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     Sarah Learned was born about 1607.¹ She married first Thomas Ewer on 13 January 1623/24 at St. Mary Magdalene in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.^2,1 She married second Thomas Lothrop, son of John Lothropp and Hannah Howse, on 11 December 1639 in Boston, Massachusetts ("in the bay").^1,3
     She and her first husband Thomas Ewer immigrated to America in 1635 with their two youngest children Elizabeth and Thomas on the ship James, settling in Charlestown, Massachusetts. "At least two" older children, including Henry (one of Thomas's sons from his first marriage) and Sarah, came later with their grandfather Robert Linnell.^2,4 She was admitted to the church in Charlestown on 12 December 1635.²
     She was named executrix of her husband Thomas Ewer's estate on 4 December 1638², and in 1639 sold a house and garden to Francis Willoughby.²
     After their marriage she and her second husband Thomas Lothrop and their family moved to Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony.⁴

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     Thomas Ewer was baptized on 10 March 1592/93 in Strood, Kent, England.¹ He married first Bridget Hipsley on 13 September 1614 in Strood, Kent, England.¹ He married second Sarah Learned, daughter of William Learned and Goodith Gilman, on 13 January 1623/24 at St. Mary Magdalene in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.^1,2 He died between 5 June 1638 and 20 August 1638.¹
     He was a tailor in co. Kent, England.¹ He and his wife Sarah immigrated to America in 1635 with their two youngest children Elizabeth and Thomas on the ship James, settling in Charlestown, Massachusetts. "At least two" older children, including Henry and Sarah, came later with their grandfather Robert Linnell.^1,3 Thomas was admitted to the church in Charlestown on 8 January 1635/36¹ and became a freeman on 3 March 1635/36.¹
     On 17 February 1637/38 he was listed as highway surveyor, and as part of a committee to assign pasture rights to the common land. He also served on a committee to determine the boundaries between the town of Charlestown and John Winthrop's farm on 1 May 1637. He was listed as constable on 3 February 1637/38.¹
     On 3 August 1637 Gov. John Winthrop wrote that Thomas Ewer was accused by a man named Brooks of treasonous speech against the King about a year previously, saying that he would resist any authority sent by the King "against our patent." However, testimony in court, including that of Brooks's wife, didn't support the charge, saying that he didn't mention the King specifically, but instead referred only to any authority from England. The governor declared that Ewer's statements were justifiable by English law, and the charges were dropped.¹
     On 5 June 1638 he was fined 40s for "leaving his pit or well open, in which a child was drowned." The fine was reduced to 10s on 6 September 1638 as part of a general amnesty.¹
     In a list of landowners compiled on 23 April 1638 for Mystic, Massachusetts, he owned tracts of 25, 60, and 5 acres.¹
     On 31 October 1638 Gov. John Winthrop granted a power of attorney to Anthony Dyaper in London to pay debts of £40 and £8 owed by "Thomas Ewer late of Charles Town," with the remainder to be returned to the court for distribution to his heirs.¹ His widow Sarah was named executrix of his estate on 4 December 1638.¹

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• Puritan migration to New England (1620–1640)
  
• New England's Great Migration.
  

     Sarah Ewer was baptized on 10 May 1629 in Strood, Kent, England.¹ She married first Thomas Blossom, son of Thomas Blossom, on 18 June 1645 in Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony.¹ She probably married second Nicholas Davis in 1651.¹ She probably married third John Clarke before 1676.¹

     Thomas Blossom was born about 1620 in Leyden.² He married Sarah Ewer, daughter of Thomas Ewer and Sarah Learned, on 18 June 1645 in Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony.¹
     The Lathrop genealogy by Huntington erroneously says that Thomas Blossom married Thomas and Sarah (Learned) Ewer's daughter Elizabeth, not Sarah, on 18 June 1645, and that Elizabeth was baptised 9 April 1641.^2,1

