Colonel John Quincy (21 July 1689 – 13 July 1767) was an American soldier, politician and member of the Quincy political family. His granddaughter Abigail Adams named her son, John Quincy Adams, after him. The city of Quincy, Massachusetts is named after

Edmund Quincy (/ˈkwɪnzi/; 1628–1698) emigrated to colonial Massachusetts in 1633 with his father, Edmund. His first wife was Johanna Hoar, sister of Leonard Hoar (President of Harvard College) and they had 10 children. Edmund and his second wife

Edmund Quincy (1602–1636), known as "the Puritan", was an early English settler of Massachusetts Bay Colony in what later became the United States. He is notable as the progenitor of the prestigious Quincy family.

The Quincy family /ˈkwɪnzi/ was a prominent political family in the United States during the mid-17th century through early 20th century and is connected to the Adams family through Abigail Adams.