Honorable Barnabas Lothrop, Esq.

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Barnabas Lothrop

BIRTH: 6 Jun 1636 Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH: 26 Oct 1715 (aged 79) Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
BURIAL: Lothrop Hill Cemetery Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

Son of the Reverand John Lathrop(Lothrop, Lothropp, etc.) 1584-1653

Parents
John Lothrop 1584–1653
Ann Dimmock Lothrop 1616–1687

Spouses
Abigail Button Lothrop 1644–1715 (m. 1698)
Susannah Clarke Lothrop 1642–1697

Siblings
Daughter Lothrop 1638–1638
Infant Female Lothrop 1638–1638
Abigail Lothrop Clark 1639–1722
Bathsheba Lothrop Mash 1642–1722
Elizabeth Lothrop Williams 1643 – unknown
Son Lothrop 1649–1649

Half Siblings
Thomas Lothrop 1612–1707
Jane Lothrop Fuller 1614–1659
Anne Lothrop 1614–1617
John Lothrop 1617 – unknown
Barbara Lothrop Emerson 1619 – unknown
Samuel Lothrop 1622–1700
Joseph Lothrop 1624–1702
Benjamin Lothrop 1626–1691
John Lothrop Jr 1645–1727

Children
Sarah Lothropp Skeff unknown–1749
Barnabas Lothrop 1662–1732
Susannah Lothrop Shurtleff 1664–1726
Bathsheba Lothrop Smith 1671–1742
Anna Lothrop Lewes 1673–1715
Thankful Lothrop Hedge 1679–1752

Baptized at Scituate. Lived at Barnstable, Mass. Deputy 1676 - 1682. Judge

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Barnabas was a First Judge of Probate in Barnstable on Organization of the Court, while his brother, Joseph, was Clerk of the Court. From 1675 to 1682, Barnabas served as Deputy, and in 1692 was made Judge of Common Pleas and appointed Counselor with Gov. Hinckley, Gov. Bradford and John Walles to represent New Plymouth at Boston.

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Honorable Barnabas (Barnabus) Lothrop Esq aka Lathrop

Born 6 Jun 1636 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Son of John Lothrop and Ann (UNKNOWN) Lothrop

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

Husband of Susanna (Clarke) Lothrop — married 1 Dec 1658 in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
Husband of Abigail (Button) Lothrop — married 15 Nov 1698 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Father of John Lothrop, Abigail (Lothrop) Sturges, Barnabas Lothrop Jr., Susanna (Lothrop) Shurtleff, John Lothrop, Nathaniel Lothrop, Bathshua (Lothrop) Freeman, Anna (Lothrop) Lewes, Thomas Lothrop, Mercy Lothrop, Sarah (Lothrop) Skeff, Thankful (Lothrop) Hedge, James Lothrop and Samuel Lothrop

Died 21 Dec 1715 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Biography
Barnabas was a First Judge of Probate in Barnstable on Organization of the Court, while his brother, Joseph, was Clerk of the Court. From 1675 to 1682, Barnabas served as Deputy, and in 1692 was made Judge of Common Pleas and appointed Counselor with Gov. Hinckley, Gov. Bradford and John Walles to represent New Plymouth at Boston.

Anderson, in The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, shows that Barnabas was baptized at Scituate on 6 June 1636. He had two wives:[1]

m 1. 3 Nov 1658 (or 1 Dec 1658) at Plymouth, Susanna Clark, daughter of Thomas Clark
m 2. 15 Nov 1698 at Boston, Abigail (Button) Dudson, daughter of Robert Button and widow of Joseph Dudson. He is buried at Old Burial Lot near County Jail, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Alternate Burial: Lothrop Hill Cemetery, Barnstable, Barnstable Co. Massachusetts. Sources

Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families. Barnstable, Massachusetts: F.B. & F.P. Goss, 1890. GoogleBooks Pages 215-216 Cutter, William Richard. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910. Google Books EXILED, THE STORY OF JOHN LATHROP, BY HELENE HOLT, PAGE 297

