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- John is the son of Susannah & John Lawrence of St. Albans, England & Flushing, NY.
. John Lawrence married Sarah Bridges, widow. She was Sarah Cornell, Willett, Bridges, daughter of Thomas Cornell (1638 Boston & Miss Austin) & the widow of Thomas Willett & second Charles Bridges.
. 1673 Jul 11 - Executive Meeting of ye Governor & Council & Aldermen at ye Fort. Mr. Mayor Lawrence. The matter under Consideration was a Proposal from ye Mayor & Aldermen now
at ye farming out of ye New Packt, to take off the Excise of small beer & killing of Hoggs &c In lieu
whereof to lay some imposition greater then formerly upon strong liquor & Wine.
Ref: Minutes of the Executive Council of the province of New York.
. 7 Jan 1699 - WILL of John Lawrence Senior, Citizen of New York:
- concerning my estate as a patentee in Hemstead & Flushing & the only survivor in both in Queens County, Long Island, now called Nassau, of house lands, meadows to be divided granted by patent to me & my heirs as appears under the hand & seal of Col. Richard Nicolls, Esq., then Governor of Prov. of NY, dated Feb. 15, 1666, all lands ordered to be divided or their true value if sold, to each of my children one equal part for my son John one part. - - - [1]
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