1649 - 1744 (95 years)
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Father |
John Lawrence, b. Bef 8 Oct 1609, ____, Suffolk, England, UK , d. 11 Jul 1667, Groton, Middlesex Co., MA (Age ~ 57 years) |
Mother |
Elizabeth Kettleborough, b. 8 Sep 1611, ____, Suffolk, England, UK , d. 29 Aug 1663, Groton, Middlesex Co., MA (Age 51 years) |
Married |
12 Oct 1630 |
Fulkenham Manor, Suffolk, England, UK |
- 42.75 (III.) NATHANIEL LAWRENCE, of Groton, m. ANNA (Hannah) (???). She
d. Sept. 30, 1758, aged 73 yrs. 8 m. 21 d.; and he d. Sept. 12, 1765, aged 87 yrs.
6 m. 21 d. Chil.,
76 1. NATHANIEL, b. May 3, 1702; of Groton; m., Feb. 4, 1728-9, DOROTHY CHAMBERLIN.
His Will, dated Aug. 30, proved Oct. 4, 1775, mentions wife Dorothy,
dr. Dorothy Hudson; sons Thomas and Isaac; drs. Abigail Gilson, Eunice, and
Martha. Son John, executor. Chil.,
77 1. Dorothy, b. Feb. 8, 1729-30; m. Benaiah Hudson, of Pepperill. Chil.,
78 1. Dorothy, b. Dec. 20, 1754.
2. Benjamin, b. July 31, 1757.
80 3. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 18, 1759.
4. Abigail, b. July 15, 1761.
82 5. Rachel, b. Feb. 17, 1764.
6. Jane, b. June 16, 1766.
84 7. William, b. Aug. 19, 1768.
85 2. Nathaniel, b. May 24, 1732; probably d. young.
86 3. Thomas, b. Aug. 18, 1734, of Pepperill; m. Sarah (???). Chil.,
87 1. Thomas, b. Ap. 19, 1758.
2. Sarah, b. May 28, 1760.
89 3. Ezekiel, b. July 2, 1762.
4. Nicholas, b. Sept. 18, 1764.
91 5. John, b. Aug. 30, 1766.
6. Mary, b. Nov. 30, 1768.
93 7. David, b. June 2, 1771. 8. Jonas, b. Oct. 24, 1773.
95 4. Isaac, b. Jan. 8, 1736-7; of Groton; m., Mary (???). Chil.,
96 1. Isaac, b. Oct. 30, 1759.
2. Benjamin, b. July 15, 1761.
98 3. Mary, b. Sept. 3, 1763.
4. Dorothy, b. July 29, 1766.
(+)90 5. Eunice, b. Ap. 9, 1767.
6. Nathaniel, b. July 29, 1769, of Dunstable.
(+)92 7. Lydia, b. Ap. 21, 1772.
(+)93 8. Daniel, b. Sept. 14, 1774. Nov. 26, 1798, Nathaniel Lawrence, of
Dunstable, was appointed administrator of the estate of his brother
Daniel, at the request of his father, Isaac.
(+)94 9. Martha, b. Nov. 3, 1777.
10. Anna, b. Jan. 2, 1781.
(+)96 11. Susanna, b. May 13, 1783.
(+)97 5. Abigail, b. June 21, 1739; m. Nehemiah Gilson. Chil.
(+)98 1. Nehemiah, b. July 10, 1766.
2. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 24, 1768.
100 3. Sybil, b. June 9, 1770.
4. Jacob Blanchard, b. Sept. 5, 1772.
102 5. Oliver, b. Mar. 15, 1776.
6. Nabby, b. Dec. 15, 1777.
104 7. Asahel, b. Feb. 27, 1780.
8. Isaac, b. Sept. 26, 1783.
106 6. John, b. Nov. 13, 1741.
(+)107 7. Eunice.
8. Martha.
107 2. JAMES, b. Aug. 26, 1705; a Captain, of Groton; m., Feb. 20, 1732-3, MARY
MARTIN, b. Ap. 30, 1713, eldest child of Benjamin and Sarah, of Groton. She
d. 1799, aged 77, and he d. in Pepperill, Jan. 27, 1800, aged 96. Admin.
granted to his son Benjamin, Oct. 22, 1800.
