Ruth RikerAge: 71 years1746–1818
- Name
- Ruth Riker
- Given names
- Ruth
- Surname
- Riker
| Birth | November 18, 1746 47 43 |
| Death of a father | Andrew Riker February 12, 1763 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Ruth Edsall February 28, 1763 (Age 16 years) |
| Marriage | Jonathan Lawrence — View this family August 7, 1768 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Judith Lawrence June 27, 1769 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Margaret Lawrence January 13, 1771 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Samuel Lawrence May 23, 1773 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Andrew Lawrence July 17, 1775 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jane Berrien September 26, 1775 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Richard M. Lawrence January 12, 1778 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Abraham Riker Lawrence December 18, 1780 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Joseph Lawrence May 5, 1783 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | John L. Lawrence October 2, 1785 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | William Thomas Lawrence May 7, 1788 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Ireland — Judith Lawrence — View this family February 25, 1789 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Lawrence — Elizabeth Ireland — View this family February 27, 1802 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a son | Andrew Lawrence April 18, 1806 (Age 59 years) Shared note: While in command of a merchant vessel at a Dutch factory island
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| Marriage of a child | Joseph Lawrence — Mary Sackett — View this family July 6, 1812 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a husband | Jonathan Lawrence September 4, 1812 (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John L. Lawrence — Sarah Augusta Smith — View this family June 22, 1816 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a son | Joseph Lawrence April 28, 1817 (Age 70 years) |
| Death | October 9, 1818 (Age 71 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Andrew Riker Birth: November 8, 1699 Death: February 12, 1763 — Bowery Bay, Queens Co., NY |
| mother |
Jane Berrien Birth: March 1, 1703 35 20 — Newtown, Queens Co., NY Death: September 26, 1775 — Astoria, Queens Co., NY |
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Marriage: November 13, 1733 — Newtown, Queens Co., NY |
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9 years elder brother |
Samuel Riker Birth: April 8, 1743 43 40 — Queens Co., NY Death: May 19, 1823 — Queens Co., NY |
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4 years herself |
Ruth Riker Birth: November 18, 1746 47 43 — Newtown, Queens Co., NY Death: October 9, 1818 — Newtown, Queens Co., NY |
| Mother’s family with an unknown individual |
| mother |
Jane Berrien Birth: March 1, 1703 35 20 — Newtown, Queens Co., NY Death: September 26, 1775 — Astoria, Queens Co., NY |
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Marriage: June 25, 1726 — Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens Co., NY |
| Family with Jonathan Lawrence |
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Jonathan Lawrence Birth: October 4, 1737 42 36 — Newtown, Queens Co., NY Death: September 4, 1812 — New York City, NY |
| herself |
Ruth Riker Birth: November 18, 1746 47 43 — Newtown, Queens Co., NY Death: October 9, 1818 — Newtown, Queens Co., NY |
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Marriage: August 7, 1768 — Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens Co., NY |
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11 months daughter |
Judith Lawrence Birth: June 27, 1769 31 22 — Hellgate, Newtown, Queens Co., NY Death: |
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19 months daughter |
Margaret Lawrence Birth: January 13, 1771 33 24 — Newtown, Queens Co., NY Death: December 18, 1851 — New York City, NY |
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2 years son |
Samuel Lawrence Birth: May 23, 1773 35 26 — Hellgate, Newtown, Queens Co., NY Death: October 20, 1837 — Cayuta Lake, Schuyler Co., NY |
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2 years son |
Andrew Lawrence Birth: July 17, 1775 37 28 — Hellgate, Newtown, Queens Co., NY Death: April 18, 1806 |
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3 years son |
Richard M. Lawrence Birth: January 12, 1778 40 31 — Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co., NY Death: July 4, 1856 — New York City, NY |
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3 years son |
Abraham Riker Lawrence Birth: December 18, 1780 43 34 — New Hackensack, Dutchess Co., NY Death: August 3, 1863 — New York City, NY |
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2 years son |
Joseph Lawrence Birth: May 5, 1783 45 36 — Dover, Dutchess Co., NY Death: April 28, 1817 — Died On Way To Family Residence At Cayuta Lake, Bloomingburgh, Sullivan Co., NY |
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2 years son |
John L. Lawrence Birth: October 2, 1785 47 38 — New York City, NY Death: July 24, 1849 — New York City, NY |
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3 years son |
William Thomas Lawrence Birth: May 7, 1788 50 41 — New York City, NY Death: |
| Jonathan Lawrence + … … |
| husband |
Jonathan Lawrence Birth: October 4, 1737 42 36 — Newtown, Queens Co., NY Death: September 4, 1812 — New York City, NY |
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Marriage: — |
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| step-son |
| Jonathan Lawrence + Judith Fish |
| husband |
Jonathan Lawrence Birth: October 4, 1737 42 36 — Newtown, Queens Co., NY Death: September 4, 1812 — New York City, NY |
| husband’s wife |
Judith Fish Birth: October 6, 1749 48 33 — Newtown, Queens Co., NY Death: September 28, 1767 — Newtown, Queens Co., NY |
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Marriage: March 16, 1766 — Newtown, Queens Co., NY |
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15 months step-son |
Jonathan Lawrence Birth: June 20, 1767 29 17 — New York City, NY Death: June 10, 1850 — New York City, NY |
- Generation 1
Ruth Riker, daughter of Andrew Riker and Jane Berrien, was born on November 18, 1746 in Newtown, Queens Co., NY and died on October 9, 1818 in Newtown, Queens Co., NY at the age of 71. She married Jonathan Lawrence, son of John Lawrence and Patience Sackett, on August 7, 1768 in Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens Co., NY. He was born on October 4, 1737 in Newtown, Queens Co., NY and died on September 4, 1812 in New York City, NY at the age of 74.
