Arthur Preston Hohler Lt-Col and Laline Annette Astell
Husband Arthur Preston Hohler Lt-Col 1
Born: 11 Jan 1887
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Father: Frederick Scott Hohler Jp (1859-1920) 1
Mother: Frances Amelia Preston ( -1920) 1
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Mother: Elizabeth Maria Prendergast ( -1958) 1 2
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1 M Edward Christopher Hohler Capt. (details suppressed for this person)
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1 UPDA 2 PLAC Acceded: Long Crendon Manor, Buckinghams 2 SOUR S218 3 PAGE 122 2 QUAY 3
William Harvey Astell and Elizabeth Maria Prendergast
Husband William Harvey Astell 1
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Wife Elizabeth Maria Prendergast 1 2
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Mother: Caroline Harriet Gage (1823-1888) 1
Other Spouse: Philip Sidney (1853-1922) 1 2 - 12 Jun 1902
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1 F Laline Annette Astell (details suppressed for this person)
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Marr: 9 Apr 1910
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1 UPDA 2 PLAC Acceded: Woodbury Hall, Bedfordshire
Richard Asten
Husband Richard Asten 3
Born: Abt 1572 - Tichfield, England 3
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1 M Daniel (Asten) Austin 3
Born: Abt 1594 - , , , England 3
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2 F Annes Austin 3
AKA: Annes (Asten) Austin
Born: Abt 1596 - Titchfield, Southampton, Hamshire, England 3
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3 M Peter (Asten) Austin 3
Born: Abt 1596 - , , , England 3
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4 M Richard Austin 3 4
Born: 1598 - Tichfield, Hants, Eng 3
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Buried: 1665 - Watertown, MA 3
Spouse: Elizabeth Betsy Austin (Abt 1610-Between 1639) 3 4
Marr: Between 1615 and 1634
Spouse: Elizabeth ( - ) 3
Marr: 1638 - Charlestown, MA 3
5 F Joan (Asten) Austin 3
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6 F Emlen (Asten) Austin 3
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7 F Elizabeth (Asten) Austin 3
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Gundoald Of Asti
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George Astin Jr.
Husband George Astin Jr. (details suppressed for this person)
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George (Jiggs) Astin and Bessie Klitzkie
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Margie Astin
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James Wallace Rion and Winnie Astin
Husband James Wallace Rion 4
Born: 10 May 1890 - Winnsboro, South Carolina
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Mother: Helen Irving Berry (1861-1951) 4
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Born: 3 Oct 1900 - Carrollton, Georgia
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Charles Bennet and Alicia Astley
Husband Charles Bennet 1 2
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1 M Charles Bennet 1 2
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Richard L'estrange and Anne Astley
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1 M Hamon L'estrange 1 2
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2nd son, settled in Ireland
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2nd daughter
John Wrottesley and Elizabeth Astley
Husband John Wrottesley 1 2
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1 F Margaret Wrottesley 1 2
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Gilbert Astley and Dorothy Giffard
Husband Gilbert Astley 1 2
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1 M Thomas Astley 1 2
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Jacob Astley Lord Hastings
Husband Jacob Astley Lord Hastings (details suppressed for this person)
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Jacob Astley Sir Bart and Lucy L'estrange
Husband Jacob Astley Sir Bart 1 2
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1 M Jacob Astley Lord Hastings (details suppressed for this person)
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Younger daughter.
John Astley
Husband John Astley 1
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2nd daughter
John Astley Sir Bar Mp and Mary Prynce
Husband John Astley Sir Bar Mp 1 2
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1 F Alicia Astley 1 2
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Richard Astley Sir Bart and Henrietta Borlase
Husband Richard Astley Sir Bart 1 2
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1 M John Astley Sir Bar Mp 1 2
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Thomas Astley
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1 M John Astley 1
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Thomas Astley and Mary Talbot
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1 F Elizabeth Astley 1 2
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2 M Gilbert Astley 1 2
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Thomas Astley and Margery Aston
Husband Thomas Astley 1 2
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1 M Richard Astley Sir Bart 1 2
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Anita Eugene Aston
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Carmel Almon Bland and Aurelia Aston
Husband Carmel Almon Bland 6 7
Born: 22 Dec 1913
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Mother: Edna Armantha Williams (1890-1928) 6 7
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1 M Richard Allen Bland (details suppressed for this person)
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4 M Phillip Eugene Bland (details suppressed for this person)
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Name: changed middle name to Allen
Barbie Aston
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Henry Hervey-Aston Rev and Catherine Aston
Husband Henry Hervey-Aston Rev 1 2
Born: 5 Jan 1700
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Father: John Hervey Lord Hervey ( -1750) 1 2
Mother: Elizabeth Felton ( -1741) 1 2
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1 M Henry Hervey-Aston 1 2
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1 UPDA 2 PLAC Assumed the name Aston on Marriage.
