Thomas Lathrop

Thomas Lothrop

• b. bp. Eastwell, Kent, England 21 Feb 1612/3 – FamilySearch
• d. 1707 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
• son of John Lathrop & Hannah Howse
• m. Sarah Larned, 11 December 1639, Boston, Massachusetts. Sarah was born c1606

On 11 December 1639 when the widow Sarah Ewer was 32, she second married Thomas LOTHROP, son of Reverend John LOTHROP & Hannah HOUSE, ³in the Bay². The Reverend John LOTHROP noted that this marriage took place between ³My son Tho[mas] and Brother Larnett¹s daughter, widow Ewer².

Family

https://www.anamericanfamilyhistory.com/Lothrop%20Family/LothropTho...

Thomas Lothrop was born in England. His parents were John Lothrop and Hannah Howse.

He came to America in 1634 on the ship Griffin with his family.

Thomas married Sarah, the widow of Thomas Ewer, on December 11, 1639 in Boston. Her maiden name is uncertain. Genealogist, William Cutter has her father as both William Learned and Robert Linnell. Savage says William Larned.

They settled in Barnstable and their children were born there.

Thomas and Sarah's children included:

1. Mary Lothrop Stearns French Mixer (1640, married, John Stearns, William French and Isaac Mixer, Jr.),
2. Hannah Lothrop (1642),
3. Thomas Lothrop (1644),
4. Melatiah Lothrop (1646), and
5. Bethia Lothrop Hinckley (1649, married John Hinckley).

He died in 1707.

Biography

Thomas Lothrop emigrated to America with his father, Rev. John Lathrop, probably on the Griffin in 1634. His mother had just died and his father had just been released from prison for being a Separatist. He would have been about 13.

They lived at Scituate where a record from his father's church states: "My Son Thomas Lathrop joined May 4, 1637." He later moved with his family to Barnstable on the Cape in 1639. John Lathrop also recorded Thomas' marriage. "My son Thomas and brother Larnett's daughter, widow Ewer, were married in the Bay Dec. 11,1639."

In 1667 Thomas Lathrop and Shuball Linnitt had been ordered to administer upon the estate of Thomas Ewer and be guardians to the children. He had a step-son named Thomas Ewer as well as a son named Thomas Lathrop.

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Thomas Lothroprn c1606his marriage took place between ³My son Tho[mas] and Brother Larnett¹s daughter, widow Ewer².n Lathrop, probably on the Griffin in 1634. His mother had just died and his father had just been released from prison for being a Separatist. He would have been about 13. here a record from his father's church states: "My Son Thomas Lathrop joined May 4, 1637." He later moved with his family to Barnstable on the Cape in 1639. John Lathrop also recorded Thomas' marriage. "My son Thomas and brother Larnett's daughter, widow Ewer, were married in the Bay Dec. 11,1639."as Ewer and be guardians to the children. He had a step-son named Thomas Ewer as well as a son named Thomas Lathrop.

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{Puritan Great Migration}

Note

During the merge alternate birth place of Eastwell,Ashford (East),Kent,Eng and alternate death place of Watertown,Ma were listed.

Biography

Thomas Lothrop, son of Rev. John Lothrop by his wife Hannah House, was their eldest child. <ref name="GM">Great Migration 1634-1635, I-L, page 348</ref> Thomas was baptized at Eastwell, Kent, 21 Feb 1612/13. [TAG 70:251] He married Sarah (Learned) Ewer [NEHGR 9:286], daughter of immigrant William Learned {1630 Charlestown} [GMB 2:1164-66], and widow of Thomas Ewer {1635 Charlestown} [GMB 1:712-13], "in the Bay"(Boston), 11 Dec 1639. <ref name="GM"/>

THOMAS LATHROP [#302], b. abt. 1621, d. 1707, m. 11 Dec 1639 SARAH (LEARNED) Ewer (dau. of William Learned and Goodith), prob. bap. Ware, Hertfordshire, England 20 Sep 1604<ref> " PROBABLY NOT SARAH LEARNED'S BIRTH DATE According to Robert Anderson's Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33 , "Some sources state that a Sarah "Leonarde" baptized on 30 September 1604 at Ware, Hertfordshire, was the first daughter of the immigrant, but the date of this baptism precedes the only known marriage of William Learned by two years, and the surname in the Ware baptism is not one of the usual variants of Learned</ref>.Sarah m(1) England 13 Jan 1623-4 Thomas Ewer, b. abt. 1595, d. 1638.

