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John Mowthrop                                                                   see FAMILY TREE    

born: about 1579  England 

 

married: about. 1602 to Jane
             Jane buried: 13 May 1605
             Bridlington, Yorkshire, England 

married: 21 Nov 1605 to Elizabeth Hardie
             Boynton, Yorkshire, England
             John Mowthropp resident of Egton to Elsabeth Hardie of Brindlingha




died: possibly around 13 Feb 1654 Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
 

CHILDREN with Jane

1. John Moulthrop b. Abt. 1603

 

 
2. Elizabeth Moulthrop
    bap. 11 May 1605  Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
    died: bef. 11 May 1605 Bridlington, Yorkshire, England 
Burial of Elizabeth Mowthrop 1605
Burial notice: Elizabeth Mouthropp buried May 11, 1605.  Mother Jane

 

CHILDREN with Elizabeth Hardie

1. Jane Moulthrop
    bap. 16 Nov 1606
    Bridlington, St. Mary, Yorkshire, England
Jane Mowthrop 1606
Jane Maithropp bap. 16 Nov 1606 father John
2. Matthew Moulthrop
    bap. 06 Mar 1607/8
    Bridlington, St. Mary, Yorkshire, England
Matthew Moulthrop 1608
Matthew Mowthropp bap. 06 Mar 1607 father Johannis
3. Margaret Moulthrop
    bap. 29 Sep 1612 Bridlington, St. Mary, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Moulthrop 1612
Margret Mowthrop bap. 29 Sep 1612 father John
4. Thomas Moulthrop bap. 4 Dec 1614 Bridlington, St. Mary, Yorkshire, England
Thomas Moulthrop 1614
Thomas Mowethrope bap. 4 Dec 1614 father John

5. William Moulthrop
     bap. 16 Feb 1616 Bridlington, St. Mary, Yorkshire, England

 

William Moulthrop 1616
William Mowthrop bap. 16 Feb 1616 father John
   

 

John Mowthrop
by Susan Brooke
April 2022

Information about John Moulthrop or Mowthropp is mostly speculation.  All we really know is that John Mowthropp of Egton married Elizabeth Hardie on 21 Nov 1605 in Boynton, Yorkshire, England. (1) And, they did have a son named Matthew Mowthropp baptized on 6 Mar 1607/8 in Bridlington which is about 3 miles from Egton. (2)  However, this son may not be the Matthew Mowthrop who married on 13 May 1633 in Wrawby, Lincolnshire, England.  The two cities of Bridlington and Wrawby are about 70 miles apart, and none of Matthew's supposed siblings born in Bridlington can be traced to Wrawby.  The only records found in Wrawby are of Matthew's marriage and the baptism of three of his children; Matthew, Dorothy and Elizabeth.  There is also a record of a Mary Mowthropp marrying a John Goodwin on 27 Jan 1640.  She is most likely a sister of the Matthrew Moulthrop of Wrawby, but again there is no record of her in Bridlington. There is also a Jane "Nelthorp" marrying a John Redman in Wrawby in 1629 and there have been assumptions that she was the Jane Moulthrop, sister of Matthew, who was born in Nov 1606.  She was married under the name of "Joane Nelthorp" and there were several people named Nelthorp living in Wrawby at that time. (3)  
John Mowthrop may have been married to a Jane before he married Elizabeth Hardie in November1605 since an Elizabeth Mowthropp was born on 11 May 1605 to a mother Jane (4) and died the same day, with her mother dying two days later. (5)
Supposedly this John Mowthrop had a will probated on 28 Mar 1631. (6) However, what the American Genealogist Vol 74 # 2 really says is that John Mowthrop died before 28 Mar 1631. (7) In Bridlington, an Elizabeth Mowthropp was baptized to a father John on 10 Feb 1627, a John Mowthropp was baptized to a father John on 10 Feb 1629 and a John Mowthropp was baptized to a father John on 28 Mar 1631. (8) (9) (10) John, the father of these three children, could have been this John Mowthrop, or a son of this John Mowthrop, or even a cousin.  But we have a record of the deaths of both John Mowthrops.  John Mowthropp ye younger was buried 15 Jan 1652 (11) and another John Mowthropp was buried 13 Feb 1654. (12)

Sources

 

(1) John Mowthrop married: 21 Nov 1605 to Elizabeth Hardie
             Boynton, Yorkshire, England
             John Mowthropp resident of Egton to Elsabeth Hardie of Brindlingha
John Mowthropp marriage to Elsabeth Hardie 

(2) Baptisms, Marriages and death of Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
FHL film 816610


bap. 6 Mar 1607/8 Bridlington, Yorkshire (East Riding), England

"Matthey son of Johanis Mowthropp" baptized March 6, 1607  

(3) Marriage of John Redman and Joane Nelthorp
2 Jun 1629 Wrawby, Lincolnshire, England

There were several children baptized in Wrawby to a Richard Nelthorp, but no record of a daughter named Jane.  FHL film 508099

Richardus Nelthorp married Ursulam Graveinor on 25 Aug 1601

Eduardus Nelthorp  12 Dec 1604

Dorothea Nelthorp  27 Jul 1607

Richard Nelthorp  8 Dec 1611

Ursula Nelthorp 16 May 1613

John Nelthorp  27 Nov 1614

A Mary Mowthrop married John Goodwin in Wrawby on 27 Jan 1640 as recorded on the same film, 508099

(4) Baptism of Elizabeth Mouthropp on 11 May 1605, daughter of Jane

(5) Burial of Elizabeth Mowthropp daughter of Jane on 11 May 1605 and burial of Jane Mowthropp on 13 May 1605

Burial of Jane and Elizabeth Mowthropp

(6) http://web.pdx.edu/~davide/gene/Mowthrop_John.htm

Little specific is known of John Mowthrop; however, it seems likely that he was born about 1580.  It is further believed that he was married twice, first to Jane, whose maiden name remains unknown and who died in May of 1605 (apparently in childbirth), and, second to Elizabeth Hardie on November 21, 1605.  Within this context, some family researchers have identified Boynton and Bridlington in Lincolnshire as corresponding locations.  However, as asserted with some emphasis by Mr. Robert Eyre, these towns are both located in close proximity to each other in the East Riding of Yorkshire and not in Lincolnshire.  Therefore, it is probable that John Mowthrop was born and married in Yorkshire and moved south to Lincolnshire later in life.   (Indeed, this is consistent with the etymology and origin of the surname as proposed above.)  Subsequently, his will was probated on March 28, 1631.  Within this context, John Mowthrop has been identified as the ancestor of the Moulthrop family of colonial New Haven in work recently published in The American Genealogist by Patricia Law Hatcher.

Sources
↑ Patricia Law Hatcher, “The Wives of William Luddington and Matthew Moulthrop of New Haven, Connecticut, with Their English Origins,”
 The American Genealogist, Vol. 74, No. 2, July 1999, pages 222-223.
 

(7) Snippet View of the American Genealogist Vol 74 # 2 page 222

American Genalogist Vol 74 # 2

(8) Elizabeth Mowthropp baptized to a father John 10 Feb 1627

(9) John Mowthrop baptized to a father John 10 Feb 1629

(10 John Mowthrop son of John baptized 28 Mar 1631

John Mowthrop son of John

(11)John Mowthropp ye younger buried 18 Jan 1652

Burial John Mowthrop ye younger

(12) John Mowthropp buried 13 Feb 1654

Burial John Mowthropp