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- The third son was Thomas Lawrence, born about 1624 emigrated from England after his 2 brothers & sister & settled in Millford, Conn. in 1629.
In 1655 he was living at Newtown, on Long Island, & was town clark of Newton from 1659 to 1622.
Lawrence Westchester, New York Descendants:
Middleburgh (Newtown on Long Island) Patentee.:
Thomas Lawrence, the youngest of the 3 brothers, came to this country after the brothers John & William. In 1655 Thomas & his brothers purchased of a tract of land in Newtown, Long Island.
Capt. Thomas Lawrence, married1 on 1646 to Mary xx; &
1692 Mov 9 NY, Thos. Lawrence of Hellgate, widower, married2 in the NY Reformed Dutch Church to Mary Fergus.
Children of Mary xx1 are Thos. Lawrence c 1646 BergenDutch Church;
Sarah Lawrence c 1648, married 1668 Joseph Winslow, s/o John Winslow of 1621 Plymouth;
Wm Lawrence c 1650, m NY 9 Mar 1675 to Annetje Edsall, d/o Samuel Edsall;
Mary Lawrence 1652, m1 16 Dec 1671 Thoms Walton & married2 1704 John White;
John Lawrence, c 1655, married c 1690 Deborah XX /d/o Deborah Woodhull & Richard Woodhull ?
Jonathan Lawrence, b 1658, Married Mary XX
Ref: Newtown Town Book, 287, p210;
. Daniel Lawrence, 1660, married Hackensack 23 MAY 1696 Geese Thesis Ref: Ref: Dutch Churches, NJ,d/o of ? thesis Idesse van Huyse;
Elizabeth Lawrence, b 1663, married 26 Jul 1683 John Saunders,
Ref: Books of General Entries of the colonly of NY
. 1667 Hallet's Cove. (Flushing, NY) Mr. Wm. Hallett began a suit against Captain Thomas Lawrence for the recovery of Berrien's Island, which the latter had obtained a patent for, but Hallett's claim was not admitted. As Mr. Hallett no longer held himself amenable to the government of New Netherland, it is improbable that he consulted Stuyvesant in making this purchase.
. 1662 Feb 7, Middleborough, - A court held by the magistrates of the place above sayd, Thomas Lawrence, plaintiff enters an action against Richard Fido defendant an action of the case this action rest until some other? light may appear because the plaintiff Thomas Lawrence burnt the writing of the defendants Richard said which he had to clear himself against the sought
& 2nd upon afforded consideration the court see cause to find for the
defendant to his Right to the trees in the writing that was burnt by the Plaintiff with his charges & the cost & charges to be payed by Thomas Lawrence.
. 1665 Aug 23 - Whereas Captain Thomas Lawrence had requested of me that he may have liberty to purchase of the Indians, a certain little island, near unto Helgate, commonly called Round Island, containing ye estimation about 8 or 9 acres of land. Richard Nicolls Granted the request.
Ref: General Entris of Colony of NY.
1669 Sep 23, Town of Newtown voted Captain Lawrence shall have a piece of bog meadow in Hellgate Neck on the southern side of Luberd's Land.
Thomas afterwards purchased the whole of Hell-Gate Neck, from Hell-Gate Cove to Bowery Bay.
. 1667 Hallet's Cove. (Flushing, NY) Mr. Wm. Hallett began a suit against Captain Thomas Lawrence for the recovery of Berrien's Island, which the latter had obtained a patent for, but Hallett's claim was not admitted. As Mr. Hallett no longer held himself amenable to the government of New Netherland, it is improbable that he consulted Stuyvesant in making this purchase.
. 1669 Sept 23, The Town of Newton voted that Captain Lawrence shall have a piece of bog meadow in Hellgate Neck on the southern side of Luberd's land. Ref: Newtown TR1:85, 161.
. 1676 - Records of the Court of Session of West Riding of Yorkshire: Capt. Tho. Lawrence, plaintiff, Cornelis Mattys, Defendant. The Deft. being unproved at present of his witness craves time of this woeful. Court till the next Sessions. Was allowed of & agreed to by the plaintiff.
. 1688 - Thomas Lawrence, through far advanced in years, accepted the command of the Queen's Co. forces. William, one of his sons, was appointed one of the Committee of Safety, & then one of the council of the province from 1702-1704, under a commission from Queen Anne. John Lawrence, another of sons of Thomas, commanded the county troop horses assigned to hem, with his brother Daniel as cornet. John was soon afterward appointed Queen Co. high sheriff. Thomas Lawrence died at Newtown in July, 1703, leaving 5 sons-Thomas, William, John, Daniel, & Jonathan; of whom John alone permanently remained at Newtown.
