John Throckmorton, I

• Son of Bassingbourn Throckmorton, Esq and Mary Hill
• Birth: May 09, 1601 in Norwich, Norfolk, England
• JOHN THROCKMORTON I IS LISTED IN THE VISITATIONS OF NORFOLK, 1568, 1589, AND 1613.
• Death: April 1684 (82) in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
• John Throckmorton Listed in Patents and Deeds and Other Early Records of New Jersey 1664-1703 East Jersey Deeds, Liber C. Page 74.
• John Throckmorton, I Listed in Lineages of Members of the National Society of Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, Vol. II.
• Roger Williams described John Throckmorton as "an officer of an English Municipal Corporation and had some acquaintance with the law."
• John Throckmorton Listed in The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants.
• Throckmorton Line of Descent From Charlemagne
• John Throckmorton I Find A Grave Memorial

Married

JOHN THROCKMORTON, baptised Norwich 9 May 1601, apprenticed to a scrivener, his uncle Robert Debenay, at Norwich 20 Mar. 1620/1, emigrated on ship Lyon, embarked Bristol I Dec. 1630, arrived Nantasket 5 Feb. 1631, merchant and ship-owner, Salem, Massachusetts, 1634-1639, one of the original companions of Roger Williams in the settlement of Providence, Rhode Island, 1637-1642, 1647-1687, New Netherlands 1642-1643, Warwick, Rhode Island, 1651, died Middletown, New Jersey 1687; Married REBECCA FARRAND. "The English Ancestry of Rebecca Farrand, wife of John Throckmorton of Providence, Rhode Island" by Paul C. Reed & Leslie Mather appeared in The American Genealogist (2002), 77: 110-124, 229-234 & 290-297 and the Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition. It clearly shows that the earlier assumption that our immigrant John Throckmorton was married to Rebecca Covill was wrong. He was married to Rebecca Farrand. (Please see all the sources listed below.)

CHILDREN of JOHN THROCKMORTON & REBECCA FARRAND

• FREEGIFT THROCKMORTON, born about 1635, died Jamaica, May 1669 s.p.
• PATIENCE THROCKMORTON, born about 1640, died 7 Sep. 1676; married December 1655 DEP. GOV. JOHN COGGESHALL, of Newport, Rhode Island. They had Nine children.
• JOHN THROCKMORTON, born about 1642, resided Middletown, New Jersey, died 17 July 1690; married 12 Dec. 1670 ALICE STOUT. They had Six children.
• DELIVERANCE THROCKMORTON, born about 1645, married 25 May 1669 REV. JAMES ASHTON, of Monmouth County, New Jersey. Seven children.
• JOB THROCKMORTON, born 30 Sep. 1650, resided Middletown, New Jersey, died 20 Aug. 1709; married 2 Feb. 1684/5 SARAH LEONARD), born 27 May 1660, died 5 Feb.1743/4. Eight children.
• JOSEPH THROCKMORTON, born about 1652, mariner, owner of two vessels, resided Middletown, New Jersey, died shortly before 13 Oct. 1690 s.p.

Will of Father BASSINGBOURNE THROKMERTON, esq., citizen and Alderman of Norwich, dated 10 Sept. 1638, with codicil dated 15 Sept. 1638:

Dispute over Father Bassingbourne's Estate, page 2

Plantagenet Ancestry of Seventeenth-Century Colonists

THROCKMORTON GENEOLOGY

• EDWARD I OF ENGLAND, King of England, married ALIANORE DE CASTILLE.
• JOAN OF ENGLAND (of Acre], married GILBERT DE CLARE, Earl of Gloucester.
• ALIANOR DE CLARE, married HUGH LE DESPENSER, Lord Despenser.
• ISABEL LE DESPENSER, married RICHARD FITZ ALAN, Earl of Arundel.
• EDMUND FITZ ALAN, Knt., married SIBYL DE MONTAGU.
• PHILIPPE FITZ ALAN, married RICHARD CERGEAUX, Knt.
• PHILIPPE CERGEAUX, married ROBERT PASHLEY, Knt.
• ANNE PASHLEY, married EDWARD TYRRELL, Esq..
• PHILLIPE TYRRELL, married THOMAS CORNWALLIS.
• WILLIAM CORNWALLIS, Esq, married ELIZABETH STANFORD.
• JOHN CORNWALLIS, Knt, married MARY SULLIARD [see DADE 4].

ELIZABETH CORNWALLIS, was born about 1522, and was named, with her husband, in her father's will. She was married to JOHN BLENNERHASSET, Esq., of Barsham, Suffolk, and Boyland Hall and Frenze, Norfolk, M.P. for Norwich, fourth son of Thomas Blennerhasset, Knt., of Frenze and Boyland Hall, Norfolk, by his second wife, Margaret, daughter of John Braham, Esq., of Wetheringsett, Suffolk. They had one daughter. He was married for the second time to Mary Echingham, second daughter and co-heiress of Edward Echingham, Kat., of Barsham, and had nine children. She was buried 20 Mar. 1571. JOHN BLENNERHASSET, ESQ., was buried at Barsham on 29 June 1573.

ELIZABETH BLENNERHASSET, was born about 1540. She was married at Barsham on 29 June 1561 to LIONEL THROCKMORTON, Gent., of South Elmham and Bungay, Suffolk, son of Simon Throckmorton, of Barsham, Suffolk, by Anne, daughter of Edmund Louthe, of Sawtry, co. Huntingdon. He was born in 1525, and had been married previously, without issue, to Elizabeth Kemp, daughter of Bartholomew Kemp, of Gissing, Norfolk. Lionel & Elizabeth had three sons and two daughters. He was founder of Bungay Grammar School.
LIONEL THROCKMORTON, GENT., died testate on 24 Nov. 1599 and was buried at Holy Trinity church, Bungay. The will of his widow was dated 30 June and proved 7 Nov. 1608.

BASSINGBOURNE THROCKMORTON, Esq., Grocer, Citizen, and Alderman of Norwich, was born in 1564. He was married for the first time in 1591 to MARY HILL, daughter of William Hill, Gent., of Bury St. Edmunds, by Joan, daughter of John Annabel, of Bury St. Edmunds. She died in 1615. He was married for the second time to HESTER PYE, daughter of Henry Pye, of Norwich, by his wife Susanna Sotheron, and had issue. BASSINGBOURNE THROCKMORTON, ESQ., died testate (P.C.C., 152 Lee) on 21 Sep. 1638. In litigation involving his estate in 1640 it could not be determined if his son John was dead or alive.

Children & grandchildren of Bassingbourne Throckmorton, by Mary Hill

• 1. LIONEL THROCKMORTON, son and heir, baptised 1595, living 1677. ii.
• 2. THOMAS THROCKMORTON.
• 3. JOHN THROCKMORTON, baptised Norwich 9 May 1601, apprenticed to a scrivener, his uncle Robert Debenay, at Norwich 20 Mar. 1620/1, emigrated on ship Lyon, embarked Bristol I Dec. 1630, arrived Nantasket 5 Feb. 1631, merchant and ship-owner, Salem, Massachusetts, 1634-1639, one of the original companions of Roger Williams in the settlement of Providence, Rhode Island, 1637-1642, 1647-1687, New Netherlands 1642-1643, Warwick, Rhode Island, 1651, died Middletown, New Jersey 1687; married REBECCA FARRAND

Children of JOHN THROCKMORTON & REBECCA FARRAND

• a. FREEGIFT THROCKMORTON, born about 1635, died Jamaica, May 1669 s.p.
  
• b. PATIENCE THROCKMORTON, born about 1640, died 7 Sep. 1676; married December 1655 DEP. GOV. JOHN COGGESHALL, of Newport, Rhode Island. They had Nine children.
  
• c. JOHN THROCKMORTON, born about 1642, resided Middletown, New Jersey, died 17 July 1690; married 12 Dec. 1670 ALICE STOUT. They had Six children.
  
• d. DELIVERANCE THROCKMORTON, born about 1645, married 25 May 1669 REV. JAMES ASHTON, of Monmouth County, New Jersey. Seven children.
  
• e. JOB THROCKMORTON, born 30 Sep. 1650, resided Middletown, New Jersey, died 20 Aug. 1709; married 2 Feb. 1684/5 SARAH LEONARD), born 27 May 1660, died 5 Feb.1743/4. Eight children.
  
