Ahnentafel #256 - Samuel Lathrop

Esquire Samuel Lathrop / Lothrop

Born: January 6, 1685, Norwich, Connecticut
Died: November 7, 1754, Newent, Connecticut

Buried: Unknown

Married: Deborah Crow, July 24, 1715

Occupation: Farmer

Records:
1717 - Samuel & Deborah Lathrop appear on the rolls of the First Congregational Church in Norwich, CT.

1718-1725 - Settlers in Newent, Connecticut:

Settlements were immediately commenced, and in 1718, sixteen person on the roll of accepted inhabitants were characterized as



Farmers in ye Crotch of ye Rivers [Shetucket and Quinebaug]

Samuel Bishop
Samuel Coy
Eleazer Jewett
David Knight
Daniel Longbottom
Samuel Lothrop
Jabez Perkins
Joseph Perkins
Josiah Read
Josiah Read jr.
Joseph Read
John Read
William Read
Samuel Rood
Samuel Rood, Jun.
Henry Wallbridge

Jabez and Joseph Perkins, adm. 1701, were sons of Jacob Perkins of Ipswich, and commenced their agricultural improvements between the rivers in 1695, holding their land in common until 1720, when it was equally divided between them.  Joseph died in 1726, and Jabez in 1742. They left large estates and thriving families.

The settlement of Newent was for many years obstructed by the diversity of claims arising from a confusion of grants and conveyances.  In 1723 a committee was appointed "to enquire into and gain as good an understanding as they can come at respecting the Indians land in the Crotch of Quinebaug and Showtucket rivers."

In 1725, the proprietors of the common and undivided land put an end to all controversy by giving a quit-claim deed to Capt. Jabez Perkins, Lt. Samuel Bishop, Mr. Joseph Perkins and Mr. John Safford, of all the Indian land in the crotch of the rivers, and of all contained in Major Fitch's 1800 acre grant, for the sum of £75, money in hand, paid to said proprietors, provided that the Indians should be allowed to remain and occupy the tract that had been secured to them.  To these purchasers and to those who should claim under them, the town confirmed the title of reversion.  The Indians dwindled away, and in 1745 the descendants of Owaneco and other principal Mohegans, for the sum of £137, executed a quit-claim deed of the Indian reservation in favor of the English claimants.  This instrument, which extinguished the last aboriginal claim to land in the nine-miles-square, was in substance as follows:

Ann alias Cutoih, Betty Aucum widow, Wedemow daughter of Mahomet deceased, Ann, otherwise young Ben's wife, all of whom are descendants of Owaneco, late sachem of Mohegan, and the said young Ben or Ben Uncas Jr. and Daniel Pauganeek, all of Mohegan, for the consideration of 137 pounds in bills of credit - to Capt. Samuel Bishop, Joseph Perkins, Jacob Perkins, John Safford, Joseph Safford and Solomon Safford, to all of them in proportion as they now possess - do now relinquish all right and title to the tract of 300 acres more or less in Newent, in the crotch of the rivers Quinebaug and Showtucket, called the Indian Land, abutting southeasterly on the Quinebaug. - April 9, 1745.

Witnesses, Isaac Huntington
Asa Worthington

1727 - On 10 March 1727 Isaac [Reed] sold two parcels of land in Newent containing a total of 45 acres to Deacon Samuel Lothrop of Newent for £125.  Included in the transaction were the dwelling house, orchards and fences standing on one of the parcels.

1728 - On 23 January 1727/8 Samuel [Coy] sold to Samuel Lothrup twelve acres of land in "NewEnt" part of his "lott of land which lyes att the south end of James Burnhams farm."

1745 -  According to a Boston newspaper his home "burnt at night," in February 1745, and "almost all its contents destroyed.  The loss estimated at £2000 Old Tenor."

1752 - Deacon Samuel Lathrop & wife Deborah admitted to church membership in the Newent Congregational Church.

1754 - Will dated October 30 - still trying to locate it.

1755 - Probate Record Administrations No. 1 1748-1763, page 100

At a court of Probate held in Norwich in the District of Norwich in New London County the 7th day of March 1755.

Present Hezekiah Huntington, Esqr. Judge holding sd. Court.

The Executors of ye last Will and Testament of Samuel Lothrop, Esqr. Late of Norwich, Dec'd. Exhibited ye Will in this Court which is proved and approved and ordered to be Recorded and the Executors named in the sd. will appreared in this Court, accepted the Trust, and made oath to exhibit an inventory accordingly.

An Inventory of ye Estate real & personal of Samuel Lothrop, Esqr. was Exhibited in this Court which is proved and approved and ordered to be recorded.

1756 - Probate Record Administrations No. 1 1748-1763, page 122

At a Court of Probate held in Norwich in the District of Norwich in New London the 12th day of March 1756.

Present Hezekiah Huntington Esqr. Judge holding ye Court.