Thomas Lathrop emigrated to America with his father and lived at Scituate where a record from his father's church states: "My Sonn Thomas Lathropp joined May 4, 1637". He later moved with his family to Barnstable on the Cape in 1639. John Lathrop also recorded Thomas' marriage:"My sonn Thomas and brother Larnett's daughter, widow Ewer, were married in the Bay Dec. 11, 1639". The Bay refers to Boston.[1]

On June 7, 1642 Thomas Lathrop was sworn as the constable of Barnstable.[2/2:34,40] He was also a surveyor of highways there in 1642 and was also constable in 1665.[2/4:91] He was admitted freeman June 3, 1656 and served on the Grand Enquest at the same time.[2/3:100101] In 1667 Thomas Lathrop and Shuball Linnitt were ordered to administer upon the estate of Thomas Ewer and be guardians to the children.[2/4:153] This Thomas was his step-son. The Ewer family, including Sarah (Learned)Ewer, came to America in 1635 in the Jamesand settled first in Charlestown.[3/18]

Biography

Thomas Lothrop, son of Rev. John Lothrop by his wife Hannah House, was their eldest child. [1] Thomas was baptized at Eastwell, Kent, 21 Feb 1612/13. [TAG 70:251] He married Sarah (Learned) Ewer [NEHGR 9:286], daughter of immigrant William Learned {1630 Charlestown} [GMB 2:1164-66], and widow of Thomas Ewer {1635 Charlestown} [GMB 1:712-13], "in the Bay" (Boston), 11 Dec 1639. [1]
THOMAS LATHROP [#302], b. abt. 1621, d. 1707, m. 11 Dec 1639 SARAH (LEARNED) Ewer (dau. of William Learned and Goodith), prob. bap. Ware, Hertfordshire, England 20 Sep 1604[2].Sarah m(1) England 13 Jan 1623-4 Thomas Ewer, b. abt. 1595, d. 1638.
Thomas Lathrop emigrated to America with his father and lived at Scituate where a record from his father's church states: "My Sonn Thomas Lathropp joined May 4, 1637". He later moved with his family to Barnstable on the Cape in 1639. John Lathrop also recorded Thomas' marriage: "My sonn Thomas and brother Larnett's daughter, widow Ewer, were married in the Bay Dec. 11, 1639". The Bay refers to Boston.[1]
On June 7, 1642 Thomas Lathrop was sworn as the constable of Barnstable.[2/2:34,40] He was also a surveyor of highways there in 1642 and was also constable in 1665.[2/4:91] He was admitted freeman June 3, 1656 and served on the Grand Enquest at the same time.[2/3:100101] In 1667 Thomas Lathrop and Shuball Linnitt were ordered to administer upon the estate of Thomas Ewer and be guardians to the children.[2/4:153] This Thomas was his step-son. The Ewer family, including Sarah (Learned) Ewer, came to America in 1635 in the Jamesand settled first in Charlestown.[3/18]
Reverend Thomas Lathrop, is the son of the Reverend John Lathrop and Harriet/Hannah Howes, who first settled in Boston in 1634 and who was selected to be the Minister of the Scituate Church. Thomas married Sarah Learned, daughter of William Learned, while at Scitaute. Sarah had been married previously, and brought two children into the marriage with Thomas.

Thomas was a prominent member of the community, and Sarah was also accustomed to a comfortable life from her first marriage to Thomas Ewer, the tailor. Sarah was a second wife to Thomas Ewer and assumed the care of his first three children, and then her two with Thomas Ewer. Thomas and Sarah Ewer made the move from London to the New World in 1635 settling in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Only Thomas, Sara, Elizabeth aged four, and Thomas aged aged 1½ were listed as passengers on the James. I am not sure what the disposition of Thomas Ewer's first three children was.

In June of 1638, Thomas Ewer died, leaving Sarah with several young children. By December of 1639, Sara had married Thomas Lathrop in Boston.

On June 7, 1642 Thomas Lathrop was sworn as the constable of Barnstable and again in 1665. Thomas was also a surveyor of highways there in 1642.

During this time in Barnstable, Sarah and Thomas began their family, having six children between 1640 and 1649.

