John Alsop - Descendants

Descendants

John Alsop's descendants number in the thousands today. Some of his notable descendants include;

• Dr. C. Loring Brace IV, noted Biological anthropologist.
• Gerald Warner Brace (1901–1978) was an American writer, educator, sailor and boat builder.
• Charles Loring Brace (1826–1890) was a philanthropist and was most renowned for founding the Children's Aid Society.
• David Crosby, is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of three bands: The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash and CPR (band).
• Floyd Crosby, was an award winning American cinematographer.
• Wolcott Gibbs, was an American editor, humorist, theater critic, playwright and author of short stories.
• Archibald Gracie III, was a career United States Army officer, businessman, and a graduate of West Point. He is well known for being a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War and for his death during the Siege of Petersburg.
• Archibald Gracie IV, was an American writer, amateur historian, real estate investor, and survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
• Fleet Admiral William Frederick Halsey, Jr., USN, (called "Bill Halsey" and sometimes known as "Bull" Halsey), was a U.S. Naval officer and the commander of the United States Third Fleet during part of the Pacific War against Japan. Earlier, he had commanded the South Pacific Theater during desperate times.
• Isabella Beecher Hooker (1822–1907) was a leader in the women's suffrage movement and an author.
• Charles King (academic), was an American academic, politician, newspaper editor and the ninth president of Columbia College (now Columbia University).
• Charles King, was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer.
• James G. King, was an American businessman and Whig Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. His daughter, Frederika Gore King, married Bancroft Davis.
• John Alsop King, was an American politician who served as governor (1857–1859) of New York.
• Rufus King, was a newspaper editor, educator, U.S. diplomat, and a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War.
• Rufus King, Jr., was an artillery officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a Medal of Honor recipient.
• Ellin Travers Mackay, 2nd wife of composer and lyricist, Irving Berlin.
• Alice Duer Miller, was an American writer and poet.
• Halsey Minor is a technology entrepreneur who founded CNET in 1993.
• Mary Alsop King Waddington, was an American author.
• Jane Wyatt, was an American actress perhaps best known for her role as the housewife and mother on the television series Father Knows Best and as Amanda Grayson, the human mother of Spock on the science fiction television show, Star Trek.