Rev. John Lothropp (1584–1653) — sometimes spelled Lothrop or Lathrop — was an English Anglican clergyman, who became a Congregationalist minister and emigrant to New England. He was among the first settlers of Barnstable, Massachusetts. Perhaps Lothropp's principal claim to fame is that he was a strong proponent of the idea of the Separation of Church and State (also called 'Freedom of Religion'), keeping the government out of religion and religion out of the government. This idea was considered heretical in England during his time, but eventually became the mainstream view of people in the United States of America, because of the efforts of John Lothropp and others. Lothropp left an indelible mark on the culture of New England, and through that, upon the rest of the country. He has had many notable descendants, including at least 6 US presidents, as well as many other prominent Governors, and government and business people.
Lothropp married Hannah House in England, on 10 October 1610. They had eight children:
Thomas Lothropp, baptised 21 February 1612 in Eastwell, Kent, England, by his grandfather Rev. John Howse, parson there. Record from Bishop's Transcript records at Canterbury.
Jane Lothropp, born 29 September 1614 in Egerton, Kent, England; married Mayflower passenger Samuel Fuller (1608–1683), son of Mayflower passenger Edward Fuller (1575-1621).
Anne Lothropp, born May 1616 in Egerton, England
John Lothropp, born February 1617/18 in Egerton, England
Barbara Lothropp, born October 1619 in Egerton, England
Samuel Lothropp, born 1622 in Egerton, England
Captain Joseph Lothropp, born April 1624 in Eastwell, Kent, England
Benjamin Lothropp, born December 1626 in Eastwell, Kent, England
After Hannah's death, Lothropp married again, to Ann Hammond (?) in 1635. They had five children:
Elizabeth Lothropp, born in Scituate, MA
Barnabas Lothropp, born June 1636 in Barnstable, MA
Abigail Lothropp, born 2 November 1639 in Barnstable, MA
Bathsheba Lothropp, born February 1640/41 in Scituate, MA
Captain John Lothropp, born 9 February 1643/44 in Barnstable, MA
While Lothropp's fame may not have lasted much beyond his life, famous descendants continue to influence the world through this day. His direct descendants in America and elsewhere number more than 80,000, including:
Rev. John Lathrop (1740-1816), great-great-grandson; congregationalist Boston minister
Presidents of the United States:
George H. W. Bush
George W. Bush
Millard Fillmore
James A. Garfield
Ulysses S. Grant
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Revolutionary War figure Benedict Arnold
Early leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Joseph Smith, Hyrum Smith
Wilford Woodruff
Oliver Cowdery
Parley P. Pratt
Orson Pratt
Also: Marion G.Romney, Harold B. Lee, Joseph F. Smith, Joseph Fielding Smith
State governors:
Jeb Bush
Thomas E. Dewey
Jon Huntsman, Jr.
William W. Kitchin
Sarah Palin
George W. Romney
Mitt Romney
Jim Guy Tucker
US Senator Adlai Stevenson III
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles
CIA Director Allen Welsh Dulles
Roman Catholic cardinal Avery Dulles
Old West gunfighter and lawman Wild Bill Hickock
Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Educator, president of Yale University, and American diplomat Kingman Brewster, Jr..
Historian, College Administrator, and president of Harvard University, Catherine Drew Gilpin Faust
United States Representative Galusha A. Grow, father of the Homestead Act
Historical, Asahel Lathrop Mormon Pioneer
Artists Lewis Comfort Tiffany and Georgia O'Keeffe
Physician, author Benjamin Spock
Wife of the founder of Stanford University Jane Stanford
Author and doctor Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. and his son, US Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Novelist Michael MacConnell
Founder of Post Cereal Company C. W. Post
Founder of General foods Marjorie Merriweather Post
Founder of Fuller Brush Company Alfred Carl Fuller
Founder of University of Chicago Law School, Founder of the Harvard Law Review, and Royall Professor of Law at Harvard University Law School, Joseph Henry Beale
Financier John Pierpont Morgan
Writer Cynthia Rouse, Alexandra Rouse, Tony Rouse, and many other Mitchell relatives.
Professor of Physics and Professor of Geology, Daniel Perry Lathrop, University of Maryland, College Park.
The Allred family, including actor Corbin Allred and polygamist sect leaders and brothers Rulon C. Allred and Owen A. Allred
Actresses Dina Merrill, Shirley Temple, Brooke Shields, and Maggie Gyllenhaal and her brother actor Jake Gyllenhaal.
Actor Clint Eastwood and Kevin Bacon
(from Wikipedia article “John Lothropp” and notes by Dorothy D. Hall)
Here is the lineage to our family:
Rev. John Lathrop (1578-1653) md. Hannah House
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Jane Lathrop (1614-1678) md. Samuel Fuller (of the Mayflower)
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John Fuller (1656-1726) md. Mehitabel Rowley
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Samuel Fuller (1682-1757) md. Naomi Rowley
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Aaron Fuller Sr. (1711-1762) md. Ruth Sawyer
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Aaron Fuller Jr. (1738-1819) md. Rebecca Bloggett
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Robert Fuller (1760-1825) md. Jerusha Brudage
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Sarah Fuller (1791-1847) md. Joseph Remington
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Jerome Napoleon Remington (1819-1877) md. Lydia Ripley Badger
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Helen Maria Badger Remington (1857-1929) md. Jeremiah Franklin Davenport
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Franklin Remington Davenport (1878-1965) md. Kate Naomi Lufkin
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Hazel Lufkin Davenport (1906-1990) md. Clarence Monroe Lewis
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Robert Eugene Lewis (1937- ) md. JoAnn Evans
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Alison, Angela, Valerie, Matthew, Emilie, Michael, David, Nathan
