Joseph LawrenceAge: 72 years17411813

Name
Joseph Lawrence
Given names
Joseph
Surname
Lawrence
Birth August 23, 1741 50 45
Birth of a son
#1
Henry Lawrence

Birth of a son
#2
Richard Lawrence

Death of a motherHannah Bowne
September 1, 1748 (Age 7 years)
MarriagePhebe TownsendView this family
March 17, 1764 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
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Elizabeth Lawrence
1765 (Age 23 years)
Death of a brotherNorris Lawrence
October 7, 1769 (Age 28 years)

Birth of a daughter
#4
Phebe Lawrence
March 29, 1770 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Lydia Lawrence
September 2, 1773 (Age 32 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Lawrence
before 1776 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
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Abigail Lawrence
1777 (Age 35 years)

Birth of a son
#7
Effingham Lawrence
May 7, 1779 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherRichard Lawrence
1781 (Age 39 years)

Marriage of a childHenry LawrenceHarriet Van WyckView this family
1790 (Age 48 years)

Marriage of a childAnthony FranklinLydia LawrenceView this family
February 4, 1790 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childObadiah TownsendPhebe LawrenceView this family
November 11, 1798 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childEffingham LawrenceAnna TownsendView this family
1798 (Age 56 years)

Death of a brotherCaleb Lawrence
November 19, 1799 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherEffingham Lawrence
about 1805 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sisterHannah Lawrence
May 25, 1806 (Age 64 years)

Occupation
Sea Captain
yes

Death November 5, 1813 (Age 72 years)
Family with parents - View this family
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Marriage: February 6, 1717Flushing, Queens Co., NY
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elder brother
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Family with Phebe Townsend - View this family
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Marriage: March 17, 1764New York City, NY
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  1. Generation 1
    1. Joseph Lawrence, sea Captain, son of Richard Lawrence and Hannah Bowne, was born on August 23, 1741 in Flushing, Queens Co., NY and died on November 5, 1813 in Flushing, Queens Co., NY at the age of 72. He married Phebe Townsend, daughter of Henry Townsend and Elizabeth Titus, on March 17, 1764 in New York City, NY. She was born on November 14, 1740 in Flushing, Queens Co., NY and died on September 17, 1816 in Flushing, Queens Co., NY at the age of 75.

      Children of Joseph Lawrence and Phebe Townsend:

      1. Henry Lawrence
      2. Richard Lawrence
      3. Elizabeth Lawrence (1765)
      4. Phebe Lawrence (17701839)
      5. Lydia Lawrence (1773)
      6. Abigail Lawrence (1777)
      7. Effingham Lawrence (17791850)
  2. Generation 2back to top
    1. Henry Lawrence, son of Joseph Lawrence and Phebe Townsend, was born in Flushing, Queens Co., NY. He married 2 times. The first time he married Harriet Van Wyck, daughter of Cornelius Van Wyck, in 1790. She was born in 1770 and died before 1814 in New York City, NY. The second time he married Amy Pearsall, daughter of Thomas Pearsall and Rachel Powell, on July 14, 1814 in New York City, NY. She was born in 1773 and died on April 28, 1843 at the age of 70.

      Children of Henry Lawrence and Amy Pearsall:

      1. Esther P. Lawrence
    2. Richard Lawrence, son of Joseph Lawrence and Phebe Townsend, was born in Flushing, Queens Co., NY. He married Betsey Talman.

    3. Elizabeth Lawrence, daughter of Joseph Lawrence and Phebe Townsend, was born in 1765 in Flushing, Queens Co., NY. She married Silas Titus.

    4. Phebe Lawrence, daughter of Joseph Lawrence and Phebe Townsend, was born on March 29, 1770 in Flushing, Queens Co., NY and died on August 21, 1839 at the age of 69. She married Obadiah Townsend on November 11, 1798 in Jamaica, Queens Co., NY. He was born in 1771.

    5. Lydia Lawrence, daughter of Joseph Lawrence and Phebe Townsend, was born on September 2, 1773 in Flushing, Queens Co., NY. She married Anthony Franklin on February 4, 1790 in Flushing, Queens Co., NY.

    6. Effingham Lawrence, judge, son of Joseph Lawrence and Phebe Townsend, was born on May 7, 1779 in Flushing, Queens Co., NY and died on August 17, 1850 at the age of 71. He married Anna Townsend, daughter of Solomon Townsend and Anne Townsend, in 1798. She was born in 1787 and died on October 10, 1845 in Flushing, Queens Co., NY at the age of 58.

      Children of Effingham Lawrence and Anna Townsend:

      1. Solomon T. Lawrence (17981829)
      2. Robert T. Lawrence (18071832)
      3. Effingham Lawrence (1810)
      4. Henry E. Lawrence (18121875)
      5. William E. Lawrence (18131871)
      6. Lydia Ann Lawrence (18191879)
      7. Mary Nicoll Lawrence (18221890)
      8. Joseph E. Lawrence (18241878)
      9. Cornelius Lawrence (18261890)
      10. Edward Arthur Lawrence (18311883)
      11. Hannah Lawrence (18331896)
  3. Generation 3back to top
    1. Richard Lawrence, son of Henry Lawrence and Harriet Van Wyck, was born in New York City, NY. He married Sarah Ann Drake on January 17, 1828 in Trinity Church Parish, New York City, NY.

    2. Catharine H. Lawrence, daughter of Henry Lawrence and Harriet Van Wyck, was born in New York City, NY. She married Robert M. Bell on December 18, 1832 in Douglaston, Queens Co., NY.