• f. JOSEPH THROCKMORTON, born about 1652, mariner, owner of two vessels, resided Middletown, New Jersey, died shortly before 13 Oct. 1690 s.p.
  

• 4. MILES THROCKMORTON, baptised 18 June 1605.
• 5. ROBERT THROCKMORTON, baptised 1610, hosier, Freeman 1632.
• 6. GEORGE THROCKMORTON, died s.p. vii. SIMON THROCKMORTON.
• 7. MARY THROCKMORTON, married WILLIAM RAWLEY, of Clay, Norfolk.

Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition

• 20. BASSINGBOURNE THROCKMORTON, Esq., Grocer, Citizen, and Alderman of Norwich, Norfolk, 2nd son by his father's 2nd marriage, born in 1564. He married (1s) in 1591 MARY HILL, daughter of William Hill, Gent., of Bury S. Edmunds, by Joan, daughter of John Annabel, of Bury St. Edmunds. They had eight sons, Lionel, Thomas, John, Miles, Robert, George, Simon, and Lionel (again), and five daughters, Elizabeth, Mary, Ursula, Mary (again) (wife of William Rawley) and Elizabeth (again) (wife of John Layer). His wife, Mary, died in 1615. He married (2nd) HESTER PYE, daughter of Henry Pye, of Norwich, Norfolk, by his wife Susanna Sotherton. They had no issue. BASSINGBOURNE THROCKMORTON, Esq., died 21 Sept. 1638. He left a will dated Sept. 1638, proved 5 Nov. 1638 (P.C.C. 152 Lee). Harvey et al. V is of Norfolk 1563 & 1613 (H.SP. 32) (1891): 282-283 (1613 Vis.) (Throckmorton ped.: " Bassingborne Throgmorton of the city of Norwich. = Mary da of Willm Hyll of Bury S Edmunds"). Throckmorton Gen. & H ist. A count of the Throck morton Fam. (1930): 205-209. N EH GR 86 (1932): 265 (Throckmorton arms: Gules on achevron silver two gemelles sable); 98 (1944): 67-72, 111-123, 271-279; 117 (1963): 234. TA G 12 (1935-36): 79-85.
• 21. JOHN THROCKMORTON, merchant and ship-owner, 3rd son by his father's 1s marriage, baptized at St. Paul's, Norwich, Norfolk 9 May 1601. He was apprenticed to a scrivener at Norwich, Norfolk 20 March 1620/ 1. He married REBECCA FARRAND, daughter of Richard Farrand, of Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex, by Rebeca Harrison. They had four sons, Freegift, John, Job, and Joseph, and two daughters, Patience (wife of John Coggeshall) and Deliverance (wife of James Ashton). He and his family immigrated to New England c. 1634, where they settled initially at Salem, Massachusetts. He was one of the original companions of Roger Williams in the settlement of Providence, Rhode Island in 1636. In 1642 he removed to New York; however, following the Indian uprising in the fall of 1643, he returned to Providence, Rhode Island, where he was Town Moderator, 1652, and Town Treasurer, 1677. He also served as Deputy in 1664-68, 1670-3, and 1675. His wife, Rebecca, was a legatee in the 1661 will of her sister, Elizabeth Farrand, spinster, of Halstead, Essex. JOHN THROCKMORTON died visiting his sons at Middletown, New Jersey shortly before 25 Apr. 1684. Harvey et al. Vis of Norfolk 1563 & 1613 (H.SP. 32) (1891): 282-283 (1613 Vis.) (Throckmorton ped.: " John [Throckmorton]."). Sillwell Hist. & Gen. Miscellany, Early Settlers of New Jersey & their D esc (1916): 75-87. TAG 12 (1935-36): 79 85; 77 (2002): 110-124, 229-234, 290-297. NE H GR 98 (1944): 67-72, 111-123, 271-279; 117 (1963):

