John Winthrop

John Winthrop

male, deceased (1649)
John Winthrop (12 January 1587/8-26 March 1649) led a group of English Puritans to the New World, joined the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629 and...
Roger Conant

Roger Conant

male, deceased (1679)
Roger Conant (c. 1592 - 1679) was the leader of the company of fishermen who founded Salem, Massachusetts (then called Naumkeag) in 1626. He was...
Anne Bradstreet

Anne Bradstreet

female, deceased (1672)
Anne Bradstreet was the first American female writer, and the first American female poet to have her works published.
William Coddington

William Coddington

male, deceased (1678)
William Coddington (1601 - November 1, 1678) was the first governor of Rhode Island.
Nathaniel Ward

Nathaniel Ward

male, deceased (1652)
The Reverend Nathaniel Ward (1578 - October 1652) wrote the first constitution in North America in 1641. He was born in Haverhill, Suffolk,...
Owen Rowe

Owen Rowe

male, deceased (1661)
Owen Rowe, c.1592-1661, was one of the regicides of King Charles I of England. Born at Bickley, near Chester, Rowe became a prominent merchant in...
John Venn

John Venn

male, deceased (1650)
John Venn was an English Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I. He was born in Somerset in 1586 and was an apprentice in...