy Downing
2.George Downing
3.Joshua Downing
4.Nicholas Downing
5.Robert Downing
6.Adam Downing
7.Ann Downing
8.Martha Downing
9.Dorcas Downing
10.Henry Downing
11.Dorcas Downing
12.John Downing

Sister of:
Sarah Winthrop;
infant Anne Winthrop;
Anne Fones, (Younger);
Gov. John Winthrop, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Jane Winthrop

Half sister of infant Still Winthrop

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FROM History of York by Banks, page 179:...Emanuel Downing, a wealthy lawyer of London, brother-in-law of Winthrop, and the "friend at Court" of the Massachusetts Colony

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Winthrop family
John Winthrop (1588–1649): governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony

Lucy Winthrop Downing, mother of diplomat Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet, founder of New York, of Downing Street, London, and ultimately of Downing College, Cambridge UK. Lucy's letter to her brother Governor Winthrop provided the impetus for the founding of Harvard College.

John Winthrop the Younger (1606–1676): governor of Connecticut Fitz-John Winthrop (1637–1711): governor of Connecticut

John Winthrop: married Anne Dudley, granddaughter of Thomas Dudley John Winthrop (1714–1779): acting president of Harvard, pioneer of American science

Thomas Lindall Winthrop (1760–1841): lieutenant governor of Massachusetts

Robert Charles Winthrop (1809–1894): lawyer, politician, philanthropist

Winthrop Rockefeller (1912–1973): governor of Arkansas, philanthropist

Lucy Winthrop Downing

Also Known As: "Sister of Gov. John Winthrop - Massachusetts Bay Colony"

Birthdate: January 9, 1601
Groton, Suffolk, England

Death: Died April 19, 1679
London, Middlesex, England

Place of Burial:
Suffolk, England

St Martin-in-the-Fields Churchyard
Westminster
City of Westminster
Greater London, England

Father: Adam Winthrop, III
Mother: Anne Browne

Spouse: Rev. Emmanuel Downing
Married: April 10, 1622
St. Peter's, London, England

Mother of:
1.Lucy Downing
2.George Downing
3.Joshua Downing
4.Nicholas Downing
5.Robert Downing
6.Adam Downing
7.Ann Downing
8.Martha Downing
9.Dorcas Downing
10.Henry Downing
11.Dorcas Downing
12.John Downing

Sister of:
Sarah Winthrop;
infant Anne Winthrop;
Anne Fones, (Younger);
Gov. John Winthrop, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Jane Winthrop

Half sister of infant Still Winthrop

•*¨*•?•*¨*•

FROM History of York by Banks, page 179:...Emanuel Downing, a wealthy lawyer of London, brother-in-law of Winthrop, and the "friend at Court" of the Massachusetts Colony

•*¨*•?•*¨*•

Winthrop family
John Winthrop (1588–1649): governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony

Lucy Winthrop Downing, mother of diplomat Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet, founder of New York, of Downing Street, London, and ultimately of Downing College, Cambridge UK. Lucy's letter to her brother Governor Winthrop provided the impetus for the founding of Harvard College.

John Winthrop the Younger (1606–1676): governor of Connecticut Fitz-John Winthrop (1637–1711): governor of Connecticut

John Winthrop: married Anne Dudley, granddaughter of Thomas Dudley John Winthrop (1714–1779): acting president of Harvard, pioneer of American science

Thomas Lindall Winthrop (1760–1841): lieutenant governor of Massachusetts

Robert Charles Winthrop (1809–1894): lawyer, politician, philanthropist

Winthrop Rockefeller (1912–1973): governor of Arkansas, philanthropist



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  • Created by: RFB Jenkins
  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157515097/lucy-downing: accessed ), memorial page for Lucy Winthrop Downing (9 Jan 1601–19 Apr 1679), Find a Grave Memorial ID 157515097, citing St. Martin-in-the-Fields Churchyard, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England; Maintained by RFB Jenkins (contributor 47712974).