Ahnentafel #1024 - Samuel Lathrop

Samuel Lathrop - he actually spelled it Lothrop

Born: Feb. 1622/23, London, England

Died: between Feb. 9 & 28, 1699/1700 in Norwich, Connecticut

Buried: Norwich, CT, no tombstone

Married: 1) Elizabeth Scudder,  November 28, 1644, at his father's home in Barnstable, MA.  

2) Abigail Doane, 1690 in Plymouth, MA

Occupation: carpenter, built houses and farmer, judge, constable, townsman

Military: served in town militias, King Philip's War 

Signature:

Biography: Samuel, born in England, and came with his father to Scituate in 1634, thence to Barnstable, where he married, Nov. 28, 1644, Elizabeth Scudder, who had been dismissed from the church in Boston Nov. 10, 1644, to remove her church relation to that in Barnstable. . . . He had made the acquaintance of Miss Scudder in Boston, where he commenced his business life as house builder, afterwards combining this with extensive farming operations. Their marriage was recorded by his father

on the Barnstable Church Register as follows: "My sonn Samuel & Elizabeth Scudder marryed at my house by Mr. Freeman, Nov. 28, 1644."

They settled in Barnstable, where his house stood next [to] that of John Scudder. 

He is reported, in 1643, as one of the five Lothrops at Barnstable liable to bear arms. 

In 1648 he removed to New London, Connecticut, then called Pequot. We now find Mr. Lothrop mentioned in two letters from Governor Winthrop to his son John, Jr., at Pequot. In one of theses, bearing date Aug. 14, 1648, on the subject of obtaining a minister for the settlement, he writes: "Your neighbor Lothrop came not at me (as I expected) to advise about it," etc. 

His house lot in the new plantation was the third in order from that of John Winthrop, Jr., Esq., and his name is one of the first eighteen to whom were assigned lands on the east side of the "great river" of Pequot, and for these the lots were drawn on the 17th and 31st of January, 1648-9.

Almost at once Mr. Lothrop is assigned by his new townsmen to places of responsibility and honor. The General Court of the State, in May, 1649, organized a local court at Pequot, having for its judges John Winthrop, Esq., Samuel Lothrop, and Thomas Minor, giving them power to sit in the trial of all causes between the inhabitants in which the differences were under forty shillings.

In 1650 he appears with fifteen other townsmen in town meeting "to arrange a system of co-operation with Mr. Winthrop in establishing a mill to grind corn." 

He received a large grant of land, also, on the west side of the Pequot river north of the settlement. It was about five miles up the river at a place called Namussuck. A farm of 260 acres at this place remained in the family until 1735, when it was sold by his grandson Nathaniel, after settling all claims, for 2,300 pounds.

His "cattle marks" were recorded before 1650. When, in 1657, Uncas, routed by the Narragansetts, had been chased into the fort at the head of the Nahantick and was there besieged, Lieut. James Avery, Mr. Brewster, Samuel Lothrop and others, well armed, succeeded in throwing themselves into the fort and aided in the defence. 

He sold his town homestead in 1661 to the Rev. Gershom Bulkley. This house stood beyond the bridge over the mill brook, on east side of highway toward Mohegan, "probably where now (1852) stands the Hallam House." 

In 1679 is recorded a contract of Mr. Lothrop for building the Second Church in New London.

He removed to Norwich in 1668. Miss Caulkins in history of Norwich says, "after the first thirty-eight proprietors the next inhabitants who came in as grantees of the town are John Elderkin and Samuel Lothrop." A house lot was first granted to John Elderkin, who finding it too far from his business, had it conveyed to Samuel Lothrop.

Mr. Lothrop appears to have erected a house on the town street before 1670, which from that time became his home. The house built by Dr. Daniel Lathrop, his great-grandson, about 1745, probably stands upon the same site - now Mrs. Gilman's. 

