William Lawrence 1697–1764 – The Haley, Lawrence, Saunders and Cotter Family trees

William LawrenceAge: 67 years1697–1764

Name: William Lawrence

Given names: William

Surname: Lawrence

Name suffix: (Colonel)

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Birth	1697 29 26 Lexington, MA
Occupation	yes Note: Colonel of militia; Justice of Peace;
Alt. Birth	Alt. Birth August 11, 1697 Note: Groton, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a brother	Samuel Lawrence July 9, 1700 (Age 3 years) Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Death of a brother	Samuel Lawrence 1701 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sister	Anna Lawrence 1702 (Age 5 years) Groton, MA
Residences	yes Note: Groton, Middlesex, MA
Baptism of a sister	Anna Lawrence November 1, 1702 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brother	Jonathon Lawrence February 13, 1706 (Age 9 years) Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Death of a brother	Jonathon Lawrence 1707 (Age 10 years) Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a sister	Sarah Lawrence June 19, 1708 (Age 11 years)
Death of a sister	Sarah Lawrence 1709 (Age 12 years)
Baptism of a brother	Benjamin Lawrence May 3, 1713 (Age 16 years) Note: Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a brother	Benjamin Lawrence May 24, 1713 (Age 16 years) Lexington, Middlesex, MA
Death of a brother	Benjamin Lawrence 1714 (Age 17 years) Harvard, Worcester, MA
Birth of a brother	Amos Lawrence February 19, 1715 (Age 18 years) Lexington, MA
Baptism of a brother	Amos Lawrence February 19, 1716 (Age 19 years)
Marriage	Susanna Prescott — View this family June 27, 1722 (Age 25 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #1	William Lawrence May 7, 1723 (Age 26 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Death of a paternal grandfather	Nathaniel Lawrence April 14, 1724 (Age 27 years) Charlestown, MA
Birth of a daughter #2	Susanna Lawrence February 5, 1726 (Age 29 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a daughter #3	Anna Lawrence January 24, 1728 (Age 31 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #4	Abel Lawrence February 25, 1729 (Age 32 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Death of a brother	Thomas Lawrence October 4, 1729 (Age 32 years) Groton, MA
Birth of a daughter #5	Sarah Lawrence March 12, 1732 (Age 35 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Death of a mother	Anna Tarbell December 19, 1732 (Age 35 years) MA
Birth of a daughter #6	Phebe Lawrence September 20, 1734 (Age 37 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Death of a father	John Lawrence March 12, 1746 (Age 49 years) Groton, MA
Marriage of a child	Israel Hobart — Anna Lawrence — View this family July 7, 1748 (Age 51 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Marriage of a child	William Lawrence — LucyLove Adams… — View this family February 7, 1751 (Age 54 years) Lincoln MA
Marriage of a child	Abel Lawrence — Mary Bulkley — View this family November 14, 1751 (Age 54 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Marriage of a child	James Prescott — Susanna Lawrence — View this family June 18, 1752 (Age 55 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Marriage of a child	Joseph Perry — Sarah Lawrence — View this family October 23, 1755 (Age 58 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Marriage of a child	Jonathan Bancroft — Phebe Lawrence — View this family September 30, 1756 (Age 59 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Death	May 19, 1764 (Age 67 years) Groton, MA
Burial	Groton, Middlesex, MA - Old Burial Ground