General Notes for Child Henry Hervey-Aston
1 UPDA 2 PLAC Acceded: Aston, Cheshire
Edward Aston
Husband Edward Aston 1
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Edward Aston and Mary Spencer
Husband Edward Aston 8
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Wife Mary Spencer 8
Born: 1550 - , Hengrave, Suffolk, England 8
Christened: - Of, Wormlelighton, Warwickshire, England 8
Died: 1590 8
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Mother: Catherine (Katherine) Kitson (Abt 1521-Bef 1586) 1 4 8
Other Spouse: Giles Allington ( - ) 8
Mathew Webster and Elizabeth Aston
Husband Mathew Webster 3
Born: 1564 - Cassington, Leicester, England 3
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Buried: 13 Sep 1592 3
Father: John Webster (1535-1594) 3
Mother: Mrs (Abt 1539- ) 3
Marriage: 17 Apr 1587 - Cassington, Leicester, England 3
Wife Elizabeth Aston 3
Born: 1566 - Cossington, Leicestershire, England 3
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1 F Faith Webster 3
Born: 9 Jun 1588 - Cassington, Leicester, England 3
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2 M John Webster Gov. 3 4
Born: 16 Aug 1590 - Cossington, Leicesters., England 3
Christened: 16 Aug 1590 - Cossington, Leicester, England 3
Died: 5 Apr 1661 - Hadley, Hampshire, Mass. 3
Buried: - Hadley, Hampshire, MA 3
Spouse: Agnes Smith (1585-1655) 3 4
Marr: 7 Nov 1609 - Cassington, Leicestershire, England 3
3 F Annis Webster 3
Born: 27 Aug 1592 - Cassington, Leicester, England 3
Christened: 27 Aug 1592 - Cassington, Oxford, England 3
Died: 10 Nov 1596 - Cassington, Leicester, England 3
Buried: 10 Nov 1596 3
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Was the 5th Governor of the Colony of Conn. (1656)
Basil Feilding and Elizabeth Aston
Husband Basil Feilding 1 2
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1 M William Feilding Sir Knt 1 2
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1 UPDA 2 DATE 1612 2 PLAC Sheriff of Warwickshire
General Notes for Child William Feilding Sir Knt
1 UPDA 2 DATE 14 SEP 1622 2 PLAC Acceded:
Robert Lowthrop and Ellan Aston
Husband Robert Lowthrop 4
Born: Abt 1513 - Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England 9
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Father: John Lowthroppe (Abt 1480-1574) 4
Mother: Margaret Wade (Abt 1490-After 1521) 4
Marriage: 1535 - Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England
Wife Ellan Aston 4
Born: 1508 - Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England 9
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1 M Thomas Lothrop 4
Born: 19 Jun 1536 - Cherry Burton, York, England 9
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Spouse: Mary Salte (1556-1588) 4
Marr: 2 Sep 1575 - Etton, England 9
Spouse: Elizabeth Clark (Abt 1541-1588) 4
Marr: 1560 - Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England
Spouse: Jane Carter ( - ) 4
Marr: 11 Nov 1588
2 M John Lathrop 4
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3 F Margaret Lathrop 4
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4 M Robert Lathrop 4
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5 M Lawrence Lathrop 4
Born: 21 Mar 1538-1539 - Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England
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Spouse: Elizabeth Howell (Abt 1536-After 1570) 4
Marr: 12 Jun 1568 - Cherry Burton, England
