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Priscilla Lawrence 1661 – 1739 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1661

Birth Location: Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA (Nansemond)

Death Date: 04 Sep 1739

Death Location: Bertie, North Carolina Colony

Father: John Lawrence

Mother: Mary Power

Spouse(s): Rev. VA), Matthew Whitfield

Children(s): John Whitfield, Matthew Whitfield, Thomas Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, William Whitfield, William Whitfield, William Whitfield, William Whitfield, Samuel Whitfield, Utric Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, Margaret Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, Catherine Whitfield, Mary Whitfield, Luke Whitfield

Priscilla Lawrence was born in 1661 in Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA (Nansemond), the child of John Lawrence and Mary Power. Priscilla Lawrence married Rev. Matthew Whitfield II (Immigrant) (arriv in "The Providence" his own ship 1664 to VA), Matthew Whitfield, and had children including John Whitfield, Matthew Whitfield, Thomas Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, Elizabeth Brown Whitfield, William Whitfield, William Whitfield, William Whitfield, William Whitfield, Samuel Whitfield, Utric Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, Margaret Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, Catherine Whitfield, Mary Whitfield, Luke Whitfield. Priscilla Lawrence passed away in 1739 in Bertie, North Carolina Colony.

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Biography

  • Priscilla Lawrence was born in 1661 in Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA (Nansemond), the child of John Lawrence and Mary Power.
  • Priscilla Lawrence married Rev. Matthew Whitfield II (Immigrant) (arriv in "The Providence" his own ship 1664 to VA), Matthew Whitfield, and had children including John Whitfield, Matthew Whitfield, Thomas Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, Elizabeth Brown Whitfield, William Whitfield, William Whitfield, William Whitfield, William Whitfield, Samuel Whitfield, Utric Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, Margaret Whitfield, Elizabeth Whitfield, Catherine Whitfield, Mary Whitfield, Luke Whitfield.
  • Priscilla Lawrence passed away in 1739 in Bertie, North Carolina Colony.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lawrence
1643 – 1696
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
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Mary Power
1643 – 1700
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rev. VA)
1657 – 1761
Birth Location: Surrey, England
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Matthew Whitfield
1646 – 1688
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John Whitfield
1680 – 1700
Birth Location: Isle, Virginia, United States
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Matthew Whitfield
1683 – 1708
Birth Location: Isle Wight, VA, USA
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Thomas Whitfield
1684 – 1724
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Whitfield
1687 – 1765
Birth Location: isle, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Whitfield
1687 – 1765
Birth Location: , Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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William Whitfield
1688 – 1770
Birth Location: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
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William Whitfield
1688 – 1770
Birth Location: Duplin Co, NC
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William Whitfield
1688 – 1770
Birth Location: Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
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William Whitfield
1688 – 1770
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
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Samuel Whitfield
1692 – 1739
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Utric Whitfield
1698 – 1731
Birth Location: Whitfield, Northumberland, England
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Elizabeth Whitfield
1700 – 1710
Birth Location: Smithville, Johnston, North Carolina, United States
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Margaret Whitfield
1700 – 1701
Birth Location: Whitfield Hall, Whitfield, Northumberland, England
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Elizabeth Whitfield
1702 – 1765
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Catherine Whitfield
1707 –
Birth Location: Whitfield Hall, Whitfield, Northumberland, England
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Mary Whitfield
1714 – 1722
Birth Location: Whitfield Hall, Whitfield, Northumberland, England
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Luke Whitfield
1722 – 1780
Birth Location: Santee, North Carolina, United States
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Priscilla Lawrence's Ancestors

Self
Priscilla Lawrence
1661 – 1739
Birth Place: Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA (Nansemond)
Parents
John Lawrence
1643 – 1696
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Mary Power
1643 – 1700
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Power, 5th Baron le Power and) Coroghmore
1597 – 1661
Curraghmore, Waterford, Ireland
Lady (Ruth Baroness le Poer Curraghmore) Pyphoe
1598 – 1642
Waterford, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John LePoer
1570 – 1600
Lady Barry
1570 – 1642
Robert Phypoe
1570 – 1599
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard (LePoer)Power
1553 – 1607
Catherine Barry
1555 – 1610
DAVID Buttevant
1550 – 1617
Ellen Barry
1550 – 1599
Nicholas Donoyl4
1500 – 1569
Julia FitzGerald
1505 – 1571

