The Lorthrops were early arrivals in America, and have accumulated many years of history in this country. Religious freedom was a strong motivator in the lives of the first colonists, and the Lorthropps, too, immigrated for the purpose of being able to worship as they please. The immigrant ancestor, John Lothrop, b. 1584, became a prominent Puritan minister in both Continue Reading »

We are often hired by existing clients to give a gift of a research project to a friend.  During one such case we discovered that our new client was a descendant of Thomas Witten, Jr. who was born 23 January 1753 in Maryland. Thomas was a well known resident of Tazewell County, Virginia where he served as the county’s first Continue Reading »