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- About Adam Winthrope
Adam Wynthropp was born on 9 Oct 1498 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England.
Adam prospered as a wool merchant in Lavenham which was a thriving centre of the English wool trade. He became a wealthy Suffolk clothier but he did not confine his talents to Lavenham. He rose to be Master of the Clothworkers' Guild in London. This was an important position.
The Worshipful Company of Clothworkers is one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies – companies wielding great economic and political power. In 1515, the Court of Aldermen of the City of London settled an order of precedence for the forty-eight livery companies then in existence. The Worshipful Company of Clothworkers was incorporated by Royal Charter on 18 January 1528 and ranks as number twelve.
The medieval livery companies originally developed as guilds and were responsible for the regulation of their trades, controlling, for instance, wages and labour conditions. Until the Reformation they were closely associated with religious activities, notably in support of chantry chapels and churches and the observance of ceremonies, notably the mystery plays .
The original craft of the Clothworkers was the finishing of woven woollen cloth: fulling it to mat the fibres and remove the grease, drying it on tenter frames (from which derives the expression ‘to be on tenterhooks’), raising the nap with teasels (Dipsacus) and shearing it to a uniform finish. The Ordinances of The Clothworkers’ Company, first issued in 1532 and signed by Sir Thomas More, sought to regulate clothworking, to maintain standards and to protect approved practices.
Livery Companies are governed by a Master, a number of Wardens, and a Court of Assistants, which elects the Master and Wardens. The chief operating officer of the company is known as the Clerk. Adam was elected to be Master of the Clothworker's Guild in London. He must have been very smart, personable and political to attain such a position
Prosperous wool merchants of Adam’s generation were responsible for most of Lavenham's memorable buildings, including the 16th century Guildhall, a notable half-timbered building, and the church of St. Peter and St. Paul, perhaps the finest "wool church" in the land and completed in 1525.
Adam married Agnes Sharpe on 20 Jul 1534. He was 36 and she was 18 at the time of their marriage. They seem to have had two children and the younger was Adam, our ancestor.
Adam felt a need to celebrate his success by joining the gentry. This was easily accomplished by means of a Court of Arms awarded by the Royal College of Heralds and a manor grant bought from the King in 1544. The Winthrops were henceforth esquires and Lords of Groton Manor.
Adam died on 9 Nov 1562 in Groton, Suffolk at the age of 64. After his death, his wife Agnes married a brother of Sir Walter Mildmay. She died on 13 May 1565 in Springfield, Essex, England at the age of 49.
Note: He was apprenticed to a clothier in London about 1515. By 1537, was Steward of the Clothworkers' Company. Later fined and imprisoned for either illegally importing wool or religious reform. Became quite wealthy and became owner of Groton Manor.
Ancestor of Jonathan Hopkinson Jr (Robert E Beeson).
Children
1. Alice WINTHROP b: 15 NOV 1539 in St. Peter's,Cornhill,London,England
2. Bridget WINTHROP b: 3 MAY 1543 in Groton Manor,Suffolk,England
3. Mary WINTHROP b: 1 MAR 1544 in Groton Manor,Suffolk,England
4. John WINTHROP b: 20 JAN 1546 in Groton Manor,Suffolk,England,Uk
5. Adam WINTHROP b: 20 JAN 1546 in Groton Manor,Suffolk,England
6. Adam WINTHROP b: 10 AUG 1548 in Groton Manor,Suffolk CoEngland
7. Catherine WINTHROP b: 17 MAY 1550 in Groton,Suffolk,England
8. Susannah WINTHROP b: 10 DEC 1552 in St.Peter's, Cornhill, London, England
Burial 10 NOV 1562 Groton, Suffolk, England
!Grantee, Groton Manor, Suffolk, England
!Grantee, Groton Manor, Suffolk, England 1544 Buried Groton Churchyard Married 1) Alice Henny or Henry, 16 Nov 1527 she died Jan 25 1533 Citizen and Clothmaker !"Life and Letters of John Winthrop" (1588-1630) by R. C. Winthrop 1864 !Winthrop Papers, Mass. Historical Society Vol 1 (1498-1628)
Mass. 20 vol. 1 p. 561; B7C78, pp 7-9; S
Mass. 20 vol. 1 p. 561; B7C78, pp 7-9; Suff. 12 Vol 6 p. 274; Lond. 1Vol. 1 pp 2,3,5
He left home at the age of 17 for London
He left home at the age of 17 for London where he apprenticed to Edward Altham, clothier from about 1515 to 1525. By 1551 he was Master of the Clothworkers Company having peviously spent time in the Fleet Prison and been fined the equivalant (by 1980 standards) of $50,000. He was probably involved in illegal wool imports. Ref: "Ancestral Lines Revised," pub. 1981 by Carl Boyer 3rd
Adam was apprenticed to a clothier in Lo
Adam was apprenticed to a clothier in London about 1515. By 1537 he was Steward of the Clothworkers’ Company and later fined and imprisoned for either illegally importing wool or religious reform. He became quite wealthy and became the owner of the Manor of Groton.