    3. Cornelius W. Lawrence, merchant, son of Henry Lawrence and Harriet Van Wyck, was born in 1791 in New York City, NY and died in 1861 at the age of 70. He married 3 times. The first time he married Lydia Ann Lawrence, daughter of Effingham Lawrence and Anna Townsend, on June 5, 1844 in Douglaston, Queens Co., NY. She was born on January 12, 1819 and died on February 7, 1879 at the age of 60. The second time he married Maria C. Prall about 1815. The third time he married Rachel Ann Hicks on February 5, 1819 in New York City, NY. She died on June 16, 1838 in New York City, NY.

    4. Joseph Lawrence, son of Henry Lawrence and Harriet Van Wyck, was born in 1797 in New York City, NY. He married Rosetta Townsend, daughter of Thomas S. Townsend,. She was born in 1800.

    5. Esther P. Lawrence, daughter of Henry Lawrence and Amy Pearsall, was born in New York City, NY. She married 2 times. The first time she married William J. Post on June 5, 1845 in Flushing, Queens Co., NY. He died before 1848. The second time she married Grenville Osgood, son of Isaac Osgood,. He was born in Louisianna.

    6. Sarah Titus, daughter of Silas Titus and Elizabeth Lawrence. She married Silas Hicks.

      Children of Sarah Titus and Silas Hicks:

      1. William T. Hicks
    7. Robert T. Lawrence, son of Effingham Lawrence and Anna Townsend, was born in 1807 and died in 1832 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA at the age of 25. He married Phebe Jane Mead on December 11, 1827 in Jamaica, Queens Co., NY. She was born in 1807.

      Children of Robert T. Lawrence and Phebe Jane Mead:

      1. Daniel Lawrence (1830)
    8. Effingham Lawrence, son of Effingham Lawrence and Anna Townsend, was born in 1810. He married Jane Osgood, daughter of Isaac Osgood, on June 9, 1847. She was born in Louisianna.

      Children of Effingham Lawrence and Jane Osgood:

      1. Isaac Osgood Lawrence (1850)
      2. Effingham Lawrence (18561899)
    9. Henry E. Lawrence, son of Effingham Lawrence and Anna Townsend, was born on May 24, 1812 and died on August 17, 1875 at the age of 63. He married Frances Brashear. She was born on May 10, 1819 in ?ardstown, KY and died on March 17, 1895 in Toms River, Ocean Co., NJ at the age of 75.

    10. William E. Lawrence, son of Effingham Lawrence and Anna Townsend, was born on December 13, 1813 and died on January 19, 1871 at the age of 57. He married 2 times. The first time he married Augusta Mickle, daughter of Andrew H. Mickle, in 1860. The second time he married Caroline Augusta Lawrence, daughter of John Burling Lawrence and Hannah Newbold, on June 18, 1840 in New York City, NY. She was born in 1825 in New York City, NY and died on April 20, 1841 in New York City, NY at the age of 16.

      Children of William E. Lawrence and Augusta Mickle:

      1. William Effingham Lawrence (1863)
      2. Andrew Mickle Lawrence (1863)
      3. Caroline Augusta Lawrence (1863)
    11. Lydia Ann Lawrence, daughter of Effingham Lawrence and Anna Townsend, was born on January 12, 1819 and died on February 7, 1879 at the age of 60. She married 2 times. The first time she married Edward N. Lawrence, son of John Burling Lawrence and Hannah Newbold, on June 4, 1833 in Douglaston, Queens Co., NY. He was born in 1805 in New York City, NY and died on October 21, 1839 in Liverpool at the age of 34. The second time she married Cornelius W. Lawrence, son of Henry Lawrence and Harriet Van Wyck, on June 5, 1844 in Douglaston, Queens Co., NY. He was born in 1791 in New York City, NY and died in 1861 at the age of 70.

      Children of Lydia Ann Lawrence and Edward N. Lawrence:

      1. Frederick Lawrence (18341916)
    12. Mary Nicoll Lawrence, daughter of Effingham Lawrence and Anna Townsend, was born on January 8, 1822 and died on August 12, 1890 at the age of 68. She married Andrew H. Mickle on February 18, 1851 in Douglaston, Queens Co., NY.

    13. Cornelius Lawrence, son of Effingham Lawrence and Anna Townsend, was born in 1826 in Bayside, Queens Co., NY and died in 1890 at the age of 64. He married 2 times. The first time he married Matilda Braden Seeley, daughter of Lyman Seeley and Emeline Wildt,. She was born in April 1840. The second time he married Sophia D. Seeley, daughter of Lyman Seeley and Emeline Wildt,. She was born on June 5, 1832 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD and died on November 26, 1857 in Tuckahoe, Westchester Co., NY at the age of 25.

      Children of Cornelius Lawrence and Matilda Braden Seeley:

      1. Charles Seely Lawrence (18621932)
      2. Willard D. Lawrence (1864)

      Children of Cornelius Lawrence and Sophia D. Seeley:

      1. Lyman Lawrence
      2. Isabella Lawrence (1851)
      3. Cornelius Lawrence (1856)
    14. Edward Arthur Lawrence, son of Effingham Lawrence and Anna Townsend, was born in 1831 and died in 1883 at the age of 52. He married Hannah Mickle, daughter of Andrew H. Mickle, on December 7, 1855 in Zion Episcopal Church Of Littleneck, Douglaston, Queens Co., NY. She was born in 1835.

      Children of Edward Arthur Lawrence and Hannah Mickle:

      1. Effingham Lawrence (1864)
Shared note

Samuel Townsend had one vessel built at Oyster Bay, a brig, called the 'Audrey' after his oldest daughter commanded by Effingham Lawrence, who subsequently became an eminent London merchant. The 'Sarah' another brig was commanded by his eldest son Solomon. Joseph Lawrence, brother of Effingham, who married Phebe, daughter of fourth Henry Townsend, also commanded several of Mr. Townsend's vessels. (Thompson's)