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19 Ancestors of Robert Abell, Dannett Abney, Elizabeth Alsop, Samuel Argall, William Asfordby, Barbara Aubrey, John Barclay, Charles Barham, Charles Barnes, Anne Baynton, Marmaduke Beckwith, Dorothy Beresford, Richard & William Bernard, John Bevan, Essex Beville, William Bladen, George & Nehemiah Blakiston, Joseph Bolles, Thomas Booth, Elizabeth Bosvile, Mary Bourchier, George, Giles & Robert Brent, Edward Bromfield, Stephen Bull, Nathaniel Burrough, Charles Calvert, Edward Carleton, Kenelm Cheseldine, Grace Chetwode, Jeremy Clarke, James & Norton Claypoole, William Clopton, St. Leger Codd, Elizabeth & Thomas Coytemore, William Crymes, James Cudworth, Francis Dade, Humphrey Davie, Frances, Jane, & Katherine Deighton, Edward Digges, Robert Drake, Rowland Ellis, William Farrer, John Fenwick, Henry Filmer, John Fisher, Henry Fleete, Edward Foliot, Thomas Gerard, William Goddard, Muriel Gurdon, Elizabeth & John Harieston, Elizabeth Haynes, Warham Horsmanden, Patrick Houston, Anne Humphrey, Daniel & John Humphrey, Edmund Jennings, Edmund, Edward, Richard, & Matthew Kempe, Mary Launce, Hannah, Samuel & Sarah Levis, Thomas Ligon, Nathaniel Littleton, Thomas Lloyd, Anne Lovelace, Henry, Jane, Nicholas, & Vincent Lowe, Percival Lowell, Gabriel, Roger, & Sarah Ludlow, Thomas Lunsford, Agnes Mackworth, Anne, Elizabeth & John Mansfield, Oliver Manwaring, Anne & Katherine Marbury, Elizabeth Marshall, Anne Mauleverer, Richard More, Joseph & Mary Need, John and Margaret Nelson, Philip & Thomas Nelson, Joshua & Rebecca Owen, Thomas Owsley, John Oxenbridge, Richard Palgrave, Richard Parker, Herbert Pelham, Robert Peyton, William & Elizabeth Pole, Henry & William Randolph, Edward Raynsford, George Reade, William Rodney, Thomas Rudyard, Katherine Saint Leger, Richard Saltonstall, William Skepper, Diana & Grey Skipwith, Mary Johanna Somerset, John Stockman, Rose Stoughton, John Throckmorton, Samuel & William Torrey, Margaret Touteville, John & Lawrence Washington, Olive Welby, John West, Frances & Sarah Woodward, Mary Wolseley, Hawte Wyatt, Amy.

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Mackworth, Roger & Thomas Mallory, Anne, Elizabeth & John Mansfield, Oliver Manwaring, Anne & Katherine Marbury, Elizabeth Marshall, Anne Mauleverer, Richard More, Joseph & Mary Need, John and Margaret Nelson, Philip & Thomas Nelson, Ellen Newton, Joshua & Rebecca Owen, Thomas Owsley, John Oxenbridge, Richard Palgrave, Herbert Pelham, Robert Peyton, William & Elizabeth Pole, Henry & William Randolph, George Reade, Thomas Rudyard, Katherine Saint Leger, Richard Saltonstall, William Skepper, | Diana & Grey Skipwith, Mary Johanna Somerset, John Throckmorton, Samuel & William Torrey, Margaret Touteville, John & Lawrence Washington, Olive Welby, John West, Hawte Wyatt, Amy Wyllys.