The house lot of about seven acres on which he settled, covered mainly that hill side enclosed by the streets and lanes, as now, which lies south of the present residence of Daniel W. Coit, Esq., and extending down to the present Main street. He added during his life time successive tracts of land amounting to about four hundred acres.

The town records of that time are very imperfect, but we found Samuel Lothrop recorded as "Constable" in 1673 and 1682, and as "Townsman" in 1685 - dignified local offices in those days.

After the death of his first wife, of which no record is preserved, he married in 1690, in Plymouth, Mass., a maiden lady, Abigail, the daughter of Deacon John Doane of Plymouth. She was born January 29, 1632 and lived until 1734, Mr. Lothrop having died February 29, 1700. . . . At the time of her decease the descendants of her husband amounted to 365.

Mr. Lothrop left a nuncupative will, proved in 1701.  

[Huntington, E.B. A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family . . . ,  Ridgefield, CT: Julia Huntington, 1884.]

Records: 

1634 - Sept. 18 - Massachusetts, Boston - The Griffin arrived with about 100 passengers and cattle for the plantation.  Included on the passenger list:

• Rev. John Lothrop from London (settled in) Scituate
• Mrs. . . . Lothrop, unclear as to who this is, consensus is that Rev. John Lothrop married second wife after arriving in Massachusetts, none of his sons were married in England.
• Thomas Lothrop [age 22]
• Samuel Lothrop [age 11]
• Joseph Lothrop [age 10]
• John Lothrop [age 16]
• Benjamin Lothrop [under age 10]
• Jane Lothrop [age 20]
• Barbara Lothrop [age 15]

1653 - Connecticut - Norwich - Samuel took his father's bible with him to Norwich where it remained with the family through 1859 when it was used at Norwich's 200th anniversary celebration. It eventually found its way back to the Sturgis Library in Barnstable. 

1698/99 - Feb. 24 - Connecticut, Norwich, New London County - Samuel wrote his will which was abstracted: 

File No. 3293 abstract. 

To wife, use of house and house and homestead, moveables and rent of farm at New London, etc. during her widowhood; household stuff which my wife brought with her, I give to her to be at her own disposal; son John has had portion; to son Samuel my right in my farm consisting of 200 acres at Peagscomsuck.  To two sons Israel and Joseph my farm at Shoutuckitt, with 26 acres adjoining and my farm toward Lebanon of about 300 acres and 10 acres of meadow in Yantick, also my house and homestead at death and remarriage of wife; to son Israel 6 acres of pasture above my son Joseph's house; to 3 sons Samuel, Israel and Joseph, undivided lands.  Wit: John Woodward, Simon Huntington

Children:

John bapt. 1645, d. 1688 md. 1669 Ruth Royce

• Samuel d. ca. 1744 md. 1) Ruth (--?--) & 2) after 1738 Lydia (--?--)
• Ruth 
• Ruth, d. 1750 md. 1697/8 Samuel Post
• Samuel Post b. 1698 md. 1733 Sarah Griswold 
• Samuel Post
• Samuel Post (2nd)
• Sarah Post
• Anne Post
• Ruth Post
• Dorcas Post
• John Post b. 1700, d. 1718
• Nathaniel Post b. 1702 md. 1) Abigail Birchard & 2) Experience Griswold
• Jabez Post
• John Post
• Jabez Post (2nd)
• Abigail Post 
• Jabez Post b. 1704, d. 1725
• Esther Post b. 1706 md. 1743 Thomas Edgecomb
• Stephen Edgecomb
• Stephen Post b. 1709, d. 1735 never married
• Ruth Post b. 1711 md. 1731 Joseph Bingham
• Joseph Bingham
• Stephen Bingham
• Jeremiah Bingham
• Calvin Bingham
• Ruth Bingham
• Mary Bingham
• Eunice Bingham
• Esther Bingham
• Elizabeth b. ca. 1678
• John b. 1680, d. ca. 1753 md. 1) before 1710 Abiah (--?--) & 2) 1721 Lydia Palmeter
• Abiah b. 1728
• Bethia b. 1682, d. 1716, never married
• Barnabas b. 1684
• Hannah b. 1686
• Lois Bingham
• Lucretia Bingham

