Henry LawrenceAge: 26 years1586–1613

Name
Henry Lawrence
Given names
Henry
Surname
Lawrence
Birth April 10, 1586 41 42
Lancashire, England

Death of a motherJoan Frustenden
1589 (Age 2 years)

Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Lawrence
April 27, 1590 (Age 4 years)
Rumburgh, Suffolk, England

MarriageMary West — View this family
1598 (Age 11 years)
Wissett, Suffolk, England

Death of a fatherJohn Lawrence
January 16, 1607 (Age 20 years)
Wissett, Suffolk, England

Birth of a son
#1		John Lawrence
October 8, 1609 (Age 23 years)
Wisset, Suffolk, England

Residencesyes

Note: Wisset England? & Charlestown, Suffolk, MA;
Death 1613 (Age 26 years)
Charlestown, MA

Immigration about 1635 (22 years after death)

Note: to Charlestown, Suffolk, MA
Family with parents - View this family
father
John Lawrence
Birth: 1545 21 21 — England
Death: January 16, 1607 — Wissett, Suffolk, England
mother
Joan Frustenden
Birth: 1544 — Wissett, Suffolk, England
Death: 1589
Marriage: 1561 — Wissett, Suffolk, England
25 years
himself
Henry Lawrence
Birth: April 10, 1586 41 42 — Lancashire, England
Death: 1613 — Charlestown, MA
sister
Margery Lawrence
Death:
sister
Katherine Lawrence
Death:
brother
Robert Lawrence
Death:
Family with Mary West - View this family
himself
Henry Lawrence
Birth: April 10, 1586 41 42 — Lancashire, England
Death: 1613 — Charlestown, MA
wife
Mary West
Birth: 1579 — Wisset, Suffolk, England
Death: May 3, 1667 — Charlestown, MA
Marriage: 1598 — Wissett, Suffolk, England
12 years
son
John Lawrence
Birth: October 8, 1609 23 30 — Wisset, Suffolk, England
Emigration:
Death: July 11, 1667 — Groton, MA
son
Robert Lawrence
Death:

  1. Generation 1

    1. Henry Lawrence, son of John Lawrence and Joan Frustenden, was born on April 10, 1586 in Lancashire, England and died in 1613 in Charlestown, MA at the age of 26. He married Mary West in 1598 in Wissett, Suffolk, England. She was born in 1579 in Wisset, Suffolk, England and died on May 3, 1667 in Charlestown, MA at the age of 88.

      Children of Henry Lawrence and Mary West:

      1. John Lawrence (1609–1667)
      2. Robert Lawrence
  2. Generation 2back to top

    1. John Lawrence, son of Henry Lawrence and Mary West, was born on October 8, 1609 in Wisset, Suffolk, England and died on July 11, 1667 in Groton, MA at the age of 57. He married 3 times. The first time he married Susanna Batchelder, daughter of William Batchelder and … Rachel, in 1628 in Charlestown, Suffolk, MA. She was born in 1615 in Charlestown, MA and died on July 8, 1668 in Groton, MA at the age of 53. The second time he married Elizabeth (Cooke) Waters, daughter of James Waters and Phebe Manning, about 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Bay Colony. She was born on December 9, 1610 in Groton, Middlesex, Mass. and died on August 29, 1663 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Bay Colony at the age of 52. The third time he married Elizabeth Kettleborough, daughter of William Kettleborough and Elizabeth Cook, on October 12, 1630. She was born in 1611 and died in 1640 at the age of 29.

      Children of John Lawrence and Susanna Batchelder:

      1. Abigail Lawrence (1665–1670)
      2. Susannah Lawrence

      Children of John Lawrence and Elizabeth (Cooke) Waters:

      1. John Lawrence (1636–1712)
      2. George Lawrence (1638–1709)
      3. Nathaniel Lawrence (1639–1724)
      4. Joseph Lawrence (1643–1648)
      5. Jonathon Lawrence (1644–1648)
      6. Mary Lawrence (1645–1646)
      7. Peleg Lawrence (1647–1692)
      8. Enoch Lawrence (1649–1744)
      9. Samuel Lawrence (1650–1700)
      10. Isaac Lawrence (1652–1731)
      11. Jonathan Lawrence (1656–1729)
      12. Zachariah Lawrence (1658–1659)
      13. Elizabeth Lawrence (1659–1741)
      14. Zechariah Lawrence (1659–1660)

