# Herreshoff family

Members of the Herreshoff (her-res-hoff, no stressed syllable) family of Bristol, Rhode Island, were, among other things, notable naval architects, naval industrialists, industrial chemists, and automobile designers and manufacturers.

## Selected members

Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1809–1888) – on April 15, 1833, in Boston – married Julia Ann Lewis (1811–1901). Charles graduated from Brown University in 1828.
    ❶ James Brown F. Herreshoff (1834–1930), a serial inventor and a chemist
    ❹ John Brown Herreshoff (1841–1915), blind yacht builder, co-founder and sales manager of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. He married twice, first, in 1870, to Sarah Lucas Kilton (maiden; 1836–1906), then, in 1892, to Eugenia Tams Tucker (maiden; 1857–1940). J.B. Herreshoff was close friends with General Ambrose Everett Burnside (1824–1881).
    ❼ Captain Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938), seventh child born to C.F. Herreshoff. American boat designer. Married Clara Anna DeWolf (maiden; 1853–1905)
    ❽ John Brown Francis Herreshoff (1850–1932), chemist

### Family tree; selected members

Herreshoff family of Bristol, Rhode Island (partial chart showing selected family members only – C.F. Herreshoff III and Julia Ann Lewis had nine children) :
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Old Forge –––––––––––––––––––– Charles Frederick Herreshoff II (1763–1819) | Old Forge –––––––––––––––––––– Charles Frederick Herreshoff II (1763–1819) | Old Forge –––––––––––––––––––– Charles Frederick Herreshoff II (1763–1819) | Old Forge –––––––––––––––––––– Charles Frederick Herreshoff II (1763–1819) | Old Forge –––––––––––––––––––– Charles Frederick Herreshoff II (1763–1819) | Old Forge –––––––––––––––––––– Charles Frederick Herreshoff II (1763–1819) | Old Forge –––––––––––––––––––– Sarah Brown (1773–1846) | Old Forge –––––––––––––––––––– Sarah Brown (1773–1846) | Old Forge –––––––––––––––––––– Sarah Brown (1773–1846) | Old Forge –––––––––––––––––––– Sarah Brown (1773–1846) | Old Forge –––––––––––––––––––– Sarah Brown (1773–1846) | Old Forge –––––––––––––––––––– Sarah Brown (1773–1846) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bristol –––––––––––––––––––– Charles Frederick Herreshoff III (1809–1888) | Bristol –––––––––––––––––––– Charles Frederick Herreshoff III (1809–1888) | Bristol –––––––––––––––––––– Charles Frederick Herreshoff III (1809–1888) | Bristol –––––––––––––––––––– Charles Frederick Herreshoff III (1809–1888) | Bristol –––––––––––––––––––– Charles Frederick Herreshoff III (1809–1888) | Bristol –––––––––––––––––––– Charles Frederick Herreshoff III (1809–1888) | Bristol –––––––––––––––––––– Julia Ann Lewis (1811–1901) | Bristol –––––––––––––––––––– Julia Ann Lewis (1811–1901) | Bristol –––––––––––––––––––– Julia Ann Lewis (1811–1901) | Bristol –––––––––––––––––––– Julia Ann Lewis (1811–1901) | Bristol –––––––––––––––––––– Julia Ann Lewis (1811–1901) | Bristol –––––––––––––––––––– Julia Ann Lewis (1811–1901) |
| | | | | | | ❶ James Brown F. Herreshoff (1834–1930) | ❶ James Brown F. Herreshoff (1834–1930) | ❶ James Brown F. Herreshoff (1834–1930) | ❶ James Brown F. Herreshoff (1834–1930) | ❶ James Brown F. Herreshoff (1834–1930) | ❶ James Brown F. Herreshoff (1834–1930) | | | | | | | | | ❷ Caroline "Carrie" Louisa Herreshoff (1837–1908) | ❷ Caroline "Carrie" Louisa Herreshoff (1837–1908) | ❷ Caroline "Carrie" Louisa Herreshoff (1837–1908) | ❷ Caroline "Carrie" Louisa Herreshoff (1837–1908) | ❷ Caroline "Carrie" Louisa Herreshoff (1837–1908) | ❷ Caroline "Carrie" Louisa Herreshoff (1837–1908) | ❹ John Brown Herreshoff (1841–1915) | ❹ John Brown Herreshoff (1841–1915) | ❹ John Brown Herreshoff (1841–1915) | ❹ John Brown Herreshoff (1841–1915) | ❹ John Brown Herreshoff (1841–1915) | ❹ John Brown Herreshoff (1841–1915) | | | ❼ Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938) | ❼ Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938) | ❼ Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938) | ❼ Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938) | ❼ Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938) | ❼ Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938) | Clara Anna DeWolf (1853–1905) | Clara Anna DeWolf (1853–1905) | Clara Anna DeWolf (1853–1905) | Clara Anna DeWolf (1853–1905) | Clara Anna DeWolf (1853–1905) | Clara Anna DeWolf (1853–1905) | Grace Eugenia Dyer (1851–1880) | Grace Eugenia Dyer (1851–1880) | Grace Eugenia Dyer (1851–1880) | Grace Eugenia Dyer (1851–1880) | Grace Eugenia Dyer (1851–1880) | Grace Eugenia Dyer (1851–1880) | ❽ John Brown Francis Herreshoff (1850–1932) –––––––––––––––––––– Four marriages: m1. Dyer 1876 until her death m2. Lee 1882 to 1919 | ❽ John Brown Francis Herreshoff (1850–1932) –––––––––––––––––––– Four marriages: m1. Dyer 1876 until her death m2. Lee 1882 to 1919 | ❽ John Brown Francis Herreshoff (1850–1932) –––––––––––––––––––– Four marriages: m1. Dyer 1876 until her death m2. Lee 1882 to 1919 | ❽ John Brown Francis Herreshoff (1850–1932) –––––––––––––––––––– Four marriages: m1. Dyer 1876 until her death m2. Lee 1882 to 1919 | ❽ John Brown Francis Herreshoff (1850–1932) –––––––––––––––––––– Four marriages: m1. Dyer 1876 until her death m2. Lee 1882 to 1919 | ❽ John Brown Francis Herreshoff (1850–1932) –––––––––––––––––––– Four marriages: m1. Dyer 1876 until her death m2. Lee 1882 to 1919 | Emaline Duval ("Mildred") Lee (1863–1930) | Emaline Duval ("Mildred") Lee (1863–1930) | Emaline Duval ("Mildred") Lee (1863–1930) | Emaline Duval ("Mildred") Lee (1863–1930) | Emaline Duval ("Mildred") Lee (1863–1930) | Emaline Duval ("Mildred") Lee (1863–1930) | ❾ Julian Lewis Herreshoff (1854–1919) | ❾ Julian Lewis Herreshoff (1854–1919) | ❾ Julian Lewis Herreshoff (1854–1919) | ❾ Julian Lewis Herreshoff (1854–1919) | ❾ Julian Lewis Herreshoff (1854–1919) | ❾ Julian Lewis Herreshoff (1854–1919) |
| Edna May Burt (1886–1937) | Edna May Burt (1886–1937) | Edna May Burt (1886–1937) | Edna May Burt (1886–1937) | Edna May Burt (1886–1937) | Edna May Burt (1886–1937) | Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1876–1954) –––––––––––––––––––– m1. McCormick 1902–1912 m2. Burt 1912 | Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1876–1954) –––––––––––––––––––– m1. McCormick 1902–1912 m2. Burt 1912 | Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1876–1954) –––––––––––––––––––– m1. McCormick 1902–1912 m2. Burt 1912 | Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1876–1954) –––––––––––––––––––– m1. McCormick 1902–1912 m2. Burt 1912 | Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1876–1954) –––––––––––––––––––– m1. McCormick 1902–1912 m2. Burt 1912 | Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1876–1954) –––––––––––––––––––– m1. McCormick 1902–1912 m2. Burt 1912 | | | Elizabeth Harrison McCormick (1884–1938) | Elizabeth Harrison McCormick (1884–1938) | Elizabeth Harrison McCormick (1884–1938) | Elizabeth Harrison McCormick (1884–1938) | Elizabeth Harrison McCormick (1884–1938) | Elizabeth Harrison McCormick (1884–1938) | Lloyd Stowell Shapley (1875–1959) –––––––––––––––––––– Three marriages m1. McCormick 1912 until her death m2. 1943 Ida Viola Wells until her death | Lloyd Stowell Shapley (1875–1959) –––––––––––––––––––– Three marriages m1. McCormick 1912 until her death m2. 1943 Ida Viola Wells until her death | Lloyd Stowell Shapley (1875–1959) –––––––––––––––––––– Three marriages m1. McCormick 1912 until her death m2. 1943 Ida Viola Wells until her death | Lloyd Stowell Shapley (1875–1959) –––––––––––––––––––– Three marriages m1. McCormick 1912 until her death m2. 1943 Ida Viola Wells until her death | Lloyd Stowell Shapley (1875–1959) –––––––––––––––––––– Three marriages m1. McCormick 1912 until her death m2. 