Lineages of Benjamin C. Bradlee (1921-2014)

Benjamin C. Bradlee born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts on 26 Aug 1921 to Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. and Chevaliere Josephine de Gersdorff. He was the former Editor in-chief of the Washington Post during the Watergate scandal and is currently married to Sally Sterling Quinn.

Imperial Lineages

von Habsburg

Lineal descent

• Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459-1519)

Luxemberg

Lineal descent

• Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368-1437)

Royal Lineages

Lineal descent

Denmark

House of Oldenberg

• John of Denmark (1481-1513)

England

House of Plantagenet

• Henry I of England
• Edward III of England

House of Tudor

• Henry VII of England

Kings of Mann

• Thomas Stanley (1435-1504), 1st Earl of Derby, King of Mann 

France

House of Valois

• John II of France

Ireland

• MacMurrough
• O'Morda
• O'Toole

Princedoms

Lineal Descent

House of Ascania

Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst

• Johann V, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1504-1551) 

Noble Lineages

Lineal Descent

England

• House of FitzAlan
• House of Beaufort
• Bourchier
• Dacre
• Fiennes
• Greene
• House of Holland
• Marshall
• Mortimer
• Neville
• House of Percy
• Putnam
• de la Zouche

Knights

• Sir Charles Mann (c1577-)
• Sir John Salusbury (1534-1591)
• Sir John Salusbury (1567-1612)
• Sir Roland de Velville (1474-c1533)

Magna Charta Barons

• John FitzRobert (c1190-1240)

Ireland

• FitzGerald

Germany

• Houe of Castell-Castell
• von Gersdorff
• House of Habsburg
• House of Hohenlohe
• House of Hohenzollern
• House of Reuss-Ebersdorff
• House of Wittlesbach
• House of Anhalt-Zerbst
• House of Zinzendorf

Scotland

• Munro

Scottish Clans

Lineal Descent

• Munro

First Families of America

Lineal Descent

Connecticut

• Douglas
• Haynes
• Russell
• Wyllys

Rhode Island

• Greene

Massachusetts

• Apthorp
• Bacon
• Bradlee
• Chandler
• Choate
• Crowninshield
• Fairbanks
• Glover
• Hubbard
• Leverett
• Lothrop
• Peabody
• Perkins
• Pickering
• Putnam
• Sargent
• Sedgwick

New York

• Gardiner

Notable Americans

Clergy

Massachusetts

Lineal Descent

• Rev. John Lothrop (c1584-1653)
• Deacon Timothy Pickering (1703-1778)

Merchant Marine Captains

Rhode Island

Lineal Descent

• Nathaniel Greene (1679-1714)

Massachusetts

Lineal Descent

• Francis Boardman (1748-1792)
• Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1772-1851)
• John Crowninshield (1696-1761), merchant prince
• George Crowninshield (1734-1815), merchant prince
• Richard Derby (1712-1783), merchant prince
• John Hodges (c1723-1799)
• Benjamin Manning (1696-)

Collateral Descent

• Job Chaote (1766-1813)
• Samuel Choate (-1713)
• William Choate (1730-1785)
• Jacob Crowninshield (1728-1808), merchant prince
• George Crowninshield, Jr. (1766-1808), merchant prince
• John Derby (1741-1812)
• Benjamin Hodges (1754-1806)
• Gamaliel Hodges (1766-1850)
• George Hodges (1765-1827)
• Richard Manning (1731-1811)

Sheriffs and Constables

Sheriffs

Lineal Descent

• David Hubbard (1706-1741)

Constables

Lineal Desecsent

• Samuel Bradlee (1707-1768)
• Thomas Clarke (1599-1697)
• Benjamin Manning (1696-)
• Jacob Manning (1660-)
• Thomas Putnam (c1614-1686)
• John Turner (1671-1742)
• John Welch III (1711-1790)

Collateral Descent

• Thomas Clarke (1672-1759), High Constable of Harwich, Mass.
• Nicholas Manning (1644-)
• Jacob Perley (c1670-1751)
• Thomas Perley III (c1704-1795)
• Asa Perley  (1716-1806)
• Eleazer Putnam (1665-c1732)
• Israel Putnam (1699-1760)
• Nathaniel Putnam (c1619-1700)