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anna Tarbell Anna Lawrence Thomas Lawrence John Lawrence William Lawrence Nathaniel Lawrence Amos Lawrence Samuel Lawrence Jonathon Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence John Lawrence Birth: July 29, 1667 27 24 — Groton, MA Death: March 12, 1746 — Groton, MA
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Lawrence Anna Lawrence Thomas Lawrence John Lawrence William Lawrence Nathaniel Lawrence Amos Lawrence Samuel Lawrence Jonathon Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence Anna Tarbell Birth: June 10, 1670 26 37 — Groton, MA Death: December 19, 1732 — MA
	Marriage: November 9, 1687 — Groton, MA
15 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Benjamin Bancroft Anna Bancroft Benjamin Bancroft Edmund Bancroft Anna Lawrence Birth: 1702 34 31 — Groton, MA Death: July 3, 1790 — Groton, MA
-10 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Prudence Prudence Jonathan Lawrence Prudence Lawrence Mary Lawrence Thomas Lawrence Thomas Lawrence Birth: December 16, 1691 24 21 — Groton, MA Death: October 4, 1729 — Groton, MA
-3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Stone Mary Lawrence Nathaniel Lawrence Elizabeth Lawrence John Lawrence Samuel Lawrence Isaac Lawrence Anna Lawrence Rebecca Lawrence John Lawrence Birth: January 9, 1689 21 18 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: 1690 — Woburn MA
9 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susanna Prescott William Lawrence Susanna Lawrence Anna Lawrence Abel Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Phebe Lawrence William Lawrence Birth: 1697 29 26 — Lexington, MA Death: May 19, 1764 — Groton, MA
-3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Nathaniel Lawrence Birth: January 31, 1694 26 23 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: 1695
21 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Abigail Abbott Asa Lawrence Amos Lawrence Abigail Lawrence Nehemiah Lawrence Samuel Lawrence Amos Lawrence Birth: February 19, 1715 47 44 — Lexington, MA Death: June 20, 1785 — Groton, MA
-15 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth ----- Ruth Lawrence Samuel Lawrence Birth: July 9, 1700 32 30 — Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: 1701
6 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Swain Elizabeth Lawrence Mary Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Jonathan Lawrence Bezaleel Lawrence Micah Lawrence Elizabeth Lawrence Anna Lawrence John Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence Jonathon Lawrence Birth: February 13, 1706 38 35 — Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: 1707 — Lexington, Middlesex, MA
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Josiah Fiske Sarah Lawrence Birth: June 19, 1708 40 38 Death: 1709
5 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane Russell Benjamin Lawrence Abigail Lawrence Submit Lawrence Elizabeth Lawrence Anna Lawrence Jane Lawrence Amos Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Jonathan Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence Birth: May 24, 1713 45 42 — Lexington, Middlesex, MA Death: 1714 — Harvard, Worcester, MA

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Susanna Prescott William Lawrence Susanna Lawrence Anna Lawrence Abel Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Phebe Lawrence William Lawrence Birth: 1697 29 26 — Lexington, MA Death: May 19, 1764 — Groton, MA
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Lawrence William Lawrence Susanna Lawrence Anna Lawrence Abel Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Phebe Lawrence Susanna Prescott Birth: December 31, 1691 — Lancaster MA Death: September 10, 1771 — Groton, Middlesex, MA
	Marriage: June 27, 1722 — Groton, Middlesex, MA
10 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse LucyLove Adams… William Lawrence Love Lawrence John Prescott Lawrence Susanna Lawrence SarahSally Lawrence… Phebe Lawrence Anna Lawrence Mary Lawrence Abel Lawrence William Lawrence Birth: May 7, 1723 26 31 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: April 11, 1780 — Lincoln MA
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Prescott Susanna Lawrence Birth: February 5, 1726 29 34 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: 1806
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Israel Hobart Anna Lawrence Birth: January 24, 1728 31 36 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: 1791 — Townsend MA
13 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Bulkley Abel Lawrence John Lawrence Abel Lawrence Mary Lawrence Abel Lawrence Birth: February 25, 1729 32 37 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: September 20, 1770 — Groton, Middlesex, MA
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joseph Perry Sarah Lawrence Birth: March 12, 1732 35 40 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: August 28, 1778
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jonathan Bancroft Phebe Lawrence Birth: September 20, 1734 37 42 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death:

