This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DAw.2ACIB/1473.1 Message Board Post: I HAVE AN LORENA "LENA" ISMOND D/O HENRY "MORY" MORRISON ISMOND AND NELLIE WALLACE. LENA BORN AUGUST 4, 1889 SAGINAW CO., MI AND MARRIED WILLIAM LAWRENCE JULY 7, 1907. WILLIAM DIED KALISPELL, MONTANA. THIS IS PART OF MY ISMOND FAMILY. IF THIS IS ALSO YOURS, LET ME KNOW.***JOYCE

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: LAWRENCE, POND Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DAw.2ACIB/1690 Message Board Post: I am researching the family of Lemuel and Lydia Lawrence who married in Wisconsin in 1856. Wife Lydia lived in Scott Township, Sheboygan, WI while Lemuel fought in the Civil War. Lemuel died from disentary in Millikens Bend, KY in 1863. His uncle was a Simeon Pond, who also died during the Civil War in Arkansas. I think that these two men were from the 27th Reg. WI Volunteers. I also believe that these two were from CT or MA families (Probably from Groton or Stonington, CT). I think they may be connected to the Brown, Palmer, Babcock, Williams, Cheseboro, Appelman, Denison, and Noyes families in CT. I would appreciate hearing from researchers or family members who have any information about Lemuel Lawrence, Lydia or any descendants.

Do these people belong to your family: These are my lost relatives, James Lawrance, Feuer, lived in Banff/Aberdeen born around 1755/60 Ann Lawrance daughter of James Lawrance born possibly Aberdeen or Banff area - census says born King Edward, Aberdeen around 1789 Jessie Adamson Elliot daughter of Ann Lawrance father John Elliot, druggist, does anyone know of John Elliot, Jessie was born around 1818/19 in Banff Ann Fraser born around 1839 Banff father Thomas Fraser, Ann married William Durie and lived in Banff with mother Jessie Elliot and stepfather Alexander Murdoch. Are you connected to Thomas Fraser? William Leask Murdoch born 1846 Banff - can not find after 1881 was he related to you, son of Jessie Elliot and Alexander Murdoch. John Murdoch/Fraser son of Ann Fraser lived in Banff with Jessie Elliot and Alexander Murdoch in 1881 moved to Glasgow around 1904 are you connected. Please contact me if you think you are connected to any of above. Katie

that is basically what happened to my line, no matter how hard i try i just can't find any family left of my lawrences. cindi

Hi My dad, a Lawrence, came from Poland to Pgh., Pa. He had two sons and two daughters and two stepchildren. We all live in Pgh, but there are only two of us left. Barb

I'm still looking for the parent's of Hurley Mills Lawrence. I know he married Agnes Lee Pulley they resided in Dansville,Virginia. They could have possably came to virginia from north carolina. Sorry i'm not much help....Bonnie

As odd of a question as it sounds. in many family lines there are distinct family heads that have come to this country in the beginning. And went forth and multiplied. Does anyone know if this concept is true with the lawrence lines. Were there a distint line whom started in Mass, another that started in New York , ect. thank you Cindi also looking for various web sites that may contain lawrence family information. thanks you.

Thank you Kelvin for your reply. Beryl renton

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DAw.2ACIB/1637.1 Message Board Post: There is a Mills Whitley Lawrence buried in Hays county, near Austin, Texas. I am trying to connect him to James Arthur Lawrence (my ggf) who owned nearby property in the late 1800's. Any little piece of the puzzle will be appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DAw.2ACIB/1503.1.1 Message Board Post: I wish I could be of help, but I don't know of any of my Lawrences with any connection to Arkansas. Good hunting.

