Notes:

This William Lawrence, (b. 1630) married second in 1693 to Elizabeth Scudder, widow of Jan Alburtis.

. 1701 Dec 3, WILL of Lawrence, William, sinour, of Middletown,
being sound of mind, leaves his wife Elizabeth: 40 Acres of land with my dwelling house, barne, orchard at the Hopp River, all the household goods or furniture that I had with her when I married her & 2 cowes;
To son James Lawrence after the death of wife Elizabeth: 10 Acres joining his Fulling Mill on the Hopp River. [location now Long Bridge Road.]
son William: Two-third of remain land adjoining Benjamin;
son Benjamin: Remaining one-third of land adjoining William's, with as little damage to Benjamin as may be & two-thirds of the money he oweth me;
son Elisha: Estimated 100 Acres, joining James' fulling mill on south side of the Hopp River & release of debt of money he oweth me;
son John: Est. 500 Acres at Kettle Point or Creeke, on the main side near Barnegat Bay, & release of money he oweth me;
son Joseph: Est. 300 Acres at Matele Conekemew (?) Barnet Beaches & use of my negro boy named Shallow for the term of 13 years then he be free;

. Land at Barnegat Beach equally divided betwixt the seven & not joint tenancy to sons William, Elisha, John, Benjamin, James, Joseph Lawrence & grandson James Grover.

. To his grandsons:
William Lawrence, son of William: One horse;
William Lawrence, son of Elisha: One horse;
Eldest son of my son John: One horse, [that is Richard]:
to my son Joseph eldest son one horse [That is Elisha, verify];
Granddaughter, Elizabeth, daughter of James: 10 shillings, {that is Mrs. Elizabeth VanHorne]:
To his Grover granddaughters:
Deborah, Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth [x Thos. Leonard],
Susannah, & Rebecca Grover: to each a two year old heifer.

. Remainder of real & person estate to sons Elisha & Joseph.
Makes my son William Lawrence & my son Elisha Lawrence my executors.
William HISXMARK Lawrence],  
Witnesses: Richard Hartshone, John Cleneger, Margreet HartsHorne & John Stout. 
Ref: New Jersey Calendar of Wills, Lib 1, page 57.

. Dec. 3, 1701. Inventory of the personal estate of £319.14.4, incl. debts due by John, Elisha, Benjamin, Joseph & James Lawrence, John Bowne & James Border) made by John Bray & George Jobb.
Ref: Liber I, 56 Secretary of State's office, Trenton, Monmouth Wills.

. 1704 May 22, Proved WILL: by oath of John Stout, Wit. who saw Richard Hartshorne, John Cloinger & Margaret Hartshorne sign; before Thomas Reuell, Surrogate, Middletowne.

By the way the wife of William in that last Will was his second wife,
Elizabeth Scudder, baptized in NA 18 March 1650, daughter of John Scudder. She was married first to John Alburtus (Burtis), who died in 1691. Their daughter, Mechetable was married to William Lawrence's son, James.

. Colts Neck:
One of the earliest descriptions of the area tells us of the abundance of wild life. It is fascinating to learn that in addition to the creatures that still abound in our fields & woodlands, Colts Neck had its share of wolves, bears & panthers. One of New Jersey's first fulling mills (perhaps the oldest) was run & owned by William Lawrence on Hop Brook. Fulling was a process of cleansing or thickening cloth by beating or washing. William Lawrence died in 1701 & willed the mill, house & properties to one of his sons, James who later moved to Crosswicks. This mill, we believe, was on Long Bridge Road, the site where once stood Bray's Saw Mill & now the property of Arthur Jones. Col. Lewis Morris' original grant in 1678 encompassed Tinton Falls & a great part of Colts Neck, 1500 acres in all. The English type architecture, like the Richard Hartshorne house (1702) in Middletown. The Dutch style, like the Cornelius Covenhoven (Conover) house (about 1702) on Matawan-Holmdel Road. - - -

Died:
Will Proved 22 May 1704.

William married Elizabeth SCUDDER on 4 Mar 1664 in Flushing, Queens, Long Isl., New York. Elizabeth was born on 18 Mar 1649 in Salem, Essex Co., Massachusetts; died after 1711. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]