Generation 1
1. William Lawrence, , son of John Lawrence and Anna Tarbell, was born in 1697 in Lexington, MA and died on May 19, 1764 in Groton, MA at the age of 67. He married Susanna Prescott, daughter of Jonas Prescott and Mary Loker, on June 27, 1722 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. She was born on December 31, 1691 in Lancaster MA and died on September 10, 1771 in Groton, Middlesex, MA at the age of 79.
  Children of William Lawrence and Susanna Prescott:
  1. William Lawrence (1723–1780)
  2. Susanna Lawrence (1726–1806)
  3. Anna Lawrence (1728–1791)
  4. Abel Lawrence (1729–1770)
  5. Sarah Lawrence (1732–1778)
  6. Phebe Lawrence (1734–)
Generation 2back to top
1. William Lawrence, , son of William Lawrence and Susanna Prescott, was born on May 7, 1723 in Groton, Middlesex, MA and died on April 11, 1780 in Lincoln MA at the age of 56. He married LucyLove Adams…, daughter of John Adams and Love Minott, on February 7, 1751 in Lincoln MA. She was born on January 23, 1725 in Lincoln MA and died on January 3, 1820 at the age of 94.
  Children of William Lawrence and LucyLove Adams…:
  1. William Lawrence (1752–1804)
  2. Love Lawrence (1754–)
  3. John Prescott Lawrence (1755–1808)
  4. Susanna Lawrence (1758–1836)
  5. SarahSally Lawrence… (1760–1822)
  6. Phebe Lawrence (1762–1812)
  7. Anna Lawrence (1764–1807)
  8. Mary Lawrence (1767–1812)
  9. Abel Lawrence (1771–1810)
2. Susanna Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence and Susanna Prescott, was born on February 5, 1726 in Groton, Middlesex, MA and died in 1806 at the age of 79. She married James Prescott on June 18, 1752 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. He died on February 15, 1800.
3. Anna Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence and Susanna Prescott, was born on January 24, 1728 in Groton, Middlesex, MA and died in 1791 in Townsend MA at the age of 62. She married Israel Hobart, son of Shubael Hobart and Martha Prescott, on July 7, 1748 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. He was born on July 2, 1722 in Groton, Middlesex, MA and died on August 31, 1796 in Conway MA at the age of 74.
4. Abel Lawrence, son of William Lawrence and Susanna Prescott, was born on February 25, 1729 in Groton, Middlesex, MA and died on September 20, 1770 in Groton, Middlesex, MA at the age of 41. He married Mary Bulkley, daughter of John Bulkley and Abigail Wright, on November 14, 1751 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. She was born on January 9, 1730 in Concord, Middlesex, MA and died on August 22, 1801 in Groton, Middlesex, MA at the age of 71.
  Children of Abel Lawrence and Mary Bulkley:
  1. Abel Lawrence (1752–1753)
  2. John Lawrence (1752–1772)
  3. Abel Lawrence (1754–1822)
  4. Mary Lawrence (1757–1787)
5. Sarah Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence and Susanna Prescott, was born on March 12, 1732 in Groton, Middlesex, MA and died on August 28, 1778 at the age of 46. She married Joseph Perry on October 23, 1755 in Groton, Middlesex, MA.
6. Phebe Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence and Susanna Prescott, was born on September 20, 1734 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. She married Jonathan Bancroft on September 30, 1756 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. He was born in Danvers MA.
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1. William Lawrence, son of William Lawrence and LucyLove Adams…, was born on April 10, 1752 and died on December 12, 1804 at the age of 52. He married Eunice Brown, daughter of Nathan Brown and Rebecca Adams, on November 20, 1780 in Lincoln MA. She was born on February 13, 1761 in Lincoln MA and died on October 2, 1807 in Lincoln MA at the age of 46.
  Children of William Lawrence and Eunice Brown:
  1. Love Adams Lawrence (1782–)
  2. William Lawrence (1784–)
  3. Betsey Lawrence (1785–)
  4. Daniel Lawrence (1787–)
  5. Nathan Brown Lawrence (1789–)
  6. Abel Lawrence (1791–1843)
  7. John Lawrence (1793–1808)
  8. Eunice Lawrence (1795–)
  9. Mary Lawrence (1797–)
  10. Susanna Lawrence (1800–1817)
2. Love Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence and LucyLove Adams…, was born on April 18, 1754. She married Joseph Adams on September 18, 1774 in Lincoln MA. He was born on January 4, 1749 and died on February 2, 1807 in England at the age of 58.
3. John Prescott Lawrence, , son of William Lawrence and LucyLove Adams…, was born on December 24, 1755 in Lincoln MA and died on January 28, 1808 in Fort Edward NY at the age of 52. He married Abby Kaine about 1786.
  Children of John Prescott Lawrence and Abby Kaine:
  1. Maria Kane Yates Lawrence (1797–1877)
4. Susanna Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence and LucyLove Adams…, was born on January 4, 1758 and died on March 12, 1836 at the age of 78. She married ----- Ede.
5. SarahSally Lawrence…, daughter of William Lawrence and LucyLove Adams…, was born on May 12, 1760 and died on October 12, 1822 at the age of 62. She married Samuel Bass on October 30, 1783 in Lincoln MA. He was born about 1757 and died on February 1, 1842.
6. Phebe Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence and LucyLove Adams…, was born on September 2, 1762 and died in 1812 at the age of 49. She married Edmund Foster on October 30, 1783 in Lincoln MA. He was born in 1752 in Redding MA and died in 1826 at the age of 74.
7. Anna Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence and LucyLove Adams…, was born on March 25, 1764 and died on December 8, 1807 at the age of 43. She married James De Wolf. He was born in Of Nova Scotia.
8. Mary Lawrence, daughter of William Lawrence and LucyLove Adams…, was born on November 1, 1767 and died in September 1812 at the age of 44. She married Asa Brooks on October 30, 1796 in Lincoln MA.
9. Abel Lawrence, son of William Lawrence and LucyLove Adams…, was born on August 23, 1771 and died on September 1, 1810 at the age of 39. He married Mary Hodge. She was born in Of Saint Germain, England.
10. Abel Lawrence, son of Abel Lawrence and Mary Bulkley, was born on July 31, 1754 in Groton, Middlesex, MA and died on December 4, 1822 in Salem MA at the age of 68. He married Abigail Page, daughter of Daniel Page and Abigail Johnson, on August 6, 1780. She was born on July 11, 1768 and died on January 14, 1839 at the age of 70.
  Children of Abel Lawrence and Abigail Page:
  1. Polly Lawrence (1782–1785)
  2. Abigail Page Lawrence (1783–)
  3. John Bulkley Lawrence (1784–1831)
  4. Abel Lawrence (1786–)
  5. Mary Lawrence (1788–1795)
  6. Henry Lawrence (1789–1798)
  7. Elizabeth Clark Lawrence (1791–)
  8. Harriet Lawrence (1793–)
  9. Charles Lawrence (1795–)
  10. Mary Morris Lawrence (1798–)
  11. Jane Lawrence (1799–)
  12. Henry Page Lawrence (1803–1803)
  13. Sarah Susanna Lawrence (1805–1835)
11. Mary Lawrence, daughter of Abel Lawrence and Mary Bulkley, was born on July 12, 1757 and died in September 1787 at the age of 30. She married Benjamin Bancroft, son of Benjamin Bancroft and Anna Lawrence, on October 18, 1785 in Littleton, Middlesex, MA. He was born on September 29, 1724 in Charlestown, MA and died on October 27, 1804 in Groton, MA at the age of 80.

