“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists."
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
Various spellings of Lothrop:
Lathrop, Laythrop, Lothroppe, Lothropp, Lowthrop, Lowthropp
APuritan was a member of the religious group in the 16th and 17th centuries that advocated "purity" of worship and doctrine who believed in personal and group piety. Puritans were persecuted in England and came to America so they would be free to practice their religion.
He came to America on the ship Griffin with his family in 1634.
His wife was named Martha. They moved to Charlestown where he was a merchant.
Their children included"
Martha Lothrop Goodwin (1652, married John Goodwin)
Hannah Lothrop Swain (1655, married Henry Swain),
Benjamin Lothrop (1660, married Abigail Edwards),
Mary Lothrop Brown (1661, married William Brown),
Sarah Lothrop (1664),
Elizabeth Lothrop (1665),
Rebecca Lothrop (1666),
Mercy Lothrop (1670), and
John Lothrop (1672).
The Griffin left England August 1, 1634 and arrived in Boston on September 18, 1634 with about one hundred passengers and cattle for the plantations. The passengers included the Bartholomew, Cotton, Hammond, Haines, Heaton, Hutchinson (including dissident Anne), Lothrop, Lynde, Magatt, and Symmes families.
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
The New England Meetinghouse was the only municipal building in a town. Both worship and civil meetings were held there. It was customary for men and women to sit separately and the town chose a committee once a year to assign seats according to what was paid, age, and dignity.