A genealogical memoir of the Lo-Lathrop family in this country. Ridgefield, Conn: M. Huntington, 1884. Open Library Page 41 Snow, Nora Emma. The Snow-Estes Ancestry (1939) Page 481 http://archive.org/details/snowestesancestr01snow - (Re: marriage of Edward Sturgis and Abigail, daughter of Barnabas Lothrop) ↑ 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. Page 348

Barnabas was a First Judge of Probate in Barnstable on Organization of the Court, while his brother, Joseph, was Clerk of the Court. From 1675 to 1682, Barnabas served as Deputy, and in 1692 was made Judge of Common Pleas and appointed Counselor with Gov. Hinckley, Gov. Bradford and John Walles to represent New Plymouth at Boston.

"LOTHROP, LATHROP, LOTHORP, or LOWTHROP, LAWTHROP.

"|| * BARNABAS, Barnstable, s. of Rev. John, m. Plymouth rec. says, 3 Nov. or as ano. report is, 1 Dec. 1658, Susanna, d. of Thomas Clark, had John, b. 7 Oct. 1659, d. bef. 7 yrs.; Abigail, 18 Dec. 1670; Barnabas, 22 Mar. 1673; Susanna, Feb. 1665; Nathaniel, 23 Nov. 1679; Bathshua, 25 June 1671; Ann, 10 Aug. 1673; Thomas, 7 Mar. 1675, d. at 7 mos.; Mercy, 27 June 1677, d. at one yr.; Thankful, bapt. 16 Sept. 1683; James, 30 Mar. 1684; and Samuel, 14 June 1685; was six yrs. a rep. also an Assist, of the Col. of Plymouth, named a counsellor in the new Province Chart, by Increase Mather, and rechosen; m. sec. w. 15 Nov. 1698, Abigail, wid. of Joseph Dudson, d. of Robert Button, and d. 1715, in 79th yr.

"BENJAMIN, Barnstable, br. of the preced. b. prob. in Eng. rem. to Charlestown, had w. Martha, and ds. Martha, b. 3 Nov. 1652; Hannah, 15 Sept. 1655; and Benjamin; all bapt. 5 Aug. 1660; Mary, bapt. 9 June 1661; Sarah, b. 10, bapt. 17 Apr; 1661, d. soon; Eliz. bapt. 21 May 1665; Rebecca, 14, bapt. 18 Nov. 1666; Mercy, 17, bapt. 18 Dec. 1670; and John, 15, bapt. 21 July 1672, d. young. Of the ds. Martha m. 2 Dec. 1669, John Goodwin, and was mo. of the four ch. wh. plagued Cotton Mather; Marytn. 21 May 1679 William Brown; and Hannah m. 21 Aug. 1679, Henry Swain; was a householder 1653 and 1678, aft. the gr. Jnd. war, when he was a soldier in capt. William Turner’s comp. 1676 at Hatfield, unless that soldier was his neph. s. of Joseph, as seems more prob. the same being in the list call. jr. d. 3 July 1691. Hope, Barnstable, s. of Joseph, in. 17 Dec. 1696, Eliz. d. prob. of Meletiah or of John Lothrop, had Benjamin, b. 18 Dec. 1697; and John, 3 Oct. 1699.

