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John Lawrence 1718–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1718

Birth Location: Wem Shropshire England

Death Date: 20 Jan 1762

Death Location: Wem, Shropshire, England

Father: WILLIAM (laurance)

Mother: SARAH SAVAGE

Spouse(s): Abigail Wright

Children(s): Elizabeth Lawrence, Thomas Lawrence, Edward Lawrence, Abigail Lawrence, Katherine Lawrence, sarah lawrence

In 1718, John Lawrence entered the world in Wem Shropshire England, born to William Lawrence Laurance And Sarah Savage. John Lawrence married Abigail Wright, and had children including Abigail Lawrence, Edward Lawrence, Elizabeth Lawrence, Katherine Lawrence, Sarah Lawrence, Thomas Lawrence. John Lawrence passed away in 1762 in Wem, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1718, John Lawrence entered the world in Wem Shropshire England, born to William Lawrence Laurance And Sarah Savage.
  • John Lawrence married Abigail Wright, and had children including Abigail Lawrence, Edward Lawrence, Elizabeth Lawrence, Katherine Lawrence, Sarah Lawrence, Thomas Lawrence.
  • John Lawrence passed away in 1762 in Wem, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

WILLIAM (laurance)
1688–1737
Birth Location: Th Moathouse, Wend County Salop
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SARAH SAVAGE
1688–1762
Birth Location: Tetbury, Gloucestershire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Wright
1724–1831
Birth Location: Moat House, Shropshire, , England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Lawrence
1754–1831
Birth Location: Wem Shropshire England
EL
Thomas Lawrence
1751–1795
Birth Location: Wem Shropshire England
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Edward Lawrence
1757–1772
Birth Location: Moat House, Wem, Shropshire, England
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Abigail Lawrence
1758–1829
Birth Location: Moat House, Wem, Shropshire, England
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Katherine Lawrence
1759–1852
Birth Location: Wem, Shropshire, , England
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sarah lawrence
1756–1790
Birth Location: Wem Shropshire England
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John Lawrence's Ancestors

Self
John Lawrence
1718–1762
Birth Place: Wem Shropshire England
Parents
WILLIAM LAWRENCE (laurance)
1688–1737
Th Moathouse, Wend County Salop
SARAH SAVAGE
1688–1762
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, , England
Grandparents
THOMAS LAWRENCE
1644–1685
Wem, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
MARTHA (MENDLOVE unsure of) surname
1647–1698
JOHN SAVAGE
1651–1729
Wrenbury Wood, nantwich, Cheshire England
SARAH HENRY
1664–1752
Broad Oak, Iscoyd, Flintshire England
Great-Grandparents
William unsure
1621–
Martha Sure
1623–1677
RICHARD correct
1607–
ANNE MENDLOVE
1608–
JOHN SAVAGE
1631–1691
AURELIA HOTCHKISS
1626–1698
PHILIP HENRY
1631–1696
KATHERINE MATHEWS
1629–1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Forgham
1608–1642
JOHN HOTCHKILL
1580–1665
MARGARET 'angnor
1584–1655
JOHN HENRY
1590–1652
MAGDALEN Mrs
1599–1645
DANIEL MATHEWS
1610–1683
SARAH BEYNON
1610–1632

