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Lawrence Pearson 1677 – 1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1677

Birth Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 17 March 1756

Death Location: Plumsteadville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Edward Pearson

Mother: Sarah Burgess

Spouse(s): Anne Cowper

Children(s): Joseph Pearson, Anne Pearson, Joseph Pearson, Enoch Pearson, Priscilla Pearson, Mary Pearson, Hannah Pearson, Hannah Pearson, Priscilla Pearson, Mary Pearson

Lawrence Pearson was born in 1677 in Wilmslow, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, the child of Edward Pearson and Sarah Buegia Burgess. Lawrence Pearson married Anne Cowper, and had children including Joseph Pearson, Anne Pearson, Joseph Pearson, Enoch Pearson, Priscilla Pearson, Mary Pearson, Hannah Pearson, Hannah Pearson, Priscilla Pearson, Mary Pearson. Lawrence Pearson passed away in 1756 in Plumsteadville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Lawrence Pearson was born in 1677 in Wilmslow, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England, the child of Edward Pearson and Sarah Buegia Burgess.
  • Lawrence Pearson married Anne Cowper, and had children including Joseph Pearson, Anne Pearson, Joseph Pearson, Enoch Pearson, Priscilla Pearson, Mary Pearson, Hannah Pearson, Hannah Pearson, Priscilla Pearson, Mary Pearson.
  • Lawrence Pearson passed away in 1756 in Plumsteadville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lawrence Pearson's Ancestors

Self
Lawrence Pearson
1677 – 1756
Birth Place: Wilmslow, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Parents
Edward Pearson
1651 – 1697
Pawnall Fee, Cheshire, England
Sarah (Buegia) Burgess
1641 – 1707
Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Pearson
1614 – 1701
Shadwell Parish, Stepney Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Maria (Mary) Harrison
1634 – 1701
Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Hugh Burgess
1620 – 1713
Wilmslow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Martha\Mary (Katherine) Janney-Burgess
1630 – 1702
Pownall Fee, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Janney
1605 – 1677
Elizabeth Janney
1604 – 1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Randle Jannye
1580 – 1613
Robert Worthington
1578 – 1604
Martha Dutton
1578 – 1609

Lawrence Pearson's Descendants

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Lawrence Pearson (1677 – 17 March 1756) m. Anne Cowper (18 April 1681 – 11 November 1760)
  1. 1. Joseph Pearson (1705 – )
  2. 2. Anne Pearson (1706 – 1710)
  3. 3. Joseph Pearson (1706 – 1801) m. Elizabeth Lewis (20 Jul 1705 – 6 May 1820)
    1. 1. Lawrence Pearson (31 Dec 1736 – 1803) m. Elizabeth (C) Lewis (22 August 1731 – 12 October 1795)
      1. 1. Catharine Pearson (May 1747 – 14 April 1822) m. Jacob Sassaman (May 1746 – 28 April 1789)
        1. 1. Jacob Sassaman (11 May 1768 – 12 June 1844)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wolfinger (19 May 1770 – 22 August 1855)
        3. 3. Johannes Sassaman (25 June 1772 – 19 September 1774)
        4. 4. Anna (Catharina) Dech (6 November 1776 – 3 November 1840)
        5. 5. Lorentz Sassaman (7 April 1779 – 4 March 1842)
        6. 6. Sarah Kohl (10 November 1783 – 18 September 1871)
        7. 7. John Sassaman (25 January 1786 – 3 May 1865)
        8. 8. Samuel Sassaman (26 July 1788 – 3 September 1810)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Pearson
  4. 4. Enoch Pearson (1707 – 1748)
  5. 5. Priscilla Pearson (1708 – 1760)
  6. 6. Mary Pearson (1709 – 1760)
  7. 7. Hannah Pearson (1709 – 1760)
  8. 8. Hannah Pearson (1710 – 3 August 1784)
  9. 9. Priscilla Pearson (1710 – 1760)
  10. 10. Mary Pearson (1710 – 1780)

Lawrence Pearson's Timeline

7 Records

1677
2 September 1677
Birth of Lawrence Pearson in Wilmslow, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Wilmslow, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
1677
1677
Birth of Lawrence Pearson
None
1705
4 Jul 1705
Age 28
Lawrence Pearson was married in Bucks, Pennsylvania
Bucks, Pennsylvania
1756
17 March 1756
Age 79
Death of Lawrence Pearson in Plumsteadville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Plumsteadville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1756
1756
Age 79
Death of Lawrence Pearson
None
1756
17 March 1756
Age 79
Death of Lawrence Pearson in Plumsteadville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plumsteadville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
1785
1785
Age 108
Lawrence Pearson was married in PA
PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 September 1677
    Event Place: Wilmslow, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1677

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1705
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: PA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1756
    Event Place: Plumsteadville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1756

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1756
    Event Place: Plumsteadville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fallsington, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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