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John Direct Lawrence 1658 – 1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1658

Birth Location: Merriott, Somerset, England

Death Date: abt 1698

Death Location: Somerset, England

Father: William Lawrence

Mother: Sarah Shore

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Lawrence

John Direct Lawrence was born in 1658 in Merriott, Somerset, England, the child of William Lawrence and Sarah Shore. John Direct Lawrence had children including Mary Lawrence. John Direct Lawrence passed away in 1698 in Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • John Direct Lawrence was born in 1658 in Merriott, Somerset, England, the child of William Lawrence and Sarah Shore.
  • John Direct Lawrence had children including Mary Lawrence.
  • John Direct Lawrence passed away in 1698 in Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Lawrence's Ancestors

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John Lawrence
1658 – 1698
Birth Place: Merriott, Somerset, England
Parents
William Lawrence
1632 – 1702
Merriott, Somerset, England
Sarah Shore
1636 – 1699
Somerset, England
Grandparents
Henry Lawrence
1618 – 1684
Somerset, England
Ann Sprague
1608 – 1683
Somerset, England
William Townsend
1601 – 1668
London, Middlesex, , England
Hannah Penn
1607 – 1699
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Walter Townsend
1570 – 1631
Catherine Brown
1570 – 1623
Francis **********
1582 –
Mary Sutton-Dudley
1586 – 1647
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Townsend
1550 – 1606
Margaret Rogers
1552 – 1624
Martin Brown
1550 – 1616
Margarett Cooke,
1556 – 1614
Thomas Penne
1570 – 1661
Elizabeth Forster
Geoffrey Sutton-Dudley
1563 –
Elizabeth Tomlinson
1567 –

John Lawrence's Descendants

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John (Direct) Lawrence (1658 – abt 1698)
  1. 1. Mary Lawrence m. Edmund Lush (Aug 1676 – 10 Dec 1732)
    1. 1. Hannah Lush (18 Mar 1707 – 23 May 1765) m. Christopher Davie (10 Mar 1700 – 9 April 1765)
      1. 1. Susannah Davis (1733 – 30 August 1790)
        1. 1. Susannah Bishop (2 Feb 1765 – 7 May 1817)

John Lawrence's Timeline

3 Records

1658
1658
Birth of John Direct Lawrence in Merriott, Somerset, England
Merriott, Somerset, England
1698
abt 1698
Age 40
Death of John Direct Lawrence in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1698
25 Jun 1698
Age 40
Burial of John Direct Lawrence in Merriott, Somerset, England
Merriott, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1658
    Event Place: Merriott, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1698
    Event Place: Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1698
    Event Place: Merriott, Somerset, England

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