Prominent Ancestor and Cousins

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