Military

Generals

Lineal Descent

• Gen. David Phippen (-)
• Maj. Gen. Robert Sedgwick (c1611-1656)

Collateral Desecent

• Maj. Gen. Hezekiah Haynes (-1693)
• Maj. Gen. John Leverett (1616-1678)
• Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam (1718-1790)

Colonels

Massachusetts Lineal Descent

• Col. John Chandler III, Esq. (1665-c1660)
• Col. John Chandler IV, Esq. (1693-1762)
• Col. Epes Sargent (1690-1762)
• Col. Henry Sargent (bapt.1770-1845)
• Col. James Swan (1754-1830), financier
• Col. John Turner, Esq. (1671-1728)
• Col. Joshua Wingate (1679-1769)

Collateral Descent

• Col. Benjamin William Crowninshield (1837-1892)
• Col. Elias Hasket (1670-), 11th Governor of the Bahamas
• Col. John Hathorne (1641-)
• Col. Timothy Pickering (1745-1829)
• Col. David Putnam (1707-1768)
• Lt. Col.  John Hubbard, Esq. (1703-1773)
• Lt. Col. John Sargent (1750-1824)

Majors

Rhode Island

Collateral Descent

• John Greene (c1620-1658)

Massachusetts

• William Hathorne, Jr. (1645-)

Captains

Lineal Descent

• Michael Bacon (c1608-1648)
• William Hedge (c1612-1670)
• Thomas Perley, Jr. (1668-1745)
• John Putnam III (c1627-1710)

Collateral Descent

• David Bradlee (1742-1811)
• Isaac Hall (1739-1789)
• Nicholas Manning (1644-)

Lieutenants

Lineal Descent

• Jacob Manning (1660-)
• Ephraim Morton (1648-c1731)
• Thomas Perley (1641-1715)
• James Putnam (1661-1727)

Collateral Descent

• Isaac Choate (1734-1813)
• Jacob Perley (c1670-1751)
• Stephen Putnam (1694-1772)
• Thomas Putnam (c1614-1686)

Doctors

Lineal Descent

• George Choate (1796-1880)
• Johan Casper Richter von Kronenscheldt (1661-1711)
• Dr. Howard Sargent, M.D. (1810-1872)
• Dr. Alexander Thomas, M.D. (1802-1873)

Collateral Descent

• George Cheyne Shattuck Choate (1827-1896)

Colonial Governors

Lineal Descent

• Maj. Gen. Robert Sedgwick (c1611-1656), 1st Governer General of Jamaica Island

Collateral Descent

• Col. Elias Hasket (1670-), 11th Governor of the Bahamas

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Lineal Descent

• John Leverett (bap1616-c1678)
• Dep. Gov. Samuel Symonds (c1595-1678)

Plymouth Colony

Lineal Decent

• Thomas Hinckley (c1618-1706)

New Hampshire

Lineal Descent

• Lt. Gov. John Wentworth (1671-1730)

Collateral Descent

• Benning Wentworth (1696-1770)

Harvard Graduates

Lineal Descent

• Josiah Bradlee III (1837-1902)
• Frederick Josiah Bradlee I (1666-1951)
• Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. (1892-1970)
• Dr. George Choate (1796-1880)
• Frederic Crowninshield (1845-1918) - class of 1866
• Col. Benjamin William Crowninshield (1837-1892) - class of 1858
• Rev. William Hubbard (1621-1704) - class of 1642 (first class of Harvard)
• Hon. Perez Morton, Esq. (1751-1837) - class of 1771
• Hon. Samuel Putnam, Esq. (1725-1789)
• Dr. Howard Sargent, M.D. (1810-1872) - class of 1829
• Dr. Alexander Thomas, M.D. (1802-1873) - class of 1822
• Samuel Wentworth (1708-1766) - class of 1728

Collateral Descent

• Benjamin Choate (1680-1753) - class of 1703
• Charles Francis Choate, Esq. (1828-)
• Dr. George Cheyne Shattuck Choate (1827-1896) - class of 1849
• Hon. Joseph Hodges Choate, Esq. (1832-1917) - class of 1852
• William Gardner Choat, Esq. (1830-1920) - class of 1852
• Col. Timothy Pickering (1745-1829) - class of 1763
• John Rogers (1630-1684) - class of 1652 
• Lucius Manlius Sargent (1786-1867) - class of 1804
• Gov. Benning Wentworth (1696-1770)- class of 1715

