[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 77 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1018]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


         IN RECOGNITION OF FIRST NATIONAL THROCKMORTON REUNION

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                           HON. DEBORAH PRYCE

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 11, 2002

  Ms. PRYCE of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the first 
national Throckmorton Reunion, to be held in Williamsburg, Virginia 
from June 16th through the 20th. The Throckmorton family's legacy in 
the United States is as storied and proud as any lineage in our 
nation's history. From the settlement of Jamestown in 1607 to the 
present, the Throckmorton name has embodied public service and 
patriotism. They were involved in the founding of our country from 
early colonial times through the Revolution, into the Civil War and 
Reconstruction. Throckmortons from around the U.S. will meet in the 
colonial city of Williamsburg to celebrate their illustrious heritage 
and retrace the steps of their forefathers as founders of Virginia and 
Colonial America.
  Their story in America begins with the travels of Kellam Throckmorton 
to Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. Kellam was among the settlers of 
England's first colonial establishment on our soil. Kellam was sadly 
among the brave adventurers who did not survive the harsh winter of 
that first year in Virginia. Even Sir Walter Raleigh, a founder of 
Virginia, was connected to the Throckmortons; marrying Elizabeth 
Throckmorton the daughter of Queen Elizabeth's Ambassador to France. 
The next chapter of the Throckmorton legacy was the following 
generation and the travels of John Throckmorton with Roger Williams. 
Admitted as a Freeman on May 18, 1631 in Salem, Mass., John, along with 
Williams, settled most of Rhode Island and other parts of New England 
in the 1630's and 40's.
  Several family members were guests of George and Martha Washington's 
and served under him in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary 
War. Families such as the Throckmortons are more than worthy of 
recognition for their immeasurable sacrifices to our nation's birth and 
cause.
  The Civil War era saw two prominent politicians and soldiers from 
this family. James Webb Throckmorton was a soldier in the Mexican War 
and a Confederate general from Texas. He worked closely with American 
hero Sam Houston as a Texas state senator leading up to the war. 
Although he fought for the South, Throckmorton was one of seven 
delegates who voted against the 1861 Texas Secession Convention. After 
the war, James Webb Throckmorton was elected governor of Texas and 
later served for over a decade in the House of Representatives before 
his passing in 1894. This era also includes the services of Oliver 
Hazard Perry Throckmorton as Governor of Indiana and as a close advisor 
of President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872. Oliver Throckmorton served as an 
American envoy to Great Britain as well.
  More recently, the proactive work of Mrs. Clare McClaren-Throckmorton 
and Dr. Caroline Throckmorton Lewin, a psychologist from my district in 
Ohio, has been commendable. It's important to remember the bravery and 
service of others to our country throughout history. The Throckmorton 
reunion in Williamsburg, Virginia is a gathering of a great American 
family and a salute to times past. I'm confident that generations from 
now the Throckmortons will continue to be a proud family of patriots. 
It's my honor and privilege to recognize the Throckmorton family, and 
extend my best wishes to them all. The United States is in their debt.

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