     Samuel Lothrop was born about 1623 in England.² He married first Elizabeth Scudder on 28 November 1644 in Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony.¹ He married second Abigail Doane, daughter of John Doane, in 1690 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., New Plymouth Colony.^1,2 He died 29 February 1700 in Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut.^1,2
     He immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, with his father on the ship Griffin about 18 September 1634.^3,2
     After their marriage, he and his first wife Elizabeth settled in Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony.¹ In 1648 they moved to New London, Connecticut, then called Pequot.¹ He was one of the first eighteen men assigned land on the east side of the river in New London when lots were drawn on 17 and 31 January 1648/49. He also was granted land about five miles north of New London on the west side of the river.¹
     In May 1649 the state set up a local court in New London, and named Samuel Lothrop, John Winthrop, and Thomas Minor as judges for all trials involving differences of under 40s. In 1650 he and 15 others were members of a committee assigned to establish a mill for grinding corn.¹
     In 1657, when Uncas was chased into the fort at Nahantick by the Narragansetts, Samuel Lothrop and other armed men rushed to the fort to help in his defense.¹
     In 1661 he sold his homestead in New London to Rev. Gershom Bulkley.¹
     He moved to Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, in 1668. After the first 38 proprieters, he and John Elderkin were the next settlers. Elderkin was granted the first house lot, but conveyed it to Lothrop because it was too far from his business.¹ Sometime before 1670 he (Lothrop) built a house in Norwich on a lot of about 7 acres located on the town street. He later added land totaling about 400 acres.¹ He served as Constable in Norwich in 1673 and 1682, and as Townsman in 1685.¹
     His name appears on the contract for the building of the Second Church in New London in 1679.¹
     His nuncupative (i.e., oral) will was proved 1701.¹

     Elizabeth Scudder married Samuel Lothrop, son of John Lothropp and Hannah Howse, on 28 November 1644 in Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony.¹ She died sometime between 1667, when her last child was born, and 1690, when her husband remarried.²
     On 10 November 1644 she was dismissed from her church in Boston to move to the one in Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony.¹ After their marriage, she and her husband Samuel settled in Barnstable.¹ In 1648 they moved to New London, Connecticut, then called Pequot.¹

     Abigail Doane was born on 29 January 1632.¹ She married Samuel Lothrop, son of John Lothropp and Hannah Howse, in 1690 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., New Plymouth Colony.^1,2 She died in 1734.¹

     Joseph Lothrop was born in 1624, probably in Lambeth, London, England.¹ He was married by Thomas Hinckley to Mary Ansell on 11 December 1650 in Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony.¹ He died between 9 October 1700 and 9 April 1702.¹
     He immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, with his father on the ship Griffin about 18 September 1634.^2,3 He eventually settled in Barnstable, Massachusetts.¹
     He was appointed by the court in 1653 to keep the town's ordinary (i.e., tavern). On 8 June 1655 he was made a freeman. He was also acting constable in 1664, register of the probate court in 1666, and a receiver of excise in 1667. He served as deputy from Barnstable to the general court for 15 years, and as a selectman for 21 years.¹ He was a member of the Council of War in 1676.¹
     His will was dated 9 October 1700 and proved on 9 April 1702. In it he names his sons Samuel, Barnabas, Hope, and Thomas, and daughters Mary, and Elizabeth Fuller. His homestead was left to his son Hope. The inventory of his estate included 27 law books, 43 classics and sermon books, and 3 negros.¹

     Mary Ansell was married by Thomas Hinckley to Joseph Lothrop, son of John Lothropp and Hannah Howse, on 11 December 1650 in Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony.¹

     Benjamin Lathrop was born about 1626 in England.² He married Martha (?) in Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony.¹
     He immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, with his father on the ship Griffin about 18 September 1634.^3,2 His father left an unsigned will, and letters of administration were granted to his father's widow Anna (Hammond) Lothropp on 7 Mar 1653/54. Benjamin was left a cow and £5.³ He was first selectman in Charlestown, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, in 1683.¹

     Martha (?) married Benjamin Lathrop, son of John Lothropp and Hannah Howse, in Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony.¹
     She was admitted to the church in Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1660.¹