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108 1. Mary, b. Mar. 17, 1734; m., in Groton, Mar. 19, 1754, Isaac Lakin, Jr.
11 chil. [Butler, p. 412.]
109 2. James, b. Ap. 11, 1736; of Pepperill; m., Sept. 21, 1756, Elizabeth Fiske
[? divorced in 1797]. Chil.,
110 1. Molly, b. Feb. 13, 1757.
2. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 15, 1759.
112 3. Tamar, b. May 2, 1762.
4. Patience, b. May 29, 1764.
114 5. James, b. Jan. 20, 1767; a cordwainer, of Pepperill. His estate was
admin. Oct. 26, 1816, by Josiah Williams, (?) who had m. his widow,
Anna. Chil., 1. Luther, d. 2. Nancy, wife of Jonas Kemp. 3. Matilda.
In 1818, guardians were appointed for Aaron, Charles, John W., and
Noah, sons of James Lawrence, upwards of 14 years old.
115 6. Absalom, b. Mar. 11, 1770.
7. Abel, b. Ap. 24, 1772.
117 8. Huldah, b. Feb. 13, 1775.
118 3. Lemuel, b. June 1, 1745, d. Ap. 24, 1773; of Pepperill; m., Jan. 21, 1768,
Sarah Williams. Chil.,
119 1. Sarah, b. Oct. 13, 1768.
2. Lemuel, b. Aug. 6, 1770.
121 3. Olive, b. Feb. 13, 1772.
122 4. Benjamin, b. Oct. 19, 1747, of Pepperill; m., in Groton, Nov. 21, 1769, Sybil
Parker, b. May 1, 1744, dr. of Wm. and Susanna (Kemp) Parker, of Groton.
She d. Nov. 28, 1797. Chil.,
123 1. Prudence, b. Oct. 21, 1770.
2. Jesse, b. Mar. 1, 1774.
125 3. Benjamin, b. June 1, 1780.
4. Jacob, b. June 16, 1784.
127 3. ANNA, b. July 3, 1708; (?) m., Jan. 18, 1732-3, SAMUEL WRIGHT, 7 chil.
357.128 4. ENOCH, b. Nov. 15, 1710, of Pepperill.
129 5. SARAH, b. Mar. 15, 1713; m., Dec. 15, 1734, ZECHARIAH LAWRENCE, Jr. [187.]
130 6. MARTHA, b. Dec. 7, 1715; m., Feb. 11, 1735-6, WILLIAM BLOOD, of Groton.
131 She d. soon, leaving one child, Martha, b., Jan. 25, 1736-7; m. John Nutting.
132 7. JOSEPH, b. Ap. 10, 1718; first of Groton, afterwards of Pepperill; m. ELIZABETH
(???). Chil.,
133 1. Elizabeth, b. in G., Oct. 11, 1739; m., Oct. 18, 1759, Whitcomb Powers, of
Hollis.
134 2. Zeruiah, b. in G., Mar. 23, 1741; m. in Pepperill, Sept. 24, 1767, Josiah
Nutting, b. in Groton, Feb. 16, 1748, and in P. had 8 chil. [Butler, p. 476.]
135 3. Anna, b. in G., Dec. 1, 1743.
4. Lucy, b. in G., May 7, 1747.
137 5. Joseph, b. in Pepperill, Ap. 6, 1749; m., Ap. 9, 1771, Lydia Shattuck.
1. Joseph, b. Feb. 15, 1773.
2. Lydia, b. Mar. 9, 1775.
3. Phebe, b. Mar. 16, 1777.
4. Eunice, b. July 16, 1780.
5. Sybil, b. July 16, 1782.
6. Abraham, b. Ap. 19, 1784, d. July 16, 1806, and his estate admin. by his father.
7. Abijah, b. Feb. 25, 1786, d. 1808. 8. Lewis, b. Ap. 25, 1788, d. 1816.
8. Joshua, b. Feb. 3, 1790, d. 1812. 10. Bryant, b. Ap. 22, 1795.
138 8. BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 6, 1720; a lieutenant, of Groton; m., in Groton, June 20,
1744, RUTH DODGE [Butler, p. 415, says Rebecca]. He d. 1807, aged 87, and
admin. granted to son Salmon, Oct. 22, 1807.
