Israel Lathrop

Israel Lathrop b 1659 married in 1686 Rebecca daughter of Thomas Bliss and in 1687 he buys the former house of Lt Thomas Tracy We assume that he occupies the Tracy house until his purchase of the Crane house in 1695 6 possibly then resides in the latter for a while and after his father's death in 1700 takes possession of the homestead Israel and Joseph Lathrop were married on the same day April 8 1686 Joseph to Mary Scudder and Israel to Rebecca Bliss With James Huntington Israel was commissioned by the town to lay out the east sheep walk later known as the Landing or Chelsea

The Lathrop Family Memoir says Israel was a man of wordly thrift and had a family of enterprising sons who are said to have planted themselves on seven hills within the old nine miles square of Norwich He died in 1733 and his wife in 1737 On his gravestone is inscribed Here lies buried ye body of Mr Israel Lothrup ye Husband of Mrs Rebekah Lothrup who lived a life of exemplary piety and left ye Earth for Heaven March ye 28 1733 in ye 73rd year of his age In the division of the home lot between Joseph and Israel Israel's share abuts south on the street 38 rods 7 feet west on the highway 27 rods 9 feet east on the highway 19 rods 2 feet and north on Joseph Lathrop 32 rods 4 feet In 1 730 1 Israel deeds one half of the house and lot to his son Jabez and at his death in 1733 the house becomes the property of Jabez but the land is divided between Jabez and Ebenezer Jabez Lathrop b 1706 7 married 1 in 1728 Elizabeth Burnham daughter of Eleazer and Lydia Waterman Burnham who died in 1730 He married 2 in 1734 Delight daughter of Judge Joseph and Dorothy Thomas Otis of Montville She died in 1747 and he married 3 Lydia widow of Dr Joseph Wetherell of Taunton Mass Jabez had three daughters and four sons and died in 1796

source: Old Houses of the Antient Town of Norwich [Conn.] 1660-1800

By Mary Elizabeth Perkins p. 207

(gsi) "Here lyes buried ye body of Mr. Israel lothrup ye husband of Mrs. Rebekah Lothrup who lived a life of exemplary piety & left ye earth for heaven March ye 28 1733 in ye year of his age" Added by: Max 9/01/2011 -tcd

(f/g) Israel Lathrop Birth: Oct., 1659 New London New London County Connecticut, USA Death: Mar. 28, 1733 Norwich New London County Connecticut, USA

A son of Samuel & Elizabeth (Scudder) Lothrop. He married Rebecca Bliss on April 08, 1686 at Norwich, CT.

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Parents:

 Samuel Lothrop (1621 - ____)

 Elizabeth Scudder Lothrop (1622 - 1700) 

Spouse:

 Rebekah Bliss Lothrop (1648 - 1737)

Children:

 Ebenezer Lathrop (1703 - 1781)

Sibling:

 Martha Lathrop Moss (1657 - 1719)

Burial: Old Norwichtown Cemetery Norwich New London County Connecticut, USA Created by: Diana L. Brace Record added: Apr 23, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 36254563 -tcd

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steps=18 Category:Norwich, Connecticut

Biography ==Israel Lathrop, the son of Samuel, was born in October 1659 at NorwichTwp., New London, Connecticut.<ref>"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch Israell Lothrup, Oct 1659; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.</Ref> (A merged profile showed his birth place as Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut.)