1943 Ida Viola Wells until her death | Lloyd Stowell Shapley (1875–1959) –––––––––––––––––––– Three marriages m1. McCormick 1912 until her death m2. 1943 Ida Viola Wells until her death | Algernon Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff (1886–1977) | Algernon Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff (1886–1977) | Algernon Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff (1886–1977) | Algernon Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff (1886–1977) | Algernon Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff (1886–1977) | Algernon Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff (1886–1977) | | | Rebecca Chase (1894–1991) | Rebecca Chase (1894–1991) | Rebecca Chase (1894–1991) | Rebecca Chase (1894–1991) | Rebecca Chase (1894–1991) | Rebecca Chase (1894–1991) | Lewis Francis Herreshoff 1890–1972) | Lewis Francis Herreshoff 1890–1972) | Lewis Francis Herreshoff 1890–1972) | Lewis Francis Herreshoff 1890–1972) | Lewis Francis Herreshoff 1890–1972) | Lewis Francis Herreshoff 1890–1972) | Louise Chamberlain Herreshoff (1876–1967) | Louise Chamberlain Herreshoff (1876–1967) | Louise Chamberlain Herreshoff (1876–1967) | Louise Chamberlain Herreshoff (1876–1967) | Louise Chamberlain Herreshoff (1876–1967) | Louise Chamberlain Herreshoff (1876–1967) | Frederick Herreshoff (1888–1920) | Frederick Herreshoff (1888–1920) | Frederick Herreshoff (1888–1920) | Frederick Herreshoff (1888–1920) | Frederick Herreshoff (1888–1920) | Frederick Herreshoff (1888–1920) | Luigi Masnada (1879–1958) | Luigi Masnada (1879–1958) | Luigi Masnada (1879–1958) | Luigi Masnada (1879–1958) | Luigi Masnada (1879–1958) | Luigi Masnada (1879–1958) | Sarah Lothrop Herreshoff (1889–1958) –––––––––––––––––––– m1. Masnada 1909 divorced Masnada 1914 m2. Borgianni 1927 | Sarah Lothrop Herreshoff (1889–1958) –––––––––––––––––––– m1. Masnada 1909 divorced Masnada 1914 m2. Borgianni 1927 | Sarah Lothrop Herreshoff (1889–1958) –––––––––––––––––––– m1. Masnada 1909 divorced Masnada 1914 m2. Borgianni 1927 | Sarah Lothrop Herreshoff (1889–1958) –––––––––––––––––––– m1. Masnada 1909 divorced Masnada 1914 m2. Borgianni 1927 | Sarah Lothrop Herreshoff (1889–1958) –––––––––––––––––––– m1. Masnada 1909 divorced Masnada 1914 m2. Borgianni 1927 | Sarah Lothrop Herreshoff (1889–1958) –––––––––––––––––––– m1. Masnada 1909 divorced Masnada 1914 m2. Borgianni 1927 | Roberto Borgianni –––––––––––––––––––– (Guido's foster-, adoptive-, or step-father) | Roberto Borgianni –––––––––––––––––––– (Guido's foster-, adoptive-, or step-father) | Roberto Borgianni –––––––––––––––––––– (Guido's foster-, adoptive-, or step-father) | Roberto Borgianni –––––––––––––––––––– (Guido's foster-, adoptive-, or step-father) | Roberto Borgianni –––––––––––––––––––– (Guido's foster-, adoptive-, or step-father) | Roberto Borgianni –––––––––––––––––––– (Guido's foster-, adoptive-, or step-father) |
| | | | | | | | | | | Alan Shapley (1903–1973) | Alan Shapley (1903–1973) | Alan Shapley (1903–1973) | Alan Shapley (1903–1973) | Alan Shapley (1903–1973) | Alan Shapley (1903–1973) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Halsey Chase Herreshoff (born 1933) | Halsey Chase Herreshoff (born 1933) | Halsey Chase Herreshoff (born 1933) | Halsey Chase Herreshoff (born 1933) | Halsey Chase Herreshoff (born 1933) | Halsey Chase Herreshoff (born 1933) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Elisa Masnada (born 1911) | Elisa Masnada (born 1911) | Elisa Masnada (born 1911) | Elisa Masnada (born 1911) | Elisa Masnada (born 1911) | Elisa Masnada (born 1911) | Guido Borgianni (it) (1914–2011) | Guido Borgianni (it) (1914–2011) | Guido Borgianni (it) (1914–2011) | Guido Borgianni (it) (1914–2011) | Guido Borgianni (it) (1914–2011) | Guido Borgianni (it) (1914–2011) |