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Born about 1513, Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England. Su c c e e ded to theestates of his father in Cherry Burton a n d el se wh ere, and during hislifetime made considerabl e ad ditio n s t o them. His will, in which hestyled himsel f a y oema n o f Nor th Burton, was dated 16 July 1558 andp rove d in th e Pr erogat ive Court of York 20 Oct 1558. Hi s wif e ELLEN__ ___ , mention ed in his will, has been tent ativel y identifi ed b y Culleton as the daughter of Thoma s Asto n of Fole, Ch eckle y, Stafford shire. Ellensurvive d her hu sband fourtee n years , leavin g a will dated 12 F eb 1572/3 ,and was burie d 8 Ma r 1572/3 i n Cherry Burton . In suppor t of Culleton's proposa l that Elle n was of th e Aston fami ly, both Rober t and Elle n name aRich ard Ash ton in thei r wills, but no r elationshi p is given. Pe rha ps hewas a b rother or other re lation to E llen. During t h e 24th yea r of thereign of Henr y VIII (1532 -33) a peti tio n was fil ed by James Carter and his wife Agne s and Th omas La yton a nd his wife Isabell sta ting that they wer e seised of o n e acre of customary land i n the mano r o f South Dalton,Yor k , with appurtenances in C herry Bu rton , York, called Cok e Me rys, as offee in righ t of Agn es an d Isabel, whereo n they so wed good wheat, whi chpros pered ti ll it was read y to be reap ed, and that the y the n reaped ag reat part o f the wheat, bou nd it in sheav es , and made thir ty stooks ,each containing tw elve sheave s , according to th e custo m of that county,and in tende d t o reap the rest. Bu t Joh n Lawthrop, William Bynky s , Rober tLawthrop, William P att on and John Burne, of th eir m alici ous and riotousmind s , with clubs, staves, swo rds, dagg ers , pikes, etc., b y for ce ofarms, about Monda y sennight ne x t after the Fea st of t he Assumption of th eBlessed Virgi n 2 5 Henry VII I (1533-34) , entered the la nd, took away th ewhea t whic h had been reap ed and reape d and carried off t he rest , m akingassault upo n James Ca rter, beating and wou nding hi m , and putting hi m injeopa rdy of his life. Petiti oners p ra y for a writ of s ubpèa aaaeaaaaeIna forLawthrop a nd th e res t to appear befo r e the Kings Court at Westminst er.T he answe r (undated ) of J ohn Lowthorp to the petitio n o f James Carte r andt he other s sets forth that the matt e r of the petitione r s is determi nablewithin the Court o f t he Provost of Beve rl ey, within h is lordship of SouthD alto n, as the land s pecifi ed is a par cel of the manor o f Sout h Dalton.Sai d Lowthorp d enies tha t he is guilty o f any ri ot or an y othermisdemeanor . Furthe r, if he had c ommitte d any su ch riot or misdemeanor ,the Ki ng, by autho rity o f Parlia ment, has pardoned to al l his su bjectsal l riots a nd mis demeanors committed befor e 3 Nov la st, be fore whic h tim ethe riot is said to have tak en place . H e prays tha t th e petition bedismissed with costs . In 15 5 7/8 Robert s ue d Marmaduke Whytyng and Alice,his wif e, ov e r lands i n W olkyngtin. (ref: Lothropp Gen, pg 24; Eng li shO rigins , Fir st Series).
It is apparent that Robert Lathrop of Cherry Burto n , c o . Y ork, with whomthe pedigree compiled by Somerb y be gin s , wa s undoubtedly the son of theJohn Lowthrop w ho wa s ta xe d a t Cherry Burton in 1523-24 and was one of the de fenda nt s i n the Star Chamber case in the reign o f Henr y VIII.
Richard Lowthropp of Etton (co. York), yeoman, Willi a m A r c her of Etton,yeoman, William Blackstone of Etton , g entl em an , and Thomas Johnson ofBeverley (co. York) , gent leman , c omp lain against Thomas Aulaby, Esq., andh is wif e Sarah , Th oma s Pottinger, William Downing, balif f. Gerv aise and Edwar d Ha rmon, gentlemen, Ralph Eastabye , Marmad uke Hoope r, Joh n Car lin,and others for excessiv e fines i n Etton an d Coatg artl e court-leets, andfor bui lding a ho use on th e waste la nd o f the lordship, perjur y, pullingi t down, an d assault . (Sta r Chamber Proceedin gs, James I , B, 199/1.)