Two Case of Steers,
1688 Jul 4, Newtown - John Lawrence, as attorney to his father, plaintiff, in an action of debt against Geo. Wood Junior, defendant. Value 20 shillings 3 pence. Geo. Wood, Senior sworn, as Capt. Lawrence was to south Hampton, his son told him the heifer would die; Well said Capt. Lawrence if she dies she dies mine; but pithy git someone that had some sill to help her, do what you can for her. [Transcription ends here - PJA]
. 1670 Dec 6, Newtown - Summary.
A court held by the Constable & overseer.
John Jacobson plaintiff, Entereth an action a against Captayne Thomas Lawrence defendant. Thomas Wandall testified that Capt. Thos. Lawrence bought a pair of steers of John Jacobson for 600 with of tobacco merchantable in a cake to be delivered at NY. JJ sent his son to fetch the steers & they were in the lane so JJ'son wished Capt. TL good luck. Capt. TL told as he had no time he would he would give him a bottle of wine if he drove the steers home. For 2 bottles I cannot bring them tonight. Capt. TL said take your time in 2 or 3 days further.
- John Passe testified John Jabonson brought them to the Lane & the steers were turned home again. So Capt. TL offer a bottle of wine & further the tobacco was to be paid at NY. [Later] John Passell was working upon the bridge near Mr. Burgers& Capt. TL asked whey Jason did not bring he steers home; he answered he had brought the as far as Cristian plantation & they run him again. So. Capt. Lawrence put them in a yoke & bring them. Jacobson ask Capt. TL to send his son to help but the could not spare him
- Court Judgement: It is a bargain concerning the steers; the plaintiff shall pay the court cost because he neglected his time of delivery & the defendant shall have his bargain.
- Capt. Thomas Lawrence doth enter an appeal agains John Jacobson of Maspeake Kills in the next out to be held at Gravesend. Entered 12 Dec 1670.
. 1693 Sep - WILL of Thomas Lawrence of Newtown,
bequeath to may son Thomas Lawrence that lot of ground which I bought of Aron Derikson & that lot of ground which I bough of Hendrik Johnson, with all the housing, barn orchards, out housing thereunto belonging, with the great neck of land & meadows, & the island bound with a creek;
. to my well beloved wife Marry Lawrence, the third part of a ll may moveable estate, both within doors & without doors, & also I leave the homespun cloth & yard & lamb's wool at my wife's disposing
. to my son Jonathan Lawrence that lot of land which was it seem Jones house which he now lives in, he paying until Elesebeth Sanders, £8 when she comes 18 years or when she marries;
. to sons & Jonathan Lawrence that piece of salt meadows which I bought of Robard Beacham, to be equally between them two;
. to may son Daniel Lawrence all my fresh meadows lying in Traine's Meadows;
. to my 5 sons all the rest of my lands divided among them five, they paying all my debts;
. to my grandchild Elisabeth Sanders - livestock & household goods
. residue to be equally divided amongst my grandchildren of my 4 sons, namely, Thomas, William, Joh & Jonathan Lawrence;
. Wife Marey Lawrence hall have the privilege off my dwelling house during her widowhood.
Administers: Thomas & William Lawrence.
Died July of 1703, WILL Proved 1703 Feb 1703 in Newtown.
. About the same time (c. 1655) Capt. Thomas Lawrence built a distillery on a small wharf which now forms a part of the present large New Brighton wharf.
. The farm formerly owned by Capt. Thos. Lawrence is now owned by the surviving heirs of Jacobus & Daniel Lent.(1779).
Recorded for further research: Capt. Thos. Lawrence, Jr. & wife Berry - Lawrence. "New Jersey, June 4, 1737. On Thursday last the wife of Capt. Thomas Lawrence of Hackensack was buried, aged 94; Her husband follow'd her to the Grave, at the age of 97, is a hearty man, & walks as upright as a Youth" (The Boston Weekly Newsletter June 119-25,1737 quoted XI, N.J. Archives. Vol.1., p 502).
The deceased was Francina Berry daughter of Capt. John Berry, at one time Deputy Governor of New Jersey. She was married, first, to Lieut. Michael Smith the first High Sheriff of Bergen Co., NJ, &, second, to Capt. Thomas Lawrence of the same county.
(An account of her family will be found in Vol. XV of The Record, p. 52 et seq). Mrs Lawrence being 94 years old at her death = b. 1643. She had an older sister Sarah & an older brother, Richard. Her father, Capt. Berry, was probably married not later than 1639-40. If of age at his marriage, then he must have been born in or before 1618, & therefore aged 96 or upwards at his decease in 1714.
Capt. Lawrence was the eldest son of Maj. Thomas Lawrence of Newtown, L.I., who is described by Mr Riker (Annals of Newtown p. 283) as "the youngest of the 3 brothers" John, William & Thomas Lawrence They came out in the ship "Planter" in 1635; John then aged 17 (born in 1618), William aged 12 (born in 1623), & their sister Maria aged 9 ( born in 1626.)
Thomas came out later, His eldest son Capt. Thomas Lawrence, being 97 in 1737 must have been born in 1640. - - - [1, 2, 3, 4]
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1620 - 1703 (83 years)