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Occupation	Colonel of militia; Justice of Peace;
Alt. Birth	Groton, Middlesex, MA
Residences	Groton, Middlesex, MA

Family with parents
father Parents Nathaniel Lawrence Sarah Morse	John Lawrence 1667–1746
mother Parents Thomas Tarbell Anna Longley	Anna Tarbell 1670–1732
younger sister Family Benjamin Bancroft Anna Bancroft Benjamin Bancroft Edmund Bancroft	Anna Lawrence 1702–1790
elder brother Family Prudence Prudence Jonathan Lawrence Prudence Lawrence Mary Lawrence Thomas Lawrence	Thomas Lawrence 1691–1729
elder brother Family Elizabeth Stone Mary Lawrence Nathaniel Lawrence Elizabeth Lawrence John Lawrence Samuel Lawrence Isaac Lawrence Anna Lawrence Rebecca Lawrence	John Lawrence 1689–1690
himself Family Susanna Prescott William Lawrence Susanna Lawrence Anna Lawrence Abel Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Phebe Lawrence	William Lawrence 1697–1764
elder brother Family (none)	Nathaniel Lawrence 1694–1695
younger brother Family Abigail Abbott Asa Lawrence Amos Lawrence Abigail Lawrence Nehemiah Lawrence Samuel Lawrence	Amos Lawrence 1715–1785
younger brother Family Elizabeth ----- Ruth Lawrence	Samuel Lawrence 1700–1701
younger brother Family Elizabeth Swain Elizabeth Lawrence Mary Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Jonathan Lawrence Bezaleel Lawrence Micah Lawrence Elizabeth Lawrence Anna Lawrence John Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence	Jonathon Lawrence 1706–1707
younger sister Family Josiah Fiske	Sarah Lawrence 1708–1709
younger brother Family Jane Russell Benjamin Lawrence Abigail Lawrence Submit Lawrence Elizabeth Lawrence Anna Lawrence Jane Lawrence Amos Lawrence Sarah Lawrence Jonathan Lawrence	Benjamin Lawrence 1713–1714
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himself Parents John Lawrence Anna Tarbell	William Lawrence 1697–1764
wife Parents Jonas Prescott Mary Loker	Susanna Prescott 1691–1771
son Family LucyLove Adams… William Lawrence Love Lawrence John Prescott Lawrence Susanna Lawrence SarahSally Lawrence… Phebe Lawrence Anna Lawrence Mary Lawrence Abel Lawrence	William Lawrence 1723–1780
daughter Family James Prescott	Susanna Lawrence 1726–1806
daughter Family Israel Hobart	Anna Lawrence 1728–1791
son Family Mary Bulkley Abel Lawrence John Lawrence Abel Lawrence Mary Lawrence	Abel Lawrence 1729–1770
daughter Family Joseph Perry	Sarah Lawrence 1732–1778
daughter Family Jonathan Bancroft	Phebe Lawrence 1734–

William LawrenceAge: 67 years1697–1764

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