James Lawrence Family of Barnstable County, Massachusetts and Maine

Subject: James LAWRENCE
Birth: 27 Nov 1745 Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts

Note: He lived in Sandwich, on Cape Cod until 10 Aug 1786 when he removed to Wayne in Kennebec County, Maine. He settled in the eastern part of the town on the old road from Wayne to Winthrop.

Death: 3 Jul 1811 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine (of dropsy)
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Marriage: 1 Jan 1769 Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
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Spouse: Abigail EWERS
Birth: 13 Mar 1749 Massachusetts
Death: 28 Apr 1790 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine (of consumption)
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Six Known Children
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1/M Joseph LAWRENCE
Birth: 29 Oct 1769 Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
Census: 4 Aug 1800 Winthrop, Kennebec Co., Maine
        (1 male 0-10, 1 male 26-45, 2 females 0-10, 1 female 26-45)
Note: Mar 1807 moved to Jay, Maine
Census: 6 Aug 1810 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
         (3 males 0-10, 2 males 10-16, 1 male 26-45, 1 female 0-10, 2 females 10-16, 1 female 26-45)
Census: 7 Aug 1820 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
        (2 males 10-16, 2 males 18-26, 1 male 45+, 2 females 16-26, 1 female 45+)
Marriage #2: __ ___ ____ Betsy BOARDMAN; Maine
Marriage #3: __ ___ ____ Rebecca FAUNCE; Maine
Census: 1 Jun 1830 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
         (1 male 60-69, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 70-79)
Census: 1 Jun 1840 Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine (1 male 70-79, 1 female 80-89)
Census: 1 Jun 1850 Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine
Death: 5 Jul 1852 Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine

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Marriage: circa 1792 Maine
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Spouse: Joanna FLOYD
Birth: 5 Jun 1766 Massachusetts
Death: 30 Sep 1823 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
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Eight Known Children
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• 1/F Abigail LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1794 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Death: 31 Dec 1859 Maine (age 65)
  
  
• 2/M Noah LAWRENCE
  Birth: 3 Jun 1796 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Marriage: 25 Dec 1824 Philenia W. LAWRENCE, daughter of Asa LAWRENCE and Desire ALLEN; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Daughter: 12 Jul 1826 Mercy LAWRENCE; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Marriage: 5 Apr 1830 Beulah (ROWELL) LEACH (b. 25 May 1799, d. 15 Jun 1879); Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1830 Canton, Oxford Co., Maine (1 male 30-39, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 30-39)
  Daughter: 25 Mar 1831 Sarah M. LAWRENCE; Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  Daughter: 17 Oct 1836 Betsy R. LAWRENCE; Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  Daughter: 25 Nov 1839 Prentiss M. LAWRENCE; Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1840 Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
           (1 male 40-49, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 40-49)
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 Jay, Franklin Co., Maine (farmer $400)
  Death: 21 Dec 1852 Lexington, Somerset Co., Maine
  
  
• 3/F Sally LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ 1797 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Death: 12 Jun 1837 Maine (age 40)
  
  
• 4/M Francis LAWRENCE
  Birth: 29 Dec 1799 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Marriage: circa 1826 Susan N. WINSLOW (b. 1807, d. Aug 1872); Maine
  Daughter: 5 Aug 1827 Susan T. LAWRENCE; Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Daughter: 9 Feb 1829 Deborah N. LAWRENCE; Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1830 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
          (2 males 15-20, 2 males 20-29, 2 females 0-5, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-29)
  Daughter: 28 Feb 1831 Deborah N. LAWRENCE; Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Son: 14 Apr 1832 Rev. Benjamin Franklin LAWRENCE; Jay,Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Daughter: 26 May 1834 Melinda B. LAWRENCE; Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Daughter: 19 Sep 1835 Clarinda T. LAWRENCE; Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  Son: __ ___ 1839 Thomas Emery LAWRENCE; Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1840 Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  (1 male 0-5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 70-79, 1 female 5-10, 2 females 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 70-79)
  Daughter: 8 Jun 1842 Clara T. LAWRENCE; Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  Daughter: __ ___ 1843 Sarah B. LAWRENCE; Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  Daughter: __ ___ 1847 Mary F. LAWRENCE; Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 Jay, Franklin Co., Maine (farmer)
  Daughter: 31 Aug 1853 Isabel LAWRENCE; Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  Death: 18 Apr 1858 Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  
  
