Agawam-Ipswich, Route 1A, Ipswich. Residents of Ipswich, 1630. Governor John Winthop Jr. was born just 18 years after his father, the first provincial governor of Massachusetts Bay. Winthrop Junior moved to Boston with his new wife and step-mother in 1630 and was received in Boston with great celebration. He entered politics early but shortly after settling Ipswich his wife and daughter passed away and he moved back to England. Upon returning Winthrop Junior settled in New London, Connecticut where the residents of that colony elected him Governor – a post that he would hold until his death in 1676. In addition to his political career, he was a lifelong scientist, prospector (he helped establish the Saugus Iron Works), and businessman. Governor Richard Bellingham was an English-educated lawyer when he settled in New England in 1634. He became one of the patentees of the Massachusetts Bay Charter and for 37 years he was elected as a magistrate of the colony. For ten years he served as Governor, narrowly beating John Winthrop for the post. Richard Saltonstall Jr. was a founding father of Ipswich but an opponent of Governor John Winthrop Sr. and his reign on Massachusetts Bay. His father, Sir Richard Saltonstall was a founder of Watertown but lived out his years in London acting as a representative of the Massachusetts and Connecticut colonies. Governor Simon Bradstreet was one of the colony’s greatest leaders. He held political office from 1630 to 1679, serving as an assistant to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, governor, and chief magistrate. He settled at Cambridge first, then moved to Ipswich around 1633, staying for 19 years then moving to North Andover and finally settling, and dying, in Salem. His first wife, Anne (Dudley) Bradstreet, developed a flair for poetry that is considered to this today to be great, American writing.

Agawam-Ipswich, Route 1A, Ipswich. Residents of Ipswich, 1630. Governor John Winthop Jr. was born just 18 years after his father, the first provincial governor of Massachusetts Bay. Winthrop Junior moved to Boston with his new wife and step-mother in 1630 and was received in Boston with great celebration. He entered politics early but shortly after settling Ipswich his wife and daughter passed away and he moved back to England. Upon returning Winthrop Junior settled in New London, Connecticut where the residents of that colony elected him Governor – a post that he would hold until his death in 1676. In addition to his political career, he was a lifelong scientist, prospector (he helped establish the Saugus Iron Works), and businessman. Governor Richard Bellingham was an English-educated lawyer when he settled in New England in 1634. He became one of the patentees of the Massachusetts Bay Charter and for 37 years he was elected as a magistrate of the colony. For ten years he served as Governor, narrowly beating John Winthrop for the post. Richard Saltonstall Jr. was a founding father of Ipswich but an opponent of Governor John Winthrop Sr. and his reign on Massachusetts Bay. His father, Sir Richard Saltonstall was a founder of Watertown but lived out his years in London acting as a representative of the Massachusetts and Connecticut colonies. Governor Simon Bradstreet was one of the colony’s greatest leaders. He held political office from 1630 to 1679, serving as an assistant to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, governor, and chief magistrate. He settled at Cambridge first, then moved to Ipswich around 1633, staying for 19 years then moving to North Andover and finally settling, and dying, in Salem. His first wife, Anne (Dudley) Bradstreet, developed a flair for poetry that is considered to this today to be great, American writing.