### Other children of C.F. Herreshoff III and Julia Ann Lewis

    ❸ Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1839–1917)
    ❺ Lewis Herreshoff (1844–1926)
    ❻ Sally Brown Herreshoff (1845–1917)

## Blindness among siblings

Of the seven sons and two daughters of C.F. Herreshoff and Julia Ann Lewis, four were blind:
    ❹ John Brown Herreshoff (1841–1915), who became blind at age 16, founded – in 1878 with his brother Nat – the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and was president and treasurer for thirty-seven years. And, despite being blind, he was a renowned designer of yachts.
    ❺ Lewis Herreshoff (1844–1926) became blind at about age 14. He studied music in Paris and authored literary work in American periodicals.
    ❻ Sally Brown Herreshoff (1845–1917) became blind at a young age.
    ❾ Julian Lewis Herreshoff (1854–1919), who, among other things, from 1886 to about 1888, studied music at the University of Berlin where he became proficient in music and foreign languages. When he returned to Rhode Island, he established the Westminster School of Languages and Music, in Providence.

## Gallery

* Model of Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938)
* Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938)
* John Brown Francis Herreshoff (1850–1932)
* Fred Herreshoff (1888–1920)
* Lewis Francis Herreshoff (1890–1972)
* Louise Chamberlain Herreshoff (1876–1967)
* Herreshoff Castle, Marblehead, Massachusetts
* House of Charles Frederick Herreshoff II (1863–1819), Old Forge, New York

## Extended family and distant ancestors

Charles Frederick Herreshoff III (1809–1888), by way of his mother, Sarah Brown (maiden; 1773–1846), was a grandson of John Brown (1736–1803), merchant, slaveholder, and statesman from Providence, who, with his brothers – Nicholas (1729–1791), Joseph (1733–1785), and Moses (1738–1836), an abolitionist – was instrumental in (i) founding Brown University and (ii) moving it to their family's former land in Providence. Julia Ann Lewis (maiden; 1811–1901), by way of her father, Joseph Warren Lewis (1774–1844), was a granddaughter of Winslow Lewis (1770–1850) of Wellfleet, Massachusetts, a sea captain, engineer, inventor, and contractor active in the construction of many American lighthouses during the first half of the nineteenth century. Julian Ann Lewis is also a niece of Isaiah William Penn Lewis (1808–1955) (Winslow Lewis' nephew), who was also a lighthouse designer, builder, and engineer.
By way of his mother, Sarah Brown (maiden; 1773–1846), C.F Herreshoff III was a 4th great-grandson of Rev. Chad Brown, the progenitor of the Brown family of Rhode Island.
* Chad Brown (c. 1600–1650) & Elizabeth Sharparowe (1604–1672) |
* John Brown I (1627–1677) & Mary Holmes (1628–1680) son, et ux. |
* James Brown Elder (1662–1719) & Mary Tew Harris (1671–1736) grandson, et ux. |
* Capt. James Brown II (1697–1739) & Hope Tillinghast Power (1702–1792) great-grandson, et ux. |
* John Brown (1736–1803) & Sarah Beckworth (1738–1825) 2nd great-grandson, et ux. ← Brown University |
* Sarah Brown (1773–1846) & Charles Frederick Herreshoff (1763–1819) 3rd great-grandson, et ux. |
* Charles Frederick Herreshoff III (1809–1888) 4th great-grandson |
Nowadays, tens of millions of Americans have at least one ancestor who was in Rhode Island around 1600. But, with respect to males descending from Chad Brown, according to Galton-Watson probability, only a fraction of that number have an unbroken chain of paternal lineage maintaining the Brown surname from his line.