• 5/M Manasseh LAWRENCE
  Birth: 4 Oct 1801 Winthrop, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Marriage: 6 Aug 1826 Rebecca MOORE (b. 29 Nov 1801, d. 10 Mar 1854); Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Daughter: __ ___ ____ Joanna F. LAWRENCE; Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Daughter: 27 Jan 1829 Joanna F. LAWRENCE; Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Daughter: 11 Jun 1831 Emily A. LAWRENCE; Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Note: __ Mar 1833 (moved to Sumner, Maine)
  Son: 16 May 1833 Andrew B. LAWRENCE; East Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine
  Note: 26 Jun 1833 ordained pastor of Baptist Church in Sumner
  Son: 27 Mar 1837 Ephraim M. LAWRENCE; East Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine
  Daughter: 24 Jun 1838 Etta R. LAWRENCE; East Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine
  Son: 23 Sep 1840 Cyrus R. LAWRENCE; East Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine
  Daughter: 18 Mar 1848 Lizzie R. LAWRENCE; East Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine (clergyman $1200)
  Death: 3 Aug 1860 North Paris, Oxford Co., Maine (of heart disease)
  
  
• 6/F Phoebe LAWRENCE
  Birth: __ ___ ____ Winthrop, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Death: __ ___ 1842 Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  
  
• 7/M Rufus LAWRENCE
  Birth: 19 Feb 1806 Winthrop, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Marriage: __ Sep 1827 Charlotte DAVENPORT (b. 15 Jan 1806, d. 21 Dec 1865); Maine
  Daughter: 19 Jul 1828 Jenet D. LAWRENCE; Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1830 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine (2 males 20-29, 1female 0-5,1 female 20-29)
  Daughter: 18 Sep 1830 Martha T. LAWRENCE; Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Daughter: 19 Dec 1831 Mary D. LAWRENCE; Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Son: 16 Feb 1833 Silas LAWRENCE; Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Son: __ Jun 1834 Leonard LAWRENCE; Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Son: __ ___ 1835 Dudley LAWRENCE; Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Child: __ ___ 1840 (baby) LAWRENCE; Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1840 Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine
          (1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-39, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 40-49)
  Son: 22 Jun 1842 Leonard LAWRENCE; Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine
  Son: 15 May 1843 George T. LAWRENCE; Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine (farmer $800)
  Death: 24 Aug 1851 Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine
  
  
• 8/M James LAWRENCE
  Birth: 20 Nov 1807 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Marriage: 6 Jan 1834 Achsah LAWRENCE, daughter of Asa LAWRENCE and Desire ALLEN; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Daughter: 12 Dec 1838 Frances Rachael LAWRENCE; Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine (farmer $450)
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine (carpenter $375 $325)
  Death: 18 Oct 1866 Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine

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2/M Asa LAWRENCE
Birth: 26 Oct 1771 Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
Death: 9 Apr 1851 West Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine

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Marriage: circa 1800 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
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Spouse: Desire ALLEN
Birth: __ ___ 1767 Rochester, Massachusetts
Death: 1 May 1838 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine (age 68)
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Five Known Children
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• 1/F Philenia W. LAWRENCE
  Birth: 18 Jul 1801 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Marriage: 25 Dec 1824 Noah LAWRENCE, son of Joseph LAWRENCE and Joanna FLOYD; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Daughter: 12 Jul 1826 Mercy LAWRENCE; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Death: 25 Jul 1829 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  
  
• 2/M Oliver Allen LAWRENCE
  Birth: 8 Jul 1803 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Marriage: circa 1834 Jenet DAVENPORT (b. 10 Mar 1808, d.3 Mar 1836); Kennebec Co., Maine
  Son: 3 Feb 1836 John Oliver LAWRENCE; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Marriage: __ Mar 1837 Lemira BARTLETT (b. 17 Apr 1804, d. 25 Dec 1872), daughter of Nathaniel BARTLETT; Maine
  Son: __ Mar 1840 Hiram Bartlett LAWRENCE; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1840 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine (1 male 0-5, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 30-39)
  Son: __ ___ 1842 Horatio Bartlett LAWRENCE; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Son: __ ___ 1847 Abbott Nelson LAWRENCE; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine (farmer)
  Census: 1 Jun 1860 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine (farmer $2000 $600)
  Census: 1 Jun 1870 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine (farmer $1000 $396)
  Marriage: 23 Aug 1873 Ann (WING) AUSTIN ( b.?, d. 19 Aug 1886); Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1880 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine (farmer)
  Death: 14 Jul 1881 Augusta, Maine
  
