Joshua LAWRENCE

1691 - Aft 1734  (> 43 years)

• Name	Joshua LAWRENCE
  Born	1691	Smithtown, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aft May 1734
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  Person ID	I399	Richard Patterson NJ & ON
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Major William L LAWRENCE, .2 Jr.           b. 1655, Smithtown, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York           d. 20 Feb 1741, Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Deborah SMITH           b. 1658, Southampton, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York           d. 28 Mar 1743, Flushing, Queens, Long Isl., New York  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1680	Southampton, Suffolk Co., Long Island, New York   [1]
  	Lawrence father and son married two Smith sisters: In 1680 William Jr. married Deborah, the youngest daughter of Richard Smith, the Patentee of Smithtown on Long Island, NY. {i.e. Deborah is now her sister's daughter-in-law. Old sister Elizabeth Smith in1664 married William Senior, who in turn was his second wife, {or in other words, sister Eliz. is now the mother-in-law. - - -
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  . 1719 July 28 - First WILL of * WILLIAM LAWRENCE. To all Christian People, Greeting. I, William Lawrence, of Flushing in Queen's County, on the Island of Nassau, being conscious of the mortality of life in this world. . I leave to my son, Joshua Lawrence, a bond of £57. 10s. Note1: This would imply Joshua Lawrence was still on friendly terms with his family, as compared to 1732 when is was still absent. - PJA. . 1732 May 2 - WILL of Deborah (Smith) Lawrence, *But if my son Joshua should come back within 10 years, he shall have his part. Will Proved, April 12, 1743. Note2: Son Joshua had a disagreement with his father & had left the home, for parts unknown. - - -

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Lawrence Buckley Thomas, 1896.