John Winthrop First Governor of the Masschusetts Colony

THE COMING MAN. 25
well content, for Winthrop had subsequently no
stancher friends.
Of the eight children that were the fruit of this
marriage, — six sons and two daughters, — four (Stephen,
Adam, Deane, Samuel) reached maturity, and
came to New England ; note of whose history, since
it must be the briefest,
insert here as anywhere.
it will be as convenient to
Stephen served the Massachusetts Colony
in im-
portant offices, but returned to the old country at the
time of the Revolution, where he was one of Cromwell's
colonels and member of Parliament. Adam
died at Boston in early manhood. John Winthrop,
LL.D., whose long and distinguished service of
Harvard University, in the chair of Mathematics and
Natural Philosophy, terminated during
our War of
Independence, was his grandson. Deane lived in
honour in the colony to an advanced age. From him
the town of Winthrop, where his residence was, takes
its name. Samuel ultimately settled in the island of
Antigua, where he was deputy-governor. The late
Lord Lyons, British minister to the United States dur-
ing our civil war, was his descendant, as is the present
Duke of Newcastle.
While of the first decade of Winthrop's manhood
the record, as we have said, is very slight, thence
onward, from his letters principally, its occupations
and main incidents are traceable. He passed much
of his time in London and on circuit, on his profes-
sional business, which was growing and profitable.
His clientage and his gains were by and by increased