Amos Throop (1702 - 1735)

Born 28 Mar 1702 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Davis) Bowen — married 7 Jan 1725 (to Sep 1735) in Bristol, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 1735 at age 33 in Woodstock, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Note: Woodstock was part of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, until 1731 when it became part of Worcester County, Massachusetts. In 1749, Woodstock became a town in Windham County, Connecticut.

Amos,^[1] son of John Throop and Rebecca Smith, was born on 28 Mar 1702 at Bristol, Plymouth County, MA (now RI),^[2] and died on 10 Sep 1735 at Woodstock, Windham County, CT.^[1][3][4]

He married Frances Davis, daughter of Simon Davis and Ann Low, on 7 Jan 1724/5;^[5] children (b. Woodstock; surname Throop):^[6][7]

1. Nathaniel - b. 11 Mar 1725/6; d. 17 Sep 1726
2. Frances - b. 17 Mar 1727/8; d. 29 Nov 1729
3. Amos - b. 29 May 1730; d. 1 Apr 1731
4. Amos - b. 9 May 1731; d. 23 Feb 1732/3
5. John Throop (1733-1802)
6. Nathaniel- (b. 2 May 1735; d. 7 May 1736, age abt 12m
7. Amos - b. 30 Apr 1736, posthumous; m. Mary Bannon Crawford; no children

Probate

Amos Throop of Woodstock died intestate and on 23 December 1735 in Worcester, his widow Frances was granted the administration of his estate.^[8]

His inventory was completed on 27 March 1736 in Woodstock.^[9]

In 1738, an account of his estate by his widow Frances and her husband, Pennuell Bowen was recorded which included cash received, provisions for the family, debts paid, doctor, charges for bringing up the children, lying in with a posthumous child, charges of Nathaniel's sickness, and funeral charges, and administration fees.^[10]

In 1739, his widow received her dower. ^[11]

In 1749, a further account of his estate by Penuel Bowen and Frances his wife was recorded which included the balance from the previous account, debts paid, and administration fees.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
2. ↑ Winchester Fitch, "The Throope Family and the Scrope Tradition," New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, (books.google.com: Apr 1905), 129.
3. ↑ Vital Records of Woodstock, Connecticut, 1686-1854, AmericanAncestors.org, p 54; giving "The Reverend mr Amos Throop late Paftor of ye Church Dyed 7br.10 1735."
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #11447259, Rev. Amos Throop; giving inscription: Here lies the body of the / Reverend Mr. Amos Throope / Late Pastor of the Church / in Woodstock who died / Septembr the 7th A.D. 1735 / in the 34 year of his age and / the 9th year of his Pastorate.
5. ↑ Rhode Island Vital Records, 1636–1850, AmericanAncestors.org, Bristol County v6, p 1-17; giving "DAVIS, Mrs. Frances, and Ames Throop, (Int.) Nov. 28, 1724; m. Jan. 7, 1724-5."
6. ↑ Fitch, "The Throope Family and the Scrope Tradition," 131; giving Nathaniel1 dob & dod, Frances dob, Amos3 yob & wife, John yob, Nathaniel2 bp.
7. ↑ Vital Records of Woodstock, Connecticut, 1686-1854, (AmericanAncestors.org: NEHGS, 2009), various pages giving dob of ch (no 1st Nath), dod of Amos 1 and 2.
8. ↑ "Probate records v. 1 1731-1739, 1778-1814, 1863-1870" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y5-BDLR  : 1 February 2024), Film# 00774407, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 109-110, Vol 1, Page 179-180.
9. ↑ "Probate records v. 1 1731-1739, 1778-1814, 1863-1870" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y5-BD25  : 1 February 2024), Film# 00774407, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 115, Vol 1, Page 190-191.
10. ↑ "Probate records v. 1 1731-1739, 1778-1814, 1863-1870" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y5-BDVQ  : 7 February 2024), Film# 00774407, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 207-208, Vol 1, Page 370-372.
11. ↑ "Probate records v. 1 1731-1739, 1778-1814, 1863-1870" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y5-BDJT  : 8 February 2024), Film# 00774407, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 212-213, Vol 1, Page 380-381.
12. ↑ "Probate records v. 3 1748-1751, 1793-1837, 1865-1898" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YY-F3D4-V : 25 March 2024), Film# 007704428, Worcester, Massachusetts, image 112, Vol 3, Page 204-205.

• "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89S-VPT : 17 December 2019), Amos Throop, 1702.

• "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8VQ-JZB : 22 January 2020), Ames Throop, 1725.

• "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F89S-29P : 17 December 2019), Amos Troop in entry for Nathaniel Troop, 1725.

• "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F86L-P5Y : 22 January 2020), Amos Throope in entry for Nathaniel Throope, 1726.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77T-1M2 : 7 January 2020), Amos Throop in entry for Frances Throop, 1727.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74W-VXL : 7 January 2020), Amos Throop in entry for Amos Throop, 1730.

• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLM4-4S7D : 29 November 2018), Amos Throop in entry for Amos Throop, 1731.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74W-VX5 : 7 January 2020), Amos Throop in entry for Amos Throop, 1731.

• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLM4-Z76W : 29 November 2018), Amos Throop in entry for Amos Throop, 1732.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74W-VFD : 7 January 2020), Amos Throop in entry for John Throop, 1733.

• "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLM4-ZNKD : 29 November 2018), Amos Throop, 1735.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74W-VLJ : 7 January 2020), Amos Throop in entry for Nathaniel Throop, 1735.

• Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Acknowledgments

• Throop-773 was created by James Bowen through the import of James Bowen Family Tree.ged on Mar 18, 2014.