EDWARD WINSLOW was born 8 Nov 1722 in Boston, the oldest son of Joshua Winslow (12 Feb 1694/5- 9 Oct 1769) and Elizabeth Savage (1704-1778), descendent of Thomas Savage (see Grave at 'First Church of Boston' graveyard).
Edward's father, Joshua was baptized in the Anglican Old North Church 17 Feb 1695 and had a distillery house on Cold Lane, now Portland Street. He was a merchant and owed several Docks and warehouses in Boston Harbor and was also a Justice of the Peace.
Edward is the grandson of Edward Winslow Jr (1669-1753), silversmith and Hannah Moody Winslow (1672-1711); and great-grandson of Edward Winslow Sr (1639-1728) and Elziabeth Hutchinson Winslow (1639-1728). Edward is the Great-Great-Grandson of Mayflower passenger, Mary Chilton (1607-1679) and John Winslow (1597-1674). Mary Chilton and her father, James Chilton (1556-1620), arrived on the Mayflower at Cape Code in 1620.
In 1739 Edward Winslow enter Harvard at the age of 16. In 1741 he graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in Theology. In 1744 he received his Master of Arts in Theology from Harvard College in absentia.
On July 16, 1745, Rev. Winslow married Jane Isabelle Alleyne in Barbados. Jane was the daughter of Abel Alleyne and Mary Woodbridge. The Alleyne's descend from Col. Reynold Alleyne (1609-1651) of Barbados. Both of Jane's parents (Abel and Mary Alleyne) would also migrate to Braintree and are both buried in the old ChristChurch graveyard in Braintree/Quincy Mass.
Rev. Winslow met his wife, Jane Isabella Alleyne in Barbados and married at the Mansion house of the 'Society of the Propagation of the Gospel' which was a Sugar Slave Plantation donated to the Society by the Alleyne Family. Edward and Jane had numerous children. A page from their family bible in in the photo's section listing the names and dates of birth.
After their marriage in Barbados; Rev. Edward Winslow and his wife then traveled from to England for his Ordination as a Deacon on March 29, 1755 (London) and two days later as a priest on March 31, 1755. On June 1, 1755/6 he was appointed by the 'Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts' to the mission at Stratford, Connecticut. He stayed in CT until he was appointed the Minister at ChristChurch at Braintree on July 1, 1764, which he resigned in 1777 'with sad and silent musings' due to revolutionary fever. His 'crime' was that he asked the congregation to join him in 'Praying for the good health of the King' (in this case, George III). John and Abigail Adams who were members objected and after months of controversy, Rev. Winslow lost his post and left for New York City (then under control of the British) after fearing that Church members or others in the Community might attack him, his house or his family.
He took the rectorship of St. George's Chapel on Beekman Street in New York City in 1778 while also receiving various military appointments.
In New York City, he wrote numerous letters to Society members who worked with the British government in England. He was given a Captain's Commission in the British Army and became the Chaplain for several groups of troops in New York. He was specifically the Chaplain of the HMS Mercury and the HMS Lark and was appointed by British Admiral John Montegu. As a result of the stress of the U.S. Revolution on his health he dropped dead in 1780 on the streets of New York.
Records show that Rev. Winslow was buried in 1780 under the Chancel (near the alter) of the first St. George's chapel. It was built in 1752. St. George's was a chapel-of-ease of Trinity Church (near Wall Street) and was built at Chapel Street (now Beekman) at Cliff Street in Lower Manhattan. It was torn down in the mid 19th Century and the graves were lost. A New St. George's was later built at Stuyvesant Square.
Edward's father, Joshua was baptized in the Anglican Old North Church 17 Feb 1695 and had a distillery house on Cold Lane, now Portland Street. He was a merchant and owed several Docks and warehouses in Boston Harbor and was also a Justice of the Peace.
Edward is the grandson of Edward Winslow Jr (1669-1753), silversmith and Hannah Moody Winslow (1672-1711); and great-grandson of Edward Winslow Sr (1639-1728) and Elziabeth Hutchinson Winslow (1639-1728). Edward is the Great-Great-Grandson of Mayflower passenger, Mary Chilton (1607-1679) and John Winslow (1597-1674). Mary Chilton and her father, James Chilton (1556-1620), arrived on the Mayflower at Cape Code in 1620.
In 1739 Edward Winslow enter Harvard at the age of 16. In 1741 he graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in Theology. In 1744 he received his Master of Arts in Theology from Harvard College in absentia.