Children of Ruth Riker and Jonathan Lawrence:
- Judith Lawrence (1769–)
- Margaret Lawrence (1771–1851)
- Samuel Lawrence (1773–1837)
- Andrew Lawrence (1775–1806)
- Richard M. Lawrence (1778–1856)
- Abraham Riker Lawrence (1780–1863)
- Joseph Lawrence (1783–1817)
- John L. Lawrence (1785–1849)
- William Thomas Lawrence (1788–)
- Generation 2back to top
Judith Lawrence, daughter of Jonathan Lawrence and Ruth Riker, was born on June 27, 1769 in Hellgate, Newtown, Queens Co., NY. She married John Ireland on February 25, 1789 in Trinity Church Parish, New York City, NY. He was born on April 12, 1749 and died on November 28, 1836 at the age of 87.
Children of Judith Lawrence and John Ireland:
- John L. Ireland
- William Busteen Ireland
- Margaret Ireland (1791–1871)
- Louisa Anna Ireland (1800–1845)
- Andrew Lawrence Ireland (1808–)
Samuel Lawrence, son of Jonathan Lawrence and Ruth Riker, was born on May 23, 1773 in Hellgate, Newtown, Queens Co., NY and died on October 20, 1837 in Cayuta Lake, Schuyler Co., NY at the age of 64. He married Elizabeth Ireland, daughter of John Ireland and First Wife …, on February 27, 1802 in New York City, NY. She was born in 1782.
Children of Samuel Lawrence and Elizabeth Ireland:
Joseph Lawrence, son of Jonathan Lawrence and Ruth Riker, was born on May 5, 1783 in Dover, Dutchess Co., NY and died on April 28, 1817 in Died On Way To Family Residence At Cayuta Lake, Bloomingburgh, Sullivan Co., NY at the age of 33. He married Mary Sackett, daughter of John Sackett, on July 6, 1812. She was born about 1792 in Newtown, Queens Co., NY.
Children of Joseph Lawrence and Mary Sackett:
- Andrew Lawrence (1813–)
- Elizabeth Ann Lawrence (1814–)
- Mary Ruth Lawrence (1815–)
- Joseph A. Lawrence (1817–1889)
John L. Lawrence, son of Jonathan Lawrence and Ruth Riker, was born on October 2, 1785 in New York City, NY and died on July 24, 1849 in New York City, NY at the age of 63. He married Sarah Augusta Smith, daughter of John Smith and Elizabeth Woodhull, on June 22, 1816 in Mastic, Suffolk Co., NY. She was born on May 19, 1794 in Mastic, Suffolk Co., NY and died on November 13, 1877 at the age of 83.
Children of John L. Lawrence and Sarah Augusta Smith:
- Margaret R. Lawrence
- Richard Montgomery Lawrence (–1858)
- Sarah Augusta Lawrence (–1866)
- Elizabeth Woodhull Lawrence (1817–1884)
- John Smith Lawrence (1818–1880)
- Ann Middleton Lawrence (1823–1870)
- Charles William Lawrence (1827–1880)
- William Thomas Lawrence (1830–1893)
- Abraham Riker Lawrence (1832–1917)
- Mary Lawrence (1833–)
- Lydia Smith Lawrence (1835–1894)
William Thomas Lawrence, son of Jonathan Lawrence and Ruth Riker, was born on May 7, 1788 in New York City, NY. He married Margaret Sophia Muller in 1825.
- Generation 3back to top
Margaret Ireland, daughter of John Ireland and Judith Lawrence, was born on June 5, 1791 and died in 1871 at the age of 79. She married Thomas Lawrance, son of Thomas Lawrance and Eleanor Earle, on July 21, 1812. He was born on April 11, 1785 in New York City, NY and died on November 3, 1848 at the age of 63.
Children of Margaret Ireland and Thomas Lawrance:
Jonathan Lawrence, doctor, son of Samuel Lawrence and Elizabeth Ireland. He married Mary Richardson.
Children of Jonathan Lawrence and Mary Richardson:
- Samuel Lawrence (1830–1875)
Henrietta Lawrence, daughter of Samuel Lawrence and Elizabeth Ireland. She married Isaac Richardson.
Henrietta Lawrence and Isaac Richardson had 1 child.
