Saltonstall family explained

The Saltonstall family is a Boston Brahmin family from the U.S. state of Massachusetts, notable for having had a family member attend Harvard University from every generation since Nathaniel Saltonstall—later one of the more principled judges at the Salem Witch Trials—graduated in 1659.

History

The Saltonstall family originated in Yorkshire, England, where the name was sometimes spelled Saltingstall. The name originates from the hamlet of Saltonstall in Halifax, West Yorkshire. The meaning is derived from Sal-ton-stall in Old English, the translation being "Farm in the Willows".^[1]

In Harvard University's Leverett House Library, there exists a commemorative wooden plaque dedicating the reading room of the library to "ten generations of Saltonstalls, who have matriculated at Harvard 1642–1959."

At Phillips Exeter Academy, there exists a boathouse erected in William G. Saltonstall's honor.

Notable members

Richard Saltonstall (1521–1601), MP and Lord Mayor of London
Sir Richard Saltonstall, colonist with the Winthrop Fleet, nephew of the above
Nathaniel Saltonstall, judge at Salem Witch Trials
Gurdon Saltonstall, his son, governor of Connecticut
Gurdon Saltonstall Mumford, his great-grandson, U.S. Representative from New York
Dudley Saltonstall, commander at Penobscot Expedition
Leverett Saltonstall I, U.S. Representative in 1830s
Leverett Saltonstall II, his son, Collector of the Port of Boston (1885–1889)
Endicott Peabody Saltonstall, his son, district attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts (1921–1922)
Elizabeth Saltonstall, his daughter, an artist
Leverett A. Saltonstall, grandson of Leverett Saltonstall II, Governor of Massachusetts (1939–1945), U.S. Senator (1945–1967)
William L. Saltonstall, his son, state senator (1967–1979)
William G. Saltonstall, principal, Phillips Exeter Academy, 1946–1963
John L. Saltonstall Jr., politician

Family tree

Richard Saltonstall (–1524) m. Isabel^[2]
- John Saltonstall (–1559)
  - Gilbert Saltonstall (1525–1598) m. Isabel Ashton (d. 1573)
    - Samuel Saltonstall (1560–1612) m. (1) Anne Ramsden (1564–1611); (2) Elizabeth Ogden; (3) Elizabeth (née Bennington) Armine
      - Sir Richard Saltonstall (1586–1661) m. (1) Grace Kaye (d. 1625); m. (2) Lady Elizabeth West
        Richard Saltonstall (1610–1694) m. Muriel Gurdon (1613–1688)
        Nathaniel Saltonstall (1639–1707) m. Elizabeth Ward (1647–1714)
        Gurdon Saltonstall (1666–1724) m. bef 16 Jun 1680 (1) Jerusha Richards (1665-1697); m. 1702 (2) Elizabeth Rosewell (1679–1710); m. (3) Mary Whittinghame (d. 1730)
        Elizabeth Saltonstall (1690–1736) m. 1710 (1) Richard Christophers (1685–1736); m. (2) Isaac Ledyard
        
        Sarah Saltonstall (b. 1694) m. 1715 (1) John Gardiner (1692–1725); m. 1727 (2) Samuel Davis (1692–1733)
        
        Rosewell Saltonstall (1701–1738) m. 1727 Mary Haynes (1703–1769)
        
        Katherine Saltonstall (b. 1704) m. 1727 William Brattle (1706–1776)
        
        Nathaniel Saltonstall (1707–1748) m. 1733 Lucretia Arnold (1706–1770)
        
        Gurdon Saltonstall Jr. (1708–1785) m. Rebecca Winthrop (1712–1776)
        Rebecca Winthrop Saltonstall (1734–1812) m. David Mumford (1730–1807)
        Gurdon Saltonstall Mumford (1764–1831) m. 1793 (1) Anna Van Zandt ; m. 1810 (2) Letitia Van Toren
        
        Winthrop Saltonstall (1737–1811) m. Ann Wanton
        
        Dudley Saltonstall (1738–1796) m. 1765: Frances Babcock
        
        Elizabeth Saltonstall (1668–1726) m. Rev. Roland Cotton
        
        Col. Richard Saltonstall (1672–1714) m. Mehitabel Wainwright
        Richard Saltonstall Jr. (1703–1756) m. (1) Abigail Waldron; m. 1738: (2) Mary Jekyll ; m. 1744: (3) Mary Cooke
        Nathaniel Saltonstall (1746–1815) m. 1780: Anna White
        Leverett Saltonstall I (1783–1845) m. Mary Elizabeth Sanders
        Leverett Saltonstall II (1825–1895) m. 1854: Rose Smith Lee (1835–1903)
        Richard Middlecott Saltonstall (1859–1922) m. Eleanor Brooks
        Leverett Saltonstall (1892–1979) m. 1916: Alice Wesselhoeft (1893–1981)
        William Lawrence Saltonstall (1927–2009) m. 1953: Jane Chandler
        