Lawrence Genealogy James Lawrence, Silversmith (ca. 1720 - March 5, 1802) Family tradition passed down through several generationssuggests our Lawrences descended from a prominent English family (most likely LordLawrence who was President of the Council under Oliver Cromwell). There are other family stories that Englishsilver coins were handed down through several generations in our Lawrencefamily. Years of family research by our Lawrence relatives have beenspent determining the early roots and ancestors of our James Lawrence, Sr. (theSilversmith) but no real proof has been found - only assumptions have been madethat cannot be substantiated. Unfortunately no absolute proof of the early migration by our Lawrenceshas been found - when they arrived in America and how they traveled to AugustaCounty, Virginia around 1750. Further,we do not know for certain the maiden name of James Lawrence’s wife Elizabethor any other information about her. Considerable research has been spent searching for these elusive answersfor a number of years. The followingsix (6) possible connections however may lend substance to finding our trueLawrence family ancestry: 1) One theory is that our Lawrences are connected to “Lawrence ofMonmouth County New Jersey” – specifically the idea that William Lawrence ofMonmouth County may have been the grandfather of our James Lawrence, Sr. butthe direct link has yet to be found. Other known Lawrence associations during this time include the Borden,Tilton, Grover and Imlay families. 2) Another theory is that our Lawrences descended from the earlyLawrences who settled on the East coast of the James River in Virginia andsubsequently migrated westward along the James River and then beyond the BlueRidge mountains. 3) A remote connection exists in Augusta County, Virginia whereJohn Lawrence patented 400 acres on a branch of Cub Run on the upper end ofPeaked Mountain in August, 1747. Johnrecorded his Last Will in German with an English translation and signed it HansLawrentz.. This Will is dated November4, 1750. Apparently John came therealone as in his Will he mentions his children left behind in Pennsylvania butdoes not name them. He also specified alarge portion of his property would go to Jacob Nicholas. About 20 years after Johan’s death, we finda James Lawrence who bought land from Jacob Nicholas. This appears to be a connection but also could just be acoincidence. 4) According to the book, A History of the Pioneer Families ofMissouri, David Lawrence (son of James Lawrence, Sr.) was said to have beenfrom Ireland before arriving in America and later marrying JudithMcKinney. The first three children ofJames Lawrence, Sr. married into the Logan, Hunter and Cloyd families whileother Lawrence family members were closely associated with the Patterson,McAfee and Caldwell families – all originally from Northern Ireland. It is possible James Lawrence, Sr. and someof his earliest family came to America from Ireland in the mid 1700s. 5) It has been thought our Lawrences may have first settled inthe Philadelphia area and may have been related to Thomas Lawrence, thePhilalelphia Merchant who died in 1739. We know that Lawrences migrated to what is now Rockbridge County,Virginia where a Samuel Lawrence, Sr. married Mary (?) in 1762 and later diedin 1785. Their children were Samuel,Jr., Hugh, William, Elizabeth and Ann. This Samuel Lawrence, Sr. may have been the brother to our JamesLawrence, Sr. 6) The North Carolina Lawrences could be a family connection –especially Joseph Lawrence, Adam Lawrence or William Lawrence the Revolutionarysoldier who migrated from North Carolina to Southern Indiana. This William Lawrence was in the tanningbusiness with James Arbuckle – son of Thomas and Elizabeth Lawrence Arbuckle(daughter of our James Lawrence, Sr.). Early history records and other references between 1750 and1780 in Augusta County, Virginia (which later became Botetourt County in 1770)include several references to James Lawrence and his sons serving on juries andas Constables, buying and selling land along the James River and itstributaries, showing up on Tithable and Land Tax lists, exchanging hempcertificates, and serving in the Militia and the Continental Line. Early research in Virginia Deed Books inAugusta County and Botetourt County, Virginia, for our James Lawrence, Sr. andhis family (or close to kin) include the following records: · November 27, 1762 – Gabriel Jones and wife Margaretsold to Samuel Lawrence 400 acres on the James River, along Craigs Creek(originally patented by Roger Douglass, then sold to Alexander Richey and thento Jones). · February 10, 1766 – Abstract of surveys says JamesLawrence entered 300 acres on the James River. · February 11, 1766 – Abstract of surveys says WilliamLawrence entered 65 acres on the James River. · February 13, 1766 – Abstract of surveys says JamesLawrence entered 98 acres on Camp Mountain Creek, below Trimbles land. · June 09, 1767 – Abstract of surveys says SamuelLawrence entered 60 acres on a branch of the James River. · April 23, 1768 – Abstract of surveys says SamuelLawrence entered 50 acres on the