Individuals from Chrisman Pedigree, page 25

Notes:

!Marriage: Plymouth Register for 1654, in N. B. Shurtleff's Records of the Colony of New Plym outh, Vol. 8, pg. 17, reads: "James Clarke married to Abigaill Laythorp the seauenth of October, 1657".

He appears on a list dated 10 Mar 1703 of Church Members as "James Clarke Senr", in Plymouth Church Records, Pub.Col.Soc.Mass 22:191.

He is probably also the one on the list of church members dated 29 July 1724 [ibid 22:227]: "James Clark Senr" His wife Abigail doesn't appear on that list.

LAND RECORDS:
12 May 1669: [MD 11:172] from [Plym. Col. Deeds 4:389]: "James Clarke of the Towne of Plymouth... yeoman for L3 payed by Samuell Ryder of the Towne aforsaid... yeoman sold him a smale prsell of upland Ground att Mannomett ponds, in the Townshipp of Plymouth aforsaid within the said Samuell Ryder his ffence: viz: all the land within the said ffence on the Southerly syde bounded, att the lower end Next the sea; with a Rocke with a Stake by it extending westerly to a Red oake tree Marked upon a hill before the said Ryders Dore, and so to Goe or Range as the said Samuell Ryders ffence Now Runeth by the Road, way that Goeth to the Eelriver from theire houses; but not to goe over or hinder the said prsent way: viz: all the land that is between the said way and a marked tree; that was formerly the bounds betwixt mee the said James Clarke, and him the said Samuell Ryder." Dated 12 May 1669 and signed by James Clarke and Abigail Clarke. It was witnessed by Joseph Howland and Nathaniel Morton. It was acknowledged 12 May, 1669, by James Clarke only, before Thomas Southworth, Assistant.

Abigail Lothrop

m: James Clark (1636-AFT 10 MAR 1703)

Children:

Notes:

On a list of church members dated 10 Mar 1703 (old style) is "Abigail Clarke, The wife of Jam es Clarke" [Plymouth Church Records, in Publications of the Colonial Society of Mass, Vol. 22, pg. 194]

Her name does not appear on the list of church records dated 29 Jul 1724 [Ply.Ch.Rec. 1:4:3 in PCSM 22:227-9]

John Lothrop

m: Hannah House (1590-16 FEB 1634)

Children:

m: Ann Hammond (-25 FEB 1688)

Children:

Notes:

He first settled in Egertown in Kent, and afterwards succeeded Henry Jacob as pastor of the S outhwark Church in London. He came over to Plymouth in the Griffin in 1634 (Sept. 18th), and settled first in Scituate, and then in Barnstable in 1639.

He was educated at Oxford.

From Leon Clark Hills' book:

He attended Queen's College, Cambridge, England, where he seems to have acquired the usual "dissenting" spirit of that University. In 1611 he became Vicar of Egerton, Kent Co., England, but resigned in 1623 and went to London, where he became pastor of the first independent Congregational church in London. It was broken up in 1632. He was tried by the Star chamber, and imprisoned for two years in Newgate. He was released in 1634, and sentenced to "banishment." He sailed from England with his family in the ship "Griffin," and landed at Boston in 1634-5. He settled at Scituate and Barnstable, being the first minister who preached at either place.

He had two daughters first (no more details on them).

From [Freeman, 1:209]:
"The Rev. John LOTHROP came to Boston, from England, September 18, 1634 or 1635. He had been educated at the University of Oxford, and settled first in Kent, in the established church. After leaving Egerton in Kent, 1625, he succeeded Rev. Henry Jacob, as pastor of the independent church, organized 1616, in London, and which is said to have been the first of that order formed in England, and which, it may be superfluous to add, was made up of seceders from the Church of England. It is stated that about thirty of his flock accompanied him to this country. Going from Boston to Scituate soon after his arrival, he was there chosen pastor, and remained four or five years, until his removal to Barnstable. He was undoubtedly a man of learning, and, as Neal says of him, "of a meek and quiet spirit." He brought four sons with him from England [Thomas, Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin]. ... Rev. Dr. Lothrop, of Boston, published a memoir of his ancestor, in the Massachusetts Historical Collection."

!Death: Freeman 1:208. From Annals of Barnstable County, 1653: "The colony, and especially Barnstable, now sustained great loss in the decease of the Rev. John Lothrop. He died this year, November 8, greatly lamented."