FROM THE RECORDS OF THE COURT OF STAR CHAMBER* *Pres e r v e d in the PublicRecord Office, London. Petition (und at e d ) o f James Carter and his wifeAgnes and Thomas Layt o n a n d hi s wife Isabell states that they are seizedof o n e ac r e of cu stomary land in the manor of South Dalton , c o. Yo rk ,with ap purtenances in Cherry Burton, co. Yor k, c alle d Cok e Merys , as offee in right of Agnes and Is abel , wher eon i n 24 Henr y VIII (1523-33) theysowed goo d whea t, whic h pros pered til l it was ready to be reaped , andth at the y then re aped a gre at part of the wheat, b ound i t in shea ves, andma de thirty s tooks, each contain ing twe lve sheave s, accordin g to thecust om of that coun try, an d intended t o reap the r est. But no w JohnLawthro p, Willi am Bynkys, Ro bert Lawthrop , William Pa tton, an d JohnBurn e, of their ma licious and ri otous minds , wit h clubs, sta ves, swords,dag gers, pikes, et c., by for c e of arms, abou t Monday sennigh t next afterth e Feast o f th e Assumptio n of the blessed Vi rgin,* 25 Henr y VIII( 1533-34) , entere d the land, took awa y the wheat whi ch h ad been reap ed,an d reaped and carrie d off the rest, ma k ing assault upo n J ames Carter,beatin g and wounding him , a nd putting hi m i n jeopardy of his li fe.Petitioners p ray fo r a writ o f supoe na for Lawthrop an d the rest toa ppear bef ore th e King's Cou rt at Westminste r. (Star Cha mber Proceed ings ,Henry VIII, vo l. 9, no. 61. ) *The Feas t of the Assump ti on of the BlessedV irgin Mar y falls o n 15 August.unto th i s truthmore effectual ly tha n I." Hi s words were prophet ic , for his successor was Reve rend J ohn Lothropp. Two yea rs l ater, Jacob was dead.
Reverend John gave up much in relinquishing the comf o r t s o f theestablished church. In doing so, however, Re ve re n d Joh n had gainedsomething else, the love and supp or t o f h is fel low Puritans, who"covenanted together", a n d wh o care d for a nd supported all the familiesin the c on grega tion. O ne of th e members of the congregation, Jo h n Perry, had bee n imprison ed for his religious beliefs , a nd when h e refuse d torenounc e those beliefs at his t rial , had bee n sentence d to death . He wasthen the fathe r o f four daugh ters, non e older tha n four. In his lastl ette r to the cong regation b efore his ex ecution, he ha d charg ed them totak e care of hi s family acco rding to t he tradi tions of the C ongregational church so tha t he mi ght mee t his fate, crue l as it may be , with an easyh ear t. Ther e is evidence to s uggest that hi s widow is the w o man wh o wouldone day becom e Reverend John 's second wif e, An ne.
Of all the English politicians who were to persecut e t h e P u ritans, themost infamous of them was William La ud , Bi sho p o f London, and laterArchbishop of Canterbur y an d eve ntua ll y Prime Minister of England. DanielNeal , in h is His tor y o f the Puritans published in 1822, say s thi s of him:
"He was a little man, of a quick and rough temper, impa t i e n t ofcontradiction, of arbitrary principles both i n ch ur c h a nd state, andalways inclined to methods of se verit y , es peci ally against the Puritans.In matters of d ivin e wo rship , h e was vastly fond of external pomp andc eremo ny."
In order to advance his own political power, Laud wou l d s e n d bands ofdeputies into London in search of Purit a n pla c e s of worship, with ordersto seize gatherings o f m ore th a n f ive people worshipping outside of theestab lish ed chur ch . O n April 22, 1632, Reverend John's congr egati on meta s us ua l for worship, and a band of deputie s seize d him an d 4 2 o f hisfollowers. They were imprison ed in a n establis hmen t kn own as "the Clink".Located und erground , bounded o n on e sid e by the River Thames and o n theothe r by an ope n sewe r, th e Clink was a place of f ilth and w retchedness, so loat hed b y its inhabitants tha t its nam e has come dow n to us t hrough the centuries a s standing f or all places o f incarcer ation.