James River, adjoining George Givens. · February 23, 1769 – Abstract of surveys says WilliamLawrence entered 98 acres on the Tams Creek (probably Toms Creek), branch ofthe James River. · December 08, 1769 – abstract of survey says SamuelLawrence, Jr. entered 36 acres on the James River. This is the first official mention of “Jr.” which means SamuelJr. was born prior to 1748. · May 19, 1770 – James Lawrence, Sr. entered survey of 49acres on the North side of the James River. · May 21, 1770 – James Lawrence, Jr. entered survey of107 acres on the James River. · June 08, 1770 – James Lawrence sold to William Lawrencea parcel of land, size not stated, on the North side of the James River. · June 09, 1770 – Samuel Lawrence and wife Mary sold 266acres to James Lawrence on the North side of the James River along the mouth ofCraigs Creek. This land is part of thetract he purchased from Gabriel Jones. Witnesses were James Cloyd, Samuel Lawrence, Jr. and JamesLawrence. It appears this James mayhave been James, Jr., the eldest son of our James Lawrence, Sr. It also seemsreasonable the above Samuel with wife Mary could have been Samuel, Sr., thebrother of our James Lawrence, Sr. · June 09, 1770 – James Lawrence and wife Elizabeth sold133 acres to William Lawrence, on the North side of the James River, above themouth of Craigs Creek. These 133 acreswould seem to be half of the 266 acres, in the former deed. · June 11, 1770 – James Lawrence, Jr. (eldest son ofJames Lawrence, Sr.) purchased 150 acres on the James River. · August 12, 1772 – William Lawrence and wife Mary sold133 acres to Samuel Lawrence on the North side of the James River above themouth of Craigs Creek. · May 18, 1773 – James Lawrence purchased 120 acres on abranch of James River called Tom’s Creek from Jacob Nicholas (named in HansLawrentz’s Will). Toms Creek is severalmiles west of the James River and the mouth of Craigs Creek. · November 14, 1775 – William Lawrence purchased 95 acreson a branch of the James River on the West side of Camp Mountain inVirginia. Today, Camp Mountain ismostly in Rockbridge County along the Botetourt County line. · May 12, 1777 – James Cloyd and Janett Lawrence, hiswife, sold 400 acres at the Forks of the James River to Joseph Walker. · August 11, 1777 – Samuel Lawrence and wife Mary sold133 acres to Samuel Givens on the North side of the James River. This Samuel with wife Mary must have beenSamuel, Sr. · June 01, 1779 – William Lawrence and wife Mary, sold 95acres of land on a branch of James River on the West side of Camp Mountain inVirginia to William Cross. · August 12, 1779 – Samuel Lawrence, Botetourt County andHenry Hunter of Greenbrier County, Virginia, both executors of James Lawrence,Jr. deceased in 1773, sold to Robert Shanklin 100 acres and part of another 150acres. They also sold 50 acres toJeremiah Seeley to carry out the Will. · May 10,1780 – Samuel Lawrence (no wife named in deed)sold 133 acres on the South side of the James River to John McClung. · August 10, 1780 – James Lawrence and wife Elizabethsold 133 acres on the North side of the James River above the mouth of CraigsCreek to John Henderson. This is partof a tract formerly belonging to Samuel Lawrence. · June 20, 1786 – James Lawrence, Sr. (Lincoln County,Kentucky) makes power of attorney to son Joseph to return to Botetourt County,Virginia to sell land. Witnessed byWilliam Crow and Samuel Lawrence. Reference is given in the Boston Transcripts that John, James and Samuel Lawrencewere early settlers along the James River of Augusta County, Virginia. Thetranscript also says that they were probably brothers. During this time when theLawrences lived on the upper James River, native Indians repeatedly objected withviolence to encroachments by settlers. And repeatedly the Virginia governmentsigned treaties agreeing that the land west of the Appalachians was IndianTerritory. But settlers continued tomove west into Indian hunting grounds, and theywere to some extent protected by the Militia. The Lawrences lived on the frontierand four sons of our James Lawrence, Sr. became interested in Kentucky, which thenwas to become the new frontier. Theywere among the first settlers to travelwest into what is known today as Kentucky. After the fertile lands in eastPennsylvania were occupied, those who landed on the Delaware River Valleyturned their course westward and southward, settling in the Shenandoah Valleyof Virginia. Most of the early settlersof southwestern Augusta County, Virginia (later became Botetourt County) wereScotch-Irish immigrants who first entered Pennsylvania. These people were for the most partProtestants, usually Presbyterians who fled England during theRestoration. They were allowed to livein the Shenandoah Valley where they would serve as a buffer between theestablished Virginia towns and the Indians. Many people were killed while others gave up and left the area. Unfortunately there were no birth or deathcertificates issued and not many marriage records are available before theAugusta County Court was organized in 1745. The theory that our Lawrences mayhave been related to “Lawrence