On July 16, 1745, Rev. Winslow married Jane Isabelle Alleyne in Barbados. Jane was the daughter of Abel Alleyne and Mary Woodbridge. The Alleyne's descend from Col. Reynold Alleyne (1609-1651) of Barbados. Both of Jane's parents (Abel and Mary Alleyne) would also migrate to Braintree and are both buried in the old ChristChurch graveyard in Braintree/Quincy Mass.
Rev. Winslow met his wife, Jane Isabella Alleyne in Barbados and married at the Mansion house of the 'Society of the Propagation of the Gospel' which was a Sugar Slave Plantation donated to the Society by the Alleyne Family. Edward and Jane had numerous children. A page from their family bible in in the photo's section listing the names and dates of birth.
After their marriage in Barbados; Rev. Edward Winslow and his wife then traveled from to England for his Ordination as a Deacon on March 29, 1755 (London) and two days later as a priest on March 31, 1755. On June 1, 1755/6 he was appointed by the 'Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts' to the mission at Stratford, Connecticut. He stayed in CT until he was appointed the Minister at ChristChurch at Braintree on July 1, 1764, which he resigned in 1777 'with sad and silent musings' due to revolutionary fever. His 'crime' was that he asked the congregation to join him in 'Praying for the good health of the King' (in this case, George III). John and Abigail Adams who were members objected and after months of controversy, Rev. Winslow lost his post and left for New York City (then under control of the British) after fearing that Church members or others in the Community might attack him, his house or his family.
He took the rectorship of St. George's Chapel on Beekman Street in New York City in 1778 while also receiving various military appointments.
In New York City, he wrote numerous letters to Society members who worked with the British government in England. He was given a Captain's Commission in the British Army and became the Chaplain for several groups of troops in New York. He was specifically the Chaplain of the HMS Mercury and the HMS Lark and was appointed by British Admiral John Montegu. As a result of the stress of the U.S. Revolution on his health he dropped dead in 1780 on the streets of New York.
Records show that Rev. Winslow was buried in 1780 under the Chancel (near the alter) of the first St. George's chapel. It was built in 1752. St. George's was a chapel-of-ease of Trinity Church (near Wall Street) and was built at Chapel Street (now Beekman) at Cliff Street in Lower Manhattan. It was torn down in the mid 19th Century and the graves were lost. A New St. George's was later built at Stuyvesant Square.
EDWARD WINSLOW was born 8 Nov 1722 in Boston, the oldest son of Joshua Winslow (12 Feb 1694/5- 9 Oct 1769) and Elizabeth Savage (1704-1778), descendent of Thomas Savage (see Grave at 'First Church of Boston' graveyard).
Edward's father, Joshua was baptized in the Anglican Old North Church 17 Feb 1695 and had a distillery house on Cold Lane, now Portland Street. He was a merchant and owed several Docks and warehouses in Boston Harbor and was also a Justice of the Peace.
Edward is the grandson of Edward Winslow Jr (1669-1753), silversmith and Hannah Moody Winslow (1672-1711); and great-grandson of Edward Winslow Sr (1639-1728) and Elziabeth Hutchinson Winslow (1639-1728). Edward is the Great-Great-Grandson of Mayflower passenger, Mary Chilton (1607-1679) and John Winslow (1597-1674). Mary Chilton and her father, James Chilton (1556-1620), arrived on the Mayflower at Cape Code in 1620.
In 1739 Edward Winslow enter Harvard at the age of 16. In 1741 he graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in Theology. In 1744 he received his Master of Arts in Theology from Harvard College in absentia.
On July 16, 1745, Rev. Winslow married Jane Isabelle Alleyne in Barbados. Jane was the daughter of Abel Alleyne and Mary Woodbridge. The Alleyne's descend from Col. Reynold Alleyne (1609-1651) of Barbados. Both of Jane's parents (Abel and Mary Alleyne) would also migrate to Braintree and are both buried in the old ChristChurch graveyard in Braintree/Quincy Mass.
Rev. Winslow met his wife, Jane Isabella Alleyne in Barbados and married at the Mansion house of the 'Society of the Propagation of the Gospel' which was a Sugar Slave Plantation donated to the Society by the Alleyne Family. Edward and Jane had numerous children. A page from their family bible in in the photo's section listing the names and dates of birth.