On May 3, Lothropp and his followers were brought fo r t r i a l before theCourt of the High Commission. So hein ou s we r e t heir crimes, and sothreatening was the work o f R evere n d Joh n to the authorities, that thetrial was p rose cute d b y Willi am Laud himself, who sought to make a nexam ple o f Lo thropp f or all England to see. The tria l center ed aro und t hedeman d of the Court that Lothrop p and his f ollower s tak e an oat h ofloyalty to the Churc h of England . Yet ne ithe r Lothrop p or any of hisfollowe rs consente d to take t his o ath, and t he records of th e trial,includ ing the word s of B ishop Lau d and Reveren d Lothropp, stan d as vividtes timon y to the str ength o f the congregation' s beliefs an d the in abilityof th e au thorities, for all t heir power, t o compe l any to renou n ce them.
Laud's examination of Lothropp was as follows:
First Laud speaks, his words filled with sarcasm: "H o w m a n y women satcross legged on the bed whilst you sa t o n o n e si de and preached andprayed most devoutly?"
Lothropp replies, quietly, not proudly: "I keep no su c h e v i l company.They were not such women."
Laud continues: "Are you a minister?"
Lothropp replies: "I am."
Laud: "How are you a minister and by whom are you quali f i e d ?"
Lothropp replies, again quietly: "I am a minister o f t h e G o spel of Christand the Lord hath qualified me."
Laud: "Will you lay your hand on the book and take th e o a t h ?"
Lothropp refuses
Laud, again sarcastically, asks Lothropp to produce a l i c e n se from God:"Mr. Lothropp, you say that the Lord ha t h q ua li fied you? What authority,what orders have you ? Th e Lo r d hat h qualified you - is that a sufficientans wer ? You m us t giv e a better answer before you and I par t."
Reverend John replies: "I do not know that I have don e a n y t hing whichmight cause me justly to be brought bef or e t h e ju dgment ... of man" (andagain refuses to tak e th e oat h.)
Whereupon William Laud and the Archbishop of York cri e d a n g rily inunison: "If he will not take the oath, th e n awa y w it h him!"
Reverend John, however, had the last word: "I desir e t h a t t his otherpassage be remembered, that I dare no t ta k e th is o ath."
After Lothropp, all the members of the congregation w e r e b r ought totrial, all refused to take the oath of lo ya lt y t o t he established church,and all were imprisone d wi t h him . Th e names of some of these people comedow n to u s : Samue l Eato n, Sara Jones, Sara Jacob, Marke Lu cas, Jo hn Ireland , Tony T albot, William Pickering, Mabe l Milbour ne , Willia m Atwood,H enry Dodd, Humphrey Barnet . By the s pri ng of 163 4, all ha d beenreleased, and on A pril 24, 16 34 , Reverend J ohn was al so released, on thec ondition tha t h e appear in c ourt to tak e the oath of lo yalty to thee stab lished church . He had no i ntention o f doing so, fo r by no w he haddecide d to remove hi s fami ly and friend s from hi s church to th e New World
Finally, around August 1, 1634, Reverend John set s a i l f o r the Colony ofPlymouth on the ship "the Griffin " , wi th h i s family and thirty of hisfollowers. They arr iv ed i n Bost o n on September 18, 1634, and promptlysettl e d in Sc ituate , w here Reverend John had been called t o le ad acong regatio n o f people, many of whom had worshi ppe d with hi m at the F irst Independent Church in London . The se were un settled yea rs fo r the group,however. Th e peopl e of Scitua te were at o dds ov er matters of relig iousauth ority, parti cularly bapti sm. I n addition, Scitu ate was s hort oncultiv able land, wit h inad equate forag e for the l eading cash cr op of thetime , cattle . Consequ ently, his c ongregation wa s beleaguered , eager tor esett le in a plac e where prosperi ty might com e more readil y . On April27,1 637, Reverend Joh n noted in hi s diary th is pr oblem and p reached tohis cong regation fro m Genesis:
And Abram said unto Lot "Let there be no strife bet w e e n m e and thee, norbetween my herdsmen and thy herdsm e n , fo r w e are brethren. Is not thewhole of the land be fo r e us ? Sepa rate thyself, I pray thee, from me. Iftho u wi l l tak e the le ft hand, then I will go to the right . O r i f thouwi ll depar t to the right hand, then I wil l go t o th e left."