        Mary Elizabeth Saltonstall (1862–1947) m. (1) Louis Agassiz Shaw; m. (2) John S. Curtis
        Louis Agassiz Shaw Jr. (1886–1940) m. Joanne Bird
        
        Philip Leverett Saltonstall (1867–1919) m. 1910: Frances Anne Fitch Sherwood
        
        Endicott Peabody Saltonstall (1872–1922) m. Elizabeth Baldwin Dupee
        Elizabeth Saltonstall (1900–1990)
        
        Nathaniel Saltonstall II (1784–1838) m. 1820 Caroline Saunders
        William Gurdon Saltonstall (1831–1889) m. 1816: Josephine Lee
        Robert Saltonstall (1870–1938) m. 1904 Caroline James Stevenson
        William Gurdon Saltonstall (1905–1989) m. Katharyn Saltonstall
        
        Lucy Sanders Saltonstall (1871–1940) m. Neal Rantoul (1870–1934)
        
        John Lee Saltonstall (1878–1959) m. (1) Margaret Auchmuty Tucker; (2) Gladys Durant Rice
        John Lee Saltonstall Jr. (1916–2007) m. (1) Margaret Louise Bonnell; m. 1976: (2) Adriana Gianturco
        
        Rosamond Saltonstall (1881–1953) m. Charles Crooke Auchincloss (1881–1961)
        Rosamond Saltonstall Auchincloss (1907–1971) m. Burton James Lee II (1907–1962)
        Burton James Lee III (1930–2016) m. 1953: Pauline Herzog
        
        Richard Saltonstall Auchincloss (1909–1990) m. Mary King Wainwright (1911–2008)
        
        Josephine Lee Auchincloss (1912–2005) m. Benjamin Carlton Betner Jr.; m. (2) Harry Ingersoll Nicholas III
        
        Nathaniel Saltonstall (1674–1739), m. Dorothy Frizel^[3]
- Gilbert Saltonstall (1493–1545) m. Agnes
  - Richard Saltonstall (1521–1601) m. Suzanna Poyntz
    - Eleanor Saltonstall (1554–) m. (1) Vincent Harvie; m. (2) Robert Myddelton
    - Hester Saltonstall (1555–1587) m. Sir Thomas Myddelton
      - Sir Thomas Myddelton m. (1) Margaret Savile; m. (2) Mary Napier
        Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet (1624–1663) m. (1) Mary Cholmondley; m. (2) Jane Trevor
        
        Ann Myddelton (dsp.) m. Edward Herbert, 3rd Baron Herbert of Chirbury
    - Elizabeth Saltonstall (1556–1626) m. Richard Wyche (1554–1621)
      - Sir Peter Wyche (–1643) m. Jane Meredith
      - Nathaniel Wyche (1607–1659) m. 1657 Anne (née Cranmer) Slane
    - Gilbert Saltonstall m. Anne Harleston
    - Richard Saltonstall m. Jane Barnard
    - Peter Saltonstall (1577–1651)^[4] m. (1) Christian Pettus (d. 1646);^[5] m. (2) Anne Waller^[1]

External links

Saltonstall Family Genealogy Forum

Notes and References

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Book: MacKenzie . George Norbury . Colonial Families of the United States of America: In which is Given the History, Genealogy and Armorial Bearings of Colonial Families who Settled in the American Colonies from the Time of the Settlement of Jamestown, 13th May, 1607, to the Battle of Lexington, 19th April, 1775 . 1917 . Grafton Press . 19 May 2022 . en.
Book: Drake . Samuel G. . The History and Antiquities of Boston ...: From Its Settlement in 1630, to the Year 1770. Also, an Introductory History of the Discovery and Settlement of New England. With Notes, Critical and Illustrative . 1856 . L. Stevens . 19 May 2022 . en.
Book: Worsley . Lucy . Cavalier: A Tale of Chivalry, Passion, and Great Houses . 20 December 2008 . Bloomsbury Publishing USA . 978-1-59691-941-9 . 48 . 19 May 2022 . en.
Book: Bromley . James M. . Clothing and Queer Style in Early Modern English Drama . 27 May 2021 . . 978-0-19-263806-9 . 19 May 2022 . en.