Sons of Liberty

Boston

Lineal Descent

• Prvt. Josiah Bradlee I (1754-1798)
• Col. James Swan (1754-1830), financier

Connecticut

Collateral Descent

• Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam (1718-1790), founder of the Connecticut Sons of Liberty

Bost Tea Party Participants

Linal Descent

• Prvt. Josiah Bradlee I (1754-1798)
• Col. James Swan (1754-1830), financier

Collateral Descent

• Capt. David Bradlee (1742-1811), captian in the American Revolution
• Nathaniel Bradlee (1749-1813)
• Sarah (Bradlee) Fulton (1740-1835)
• Thomas Bradlee (1744-1805)

Politicians

Rhode Island

Lineal Descent

• Thomas Greene (c1682-1675), Deputy Governor of the Providence of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations

Collateral Descent

• John Greene (c1620-1658), Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rohde Island and Providence Plantations
• Peter Greene (c1621-1677), President of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Paltations
• James Greene (c1626-1698), Deputy Governor and Assistant to the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Massachusetts

Lineal Descent

• Hon. Perez Morton (1751-1837), Esq., lawyer, Massachusetts Atterney General,
• Richard Russell (1611-1676)

Collateral Descent

• Capt. William Choate (1730-1785), Treasurer of Hog Island
• William Clarke (c1634-)
• Hon. Joseph Hodges Choate, Esq. (1832-1917), American Ambassador to Great Brittain

Assistant Governors

Lineal Descent

• Hon. Richard Russell (1611-1676)

Speakers of the House Massachusetts General Court

Lineal Descent

• Perez Morton, Esq. (1751-1837)
• Hon. Russell (1611-1676)

Representatives

Linal Descent

• Thomas Clarke (1672-1759)
• Hon. Richard Russell (1611-1676)

Collateral Descent

• Jacob Crowninshield (1770-1808)

Secretaries 

Linal Descent

• Hon. Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1727-1851), 5th United States Secretary of Navy

Collateral Descent

• Hon. Nathaniel Clarke (1643-1717), Secretary of Plymouth Colony
• Hon. Col. Timothy Pickering (1745-1829), 3rd U.S. Secretary of State

Selectmen

Lineal Descent

• Capt. Michael Bacon (c1608-1648)
• Thomas Clarke (1672-1759)
• Hon. Richard Russell (1611-1676)

Collateral Descent

• William Clarke (c1634-)

Treasurers

Lineal Descent

• Hon. Richard Russell (1611-1676), Treasurer of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Proprietors

Massachusetts

Lineal Descent

• "Gov. Capt. Thomas Choate (1671-1745), lineal descent, proprietor of Hog Island
• Dea. Thomas Clarke (1599-1697), first proprietor of Clarke's Island, lineal descent

Collateral Descent

• Thomas Clarke (1672-1759)

New York

Lineal Descent

• Capt. Lion Gardiner (1599-1663), 1st Lord of the Mannor of Gardiner's Island

American Revolutionists 

Lineal Descent

• Prvt. Josiah Bradlee I (1754-1798)
• Drury Faribanks (1733-1786)
• George Faribanks (1765-1753)
• Col. James Swan (1754-1830), financier

Collateral Descent

• Capt. David Bradlee (1742-1811)
• David Choate (1757-1808)
• Lt. Isaac Choate (1734-1813)
• Perely Fairbanks (1761-1842)
• Capt. Isaac Hall (1739-1789)
• Col. Hon. Timothy Pickering (1745-1829)

Lawyers

Lineal Descent

• Hon. Perez Morton, Esq. (1751-1837)

Collateral Descent

• Hon. Joseph Hodges Choate, Esq. (1832-1917), collateral descent
• William Gardner Choate, Esq. (1830-1920), collateral descent

Ancestral Immigrants

• Ancestral Colonial Immigrants to America of Benjamn C. Bradlee

See Also

• Ancestral Titles of Benjamn Crowninshield Bradlee
• Lineages from Charlemagne to Benjamin C. Bradlee
• Bradlee-Choate Connection
• Bradlee-Manning Connection
• Benjamin C. Bradlee's Lineage to Henry I of England