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The following writeup is due to Michael Roman (roman@mpgs.enet.dec.com):

John Lathrop was born in Yorkshire, England in 1584 [Huntington, Elijah B., "A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop family", 1884]. He first entered Christ Church College, Oxford in 1601 but transferred to the more liberal Queen's College from which he graduated with a B.A. in 1605 and an M.A. in 1609. He moved to Egerton, Kent, a town 48 miles southeast of London, where he was curate of the parish church. He left Egerton in 1623 apparently due to a distaste for the Church of England and became the minister of the First Independent Church of London, a church whose religion was not the same as the King's and thus was illegal. On April 22, 1632 the church's gathering was invaded by the authorities and forty-two members were taken into custody and were held in the old Clink prison in Newgate. In the spring of 1634 all but Reverend Lathrop were released on bail. However, his wife apparently became sick and died about this time and he was temporarily released to care for the children [Huntington]. Reverend Latrhop made his escape to America in 1634 as indicated from Governor Winthrop's journal entry.

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His English Ancestry is traced in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 84, pages 437-439. Includes Baptism and degrees.

He was not identified in his father's will, probably because he had already received his portion of the estate in educational costs. But, his brother Thomas Lothrop of Dengie does identify John Lathrop as a brother. [NEHGR 84:438]

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Distinguished descendants include:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (U.S. President), Benedict Arnold (U.S. Rev. War), Thomas E. Dewey (Gov. of N.Y., twice candidate for U.S. President), Adlai E. Stevensen (U.S. Senator from IL, twice candidate for U.S.Pres), John Foster Dulles (U.S. Sec. of State), Alan W. Dulles (director of C.I.A.), Marion Meriwether Post (founder of General Foods), Dina Merrill (actress), Oliver Wendell Holmes (U.S. Supreme Court Justice), Ulysses S. Grant (U.S. President), George Romney (Gov. of MI, Pres. of American Motors), Alfred C. Fuller (founder of the Fuller Brush Co.), Joseph Smith (Mormon founder), Eli Whitney (inventor of the Cotton Gin), George Bush (U.S. President), Benjamin M. Spock (Physician and writer), Sir Robert Laird Borden (prime minister of Canada), John P. Morgan (Financier), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (poet), and Lewis C. Tiffany (artist, philanthropist). Source ["John Lathrop 1584-1653" Inst. of Family Res., Salt Lake City, 1979].

Thomas Clarke

m: Susanna Ring (1609/1610-BEF 1664)

Children:

m: Alice Hallet

Notes:

!Immigrated in "The Ann" in June 1623.

His is the oldest grave stone at Burial Hill in Plymouth.

He was reported age 59 in 1664, and age 98 at the time of his death.

Lived in Plymouth, then Boston, then Harwich.

!Death-Burial: A plaque is at his gravesite. It reads: "Here lies buried ye body of Mr Thomas Clarke age 98. Departed this life March 24, 1697. Thomas was the mate of the Mayflower according to Plymouth & Plymouth Colonies. History gives his arrival in the Ann from England in 1623. He married Susan Ring of Plymouth in 1634, their children were Andrew, James, William, Susanna, Nathaniel, and John. ... He married his 2nd wife Mrs. Alice Hallet Nichols of Boston in 1664. He lived in [Boston, then] Harwich, of which town he was one of the original proprietors. He died in Plymouth..." Viewed by Lonnie Chrisman on Aug 8, 1993.

"Cape Cod Series" 1:150 gives his second wife as Alice Nichols.

Note: His English ancestry is not proven, but there are various theories out there. Note that Gov. Thomas Prence mentioned "my brother Thomas Clarke" in his will. [MD 3:206] Perhaps that is a clue. For example, maybe Gov. Prence's fourth wife Mary was Thomas Clarke's sister?

[MFIP, Wm Brewster, p.43] says that Sarah Collier who m. Love Brewster was a half-sister to Thomas Clarke of Plymouth. It says this is proven by what I called "the clue" in Gov Prence's will. However, I don't think that is the only interpretation!

Susanna Ring

m: Thomas Clarke (1599/1605-24 MAR 1697)

Children:

Mary Durrant

m: William Ring (-ABT 1620/1629)

Children:

Notes:

!Death: "15th or 19th of July, 1631". In Cape Cod Series, Vol. 1.
!Will: proved in "publik Court the 28th of Oct. 1633".

She came to Plymouth with her three children, Andrew, Susan, and Elizabeth, in 1629. She is mentioned numerous times in Plymouth records as "widow Ring", but it is doubtful that her late husband ever arrived in America. Soon after the arrive of widow Ring in 1629, John and Robert Ring embarked from England in the "Bevis" and are found in Salisbury as early as 1638.
Source: Cape Cod Series 1:147.

Mayflower Families, Hopkins, pg. 12, suggests her maiden name may have been Durrant.

!Immigration: On the second Mayflower, which sailed from Gravesend in March, and landed at Salem Mass. on 15 May 1629, bringing 35 passengers.