139 1. Rebecca, b. Jan. 10, 1744-5; m., Oct. 5, 1775, Ezra Peirce.
140 2. Benjamin, b. Sept. 1, 1746; of Pepperill; m., in Groton, Nov. 21, 1769,
Sybil Parker, dr. of Peter and Prudence (Lawrence, [(+)76]) Parker.
141 3. Anna, b. Nov. 14, 1748; m. John Fisk.
4. Margaret, b. Jan. 3, 1751.
143 5. Sarah, b. Ap. 2, 1753; m., July 14, 1774, Abel Bancroft, b. May 28, 1752,
son of Dea. Benjamin, Jr., and Alice (Tarball) Bancroft, [see 52, p. 823].
144 6. Phebe, b. Oct. 19, 1755; m. Nehemiah Peirce, b. Aug. 1, 1756, son of Simon
and Susanna (Parker) P., of Groton.
145 7. Ruth, b. Jan. 3, 1758; m. (???) Ames; was a wid. in 1807.
146 8. Rachel, b. Mar. 16, 1760; unm. in 1807.
147 9. Deborah, b. July 1, 1762; m. Jonathan Sheple.
148 10. Salmon, b. Ap. 23, 1765.
149 9. REBECCA, b. Ap. 17, 1724.
150 10. LOIS, b. Sept. 26, 1726; m., Dec. 17, 1751, BEZALEEL SAWYER, of Lancaster.
151 11. EUNICE, b. July 25, 1728; d. Nov. 15, 1747, aged 19 years.
43.152 (III.) DANIEL LAWRENCE, of Groton, m. SARAH (???), and had at least two
children b. in Groton. About 1707, he moved to Plainfield, Conn., in that part
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which became the town of Killingby. He is said to have had 2 wives and 22
children, and late in life, to have gone to Norfolk, Conn., to live with his son John,
where he probably died. His son Isaac gave the use of a farm to his half
brother John, as a compensation for taking care of their father. In 1711, Daniel
Lawrence purchased land of David Russell. In 1719-20, he, then of Plainfield,
executed a deed, without the name of wife attached. July 2, 1743, he sold land
to his son Samuel. [See Genealogy of the Ancestors and Posterity of Isaac
Lawrence, by Frederick S. Pease, of Albany.] The names of only a few of his
children have been ascertained.
153 1. DANIEL, b. in Groton, Ap. 22, 1702. He built and kept a tavern, the house in
which John Wadsworth lived and died, a short distance east of Konkapot River.
From this house he moved to Sheffield, where he died. Chil.,
154 1. Nathaniel. By his 1st wife, Sarah, he had,
1. Martha.
2. Anson.
By his 2d wife, Elizabeth,
3. Silas.
4. Kezia.
5. Nathaniel.
6. Phebe, who m. Josiah Lawrence [675].
162 2. Gideon.
3. Stephen.
4. Rufus.
5. Sarah.
6. Sybil.
7. Lois.
8. Esther.
One of his drs. m. (???) Fellows, and was mother of the late Mr. Isaac Fellows.
366.169 2. ISAAC, b. in Groton, Feb. 25, 1704-5.
(By 2d wife.)
170 3. JOHN, a major, of Norfolk, Conn., at whose house his father died.
171 4. JEREMIAH. He m. (1st) OLIVE WHEELER. 3 chil. He m. (2d), BETSEY SMITH,
sister of Willard and Obadiah Smith. 1 child. He m. (3d) wid. HIGBY, maiden
name Clarke. Chil.,
172 1. David, had 2 wives. Nathan, a son by his first wife, had
1. George.
2. Lewis.
3. Leonard.
4. Lucy.
5. Wealthy.
One of his drs. m. Samuel Rood.
173 2. Jonathan. By 1st wife had Joseph, father of John, Benjamin, and Betsey Ann.
174 3. Nehemiah, a capt., of Canaan; had 3 wives; lived in a red house, on the
north side of the road, about half a mile east of Konkapot River. He had
4 chil. by his first 2 wives. He m. (3d), 1787, the wid. of Dr. Edward
Sutton, and a dr. of Col. Charles Burrall, of Canaan. He d. in Canaan,
July 2, 1800, aged 72, and she d. in Colebrook, Conn., Ap. 1838, aged 91.
