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216 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES. elusive; in 1675 was also one of tlie conncil of war to devise measures for repelling the attacks of hostile Indians ; was the Barnstable member of the Select Courts in 1676 ; an agent for the settlement of the new town of Rochester in the same year ; a Jus- tice of the Court of Common Pleas in 1692 and several years following ; Judge of Probate Court 1702 to 1714. Besides these local offices, lie was an assistant to the governor from 1681 to 1686, inclusive. Upon the union of Plymouth Colony with that of Mass. Bay, he was selected, under the new charter, by the influence of Increase Mather, it is said, in company with his neighbor and friend. Gov. Thomas Hincliley, as one of the Councillors of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, under the administration of Sir William Phipps. There was a good deal of comment upon the make-up of this new Council, and many were inclined to think that Gov. Hinckley and his friends were not disinclined to surrender the Plymouth charter and to become life members in the new and consolidated government. The fact that the governor, Mr.Lothrop and Mr. Walley, recently of Barnstable, were three out of four of the members of the Council from what had been the Plymouth colony, gave some color to this impression. Men were in those days as suspicious and jealous of the acts and motives of public officers as they now are ; human nature still remains the same as of yore. But there is no good reason for the imputation that Gov. Hincklev was not true to the interests of the colony. It was, at best a struggling and feeble community. It was unable to raise funds to sustain an agent to guard its interests in England, and it came very near being annexed to New York. Mr. Mather did the best thing in his power for the colony, by securing its union with Massachusetts ; and he provided for its prominent men by having them named as members of the new council. It is strong evidence of Mr. Lothrop's standing and influence, that he should have been called to this honorable and responsible position. He died in 1735 in the 79th year of his age. JoHK, the youngest son of Rev. John, was probably born in Barnstable, about the year 1642. He was not in public life. He married, in 1672, Mary Cole of Plymouth.

LITCHFIELD. LAWRENCE LITCHFIELD. Lawrence Litchfield was one of the company from Seituate who came to Barnstable in the spring of 1639. He settled beside Coggins's (now known as Great) pond, near the estate of Gov. Hinckley. He did not remain here long. In 1646 he was again in Seituate, where he died in 1650. He is thought to be the progenitor of all of that name now in New England, but none of them are now within the limits of Barnstable. LOMBARD. This name is variously written, and members of the family of the same derivation severally call themselves Lombard, Lumbard, Lambard, Lambert, Lumbert and Lumber. The Barnstable Lombards came from Tenterton, Kent County, England. There were four or five of the name in Barnstable in the early period of its settlement, but there are only a few remaining there at the present time. THOMAS LOMBARD. Thomas Lombard was born in Tenterton, Kent, about the year 1610, and was married as early as 1630, to Joyce . Early marriages were common in those days, the first settlers not

LITCHFIELD.<br />

LAWRENCE LITCHFIELD.<br />

Lawrence Litchfield was one <strong>of</strong> the company from Seituate<br />

who came to <strong>Barnstable</strong> in the spring <strong>of</strong> 1639. He settled beside<br />

Coggins's (now known as Great) pond, near the estate <strong>of</strong> Gov.<br />

Hinckley. He did not remain here long. In 1646 he was again<br />

in Seituate, where he died in 1650. He is thought to be the progenitor<br />

<strong>of</strong> all <strong>of</strong> that name now in New England, but none <strong>of</strong> them<br />

are now within the limits <strong>of</strong> <strong>Barnstable</strong>.<br />

LOMBARD.<br />

This name is variously written, and members <strong>of</strong> the family<br />

<strong>of</strong> the same derivation severally call themselves Lombard, Lumbard,<br />

Lambard, Lambert, Lumbert and Lumber. The <strong>Barnstable</strong><br />

Lombards came from Tenterton, Kent County, England. There<br />

were four or five <strong>of</strong> the name in <strong>Barnstable</strong> in the early period <strong>of</strong><br />

its settlement, but there are only a few remaining there at the<br />

present time.<br />

THOMAS LOMBARD.<br />

Thomas Lombard was born in Tenterton, Kent, about the<br />

year 1610, and was married as early as 1630, to Joyce .<br />

Early marriages were common in those days, the first settlers not

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