James Lawrence 1736–1821 – The Haley, Lawrence, Saunders and Cotter Family trees

James LawrenceAge: 85 years1736–1821

Name: James Lawrence

Given names: James

Surname: Lawrence

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Birth	April 11, 1736 30 22 Groton, Middlesex, MA
Divorce	Elizabeth FiskeFish… — View this family yes
Birth of a brother	Lemuel Lawrence June 1, 1745 (Age 9 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a brother	Benjamin Lawrence October 19, 1747 (Age 11 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Marriage	Elizabeth FiskeFish… — View this family September 21, 1756 (Age 20 years) Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a daughter #1	Molly Lawrence February 13, 1757 (Age 20 years) Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
Death of a paternal grandmother	Anna Scripture September 30, 1758 (Age 22 years) Groton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Birth of a daughter #2	Elizabeth Lawrence December 15, 1759 (Age 23 years) Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a daughter #3	Tamar Lawrence May 2, 1762 (Age 26 years) Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a daughter #4	Patience Lawrence May 29, 1764 (Age 28 years) Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
Death of a paternal grandfather	Nathaniel Lawrence September 12, 1765 (Age 29 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #5	James Lawrence January 20, 1767 (Age 30 years) Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #6	Absalom Lawrence March 11, 1770 (Age 33 years) Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
Residences	yes Note: Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
Divorced	Elizabeth FiskeFish… — View this family Divorced yes
Christening of a son	Absalom Lawrence March 18, 1770 (Age 33 years) Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a son #7	Abel Lawrence April 24, 1772 (Age 36 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Death of a brother	Lemuel Lawrence April 24, 1773 (Age 37 years) Pepperell, Middlesex, MA Cause: Killed at the raising of a barn in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
Birth of a daughter #8	Huldah Lawrence February 13, 1775 (Age 38 years) Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
Military	1776 (Age 39 years) Note: 1st Lieut in Compsny #8 of Capt Thomas Warren, Militia of Middlesex Co.
Marriage of a child	James Lawrence — Anna Wright — View this family October 29, 1787 (Age 51 years) Westford, Middlesex, MA
Divorced	Elizabeth FiskeFish… — View this family Divorced 1797 (Age 60 years)
Marriage of a child	Absalom Lawrence — Priscilla Green — View this family January 31, 1797 (Age 60 years) Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
Marriage of a child	Abel Lawrence — Mary Jewett — View this family February 16, 1797 (Age 60 years) Groton, Middlesex, MA
Death of a mother	Mary Martin between 1798 and 1799 (Age 61 years) Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
Death of a son	James Lawrence before October 1816 (Age 80 years)
Marriage of a child	Absalom Lawrence — Elizabeth Hubbard — View this family December 27, 1817 (Age 81 years) Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
Death	April 15, 1821 (Age 85 years)

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Martin Mary Lawrence James Lawrence Lemuel Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence James Lawrence Birth: August 26, 1705 27 20 — Groton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts Death: 1706 — Of Pepperell, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Lawrence Mary Lawrence James Lawrence Lemuel Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence Mary Martin Birth: April 30, 1713 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: between 1798 and 1799 — Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
	Marriage: February 20, 1733 — Groton, Middlesex, MA
13 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Isaac Lakin Mary Lawrence Birth: March 17, 1734 28 20 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death:
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth FiskeFish… Molly Lawrence Elizabeth Lawrence Tamar Lawrence Patience Lawrence James Lawrence Abel Lawrence Huldah Lawrence Absalom Lawrence James Lawrence Birth: April 11, 1736 30 22 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: April 15, 1821
9 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Williams Sarah Lawrence Lemuel Lawrence Olive Lawrence Lemuel Lawrence Birth: June 1, 1745 39 32 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: April 24, 1773 — Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sybil Parker Prudence Lawrence Jesse Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence Jacob Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence Birth: October 19, 1747 42 34 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: August 27, 1823 — Pepperell, Middlesex, 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 Elizabeth FiskeFish… Molly Lawrence Elizabeth Lawrence Tamar Lawrence Patience Lawrence James Lawrence Abel Lawrence Huldah Lawrence Absalom Lawrence James Lawrence Birth: April 11, 1736 30 22 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: April 15, 1821
ex-wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Lawrence Molly Lawrence Elizabeth Lawrence Tamar Lawrence Patience Lawrence James Lawrence Abel Lawrence Huldah Lawrence Absalom Lawrence Elizabeth FiskeFish… Death:
	Marriage: September 21, 1756 — Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
	Divorce: —
5 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Molly Lawrence Birth: February 13, 1757 20 — Pepperell, Middlesex, MA Death:
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Lawrence Birth: December 15, 1759 23 — Pepperell, Middlesex, MA Death:
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Tamar Lawrence Birth: May 2, 1762 26 — Pepperell, Middlesex, MA Death:
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Patience Lawrence Birth: May 29, 1764 28 — Pepperell, Middlesex, MA Death:
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Anna Wright Aaron Lawrence Charles Lawrence James Lawrence John W Lawrence Matilda Lawrence Nancy Lawrence Noah Lawrence Luther Lawrence James Lawrence Birth: January 20, 1767 30 — Pepperell, Middlesex, MA Death: before October 1816
5 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Jewett Mary Lawrence Abel Lawrence Caleb Lawrence Edmund Lawrence Martha Lawrence Cummings Lawrence Elizabeth Lawrence William Lawrence Americus Lawrence Abel Lawrence Birth: April 24, 1772 36 — Groton, Middlesex, MA Death: July 25, 1822 — Pepperell, Middlesex, MA
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Huldah Lawrence Birth: February 13, 1775 38 — Pepperell, Middlesex, MA Death:
-5 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Priscilla Green Ransom Lawrence Hartwell Lawrence Miles Lawrence Family with spouse Elizabeth Hubbard Jonathan Hubbard Lawrence Absalom Lawrence Birth: March 11, 1770 33 — Pepperell, Middlesex, MA Death:

