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Reverend John Lathrop/Lothropp
1584 - 1653 (68 years)-
Name John Lathrop/Lothropp Title Reverend Born 20 Dec 1584 Etton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 
Gender Male Died 8 Nov 1653 Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Colony, British America Person ID I1788 Bird-Metcalf Last Modified 3 Mar 2016
Father Thomas Lathrop/Lothropp, b. Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England , d. 1606, Etton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Mother Mary Howell, b. Abt 1556, Yoxall, Staffordshire, England , d. 6 Jan 1588, Etton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (Age ~ 32 years) Married 29 Jul 1574 Etton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Family ID F735 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Hannah House/Howse, b. 1590, Eastwell, Kent, England , d. 16 Feb 1633, London, Middlesex, England (Age 43 years) Married 10 Oct 1610 Children + 1. Jane Lathrop/Lothropp, c. 29 Sep 1614, Egerton, Kent, England [Birth]2. Anne Lathrop/Lothropp, c. 12 May 1616, Egerton, Kent, England , d. 30 Apr 1617 (Age ~ 0 years) [Birth]3. John Lathrop/Lothropp, c. 22 Feb 1617, Egerton, Kent, England [Birth]4. Barbara Lathrop/Lothropp, c. 31 Oct 1619, Egerton, Kent, England [Birth]+ 5. Thomas Lathrop/Lothropp, c. 21 Feb 1621, London, Middlesex, England , d. 1707 (Age ~ 85 years) [Birth]+ 6. Samuel Lathrop/Lothropp, b. 1623, Egerton, Kent, England , d. 29 Feb 1700, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, British America + 7. Joseph Lathrop/Lothropp, b. 1624, of Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Colony, British America , d. Abt 1702 (Age 78 years)8. Benjamin Lathrop/Lothropp, b. Abt 1626, of London, Middlesex, England [Birth]Last Modified 3 Mar 2016 Family ID F733 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Ann Hammond Married 17 Feb 1635/36 Children 1. Elizabeth Lathrop/Lothropp, b. Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony, British America [Birth]2. Barnabas Lathrop/Lothropp, b. Jun 1636, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Colony, British America [Birth]3. Abigail Lathrop/Lothropp, b. 2 Nov 1639, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Colony, British America [Birth]4. Bathsheba Lathrop/Lothropp, b. Feb 1640/41, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony, British America [Birth]5. Captain John Lathrop/Lothropp, b. 9 Feb 1643/44, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Colony, British America [Birth]Last Modified 3 Mar 2016 Family ID F734 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 20 Dec 1584 - Etton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom 
Died - 8 Nov 1653 - Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Colony, British America = Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
The West Parish Meetinghouse, Founded by Rev. John Lothrop in 1639
As one of the churches on the list of Colonial Meetinghouses of New England, this famous church still stands today in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The half-ton bell that continues to summon Congregationalists to worship was built in 1806 by Paul Revere & Son in Boston.
Source: Colonial Meetinghouses of New England; Photograph by Paul Wainwright, used by permission; http://www.paulwainwrightphotography.com.
Sturgis Library of Barnstable, Massachusetts, Original Home of Reverend John Lathrop
Built in 1644, this previous home of Reverend John Lathrop (or Lothropp), is now "the oldest building that houses a public library in America." "Since Reverend Lothrop used the front room of the house for public worship, another distinction of the Sturgis Library is that it is the oldest structure still standing in the United States where religious services were regularly held." The Honorable William Sturgis turned it into a library in 1867.
Source: Wikipedia and Sturgis Library; Photo by Hicks; No copyright restrictions.
The Reverend John Lothrop's Bible
This bible is on display in "The Lothrop Room" of the Sturgis Library in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Brought to America by John in 1634, the carefully handwritten repairs to the pages are preserved in what is now the oldest library in the United States.
"The story about the burn mark in the bible is that the page shown was burned during the trip across the Atlantic on the Griffin. Reverend John wrote in the missing text from memory."
Source: Sturgis Library, Barnstable Library; public domain photograph; and Lathrop Genealogy at http://users.erols.com/jlathrop/genealogy.html.
Histories 
Reverend John Lathrop and the Founding Congregation of Barnstable: Persecution and Flight from England in the 1630's
A lecture given by the late Dan McConnell with great insight to the circumstances that brought the Reverend and thirty congregates to the Colonies.
Used by permission from the Sturgis Library in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
http://www.sturgislibrary.org/history/reverend-john-lothrop/
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Notes - Rev. John Lathrop was a 26-year-old theology graduate of Queens College. He was part of the First Independent (Congregational) Church in England, which was later banned during the persecution by Archbishop Laud. Reverent Lathrop was imprisoned at Newgate Prison in 1632. While her husband was in prison, Hannah died February 16, 1633. Rev. Lathrop was released in 1634 and banished. He fled with his son to Plymouth Colony. They sailed on 18 September 1634 on the Griffin to Boston, Massachusetts. They resided in Scituate until 1639 when a dispute split the church. Rev. John then led a group of his followers to Barnstable, Massachusetts, about forty miles to the south east on the north shore of Cape Cod. Barnstable considers Rev. John Lothrop to be it's founder.