2 chil. by 3d wife, viz.,
175 1. Charlotte, b. Jan. 1788; m., Oct. 1809, Alpha Sage, a merchant, of
Colebrook, Conn.
176 2. Ville, b. Dec. 6, 1789. Soon after the death of his father, he went to
Vermont, and settled in Vergennes. Gen. Ville Lawrence m., Dec. 4,
1814, Betsey Woodbridge, dr. of Hon. Enoch Woodbridge. She d.
Nov. 21, 1830, leaving 6 chil.,
(By 2d wife, Betsey.)
177 4. Putnam, a blacksmith and farmer. Chil.,
1. Thankful, m. Daniel White.
179 2. William C.
3. Mary Ann, m. John Watson.
181 4. Adaline, m. (???) Lewis.
5. Caroline.
6. Nancy.
184 7. Henry, m. Abigail Doolittle.
185 5. William.
44.186 (III.) ZECHARIAH LAWRENCE, of Groton, m. about 1707, ABIGAIL, a grand-??
dr. of Dea. James Parker, of Groton. He m. (2d), Sept. 17, 1740, LUCY LAKIN,
wid. of Josiah Lakin, of Groton, s. p. [Jan. 5, 1768, Ebenezer Lakin, Sarah
Green, and John Scott, asked for administration to be granted on the estate of
mother Lucy Lawrence.] He (Z. L.) d. in Pepperill, June 18, 1754, aged 71 yrs.
187 1. ZECHARIAH, b. May 8, 1708; m., in Groton, Dec. 5, 1734, SARAH LAWRENCE.
[129.] Chil.,
1. Sarah, b. Oct. 2, 1735; d. May 20, 1738.
188 2. Sarah, b. Ap. 7, 1738.
3. Daniel, b. Feb. 24, 1740-1.
190 2. RUTH, b. Sept. 3, 1710; m., Dec. 18, 1729, ELIAS ELLIOT. Chil. b. in Groton.
1. William, b. July 22, 1730.
2. Rachel, b. Aug. 10, 1732.
3. Oliver, b. Aug. 24, 1734.
4. Jeremiah, b. May 22, 1737.
5. Abigail, b. Mar. 16, 1740.
6. Elizabeth, b. July 4, 1743.
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191 3. JEREMIAH, b. Dec. 7, 1713; m., Mar. 23, 1736-7, ELIZABETH CHAMBERLIN. He
and his wife were dismissed, Jan. 29, 1746-7, from Groton to the church in
Pepperill, of which he was elected a deacon, Jan. 11, 1748. His epitaph is:
"He was a man of unfeigned sincerity, strict religious and experimental piety.
He lived beloved, and died universally lamented, with a full assurance of
going to rest, Aug. 29, 1759, aged 47 yrs." His wid. d. Feb. 1, 1774, aged 60,
and admin. granted Feb. 2, 1779. Chil.,
1. Abigail, b. Aug. 16; d. Sept. 18, 1738.
192 2. Abigail, b. Aug. 22, 1739; (?) m., Jan. 22, 1767, Eleazer Parker, b. Ap. 4,
1743, son of Peter and Prudence (Lawrence) Parker. [Lawrence, (+)75.]
3. Mary, b. Jan. 8, d. Jan. 27, 1743-4.
193 4. Elizabeth, b. May 19, 1745; m. (?) Ebenezer Gibson.
194 5. Jeremiah, b. July 30, 1750; ? m., in Pepperill, Feb. 1, 1774, Anna Woods.
195 1. Jeremiah, b. Mar. 8, 1775; admin. granted Oct. 18, 1803.
196 2. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 14, 1777.
3. Anna, b. July 29, 1779.
198 4. Betsey, b. Nov. 22, 1788.
199 6. Esther, b. (?) m., Oct. 29, 1767, John Page.
4. JOSIAH, b. July 4, 1715, d. soon.
200 5. ABIGAIL, b. May 11, 1718; m., Nov. 23, 1737, ZERUBABEL KEMP, Jr. 3 chil.
201 6. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 15, 1720; (?) m., Nov. 12, 1741, JOHN MOSIER, of Groton.
8 chil. [Butler, p. 475.]
