Benjamin Lawrence Family of Cannon County, Tennessee

Subject: Benjamin Lawrence * Ancestor of Y-DNA participant #70750

Birth: between 1771 and 1780 North Carolina
Census: 1 Jun 1840 Cannon Co., Tennessee (1 male 60-69, 1 female 50-59)
Will: 14 Oct 1843 Cannon Co., Tennessee
Probate: 21 Aug 1845 Cannon Co., Tennessee
Parents: unknown
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Marriage: circa 1804 Georgia
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Spouse: Mary (--?--)
Birth: __ ___ 1784 Virginia
Census: 1 Jun 1850 District 8, Cannon Co., Tennessee (living in home of Green B. & Mary Smith)
Census: 1 Jun 1860 with David and Martha Barratt; Cannon Co., Tennessee ( $2500 $_ )
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Three Known Children
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1/F Martha Lawrence
Birth: circa 1805 Georgia
Marriage: circa 1823 David Barratt (b. ca. 1801, d. ? ); Warren (now Cannon) Co., Tennessee

Census: 1 Jun 1850 with husband; Cannon Co., Tennessee
(farmer $100 with children all b. TN: Manda 17, Ruth B. 14, Annis 13, David F. 8, William C. 5, Martha 1)

Census: 1 Jun 1860 with husband; Cannon Co., Tennessee
(shoemaker $_ $600 with children David, William, & Martha)
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2/M Jesse Lawrence **
Birth: 26 Sep 1808 Georgia
Census: 1 Jun 1840 Cannon Co., Tennessee (2 males 0- 15, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 0-5, 1 female 20-29)
Census: 1 Jun 1850 District 7, Cannon Co., Tennessee (farmer $2000)
Census: 1 Jun 1860 Cannon Co., Tennessee (farmer $9000 $2000)
Census: 1 Jun 1870 District 7, Cannon Co., Tennessee (farmer $7000 $3600)
Census: 1 Jun 1880 District 7, Cannon Co., Tennessee (farmer)
Death: 8 Aug 1892 Cannon Co., Tennessee
Burial: __ ___ ____ Travis Farm, Cannon Co., Tennessee

