Deborah (Crow) Lothrop (1694 - 1794)

Born 20 May 1694 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Lothrop — married 24 Jul 1715 in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 1794 at about age 99 in United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Deborah, daughter of Nathaniel Crow and Deborah Leffingwell, was born on 20 May 1694 at Hartford, Hartford County, CT,^[1] and died after 30 Oct 1754 when she was mentioned in her husband's will.

She was called Deborah age 2 years and 3 months by the inventory of Nathaniel CROW's estate taken 7 Sep 1695. On 6 Feb 1709/10, Deborah received her third in the amount of £8-00-04 of the final distribution of her father's estate. On 7 Feb 1709/10, Deborah CROW minor daughter of Nathaniel Crow, late of Hartford Decd chose Thomas Olcott as guardian.^[2]

She married Samuel LOTHROP, son of Samuel LOTHROP Jr and Hannah ADGATE, on 24 Jul 1715 at Norwich, New London County, CT; children (surname LOTHROP):^[3][4]

1. Deborah - b. 9 Jan 1716/17, d. 14 Oct 1777; m. Rev. Ephraim AVERY
2. Lt Ezra - b. 4 Dec 1718, d. 9 Nov 1760; m. Charity PERKINS
3. Samuel 4th - b. 1 Jan 1720/21, d. 20 Aug 1754, pro. 8 Mar 1765; m. Elizabeth BISHOP
4. Elisha - b. 29 Dec 1723, d. 3 Apr 1789; m. Abigail AVERY
5. Elizabeth - b. 1 Jan 1725/26, d. 13 Oct 1726
6. Hannah - b. 15 Jun 1728, d. 8 Jan 1731/32

In Dec 1752 at Lisbon, New London County, CT, Deborah and Samuel were listed as church members.^[5] She was called wife Deborah by the will of Samuel LOTHROP dated 30 Oct 1754.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Hartford, CT: Historical Catalog of the First Church in Hartford, Connecticut 1633-1885, (AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), p 5204; giving "1694. May 20 daughter to Nath: Crow."
2. ↑ Charles William Manwaring, A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records 1635-1700, (Hartford CT: R S Peck & Co., 1904), digital images, Internet Archive, Nathaniel Crow, p 435-6.
3. ↑ Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848, (online database: AmericanAncestors.org, NEHGS, 2015), v1, p 81; giving "Samuell Lothrup the fon of Samll Lothrup, and Deborah Crow ware married, ye 24th day of July: annodomn 1715," and dob of ch Elisha, Samuel.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Rev. E B (Elijah Baldwin) Huntington, A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family in This Country Embracing the Descendants as Far as Known, (Ridgefield, CT: Mrs. Julia M Huntington, 1884), p 53, 58, Samuel #97.
5. ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, (Provo UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2013), v 059 Lisbon, p 86; giving "Lathrop, Deborah & hus. Dea.Samuel, ch.mems. Dec.1752."

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