202 7. JOSIAH, b. Oct. 11, 1723; m., Dec. 3, 1746, ELIZABETH LAKIN, (?) dr. of James
and Elizabeth (Williams) Lakin.
203 8. RACHEL, b. 1727; d. Oct. 6, 1756; m., Dec. 3, 1746, JOHN CHAMBERLIN, Jr.
Chil.,
1. Rachel, b. July 10, 1747; d. Oct. 13, 1756.
2. Abigail, b. Sept. 8, 1749.
3. John, b. Feb. 27, 1752.
4. Ede, b. Oct. 9, 1754.
47.204 (IV.) JOHN LAWRENCE, of Lex., m., May 18, 1710, ELIZABETH STONE, b.
June 19, 1693, dr. of Dea. Samuel and Dorcas (Jones) Stone, of Lex. [See I.
Stearns. App. I., 15.] He d. Jan. 22, 1752, aged 63. "At the first precinct meeting
of that part of Woburn, now called Burlington, held Nov., 1730, John Lawrence
was chosen Collector. In a tax of œ400, granted Mar. 29, 1732, towards
building a meeting-house, assessed upon 110 persons, his rate of œ10 8s. 7d., was
the highest on the list except one." In the settlement of his estate, 1755, George
Tilley was guardian of his (G. T's.) sons.
205 1. ELIZABETH, b. May 12, 1711; m., in Woburn, June 22, 1732, THOMAS DITSON,
of Billerica.
206 2. JOHN, b. Sept. 21, 1713; m., in Woburn, Oct. 23, 1736, MARY SIMONDS. "He
lived a while in Medford, and went to Maine."
207 3. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 3, 1715,|Samuel and Isaac, both living, July 7, 1755, and
208 4. ISAAC, b. Nov. 27, 1717.|acted by their att'y in settling their father's estate.
209 5. ANNA, b. Aug. 8, 1720; m., in Woburn, May 12, 1740, JAMES SIMONDS, of
Woburn.
210 6. NATHANIEL, by wife BETHSHEBA, had a dr. Olive, b. in Woburn, Mar. 24, 1749;
in 1754, he went to New Hampshire; July 7, 1755, he acted by att'y in the
settlement of his father's estate.
211 7. REBECCA, b. 1728; m. (1st), June 27, 1751, THOMAS LOCKE, of Lex., b. Oct. 22,
1722, son of William and Jemima (Russell) L., of Lex. He d. Feb. 21, 1792,
aged 70, and his wid. m., Jan. 3, 1795, NOAH EATON. She d. Mar. 14, 1814,
aged 86. [See Locke Family, p. 38.] One child.
212 1. Thomas (Locke), b. Aug. 21 or 29, 1756; m., Nov. 5, 1778, Lydia Reed.
213 8. MARY, m., in Woburn, May 30, 1738, WILLIAM TUTTLE. She d., and in 1755,
her mother, Elizabeth Lawrence, was guardian of her dr. Mary.
48.214 (IV.) THOMAS LAWRENCE, of Groton, m., 1713, PRUDENCE (???). It is
supposed that he d. in 1729, and that it was his wid. Prudence, who m., in Groton,
Jan. 5, 1731-2, SHADRACH WHITNEY, of North Town. [See Butler, p.
208.] Chil.,
215 1. PRUDENCE, b. Sept. 14, 1715; m., July 18, 1732-3, SAMUEL CUMMINGS, Jr.
216 2. MARY, b. Sept. 7, 1718; (?) m, Feb. 1, 1738-9, JOHN LONGLEY, Jr. In 1732,
she chose Jona Boyden, guardian.
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381.217 3. THOMAS, b. Sept. 3, 1720; of Pepperill.
395.218 4. JONATHAN, b Sept. 2, 1725; of Groton.
49.219 (IV.) Col. WILLIAM LAWRENCE, of Groton, m., June 27, 1722, SUSANNA
PRESCOTT, b. Dec. 31, 1691, dr. of Jonas and Mary (Loker) Prescott, of Groton.
He d. May 19, 1764, aged 67, and his wid. d. 1771, aged 80. He was a Colonel,
a Justice of the Peace, and of the Quorum, and was many times Representative
of Groton. The epitaphs on their gravestones in Groton, are delineations of characters
of high esteem and great worth.
