Tree Following: The Mulberry in November.

At last the Mulberry is losing its foliage . One part of it still retain some yellow leaves though . Once more we have a absolved purview of the decaying , lichen - get over torso from which novel branches have sprung up . If you see earlier military post about this tree you will know it was supposed to have been planted in 1550 by Adam Winthrop , the grandfather of John Winthrop who became the first governor of Massachusetts . So it is a very old tree .

John Winthrop

Adam Winthrop was a clothier from Lavenham , who made his fortune with the thunder in the cloth swop in Suffolk . Groton Manor was not an hereditary home , he bought it in 1544 . In 1548 he was granted the right to bear arms and call himself a ‘ man ’ . By the late 1620 ’s the material swop was in declination and for this , and for religious regions John Winthrop set up sail for Massachusetts Bay in 1630 on the Arabella . In 1631 Groton Manor was sell .

John Winthrop

John Winthrop sail with a company of men of learning and refinement . He was very keen not to take any poor citizenry along . His first job was to take out up a church concordat which ensured that only Christian church members had any civil rights . It seems that these early Puritans who had take flight to the New World to escape religious persecution were soon pander in persecution far more rigorous than anything allow behind . However John Winthrop was conceive to be a just and honourable Isle of Man , if rather austere . He institute the city of Boston and has been described as ‘ The Father of New England ’ .

posterity of the Winthrop ’s have long had an pastime in Groton and have made regular visit . Even today , about once a year , you see a coach drag up and a strand of Americans make their agency attack our little hamlet . First , they visit our old church which dates back to the 15th century , although the tower is 200 yr older than that .

St. Bartholemew ’s Church . Groton .

John Winthrop

Inside they can look up to the many memorials to the Winthrop family . There is a varnished glass windowpane rear in 1875 by his descendants to the memory of John Winthrop .. Adam Winthrop , his grandfather , and Adam , his forefather are buried in the sanctuary . There is a bronze brass telling you all about this . John ’s first two married woman and a infant daughter are buried in the sanctuary too . Over the years , Winthrops paid for major stamping ground to the tugboat and they also contributed to the repair of the bell . There is an old Church Chest , repute to be one of only two of its sort . It date from the 1560s . Its contents were examined in 1956 and there were many papers relating to the Winthrops . Just in guinea pig you missed all these signaling of the Winthrops . A large sign catches your eye as you enter or leave the church service . After depend at the church the visitor take the air up the road to see the Groton Manor . This house is now named after the family who lived in it before the Winthrops . It is divided into three homes . John Winthrop would no longer recognise it because it now has an 18th century façade . Nevertheless , the American visitors pick apart on the door of one of the houses so that they can appear at the medieval wall painting . in conclusion the visitors make their way of life to The Croft to pay court to the Mulberry Tree . Why this bit of land is called The Croft I ca n’t expose . It is not a Suffolk word . In Suffolk a parcel of land of land is called a ‘ pyghtle ’ which is an Anglo- Saxon parole . The Croft was purchase in 1993 as a local amenity . This means that everybody can revel looking at this revered sometime tree .

Thanks to Lucy atLoose and Leafyblog for hosting this meme . On the 7th of every month tree diagram follower tell us about their chosen tree .

Your tree is certainly glorious , how terrific that it has last so long . Its history is awful as is the family that constitute it , may it hold out for many more years to come !

Chloris what a fabulous tree follow post . I adore your mulberry and it is fabulous in its old age . A very special tree with shipment of history . History is another favorite of mine so this was grand to read about the Winthrops and their root there .

Your naked mulberry tree is very interesting with all its perverted branches . And we make some American account too ! My own antecedent came from Scandinavia but my husband ’s number from England in one of the first ships – I can see the Puritan roots there even if they all became scientist and , at best , could be called agnostical .

It always hits me how nearly tie our two countries are , and how much of our American inheritance ties directly back to the U.K. That would be a grand station to visit next time I get over there , and if and when I do , I ’ll look for the Mulberry tree diagram . Thanks for taking us on this journeying , Chloris !

Oh the dear leafless mulberry grabs your attention just as much as it does when it is in full leaf Chloris . I wonder why one part still continue its leave . I notice this on our ash tree last week – all the parting had gear up canvass apart from those on one branch . Fascinating to pick up more about the account of the family who constitute the mulberry tree – perhaps John planted trees too in his young homeland .

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