After their marriage in Barbados; Rev. Edward Winslow and his wife then traveled from to England for his Ordination as a Deacon on March 29, 1755 (London) and two days later as a priest on March 31, 1755. On June 1, 1755/6 he was appointed by the 'Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts' to the mission at Stratford, Connecticut. He stayed in CT until he was appointed the Minister at ChristChurch at Braintree on July 1, 1764, which he resigned in 1777 'with sad and silent musings' due to revolutionary fever. His 'crime' was that he asked the congregation to join him in 'Praying for the good health of the King' (in this case, George III). John and Abigail Adams who were members objected and after months of controversy, Rev. Winslow lost his post and left for New York City (then under control of the British) after fearing that Church members or others in the Community might attack him, his house or his family.
He took the rectorship of St. George's Chapel on Beekman Street in New York City in 1778 while also receiving various military appointments.
In New York City, he wrote numerous letters to Society members who worked with the British government in England. He was given a Captain's Commission in the British Army and became the Chaplain for several groups of troops in New York. He was specifically the Chaplain of the HMS Mercury and the HMS Lark and was appointed by British Admiral John Montegu. As a result of the stress of the U.S. Revolution on his health he dropped dead in 1780 on the streets of New York.
Records show that Rev. Winslow was buried in 1780 under the Chancel (near the alter) of the first St. George's chapel. It was built in 1752. St. George's was a chapel-of-ease of Trinity Church (near Wall Street) and was built at Chapel Street (now Beekman) at Cliff Street in Lower Manhattan. It was torn down in the mid 19th Century and the graves were lost. A New St. George's was later built at Stuyvesant Square.
Edward's father, Joshua was baptized in the Anglican Old North Church 17 Feb 1695 and had a distillery house on Cold Lane, now Portland Street. He was a merchant and owed several Docks and warehouses in Boston Harbor and was also a Justice of the Peace.
Edward is the grandson of Edward Winslow Jr (1669-1753), silversmith and Hannah Moody Winslow (1672-1711); and great-grandson of Edward Winslow Sr (1639-1728) and Elziabeth Hutchinson Winslow (1639-1728). Edward is the Great-Great-Grandson of Mayflower passenger, Mary Chilton (1607-1679) and John Winslow (1597-1674). Mary Chilton and her father, James Chilton (1556-1620), arrived on the Mayflower at Cape Code in 1620.
In 1739 Edward Winslow enter Harvard at the age of 16. In 1741 he graduated from Harvard College with a B.A. in Theology. In 1744 he received his Master of Arts in Theology from Harvard College in absentia.
On July 16, 1745, Rev. Winslow married Jane Isabelle Alleyne in Barbados. Jane was the daughter of Abel Alleyne and Mary Woodbridge. The Alleyne's descend from Col. Reynold Alleyne (1609-1651) of Barbados. Both of Jane's parents (Abel and Mary Alleyne) would also migrate to Braintree and are both buried in the old ChristChurch graveyard in Braintree/Quincy Mass.
Rev. Winslow met his wife, Jane Isabella Alleyne in Barbados and married at the Mansion house of the 'Society of the Propagation of the Gospel' which was a Sugar Slave Plantation donated to the Society by the Alleyne Family. Edward and Jane had numerous children. A page from their family bible in in the photo's section listing the names and dates of birth.
After their marriage in Barbados; Rev. Edward Winslow and his wife then traveled from to England for his Ordination as a Deacon on March 29, 1755 (London) and two days later as a priest on March 31, 1755. On June 1, 1755/6 he was appointed by the 'Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts' to the mission at Stratford, Connecticut. He stayed in CT until he was appointed the Minister at ChristChurch at Braintree on July 1, 1764, which he resigned in 1777 'with sad and silent musings' due to revolutionary fever. His 'crime' was that he asked the congregation to join him in 'Praying for the good health of the King' (in this case, George III). John and Abigail Adams who were members objected and after months of controversy, Rev. Winslow lost his post and left for New York City (then under control of the British) after fearing that Church members or others in the Community might attack him, his house or his family.
He took the rectorship of St. George's Chapel on Beekman Street in New York City in 1778 while also receiving various military appointments.
In New York City, he wrote numerous letters to Society members who worked with the British government in England. He was given a Captain's Commission in the British Army and became the Chaplain for several groups of troops in New York. He was specifically the Chaplain of the HMS Mercury and the HMS Lark and was appointed by British Admiral John Montegu. As a result of the stress of the U.S. Revolution on his health he dropped dead in 1780 on the streets of New York.
Records show that Rev. Winslow was buried in 1780 under the Chancel (near the alter) of the first St. George's chapel. It was built in 1752. St. George's was a chapel-of-ease of Trinity Church (near Wall Street) and was built at Chapel Street (now Beekman) at Cliff Street in Lower Manhattan. It was torn down in the mid 19th Century and the graves were lost. A New St. George's was later built at Stuyvesant Square.
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