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Early Colonial New England, Roots, Uncategorized, Wright

PILGRIMAGE TO PLYMOUTH PART 3- BARNSTABLE MASSACHUSETTS

Home of Reverend John Lothropp 9/19 Friday – We visited the home of John Lothropp (1584-1653), an 11th great-grandfather of mine. He was a minister, a religious exile, and a founder of Barnstable Massachusetts. He arrived in New England in September 1634. The name Lothropp is also spelled Lothrop and Lathrop, etc. He left England shortly after his release from London’s notorious Clink Prison where he … Continue reading PILGRIMAGE TO PLYMOUTH PART 3- BARNSTABLE MASSACHUSETTS

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Early Colonial New England, Wright

Captain Noah Wiswall’s fight

In 1689 only eleven years after the end of King Philip’s War the French and Indians began a rampage in New York and New England that would be called King William’s War. The year 1690 saw the rampage continue when Schenectady New York was attacked and burned in February. In March 1690 the settlement at Salmon Falls Maine was attacked and decimated. In May 1690 … Continue reading Captain Noah Wiswall’s fight

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