Notes:

. 1716 April 26, the Bible was passed down to ALICE BROWN (born Feb. 24, 1696, later the wife of Richard Lawrence) ,
from her mother Leah Clayton, wife of Abraham Brown.
It was obviously a wedding gift to Alice, since she married Richard Lawrence that same day.

. ALICE (BROWN) LAWRENCE was the sister of my ancestor, JOHN BROWN (b. oct 14, 1697) who married CATHERINE TILTON.

Ref: The family Bible of JOHN CLAYTON & ALICE MYRES, 2009
. There are hand written inscriptions of family generations from members born in 1633 thru 1767. This Bible with this hand-written information. The whole bible with the cover measures approximately 3-1/2" by 5-3/4". The Book is still intact & the print is still very clear & legible. It was printed for Giles Calvert & was to be sold at the Sign of the Black-spread-Eagle, near the west end of Pauls: London, 1653. This small edition has been called the 'Quakers' Bible', as Calvert printed for many members of the Society of Friends.
Ref: Dale Updike, 2009.

. Witnesses:
1765 May 18. WILL of Catharine [nee Lewis] Hartshorne, of Middletown, widow of Hugh Hartshorne, dated 18 May 1765,
Executors: Kinsmen, Philip Lewis & Robert Hartshorne.
Witnesses: Richd. Lawrence & Alice Lawrence.
X-Ref: for further research: NJ Index of Will, Philip R Lewis, inventory 1802.

. During Alice Lewis Lawrence's lifetime:
Weather Report 1719, (Birth of Son William Lawrence.)
The beginning of the summer this year afforded a fair prospect of a plentiful harvest, much was expected from a great crop in the ground; a day or two in the beginning proved good weather, but before the grain was secured, showers of rain & a few hours of sunshine constantly succeeded each other; clouds at first small in appearance, spread widely & filled the furrows: the intervals of sunshine encouraged opening the shocks, but were not long enough to dry them; after several weeks came 2 days & a half fair weather; what could be dried & sav'd was now done, the rain then began again & continued day after day as before, alternate rain & sunshine for near 3 weeks, so that single ears of corn standing, grew; thus it continued till the grain was generally reaped, several lost their corn entirely, others saved but little; this was what is called the wet harvest.
Ref: Smith's History of NJ, 1747.

. 1726 "In November a small earthquake was felt, it began between the hours of 10 & 11 at night."
Ref: "The Colonial History of New Jersey" by Samuel Smith, Trenton (1747). - - -

Birth:


Died:

Alice married Richard LAWRENCE, .3rd, Esq. on 26 Apr 1716 in Shrewsbury's Friends' House. Richard (son of Major William L LAWRENCE, .2 Jr. and Ruth GIBBONS) was born on 11 Jul 1694 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died on 19 Oct 1726 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey; was buried in Quakers Burying Ground, Upper Freehold, NJ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
New Jersey

1. William LAWRENCE, .6 Esq. The Quaker was born on 13 Nov 1719 in Colts Neck, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died on 21 Oct 1795 in Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; was buried in Shrewsburys Friend's Burying Ground.
2. Deborah LAWRENCE, .i was born on 28 Jan 1724 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey.
3. Robert LAWRENCE, .II Esq. was born in 1721 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey.
4. Parthenia LAWRENCE was born about 1726 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., New Jersey.

Alice married Isaiah FOLKS on 22 Mar 1728 in Burlington, Burlington Co., New Jersey. Isaiah was born on 23 Jul 1704 in Chesterfield Twp., Burlington Co., New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abraham married Leah CLAYTON on 29 Sep 1692 in Middetown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. Leah was born in 1668 in Halebank, Lancashire, England; died in 1710 in Burlington County, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Leah is the daughter of Alice Myers & John Clayton.