Generation 1
1. James Lawrence, son of James Lawrence and Mary Martin, was born on April 11, 1736 in Groton, Middlesex, MA and died on April 15, 1821 at the age of 85. He married Elizabeth FiskeFish… on September 21, 1756 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA. James Lawrence and Elizabeth FiskeFish… were divorced.
  Children of James Lawrence and Elizabeth FiskeFish…:
  1. Molly Lawrence (1757–)
  2. Elizabeth Lawrence (1759–)
  3. Tamar Lawrence (1762–)
  4. Patience Lawrence (1764–)
  5. James Lawrence (1767–1816)
  6. Abel Lawrence (1772–1822)
  7. Huldah Lawrence (1775–)
  8. Absalom Lawrence (1770–)
Generation 2back to top
1. James Lawrence, son of James Lawrence and Elizabeth FiskeFish…, was born on January 20, 1767 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA and died before October 1816. He married Anna Wright on October 29, 1787 in Westford, Middlesex, MA. She was born in Westford, Middlesex, MA.
  Children of James Lawrence and Anna Wright:
  1. Aaron Lawrence (1797–)
  2. Charles Lawrence
  3. James Lawrence (1794–)
  4. John W Lawrence
  5. Matilda Lawrence (1792–)
  6. Nancy Lawrence
  7. Noah Lawrence
  8. Luther Lawrence (1790–)
2. Abel Lawrence, son of James Lawrence and Elizabeth FiskeFish…, was born on April 24, 1772 in Groton, Middlesex, MA and died on July 25, 1822 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA at the age of 50. He married Mary Jewett, daughter of Caleb Jewett and Mary Green, on February 16, 1797 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. She was born on March 17, 1775 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA.
  Children of Abel Lawrence and Mary Jewett:
  1. Mary Lawrence
  2. Abel Lawrence (1797–1844)
  3. Caleb Lawrence (1802–)
  4. Edmund Lawrence (1805–)
  5. Martha Lawrence (1810–)
  6. Cummings Lawrence (1804–1880)
  7. Elizabeth Lawrence (1814–)
  8. William Lawrence (1816–)
  9. Americus Lawrence (1820–)
3. Absalom Lawrence, son of James Lawrence and Elizabeth FiskeFish…, was born on March 11, 1770 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Priscilla Green, daughter of James Green and Priscilla Hartwell, on January 31, 1797 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA. She was born on April 9, 1779 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA. The second time he married Elizabeth Hubbard on December 27, 1817 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1782 in MA.
  Children of Absalom Lawrence and Priscilla Green:
  1. Ransom Lawrence (1799–)
  2. Hartwell Lawrence (1801–1890)
  3. Miles Lawrence (1810–)
  Children of Absalom Lawrence and Elizabeth Hubbard:
  1. Jonathan Hubbard Lawrence (1822–)
Generation 3back to top
1. Nancy Lawrence, daughter of James Lawrence and Anna Wright.
2. Abel Lawrence, son of Abel Lawrence and Mary Jewett, was born on May 24, 1797 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA and died in March 1844 in Lincoln MA at the age of 46. He married Nancy Jewett, daughter of William Jewett and Rebecca -----, after April 6, 1828 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA. She was born in Groton, Middlesex, MA.
3. Cummings Lawrence, , son of Abel Lawrence and Mary Jewett, was born between 1804 and 1812 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA and died before 1880. He married Amelia Shattuck on April 30, 1835 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1808 in MA.
  Children of Cummings Lawrence and Amelia Shattuck:
  1. Joseph H Lawrence (1836–)
  2. Sarah E T Lawrence (1840–)
  3. Amelia E Lawrence (1842–)
  4. Imogene Lawrence (1845–)
4. Americus Lawrence, , son of Abel Lawrence and Mary Jewett, was born in 1820 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA. He married Mary B -----. She was born about 1825 in MA.
  Children of Americus Lawrence and Mary B -----:
  1. Ellen B Lawrence (1860–)
5. Ransom Lawrence, son of Absalom Lawrence and Priscilla Green, was born on February 16, 1799 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA. He married Elsey Ridout on May 4, 1821 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA (Intentions).
6. Hartwell Lawrence, son of Absalom Lawrence and Priscilla Green, was born about August 17, 1801 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA and died on January 12, 1890 in Merrimack NH. He married Sarah M Blood on September 8, 1828 in Merrimack NH (By Abel Goodrich Jp). She was born in 1809 in MA.
  Children of Hartwell Lawrence and Sarah M Blood:
  1. Sarah E Lawrence (1828–)
  2. George H Lawrence (1832–)
  3. Julia Ann Lawrence (1835–)
  4. Mary Abigail Lawrence (1839–)
  5. Nancy A Lawrence (1840–1917)
  6. Charles G Lawrence (1842–)
  7. Henry A Lawrence (1845–)
  8. Ellen F Lawrence (1848–)
  9. Hattie D Lawrence (1851–)
7. Miles Lawrence, , son of Absalom Lawrence and Priscilla Green, was born on June 7, 1810 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA. He married Nancy M Houghton on August 16, 1837 in Pepperell, Middlesex, MA. She was born about 1817 in MA.
  Children of Miles Lawrence and Nancy M Houghton:
  1. Francis Gardner Lawrence (1846–)
  2. Joseph E Lawrence (1848–)
  3. Henriette L Lawrence (1849–)
  4. Miles M Lawrence (1851–)
  5. Josephine M Lawrence (1856–)
  6. Mary E Lawrence (1857–)
  7. George H Lawrence (1859–)
  8. Chapin H Lawrence (1853–)
8. Jonathan Hubbard Lawrence, , son of Absalom Lawrence and Elizabeth Hubbard, was born on February 21, 1822 in MA. He married Harriet -----. She was born about 1826 in MA.
  Children of Jonathan Hubbard Lawrence and Harriet -----:
  1. Jonathan A Lawrence (1849–)
  2. J Absolom Lawrence (1850–)
  3. Harriet E Lawrence (1852–)
  4. Almira Lawrence (1855–)
  5. James Prescott Lawrence (1859–)