Consequently, in 1638 Reverend John petitioned the Gov e r n o r of the colonyfor land. Two of his letters to th e Go ve rn or , dated February 18, 1638 andJuly 28, 1638, a re pr ese rve d w ith the papers of Governor Winslow. Theys how Re vere nd J oh n to be an articulate advocate of his c ongrega tion' sinte res ts, aware of the political forces i n the co lony a nd abl e to influence them to reach his goa ls. In Ja nuary , 1639, l and w as granted tothe group in S ippican, n ear wh at is no w Wareha m, Massachusetts. Thi s landwas no t entire ly suitab le, howev er, and Mattakees et, now know n asBarnst able, offe red bette r circumstance s, includin g some of th e finestlan d in the co lony for a griculture a nd grazing. O n June 16, 1 639 havingbe en gra nted land i n Barnstable, th erefore the c ongregation d ec ided tomov e there, and prepar ations for th e move began.
On October 11, 1639, 350 years ago this week, Revere n d J o h n and hisfollowers arrived in Barnstable. This su re ly r ep re sented the fruition ofhis life's work, for th e f ourte e n yea rs that followed were years of peacefor h im a nd o f pr osperi ty for his congregation. When they ar rive d inBa rnsta ble, th ey found the marshes full of sal t ha y for the ir cat tle, the shores teeming with fish an d shel lfish, an d the wo ods and s ky alive withgame. With in thre e years th ey had bu ilt good q uality frame home s forever y family, an d during t he fourth y ear, they bui lt a secon d largerhous e for the Lo thropp famil y, whic h also serve d as their pla ce ofworship . Most importa ntl y, Reverend J ohn proved a st rong and capa bleleader, bo t h secular an d religious. He wa s an excellen t businessm an,br inging we alth not only to hi mself and hi s family , but to hi s neig hborsas well. He kep t peace amon g hi s followers, reso lvi ng disputes bycomprom ise, not arbi t ration, and leadin g h is congregation by qui etexample, n o t exhortation. H e was pr ofoundly tolerant i n a time of into lerance, and e asily attra cted new follower s to hi s church . Amos Otis,t he historian o f Barnstable, r eport ed in 188 8 on these ye ars as follows:
"Mr. Lothropp fearlessly proclaimed in Old and New En g l a n d the greattruth that man is not responsible to hi s f el l o w man in matters of faithand conscience. Durin g th e fou rt ee n years that he was the pastor of theBarns tabl e churc h , suc h was his influence over the people th at th e power o f the ci vil magistrate was not needed to r estrai n crime . N o pasto r wasever more beloved by his pe ople, n one eve r ha d a great er influence forthe good. Mr . Lothro pp was a s dis tinguishe d for his worldly wisdo m as forhi s piety. H e wa s a good bus inessman, and so we re all hi s sons. Where ever y one of the f amily pitched h is tent, t hat spot becam e th e center ofbusin ess, and th e land in t he vicinity app recia ted in value. I t is ment hat make a p lace, and to Mr . Lothr opp in early tim es, w e are moreind ebted than to an y othe r family."
These were also years full of the joys and struggle s a n d s o rrows of hislife. While in Barnstable, Reveren d Jo h n bapt iz ed 136 infants, includingfour of his own c hildr e n and se ve n of his grandchildren. He saw his twoe ldes t da ughters , Jan e and Barbara, married by Captain M yle s Stand ish tome n fro m other parts of the colony, lea ve B arnstabl e for liv es o f theirown. He witnessed the d eat h in infanc y of his y ounge st son. He witnessedthe ep idem ics of 1641 , 1647 and 1 649, w hich spread to every f amil y inBarnstabl e and claime d the li ves of young and o ld al ike.