Below is the text from her will: [Names daus. Elizabeth Deane and Susan Clark, her son-in-law Stephen Deane, a child of Stephen and Elizabeth Deane, and her son Andrew Ring, who was a minor]:

A Coppy of the will & Test of Mary Ring widow who dyed the 15th or 19th of July 1631. The will being proved in publick court the 28th of oct in the ninth yeare of the raigne of our Sov. Lord Charles &c.

I Mary Ring being in body but in prfect memory thanks be to God, doe make this my last will & Test. in manner & forme as followeth. ffirst I bequeath my soul to God that gave it me & my body to the eart from whence it was taken. Next my will is that such goods as God hath given I give also. I give unto Andrew my sonne all my brasse and pewter. I give unto my son Andrew my new bed & bolster wth the ffether to put in it weh I have ready. Item, I give to my son Andrew two white blankets, one red blanket wth the best Coverlet weh lieth upon my bed & the curtaines. Item, I give unto my sonne Andrew three pre of my best sheets & two paire of my best pillow beeres. It. I give also to him one hyapr tablecloath & one dyapr towall & halfe a dozen of napkins. It. I give unto him all my wollen cloath unmade except one peece of red weh my will is that my daughter Susan shall have as much as will make a bearing

Her maiden name is from Sus Andrews, who cites "Plymouth Colony: It's History and People 1620-1691" by Eugene Aubrey Stratton, Ancestry Publishing, Salt Lake City, UT 1986.

William Ring

m: Mary Durrant (-15 JUL 1631)

Children:

Notes:

The name Ring appears in the register of the Parish of Hoghton, Lancaster Co., England, for m ore than 700 years. There are also rings in the Registers of Pettistree Co. and Archdeaconry Court of Suffulk Co. However, in the parish registers of Ufford, Suffolk Co., 1558-1630 are the following entries that are believed to be the same individuals:
1601: Wylliam Ringe of Ptetistrey singlman and Marie Durrante of Ufford
single woman weare married together the kkj of May"
1602: Elizabeth Ringe the daughter of William Ringe and Marie his wife
was baptized the xxiij day of Februarie" (1602/3)

The family of William, Mary and children are believed to have been on the speedwell during the original voyage of the Mayflower, but were forced to turn back when the Speedwell was unable to make the voyage.

William, Mary, and several children appear in Leyden by 1614. William was a member of the Separatist or Pilgrim community at Leyden for many years.

Above info from Tom Lincoln (lincoln@rand.org) via a posting on soc.roots appearing on 15 Nov 1993.

He turned back on the Speedwell in 1620.

Susanna Clarke

m: Barnabas Lothrop (1636-26 OCT 1715)

Children:

Mary Goodall

m: Richard Masterson (-1633)

Children:

m: Ralph Smith

Notes:

!Occupation: Maid.

!Death: In "The Ancestry of Fanny Barnes and her Husband Thomas Knight" by Brian J. L. Berry; 1989.

Came to Plymouth in the second Mayflower in 1629.

The following deed is found in 1649 (bet 13-28 Jul) in [Shurtleff 12:176-7]: "Bee it known unto all Men that I Mary Smith somtimes the wife of Richard Masterson desseased doe by these prsents acknolidg yt I have ffreely and absolutly given and made over and doe by this my deed ffreely give and Resigne unto my soon Nathaneel Masterson and unto my daughter Sara the wife of John Wood all my Right title and Interest of and into an house in Leyden in Holland somtimes apertaining unto my dessesed husband Richard Masterson aforsaid the said house to have and to hold unto the said Nathaneel Masterson and Sara Wood to them thaire heaires and assignes for ever unto the onely prper use and behoofe of them the said Nathaneel Masterson and Sara Wood unto them and theire heairs and assignes for ever."

Edward Tayler

m: Mary Menks or Merrill (-30 NOV 1701)

Children:

Notes:

!Marriage: Barnstable Vital Records p. 383, Mayf.Des.14:86 (1912).

!Death: Barnstable Vital Records, p. 383, Mayf.Des.14:86 (1912).

!Birth of all children: Barnstable VR, Mayf.Des.2,4,5,14,23,25,32,33, and 34. (as cited in NGSQ 61:109)

Source:
"Edward Taylor (ca.1640-1705) of Barnstable, Mass.", by Maclean W. McLean, F.A.S.G.", in National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 61 (1963), pg. 108-114.