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Military	1st Lieut in Compsny #8 of Capt Thomas Warren, Militia of Middlesex Co.
Residences	Pepperell, Middlesex, MA

Family with parents
father Parents Nathaniel Lawrence Anna Scripture	James Lawrence 1705–1706
mother Parents Benjamin Martin Sarah -----	Mary Martin 1713–1798
elder sister Family Isaac Lakin	Mary Lawrence 1734–
himself Family Elizabeth FiskeFish… Molly Lawrence Elizabeth Lawrence Tamar Lawrence Patience Lawrence James Lawrence Abel Lawrence Huldah Lawrence Absalom Lawrence	James Lawrence 1736–1821
younger brother Family Sarah Williams Sarah Lawrence Lemuel Lawrence Olive Lawrence	Lemuel Lawrence 1745–1773
younger brother Family Sybil Parker Prudence Lawrence Jesse Lawrence Benjamin Lawrence Jacob Lawrence	Benjamin Lawrence 1747–1823
Family with Elizabeth FiskeFish…
himself Parents James Lawrence Mary Martin	James Lawrence 1736–1821
ex-wife Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth FiskeFish… –
daughter Family (none)	Molly Lawrence 1757–
daughter Family (none)	Elizabeth Lawrence 1759–
daughter Family (none)	Tamar Lawrence 1762–
daughter Family (none)	Patience Lawrence 1764–
son Family Anna Wright Aaron Lawrence Charles Lawrence James Lawrence John W Lawrence Matilda Lawrence Nancy Lawrence Noah Lawrence Luther Lawrence	James Lawrence 1767–1816
son Family Mary Jewett Mary Lawrence Abel Lawrence Caleb Lawrence Edmund Lawrence Martha Lawrence Cummings Lawrence Elizabeth Lawrence William Lawrence Americus Lawrence	Abel Lawrence 1772–1822
daughter Family (none)	Huldah Lawrence 1775–
son Family Priscilla Green Ransom Lawrence Hartwell Lawrence Miles Lawrence Elizabeth Hubbard Jonathan Hubbard Lawrence	Absalom Lawrence 1770–

James LawrenceAge: 85 years1736–1821

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