He also gave much thought to his native country, fo r t h e c o lonists werejust that; the new nation in Americ a h a d no t ye t been born. Reverend Johnand his congregat io n we re En glish , and they loved and probably missedthe i r homel and ve ry muc h. Reverend John's diary is full o f n otations about t he reli gious upheaval in England, th e war s with Ir eland an dScotlan d, and the civil war whic h ren t the count ry durin g the earl yseventeenth century . His c ongregatio n prayed fr equently fo r England inthes e trial s and gave t hanks when t he tidings w ere good. Re verend J ohnalso learn ed of the eve ntual downfal l of hi s nemesis , William Laud, Bishop of Lond on, who was re mov ed from of fice, imprisoned , and finally,i n 1644, execut e d.
Reverend John's diary also records his own failing he a l t h a nd the burdensof his life during these years, evi de n t i n hi s writings as early as 1641,twelve years befo r e hi s de ath . But his life's work was well accomplished b y thi s tim e an d certainly by the time of his death. H i s belove dcommu nit y was thriving and at peace, and hi s ch ildren an d hisgr andc hildren were creating familie s of th eir own. A nd wha t famil ies theyproved to be. Fro m thes e lines hav e come me n and wo men who have shapedth e time s in which th ey lived a s profoun dly as Reverend J ohn sha ped his.Grea t religious l eaders w e would expec t from thi s family, inc ludingJoseph S mith, th e pionee r and founde r of the Mormo n church, and th esecond R ever end John Lath rop, the grea t Congregational mi nister of r evolutionary t imes and pasto r of the Old North C hurc h in Bo ston. Great soldiers and gr eat statesmen have al s o arisen fr om thi s family. UlyssesS . Grant, commanding g e neral of th e Uni on Army and later P resident of theUnit ed S tates, did m or e than any man excep t Abraham Lincol n to def eatslaver y i n this country and sa ve the natio n in its tim e of gre atests trife. Franklin Roo sevelt le d our nation thr ough t he Grea t Depressionand th e Secon d World War. Olive r Wend el Holme s created much o f moder njurisprudence. Othe r sta tesmen of t his family inc lud e John Foster Dulles,Alle n D ulles, Adlai S tevenson II I , Sir Robert Borden, Thomas D e wey,George Romney , Kingm a n Brewster, George Kennan, Way n e Morse, and thepres en t oc cupant of the White House, Ge org e Bush. Reverend Joh n 's l inehas also produced great b usine ssmen, great arti sts a n d designers, greatphysician s and in ventors and sc ientist s . Among them are:
Jane Lathrop Stanford and Leland Stanford (builde r o f t h e S outhernPacific Railroad and founders of Stanf or d Univ er sit y ) Alfred Fuller (founder of the Fuller B rus h Compa ny ) Mar jorie Merriweather Post (founder of Ge nera l Foods ) J. P. Mor gan, the great financier Frederic k La w Olmstea d ( th e great est of American landscape arc hitec ts ) Loui s Comfor t Tiffan y, the great designer Hen ry Wad sworth Lon gfellow , the grea t poet Louis Auchinclo ss, th e novelist C harles I ves, the gr eat composer Georg ia O'Ke efe, the grea t contemp orary artis t Benjamin Spoc k, the g reat physicia n and educa tor Eli Whit ney, the in ventor o f the cotton gin
Let us bear in mind, however, at this time of remembe r i n g a ll that haspast before us in this family, and ref le ct in g o n the accomplishments ofthe past, that Reveren d J oh n wo ul d take no great pleasure in knowing thatwe r emem be r hi m her e today. Rather he would take pride in k nowin g t hathi s wor k has been carried forward through th e succ eedi ng gen eratio ns, andthat his grandchildren's g randchi ldren , and t heir gr andchildren, andtheirs, hav e worked a nd fou ght an d sacrific ed to make this countr y abeacon t o the wo rld. Le t us resolv e together today , then, oursel ves totak e no sat isfaction i n the deeds o f our ancestors , but to r edouble o urown effort s to mak e the world a bet ter place , and to ris e to whatever chal lenges our own liv es presen t to us.