The Executors of ye Last Will and Testament of Samuel Lothrop Esqr. Late of Norwich Dec'd. Exhibited to this Court an addition to ye inventory of the estates of said ---- amounting to ye sum of £75:5:8 which is approved and ordered to be recorded which said sum being added to the sum of the former inventory amounts to £2513:7:9

The Executors to ye Last Will and Testament of Samuel Lothrop Esqr. late of Norwich, --- Exhibited in this above sd. Court their account of charges and of Debts Paid, and Charges of administration, and Proved ye sums which is allowed and ordered to be kept on --- amounting to £168:18:10 which being subdu--- from the sum of ---- inventory there remains £2344:8:11 of which £2242 is Real Estate and £102:8:11 is personal estate; and the Executors moved(?) to this Court that the ---- ----- lands and real estate agreeable to ye will of ye Deceased might be set out to ye heirs and legatees. ---- on this Court orders, as directed by ye will of ye deceased That one Third part of ye Personal Estate be set out to the widow of sd. deceased (?) amounting to £34:3:0 to be hers forever; and one Third part of ye Real Estate to be for her use and Improvement During ----- Life (?) amounting to ---- & ---- and That after the Cart and husbandry tools given to Elisha are sub---; This Court orders the Remaining part of ye Personal Estate which amount to £61:2:6 all Lawfull money be Equally divided to and between Ezra & Deborah which said sum £61:2:6 lawfull money [p. 123] according to the R--- of appraisement of ye Estate amounts to £672:7:6 ---- and that --- be also set out to ye sd. Ezra and Deborah to each of them in Lands in severally to the value of £463:16:3 old tenor (?) to each of them as their Legacy of £800:0 old tenor (?) given to each of Them

and to Ezra and Elisha to each of Them an Real Estate according to the will an Equivalent to ye one hundred and three acres of Land and house given by Dec'd. of gift from sd. ----- to his son Samll Dec'd.  and that of remaining part of Real Estate to be Equally Divided into four parts, equally for Quantity & Quality  That is to Say, to Ezra one fourth part and to Elisha one fourth part, and to Deborah one fourth part and to all ye children of Samuel deceased, one fourth part and Described (?) ye same by proper meets and bounds and this Court appoints Master Capt. Richard Hide, Capt. John Perkins & Robt. K---- Junr. all of sd. Norwich free holders to make Partition according to ye above Rents (?) of Distribution; they to be first Sworn to sd. ----; the Charges therof to be paid by Each one in like proportion, and to make ---- to this Court.

Children:
Deborah b. 1717, d. 1777 md. 1) Rev. Ephraim Avery 1738, md. 2) John Gardner ca. 1760, md. 3) General Israel Putnam

• John Avery b. 1739, d. 1779, md. Ruth Smith 1769
• Rev. Ephraim Avery b. 1741 (twin), d. 1777, md. Hanna (--?--)
• Samuel Avery b. 1741 (twin) d. ca. 1742
• Samuel Avery b. 1742
• Elisha Avery b. 1744, d. 1782
• Elizabeth Avery b. 1746, d. 1835, md. Aaron Putnam
• Septimus Avery b. 1749, d. 1754 age 5
• Deborah Avery b. 1751, d. 1777 md. Joseph Baker 1773
• Ruth Avery b. 1754, probably md. (--?--) Williams

Ezra
Samuel b. 1721, d. 1754 md. Elizabeth Bishop 1743

• Samuel b. 1748, d. 1805, md. 1) Lois Lathrop 1761, 2) Sally Oakman, children: Eunice, Zachariah, Samuel, Ezriah, Robert, Elizabeth, Deborah, Sarah, Anna, Bertha
• Thomas  b. 1745, d. 1826, md. Wealthy Cobb 1771, children: Abigail, Wealthy, Thomas, Septimius, Gideon, Stephen, Sally, Betsey, Polly, Nancy, John
• Simeon b. 1746, d. 1826 md. Esther Branch 1760 children: Alice, Daniel, Rebecca, Susan, Mary, Elisha, Simon, Appleton, Henry, Sally
• John 427 b. 1749, d. ? md. (--?--), children: Ebenezer, unnamed child, Caleb, Joseph
• Susannah  b. 1751
• Elizabeth b. 1754, twin
• Zacharias b. 1754, d. 1758 twin

Elisha b. 1723, d. ca. 1788 md. Abigail Avery 1745

• Elisha 431 b. 1745, d. 1790 md. 1) Lydia Kirkland, 2) Lydia (--?--) Huntington, children: Lydia, Henry, James, Henry, Sarah
• Deborah b. 1741
• Anna b. 1749
• Solomon  b. 1751, d. 1754
• Mary b. 1755
• Septimius b. 1756, d. 1819 md. 1) (--?--) Adams, 2) Elizabeth Perkins, children: Wealthy, Lucy, Septimius, Solomon, Henry, Abigail, Nelson, John

Elizabeth b. 1726, d. 1726, 10 months old
Hannah b. 1728, d. 1732, 3 years old