Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-21
The Mayf1ower Days.
A Two Hundred amd Fiftieth Anniver.
 sary-The Lothrop Descendants.

A Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniver-
 sary-The Lothrop Descendants. The descendants of two English pilgrims, Rev. John Lothrop and his younger brother Mark, intend to celebrate before long, by family reunion, the two hundred and fftieth anniversary of their landing in America. The event appeals to patriotic sentiment in this commonwealth and claims beside special interest with not @ few of our New Haven residents. The brothers Lothrop were born at Elton, East Riding of Yorkshire Eng. They were sons of Thomas of Cherry Bur ton, later of Elton, and grandsons of John Lowthorpe, of Lowthorpe, 8 parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Rev. John, his children, and about thirty of his congregation came over in tke 1 ship Griffin, landing at Boston Sept. IS ,1G34, and went to Scituate, but settled in Barnsta- 1 ble, Mass, where he died Nov. 8, 1853. He ! was graduate of Oxford. afterward cler- gyman of the English church, and settled at l Egerton, Kent county, where his children 1 were baptized and registered. Renouncing l his Episcopal orders in 1924, he succeeded ] MT. Henry Jacob pastor of the First Inde ! pendent or Congregational church at South wark, London, established in 1616 This l congregation was discovered by Tomlinson,
 
 | with the exception of eighteen who escaped ! all were imprisoned for non-conformity anC l witnessing against the errors of the time 1 After two years imprisonment they were re leased on bail, except their pastor, Archbish op Laud refusing every favor asked in hi. case, except the privilege of making one prayer at the bedside of hi dying wife. He petitioned Charles I. fo liberty to leave the kingdom, which wa granted him on condition that he would be take himself to the ends of the earth, neve ! more to lift his voice for his Master within the realms of England. Mark Lothrop wa freeman, and received as an inhabitant O l Salem, Mass, as early as l643 and allotted his share of ground. On the old town rec ords is recorded his petition for ground nea his kinsman, Thomas Lothrop, supposed t. be 'that godly and courageous commander that was killed at Deerfeld, September IS ! 1875, at the age of sixty five, leaving widov ! but no children. Mark was afterward cit zen of Duxbury, but settled at West Bridge water. where he died in 1886. Many of tn descendants write the name Lathrop.
 Marks grandson Mark Lothrop, marie in 1722 Hannah Alden. great granddaughte of the Hon. John Alden and Priscilla Mu lins Mayfower Pilgrims. The son of tn aforesaid Mark Lothrop and Hannah Aide , had son, Jonathan, who had a son, Sole mon, whose son Daniel was grandfather 0 Samuel Lothrop, Esq, senior partner of tn firm of D. Lothrop X Co.,, publishers an booksellers, Franklin street, Boston, Mass MT. Lothrop married Harriet, younges daughter of the late Sidney M and Harrie t (Mulford) Stone, of this city. It is interest ing to note that this lady is also of Mayflow CT or Pilgrim origin, her mother being
 daughter of Hervey Mulford, merchant c this city, the sixth in descent from Captai l John Gorham, whose wife Jessie was tn J eldest daughter of John and Elizabeth (rilly !. Rowland, who were among the Pilgrims wh landed ct Plymouth Rock.