Benjamin LAWRENCE Family of Maryland
Subject:
Benjamin LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1652 Accomack Co., Virginia
Death: 6 Jan 1684/85 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Probate: Jul 1685
Father:
Benjamin LAWRENCE (b. circa 1625 Wiltshire, England
?, d. after 1674 Maryland)
Mother:
Ann ASCOMB (b. circa 1630, d. after 1671)
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Marriage: __ ___ 1676 West River, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Spouse:
Elizabeth TALBOT
Birth: 10 Aug 1656 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Death: 5 Mar 1690 Maryland
Father: Richard TALBOT
Mother: Elizabeth EWEN
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Three Known Children
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1/M
Benjamin LAWRENCE
Birth: 13 May 1677 Western Shore, Maryland
Death: 27 Mar 1721 Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland
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Marriage: 6 Jan 1701 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Spouse: Rachel MARRIARTE
Birth: __ ___ 1682 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father: Edward MARRIAVTE
Mother: Honor (--?--)
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Six Known Children
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- 1/F Elizabeth LAWRENCE
Birth: 8 Dec 1701 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
- 2/M Benjamin LAWRENCE
Birth: 27 Jan 1704/05 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Ruth DORSEY; Maryland
Death: 4 Jan 1755 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (age 49)
- 3/F Sophia LAWRENCE
Birth: 2 Jun 1707 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
- 4/M John LAWRENCE
Birth: 11 Nov 1709 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Note: No proof this is the correct John Lawrence who married Elizabeth and had the following children:
Marriage: 11 Sep 1740 Elizabeth STANLEY (b. circa 1720, d. ? ); Shrewsbury, Kent Co., Maryland
Daughter: 19 Sep 1741 Sarah LAWRENCE; Shrewsbury, Kent Co., Maryland
Daughter: 7 Jun 1744 Elisabeth LAWRENCE; Shrewsbury, Kent Co., Maryland
Son: 7 Oct 1746 James LAWRENCE; Shrewsbury, Kent Co., Maryland
- 5/M Levin LAWRENCE
Birth: 6 Mar 1711/12 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Death: __ ___ 1756 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Marriage: 2 Aug 1735 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Spouse: Susanna DORSEY
Birth: 12 Dec 1717 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Death: __ ___ 1769 Dorsey's Grove, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father: John DORSEY (b. 15 Jun 1688, d. 1764)
Mother: Honor Stafford ELDER (b. 12 Oct 1689, d. 1757)
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Eight Known Children
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- 1/F Rachel LAWRENCE
Birth: 3 May 1739 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Marriage: 13 Dec 1759 Philemon DORSEY; Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Death: 12 Aug 1808 Maryland
- 2/M Benjamin LAWRENCE
Birth: 17 May 1741 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Census: 2 Aug 1790 Two Delaware Hundreds, Baltimore Co., Maryland (5 males >16, 1 male <16, 1 female)
Census: 6 Aug 1810 Jefferson Co., Kentucky
(1 male 0-10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 45+, 1 female 26-44, 46 slaves)
Death: 5 Mar 1814 Jefferson Co., Kentucky
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Marriage: 28 Jan 1762 Baltimore, Maryland
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Spouse: Urith Randall OWINGS
Birth: 26 Jun 1738 Garrison Forest, Baltimore Co., Maryland
Death: 17 Sep 1807 Jefferson Co., Kentucky
Father: Samuel OWINGS
Mother: Urith RANDALL
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Seven Known Children
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- 1/M Samuel LAWRENCE
Birth: 30 Oct 1762 Baltimore Co., Maryland
Death: 16 Nov 1763 Baltimore Co., Maryland
- 2/M Samuel LAWRENCE
Birth: 28 Sep 1764 Baltimore Co., Maryland
Marriage: 29 Jun 1790 Sarah HOBBS (b. 1769, d. 1828); Evangelical Lutheran Church, Middletown, Frederick Co., Maryland
Daughter: 27 Jun 1791 Urith Owings LAWRENCE; Baltimore, Maryland
Son: 7 Sep 1793 Benjamin LAWRENCE; Baltimore Co., Maryland
Son: 7 Sep 1795 Benjamin LAWRENCE; Baltimore Co., Maryland
Son: 23 Nov 1797 Elhannah LAWRENCE; Maryland
Son: 1 Aug 1799 Elias Dorsey LAWRENCE; Jefferson Co., Kentucky
Son: 3 Dec 1800 Washington LAWRENCE; Jefferson Co., Kentucky
Census: 6 Aug 1810 Jefferson Co., Kentucky
(3 males 10-15, 1 male 45+, 1 female 0-10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 45+, 5 free persons, 22 slaves)
Census: 7 Aug 1820 Middletown, Jefferson Co., Kentucky
(1 male 18-26, 2 males 45+, 1 Female 45+, 26 slaves)
Death: 7 Sep 1822 Jefferson Co., Kentucky
- 3/F Mary Jane LAWRENCE
Birth: 28 Feb 1767 Baltimore Co., Maryland
Marriage: 17 Feb 1786 Elias DORSEY, son of Vachel DORSEY; Maryland
