Definitions

1. John Winthrop was a powerful Puritan governor in the colony of Massachusetts Bay. (Web site)
2. John Winthrop was a talented politician indeed in this respect. (Web site)
3. John Winthrop was the colony's most influential founder. (Web site)
4. John Winthrop was the name of several prominent figures in colonial New England.
5. John Winthrop is reputed to have given the famous " City upon a Hill " sermon aboard the ship.

Departure

1. John Winthrop had been elected governor of the colony prior to departure in 1629, and he was re-elected many times.
2. His most famous sermon is probably Gods Promise to His Plantation (1630), preached at the departure of John Winthrop 's fleet for New England.

Years

1. This group of Puritan settlers bought land from the Plymouth Company, and settled it in 1628, two years before the arrival of John Winthrop 's fleet.

Settling

1. After settling in Hartford, Hooker continued to be in contact with John Winthrop and Roger Williams.

Boston

1. Captain Thomas Wiggin first ventured to New England in 1630 when he sailed with John Winthrop to Boston on the Winthrop Fleet.

Governorship

1. In 1637, Vane lost the governorship to John Winthrop, who did not share Vane's opinion of Hutchinson.

Connecticut

1. In 1662, Connecticut sent its governor, John Winthrop (1606–76), to London to secure a royal charter for the colony. (Web site)

Sermon

1. City upon a hill is a phrase that is associated with John Winthrop 's sermon "A Model of Christian Charity," given in 1630.

Influential Men

1. William Bradford and John Winthrop were two very influential men of their times. (Web site)

English Settlers

1. Robert Burrows and George Dension were the first two English settlers and received land grants from John Winthrop the Younger.

Massachusetts

1. Foremost among these men was John Winthrop, who would become governor of Massachusetts. (Web site)
2. One of the reasons he left Massachusetts was his failure to agree with John Winthrop about who should take part in civil government.
3. In 1630 Robert and Mary sailed with John Winthrop as a part of the original Puritan expedition to Massachusetts.

Connecticut River

1. John Winthrop, then of Massachusetts, received permission to create a new colony at Old Saybrook at the mouth of the Connecticut River in 1635. (Web site)

American Colonists

1. He was connected with John Winthrop through his wife, and had already formed several friendships with the American colonists.

Emissary

1. Connecticut’s governor, John Winthrop, Jr., was sent as an emissary to negotiate with the English government.
2. Fitz John Wintrop, John Winthrop, Jr.’s son, went as the emissary to England much like his father had more than thirty years earlier in 1661.

First Church

1. July 30 – John Winthrop helps in founding a church in Massachusetts which will later become known as First Church in Boston.

Governor

1. Hutchinson supported his wife Anne during her conflicts with some of the Puritan authorities, including Governor John Winthrop.
2. He first visited New England in July 1638 when he presented his respects to Governor John Winthrop and to the Rev.
3. He was elected deputy governor; John Winthrop was elected governor.

First Governor

1. May 18 - In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.

Puritans

1. When the Puritans who were led by John Winthrop arrived in Massachusetts in 1630, they brought with them a royal charter. (Web site)
2. John Winthrop claimed that the Puritans forged a new, special agreement with God, like that between God and the people of Israel.

Massachusetts Bay Colony

1. Dudley, Thomas British colonial governor of Massachusetts, for many years the most influential man in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, save John Winthrop.
2. He was born in Groton, England, as the son of John Winthrop, the founding governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
3. A native of Ipswich, Mass., she was a descendant of John Winthrop, the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

John Winthrop

1. William Bradford, John Winthrop, John Cotton and others set the norms for Biblical and covenantal civil government in Colonial America. (Web site)
2. Hatchett found niobium in columbite ore that was sent to England in the 1750s by John Winthrop, the first governor of Connecticut. (Web site)
3. In 1635, the patentees commissioned John Winthrop, Jr., son of the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, as "Governor of River Colony". (Web site)

Categories

1. Massachusetts Bay Colony
2. First Governor
3. Puritans
4. John Cotton
5. Emissary
6. Books about "John Winthrop" in Amazon.com
   

Continue: More Keywords - - - - - - - - - -