419.220 1. WILLIAM, b. May 7, 1723; grad. Harv. Coll., 1743; of Lincoln.
221 2. SUSANNA, b. Feb. 5, 1725; m., June 8, 1752, her cousin, Hon. JAMES PRESCOTT,
of Groton. 8 chil. [Butler, p. 429.]
222 3. ANNA, b. Jan. 29, 1727-8; d. 1791; m., July 7, 1748, ISRAEL HOBART. 10 children.
[Butler, p. 407.]
440.223 4. ABEL, b. Feb. 25, 1729-30; of Groton; d. Sept. 20, 1770.
224 5. SARAH, b. Mar. 12, 1732; d. 1778; m., Oct. 23, 1755, Rev JOSEPH PERRY, grad.
Harv. Coll., 1752; d. 1783; minister, of East Windsor, Conn.
225 6. PHEBE, b. Sept. 20, 1734; m., Sept. 30, 1756, JONATHAN BANCROFT, of Danvers.
55.226 (IV.) JONATHAN LAWRENCE, of Lex., m., Feb. 26, 1726-7, ELIZABETH
SWAIN, of Lex., b. 1707. He d. Mar. 19, 1773, aged 68, and his wid. d. July 4,
1790, aged 83. He settled first in Sudbury, afterwards in Framingham, where he
was residing in 1736. In 1736, John Lawrence, of Lex., executed a deed in favor
of his son Jonathan, of Fram.; soon after this, he returned to Lexington. "Dec.
28, 1761, an order was passed (in town meeting) to pay Jonathan Lawrence, œ2
13s. 4d., for his wife's keeping one of the women's schools." The following is a
clause in his Will: "I give my negroes among all my children, to be settled
among them as they shall agree, as soon as may be after my decease." He held
various offices of duty and trust in the town. Chil.,
1. ELIZABETH, b. in Sud., Feb. 19, 1727-8; d. Jan. 16, 1732-3.
227 2. MARY, b. in Fram., Nov. 30, 1729; m., Jan., 1750, ABIJAH SMITH, of Lex.
[Smith, 54.]
228 3. SARAH, b. in F., Dec. 15, 1731; m., Jan. 30, 1752, Col. JONATHAN REED, (?) b.
Mar. 8, 1729, son of Capt. Benjamin and Rebecca (Stone) Reed, of Lex., and
settled in Littleton.
457.229 4. JONATHAN, b. in F., Feb. 5, 1733-4; of Woburn, afterwards of Ashby.
479.230 5. BEZALEEL, b. (probably in F.) Ap. 13, 1736; of Lexington.
498.231 6. MICAH, b. Mar. 15, 1738-9; of Winchester, N. H.; grad. Harv. Coll., 1789.
232 7. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 13, 1741; m., Nov. 7, 1764, THADDEUS BOWMAN, of Lex.
[Bowman [188.], Part II.]
8. ANNA, b. Mar. 19, 1745-6; d. July 18, 1753.
510.233 9. JOHN, b. June 5, 1748; of Ashby.
10. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 13, 1750; d. June 19, 1753.
59.234 (IV.) Lieut. AMOS LAWRENCE, of Groton; m., Nov. 7, 1749, ABIGAIL
ABBOT, b. in Lex., Jan. 26, 1721, dr. of Dea. Nehemiah and Sarah (Foster)
Abbot, first of Weston, afterwards of Lexington. [See Abbot, p. 1, and see Reg.
of Abbot Family, p. 151.] She d. Jan. 6, 1784. He d. June 20, 1785, aged 70.
516.235 1. AMOS, b. Sept. 9, 1750; of Groton.
236 2. NEHEMIAH, b. Jan. 14, 1752; m. ESTHER (???). He d. July 13, 1786. Inventory
dated Sept. 19, 1786, leaving wid. Esther, and 4 chil., viz.:--
237 1. Sally, b. Ap. 3, 1775.
2. Polly, b. Nov. 4, 1777.
239 3. Esther, b. Nov. 8, 1780.
4. Sukey, b. Sept. 22, 1782.
520.240 3. SAMUEL, b. Ap. 24, 1754; of Groton.