Let me close, then, with the words of Charles Lathr o p , t h e historian ofthe Connecticut branch of our famil y , a s h e d escribes Reverend Johndeparting England on t h e ship , th e Gr iffin with his family and hisfollowers , se tting s ail f or a n unknown life in an unknown land o n the other si de o f the w orld.
"In any event, Reverend John got his own family and fr i e n d s on shipboard,the number of which comprised one th i r d o f a ll the passengers in thecrowded quarters (aboa r d sh ip) . A s the Griffin finally cleared the coastand p u t ou t to s ea , and ... (as) Rev. John watched the reced in g sho relineo f E ngland from the deck, he must have fel t t hat h e was lea vin g behindhim all that he had know n a s a way o f life. (Bu t) h e was taking with him,as we l l , our own pa rticular for tune s as a family, and separ at ing us,virtuall y forever, fr om hi s own brothers and s ist ers, of which th ere werestil l some 1 5 still alive, w ho h ad stemmed with h im from Yorks hire andw ere scattere d abo ut his homeland, n ow fading in t he distanc e.
Aside from our fortunes as a family, however, he was br i n g i ng with himwhat was in every sense a revolution - b a s e d o n a new Congregational(philosophy and) opposed t o r it ua l an d dogma - and which we have seenindefatigabl y ca rri e d on, m ore often than not with grimness and str ife,t hrou g h all th e ensuing generations even unto our o wn."
General Notes for Child Thomas Lothrop
Thomas14 Lathrop was born in Cherry Burton, Yorkshir e , E n g land 19 June1536. Thomas died in Wd, Elton or Har th il , Yo rk shire, England.
He married three times. He married Mrs. Elizabet h C l a r k 5 October 1560in Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, Engl an d . H e ma rried Mary Howell 29 July 1574 in Etton, York , E ng land . Mar y was born about 1556 in Yoxall, Stafford shir e , Engla nd. Ma ry was the daughter of John Howell an d Mrs .J ohn Howe ll. Mar y died 6 January 1588 in Etton, Y orkshi re , England , at 31ye ars of age. Her body was inte rre d 6 Jan uary 158 8 in Etton , Yorkshire,England. He mar rie d Jane Ca rter 11 N ovember 158 8 in Etton, Yorkshire,E ngla nd.
Roger Hunt and Esther Aston
Husband Roger Hunt 10
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Wife Esther Aston 10
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1 F Elizabeth Hunt 10
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Spouse: John Downing (1720-1796) 10
Marr: 5 Mar 1747
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Helen F. Snow, Genealogist, archives: "Roger Hunt kept a famous accout book of the 1759 Stanwix expedition to Ft. Du Quesne (see p. 54, Futhey and Cope). In 1739 Roger Hunt bought the east half o the original survey for Daniel Smith of 1,000 acres, 1702, right of purchase in England, of Downingtown. P. 607 Futhey and Cope says Roger Hunt was a commissary in the French and Indian War in the service of George III, and his descendants said he originally owned and laid out the city of Lancaster but allowed it to be sold for taxes. His wife was an Aston. The Hunt Mansion stil exists built 1727-8, and he received from the Astons large tracts on the Brandywine partly within Downingtown."[Downing.ged]
Helen F. Snow, Genealogist, archives: "Roger Hunt kept a famous accout book of the 1759 Stanwix expedition to Ft. Du Quesne (see p. 54, Futhey and Cope). In 1739 Roger Hunt bought the east half o the original survey for Daniel Smith of 1,000 acres, 1702, right of purchase in England, of Downingtown. P. 607 Futhey and Cope says Roger Hunt was a commissary in the French and Indian War in the service of George III, and his descendants said he originally owned and laid out the city of Lancaster but allowed it to be sold for taxes. His wife was an Aston. The Hunt Mansion stil exists built 1727-8, and he received from the Astons large tracts on the Brandywine partly within Downingtown."
General Notes for Child Elizabeth Hunt
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"The Downings, Pennsylvania Quakers" shows mother's name as Mary.[Downing.ged]
"The Downings, Pennsylvania Quakers" shows mother's name as Mary. Data from Personal Ancestral File obtained on the LDS web site indicates marriage was performed by "T. Cummings, Esq.". Gregath book gives a birth year of 1725.
