Thomas LAWRENCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participant # 116836

Baptism: 8 Mar 1619/20 St. Albans Abbey, Hertfordshire, England
Note: __ ___ 1645 A patentee of Middleburg (later Newtown) on Long Island)
Note: 24 Aug 1651 New Haven, Connecticut (was sent on a mission to the New England colonies and was arrested for "having money belonging to Governor Stuyvesant, but claimed by New England")
Note: 21 Apr 1665 Newtown, Queens Co., New York (He was commissioned a Captain by Gov. Richard Nicolls)
Note: 24 Dec 1689 Queens Co., New York (received a commission as Major of Horse by Leisler)
Marriage #2: 9 Nov 1692 Mary FERGUSON; Flushing, Queens Co., New York

Will: __ Sep 1693 Newtown, Queens Co., New York (THOMAS LAWRENCE. "In the name of God, Amen. The last will and Testament of Thomas Lawrence, of Newtown, in Queens County, upon Long Island, being weak in body but in senses and memory. I bequeath my soul into the hands of the Almighty God who gave it. I give my body to the earth from whence it came, to be buried in decent and comely manner. I leave to my son, Thomas Lawrence, that lot of ground which I bought of Hendrick Johnson, with all the houses and buildings thereto belonging, with the great neck of land and meadow, and the Island bounded with a creek; I leave to my wife, Mary Lawrence, one third of all my movable estate, both within doors and without, and I leave all the homespun cloth and yarns and lambswool at my wife's disposing; I leave to my son, Jonathan Lawrence, that lot of land which was Samuel Joas, and the house which he now lives in; he paying to Elizabeth Saunders eight pounds when she is eighteen years of age. I leave to my sons William and Jonathan, that piece of salt meadow, which I bought of Robert Beacham, equally between them. I leave to my son, Daniel Lawrence, all my fresh meadow lying in Trains meadow. I leave to my five sons all the rest of my lands, meadows, and privileges equally, they paying all my debts. I leave to my grand child, Elizabeth Saunders, two mares and two cows, three silver spoons, and her mother's wearing clothes. I leave the rest of my estate to the children of my four sons, Thomas, William, John, and Jonathan. My wife Mary is to have the privilege of my dwelling house during widowhood. I make my sons, Thomas and William, executors. [Not dated]
Witnesses, Content Titus, Jonathan Hazzard, Jeremiah Burroughs)

Probate: 25 Feb 1703 Newtown, Queens Co., New York (Then appeared before me, Edward, Viscount Cornbury, Captain-General and Governor in Chief, etc., Content Titus and Jonathan Hazzard, two of the above witnesses, and made oath that they saw the testator, THOMAS LAWRENCE, sign and seal the same, as his last will, etc)
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Marriage #1: circa __ 1640 Newtown, Queens Co., New York
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Spouse: Mary (--?--)
Birth: say 1620
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Eight Known Children
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1/M Thomas LAWRENCE
Birth: circa __ 1644 New Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut
Son: circa __ 1665 Thomas LAWRENCE; Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Son: circa __ 1666 Isaac LAWRENCE; Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Son: circa __ 1668 John LAWRENCE; Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Son: circa __ 1671 Abraham LAWRENCE; Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Son: circa __ 1675 Jacob LAWRENCE; Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Daughter: circa __ 1676 Janettie LAWRENCE; (no proof she is daughter of this Thomas)
Marriage #2: 2 Aug 1685 Francina BERRY (b. 1643, bur. 30 May 1737), daughter of Capt. John BERRY; Hackensack, Bergen Co., New Jersey (Widow of Melancton Smith)
Marriage #3: __ ___ ____ Barbara (--?--) SQUIRE (Widow of William Squire)
Death: circa __ 1741 Hackensack, Bergen Co., New Jersey (".... Her husband followed her to the Grave, at the age of ninety-seven, is a heray man, and walks upright as a Youth")
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2/M Jonathan LAWRENCE**
Birth: circa __ 1646 probably, Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Son: circa __ 1670 Jonathan LAWRENCE; Newtown, Queens Co., New York **
Son: circa __ 1675 Richard LAWRENCE; Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Death: circa __ 1720 Orangetown, Rockland Co., New York
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3/F Sarah LAWRENCE
Birth: circa __ 1648 Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Marriage #1: circa __1668 Joseph WINSLOW (b. 1643, d. 1679), son of John WINSLOW and Mary CHILTON
Marriage #2: before 1679 Charles LEBROS
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4/M William LAWRENCE
Birth: circa __ 1650 probably, Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Marriage: 9 Mar 1676 Anna EDSALL (b. Jul 1656, ?), daughter of Samuel EDSALL and Jannette WESSELS; Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Son: __ ___ ____ William LAWRENCE; Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Death: __ ___ 1732
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5/F Mary LAWRENCE
Birth: circa __ 1652 probably, Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Marriage #1: 16 Dec 1671 Thomas WALTON ( ?, d. before 12 Dec 1689); Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Son: __ ___ 1672 Thomas WALTON; Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York
Daughter: circa __ 1675 Mary WALTON; Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York
Son: __ ___ 1677 William WALTON; Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York
Son: __ ___ ____ Matthew WALTON; Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York
Son: __ ___ ____ John WALTON; Staten Island, Richmond Co., New York
Marriage #2: __ ___ 1690 John WHITE
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6/F Elizabeth LAWRENCE
Birth: circa __ 1663 Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Marriage: 26 Jul 1683 John SAUNDERS; Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Elizabeth SAUNDERS
Death: before 1693
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7/M Daniel LAWRENCE
Birth: circa __ 1666 Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Marriage: __ ___ 1696 Gussie TEUNISSE; Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Son: __ ___ 1697 William LAWRENCE; New York City, New York
Son: __ ___ ____ Daniel LAWRENCE; New York City, New York
Son: __ ___ ____ John LAWRENCE; New York City, New York
Son: __ ___ ____ Thomas LAWRENCE; New York City, New York
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8/M John LAWRENCE
Birth: __ ___ 1668 Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Deborah WOODHULL (b. 1674, d. 6 Jan 1742), daughter of Richard WOODHULL; Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Son: 9 Sep 1695 John LAWRENCE; Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Note: He was Captain of Newtown troop of horse in Leisler's time. His brother Daniel was coronet. He became High Sheriff of county in 1698. He alone remained in Newtown of all the brothers)
Son: circa __ 1700 Nathaniel LAWRENCE; Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Son: circa __ 1705 Thomas LAWRENCE; Newtown, Queens Co., New York
Death: 17 Dec 1729 Newtown, Queens Co., New York



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