      Children of John Lawrence and Elizabeth Kettleborough:

      1. Thomas Lawrence (1615–1655)
  3. Generation 3back to top

    1. John Lawrence, son of John Lawrence and Elizabeth (Cooke) Waters, was born on March 14, 1636 in Watertown, Suffolk, Mass. and died in 1712 in Inventory Taken at the age of 75. He married Sarah Buckmaster, daughter of Thomas Buckmaster and Joanna Robinson, on September 30, 1657 in Charlestown, MA. She was born about 1638 in Of Charlestown and died in 1670 in Charlestown, Suffolk, MA.

      Children of John Lawrence and Sarah Buckmaster:

      1. Susannah Lawrence
      2. Hannah Lawrence (1659–1660)
      3. Abigail Lawrence (1662–1729)
      4. Sarah Lawrence (1662–1724)
      5. David Lawrence (1664–1665)
      6. John Lawrence (1668–1669)
      7. Ebenezer Lawrence (1679–1751)
      8. William Lawrence (1685–1720)

    2. George Lawrence, son of John Lawrence and Elizabeth (Cooke) Waters, was born about 1638 and died on March 21, 1709 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Elizabeth Crispe, daughter of Benjamin Crispe and Mary Bridget, on September 29, 1657 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born on January 8, 1637 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on May 28, 1681 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA at the age of 44. The second time he married Elizabeth Holland on August 16, 1691 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1639.

      Children of George Lawrence and Elizabeth Crispe:

      1. Judith Lawrence (1660–)
      2. Hannah Lawrence (1661–1740)
      3. John Lawrence (1664–1674)
      4. Benjamin Lawrence (1666–1738)
      5. Daniel Lawrence (1666–1743)
      6. George Lawrence (1668–1735)
      7. Mary Lawrence (1671–)
      8. Sarah Lawrence (1671–1714)
      9. Grace Lawrence (1680–1758)
      10. Martha Lawrence (1680–)
      11. Joseph Lawrence (1681–)
      12. Mercy Lawrence (1681–1753)

      Children of George Lawrence and Elizabeth Holland:

      1. Joseph Lawrence (1691–1785)
      2. Rachel Lawrence (1694–)
      3. Patience Lawrence (1694–)

    3. Nathaniel Lawrence, son of John Lawrence and Elizabeth (Cooke) Waters, was born on October 15, 1639 in Watertown, MA and died on April 14, 1724 in Charlestown, MA at the age of 84. He married 3 times. The first time he married Sarah Morse, daughter of Joseph Morse and Hannah Phillips, on March 13, 1660 in Sudbury, MA. She was born in 1643 in Massachusetts and died on August 29, 1683 in Groton, MA at the age of 40. The second time he married Hannah Tarbell on November 9, 1687 in Groton, Mass. She was born about 1639 in Of Groton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts and died on November 25, 1717 in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The third time he married AnnaHannah Longley… on November 9, 1685 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA. She died after January 1701.

      Children of Nathaniel Lawrence and Sarah Morse:

      1. John Lawrence (1667–1746)
      2. Nathaniel Lawrence (1661–1739)
      3. Hannah Lawrence (1664–1665)
      4. Mary Lawrence (1670–1671)
      5. Sarah Lawrence (1672–1673)
      6. Elizabeth Lawrence (1674–1665)
      7. Deborah Lawrence (1683–1684)
      8. Susanna Lawrence

      Children of Nathaniel Lawrence and Hannah Tarbell:

      1. Hannah Lawrence (1687–1688)
      2. Mary Lawrence (1690–1691)
      3. Jonathan Lawrence (1696–1697)

    4. Joseph Lawrence, son of John Lawrence and Elizabeth (Cooke) Waters, was born on May 30, 1643 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on April 6, 1648 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA at the age of 4. He married 2 times. The first time he married Rebecca Freeman in 1671 in Massachusetts. She was born about 1643 and died in 1675. The second time he married RebeccaLydia Davis… on March 13, 1670 in Chelmsford MA. She was born in 1647 and died before October 11, 1731.