Cornelia Ruth Lawrence, daughter of Samuel Lawrence and Elizabeth Ireland. She died in 1850. She married Thomson Richardson.
Elizabeth Ann Lawrence, daughter of Joseph Lawrence and Mary Sackett, was born about 1814. She married James Moore on June 24, 1840 in Flushing, Queens Co., NY.
Children of Elizabeth Ann Lawrence and James Moore:
Mary Ruth Lawrence, daughter of Joseph Lawrence and Mary Sackett, was born about 1815. She married Jacob Polhemus Stryker on April 23, 1839 in Presbyterian Church, Newtown, Queens Co., NY. He was born about 1818 in Newtown, Queens Co., NY and died before 1858 in Newtown, Queens Co., NY.
Joseph A. Lawrence, son of Joseph Lawrence and Mary Sackett, was born on March 16, 1817 in Newtown, Queens Co., NY and died on October 16, 1889 at the age of 72. He married Eliza D. Gorsline, daughter of Peter Gorsline, on March 14, 1844 in Newtown, Queens Co., NY. She was born about 1824.
Children of Joseph A. Lawrence and Eliza D. Gorsline:
- Joseph A. Lawrence (1845–)
- Margaret D. Lawrence (1846–)
- Mary Lawrence (1848–)
- Mary Anna Lawrence (1850–)
- Peter G. Lawrence (1851–)
- Elizabeth A. Lawrence (1852–)
Margaret R. Lawrence, daughter of John L. Lawrence and Sarah Augusta Smith, was born in New York City, NY. She married James W. Walsh.
Margaret R. Lawrence and James W. Walsh had 4 children.
Elizabeth Woodhull Lawrence, daughter of John L. Lawrence and Sarah Augusta Smith, was born in 1817 in New York City, NY and died on May 17, 1884 at the age of 67. She married Alfred Newbold Lawrence, son of John Burling Lawrence and Hannah Newbold, on June 30, 1837 in New York City, NY. He was born on July 10, 1813 in New York City, NY and died on May 1, 1884 in New York City, NY at the age of 70.
Children of Elizabeth Woodhull Lawrence and Alfred Newbold Lawrence:
John Smith Lawrence, son of John L. Lawrence and Sarah Augusta Smith, was born on July 21, 1818 in New York City, NY and died on June 4, 1880 at the age of 61. He married Sarah Elizabeth Mauran, daughter of Carlo Mauran and Sallie Smith, on June 30, 1846. She was born on May 2, 1823 in Providence, Providence Co., RI and died on March 10, 1878 in New York City, NY at the age of 54.
Children of John Smith Lawrence and Sarah Elizabeth Mauran:
Ann Middleton Lawrence, daughter of John L. Lawrence and Sarah Augusta Smith, was born on October 26, 1823 in New York City, NY and died on January 16, 1870 in Sayville, Suffolk Co., NY at the age of 46. She married John Richard Suydam, son of John Suydam and Jane Mesier, on April 19, 1854 in New York City, NY. He was born on June 30, 1807 in Sayville, Suffolk Co., NY and died on May 15, 1882 in Sayville, Suffolk Co., NY at the age of 74.
Children of Ann Middleton Lawrence and John Richard Suydam:
Charles William Lawrence, son of John L. Lawrence and Sarah Augusta Smith, was born about 1827 in New York City, NY and died after 1880. He married Jane E. Andrews on February 4, 1852 in Troy, Rensselaer Co., NY. She was born in 1832.
Children of Charles William Lawrence and Jane E. Andrews:
- Willard Dowdy Lawrence (1855–)
William Thomas Lawrence, son of John L. Lawrence and Sarah Augusta Smith, was born on August 19, 1830 in New York City, NY and died on October 1, 1893 in New York City, NY at the age of 63. He married Sophie C. Tilley, daughter of C. Madison Tilley, on October 12, 1853 in New York City, NY. She was born on June 28, 1832 in New York City, NY and died on March 28, 1896 in New York City, NY at the age of 63.
Children of William Thomas Lawrence and Sophie C. Tilley:
Abraham Riker Lawrence, judge, son of John L. Lawrence and Sarah Augusta Smith, was born on September 19, 1832 in New York City, NY and died on February 14, 1917 in New York City, NY at the age of 84. He married Eliza Williams Miner, daughter of William Miner and Julia Caroline Williams, on January 5, 1860 in New York City, NY. She was born on November 3, 1838 and died on June 30, 1915 in New York City, NY at the age of 76.
Children of Abraham Riker Lawrence and Eliza Williams Miner:
- William Miner Lawrence (1861–)
- Ruth Woodhull Lawrence (1866–)
Lydia Smith Lawrence, daughter of John L. Lawrence and Sarah Augusta Smith, was born on July 7, 1835 in New York City, NY and died on November 19, 1894 in New York City, NY at the age of 59. She married William Thurston Horn, son of James Horn and Mary Thurston, on November 10, 1858 in New York City, NY. He was born on April 20, 1821 and died on April 5, 1887 in New York City, NY at the age of 65.
Children of Lydia Smith Lawrence and William Thurston Horn: