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Descendants of John Lawrence

Generation No. 2

2. PELEG² LAWRENCE (JOHN¹, HENRY^A, JOHN^B, JOHN^C, JOHN^D, ROBERT^E, JOHN^F, THOMAS^G, JOHN^H, NICHOLAS^I, ROBERT^J, ROBERT^K, JOHN^L, JOHN^M, JAMES^N, ROBERT^O, ROBERT^P)^48,^49,^50,^51,^52,^53,⁵⁴ was born 10 Jan 1646/47 in Watertown, Middlesex,MA ^55,⁵⁶, and died 14 Feb 1692/93 in Groton, Middlesex, MA. He married ELIZABETH MORSE⁵⁷ 22 Dec 1668 in Medfield/Groton, Middlesex, MA ^58,⁵⁹, daughter of JOSEPH MORSE and HANNAH PHILLIPS. She was born 01 Sep 1647 ^60,⁶¹, and died 12 Jun 1715 ⁶².

Notes for PELEG LAWRENCE:
Of Concord and Groton, MA; was a selectman

His wife, Elizabeth Morse, was a sister of his brother, Nathaniel's wife Sarah.

The Lineage Book of the National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America Vol XVII - 1928 - p. 95 & VOL XXXI -1958 - p. 218 show Peleg's birth date as 10, January 1647/1648. The Lineage Book of National Society .... Vol VI - 1916 shows birth date of 11 November 1647.

Lawrence, Peleg, 1646-1692, Groton, Mass. Served in a Garrison House during trouble with the Indians, King Philip's War.

Growing in-line library, genealogy library.com, "Electronic," New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: third Series, Vol IV, 1998, " He lived in Concord during the period that Groton was abandoned during King Philip's War, but returned to his former at Groton afterward. He was selectman for two years and held various other offices, He lived on the farm now or lately owned by Samuel B. Marshall, on the Boston road."

Two other of John's sons, Peleg and Enosh lived at Groton and had families.

Early Records of Groton, pg 64;
" in groten 16 June 1681 thar is layed for Palig Loranc and ajoying too and bounding upon the south by swan pond medow Eleuen acers and a half lauing Rome Round his medow acordin too Town order and bounded upon other sids by the Comon

allso 8 ayte ackers and a halfe a litil distant northword and bounded on all sides by comon land the lins being extant by marked trees and stakes

This too parsils of land ware layd by me John fflint
Recorded by me JOHN Mors, Clarke
This aboue written of Peleg Lawrances land by Agreement is by Peleg Laurance relinquished & yeild to Mr. Hobart; March 8th 1681/2 in ye presence of ye select men"

Early Records of Groton, pg 183;
THE LANDS OF PELLEG LAWRANCE.
1. Ten acres, more or lesse, lyeing on the north side of Spedteckle Pond, bounded on all poynts by the towne's comon.

1. Ten acres, more or lesse, lyeing on by the Cowpond Medow, bounded east by the lands of Nathaniel Lawrance, and on all other poynts by the town's comon.

Notes for ELIZABETH MORSE:
Her sister Sarah Morse married Peleg Lawrence's brother Nathaniel.

other source incorrectly says daughter of John Morse.

Marriage Notes for PELEG LAWRENCE and ELIZABETH MORSE:
John Lawrence, Gen. Memoirs of the Family of John Lawrence of Watertown (1847, 1857 & 1876), pg 19, 1847 ver, In the Inventory of 1695 Daniel and Susanna are named as children of Peleg Lawrence. He died in Groton, 1692, aged 45 years.

Children of PELEG LAWRENCE and ELIZABETH MORSE are:

6.	i.	MAJOR ELEAZER³ LAWRENCE, b. 28 Feb 1674/75, Groton, Middlesex, MA; d. 09 Mar 1754, Pepperill, Middlesex, MA.
	ii.	ELIZABETH LAWRENCE, b. 09 Jan 1668/69, Groton, MA ⁶³; d. 10 Oct 1685 ⁶⁴.
7.	iii.	SAMUEL LAWRENCE, b. 16 Oct 1671, Groton, MA; d. Mar 1711/12, Killingly, Connecticut.
8.	iv.	JONATHAN LAWRENCE, b. 29 Mar 1679.
	v.	ABIGAIL LAWRENCE, b. 06 Oct 1681 ^65,⁶⁶.
	vi.	JEREMIAH LAWRENCE, b. 03 Jan 1686/87 ^67,⁶⁸; d. 26 Apr 1687.
	vii.	JOSEPH LAWRENCE, b. 12 Jun 1688, Groton, MA ^69,^70,⁷¹.

Notes for JOSEPH LAWRENCE:
Went to Connecticut before 1712 and settled in Plainfield

	viii.		DANIEL LAWRENCE⁷².
	ix.		SUSANNA LAWRENCE⁷³, m. JOSEPH WILLIAMS, 1710 ⁷⁴.