John Lawrence's Descendants

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John Lawrence (3 Jan 1718–20 Jan 1762) m. Abigail Wright (15 Sep 1724–1831)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Lawrence 1754–1831 m. Samuel Lowe 1748–1804 m. Edmund Butcher 1757–1822
    1. 1. Samuel (Lawrence) Lowe 1775–1858 m. Mary Leek 1793–1857
      1. 1. Ellen Lowe 1827–1886
      2. 2. Adelaide Lowe 1831–1913 m. John (Griffith) Sawbridge 1834–1881
        1. 1. John (William Christian) Sawbridge 1871–1948
        2. 2. Kate (Waffington) Sawbridge 1862–1930 m. Alfred Hammond 1867–
        3. 3. Mary (Jane) Sawbridge 1860–1918 m. John Read 1860–1930
        4. 4. Robert (Lawrence) Sawbridge 1856–1883
        5. 5. Rose Sawbridge 1868–
    2. 2. Abigail Lowe 1775–
    3. 3. John Lowe 1777–
    4. 4. Katherine Lowe 1782–
    5. 5. Samuel Lowe 1782–
    6. 6. Mary Lowe 1783–
    7. 7. Edward Lowe 1786–
    8. 8. Sarah (Eliza) Lowe 1779–1846 m. John Barton 1776–1822
      1. 1. Joshua (Joseph) Barton 1810–1896
      2. 2. Edmund (Russell) Barton 1804–1864 m. Sophia (Rosser) Russell 1810–1851
        1. 1. Wakefield Barton 1843–1920
        2. 2. Russell BARTON 1830–1916
        3. 3. Eliza BARTON 1832–1926
        4. 4. Pearce BARTON 1833–1917
        5. 5. Frances BARTON 1835–1907
        6. 6. Lucy Barton 1836–1927
        7. 7. Sarah (Elizabeth) Barton 1838–1839
        8. 8. Wicksteed (Charles) Barton 1839–1918
        9. 9. Edmund (Butcher) BARTON 1845–1922
        10. 10. Grainger (John) BARTON 1848–1911
        11. 11. Mary BARTON 1850–1851
        12. 12. Emma (Rosser) Barton 1836–1921
      3. 3. Philip (Henry) Barton 1814–1879 m. Clara (Elizabeth) Bateman 1826–1865 m. Abi (Joan) Smith 1828–1907
        1. 1. Frank Barton 1854–
        2. 2. Ernest Barton 1855–
        3. 3. Jessie Barton 1857–
        4. 4. James Barton 1858–1858
        5. 5. Charlotte Barton 1860–
        6. 6. Rosa Barton 1862–
        7. 7. Horace Barton 1864–
        8. 8. James Barton 1860–1936
        9. 9. Philip (Henry S) Barton 1870–1925 m. Ada Barton 1872–
      4. 4. lucinda barton 1817–1847
      5. 5. Jonathan Barton 1806–1854
      6. 6. Eliza Barton 1805–1872
      7. 7. Emma (Ancilla) Barton 1809–1869
      8. 8. Joshua (Joseph) Barton 1810–1849
    9. 9. Emma Butcher 1796–1847
    10. 10. Edmund Butcher 1791–1872
  2. 2. Thomas Lawrence 1751–1795
    1. 1. John Lawrence 1785–1854 m. Sarah (Ann) Ireland 1787–1824
      1. 1. John Lawrence 1808–
      2. 2. William (Irving) Lawrence 1818–1857 m. Caroline Fawcett 1823–1874
        1. 1. William (Irving Valentine) Lawrence 1845–1919 m. Catherine (Martha Eva) Ware 1856–1935
        2. 2. John (Henry) Lawrence 1842–1885
        3. 3. Robert (Joseph) Lawrence 1849–1849
        4. 4. George (James) Lawrence 1850–1902
        5. 5. Amy (Isla) Lawrence 1854–1933 m. Joseph (Richard) Lazenby 1855–1928
        6. 6. Eliza (Anne) Lawrence 1856–1902
      3. 3. Elizabeth Lawrence 1807–1807
      4. 4. Philip (Henry) Lawrence 1809–1823
      5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Lawrence 1809–1888
      6. 6. Thomas Lawrence 1811–1893 m. Mary (Ketland) Adams 1815–1869 m. Susannah Osborn 1816–1846
        1. 1. Susan (Mary) Lawrence 1849–
        2. 2. Eric (Adams) Lawrence 1851–1909
        3. 3. John (Henry) Lawrence 1841–
        4. 4. Claude Lawrence 1842–
        5. 5. Agnes (Emily) Lawrence 1843–1925
        6. 6. Agnes (Emily) Lawrence 1844–
        7. 7. Agnes (Emily) Lawrence 1844–
      7. 7. Maria Lawrence 1812–1831
      8. 8. Sarah Lawrence 1813–1831
      9. 9. Roger (Ireland) Lawrence 1814–1882
      10. 10. Elizabeth Lawrence 1815–1816
      11. 11. Jane Lawrence 1816–1885
      12. 12. Mary Lawrence 1817–1879
      13. 13. Jemima Lawrence 1819–1819
      14. 14. Samuel Lawrence 1820–1821
      15. 15. John Lawrence –1856
  3. 3. Edward Lawrence 1757–1772
  4. 4. Abigail Lawrence 1758–1829 m. Joseph Ireland 1754–
    1. 1. Edward (Lawrence) Ireland 1790–1847 m. Mary Saxton 1800–
      1. 1. Marianne Ireland 1823–1884
      2. 2. Elizabeth Ireland 1831–1902 m. Joseph Proffitt 1809–1887
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Anne) Proffitt 1867–1937
      3. 3. Edward (Allport) Ireland 1825–1896
      4. 4. Thomas (Saxton) Ireland 1826–1901
    2. 2. Sarah Ireland 1781–1784
  5. 5. Katherine Lawrence 1759–1852 m. Thomas Saxton 1748–1820
    1. 1. Sarah Saxton 1798–1819
  6. 6. sarah lawrence 1756–1790 m. joseph Newnham 1756–
    1. 1. John Newnham 1776–

John Lawrence's Timeline

5 Records

1718
3 Jan 1718
Birth of John Lawrence in Wem Shropshire England
Wem Shropshire England
1719
03 Jan 1719
Age 1
Birth of John Lawrence in Wem, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Wem, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1720
1720
Age 2
Birth of John Lawrence
None
1720
03 Jan 1720
Age 2
John Lawrence was baptized in Wem,Shropshire,England
Wem,Shropshire,England
1762
20 Jan 1762
Age 44
Death of John Lawrence in Wem, Shropshire, England
Wem, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1719
    Event Place: Wem, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1718
    Event Place: Wem Shropshire England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1720
    Event Place: Wem,Shropshire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1762
    Event Place: Wem, Shropshire, England
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