     Barnabas Lothropp was baptized on 6 June 1636 in Scituate, New Plymouth Colony.¹ He married first Susanna Clark, daughter of Thomas Clark and Susanna Ring, on 1 December 1658 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.^2,1 He married second Abigail (?) on 15 November 1698.^1,3 He died on 26 October 1715 at age 79.¹
     He was the first probate judge in Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony. He served as Deputy from 1675 to 1682, and as Judge of Common Pleas in 1692. Also in 1692, he, along with Gov. Hinckley, Gov. Bradford, and John Walley, was appointed to represent New Plymouth in Boston.¹
     His will was dated 8 June 1713 and proved 27 November 1715. In it he names his wife Abigail; only son Barnabus; daughters Abigail Sturgis, Susanna Shurtlef, Bethshewa Freeman, Anna Lewis, Sarah Skeffe, and Thankful Hedge; his grandsons Barnabas ("only son of my son John, deceased"), John (son of "my son Nathaniel, deceased"), and Joseph Lewis; his brother John, and sisters Abigail Clark and Bathshewa Marsh; daughters-in-law Elizabeth Crocker and Bethya Claghorn; and his "kinswoman Bethya Hinckley, now dwelling with me."¹

     Susanna Clark was born say 1638 (or about 1642, based on her death date and age at death given by the Lothrop genealogy).^2,1 She married Barnabas Lothropp, son of John Lothropp and Anna Hammond, on 1 December 1658 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, (or on 3 November 1658 in Plymouth, Massachusetts).^2,1 She died on 28 September 1697.¹

     Abigail (?) was born about 1643.¹ She married first (?) Dodson.¹ She married second Barnabas Lothropp, son of John Lothropp and Anna Hammond, on 15 November 1698.^1,2 She died on 21 December 1715 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.¹
     She was dismissed from the 1st. church in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, on 23 February 1706/7.¹ She was named in her husband Barnabas Lothropp's will, dated 8 June 1713 and proved 27 Nov 1715.¹

     (?) Lothropp was born on 30 July 1638 in Scituate, New Plymouth Colony.¹ She died the same day.^1,2

     Abigail Lothropp was baptized on 2 November 1639 in Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony.¹ She married James Clark, son of Thomas Clark and Susanna Ring, on 7 October 1657 in Plymouth, New Plymouth Colony.^2,1
     She was named in her brother Barnabas' will, dated 8 June 1713 and proved 27 Nov 1715.¹

     James Clark was born say 1636.² He married Abigail Lothropp, daughter of John Lothropp and Anna Hammond, on 7 October 1657 in Plymouth, New Plymouth Colony.^2,1

     Bathsha Lothropp was baptized on 27 February 1641 in Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony.¹ She married Alexander Marsh.¹ She died on 8 January 1723 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, at age 81.^1,2
     She and her husband Alexander lived in Braintree, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.¹ She was named in her brother Barnabas' will, dated 8 June 1713 and proved 27 Nov 1715.³ She was called Bathsheba in her husband's will.¹

     Alexander Marsh married Bathsha Lothropp, daughter of John Lothropp and Anna Hammond.¹ He died on 7 March 1698 in Braintree, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.¹
     He and his wife Bathsha lived in Braintree, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.¹

     John Marsh was born after 1676.¹

     Ann Marsh married Samuel French.¹
     She and Samuel had the following known children: Samuel (b 17 November 1680), Samuel, Hannah, Mary, Alexander, Josiah, Nathaniel, Benjamin.¹

     Samuel French married Ann Marsh, daughter of Alexander Marsh and Bathsha Lothropp.¹
     He was of Braintree, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.¹ He and Ann had the following known children: Samuel (b 17 November 1680), Samuel, Hannah, Mary, Alexander, Josiah, Nathaniel, Benjamin.¹

     John Lothrop was born on 9 February 1644 in Barnstable, New Plymouth Colony.² He married first Mary Cobb, daughter of James Cobb and Mary Tilson, on 3 January 1671/72 in Plymouth, New Plymouth Colony.² He married second Hannah (?) on 9 December 1695.² He died on 27 September 1727 (or possibly on 18 September 1727) at age 83.^2,3
     He was a seafaring man, and captain of his own ship.² His father left an unsigned will, and letters of administration were granted to his father's widow Anna (Hammond) Lothropp on 7 Mar 1653/54. John was left a cow and £5.⁴ He was named in his brother Barnabas' will, dated 8 June 1713 and proved 27 Nov 1715.⁵ His own will was dated 9 March 1726/27 and probated 9 February 1727/28. His wife Hannah and son Barnabas were named executors. In it he names his wife Hannah, sons Barnabas and Benjamin, son John's son Joseph, and the children of his daughters Mary Howland and Elizabeth Lewis.²