Death: 20 Aug 1810 Jefferson Co., Kentucky
- 4/F Susanna LAWRENCE
Birth: 4 May 1769 Baltimore Co., Maryland
Marriage: 21 Feb 1786 Edward DORSEY, son of Vachel DORSEY; Maryland
Death: 21 Jun 1818 Jefferson Co., Kentucky
- 5/F Rebecca LAWRENCE
Birth: 4 Jul 1771 Carroll Co., Maryland
Marriage: 26 Oct 1789 Richard WINCHESTER (b. 17 Apr 1759, d. 20 Jun 1819); Maryland
Death: 12 May 1822 Jefferson Co., Kentucky
- 6/M Levin LAWRENCE
Birth: 8 Apr 1774 Maryland
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Mary Snowden DORSEY; Maryland
Census: 6 Aug 1810 Middletown, Jefferson Co., Kentucky
(1 male 10-15, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 26-44, 9 slaves)
Census: 1 Jun 1830 Jefferson Co., Kentucky
(1 male 50-59, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 50-59, 25 male slaves, 15 female slaves)
Census: 1 Jun 1840 Northern Division, Jefferson Co., Kentucky
(2 males 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 60-69, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 60-69, 32 slaves)
- 7/F Elizabeth LAWRENCE
Birth: 2 May 1778 Maryland
Marriage: 16 Nov 1800 William Rose HYNES (b. 27 Jan 1771, d. 10 Apr 1837); Kentucky
Death: 15 Jan 1814 Kentucky
- 3/M John Dorsey LAWRENCE
Birth: 26 Oct 1743 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Death: 18 Dec 1798 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Marriage: 20 Apr 1776 Maryland
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Spouse: Martha WEST
Birth: __ ___ 1745 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Death: 11 Sep 1797 Maryland
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Three Known Children
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- 1/M John Stephen LAWRENCE
Birth: 14 Oct 1774 Maryland
Marriage: 1 Jan 1805 Sarah Maria SHRINER (b. 9 Jun 1790, d. 14 Apr 1857); Maryland
Daughter: __ ___ 1805 Martha Eve LAWRENCE; Maryland
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Sarah Margaret LAWRENCE; Maryland
Census: 6 Aug 1810 Frederick Co., Maryland
(1 male 16-26, 1 male 26-45, 2 females 0-10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 26-45, 13 slaves)
Son: 25 Nov 1811 John Peter LAWRENCE; Frederick Co., Maryland
Son: 29 May 1818 Charles Augustus LAWRENCE; Frederick Co., Maryland
Son: __ ___ 1820 Stephen Decatur LAWRENCE; Frederick Co., Maryland
Census: 15 Nov 1820 District 8, Frederick Co., Maryland
(3 males 0-10, 1 male 18-26, 1 male 26-45, 1 male 45+, 1 female 0-10, 2 females 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 26-45)
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Emma West LAWRENCE; Frederick Co., Maryland
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Anna Lavinia LAWRENCE; Frederick Co., Maryland
Census: 1 Jun 1830 District 8, Frederick Co., Maryland
(2 males 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 50-59, 2 females 0-5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 20-29, 1 female 40-49)
Death: 7 Oct 1839 Frederick Co., Maryland
- 2/M Upton Sheredine LAWRENCE
Birth: 21 Jul 1779 Maryland
Marriage: 31 Jan 1803 Elizabeth HAGER (b. 1 Aug 1785, d. 5 Aug 1867); Maryland
Son: __ ___ 1805 Jonathan LAWRENCE; Maryland
Son: __ ___ 1807 Upton Hager LAWRENCE; Maryland
Daughter: __ Aug 1815 Matilda Hoffman LAWRENCE; Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
Daughter: __ ___ 1817 Martha West LAWRENCE; Washington Co., Maryland
Daughter: __ ___ 1819 Elizabeth Ann LAWRENCE; Washington Co., Maryland
Daughter: __ ___ 1820 Mary Ann Hoffman LAWRENCE; Washington Co., Maryland
Census: 28 Oct 1820 Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
(1 male 0-10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 26-45, 3 females 0-10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 45+)
Daughter: 14 Sep 1822 Barbra LAWRENCE; Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
Death: 31 Mar 1824 Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
Burial: __ ___ ____ Old Zion's Churchyard, Hagerstown, Maryland
- 3/F Margarette LAWRENCE
Birth: 2 Sep 1781 Maryland
Marriage: circa 1810 Richard TALBOTT (b. ca. 1787, d. ? ); Maryland
- 4/F Ruth LAWRENCE
Birth: 22 Dec 1745 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Marriage: 27 Nov 1760 Thomas OWINGS; Ann Arundel Co., Maryland
Death: 27 Jul 1827 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
- 5/F Elizabeth LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1749 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Death: __ ___ 1785 Maryland
- 6/M Levin LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1750 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Census: 2 Aug 1790 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1 male >16, 1 male <16, 2 females, 10 slaves)
Census: 4 Aug 1800 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
(3 males 0-10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 45+, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 26-45, 18 slaves)