Elizabeth b. 1648, d. before 1699 md. 1) 1669 Isaac Royce (brother of Ruth, the couples were married same day in a double ceremony) 2) Joseph Thompson

• Elizabeth Royce
• Samuel Royce
• James Royce
• Phebe Royce
• Hannah Royce
• Keziah Royce
• Joseph Thompson md. 1709/10 Hannah Clark
• John Thompson b. 1685, md. 1710 Sarah Culver
• Abel Thompson
• Abel Thompson (2nd)
• Anna Thompson
• Marsh Thompson
• Sarah Thompson
• John Thompson
• Hannah Thompson b. 1687

Samuel 

Sarah b. 1655, d. 1706 md. 1681 Nathaniel Royce as his second wife

• Sarah Royce b. 1683
• Hester Royce b. 1685, d. 1703
• Lois Royce b. 1687 md. Samuel Hall
• Elizabeth Royce b. 1689

Martha b. 1656/7, d. 1719 md. 1677 John Moss

• Mary Moss b. 1677, d. before 1694
• Esther Moss b. 1678
• Samuel Moss b. 1680 md. 1703 Susannah Hall
• Theophilus Moss
• Martha Moss
• Susannah Moss
• Samuel Moss
• Esther Moss
• Isaac Moss
• Sarah Moss
• Isaiah Moss
• Bethiah Moss
• John Moss b. 1682 md. 1708 Elizabeth Hall
• Hannah Moss
• Elizabeth Moss
• Samuel Moss
• Joseph Moss
• Mary Moss
• John Moss
• Levi Moss
• Eunice Moss
• Thankful Moss
• Martha Moss b. 1684
• Solomon Moss b. July 1690 md. 1) 1714 Ruth Peck & 2) Sarah (--?--), 9 children by Ruth & 3 by Sarah, uncertain where the missing child fits or if the count is incorrect
• Martha Moss
• Susannah Moss
• Daniel Moss
• Abigail Moss
• Solomon Moss
• Ruth Moss
• Martha Moss
• Abigail Moss
• Lois Moss
• Jonathan Moss
• Sarah Moss 
• Israel Moss b. Dec. 1690(?) md. Lydia (--?--) 
• Nathaniel Moss
• Isaiah Moss
• Lydia Moss
• Sarah Moss
• Kiriah Moss
• Asahel Moss
• Keziah Moss
• Isaac Moss b. 1692 md. 1717 Hannah Royce
• Herman Moss
• Hannah Moss
• Orzell Moss
• Jesse Moss
• Elihu Moss
• Mehetable Moss
• Mary Moss b. 1694, d. before 1753 md. 1714 Solomon Munson
• Martha Munson
• Samuel Munson
• Elizabeth Munson
• Benjamin Moss b. 1702 md. Abigail (--?--)
• Abigail Moss
• Benjamin Moss
• Barnabas Moss
• Timothy Moss
• Abigail Moss (2nd)
• Joseph Moss
• Martha Moss
• Eunice Moss