of Monmouth County” New Jersey and lived in LancasterCounty, Pennsylvania before traveling to Augusta County, Virginia may lead to aconnection to our James Lawrence, Sr. Some significant information around this is given below: · Some family researchers believe that James Lawrence,Sr. (the Silversmith) came from the Lawrences who settled in Long Island, NewYork and/or Monmouth County, New Jersey in the 1600s (1666 orthereabouts). There is a great deal ofinformation on “Lawrence of Monmouth County” regarding WilliamLauarence/Lawrence and his descendants in Historical and GenealogicalMiscellany, Volume III by John E. Stillwell, M.D. · In 1731 a John Lawrence and James Patterson weregranted a license to trade with the Indians in Lancaster County,Pennsylvania. In January, 1750, JamesPatterson and James Lawrence owned adjoining land in Drummore Township ofLancaster County, Pennsylvania. JohnHunter, John Gray and the widow Gray also owned land there. In that same year James Patterson and JohnLawrence are found to be added to the Augusta County, Virginia tax list. · In 1763 John Lawrence from New Jersey was on his way toNorth Carolina. He stops to visit hisfriend, John Gray who happens to own property adjoining James Lawrence inAugusta County, Virginia. When JohnLawrence returns from North Carolina, it is stated that he was unable tocollect a debt (his friend John Gray was surety), which Patrick Lynch owedWilliam Crow of Augusta County, Virginia. It is further stated that this Deposition was taken at Peach Bottom,Pennsylvania (Drummore Township of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania) where a Johnand a James Lawrence formerly owned land. This seems to prove we may have the same line of Lawrences and JohnLawrence may well have been a brother of James Lawrence, Jr. There is another theory that our Lawrences may havefirst settled along the East coast of the James River in Virginia. The settlement of Virginia was a slow andgradual process. We know while onemovement was rolling through the Shenandoah Valley from the wilds ofPennsylvania, another group was pushing westward from the sea coast (JamesRiver) through the passage of the Blue Ridge Mountains There are manyreferences to the Lawrences in Nansemond, Isle of Wight and Charles CityCounties of Virginia. Court and otherrecords seem to indicate that each new generation proceeded further westwardalong the James River and family names appeared to be very similar. It seemseach new generation moved further up the James River just as our ancestors wereadventurers as they were among the first to settle in Kentucky. Other considerations or facts include: · We find references that the Lawrences journeyed fromNansemond to Albemarle County, Virginia. Albemarle County was created in 1744 and originally stretched westwardto the Blue Ridge Mountains. The JamesRiver flowed through the County to a point east of Craigs Creek where we haveidentified many references to our Lawrences. · There is an old map that was drawn in 1755 by Josue Fryand Pierre Jefferson, which identified the inhibited parts of Virginia. It clearly shows a LAWRENCE CREEK as abranch of the James River in Albemarle County (formed in 1744), which today isAmherst County, Virginia. LawrenceCreek is located midway between the towns of Big Island and Snowden, Virginiaon the West side of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the George Washington NationalForest. The significance of LawrenceCreek is that it is located approximately 10 to 12 miles from the area whereour James Lawrence, Sr. and his family lived in Botetourt County, Virginia in the1770s. We know they lived in the areaof the James River at the mouth of Craigs Creek, which today is near thecommunity of Eagle Rock, Virginia. TheJames River follows the natural passage opening through the Blue RidgeMountains connecting Eastern Virginia to the West. Could this have been the migration path taken by ourLawrences? If so a family connectioncan be made. · Most of the names given to the features of Albemarle,Virginia belonged to them from the earliest times. In the patents first issued,the mountains and streams were indicated by names and they were generally thosewhich they still bear. Who gave them,or why in many cases they were given, must now be reckoned among the thingsunknown. Sometimes they were suggestedby natural circumstances, and sometimes derived from persons who were owners,or occupiers, of the neighboring lands. Is it possible our James Lawrence, Sr.’s ancestors first settled alongthe East coast (James River) of Virginia? Only a small clue from unpublished records ortraditional family history could lead to a logical connection to the family ofJames and Elizabeth Lawrence. I have astrong desire to communicate with family members who may have knowledge of ourfamily’s lineage and will be glad to share any information I have regardingthis effort. Hopefully our missing linkcan be found and we can then complete our family genealogy to our prominentancestors in England. William Everett Lawrence 933 Woodland Heights Drive Louisville, Kentucky 40245 [email protected] .