Adam was also a Lawyer or Esquire in Eng
Adam was also a Lawyer or Esquire in Eng
!NEHG&R VOL 103
!NEHG&R VOL 103
!Archive family group sheet Catherine Ba
!Archive family group sheet Catherine Bailey Bowles, Nephi, Utah F6047924 English Origins of New England Families from The New England Historical & Genealogical Register Second Series, Vol. III, compiled by Gary Boyd Roberts, p 862 First mar- Births hus, children 1,2,3,4,5; Burial child #2,3,4,5, hus; Mar husband's 1st & 2nd Second mar - Births children #1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Mar #1,2,3,8; Deaths #1,2,4,5,6,8 LDS Ancestral File Bap 2 Dec 1933; SP 3 Oct 1940 Adam SS Alice 8 Dec 1959 MT 9 Jun 1987 JR Adam md 2) 20 Jul 1534 Agnes SHARPE SS 6 Apr 1979 SL Also born Lavenham Was a cloth worker
Adam Winthrop, Jr., left about 1515 for
Adam Winthrop, Jr., left about 1515 for London where he wasapprenticed to Edward Altham, clothier, for ten years. He was admitted a citizen for London 9september 1526, and by 1537 was a steward there of the Clothworker's Company (Guild). He wasquarter-warden of his guild in 1544. In the same year he was granted the Manor of Groton, for which he paidE408.18s.3d. to the Royal Treasury. In 1543 Winthrop was fined E600., over $30,000. today in terms ofpurchasing power. This was for negotiating with foreigners (perhaps for illegal woolimports or religious reform) and spent some time in Fleet Prison. However, he was made Upper-Warden in1545 and in 1548 he was Master of the Clothworker's Company. !NOTE: The Younger John Winthrop - by Robert C. Black III; ; ; ; ; !BIRTH: Langfitt & Davis British & Colonial Ancestry. Ancestral Lines Revised - by Carl Boyer. Winthrop Pedigree - by Percy C. ; ; ; ; ; !DEATH: The Younger John Winthrop - by Robert C. Black III. Ancestral Lines Revised - by Carl Boyer. Langfitt & Davis British ; ; ; ; ; !MARRIAGE:Langfitt & Davis British & Colonial Ancestry. Ancestral Lines Revised - by Carl Boyer. Winthrop Pedigree - by Percy ; ; ; ; ; Winthrop Pedigree - by Percy C. Morris for College of Arms, London.; ; ; ; ; Winthrop Pedigree - by Percy C. Morris for College of Arms, London.; ; ; ; ;
!Sources: 1. Winthrop Gen. 929.273 W737
!Sources: 1. Winthrop Gen. 929.273 W737 m-3 2. Frost Gen. 929.273 f929ff-346 3. CRA Mass 20 1:561; Suff 12 g:274; London 1 1:2
!He was a grantee of Groton Manor, Suffo
!He was a grantee of Groton Manor, Suffolk England in 1544 and was succeeded by his son John.