Death: 31 Mar 1805 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Marriage: 29 Aug 1786 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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Spouse: Sarah DORSEY
Birth: 31 Oct 1763 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Census: 6 Aug 1810 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
(1 male 10-16, 3 males 16-26, 1 female 0-10, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 45+, 30 slaves)
Death: __ Mar 1820 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father: Caleb DORSEY
Mother: Rebecca HAMMOND (b. 28 Aug 1741, d. 6 Oct 1797)
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Seven Known Children
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- 1/M Caleb Dorsey LAWRENCE
Birth: 1 Jan 1787 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Death: 31 Aug 1787 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
- 2/M Caleb LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1793 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Census: 7 Aug 1820 District 5, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1 male 26-45, 1 female 16-26, 7 slaves)
- 3/M Larkin LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1794 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Census: 7 Aug 1820 District 5, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1 male 26-45, 7 slaves)
Census: 1 Jun 1830 District 6, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1 male 30-39, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 20-29)
Marriage: 14 Jan 1840 Theresa Josephine BROWN (b. 1813, d. 2 Apr 1889), daughter of Moses BROWN; Missouri
Census: 1 Jun 1840 Lincoln Co., Missouri (1 male 15-19, 1 male 40-49, 1 female 20-29)
Daughter: 30 Oct 1841 Mary Elizabeth LAWRENCE; Lincoln Co., Missouri
Daughter: 26 Dec 1842 Sarah Ann LAWRENCE; Lincoln Co., Missouri
Daughter: __ ___ 1845 Ann LAWRENCE; Lincoln Co., Missouri
Daughter: 25 Aug 1848 Jane Dorsey LAWRENCE; Lincoln Co., Missouri
Son: 20 Sep 1849 Larkin D. LAWRENCE; Lincoln Co., Missouri
Census: 1 Jun 1850 District 49, Lincoln Co., Missouri (farmer $1000)
Son: 12 Jul 1852 Levin LAWRENCE; Lincoln Co., Missouri
Death: 15 Mar 1857 Lincoln Co., Missouri
- 4/F Rebecca LAWRENCE
Birth: 6 Dec 1796 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Marriage: 3 Oct 1820 David WATERS (b. 12 Oct 1796, d. 29 Jun 1838); Maryland
Son: 19 Aug 1821 George Washington WATERS; Maryland
Daughter: 10 Oct 1823 Mary Ann WATERS; Maryland
Son: 6 Jul 1829 Richard D. WATERS; Maryland
Census: 1 Jun 1830 District 6, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1 male 0-5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 30-39)
- 5/M Hammond Dorsey LAWRENCE
Birth: __ Oct 1797 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Louisa SHIPLEY (b. 25 Jan 1802, d. 18 May 1858), daughter of Richard SHIPLEY; Maryland
Census: 7 Aug 1820 District 5, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (1 male 18-25, 3 slaves)
Son: 20 Sep 1820 Richard Dorsey LAWRENCE; Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Son: 12 Mar 1824 Francis Lafayette LAWRENCE; Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Census: 1 Jun 1830 District 6, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2 males 5-9, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 20-29)
Daughter: 18 Feb 1831 Sarah Elizabeth LAWRENCE; Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Son: 3 Nov 1832 Larkin Hammond LAWRENCE; Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Daughter: 15 Mar 1834 Josephine Louise LAWRENCE; Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Son: 8 Jun 1835 Edward Thomas LAWRENCE; Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Daughter: 10 Feb 1837 Mary Margaret LAWRENCE; Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Son: 24 Oct 1839 Caleb Van Buren LAWRENCE; Hanover, Washington Co., Pennsylvania
Census: 1 Jun 1840 Hanover, Washington Co., Pennsylvania
(1 male 0-5, 2 males 5-10, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 0-5, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 30-39)
Son: 18 Jul 1841 George Benton LAWRENCE; Hanover, Washington Co., Pennsylvania
Son: 10 Feb 1843 John Polk LAWRENCE; Hanover, Washington Co., Pennsylvania
Death: 12 Aug 1844 Holliday Cove, Brooke Co., West Virginia
- 6/F Caroline Dorsey LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1799 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Marriage: 3 Nov 1818 Joshua OWINGS (b. 4 Aug 1794, d. ? ); Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Daughter: 12 Mar 1820 Sarah OWINGS; Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Daughter: __ ___ 1822 Mary Ann OWINGS; Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Daughter: __ ___ 1826 Ann OWINGS; Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Death: 24 Aug 1871
- 7/F Sarah Dorsey LAWRENCE
Birth: 25 Dec 1805 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Marriage: 26 Sep 1831 John Henry KEENE (b. 12 Dec 1806, d. 15 Jun 1894); Maryland
Daughter: 4 Jul 1832 Ann Hall KEENE; Baltimore Co., Maryland