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38 Ancestors of Robert Abell, Elizabeth Alsop, Samuel Argall, William Asfordby, Barbara Aubrey, Charles Barham, Charles Barnes, Anne Baynton, Marmaduke Beckwith, Richard & William Bernard, William Bladen, George & Nehemiah Blakiston, Thomas Booth, Elizabeth Bosvile, George, Giles & Robert Brent, Edward Bromfield, Nathaniel Burrough, Charles Calvert, Edward Carleton, Kenelm Cheseldine, Grace Chetwode, Jeremy Clarke, James & Norton Claypoole, William Clopton, St. Leger Codd, Francis Dade, Humphrey Davie, Frances, Jane & Katherine Deighton, Edward Digges, Rowland Ellis, William Farrer, John Fenwick, Henry Filmer, John Fisher, Henry Fleete, Edward Foliot, Muriel Gurdon, John Harleston, Elizabeth Haynes, Warham Horsmanden, Anne Humphrey, Edmund Jennings, Edmund, Edward, Richard, & Matthew Kempe, Hannah, Samuel & Sarah Levis, Thomas Ligon, Nathaniel Littleton, Thomas Lloyd, Anne Lovelace, Gabriel, Roger & Sarah Ludlow, Thomas Lunsford, Agnes Mackworth, Anne, Elizabeth & John Mansfield, Anne & Katherine Marbury, Anne Mauleverer, Richard More, John and Margaret Nelson, Philip & Thomas Nelson, Thomas Owsley, John Oxenbridge, Richard Palgrave, Herbert Pelham, Robert Peyton, Henry & William Randolph, George Reade, William Rodney, Thomas Rudyard, Katherine Saint Leger, Richard Saltonstall, William Skepper, Diana & Grey Skipwith, Mary Johanna Somerset, John Stockman, John Throckmorton, Samuel & William Torrey, Margaret Touteville, Olive Welby, John West, Hawte Wyatt, Amy Wyllys.

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i, ELIZABETH CORNWALLIS, married JOHN BLENNERHASSET, Fisq.. of Barsh [see THROCKMORTON 18.309 a eae aeae

John Throckmorton (settler), by Wikipedia

John Throckmorton, Gent.[1] (1601–1684) was an early settler of Providence Plantation in what became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and he was one of the 12 original proprietors of that settlement. He emigrated from Norfolk, England to settle in Salem in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, but religious tensions brought about his removal to Providence.

In 1643, Throckmorton made a land purchase in New Netherland and settled there with several dozen others. However, an Indian attack during Kieft's War caused him and others to return to Providence. He became active in civil affairs, serving as moderator, deputy, and treasurer. He died in 1684 in Middletown, New Jersey, where he went to visit his children, and was buried there. Throggs Neck in The Bronx, New York City is named for him.

Life

John Throckmorton was almost certainly baptised in Norwich, county Norfolk, England on 9 May 1601, the son of grocer and Alderman Bassingburn Throckmorton.[2] On 20 March 1621, he was apprenticed to a scrivener, but his whereabouts by 1638 had become unknown to his father, and the executors of his father's estate in 1640 could not find him.[2] Several writers suggest that he was the "George Throckmorton" who arrived in New England aboard the Lyon and was made a freeman in May 1631.[2][3] In 1995, Robert Charles Anderson argued that this was highly unlikely because a person of his stature would not be absent from the colonial records from 1631 to 1638, suggesting that George Throckmorton either died soon after his arrival or else returned to England, and John Throckmorton did not arrive in the colonies until closer to 1638.[4] Twenty years later, however, Anderson had evidently changed his view, stating that John Throckmorton of Salem and Providence was in fact the 1631 passenger on the Lyon and listing his own 1995 remarks as "incorrect."

Throckmorton may have been in Salem in the Massachusetts Bay Colony as early as 1635,[6] but the first definitive record of his presence in New England is in 1638 when he was one of the 12 original proprietors of Providence Plantation, being named in the deed signed by Roger Williams in October of that year.[3] Nevertheless, it is certain that he was in Salem at some point because the Reverend Hugh Peters of Salem alluded to him and his wife in July 1639 as having "the great censure passed upon them in this our church." Rev. Peters also complained that they and certain others "wholly refused to hear the church, denying it and all the churches in the Bay to be true churches."

On 27 July 1640, Throckmorton was one of 39 settlers who signed an agreement for a form of government in Providence.[3] Three years later, he obtained a grant of land for himself and 35 others from Governor Willem Kieft in New Netherland. The land was named after him and is called Throggs Neck, now a part of The Bronx in New York City.[3] Other nearby English settlers included Thomas Cornell and Anne Hutchinson, who may have purchased her land from Throckmorton.[7] The settlement was short-lived, however, and its fate was summed up by Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor John Winthrop in September 1643, who said that the Indians set upon the English who dwelt under the Dutch and killed "such of Mr. Throckmorton's and Mr. Cornhill's families as were at home."[3] He further added that these settlers "had cast off ordinances and churches, and now at last their own people, and for larger accommodation had subjected themselves to the Dutch, and dwelt scatteringly near a mile assunder."[3]