4. ASA, b. Jan. 1, 1756; d. Nov. 6, 1759.
61.241 (IV.) JONATHAN LAWRENCE, of Woburn, m., 1750, RACHEL WRIGHT, of
W., where he d. Aug. 1, 1793, aged 68.
242 1. JONATHAN, b. May 24, 1752; of Ashby, where he was a deacon, and d. 1817,
aged 65. A son settled in Nashville, Tenn.
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243 2. JOSEPH, b. Nov. 12, 1754; of Woburn, d. 1836, aged 81.
244 3. EBENEZER, b. Oct. 16, 1757; of Woburn; a soldier in the Revolutionary war,
and afterwards a deacon. He m., Ap. 6, 1785, HANNAH ESTABROOK, of Lex.
[Estabrook, 11-2.] He d. Jan. 12, 1842, ‘t. 85.
245 1. Ebenezer, b. 1786 or 7; (?) d. Jan. 11, 1807.
246 2. Nathaniel, b. July 12, 1791.
3. Jonathan, b. June 8, 1794.
247 4. Meliscent, b. May 17, 1796; d. 1842; m., 1816, Jacob Pierce, of Wob.
248 5. Hannah, b. Sept. 27, 1799; m., 1829, Rev. James Cushing, of Boxboro.
249 4. RACHEL, b. Oct., 1760.
250 5. NATHANIEL, b. July 2, 1764; grad. Harv. Coll., 1787 [in the catalogue, Laurence];
ordained in Tyngsboro, Jan. 6, 1790; m., May 24, 1794, HANNAH
SODEN, bap. Mar. 4, 1764, dr. of Samuel and Susanna (Mason) Soden, of Wat.
[See Soden, and see Mason, 23.] In 1815, he wrote the History of Tyngsboro,
which was published in the Mass. Hist. Collections. During his long ministry
there were 255 baptisms; 326 marriages; 121 admitted to the church; and
400 deaths. His wife, Hannah, d. Sept. 20, 1835, and he d. suddenly Feb. 5, 1843.
251 1. Susanna Soden, b. June 22, 1795; m. Timothy Davis, of Billerica; had
chil., and d. July 3, 1831.
252 2. Samuel Soden, b. Mar. 24, 1797; of Tyngsboro; m., June 16, 1828, Mrs.
Elizabeth Ruggles Prentiss, of Boston.
253 3. Nathaniel, b. Mar. 8, 1803; d. Aug. 19, 1835.
254 4. Hannah, b. Nov. 9, 1809; d. Nov. 27, 1832.
66.255 (IV.) Dea. PELEG LAWRENCE, first of Groton, where his children were born,
afterwards of Pepperill; m. RUTH (???). He was dismissed from Groton (first)
Church, to the West Parish (Pepperill), Jan. 29, 1746-7, where he was chosen
deacon, Aug. 23, 1754, and d. July 27, 1757, aged 57. His wid. Ruth, d. Sept. 4,
1757. His epitaph is:--
"A man of Wisdom, Prudence, Honesty,
Public Spiritedness, and Piety,
The Poor Man's Friend.
Blessed are the Dead, who die in the Lord."
256 1. OLIVER, b. Mar. 18, 1728; of Hollis, N. H.; m., 1751 or 2, MARY (???). He d.
Ap. 2, 1797, aged 69, and his wid. Mary, d. July 20, 1799, aged 66. Chil.,
257 1. Mary, b. Nov. 4, 1753; d. Jan. 31, 1756.
2. Oliver, b. Oct. 7, 1755.
258 3. Peleg, b. Aug. 7, 1757.
4. Noah, b. Nov. 3, 1760.
260 5. Daniel, b. Ap. 26, 1762; of Hollis; m., May 6, 1790, Polly Johnson, of
Hollis. He d. (?) about 1823. Chil.,
1. Daniel, b. June 16, 1791; d. young.
2. Betsey, b. Oct. 20, 1792.
3. Charlotte, b. Sept. 5, 1794.
4. Ruth, b. Nov. 21, 1796.
5. Daniel, b. Ap. 7, 1798; m., (?) 1825, Sarah Fletcher, of Pepperill.
6. Abigail, b. June 10, 1800.
7. Luther, b. Ap. 14, 1803.
8. Louisa, b. June 14, 1807.
9. Caroline, b. Mar. 23, 1810.
10. Mark, b. Aug. 20, 1811.
261 6. Silas, b. June 19, 1764.
