Marriage
He married on June 6, 1766 at New York City, Mary Frogat (1744 – April 14, 1772). They were the parents of one daughter, Mary who was born in New York on October 17, 1769 and died in Jamaica, New York on June 5, 1819. She was also a great niece of Governor John Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Mary Alsop married Rufus King in New York City on March 30, 1786, he being at that time a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress then sitting in that city. Mrs. King was a lady of remarkable beauty, gentle and gracious manners, and well-cultivated mind.
Their nephew was Richard Alsop, one of The Hartford Wits (also called the Connecticut Wits) who were a group of American writers centered around Yale University and flourished in the 1780s and 1790s.
Their grand nephews were the brothers, Joseph Alsop and Stewart Alsop, both American newspaper journalists and political analysts.
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