Lawrence Genealogy James Lawrence, Silversmith (ca. 1720 - March 5, 1802) Family tradition passed down through several generationssuggests our Lawrences descended from a prominent English family (most likely LordLawrence who was President of the Council under Oliver Cromwell). There are other family stories that Englishsilver coins were handed down through several generations in our Lawrencefamily. Years of family research by our Lawrence relatives have beenspent determining the early roots and ancestors of our James Lawrence, Sr. (theSilversmith) but no real proof has been found - only assumptions have been madethat cannot be substantiated. Unfortunately no absolute proof of the early migration by our Lawrenceshas been found - when they arrived in America and how they traveled to AugustaCounty, Virginia around 1750. Further,we do not know for certain the maiden name of James Lawrence’s wife Elizabethor any other information about her. Considerable research has been spent searching for these elusive answersfor a number of years. The followingsix (6) possible connections however may lend substance to finding our trueLawrence family ancestry: 1) One theory is that our Lawrences are connected to “Lawrence ofMonmouth County New Jersey” – specifically the idea that William Lawrence ofMonmouth County may have been the grandfather of our James Lawrence, Sr. butthe direct link has yet to be found. Other known Lawrence associations during this time include the Borden,Tilton, Grover and Imlay families. 2) Another theory is that our Lawrences descended from the earlyLawrences who settled on the East coast of the James River in Virginia andsubsequently migrated westward along the James River and then beyond the BlueRidge mountains. 3) A remote connection exists in Augusta County, Virginia whereJohn Lawrence patented 400 acres on a branch of Cub Run on the upper end ofPeaked Mountain in August, 1747. Johnrecorded his Last Will in German with an English translation and signed it HansLawrentz.. This Will is dated November4, 1750. Apparently John came therealone as in his Will he mentions his children left behind in Pennsylvania butdoes not name them. He also specified alarge portion of his property would go to Jacob Nicholas. About 20 years after Johan’s death, we finda James Lawrence who bought land from Jacob Nicholas. This appears to be a connection but also could just be acoincidence. 4) According to the book, A History of the Pioneer Families ofMissouri, David Lawrence (son of James Lawrence, Sr.) was said to have beenfrom Ireland before arriving in America and later marrying JudithMcKinney. The first three children ofJames Lawrence, Sr. married into the Logan, Hunter and Cloyd families whileother Lawrence family members were closely associated with the Patterson,McAfee and Caldwell families – all originally from Northern Ireland. It is possible James Lawrence, Sr. and someof his earliest family came to America from Ireland in the mid 1700s. 5) It has been thought our Lawrences may have first settled inthe Philadelphia area and may have been related to Thomas Lawrence, thePhilalelphia Merchant who died in 1739. We know that Lawrences migrated to what is now Rockbridge County,Virginia where a Samuel Lawrence, Sr. married Mary (?) in 1762 and later diedin 1785. Their children were Samuel,Jr., Hugh, William, Elizabeth and Ann. This Samuel Lawrence, Sr. may have been the brother to our JamesLawrence, Sr. 6) The North Carolina Lawrences could be a family connection –especially Joseph Lawrence, Adam Lawrence or William Lawrence the Revolutionarysoldier who migrated from North Carolina to Southern Indiana. This William Lawrence was in the tanningbusiness with James Arbuckle – son of Thomas and Elizabeth Lawrence Arbuckle(daughter of our James Lawrence, Sr.). Early history records and other references between 1750 and1780 in Augusta County, Virginia (which later became Botetourt County in 1770)include several references to James Lawrence and his sons serving on juries andas Constables, buying and selling land along the James River and itstributaries, showing up on Tithable and Land Tax lists, exchanging hempcertificates, and serving in the Militia and the Continental Line. Early research in Virginia Deed Books inAugusta County and Botetourt County, Virginia, for our James Lawrence, Sr. andhis family (or close to kin) include the following