7. Molly, b. May 25, 1767; d. Ap. 22, 1799.
262 8. Amos, b. Aug. 6, 1769.
263 9. Eber, b. Oct. 28, 1771.
264 10. Aaron, b. May 5, 1774. 11. Sarah, b. Oct. 4, 1777.
266 2. RUTH, b. Jan. 28, 1730.
267 3. MARY, b. Mar. 23, 1733; m., in Groton, Mar. 19, 1754, ISAAC LAKIN, Jr., of Groton,
b. Dec. 6, 1727, son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Shattuck) Lakin. Chil.,
1. Molly, b. May 5, 1755.
2. Isaac, b. Mar. 1, 1758.
3. Eunice, b. July 27, 1760.
4. Naomi, b. Ap. 13, 1762.
5. Rachel, b. Oct. 12, 1764.
6. David, b. May 15, 1767.
7. James, b. Nov. 13, 1769.
8. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 19, 1771.
9. Lemuel, b. Oct. 9, 1773.
10. Jonas, b. July 16, 1776.
11. Sybil, b. May 20, 1780.
268 4. EPHRAIM, b. Mar. 31, 1735; a physician, of Pepperill; m., Mar. 3, 1768, ANAN
FISKE [? N. Fiske, 74]. She d. June 12, 1774, aged 27, and he m. (2d), RUTH
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(???). Admin. on his estate was granted to his son Ebenezer in 1812. He left
wid. Ruth. Chil.,
269 1. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 9, 1770; grad. Harv. Coll. 1795; a physician, now (1848)
living in Hampton, N. H. He m. in 1800, Abigail Levitt, and had a large
family of children.
270 2. Anna, b. July 26, 1772; m. Isaac Brown Farrar, of New Ipswich [Farrar,
14, p. 728].
(By 2d wife, Ruth.)
271 3. Ruth, b. Ap. 8, 1777.
4. Sarah, b. Ap. 18, d. Dec. 16, 1779.
272 5. George W., b. Oct. 1, 1780; m. Dorcas True; d. in Charlestown, N. H.
273 6. Sarah, b. Aug. 28, 1782.
274 7. Mary Emerson, b. Nov. 27, 1784; m. Luther Lakin, d. in Troy, N. Y. 1830.
275 8. Theodosia, m., for her 2d husband, Luther Lakin.
276 5. ASA, b. June 14, 1737; a Captain, of Groton; m., July 27, 1758, ABIGAIL, dr. of
Richard King, of Littleton. Chil.,
1. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 4, 175-, d. June 22, 1785.
2. Rowland, b. Mar. 25, 1763, d. June 17, 1812.
277 3. Roger, b. Mar. 6, 1764.
4. Ephraim.
5. Didamia, b. Aug. 24, 1771, d. Oct. 18, 1778.
6. Philomela, b. Oct. 22, 1773, d. Aug. 18, 1775.
7. Horatio Gates, b. June 11, 1777, d. Oct. 28, 1778.
279 8. Abigail. 9. Asa.
281 6. SARAH, b. July 24, 1739, d. in Pepperill, July 24, 1757.
(continued in Marriage notes for 2nd marriage)
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Family ID |
F12565 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Ruth Whitney, b. 15 Apr 1645, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA , d. Sep 1718 (Age 73 years) |
Married |
6 Mar 1676/77 |
Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA |
Children |
| 1. Nathaniel Lawrence, b. Abt 21 Feb 1677/78, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA , d. 12 Sep 1765, Groton, Middlesex Co., MA (Age ~ 87 years) |
| 2. Daniel Lawrence, b. 7 Mar 1680/81, Groton, Middlesex Co., MA , d. Unknown, Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT |
| 3. Zechariah Lawrence, b. 16 Jul 1683, Groton, Middlesex Co., MA , d. 18 Jun 1754, Pepperell, Middlesex Co., MA (Age 70 years) |
| 4. Jeremiah Lawrence, b. 1 May 1686, Groton, Middlesex Co., MA , d. Unknown |
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Last Modified |
7 Jan 2006 |
Family ID |
F12576 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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