!Will: Dated 23 Oct 1700, proved April 4, 1705: Text (partial) is as follows (from Barnstable Probate red vol 2:191; NGSQ 61:108-9; Cape Cod Gen Soc Bull XVIII(4) Dec 1992 p.98]:

October ye 23rd 1700 And then Edward Taylor of Barnstable...Item: I given...unto my son Isaac one third part of my shear in ye common or undivided lands as it is now stated; to him and his heirs forever. Item: I given unto my son Abraham and to his heirs and assigns forever my housing and all my lotted land and marsh, only reserving to my two daughters Sarah and Mehitable ye Liberty which I given to them of dwelling in the house and allso keeping their household stuffe in sd house untill my sd son shall bee one and twenty years old, if they do not marry. And they two shall shear equally with Abraham in ye profits of sd land and marsh during his minority if they do not marry. I allso further give to my sd son one third part of my shear in ye common, or undivided land, to wit my personal right as it is stated, to him and his heirs forever. And my Will is that my sd son Abraham shall have all my tools or implements that belong to husbandry or managing of a farm and that he do pay six shillings to my son in current pay. Item: I give to my son Jacob six shillings and release him from all debts due to me. Item; I give to my two daughters, Sarah and Mehitable, my two beds and all my utenseles or household stuffe, except my still.... I give to my daughter Anne Howland... Item: I give... to my two sons John and Abraham my two musquets and Abraham shall have his choice and he shall have my sword, bandaliers and ammunition. Item: I give...to my daughter Mary forty shillings...Item: I give... to my two daughters Anne Howland and Experience Annable 40 shillings apiece... is not disposed of... Item: I give ot my three youngest children: Abraham, Sarah is that my son Abraham shall have all ye quick stock which I shall leave at my decease and shall pay all ye above mentioned legacyes to his sisters and I do ordaine and appoint Deacon Job Crocker and my son Isaac my exectors of this my Last Will and Testament. Finally, my Will and meaning is that if anyone or more of my children shall not peaceably take up with what is herein given him or them, then he or them shall have three shilling apiece payed and so shall forever be excluded from any further Claime to any part of my Estate." Signed, my mark, Edward (X) Taylor. Witnessed by Daniel and Mary Parker.
[Signed] Edward Taylor, his mark & seal
4 Apr 1705 then Insign Daniel Parker and Mary Parker his wife, personally appeared and said they saw him sign.
2:193 Inventory Taken 6 Mar 1705/5. Total 98.06.05.
5 Apr 1705 then Isaac Taylor, eldest son and one of the executors appeared and swore to the truth of the inventory."

Rebecca Weeks

m: Jacob Taylor (19 APR 1670-12 AUG 1750)

Children:

Notes:

!Death: Natl.Gen.Soc.Quar.74:175.
!Will: In Barnstable County Probate 8:489.

She is possibly the daughter of William Weeks who was one of the original proprietors of Falmouth in 1677, see [B.L.Lewis 11:12] and [Freeman:falmouth] for details of the land layout.

Mary Menks or Merrill

m: Edward Tayler (ABT 1640-15 FEB 1705)

Children:

Notes:

!Death: Barnstable Vital Records p.383, Mayf.Des.14:86 (1912).

Thomas Holmes

m: Joanna Morton (27 JUN 1673-BEF 12 MAR 1754)

Children:

Notes:

He was a selectman of Plymouth in 1739/40, 1741, 1742, 1748, 1749, 1751, 1752, 1753, and poss ibly other years.

On 12 March 1754, Joanna Holmes, widow, and Abner Holmes, mariner, both of Plymouth, were appointed administrators of the estate of Thomas Holmes, Yeoman, deceased, late of Plymouth [Konig 2:180, 229, 271, 3:4, 15, 46], [Plymouth Porbate Records 13:209-10], [Nat.Gen.Soc.Quarterly 74:96 (1986)]

In Plymouth Church Records, Vol 1, Part II page 30, printed in Publications of the Colonial Society of Plymouth, Vol. 22, pg. 213, for the year 1715, is the baptism record: "Joanna, Jemima, Thomas & Abner the children of Thomas & Joanna holmes"

Joanna Morton

m: Thomas Holmes (ABT 1673-BEF 12 MAR 1754)

Children:

Notes:

!Christening: "The seven children of George Morton and Joanna were baptised on 19 Mar 1682 a t Plymouth's 1st Church", pg. 250
!Baptism: Plymouth Church Records, Vol.1, Part 5, Page 1, in Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Vol. 22, pg. 250: "Hannah, Manasseh, Ephraim [Joanna, Ruth, George] Timothy, the seven children o[f George Morton]"

!Birth & Parentage: "Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families" by William Davis, 1899, reprinted 1975. (Info supplied to my by Diantha Howard). Also Nat.Gen.Soc.Quar.74:96 (1986). [Mayf.Des.5:53, 17:185], and [Plymouth Prob. records, 5:331-3 (her father's will)]. In her father's will, he calls her "my daughter Joanna Holmes". And Shurtleff 8:74.

Admitted "Joannah the wife of Thomas holmes" in 1715 [Ply.Ch.Recs. 1:3:30 in Pub. Col. Soc. Mass 22:214].

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