Israel b. 1659, d. 1733, md. 1686 Rebecca Bliss

• Israel b. 1687, d. ca. 1758 md.  1) 1710 Mary Fellows & 2) 1747 Sarah (Bradford) Tuttle as 2nd wife, daughter of Joseph & Anne (Fitch) Bradford
• Israel b. 1711, d. before 1758
• Ann
• Lois
• Ednah
• Ephraim b. 1714, d. 1742
• Mary b. 1715 md. (--?--) Birchard
• Jedidiah b. 1718, d. 1792
• Catharine b. 1720 md. (--?--) Hackly
• Simeon b. 1723
• Ezekiel b. 1724
• Prudence b. 1747/8 md. 1768 James Crocker
• Israel Crocker
• James Crocker
• John Crocker
• Joseph Crocker
• Rufus Crocker
• William b. 1688, d. 1778 md. 1) 1712 Sarah Huntington 2) 1731 Mary Kelly & 3) 1761 Phebe French
• Andrew
• Ezra
• Sarah md. Ezekiel Barret
• Jeremiah
• Jeremiah
• Eunice md. Rodolphus Elderkin
• William
• Ebenezer
• Jonathan
• John
• Zachariah
• John b. 1690 d. 1752 md. 1715 Elizabeth Abel
• Zebulon
• John
• John (2nd) 
• Azubah
• Bethia
• Elizabeth
• Rebecca
• Ann
• Rhoda
• Samuel b. 1692 md. 1712 Elizabeth Waterman
• Rebecca b. 1695 md. 1715/16 Isaac Huntington
• Mary (twin) b. 1696, d. ca. 1713 md. Simon Lothrop son of Samuel & Hannah (Adgate) Lathrop
• Martha (twin) b. 1696  md. 1714 Simon Lothrop son of Samuel & Hannah (Adgate) Lathrop
• Martha b. 1715/16 md. 1) 1738 Ebenezer Devotion, 2) Rev. Dr. Coggswell
• Ebenezer Devotion
• Martha Devotion
• Hannah Devotion
• Simon b. 1718, d. 1740
• Elijah b. 1720, d. 1814 md. Susanna Lord
• Elijah
• Hannah
• Anna
• Eunice
• Jerusha
• Nancy
• Simon
• Lynde
• Gurdon
• Hannah b. 1722 d. before 1774 md. probably a Truman
• Eunice b. 1725 md. 1746 Jonathan Huntington
• Mary b. 1729 md. 1) David Nevins & 2) (--?--) Bingham
• David Nevins
• Samuel Nevins
• Betsy Nevins
• Mary Nevins
• Martha Nevins
• Aurelia Bingham
• Rufus b. 1781, d. 1805 md. 1) Hannah (--?--), 2) Zerviah (--?--)
• Elizabeth b. 1733, d. 1763
• Lucy b. 1735 md. 1758 Ichabod Fitch
• Simon Fitch
• Benjamin b. 1699, d. ca 1774 md. 1) 1718 Martha Adgate, 2) 1741 Mary (Worthington) Jones
• Ebenezer b. 1703, d. 1781 md. 1735 Lydia Leffingwell & 2) b/t 1766 & 1771 Hannah (Perkins) (Huntington) Lynde daughter of Jabez & Hannah (Lathrop) Perkins, no children by this marriage. 
• Ebenezer
• Zephaniah
• Jedidiah
• Sybel md. (--?--) Tracy
• Zipporah md. (--?--) Huntington
• Lydia md. (--?--) Lathrop
• Zerviah
• Anna md. (--?--) Perkins
• Sarah md. (--?--) Coit 
• Jabez b. 1706/7 d. 1796 md. 1) 1728 Elizabeth Burnham, 2) 1734 Delight Otis, 3) Lydia (Lothrop) Wetherell. 

Joseph b. 1661, d. 1740 md. 1) 1686 Mary Scudder, 2) 1696/7 Elizabeth Waterhouse & 3) 1727 Martha (Morgan) Perkins

Abigail b. 1665 md. 1686 John Huntington

• Abigail Huntington b. 1687 md. James Calkins
• John Huntington b. 1688, d. 1690
• John Huntington (2nd) b. 1691 md. Thankful Warner
• Hannah Huntington b. 1694 md. Joseph Rockwell
• Martha Huntington b. 1696 md. Noah Grant - ancestors of Ulysses S. Grant
• 4 other children not named

Anne, b. 1667, d. 1745 md. William Hough, no children listed