records: · November 27, 1762 – Gabriel Jones and wife Margaretsold to Samuel Lawrence 400 acres on the James River, along Craigs Creek(originally patented by Roger Douglass, then sold to Alexander Richey and thento Jones). · February 10, 1766 – Abstract of surveys says JamesLawrence entered 300 acres on the James River. · February 11, 1766 – Abstract of surveys says WilliamLawrence entered 65 acres on the James River. · February 13, 1766 – Abstract of surveys says JamesLawrence entered 98 acres on Camp Mountain Creek, below Trimbles land. · June 09, 1767 – Abstract of surveys says SamuelLawrence entered 60 acres on a branch of the James River. · April 23, 1768 – Abstract of surveys says SamuelLawrence entered 50 acres on the James River, adjoining George Givens. · February 23, 1769 – Abstract of surveys says WilliamLawrence entered 98 acres on the Tams Creek (probably Toms Creek), branch ofthe James River. · December 08, 1769 – abstract of survey says SamuelLawrence, Jr. entered 36 acres on the James River. This is the first official mention of “Jr.” which means SamuelJr. was born prior to 1748. · May 19, 1770 – James Lawrence, Sr. entered survey of 49acres on the North side of the James River. · May 21, 1770 – James Lawrence, Jr. entered survey of107 acres on the James River. · June 08, 1770 – James Lawrence sold to William Lawrencea parcel of land, size not stated, on the North side of the James River. · June 09, 1770 – Samuel Lawrence and wife Mary sold 266acres to James Lawrence on the North side of the James River along the mouth ofCraigs Creek. This land is part of thetract he purchased from Gabriel Jones. Witnesses were James Cloyd, Samuel Lawrence, Jr. and JamesLawrence. It appears this James mayhave been James, Jr., the eldest son of our James Lawrence, Sr. It also seemsreasonable the above Samuel with wife Mary could have been Samuel, Sr., thebrother of our James Lawrence, Sr. · June 09, 1770 – James Lawrence and wife Elizabeth sold133 acres to William Lawrence, on the North side of the James River, above themouth of Craigs Creek. These 133 acreswould seem to be half of the 266 acres, in the former deed. · June 11, 1770 – James Lawrence, Jr. (eldest son ofJames Lawrence, Sr.) purchased 150 acres on the James River. · August 12, 1772 – William Lawrence and wife Mary sold133 acres to Samuel Lawrence on the North side of the James River above themouth of Craigs Creek. · May 18, 1773 – James Lawrence purchased 120 acres on abranch of James River called Tom’s Creek from Jacob Nicholas (named in HansLawrentz’s Will). Toms Creek is severalmiles west of the James River and the mouth of Craigs Creek. · November 14, 1775 – William Lawrence purchased 95 acreson a branch of the James River on the West side of Camp Mountain inVirginia. Today, Camp Mountain ismostly in Rockbridge County along the Botetourt County line. · May 12, 1777 – James Cloyd and Janett Lawrence, hiswife, sold 400 acres at the Forks of the James River to Joseph Walker. · August 11, 1777 – Samuel Lawrence and wife Mary sold133 acres to Samuel Givens on the North side of the James River. This Samuel with wife Mary must have beenSamuel, Sr. · June 01, 1779 – William Lawrence and wife Mary, sold 95acres of land on a branch of James River on the West side of Camp Mountain inVirginia to William Cross. · August 12, 1779 – Samuel Lawrence, Botetourt County andHenry Hunter of Greenbrier County, Virginia, both executors of James Lawrence,Jr. deceased in 1773, sold to Robert Shanklin 100 acres and part of another 150acres. They also sold 50 acres toJeremiah Seeley to carry out the Will. · May 10,1780 – Samuel Lawrence (no wife named in deed)sold 133 acres on the South side of the James River to John McClung. · August 10, 1780 – James Lawrence and wife Elizabethsold 133 acres on the North side of the James River above the mouth of CraigsCreek to John Henderson. This is partof a tract formerly belonging to Samuel Lawrence. · June 20, 1786 – James Lawrence, Sr. (Lincoln County,Kentucky) makes power of attorney to son Joseph to return to Botetourt County,Virginia to sell land. Witnessed byWilliam Crow and Samuel Lawrence. Reference is given in the Boston Transcripts that John, James and Samuel Lawrencewere early settlers along the James River of Augusta County, Virginia. Thetranscript also says that they were probably brothers. During this time when theLawrences lived