Daughter: 1 Oct 1833 Elizabeth Dorsey KEENE; Baltimore Co., Maryland
Son: 26 Nov 1835 John Henry KEENE; Baltimore Co., Maryland
Son: 2 Jan 1837 Robert Goldsborough KEENE; Baltimore Co., Maryland
Daughter: 14 Jul 1839 Sarah Ann KEENE; Baltimore Co., Maryland
Son: 22 Dec 1840 James KEENE; Baltimore Co., Maryland
Son: __ Jun 1842 William Caroosto KEENE; Baltimore Co., Maryland
Son: 25 Aug 1843 Charles Ridout KEENE; Baltimore Co., Maryland
Daughter: 25 Mar 1846 Mary Hollingsworth KEENE; Baltimore Co., Maryland
Daughter: 6 Apr 1849 Laura Eleanora KEENE; Baltimore Co., Maryland
Census: 1 Jun 1850 District 2, Baltimore Co., Maryland (farmer $20,000)
- 7/F Margaret LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1751 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Death: __ ___ 1835 Leonardstown, Maryland
- 8/M Richard LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1755 Maryland
Census: 2 Aug 1790 Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland (2 male >16, 2 females)
Census: 4 Aug 1800 Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland
(1 male 10-16, 2 males 16-26, 1 male 45+, 1 female 0-10, 2 females 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 26-45)
Census: 6 Aug 1810 Ward 8, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland
(1 male 0-10, 1 male 10-15, 3 males 16-26, 1 male 45+, 2 females 0-10, 1 female 16-26, 2 females 26-45, 4 slaves)
Census: 7 Aug 1820 Ward 1, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland
(1 male 0-10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 45+, 1 female 10-16, 1 female 16-26, 1 female 45+)
Death: __ ___ 1829 Baltimore Co., Maryland
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Marriage #1: 22 Mar 1780 Maryland
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Spouse: Ann WARFIELD
Birth: __ ___ 1760
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Two Known Children
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- 1/M Benjamin LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1783 Maryland
- 2/M Richard LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1785 Maryland
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Marriage #2: 20 Dec 1786 Maryland
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Spouse: Elizabeth MOMYER
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One Known Child
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- 1/M Otho LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1790 Maryland
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Catherine Murdock NELSON, daughter of Gen. Roger NELSON; Maryland
Census: 7 Aug 1820 District 3, Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland (1 male 0-10, 1 male 26-45, 1 female 26-45)
Daughter: 8 Oct 1824 Mary Sim Nelson LAWRENCE; Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
Son: 4 Feb 1827 Richard Henry Lee LAWRENCE; Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
Daughter: 2 Jul 1829 Annie Warfield LAWRENCE; Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
Census: 1 Jun 1830 Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland (1 male 0-5, 1 male 40-49, 1 female 0-5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 40-49)
Daughter: 18 Oct 1831 Alice Gray LAWRENCE; Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland
Census: 1 Jun 1840 Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland (1 male 10-15, 1 male 50-59, 1 female 5-10, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 40-49)
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Marriage #3: 13 Nov 1793 Maryland
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Spouse: Elizabeth JAMES
Birth: __ ___ 1770
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No Known Children ?
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- 6/F Margaret LAWRENCE
Birth: 17 Jan 1716 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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2/F
Elizabeth LAWRENCE
Birth: 25 Feb 1679 Western Shore, Maryland
Marriage: circa 1696
John GASSAWAY (b. 1674, d. 2 Sep 1697); Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Death: 7 Oct 1700 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
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3/F
Lucy LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1685 All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Marriage: 10 Feb 1702
John BELT; Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Son: circa 1703 John BELT; Ann Arundel Co., Maryland
Son: 1705-1708 Higginson BELT; Ann Arundel Co., Maryland
Daughter: circa 1707 Sarah BELT; Maryland
Son: __ ___ ____ Joseph BELT; Maryland
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Mary BELT; Maryland
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Lucy BELT; Maryland
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Elizabeth BELT; Maryland
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Margaret BELT; Maryland
Son: circa 1714 Leonard BELT; Baltimore Co., Maryland
Death: __ ___ 1727 Anne Arundel Co., Maryland