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James Harrison Lawrence 1787–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Henry Co VA

Death Date: 1 May 1880

Death Location: Quaker Gap, Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Father: Thomas Lawrence

Mother: Rachel Fuller

Spouse(s): Susannah Woodall, Martha 👌, Charlotte Salmons

Children(s): Jessie Lawrence, Charles 👌, Arthur Lawrence, Jessie Lawrence, Lotty Lawrence, James Lawrence, Margaret Lawrence, John Lawrence, Henry Sr., William Lawrence, Charles Lawrence, Susan Lawrence

In 1787, James Harrison Lawrence entered the world in Henry Co VA, born to Thomas Reid Lawrence And Rachel Fuller. In 1816, James Harrison Lawrence resided in Richmond, Virginia, USA. James Harrison Lawrence married Charlotte Salmons, Martha Johnston, Susannah Susan Woodall, and had children including Arthur Lawrence, Charles B Lawrence, Charles Lawrence, Henry Clay Lawrence Sr, James H Lawrence, Jessie Lawrence, John Lawrence, Lotty Lawrence, Margaret Elizabeth Lawrence, Susan Lawrence, William Lawrence. James Harrison Lawrence passed away in 1880 in Quaker Gap, Stokes, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1787, James Harrison Lawrence entered the world in Henry Co VA, born to Thomas Reid Lawrence And Rachel Fuller.
  • In 1816, James Harrison Lawrence resided in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • James Harrison Lawrence married Charlotte Salmons, Martha Johnston, Susannah Susan Woodall, and had children including Arthur Lawrence, Charles B Lawrence, Charles Lawrence, Henry Clay Lawrence Sr, James H Lawrence, Jessie Lawrence, John Lawrence, Lotty Lawrence, Margaret Elizabeth Lawrence, Susan Lawrence, William Lawrence.
  • James Harrison Lawrence passed away in 1880 in Quaker Gap, Stokes, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Lawrence
1760–1826
Birth Location: Halifax, or, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
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Rachel Fuller
1764–1833
Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
RF

Spouses(s)

Susannah Woodall
1791–1850
Birth Location: Charlotte, Virginia, United States
SW
Martha 👌
1785–1807
Birth Location: Pulaski Co, Kentucky, USA
M👌
Charlotte Salmons
1832–
Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
CS

Children(s)

Jessie Lawrence
1805–
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, USA
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Charles 👌
1807–1862
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
C👌
Arthur Lawrence
1803–
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
AL
Jessie Lawrence
1805–
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, USA
JL
Lotty Lawrence
1810–1860
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
LL
James Lawrence
1810–1888
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
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Margaret Lawrence
1810–1896
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
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John Lawrence
1814–1860
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
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Henry Sr.
1817–1896
Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
HS
William Lawrence
1818–1860
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, United States
WL
Charles Lawrence
1820–1860
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
CL
Susan Lawrence
1824–1912
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
SL

James Lawrence's Ancestors

Self
James Lawrence
1787–1880
Birth Place: Henry Co VA
Parents
Thomas Reid Lawrence
1760–1826
Halifax, or, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Rachel Fuller
1764–1833
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Laurence
1733–1797
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Lucy Wommack
1733–1826
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Arthur Fuller
1718–1797
Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Sarah Littleton
1720–1797
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Tobias Phillips
1687–1739
Margaret Laurence
1712–1656
Henry Womack
1709–1790
Martha Puckett
1715–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Laurence
1679–1768
Mary Peploe
1683–1729
William Womack
1679–1725
Susannah Trent
1686–1730

