Twelfth Generation

2580. Rev. John LOTHROPP\ LATHROP^{850,1171,1186} was born before 20 Dec 1584 in England. He was baptized on 20 Dec 1584 in England, Yorkshire, Etton.¹³²⁴ He died on 8 Nov 1653 in USA, Massachusetts, Barnstable Co., Barnstable.¹⁶⁷ "the Rev. John Lathrop of Barnstable"of Scituate

(Ellen Baker)
As a result of political conflict in England between King Charles and Parliament religious dissenters were prosecuted. Rev. John Lothrop was imprisoned from 1632 to 1634. While in prison, his wife, Hannah Howse (House) died. He was banished to America upon his release. He led a group of followers to Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA. They sailed on Sept. 18, 1634 on the Griffin to Boston, Suffolk, Co., MA. Rev. John Lothrop would later lead a group to Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA. Today Barnstable considers Rev. John Lothrop to be its founder. His house is now the town library.

It appears that the name Lothropp, which his father used when naming his
children, was changed by dropping the final 'p'. However, John's son
Samuel occasionally wrote his name Lathrop, which can be seen in certain
genealogies concerning the CT or western MA branches of the family. In


addition to these, the names Laythrop and Lawthrop are seen referring to
descendants. After receiving his Master of Arts degree from Queens
College, Cambridge in 1609, John became the perpetual curate of the
Egerton Church in Kent (the last Anglican Church parish he would serve).
In 1624 he succeeded Rev. Henry Jacob as pastor of the first Independent
(Congregationalist) Society in London. Jacob was one of the puritans who
fled to Leyden, Netherlands before 1616 to avoid persecution, but returned
to England when, in 1620, a portion of the church moved to Plymouth, MA.

In 1625, Charles I became King. He tried to conform all political and
religious institutions; sold monopolies, titles, and church positions to
the highest bidder; levied fines against those who refused to take an oath
of allegiance. Those who did not affirm that the Church of England was the
true apostolic church were excommunicated. To this end, Charles I
appointed a Bishop Laud as Archbishop of Canterbury and empowered him to
reform the entire Church of England. Laud established a uniform system of
worship that he imposed on all Englishmen; burned books and pamphlets that
did not pass his censorship; ordered inspection tours of parish churches
to insure the use of the Book of Common Prayer.

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John Lothropp/Lathrop (1584-1653) A Puritan Biography and Genealogy.

John Lothropp/Lathrop is ranked as one of the four most prominent clergymen in Colonial America. This book traces his ancestry back four generations, and includes all of his descendants for three generations, including documentation for the same. He has one of the most prolific and prominent posterities of any of the original Colonists. A pedigree included in the book shows his lineage traced down to individuals of prominence, including Presidents Bush, Roosevelt, and Grant, as well as Eli Whitney, Henry W. Longfellow, Joseph Smith, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and many others. Authored by Richard W. Price, M.A., monograph, 40 pages. Rev. John LOTHROPP\ LATHROP and Hannah HOWSE were married on 10 Oct 1610 in England, Kent, Eastwell.¹¹⁷¹

2581. Hannah HOWSE¹¹⁸⁶ was born about 1594.¹³²⁵ She died on 16 Feb 1633 in England.^{1171,1325,1326} Hannah died while her husband John was still in prison. Children were:

	i.	Thomas LOTHROPP\ LATHROP was baptized on 21 Feb 1612/13 in England, Kent, Eastwell.1171 He died in 1707 in USA.1171 He was born in England, Kent, Eastwell.
	ii.	Jane LOTHROPP\ LATHROP1186 was born before 29 Sep 1614 in England, Kent, Egerton.167 She was baptized on 29 Sep 1614 in England, Kent, Egerton.1171 She died before Oct 1683 in USA, Massachusetts, Barnstable Co., Barnstable.167
	iii.	Anne LOTHROPP\ LATHROP was baptized on 12 May 1616 in England, Kent, Egerton.1171 She was buried on 30 Apr 1617 in England, Kent, Egerton.1171
	iv.	John LOTHROPP\ LATHROP was baptized on 22 Feb 1617/18 in England, Kent, Egerton.1171 He died after 1653 in England (prob).1171 He was named in his father's will.
	v.	Barbara LOTHROPP\ LATHROP was baptized on 31 Oct 1619 in England, Kent, Egerton.1171
	vi.	Samuel LOTHROPP\ LATHROP was born Feb-Mar 1622/3 in England.1171 He died 2/29/1699/00 in USA, Connecticut, New London Co., Norwich.1171
	vii.	Joseph LOTHROPP\ LATHROP was baptized on 11 Apr 1624 in England, Kent, Eastwell.1171
1290	viii.	Benjamin LOTHROPP\ LATHROP.