About Adam Winthrope
Adam Wynthropp was born on 9 Oct 1498 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England.
Adam prospered as a wool merchant in Lavenham which was a thriving centre of the English wool trade. He became a wealthy Suffolk clothier but he did not confine his talents to Lavenham. He rose to be Master of the Clothworkers' Guild in London. Th is was an important position.
The Worshipful Company of Clothworkers is one of the Great Twelve City Livery Companies – companies wielding great economic and political power. In 1515, the Court of Aldermen of the City of London settled an order of precedence for the forty-eigh t livery companies then in existence. The Worshipful Company of Clothworkers was incorporated by Royal Charter on 18 January 1528 and ranks as number twelve.
The medieval livery companies originally developed as guilds and were responsible for the regulation of their trades, controlling, for instance, wages and labour conditions. Until the Reformation they were closely associated with religious activit ies, notably in support of chantry chapels and churches and the observance of ceremonies, notably the mystery plays .
The original craft of the Clothworkers was the finishing of woven woollen cloth: fulling it to mat the fibres and remove the grease, drying it on tenter frames (from which derives the expression ‘to be on tenterhooks’), raising the nap with teasel s (Dipsacus) and shearing it to a uniform finish. The Ordinances of The Clothworkers’ Company, first issued in 1532 and signed by Sir Thomas More, sought to regulate clothworking, to maintain standards and to protect approved practices.
Livery Companies are governed by a Master, a number of Wardens, and a Court of Assistants, which elects the Master and Wardens. The chief operating officer of the company is known as the Clerk. Adam was elected to be Master of the Clothworker's Gu ild in London. He must have been very smart, personable and political to attain such a position
Prosperous wool merchants of Adam’s generation were responsible for most of Lavenham's memorable buildings, including the 16th century Guildhall, a notable half-timbered building, and the church of St. Peter and St. Paul, perhaps the finest "woo l church" in the land and completed in 1525.
Adam married Agnes Sharpe on 20 Jul 1534. He was 36 and she was 18 at the time of their marriage. They seem to have had two children and the younger was Adam, our ancestor.
Adam felt a need to celebrate his success by joining the gentry. This was easily accomplished by means of a Court of Arms awarded by the Royal College of Heralds and a manor grant bought from the King in 1544. The Winthrops were henceforth esquire s and Lords of Groton Manor.
Adam died on 9 Nov 1562 in Groton, Suffolk at the age of 64. After his death, his wife Agnes married a brother of Sir Walter Mildmay. She died on 13 May 1565 in Springfield, Essex, England at the age of 49.
Note: He was apprenticed to a clothier in London about 1515. By 1537, was Steward of the Clothworkers' Company. Later fined and imprisoned for either illegally importing wool or religious reform. Became quite wealthy and became owner of Groton Man or.
Ancestor of Jonathan Hopkinson Jr (Robert E Beeson).
Children
1. Alice WINTHROP b: 15 NOV 1539 in St. Peter's,Cornhill,London,England
2. Bridget WINTHROP b: 3 MAY 1543 in Groton Manor,Suffolk,England
3. Mary WINTHROP b: 1 MAR 1544 in Groton Manor,Suffolk,England
4. John WINTHROP b: 20 JAN 1546 in Groton Manor,Suffolk,England,Uk
5. Adam WINTHROP b: 20 JAN 1546 in Groton Manor,Suffolk,England
6. Adam WINTHROP b: 10 AUG 1548 in Groton Manor,Suffolk CoEngland
7. Catherine WINTHROP b: 17 MAY 1550 in Groton,Suffolk,England
8. Susannah WINTHROP b: 10 DEC 1552 in St.Peter's, Cornhill, London, England
Burial 10 NOV 1562 Groton, Suffolk, England
!Grantee, Groton Manor, Suffolk, England
!Grantee, Groton Manor, Suffolk, England 1544 Buried Groton Churchyard Married 1) Alice Henny or Henry, 16 Nov 1527 she died Jan 25 1533 Citizen and Clothmaker !"Life and Letters of John Winthrop" (1588-1630) by R. C. Winthrop 1864 !Winthrop Paper s, Mass. Historical Society Vol 1 (1498-1628)
Mass. 20 vol. 1 p. 561; B7C78, pp 7-9; S
Mass. 20 vol. 1 p. 561; B7C78, pp 7-9; Suff. 12 Vol 6 p. 274; Lond. 1Vol. 1 pp 2,3,5
He left home at the age of 17 for London
He left home at the age of 17 for London where he apprenticed to Edward Altham, clothier from about 1515 to 1525. By 1551 he was Master of the Clothworkers Company having peviously spent time in the Fleet Prison and been fined the equivalant (by 1 980 standards) of $50,000. He was probably involved in illegal wool imports. Ref: "Ancestral Lines Revised," pub. 1981 by Carl Boyer 3rd
Adam was apprenticed to a clothier in Lo
Adam was apprenticed to a clothier in London about 1515. By 1537 he was Steward of the Clothworkers’ Company and later fined and imprisoned for either illegally importing wool or religious reform. He became quite wealthy and became the owner of th e Manor of Groton.