He married Bliss-49|Rebecca Bliss on 8 APR 1686 at Norwich, New London, Connecticut.<ref>Huntington, Rev. Elijah B. A GenealogicalMemoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family in this country, Embracing the Descendants, as far as known, of the Rev. John Lothropp, of Scituate and Barnstable, Mass., and Mark Lothrop, of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass. And the First Generation of Descendants of Other Names (Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1884), pages 40-41</ref> Israel and Rebecca had at least the following children born at Norwich:* Israel, b. 01 Feb 1687<ref>"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch Israell Lothrup, 01 Feb 1687; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.</ref>* William, b. 20 Sep 1688<ref>"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch Iserell Lothrup in entry for William Lothrup, 20 Sep 1688; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.</ref>* John, b. 02 Oct 1690<ref>"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch Iserell Lothrup in entry for John Lothrup, 02 Oct 1690; citing; FHL microfilm unknown.</ref>* Samuel, b. 12 Jul 1692<ref>"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch Iserell Lothrup in entry for Samuell Lothrup, 12 Jul 1692;citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.</ref>* Rebeckah, b. 20 Apr 1695<ref>"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch Iserell Lothrup in entry for Rebecka Lothrup, 20 Apr 1695;citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.</ref>* Mary, b. 15 Nov 1696<ref>"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch Iserell Lothrup in entry for Mary Lothrup, 15 Nov 1696; citing; FHL microfilm unknown.</ref>* Martha, b. 15 Nov 1696<ref>"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch Iserell Lothrup in entry for Martha Lothrup, 15 Nov 1696; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.</ref>* Benjamin, b. 31 Jul 1699<ref>"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch Iserell Lothrup in entry for Benjamin Lothrup, 31 Jul 1699; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.</ref>* Ebenezer, b. 07 Feb 1702<ref>"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch Iserell Lothrup in entry for Ebenezer Lothrup, 07 Feb 1702; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.</ref>; bapt. 14 Dec 1702<ref>Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Norwich, p. 216; citing Norwich Vol. 1, page 2</ref>* Jabez, b. 11 Jan 1706<ref>"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," index, FamilySearch Iserell Lothrup in entry for Jabez Lothrup, 11 Jan 1706; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.</ref>; bapt. 19 Nov or Dec 1706<ref>Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: 2013. Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Norwich, Page 220; citing Vol. 1, page 5 and Vol. 8 page 3</ref>

Israel and Rebecca settled on "Seven Hills" in Norwich.Israel died on 28 MAR 1733 at Norwich, New London, Connecticut, at theage of 72,<ref>"Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," index, FamilySearch Israell Lothrup, 28 Mar 1733; citing Connecticut, reference 620; FHL microfilm3,357.</ref><ref>Source: #S125551</ref> and is buried in the Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut. You can see a picture of his gravestone at his Find A Grave memorial. His epitaph reads: :: "Here lyes buried ye body
:: of Mr. Israel Lothrup ye
:: husband of Mrs. Rebekah
:: Lothup who lived a life
:: of examplary piety and left
:: ye earth for heaven Marc
:: ye 28 1733 in ye 73:: year of his age ..."
<ref>www.FindAGrave.com; Created by: Diana L. Brace; Record added: Apr 23, 2009; Find A Grave Memorial# 36254563</ref><ref>Porter, George S.,Inscriptions from Gravestones in the Old Burying Ground, Norwich Town, Connecticut, The Bulletin Press, Norwich, CT, 1933, p.72.</ref>

Sources ==* Wakefield Memorial : comprising an historical, genealogical and biographical register of the name and family of Wakefield

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MEMORIAL PHOTOS 5 FLOWERS 24

A son of Samuel & Elizabeth (Scudder) Lothrop. He married Rebecca Bliss on April 08, 1686 at Norwich, CT.

Family Members Parents Samuel Lothrop 1622–1700

Elizabeth Scudder Lathrop 1625–1690

Spouse Photo Rebeckah Bliss Lothrop 1663–1737

Siblings Photo Elizabeth Lathrop Thompson 1648–1690 (m. 1669)

Samuel Lathrop 1650–1732

Sarah Lathrop Royce 1655–1706

Photo Martha Lothrop Moss 1657–1719

Photo Abigail Lothrop Baker 1665–1746

Children Israel Lathrop 1687–1758

Photo William Lathrop 1688–1778

Photo John Lathrop 1690–1752

Samuel Lothrop 1692–1753

Photo Martha Lathrop Lathrop 1696–1775

Photo Ebenezer Lathrop 1703–1781

Jabez Lothrop 1706–1796

Inscription Here lyes buried ye body of Mr. Israel lothrup ye husband of Mrs. Rebekah Lothrup who lived a life of exemplary piety & left ye earth for heaven March ye 28 1733 in ye year of his age.

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