Priscilla Lawrence's Descendants

1.
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Priscilla Lawrence (1661 – 04 Sep 1739) m. Rev. (Matthew Whitfield II (Immigrant) (arriv in "The Providence" his own ship 1664 to) VA) (1657 – 14 Jun 1761) m. Matthew Whitfield (1646 – 1688)
  1. 1. John Whitfield (1680 – 1700)
  2. 2. Matthew Whitfield (1683 – 9 Feb 1708)
  3. 3. Thomas Whitfield (1684 – 1724)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Whitfield (9 Feb 1687 – 6 Jan 1765)
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Brown) Whitfield (2 Sep 1687 – 01 Jun 1765)
  6. 6. William Whitfield (1688 – 1770) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Goodman (July 1693 – 1773)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Whitfield m.) Smith (1 Jun 1702 – 01 Jun 1765) m. John (Smith m.) Whitfield (18 Dec 1691 – 01 Nov 1777)
      1. 1. Edith Smith (1720 – 29 Jul 1791)
      2. 2. Thomas (Smith) Smythe (30 October 1720 – 15 January 1797) m. Elizabeth (Witt m.) Smith (2 February 1725 – 1797) m. Eleanor Davis (16 Apr 1712 – 30 Aug 1830)
        1. 1. Margarett (Elizabeth Smith m.) Mays (1738 – 1846)
        2. 2. Zachariah (Smith m.) Moore (1742 – 19 May 1798)
        3. 3. Drury (Erastus Smith m.) Vaughn (1746 – 29 Jun 1822)
        4. 4. Mary (Smith m.) Jarnigan (4 Dec 1747 – 1820)
        5. 5. Sarah (Sally) Smith (1748 – 14 May 1815)
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Nancy Daux) Smith (29 December 1752 – October 1846)
        7. 7. Charles Smith (1748 – 1825)
        8. 8. Thomas Smith (c. 1750 – 8 November 1828) m. Eunice (Nancy Lewis) Smith (23 Feb. , 1753 – 9 March 1827)
        9. 9. Moses Smith (1754 – )
        10. 10. Moses (R.) SMITH (27 Jan 1756 – 6 November 1830)
        11. 11. SGT (Charles) Smith (1763 – 8 Jul 1833)
        12. 12. John Smith (1770 – 1843)
        13. 13. Anna Smith (03 Apr 1774 – 19 May 1842)
        14. 14. Martha Smith (1780 – )
        15. 15. Moses Smith (1780 – 1850)
        16. 16. Letitia Smith (29 Sep 1782 – Aug 1846)
        17. 17. Joseph Smith (5 Feb 1786 – 26 Jun 1868)
        18. 18. Jane Smith (5 Oct 1789 – 23 Jul 1867)
        19. 19. Martha Smith (11 Aug 1792 – 7 Aug 1883)
      3. 3. Mary Smith (23 Aug 1724 – 1815)
      4. 4. Charles Smith (1726 – 6 Aug 1776)
      5. 5. Elizabeth Smith (ABT 1727 – ABT 1767)
      6. 6. JOHN SMITH (27 AUG 1731 – DEC 1790)
      7. 7. Nancy Smith
    2. 2. Isham Whitfield (1714 – 10 Apr 1750)
    3. 3. John Whitfield (1714 – )
    4. 4. Mary Graddy (20 May 1715 – 30 December 1791)
    5. 5. William (Joshua) Whitfield (20 May 1715 – 31 Mar 1795)
    6. 6. Matthew (II) Whitfield (1716 – 1785)
    7. 7. Edith Smith (07 Mar 1717 – 03 Sep 1785)
    8. 8. Edith (Elizabeth) Whitfield (7 Mar 1717 – 14 Apr 1785)
    9. 9. Patience (Whitfield) Outlaw (02 Feb 1718 – Abt. 1759)
    10. 10. Capt. (Luke) Whitfield (19 Feb 1718 – 2 Dec 1796)
    11. 11. Robert Whitfield (1722 – )
    12. 12. Joseph Whitfield (1723 – 1790)
    13. 13. Constantine Whitfield (6 Mar 1727 – 28 Oct 1798)
    14. 14. Margaret Whitfield (1728 – 1772)
    15. 15. Elizabeth (Whitfield) Beck (06 Mar 1728 – 28 Oct 1798)
    16. 16. Sarah (L) Whitfield (1730 – 1770)
    17. 17. Eleanor Whitfield (23 Oct 1734 – Aft. 1790)
    18. 18. Charity Whitfield (1736 – 1748)
    19. 19. Mary (Whitfield) (m.Slate) (Abt. 1736 – 1817)
  7. 7. William Whitfield (1688 – 1770)
  8. 8. William Whitfield (1688 – 1770)
  9. 9. William Whitfield (1688 – 1770)
  10. 10. Samuel Whitfield (1692 – 1739)
  11. 11. Utric Whitfield (3 Mar 1698 – 12 Jun 1731)
  12. 12. Elizabeth Whitfield (1700 – 19 Dec 1710)
  13. 13. Margaret Whitfield (1700 – 1701)
  14. 14. Elizabeth Whitfield (1 Jun 1702 – 1 Jun 1765)
  15. 15. Catherine Whitfield (1707 – )
  16. 16. Mary Whitfield (1714 – 1722)
  17. 17. Luke Whitfield (1722 – 1780)

Priscilla Lawrence's Timeline

2 Records

1661
1661
Birth of Priscilla Lawrence in Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA (Nansemond)
Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA (Nansemond)
1739
04 Sep 1739
Age 78
Death of Priscilla Lawrence in Bertie, North Carolina Colony
Bertie, North Carolina Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, USA (Nansemond)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Sep 1739
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina Colony
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