"JOHN, Scituate, the first min. was bred at Oxford, if the tradit. may he trusted, but prob. he was there only for a short time, preached, perhaps, at Egerton, in Kent, but certain, in London, where Bp. Laud caus. him.to be impris. for it, for two yrs. in wh. time his w. d. by whom he had all his ch. exc. these by sec. w. Barnabas, bapt. at S. 6 June 1636; Abigail, wh. was bapt. at Barnstable, 3 Nov. 1639, the first in that cli.; Bathshua, bapt. 27 Feb. 1642; John, 9 Feb. 1645; and two, wh. d. soon aft. b. 30 July J038 and 25 Jan. 1650. On liberat. from prison he embark, for Boston 1634, hav. fellow-passeng. Rev. Zachary Symmes, celebr. Ann Hutchinson, and many others, arr. in Sept, and 27th of that mo. went to S. there in. sec. w. Ann, wh. long outliv. him, dying 25 Feb. 1688. On 18 Jan. 1635, the ch. at S. were gather, for enjoy, the benefit of his services, as in Deane’s Hist. 167, 13 told, but the author, ment. that the centenn. annivers, would occur on 7 Jan. 1835, deduct, eleven days, whereas the true annivers. requir. addit. of ten days, must have been 28 of the mo. He rem, to Barnstable with a large part of his flock, 11 Oct. 1639, and was held in honor to his d. 8 Nov. 1653. His will, made 10 Aug. bef. provides for w. the eldest s. Thomas, and Benjamin, beside John, wh. was in Eng. and ds. Jane and Barbara. Jane m. 8 Apr. 1635, says her f. Samuel Fuller; Barbara m. 19 July 1638, . . . . . Emerson; and Abigail m. 7 Oct. 1657, James Clark. It is much regretted that no better acco. of this eminent confessor is obtaina. than a descend, of our days compil. in 2 Hist. Coll. I. 163, for in Mather nothing but his name in the list is giv. Ch. beside those already nam. were his sec. and third s. Samuel and Joseph, both brot. from Eng. JOHN, Barnstable, youngest s. of the preced. m. 3 Jan. 1672, at Plymouth, Mary Cole, junr. had John, b. 5 Aug. 1673; Mary, 27 Oct. 1675; Martha, 11 Nov. 1677; Eliz. 16 Sept. 1679; James, 3 July 1681; Hannah, 13 Mar. 16S3; Jonathan, 14 Nov. 1684; Barna¬ bas, 22 Oct. 1686; Abigail, 23 Apr. bapt. 12 May 1689; and Experi¬ence, 7 Jan. bapt 10 May 1692; and, perhaps, others; and he d. 17 Sept. 1727, in 85th yr. wh. proves that he was b. at Barnstable, unless fig. err. John, Norwich, s. of Samuel the first, m. 15 Dec. 1669, Ruth, d. of Robert Royce.

"* JOSEPH, Barnstable, s. of the first John, b. in London, perhaps, certain, in Eng. m. 11 Dec. 1650, Mary Ansell, had a ch. b. 19 Nov. 1651, bur. next day; Joseph, 3 Dec. 1652, d. at 24 yrs.; Mary, 22 Mar. 1654; Benjamin, 25 July 1657; Eliz. 18 Sept. 1659; John, 28 Nov. 1661, d. at two yrs.; Samuel, 17 Mar. 1664; John, again, 7 Aug. 1666; Barnabas, 24 Feb. 1669; Hope, 15 July 1671; Thomas, 6 Jan. 1674; and Hannah, 23 Jan. 1676, d. at 5 yrs. He was rep. 1667, and for eleven yrs. aft. Mary m. 16 Jan. 1674, Edward Crowell; and Eliz. m. 29 Dec. 1680, Thomas Fuller. MARK, Salem 1643, rem. to Duxbury, and thence to Bridgewater 1656, d. a. 1686. He had Eliz. Mark, Samuel, and Edward. Eliz. m. Samuel Packard the sec. of the same; Mark perish, in the abortive expedit. of Phips 1690, prob. unm. but left a will, and his br. Edward d. without issue. Descend, are, it is said, num.

"MELETIAH, Barnstable, s. of Thomas, m. 20 May 1667, Sarah, eldest d. of Thomas Farrar of Lynn, had Thomas, b. 22 Aug. 1668; Tabitha, 3 Apr. 1671; Isaac, 23 June 1673; Joseph, 15 Dec. 1675; Eliz. 23 Nov. 1677; Ichabod, 20 June 1680; Shubael, 20 Apr. 1682; and Sarah, 5 Mar. 1684. He d. 6 Feb. 1712, and his wid. d. 23 May foll. in her 64th yr.

