The Saltonstall family is a

Boston Brahmin The Boston Brahmins are members of Boston's historic upper class. From the late 19th century through the mid-20th century, they were often associated with a cultivated New England accent, Harvard University, Anglicanism, and traditional Britis ...

family from the

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Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

, notable for having had a family member attend

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from every generation since

Nathaniel Saltonstall Col. Nathaniel Saltonstall – May 21, 1707 was a judge for the Court of Oyer and Terminer, a special court established in 1692 for the trial and sentence of people, mostly women, for the crime of witchcraft in the Province of Massachusetts Ba ...

—later one of the more principled judges at the

Salem Witch Trials The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in Province of Massachusetts Bay, colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Not everyone wh ...

—graduated in 1659.

History

The Saltonstall family originated in

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...

, England, where the name was sometimes spelled Saltingstall. The name originates from the hamlet of Saltonstall in

Halifax, West Yorkshire Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, in West Yorkshire, England. It is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. In the 15th century, the town became an economic hub of the old West Riding of Yorkshire, primarily in woo ...

. The meaning is derived from Sal-ton-stall in Old English, the translation being "Farm in the Willows". In

'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 Phillips Exeter Academy (often called Exeter or PEA) is an Independent school, independent, co-educational, college-preparatory school in Exeter, New Hampshire. Established in 1781, it is America's sixth-oldest boarding school and educates an es ...

, there exists a boathouse erected in William G. Saltonstall's honor.

Notable members

Richard Saltonstall Sir Richard Saltonstall (baptised, 4 April 1586 – October 1661) led a group of English settlers up the Charles River to settle in what is now Watertown, Massachusetts in 1630. He was a nephew of the Lord Mayor of London Richard Saltonst ...

(1521–1601), MP and Lord Mayor of London * Sir

, colonist with the Winthrop Fleet, nephew of the above *

, judge at Salem Witch Trials *

Gurdon Saltonstall Gurdon Saltonstall (27 March 1666 – 20 September 1724) was governor of the Colony of Connecticut from 1708 to 1724. He was born into a distinguished family and became an eminent Connecticut pastor and a close associate of Governor Fitz-John ...

, his son, governor of Connecticut * Gurdon Saltonstall Mumford, his great-grandson, U.S. Representative from New York *

Dudley Saltonstall Commodore Dudley Saltonstall (September 8, 1738 – 1796) was an American naval officer, privateer, merchant and slave trader who served in the American Revolutionary War. He is best known as the commander of the naval forces of the 1779 Penobsco ...

, commander at

Penobscot Expedition The Penobscot Expedition was a 44-ship American naval armada during the Revolutionary War assembled by the Provincial Congress of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The flotilla of 19 warships and 25 support vessels sailed from Boston on July ...

Leverett Saltonstall I Leverett Saltonstall (June 13, 1783 – May 8, 1845), was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts who also served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, President of the Massachusetts Senate, ...

, U.S. Representative in 1830s *

Leverett Saltonstall II Leverett Saltonstall (March 16, 1825 – April 16, 1895) was an American political figure who served as Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston. Early life A member of the Saltonstall family, Saltonstall was born on March 16, 1825, in Sale ...

, his son, Collector of the Port of Boston (1885–1889) * Endicott Peabody Saltonstall, his son, district attorney of

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(1921–1922) *

Elizabeth Saltonstall Elizabeth Saltonstall (born Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, July 26, 1900; died there May 10, 1990) was an American artist who used stone lithography and painting to depict the natural world, particularly that of her summer home of Nantucket. Salt ...

, 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 William Lawrence Saltonstall (May 14, 1927 – January 23, 2009), an American politician, was a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1967 to 1979. He was a Republican and a resident of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. He led an unsucces ...

, his son, state senator (1967–1979) * William G. Saltonstall, principal,

, 1946–1963 * John L. Saltonstall Jr., politician

Family tree

* Richard Saltonstall (–1524) m. Isabel ** 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

(1586–1661) m. (1) Grace Kaye (d. 1625); m. (2) Lady Elizabeth West ****** Richard Saltonstall (1610–1694) m. Muriel Gurdon (1613–1688) *******

(1639–1707) m. Elizabeth Ward (1647–1714) ********

(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 Major-General William Brattle (April 18, 1706 – October 25, 1776) was an American politician, lawyer, and militia officer who served as the Massachusetts Attorney General from 1736 to 1738. Born into a prominent Massachusetts family, 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

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**********

(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 ***********

(1783–1845) m. Mary Elizabeth Sanders ************

(1825–1895) m. 1854: Rose Smith

Lee Lee may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Lee'' (2007 film), Tamil-language sports action film * ''Lee'' (2017 film), Kannada-language action film * ''Lee'' (2023 film), biographical drama about Lee Miller, American photojournalist * ''L ...

(1835–1903) ************* Richard Middlecott Saltonstall (1859–1922) m. Eleanor Brooks **************

Leverett Saltonstall Leverett Atholville Saltonstall (September 1, 1892June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the List of Governors of Massachusetts, 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more th ...

(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 **************

(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

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(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 ** Gilbert Saltonstall (1493–1545) m. Agnes ***

(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 Sir Thomas Myddelton, 1st Baronet (2 November 1624 – 13 July 1663) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1646 and 1663. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War but later took part in the ...

(1624–1663) m. (1) Mary Cholmondley; m. (2) Jane Trevor ****** Ann Myddelton (dsp. ) m.

Edward Herbert, 3rd Baron Herbert of Chirbury Edward Herbert, 3rd Baron Herbert of Chirbury (1633-1678) was an English aristocrat and soldier. Life He was the elder son of Richard Herbert, 2nd Baron Herbert of Chirbury. He joined the royalist uprising under Sir George Booth, when he declare ...

**** Elizabeth Saltonstall (1556–1626) m. Richard Wyche (1554–1621) ***** Sir Peter Wyche (–1643) m. Jane Meredith *****

Nathaniel Wyche Nathaniel Wyche (1607 – 23 May 1659) was an English merchant and president of the English East India Company. Early life Nathaniel was born in 1607 and baptized at Mitcham on 5 August 1607. He was the youngest son of Elizabeth ( Saltonstall fam ...

(1607–1659) m. 1657 Anne (née Cranmer) Slane **** Gilbert Saltonstall m. Anne Harleston **** Richard Saltonstall m. Jane Barnard **** Peter Saltonstall (1577–1651) m. (1) Christian Pettus (d. 1646); m. (2) Anne Waller

References

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External links

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