Some of those who escaped the Indian attack returned to Providence. Throckmorton was in Providence on 27 February 1647 when he was granted a house and land once belonging to Edward Cope.[3] Soon he became active in civil affairs; he was a Providence Moderator in 1652 and from 1664 to 1675, and he served for eight years as Deputy to the General Assembly. He was also on the Providence Town Council in 1667, and ten years later he was the town treasurer.[3] In July 1672, Throckmorton wrote one of three letters to Roger Williams critical of Williams' unfavorable opinions of the Quakers.[3]

Throckmorton died in March or April 1684[6] in Middletown, New Jersey where he had gone to visit his children, and he was also buried there.[3] He had owned land in Middletown but never resided there permanently.

Family

Gary Boyd Roberts has published a genealogy of John Throckmorton, showing him to be descended in the 15th generation from King Edward I of England and his wife Eleanor of Castile.[8] Throckmorton's wife was named Rebecca Farrand,[8] and the couple had six known children, the oldest named Freegift, a son[9][10] who died unmarried in Jamaica by 1669.[6] John married a daughter of Richard and Penelope Stout of Gravesend, New York, and resided in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Daughter Deliverance married Reverend James Ashton of Middletown, New Jersey, had seven known children, and was widowed by 1705.[6] Job was born about 1651 and became a Deputy in Middletown; his estate was administered by his widow Sarah in 1711.[6] Joseph was a mariner and landowner, who died unmarried on a voyage[11] to Barbados in 1690.[12] Patience married John Coggeshall and died in 1676.

Throckmorton descends from nine of the twenty-five Magna Carta Surety Barons: William d'Aubigny, Lord of Belvoir Castle; Hugh Bigod, heir to the earldoms of Norfolk and Suffolk; Roger Bigod, Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk; Gilbert de Clare, heir to the earldom of Hertford; Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford; John de Lacy, Lord of Pontefract Castle; Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester; Robert de Ros (died 1227), Lord of Hamlake Castle; and Robert de Vere, heir to the earldom of Oxford.[13]

Notable descendants of Throckmorton include Susan B. Anthony; Ellen Louise (Axson) Wilson, first lady of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson; Confederate General James Longstreet; Marilyn Monroe; and Richard Scudder, co-founder of the MediaNews Group, the second-largest newspaper company in the U.S.

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The Throckmorton family derive their name from Throckmerton which is situated in the vale of Evesham in Warwickshire England. John Throckmorton was lord of the manor of Throckmerton about sixty years after the Norman Conquest. Eighth in descent from John Throckmorton, lord of Throckmerton 1130, was John Throckmorton lord of Throgsmorton Neck.

John Throckmorton (1601–1684) was an early settler of Providence in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and one of the 12 original proprietors of that settlement. Originating in Norfolk, England, he first settled in Salem in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, but religious tensions brought about his removal to Providence. In 1643 he made a land purchase in New Netherland and settled there with several dozen others, but an attack by the natives during Kieft's War caused many, including Throckmorton, to return to Rhode Island. He became active in Providence civil affairs, serving as moderator, deputy, and treasurer. He died in 1684 in Middletown, New Jersey, where he went to visit his children, and was buried there. Throggs Neck in Bronx, New York City is named for him.

Life: John Throckmorton was almost certainly the one of that name who was baptized in Norwich, county Norfolk, England, on 9 May 1601, the son of the grocer and Alderman, Bassingburn Throckmorton.[1] On 20 March 1621 he was apprenticed to a scrivener, but by 1638 his whereabouts was unknown to his father, and in 1640 the executors of his father's estate also did not know of his whereabouts.[1] Several writers suggest that he was the same person as a "George Throckmorton" who arrived in New England aboard the Lion and was made a freeman in May 1631.[1] [2] Anderson, however, says this is highly unlikely because a person of his stature would not be absent from the colonial records from 1631 to 1638, suggesting that George Throckmorton either died soon after his arrival, or else returned to England, and John Throckmorton did not arrive in the colonies until closer to 1638.[3]