      Children of Joseph Lawrence and RebeccaLydia Davis…:

      1. Rebecca Lawrence (1680–1685)

    5. Mary Lawrence, daughter of John Lawrence and Elizabeth (Cooke) Waters, was born on July 16, 1645 in Watertown, Suffolk, Mass. and died in 1646 in Massachusetts, Ae 41 at the age of 5 months. She married 2 times. The first time she married Tuego Potter on August 25, 1663 in Charlestown, Suffolk, MA. He was born about 1645 and died in 1664. The second time she married Inego Potter on August 25, 1663. He was born about 1645 and died in 1669.

      Children of Mary Lawrence and Tuego Potter:

      1. John Potter
      2. Richard Potter
      3. Robert Potter (1682–)
      4. Inego Potter (1683–)

    6. Peleg Lawrence, son of John Lawrence and Elizabeth (Cooke) Waters, was born on January 10, 1647 in Watertown, MA and died in 1692 in Groton, MA at the age of 44. He married Elizabeth Morse, daughter of Joseph Morse and Hannah Phillips, in 1668 in Groton (Middlesex Co) MA. She was born on September 1, 1647 in Watertown, MA and died in 1715 in Groton, MA at the age of 67.

      Children of Peleg Lawrence and Elizabeth Morse:

      1. Eleazer Lawrence (1674–1730)
      2. Elisabeth Lawrence (1669–1670)
      3. Eliab Lawrence (1669–1670)
      4. Samuel Lawrence (1671–1712)
      5. Elizabeth Lawrence (1676–1685)
      6. Jonathan Lawrence (1679–1680)
      7. Abigail Lawrence (1681–1682)
      8. Elizabeth Lawrence (1685–1686)
      9. Jeremiah Lawrence (1687–1688)
      10. Joseph Lawrence (1688–1689)
      11. Daniel Lawrence (1689–1690)
      12. Susanna Lawrence (1691–1692)

    7. Enoch Lawrence, son of John Lawrence and Elizabeth (Cooke) Waters, was born on March 5, 1649 in Of Groton, Middlesex, MA and died on September 28, 1744 in Prob. Groton, Middlesex, MA at the age of 95. He married Ruth Whitney, daughter of John Whitney and Ruth Reynolds, on March 6, 1676 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. She was born on April 15, 1645 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died in September 1718 in Probably Groton, MA at the age of 73.

      Children of Enoch Lawrence and Ruth Whitney:

      1. Nathaniel Lawrence (1678–1765)
      2. John Lawrence (1667–1673)
      3. Daniel Laurence (1681–1777)
      4. Zachariah Lawrence (1683–1754)
      5. Jeremiah Lawrence (1686–1744)

    8. Samuel Lawrence, son of John Lawrence and Elizabeth (Cooke) Waters, was born in 1650 in Watertown, Suffolk, Mass. and died in 1700 at the age of 50. He married Rebecca Luen on September 14, 1682 in Charlestown, Suffolk, MA. She was born in 1652 in Prob Mass. and died in 1687 at the age of 35.

      Children of Samuel Lawrence and Rebecca Luen:

      1. Rebecca Lawrence

    9. Isaac Lawrence, son of John Lawrence and Elizabeth (Cooke) Waters, was born in 1652 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Bay Colony and died on April 19, 1731 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, Colony at the age of 79. He married Abigail Bellows, daughter of John Bellows and Mary Wood, on April 19, 1682 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Bay Colony. She was born on May 6, 1661 in Concord, MA and died on September 13, 1726 in Norwich, Conn at the age of 65.

      Children of Isaac Lawrence and Abigail Bellows:

      1. Abigail Lawrence (1675–1726)
      2. Isaac Lawrence (1684–1685)

    10. Jonathan Lawrence, son of John Lawrence and Elizabeth (Cooke) Waters, was born in 1656 in Watertown, MA and died on September 19, 1729 in Groton, MA at the age of 73. He married Rebeccah Rutter, daughter of John Rutter and Elizabeth Plimton, in 1668 in Cambridge MA. She was born on February 28, 1647 in Cambridge, MA and died on February 16, 1725 in Groton, Middlesex, MA at the age of 77.

    11. Elizabeth Lawrence, daughter of John Lawrence and Elizabeth (Cooke) Waters, was born on February 28, 1659 in Of Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on February 8, 1741 in Bolton, Worcester, MA at the age of 81. She married Thomas Whitney, son of Thomas Whitney and Mary Kedall, on January 29, 1679 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA. He was born on August 24, 1656 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA and died on April 12, 1742 in Bolton, Worcester, MA at the age of 85.