James Lawrence's Descendants

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James (Harrison) Lawrence (1787–1 May 1880) m. Susannah (Susan) Woodall (1791–1850) m. Martha (Johnston) 👌 (1785–ABT 1807) m. Charlotte Salmons (1832–)
  1. 1. Jessie Lawrence 1805–
  2. 2. Charles (B. Lawrence) 👌 1807–1862 m. Elizabeth Lawrence 1813–1889
    1. 1. George (Monroe) Lawrence 1852–1932 m. Eliza (Ann) Lawrence 1854–1905 m. Eliza (Ann) Keenan 1854–1905
      1. 1. orville (mathias) lawrence 1913–1974 m. Esther (Cheleatha) Dunham 1913–1978 m. Ruby (Mae) Lawrence 1918–2009
        1. 1. Roger (Dewey) Lawrence 1940–2025
        2. 2. Ronfred (Orville) Lawrence 1935–1997 m. Vicki (Marlene) Albright
        3. 3. Norman Lawrence 1939–1951
        4. 4. Jimmie Lawrence 1943–2019
        5. 5. Dean Lawrence 1945–2018
        6. 6. Sherillyn Lawrence 1947–2019
        7. 7. Ronnie (O) Lawrence 1936–1997
        8. 8. John (Lee) Crowder 1951–2024
      2. 2. Charles (D) Lawrence 1875–1959
      3. 3. Nettie Lawrence 1883–1957
      4. 4. Ida Lawrence 1895–1976
      5. 5. Samuel (Edward) Lawrence 1883–1948 m. Flora ("Flossie" Ellen) Stocklaufer 1885–1941
        1. 1. Glen (Mason) Lawrence 1911–1955 m. Esther (Cheleatha) Dunham 1913–1978
        2. 2. Gladys (Lenore) Lowery 1908–1999
        3. 3. Zelma (Barbara) McDaniel 1916–2000 m. Daniel (S) Millman 1905– m. Charles (H) McDaniel 1915–
        4. 4. Vester (Christie) Lawrence 1918–1996
        5. 5. Florence (Winona) Castlebury 1921–1996 m. Ivan (Edward "Bud") Castlebury 1923–1994
        6. 6. Clyde (Edward) Lawrence 1929–2012 m. Velma (Jewell) Lawrence 1929–2011
        7. 7. Edna (Angeline) Lawrence 1906–1906
        8. 8. Walter (Henry) Lawrence 1907–1982
        9. 9. Selina (B) Lawrence 1917–
        10. 10. Fern (Helen) Lawrence 1920–1996 m. Noble (Aaron) King 1910–1964 m. Harold (Gerhardt) Pilger 1920–
        11. 11. Ruby (Madeline) Lawrence 1922–1925
        12. 12. Altha Lawrence 1924–1925
        13. 13. Dorothy (Pauline) Lawrence 1926–1996 m. Ralph (Frederick) Sponaugle 1922–1977 m. James (Lee) Foster 1907–1980
        14. 14. Victor (C) Lawrence 1919–
        15. 15. Gladys (Lenora) Lawrence 1908–1999
        16. 16. Ed Lawrence 1881–
        17. 17. Flossie Lawrence 1885–
      6. 6. Charles (D) Lawrence 1875–1959
      7. 7. Nettie (Effie) Lawrence 1883–1957
      8. 8. Ida (May) Lawrence 1894–1976
    2. 2. Joseph Lawrence 1838–
    3. 3. Preston Lawrence 1841–
    4. 4. Charles Lawrence 1848–
    5. 5. Rachel Lawrence 1849–1887
    6. 6. Elizabeth Lawrence 1844–1914
    7. 7. Julie (Ann Lawrence) 👌🤝 1832–1915
    8. 8. Rebecca Lawrence 1841–
    9. 9. William (H) Lawrence 1835–
    10. 10. Mary Lawrence 1836–1919 m. Andrew Lykins 1833–1921 m. George (Anderson) Black 1834–1860
      1. 1. James (Black) Lykins 1858–
      2. 2. Arthur Lykins 1865–1892
      3. 3. Rebecca (Edna) Lykins 1867–1933
      4. 4. Horatio (C) Lykins 1868–1901
      5. 5. Bessie Lykins 1873–1942
      6. 6. Garthie (Andrew "Artie") Lykins 1877–1942
      7. 7. Oratia Lykins 1868–
    11. 11. Rebecca Lawrence 1842–
    12. 12. Julia Lawrence 1832–1915
    13. 13. Joseph Lawrence 1838–1889
    14. 14. Preston (C.) Laurence 1840–1922
    15. 15. Charles (M.) Lawrence 1844–1926
    16. 16. Elizabeth (A.) McComas 1844–1914
    17. 17. Same Lawrence 1853–1913 m. America (V) Keenan 1858–1942
      1. 1. Silas (Oxley) Lawrence 1886–1985
      2. 2. George (Thacker) Lawrence 1889–1925
      3. 3. Mary (N) Lawrence 1892–1964
      4. 4. Earl Lawrence 1894–1971
      5. 5. Roscoe (B) Lawrence 1899–
      6. 6. Silas (Oxley) Lawrence 1886–1985
      7. 7. George (Thacker) Lawrence 1889–1925
      8. 8. Mary (N) Lawrence 1892–1964
      9. 9. Earl Lawrence 1894–1971
      10. 10. Roscoe (B) Lawrence 1899–
    18. 18. Rebecca Lawrence 1842–
    19. 19. Rachel Lawrence 1848–1887
  3. 3. Arthur Lawrence 1803–
  4. 4. Jessie Lawrence 1805–
  5. 5. Lotty Lawrence 1810–1860
  6. 6. James (H) Lawrence 1810–1888
  7. 7. Margaret (Elizabeth) Lawrence 1810–1896
  8. 8. John Lawrence 1814–1860
  9. 9. Henry (Clay Lawrence) Sr. 1817–1896
  10. 10. William Lawrence 1818–1860
  11. 11. Charles Lawrence 1820–1860
  12. 12. Susan Lawrence 1824–1912

James Lawrence's Timeline

9 Records

1787
1787
Birth of James Harrison Lawrence in Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
1787
1787
Birth of James Harrison Lawrence in Henry Co VA
Henry Co VA
1816
18 May 1816
Age 29
James Harrison Lawrence resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1830
1830
Age 43
James Harrison Lawrence resided here in Henry, Virginia, USA
Henry, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 53
James Harrison Lawrence resided here in Richmond Ward 1, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Richmond Ward 1, Henrico, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 63
James Harrison Lawrence resided here in Henry, Virginia, USA
Henry, Virginia, USA
1853
4 Aug 1853
Age 66
James Harrison Lawrence was married in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
1870
1870
Age 83
James Harrison Lawrence resided here in Quaker Gap, Martins Lime Kiln, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Quaker Gap, Martins Lime Kiln, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
1880
1 May 1880
Age 93
Death of James Harrison Lawrence in Quaker Gap, Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Quaker Gap, Stokes, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Henry Co VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1853
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 18 May 1816
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Henry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Richmond Ward 1, Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Henry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Quaker Gap, Martins Lime Kiln, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1880
    Event Place: Quaker Gap, Stokes, North Carolina, United States
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