Notes for SUSANNA LAWRENCE:
named in father's will

3. DEACON NATHANIEL² LAWRENCE (JOHN¹, HENRY^A, JOHN^B, JOHN^C, JOHN^D, ROBERT^E, JOHN^F, THOMAS^G, JOHN^H, NICHOLAS^I, ROBERT^J, ROBERT^K, JOHN^L, JOHN^M, JAMES^N, ROBERT^O, ROBERT^P)^75,⁷⁶ was born 15 Oct 1639 in Watertown, Middlesex,MA ^77,^78,⁷⁹, and died 14 Apr 1724 in Lexington, Ma ^80,⁸¹. He married (1) SARAH MORSE 13 Mar 1660/61 in Sudbury, Middlesex, MA ⁸², daughter of JOSEPH MORSE and HANNAH PHILLIPS. She was born 16 Jul 1643 ⁸³, and died 29 Aug 1681 ^84,⁸⁵. He married (2) HANNAH(ANNA)⁸⁶ Bef. 1683. She died Aft. 14 Jan 1700/01. He married (3) SARAH 31 Oct 1695 ⁸⁷.

Notes for DEACON NATHANIEL LAWRENCE:
According to Daughters of the American Colonists Lineage Book Vol1 page 365, Nathaniel Lawrence (1639-1724) was ensign of militia and member of the General Court, 1692. He died in Groton, Ma.

adm. freeman 15, May 1672

American Ancestry has death in Lexington and LDS has Stoneham.

Moved in advanced years to Charlestown Farms.

Nathaniel was an original proprieter of Groton having a ten-acre right. He held various offices in the church and town, and was one of the first representatives to the General Court, under the charter of William and Mary, in the year 1693. Three of his grandsons, Thomas, William and Amos, came from Lexington to Groton to live.

Notes for SARAH MORSE:
Her sister Elizabeth Morse married Nathaniel Lawrence's brother Peleg.

Children of NATHANIEL LAWRENCE and SARAH MORSE are:

NATHANIEL³ LAWRENCE, b. 04 Apr 1661, Sudbury, Middlesex, MA ⁸⁸; d. 1737; m. (1) HANNAH RUTTER, Abt. 1682, Sudbury, Middlesex, MA ⁸⁹; m. (2) ANNA FISKE, Abt. 1689, Groton/Sudbury ⁹⁰.

Notes for NATHANIEL LAWRENCE:
His father's will dated 4 Aug. 1718, proved 8 May 1724, gave Nathaniel land in Groton.

The Genealogies & Estates of Charlstown:

m. Hannah Rutter - issue
i Nathaniel
ii Hannah, b. Apr. 26 1687
iii Mary, Oct.16,1690
iv Susanna a. 1691; m. Samuel Page, 1719
v Jonathan, June 14, 1696
vi Sarah, Elisha Tottingham, 1736

	ii.	SARAH LAWRENCE, b. 01 Jan 1662/63, Sudbury, Middlesex, MA ⁹¹.
	iii.	HANNAH LAWRENCE, b. 03 Jul 1664, Groton, Middlesex, MA ⁹²; m. STEPHEN HOLDEN.
9.	iv.	JOHN LAWRENCE, b. 29 Jul 1667, Groton, Middlesex, MA; d. 12 Mar 1746/47, Lexington, MA.
	v.	MARY LAWRENCE, b. 03 Mar 1669/70⁹²; m. ZEBADIAH WHEELER.
	vi.	SARAH LAWRENCE, b. 16 May 1672⁹²; m. SAMUEL PAGE.

Notes for SARAH LAWRENCE:
Sarah was probably the first wife of Samuel Page, who in 1714, then of South Carolina, married Sarah Sanderson. As she d. before her father, she was not mentioned in his will, but her surviving husband.

	vii.		ELIZABETH LAWRENCE⁹², b. 06 Sep 1674⁹²; d. 20 Oct 1675.
	viii.		ELIZABETH LAWRENCE⁹², m. ABNER HARRIS, 20 Nov 1709 ⁹³.

Notes for ELIZABETH LAWRENCE:
m. (pub in Boston, 20 Nov 1709) Abner Harris of Medford

Children of NATHANIEL LAWRENCE and HANNAH(ANNA) are:

	ix.		DEBORAH³ LAWRENCE⁹⁴, b. 24 Mar 1682/83; m. PETER TUFTS; b. 1678.
	x.		HANNAH LAWRENCE⁹⁵, b. 26 Apr 1687; d. 1735; m. STEPHEN HOLDEN.

Notes for STEPHEN HOLDEN:
married Samuel Holden, will identifies as dau. Hannah Houlden

	xi.		MARY LAWRENCE⁹⁶, b. 16 Oct 1690 ⁹⁷; m. ZEBADIAH WHEELER.
	xii.		JONATHAN LAWRENCE, b. 14 Jun 1696 ^98,⁹⁹.

Notes for JONATHAN LAWRENCE:
John Lawrence, Gen. Memoirs of the Family of John Lawrence of Watertown (1847, 1857 & 1876), pg 19, ver 1849, Jonathan, b.June 14, 1696. Lived in Charlestown, and probably in Stoneham.

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