on the upper James River, native Indians repeatedly objected withviolence to encroachments by settlers. And repeatedly the Virginia governmentsigned treaties agreeing that the land west of the Appalachians was IndianTerritory. But settlers continued tomove west into Indian hunting grounds, and theywere to some extent protected by the Militia. The Lawrences lived on the frontierand four sons of our James Lawrence, Sr. became interested in Kentucky, which thenwas to become the new frontier. Theywere among the first settlers to travelwest into what is known today as Kentucky. After the fertile lands in eastPennsylvania were occupied, those who landed on the Delaware River Valleyturned their course westward and southward, settling in the Shenandoah Valleyof Virginia. Most of the early settlersof southwestern Augusta County, Virginia (later became Botetourt County) wereScotch-Irish immigrants who first entered Pennsylvania. These people were for the most partProtestants, usually Presbyterians who fled England during theRestoration. They were allowed to livein the Shenandoah Valley where they would serve as a buffer between theestablished Virginia towns and the Indians. Many people were killed while others gave up and left the area. Unfortunately there were no birth or deathcertificates issued and not many marriage records are available before theAugusta County Court was organized in 1745. The theory that our Lawrences mayhave been related to “Lawrence of Monmouth County” New Jersey and lived in LancasterCounty, Pennsylvania before traveling to Augusta County, Virginia may lead to aconnection to our James Lawrence, Sr. Some significant information around this is given below: · Some family researchers believe that James Lawrence,Sr. (the Silversmith) came from the Lawrences who settled in Long Island, NewYork and/or Monmouth County, New Jersey in the 1600s (1666 orthereabouts). There is a great deal ofinformation on “Lawrence of Monmouth County” regarding WilliamLauarence/Lawrence and his descendants in Historical and GenealogicalMiscellany, Volume III by John E. Stillwell, M.D. · In 1731 a John Lawrence and James Patterson weregranted a license to trade with the Indians in Lancaster County,Pennsylvania. In January, 1750, JamesPatterson and James Lawrence owned adjoining land in Drummore Township ofLancaster County, Pennsylvania. JohnHunter, John Gray and the widow Gray also owned land there. In that same year James Patterson and JohnLawrence are found to be added to the Augusta County, Virginia tax list. · In 1763 John Lawrence from New Jersey was on his way toNorth Carolina. He stops to visit hisfriend, John Gray who happens to own property adjoining James Lawrence inAugusta County, Virginia. When JohnLawrence returns from North Carolina, it is stated that he was unable tocollect a debt (his friend John Gray was surety), which Patrick Lynch owedWilliam Crow of Augusta County, Virginia. It is further stated that this Deposition was taken at Peach Bottom,Pennsylvania (Drummore Township of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania) where a Johnand a James Lawrence formerly owned land. This seems to prove we may have the same line of Lawrences and JohnLawrence may well have been a brother of James Lawrence, Jr. There is another theory that our Lawrences may havefirst settled along the East coast of the James River in Virginia. The settlement of Virginia was a slow andgradual process. We know while onemovement was rolling through the Shenandoah Valley from the wilds ofPennsylvania, another group was pushing westward from the sea coast (JamesRiver) through the passage of the Blue Ridge Mountains There are manyreferences to the Lawrences in Nansemond, Isle of Wight and Charles CityCounties of Virginia. Court and otherrecords seem to indicate that each new generation proceeded further westwardalong the James River and family names appeared to be very similar. It seemseach new generation moved further up the James River just as our ancestors wereadventurers as they were among the first to settle in Kentucky. Other considerations or facts include: · We find references that the Lawrences journeyed fromNansemond to Albemarle County, Virginia. Albemarle County was created in 1744 and originally stretched westwardto the Blue Ridge Mountains. The JamesRiver flowed through the County to a point east of Craigs Creek where we