By June 1656, Thomas was admitted freeman June 3, 1656. As a freeman, this meant that Thomas was a member of the church and was able to vote in regards to the colony and it's leadership.

Also in 1656, Thomas served on the Grand Enquest. The Grand Enquest is similar to what is now known as a Grand Jury. It was made up of freeman who served as "the voice of the community" in legal matters, criminal and civil. The members were responsible for investigating crime and/or community conditions and bringing charges against those who may have committed the crimes. Other responsibilities included a duty of surveillance amongst the community for illicit or unacceptable behavior which could include drunkenness, failure to attend church, officers and elected officials conduct. I think it would have been an honor to have been appointed but also a burden on one's morality and loyalty.

In 1667 Thomas Lathrop and Shuball Linnitt were ordered to administer upon the estate of Thomas Ewer, son of Sarah Learned and Thomas Ewer the tailor, and were appointed guardians to Thomas Ewer's children.[3][4] [5][6]

Thomas was born about 1611. He was the son of John Lathrop and Hannah House. He passed away in 1620.[7]

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lathrop-135

Thomas Lathrop (bef. 1613 - abt. 1707)

Rev Thomas Lathrop [uncertain] aka Lothropp, Lothrop [uncertain]

Born before 21 Feb 1613 in Eastwell, Kent, England

Son of John (Lothrop) Lothropp and Hannah Anne (Howse) Lathrop

Brother of Anne Lothrop, Jane (Lothrop) Fuller, John Lothrop, Barbara (Lothrop) Emerson, Samuel Lothrop Esq, Joseph Lothrop, Benjamin Lothrop, Barnabas Lothrop Esq [half], Unnamed Infant Lothrop [half], Abigail (Lothrop) Clarke [half], Bathsheba (Lothrop) Marsh [half], John (Lothrop) Lathrop Jr. [half], Elizabeth
(Lathrop) Williams [half] and Unknown Lothrop [half]

Husband of Sarah (Learned) Lathrop — married 11 Dec 1639 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Father of Mary Ann (Lathrop) Mixer, Hannah (Laythorp) Lothrop, Thomas Lathrop, Melatiah Lothrop and Bethia (Lathrop) Hinckley

Died about 1707 after about age 93 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Lathrop-135 created 7 Feb 2011 | Last modified 15 Feb 2022

Thomas Lathrop migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Note

During the merge alternate birth place of Eastwell,Ashford (East),Kent,Eng and alternate death place of Watertown,Ma were listed.

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 Great Migration 1634-1635, I-L, page 348
↑ " PROBABLY NOT SARAH LEARNED'S BIRTH DATE According to Robert Anderson's Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33 , "Some sources state that a Sarah "Leonarde" baptized on 30 September 1604 at Ware, Hertfordshire, was the first daughter of the immigrant, but the date of this baptism precedes the only known marriage of William Learned by two years, and the surname in the Ware baptism is not one of the usual variants of Learned
↑ Turn the Hearts, Rev.John Lathrop, Religious prisoner at Newgate 1632-1634
↑ Wikipedia, Massachusetts Bay Colony
↑ Christopher Fennell, The Plymouth Colony Legal Structure, Archive Project, 1998
↑ Susan Brenner, Lori Shaw, What does a Grand Jury do, University of Dayton School of Law, 1997-2003
↑ A source for this information is needed.
Great Migration 1634-1635, I-L. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005. Thomas Lothrop
Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volumes 1-4, published online by Google Books, 2006 Online Google Book; original publisher: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1910.
Gary Boyd Roberts. Notable Kin, Volume One. Carl Boyer, 3rd; Santa Clarita, California; 1998. Published in cooperation with the New England Historic genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts
EXILED, THE STORY OF JOHN LATHROP, HELENE HOLT, PAGE 239,296
A GENEALOGICAL MEMOIR OF THE LO-LATHROP FAMILY-1884, PAGE 38-THOMAS (#6).
"A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family" by E.B. Huntington, privately published in Connecticut in 1884
GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES, VOL. II-1890, PAGE 216
Lathrop Genealogy. http://lathropgenealogy.blogspot.com/2005/03/john-lothropp-rev.html
The Lathrop Family. Roman, Michael J.
The Learned Family in America 1630 - 1967 by Eugenia Learned James, Setco Printing Co. Inc., 1967.
"John Lothropp (1584-1653) - A Puritan Biography & Genealogy" by Richard Woodruff Price
"A Genealogical Dictionary..." by James Savage
David R. Jansen's genealogy page
Early New England Families. (Original Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2013. (By Alicia Crane Williams, Lead Genealogist.) Thomas Lathrop

