Lowthorp

Lowthorp is a surname derived from the small parish of Lowthorpe in the wapentake of Dickering in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Rev John Lothropp, the first immigrant of this surname to the New World arrived in 1634 on the ship Griffin. He is considered the founder of Barnstable, Massachusetts. Mark Lothrop of Bridgewater, Massachusetts immigrated before 1643 and was probably Rev John's cousin. Lowthorp family history has been traced back as far as the 13th century.

Variations in spelling and pronunciation include but are not limited to
* Lowthorpe
* Lothorp
* Lothrop
* Lothropp
* Lothroppe
* Lathroppe
* Lathrop
* Lathrope

The most common modern spellings are Lathrop and Lothrop.

The principal source for genealogical information on the Lo-Lathrop family is "A GenealogicalMemoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family in this country embracing as far as known the descendants of The Rev. John Lothropp of Scituate and Barnstable, Mass., and Mark Lothrop of Salem and Bridgewater, Mass. the first generation of descendants of other names." by Rev E. B. Huntington, AM; Ridgefield Ct. 1884. A searchable online version of this book is available to the Lothropp Foundaion website listed below.

External links

* [http://www.lowthorp.com Lowthorp Family Website] : home of the Lowthorp Family Tree Database Project, Ancestor Wiki, and more.
* [http://www.lothropp.org Lothropp Family Foundation] : The Foundation's purpose is to preserve and memorialize the historical events in the lives of Rev. John Lothropp and Mark Lothrop and their descendants.
* [http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_lowthorpe.htm A description of the village of Lowthorpe] on the local government website.