Adam was also a Lawyer or Esquire in Eng
Adam was also a Lawyer or Esquire in Eng
!NEHG&R VOL 103
!NEHG&R VOL 103
!Archive family group sheet Catherine Ba
!Archive family group sheet Catherine Bailey Bowles, Nephi, Utah F6047924 English Origins of New England Families from The New England Historical & Genealogical Register Second Series, Vol. III, compiled by Gary Boyd Roberts, p 862 First mar- Birt hs hus, children 1,2,3,4,5; Burial child #2,3,4,5, hus; Mar husband's 1st & 2nd Second mar - Births children #1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Mar #1,2,3,8; Deaths #1,2,4,5,6,8 LDS Ancestral File Bap 2 Dec 1933; SP 3 Oct 1940 Adam SS Alice 8 Dec 1959 MT 9 Jun 198 7 JR Adam md 2) 20 Jul 1534 Agnes SHARPE SS 6 Apr 1979 SL Also born Lavenham Was a cloth worker
Adam Winthrop, Jr., left about 1515 for
Adam Winthrop, Jr., left about 1515 for London where he wasapprenticed to Edward Altham, clothier, for ten years. He was admitted a citizen for London 9september 1526, and by 1537 was a steward there of the Clothworker's Company (Guild). He wasq uarter-warden of his guild in 1544. In the same year he was granted the Manor of Groton, for which he paidE408.18s.3d. to the Royal Treasury. In 1543 Winthrop was fined E600., over $30,000. today in terms ofpurchasing power. This was for negotia ting with foreigners (perhaps for illegal woolimports or religious reform) and spent some time in Fleet Prison. However, he was made Upper-Warden in1545 and in 1548 he was Master of the Clothworker's Company. !NOTE: The Younger John Winthrop - b y Robert C. Black III; ; ; ; ; !BIRTH: Langfitt & Davis British & Colonial Ancestry. Ancestral Lines Revised - by Carl Boyer. Winthrop Pedigree - by Percy C. ; ; ; ; ; !DEATH: The Younger John Winthrop - by Robert C. Black III. Ancestral Line s Revised - by Carl Boyer. Langfitt & Davis British ; ; ; ; ; !MARRIAGE:Langfitt & Davis British & Colonial Ancestry. Ancestral Lines Revised - by Carl Boyer. Winthrop Pedigree - by Percy ; ; ; ; ; Winthrop Pedigree - by Percy C. Morris for C ollege of Arms, London.; ; ; ; ; Winthrop Pedigree - by Percy C. Morris for College of Arms, London.; ; ; ; ;
!Sources: 1. Winthrop Gen. 929.273 W737
!Sources: 1. Winthrop Gen. 929.273 W737 m-3 2. Frost Gen. 929.273 f929ff-346 3. CRA Mass 20 1:561; Suff 12 g:274; London 1 1:2
!He was a grantee of Groton Manor, Suffo
!He was a grantee of Groton Manor, Suffolk England in 1544 and was succeeded by his son John.
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