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Marriage: 25 Dec 1834 Warren (now Cannon) Co., Tennessee
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Spouse: Lavina Ford
Birth: 10 Sep 1815 Warren (now Cannon) Co., Tennessee
Death: 20 Jun 1887 Cannon Co., Tennessee
Burial: __ ___ ____ Travis Farm, Cannon Co., Tennessee
Father: Henry Ford (b. 1767, d. 1845)
Mother: Mary Moore (b. circa 1776,d. ? )
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Ten Known Children
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• 1/F Mary Caroline "Carrie" Lawrence
  Birth: 22 Oct 1835 Warren (now Cannon) Co., Tennessee
  Marriage: 8 Nov 1853 Isaac "Ike" Gunter (b. 1828, d. ? ); Cannon Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 2/M Benjamin Franklin Lawrence
  Birth: 13 Oct 1837 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Occupation: __ Jun 1880 Cannon Co., Tennessee (merchant & farmer)
  Death: 7 Jul 1890 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Burial: __ ___ ____ Travis Farm, Cannon Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 3/M Henry Jefferson Laurence **
  Birth: 4 Jan 1840 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Marriage: circa 1861 Susan Gunter (b. Aug 1842, d. ?), daughter of William Gunter; Tennessee
  Daughter: __ ___ 1862 Elizabeth "Betty" Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ ___ 1864 Madora J. Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Son: __ Jun 1866 James B. "Jim" Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee **
  Son: __ Mar 1870 Robert P. Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Census: 1 Jun 1870 District 7, Cannon Co., Tennessee (farmer $1500 $30)
  Daughter: __ ___ 1871 Calissa B. Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ May 1874 Allie Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ Sep 1877 Hettie Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ Feb 1879 Pearl Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 District 7, Cannon Co., Tennessee (farmer)
  Daughter: __ Jan 1883 Lotta Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Census: 1 Jun 1900 105 Spring Street, McMinnville, Warren Co., Tennessee (brick maker)
  Marriage: __ ___ 1908 Nannie E. (--?--) (b. 1867, d. ? ); Tennessee
  Census: 15 Apr 1910 McMinnville, Warren Co., Tennessee (farmer)
  Census: 1 Jan 1920 McMinnville, Warren Co., Tennessee (farmer)
  Death: 19 Mar 1924 McEwen, Humphreys Co., Tennessee
  Burial: __ ___ ____ Bethlehem Cemetery, Warren Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 4/F Sarah Levary Lawrence
  Birth: 5 Jan 1842 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Marriage: 10 Mar 1864 Jacob Burgar "Jake" Hawkins (b. 1827, d. 1897); Rutherford Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ ___ 1865 Mary E. Hawkins; Tennessee
  Son: __ ___ 1867 John T. Hawkins; Tennessee
  Son: __ ___ 1869 Henry W. Hawkins; Tennessee
  Daughter: __ ___ 1871 Agnes Hawkins; Tennessee
  Daughter: __ ___ 1873 Tina Hawkins; Tennessee
  Son: __ ___ 1875 Joseph P. Hawkins; Tennessee
  Daughter: __ ___ 1877 Meda Hawkins; Tennessee
  Son: __ ___ 1879 Robert C. Hawkins; Tennessee
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 District 7, Cannon Co., Tennessee (Probate Judge)
  Death: 15 May 1898 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Burial: __ ___ ____ Hawkins Cemetery #2, Cannon Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 5/F Martha Jane Lawrence
  Birth: 28 Mar 1844 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Marriage: 25 Jul 1867 William H. Harrison; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Son: __ ___ 1868 Jesse L. Harrison; Tennessee
  Marriage: 4 Nov 1875 John Presley "Press" Higgins (b. 1843, d. 1914); Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Death: 12 Aug 1876 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Burial: __ ___ ____ Bluewing Cemetery, Cannon Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 6/F Margaret Elizabeth Lawrence
  Birth: 26 Aug 1846 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Death: before Jun 1850 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 7/M James T. Laurence
  Birth: 5 Mar 1849 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Marriage: 7 Oct 1869 Lucy E. Cummings (b. 1849, d. 1896); Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Census: 1 Jun 1870 District 7, Cannon Co., Tennessee (farmer $800 $600)
  Son: __ Jul 1870 Jesse B. Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ ___ 1872 Eliza E. Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ ___ 1877 Sally J. Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ ___ 1879 Molly Lawrence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 District 7, Cannon Co., Tennessee (farmer)
  Marriage: 7 Nov 1900 Dora L. Elkins (b. 1862, d. 1950); Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ ___ 1902 Lura Lee Laurence; Tennessee
  Census: 15 Apr 1910 District 7, Cannon Co., Tennessee (farmer)
  Census: 1 Jan 1920 District 7, Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Death: 14 Apr 1924 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Burial: __ ___ ____ Riverside Cemetery, Cannon Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 8/M Joseph Harvey Laurence
  Birth: 5 Jul 1851 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Marriage: __ Feb 1874 Elizabeth "Eliza" Powell (b. Feb 1856, d. ? ); Tennessee
  Son: __ ___ 1877 Willy Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 District 7, Cannon Co., Tennessee (farmer)
  Daughter: __ Jul 1880 Athea Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ Mar 1883 Aria Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Daughter: __ Aug 1888 Dovie Laurence; Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Census: 1 Jun 1900 District 7, Cannon Co., Tennessee (farmer)
  Census: 15 Apr 1910 District 7, Cannon Co., Tennessee (farmer with 5 children 3 living)
  Census: 1 Jan 1920 District 7, Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Death: 25 Oct 1925 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Burial: __ ___ ____ Riverside Cemetery, Cannon Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 9/? "baby" Lawrence
  Birth: 25 Nov 1853 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Death: __ Nov 1853 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  
  
• 10/M Jesse Ellis Lawrence
  Birth: 9 Jul 1856 Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Death: before Jun 1860 Cannon Co., Tennessee

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3/F Elizabeth Lawrence
Birth: 26 Nov 1812 Georgia
Marriage: 23 Mar 1834 Samuel H. Phillips (b. 1807, d. 1879); Warren (now Cannon) Co., Tennessee

Census: 1 Jun 1850 with husband; Cannon Co., Tennessee
(farmer $200 with children all b. TN: Martha 15, Mary 13, Margaret 12, Andrew G. 8, Nancy G. 5, Sarah E. 2)

Census: 1 Jun 1860 with husband; Cannon Co., Tennessee
(farmer $950 $300 with children Mary, Andrew, Nancy, Sarah, & Levina 8)

Death: 27 Apr 1886 Cannon Co., Tennessee