"SAMUEL, New London, g. of Rev. John, b. in Eng. one of the first sett. 1648, had m. at Barnstable, 28 Nov. 1644, as his f. tells, Eliz. Scudder (sis. I suppose, of John), had John, bapt. at Boston, in right of his mo. 7 Dec. 1645. This discov. of the meaning of our ch, rec. wh. is strange, confused, aft. being by me some three or four yrs. given over, may encourage other explorers not to despair. He was of high esteem, rem. to Norwich 1668, had by w. Abigail, m. 1692 (wh. long outliv. him, and was 100 yrs. old 13 Jan. 1733, when in her room, at the ho. of her s. a sermon was preach.) no ch. of course, as she was sixty yrs. old when m. By the first w. were nine ch. five ds. and the others. were Samuel, 1650; Israel, 1659; and Joseph, 1661; as ment. by Miss Caulkins in her Hist, of N. Of the five ds. I kn. only Eliz. wh. in. 15 Dec. 1669, Isaac Royce of New London; and Ann, wh. m. William Hough, sec. of N. and d. 19 Nov. 1745. He d. 19 Feb. 1701. Samuel, Barnstable, s. of Joseph, is said to have m. Hannah, d. of Thomas Adgate, but more prob. m. 1 July 1686, Hannah, d. of John Crocker, had Mary, b. 19 Oct. 1688; Han¬nah, 11 Nov. 1690; Abigail, 10 Aug. 1693; Benjamin, 16 Apr. 1696; Joseph, 10 Nov. 1698; and Samuel, 28 Apr. 1700.

"* || THOMAS, Salem, freem. 14 May 1634, ar. co. 1645, lieut. and capt. rep. 1647, 53, and 64, and for Beverly 1672 and more yrs. where he was one of the found, of the ch. 1667; tho. no acc. is kn. of his w. or ch. my conject. makes him the same who was capt. in the fight at Bloody brook, 18 Sept. 1675, near Deerfield, k. by the Ind. with almost every man of his comp, call. “the flower of Essex.” He left, perhaps, no ch. but his wid. Bethia. d. of Daniel Rea, m. Joseph Grafton, as his sec. w. and next, m. deac. William Goodhue.

"THOMAS, Barnstable, eldest s. of Rev. John, b. in Eng. join, his f.’s ch. 14 May 1637, m. 11 Dec. 1630, Sarah, wid. of Thomas Ewer of Charlestown, d. of William Lamed, had Mary, bapt. 4 Oct. 1640; Hannah, b. 18 Oct. 1642; Thomas, bapt. 7 July 1644; Meletiah, 22 Nov. 1646; and Bethia, 22 July 1649, wh. m. July 1668, John Hinckley; Mary m. Dec. 1656, the first John Stearns, as his sec. w. and next, 6 May 1669, capt. William French, both of Billerica, and 3d in 1684, Isaac Mixer of Watertown, as his 3d w. He sw. in a depon. of 4 Apr. 1701, that he was “a. 80 yrs. of age.”

"THOMAS, Barnstable, perhaps youngest s. of Joseph, unless Meletiah were his f. m. 23 Apr. 1697, Experience, d. of James Gorham, had a s. b. 10 Jan. 1698, d. next mo.; Deborah, 21 Apr. 1699; Mary, 4 Apr. 1701; James, 9 Aug. 1703; Thomas, 8 July 1705; Ansel, a. 1707; Joseph, 8 Dec. 1709; and Seth, Mar. 1712. Five of this name, varying only bet. a and o in the first syl. had been gr. at Harv. in 1834, seventeen at Yale, and two at other N. E. coll."