T hrockmorton may have been in Salem in the Massachusetts Bay Colony as early as 1635[4], but the first definitive record of his presence in New England is in 1638 when he was one of the 12 original proprietors of Providence, being named in the deed signed by Roger Williams in October of that year.[2] Nevertheless, it is certain that Throckmorton was in Salem at some point in time, because in July 1639 the Reverend Hugh Peters of that town alluded to Throckmorton and his wife as having "the great censure passed upon them in this our church," and complaining that they and certain others "wholly refused to hear the church, denying it and all the churches in the Bay to be true churches."[2]

On 27 July 1640, Throckmorton was one of 39 settlers who signed an agreement for a form of government in Providence.[2] Three years later he obtained a grant of land for himself and 35 others from Governor Willem Kieft in New Netherland. The land was named after him, and is called Throggs Neck, now a part of the Bronx in New York City.[2] Other nearby English settlers included Thomas Cornell, and Anne Hutchinson, who may have purchased her land from Throckmorton.[5] The settlement was short-lived, and its fate was summed up by Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor John Winthrop in September 1643, who said the Indians set upon the English who dwelt under the Dutch, and killed "such of Mr. Throckmorton's and Mr. Cornhill's families as were at home."[2] He further added that these settlers "had cast off ordinances and churches, and now at last their own people, and for larger accommodation had subjected themselves to the Dutch, and dwelt scatteringly near a mile assunder."[2]

Some of those who escaped the Indian attack returned to Rhode Island, and on 27 February 1647 Throckmorton was in Providence when he was granted a house and land once belonging to Edward Cope.[2] Soon he became active in civil affairs, and in 1652 he was a Providence Moderator, and from 1664 to 1675 he served for eight years as Deputy to the General Assembly. Also, in 1667 he was on the Providence Town Council, and ten years later he was the town treasurer.[2] In July 1672, Throckmorton wrote one of three letters to Roger Williams, critical of Williams' unfavorable opinions of the Quakers.[2]

Throckmorton died in March or April 1684[4] in Middletown, New Jersey where he had gone to visit his children, and was also buried there.[2] He had owned land in Middletown, but never resided there permanently.[2]

Family: Gary Boyd Roberts has published a genealogy of Throckmorton, showing him to be descended in the 15th generation from King Edward I of England and his wife Eleanor of Castile.[6] Throckmorton's wife was named Rebecca Farrand,[6] and the couple had six known children, the oldest named Freegift, a daughter who died unmarried in Jamaica by 1669.[4] The oldest son, John, married a daughter of Richard and Penelope Stout of Gravesend, New York, and resided in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Deliverance married Reverend James Ashton of Middletown, New Jersey, had seven known children, and was widowed by 1705.[4] Job, born about 1651 was a Deputy in Middletown, whose estate was administered by his widow Sarah in 1711,[4] and Joseph was a mariner and landowner, who died unmarried in Philadelphia in 1690.[7] A daughter who married a Mr. Taylor was dead by 1666.[7]

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• A Genealogical and Historical Account of the Throckmorton and Allied Families, 1066-1926
• Sitherwood, S. F. G. The Throckmorton family history... Bloomington, IL: Pantagraph Printing & Stationery Co., 1929. 1 2 0 54%
• Throckmorton, Charles Wickliffe. A genealogical and historical account of the Throckmorton family in England and the United States. Richmond: Old Dominion Press, 1930. Available second reprint edition from Throckmorton * Family Association. Royal Descents, Gary Boyd Roberts, (Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore MD, 2004), Page 296 (Reliability: 3)
• Plantagenet, Douglas Richardson, (Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., Baltimore MD, 2004), Page 712 (Reliability: 3)
• Faris, David. Plantagenet ancestry of seventeenth-century colonists. The descent from the later plantagenet kings of England, Henry III, Edward I, and Edward III, of emigrants from England and Wales to the North American colonies before1701. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. (contains a healthy section on Throckmortons)
• Pedigree's of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Decedents, Compiled by Marcellus Donald Alexander R. von Redlich, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1988), Vol III, Chapter LXXI, Page 262 (Reliability: 3) Eng_Org_Am_Col_Ser2, Gary Boyd Roberts, (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore MD, 1985), Vol III, Page 483 (Reliability: 2)
• Americans of Armorial Ancestry, Arthur Louis Finnel, (Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1997, International Standard Book Number 0-8063-4719-8), Page 353 (Reliability: 3)