haveidentified many references to our Lawrences. · There is an old map that was drawn in 1755 by Josue Fryand Pierre Jefferson, which identified the inhibited parts of Virginia. It clearly shows a LAWRENCE CREEK as abranch of the James River in Albemarle County (formed in 1744), which today isAmherst County, Virginia. LawrenceCreek is located midway between the towns of Big Island and Snowden, Virginiaon the West side of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the George Washington NationalForest. The significance of LawrenceCreek is that it is located approximately 10 to 12 miles from the area whereour James Lawrence, Sr. and his family lived in Botetourt County, Virginia in the1770s. We know they lived in the areaof the James River at the mouth of Craigs Creek, which today is near thecommunity of Eagle Rock, Virginia. TheJames River follows the natural passage opening through the Blue RidgeMountains connecting Eastern Virginia to the West. Could this have been the migration path taken by ourLawrences? If so a family connectioncan be made. · Most of the names given to the features of Albemarle,Virginia belonged to them from the earliest times. In the patents first issued,the mountains and streams were indicated by names and they were generally thosewhich they still bear. Who gave them,or why in many cases they were given, must now be reckoned among the thingsunknown. Sometimes they were suggestedby natural circumstances, and sometimes derived from persons who were owners,or occupiers, of the neighboring lands. Is it possible our James Lawrence, Sr.’s ancestors first settled alongthe East coast (James River) of Virginia? Only a small clue from unpublished records ortraditional family history could lead to a logical connection to the family ofJames and Elizabeth Lawrence. I have astrong desire to communicate with family members who may have knowledge of ourfamily’s lineage and will be glad to share any information I have regardingthis effort. Hopefully our missing linkcan be found and we can then complete our family genealogy to our prominentancestors in England. William Everett Lawrence 933 Woodland Heights Drive Louisville, Kentucky 40245 [email protected] .

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DAw.2ACIB/1342.1377 Message Board Post: I'm looking for Tom Lawrence from Crawford County, Arkansas. Any connection? Anita Kaye Dunlap [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DAw.2ACIB/1503.1 Message Board Post: I don't know if you can help or not...but I am looking for information on Tom Lawrence from Crawford County, Arkansas. His wife's name was Jane. My grandmother was Oma Lawrence Dean. Any information would be appreciated. Anita Kaye Dunlap [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DAw.2ACIB/1557.2 Message Board Post: I'm looking for a Tom Lawernce from Crawford County , Arkansas. My grandma, Oma Lawrence Dean, was his daughter. I don't know where he was born or the family originated from. Any information would be appreciated. Anita Kaye Dunlap [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DAw.2ACIB/1688 Message Board Post: Looking for information on Tom Lawrence, who was the father of my grandmother (Oma Lawrence Dean). I have some information-willing to share---- Anita Kaye Dunlap [email protected]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DAw.2ACIB/1569.1 Message Board Post: I might know who you are looking for.I tried your email but it came back.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Lawrence Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/DAw.2ACIB/1687 Message Board Post: Looking for any info on William Calvin Lawrence of Ohio.He lived and passed away in Grand Rapids Ohio.Passed away 2-12-1955 at age 63.Wifes name was Cora,She passed away on 8-3-1991 in Idaho Falls Idaho.they had children named: Pauline,Marge,Doris,Ida,Jack,Joesph,William,Jerry.All remained in the Ohio area but Marge,who moved to Idaho.All children have passed away except Ida.Her married name is Ida Scott,widowed,and supose to be liveing in the Buttler Indiana area.Would like any info on William and Cora.They are my Grandparents.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DAw.2ACIB/1686 Message Board Post: I am searching for Mabel LAWRENCE, who married 1.) Arthur MCNANEY, then 2.) Arthur W. HAZLETT in 1919 in Brooklyn, NY. They later lived in Jersey City, NJ.