Reverend Thomas Lathrop, is the son of the Reverend John Lathrop and Harriet/Hannah Howes, who first settled in Boston in 1634 and who was selected to be the Minister of the Scituate Church. Thomas married Sarah Learned, daughter of William Learned, while at Scitaute. Sarah had been married previously, and brought two children into the marriage with Thomas.

Thomas was a prominent member of the community, and Sarah was also accustomed to a comfortable life from her first marriage to Thomas Ewer, the tailor. Sarah was a second wife to Thomas Ewer and assumed the care of his first three children, and then her two with Thomas Ewer. Thomas and Sarah Ewer made the move from London to the New World in 1635settling in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Only Thomas, Sara, Elizabethaged four, and Thomas aged aged 1½ were listed as passengers on the James. I am not sure what the disposition of Thomas Ewer's first three children was.

In June of 1638, Thomas Ewer died, leaving Sarah with several young children. By December of 1639, Sara had married Thomas Lathrop in Boston.

On June 7, 1642 Thomas Lathrop was sworn as the constable of Barnstable and again in 1665. Thomas was also a surveyor of highways there in 1642.

During this time in Barnstable, Sarah and Thomas began their family, having six children between 1640 and 1649.

By June 1656, Thomas was admitted freeman June 3, 1656. As a freeman,this meant that Thomas was a member of the church and was able to vote in regards to the colony and it's leadership.

Also in 1656, Thomas served on the Grand Enquest. The Grand Enquest is similar to what is now known as a Grand Jury. It was made up of freeman who served as "the voice of the community" in legal matters, criminal and civil. The members were responsible for investigating crime and/or community conditions and bringing charges against those who mayhave committed the crimes. Other responsibilities included a duty of surveillance amongst the community for illicit or unacceptable behavior which could include drunkenness, failure to attend church, officers and elected officials conduct. I think it would have been an honor tohave been appointed but also a burden on one's morality and loyalty. In 1667 Thomas Lathrop and Shuball Linnitt were ordered to administer upon the estate of Thomas Ewer, son of Sarah Learned and Thomas Ewer the tailor, and were appointed guardians to Thomas Ewer's children.

Sources

• Craig L. Dalley, Religious and Political Radicalism in London: The Family of Thomas Howse, with Massachusetts Connections, 1642–1665, NEHGR Winter 2016, Vol 170. Pgs. 26-44 https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/46418/41/0 (document attached)
• Great Migration 1634-1635, I-L. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005. Thomas Lothrop
• Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volumes 1-4, published online by Google Books, 2006 Online Google Book; original publisher: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1910.
• Gary Boyd Roberts. Notable Kin, Volume One. Carl Boyer, 3rd; Santa Clarita, California; 1998. Published in cooperation with the New England Historic genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts
• EXILED, THE STORY OF JOHN LATHROP, HELENE HOLT, PAGE 239,296
• A GENEALOGICAL MEMOIR OF THE LO-LATHROP FAMILY-1884, PAGE 38-THOMAS (#6).*"A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family" by E.B. Huntington, privately published in Connecticut in 1884
• GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES, VOL. II-1890, PAGE 216
• Lathrop Genealogy. http://lathropgenealogy.blogspot.com/2005/03/john-lothropp-rev.html
• The Lathrop Family. Roman, Michael J.
• The Learned Family in America 1630 - 1967 by Eugenia Learned James, Setco Printing Co. Inc., 1967.
• "John Lothropp (1584-1653) - A Puritan Biography & Genealogy" by Richard Woodruff Price
• "A Genealogical Dictionary..." by James Savage
• David R. Jansen's genealogy page
• Turn the Hearts, Rev.John Lathrop, Religious prisoner at Newgate 1632-1634
• Wikipedia, Massachusetts Bay ColonyChristopher Fennell, The Plymouth Colony Legal Structure, Archive Project, 1998Susan Brenner, LoriShaw, What does a Grand Jury do, University of Dayton School of Law, 1997-2003