  
• 3/M Owen LAWRENCE
  Birth: 17 Nov 1805 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Marriage: circa 1830 Mehitable SINCLAIR (b. 26 Nov 1808, d. 1886); Maine
  Daughter: 8 Jan 1832 Matilda F. LAWRENCE; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Daughter: __ ___ 1837 Hannah E. LAWRENCE; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Son: 3 Mar 1849 William Owen LAWRENCE; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine (farmer $700)
  Death: 12 Feb 1856 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  
  
• 4/F Achsah LAWRENCE
  Birth: 12 Jan 1809 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Marriage: 6 Jan 1834 James LAWRENCE, son of Joseph LAWRENCE and Joanna FLOYD; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Daughter: 12 Dec 1838 Frances Rachael LAWRENCE; Sumner, Oxford Co., Maine
  
  
• 5/F Rachel Allen LAWRENCE
  Birth: 27 May 1811 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Marriage: 8 Dec 1833 Lorrin WING (b. 7 Jan 1809, ? ); Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Son: 28 Oct 1834 Tillotson WING; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Daughter: 27 May 1837 Achsah J. WING; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Son: 22 Jul 1839 Nelson C. WING; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Daughter: 6 Jun 1844 Lucy F. WING; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Son: 31 Aug 1850 Abner N. WING; Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
  Death: 12 Jul 1885 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine

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3/F Temperance LAWRENCE
Birth: 1 Nov 1775 Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
Death: circa 1860 Maine
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4/M Rufus LAWRENCE
Birth: 27 Jul 1778 Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
Death: 26 Mar 1790 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine
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5/M Peter LAWRENCE
Birth: 29 Mar 1782 Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
Marriage: 13 Dec 1804 Maine
Census: 6 Aug 1810 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine (1 male 0-10, 1 male 26-45, 1 female 26-45)
Marriage: 17 Nov 1817 Eunice FELCH (b. 1775, d. 6 Apr 1846); Maine
Census: 7 Aug 1820 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
        (1 male 0-10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 26-45, 2 females 0-10, 1 female 45+)
Census: 1 Jun 1830 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
        (1 male 15-20,1 male 20-29, 1 male 30-39?, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 40-49)
Marriage: 29 Jan 1847 Sarah C. WELD (b. 1786, d. 31 Jul 1879); Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
Census: 1 Jun 1850 Jay, Franklin Co., Maine (farmer $800)
Census: 1 Jun 1860 Jay, Franklin Co., Maine (farmer $360 $60)
Death: 7 Apr 1871 Jay, Franklin Co., Maine

Marriage: 13 Dec 1804 Maine
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Spouse: Melatiah DAVENPORT
Birth: __ ___ 1780
Death: 17 Jan 1817 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
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Four Known Children
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• 1/M Seth LAWRENCE
  Birth: 28 Aug 1809 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Marriage: 27 Feb 1837 Elvira BARRETT; Maine
  Son: 24 May 1837 Isaac Peter LAWRENCE; Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  Daughter: 2 Mar 1839 Rozillah LAWRENCE; Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  Census: 1 Jun 1850 Jay, Franklin Co., Maine (farmer $600)
  
  
• 2/F Mary C. LAWRENCE
  Birth: 30 Jun 1811 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Death: 21 Jun 1838 Jay, Franklin Co., Maine
  
  
• 3/M Peter LAWRENCE
  Birth: 23 Jul 1813 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine
  Death: 8 Dec 1836 Newton, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
  
  
• 4/F Hannah LAWRENCE
  Birth: circa 1815 Jay, Oxford (later Franklin) Co., Maine

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6/F Betsy LAWRENCE
Birth: 22 Jun 1785 Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
Death: 23 Apr 1804 Wayne, Kennebec Co., Maine