Abigail LOTHROP

Abigail married John HUNTINGTON on 09 Dec 1685 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA. John (son of Christopher HUNTINGTON and Ruth ROCKWELL) was born on 15 Mar 1666 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA; died before Oct 1703. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abigail married Samuel BAKER between Oct 1703 and 02 Oct 1714. Samuel (son of Jeffrey BAKER and Joan ROCKWELL) was born on 30 Mar 1644 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; died on 12 Apr 1715. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He came with his father to Scituate in 1634, thence to Barnstable, where he married and commenced life as a house builder. He afterwards became an extensive farmer. At Barnstable, his house stood next to that of John Scudder, who was probably a brother of his wife. (Miss Caulkins' Hist. of New London, edition of 1852, p. 57.) Feb. 25, 1647/8, he was chosen a townsman of New London and in the recorded vote, it is stated that the four so chosen served the previous year, so he must have been a townsman in 1647. This would indicate that he was in New London as early as 1646. New London was then called Pequot. He is mentioned in two letters from Gov. Winthrop to his son John at Pequot. In one of them dated Aug. 14 1648, he says "Your neighbor "Lothrop" came not at me," (as I expected), to advise about it," (the selecting of a minister)." HIs house at New London was the third in order from that of John Winthrop, Jr., and was located northwest of it, and his name is one of the first eighteen to whom lands were assigned on the east side of "the great river' (Meaning the Thames). Almost at once he was appointed to places of responsibility and honor. He was one of the three judges for a court of minor cases When in 1657, Uncas routed by the Narragansetts had taken refuge in the fort at the head of the Nahantick and was there besieged, Lieut. James Avery, Mr. Brewster, Samuel Lothrop and others, well armed succeeded in throwing themselves into the fort and aided in its defense. (See Lothrop Family, pp. 38-40.) Although he removed to Norwich about 1668, his farm "at Namucksuck on the west side of the Great River," remained in the family until 1735, when his grandson, nathaniel, sod it.

Samuel married Elizabeth SCUDDER on 28 Nov 1644 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts. Elizabeth died before 1691. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Sister to John Scudder, b. 1619

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Mrs. Lothrop before her marriage, had been dismissed from the church at Boston, NOv. 10, 1644 and removed her church relations to that of Barnstable. Her husband had made her acquaintance in Boston Their marriage was recorded by his father on the Barnstable Church Register as follows: "My sonn Samuel and Elizabeth Scudder marryed at my house by Mr. Freeman, Nov. 28, 1644." She was a sister of John Scudder of Barnstable, who was born in England, 1619 and came from London in 1635, locating first at Chrlestown.