      Children of Elizabeth Lawrence and Thomas Whitney:

      1. Thomas Whitney (1687–1682)
      2. Elizabeth Whitney (1683–1684)
      3. John Whitney (1684–1757)
      4. Mary Whitney (1686–1686)
      5. Benjamin Whitney (1687–1737)
      6. Nathan Whitney (1689–1761)
      7. Susanna Whitney (1691–1692)
      8. Abigail Whitney (1685–1730)

    12. Thomas Lawrence, son of John Lawrence and Elizabeth Kettleborough, was born about 1615 in Limpfield, Surrey, England and died on November 5, 1655 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. He married Elizabeth Bates, daughter of James Bates and Margery Philips, in 1638 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. She was born in 1615 in Lydd, Kent, England and died on February 15, 1678 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA at the age of 63.

      Children of Thomas Lawrence and Elizabeth Bates:

      1. Susan Lawrence (1622–)
      2. Richard Lawrence (1625–)
      3. Anna Lawrence (1628–)
      4. Thomas Lawrence (1630–)
      5. Mary Cooper Lawrence (1633–1723)
      6. Nicholas Lawrence (1635–1685)
      7. Elizabeth Lawrence (1635–1704)
      8. Elizabeth Lawrence (1642–)
      9. Sarah Lawrence (1644–1713)
Immigration

to Charlestown, Suffolk, MA

Residences

Wisset England? & Charlestown, Suffolk, MA;

Shared note

His father's will states that John had removed from Wisset in England to New England and settled in Charlestown. He was given 5 acres in the first land division in Charlestown

The following from "The American Genealogist" January 1999, page 16 discounts the Lawrence of Wisset pedigree as fraudulent. The material from these pages contains the following: [Somerby's technique seems to be that he would happen across a family with the same name -- or, at least, surname -- as that of a well-known immigrant. He would then either invent a document, such as a will, that seemed to prove the connection across the sea, or, in other instances just imply that such a document existed, without providing any specific detail, such as he did in the ancestry purported for Abraham, John and Richard Bowne of Watertown. Once he had "established" the connection into England and traced the line back as far as he could in local records, Somerby would then fabricate a link to another family of the same surname, often in an entirely different country. ............. In his fraudulent account of the ancestry of the Lawrences of Watertown and Groton, Mass., Somerby followed these same steps, in this instance making a grand leap between Co. Suffolk and Co. Lancaster" see H.G. Somerby, "Pedigree of Lawrence; compiled from Heralds' visitations, inquisitions post mortem, deeds, charters, wills, parish registers, and other original manuscripts" [FHL film #s 2.358 and 1.016,919]; Bond, Watertown, 2:1080-81; H.G. Somerby, "Pedigree of Lawrence" NEHGR 10(1856); chart facing 297; and especially Rev. John Lawrence, The Genealogy of the Family of John Lawrence of Wisset in Suffolk, England and of Watertown and Groton, Massachusetts {Boston 1857} 1-12. G. Andrews Moriarty in "Pre-American Ancestries: V. The Lawrence Family of Groton and Boston, Massachusetts." TAG 10(1933-34):78-83, demolished the pedigree. According to Somerby, the will of John Lawrence of Wisset, dated 2 June 1606. "refers to him (i.e.Henry) as having removed from Wisset to New England and settled in Charlestown." This is of course, absurd, as New England did not exist in 1606. Moriarty states that most of Somerby's "productions are fearfully and wonderfully concocted but, in justice to his memory, I must state that some of his pedigrees which I have examined have been carefully and accurately compiled upon authentic record evidence. Hence I have been forced to the conclusion that Mr. Somerby gave his clients exactly what they wanted." Indeed, though most of the Lawrence wills Somerby cites do exist, it is not surprising that the will of John Lawrence, yeoman, of Wisset, co. Suffolk (dated 2 June 1606; proved 7 March 1607/8) makes no mention of New England, though wife Johane, sons Henry and Robert Lawrence, with others are named (Archdeaconry of Suffolk R31/429 (FHL film #96,942]). And though this Suffolk Lawrence family was traced to 1471, it does not spring from the Lancashire family of that name, which in turn is not descended from an entirely fictitious crusader named Sir Robert Lawrence.] @HI13533@

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