Notes:

John Lawrence sailed from London & landed 1635 April 2 NY. Resided New Amsterdam.

. 1644 Nov 16 - John Lawrence was one of the 6 patentees of Hampstead, Long Island, & in the following year he & his brother William obtain the patent of Flushing, Long Island, from the Dutch Governor Keith, & were among those to whom the confirmatory patent was issued by Governor Nicoll, in 1666.
. 1665, he was an Alderman of New York, & its Mayor in 14 Oct 1672 - 1672; he was a Member of the Governor's Council, 1674-98.
Ref: Lawrence Genealogy, by Thomas Lawrence, of Rhode Island.

. 1645 Oct 10 - John & William were the 10 & 11th in the list of 18 men who received the patent for the town of Flushing from Wm. Keif, Governor of New Netherland.
. 1648 Jan 17 - Jan Laurensz one of several inhabitants of New Netherland who opposed the general vote & decision of their neighbors in contributing toward the support of a Christian & godly Reformed minister & to the nomination of a Schout. 1648 Feb 1 - Jan Laurens & others of his opinion acceded to the wishes of the majority.
Affair of the Beaver Pelts:
. 1657 Mar 20 - Letter from Joan Antrobus Lawrence Tuttle sent to deliver goods to my son John Lawrence to send me £50 worth of beaver.
. 1658 July 23 - The fiscal at New Amsterdam was ordered to inquired respecting certain beavers & other goods removed by John laurels, an English merchant, from the house of Cornelis Steenwick.
1658 Jul 30 - There occurred the proceedings in the case of the fiscal vs. John Laurence, merchant,
. 1658 Aug 13 - Judgment was entered against John Lawrence for smuggling; fined 300 guilders with costs.
. 1658 Sep 15 - Commissioners of United Colonies of New England, assembled at Boston, on the behalf of John & Richard Cutts, Henry Woolcott, address a letter to the Dutch Governor asking him to reconsider their seizing a parcel of their beaver in the hand of their agent John Lawrence for that it was removed from on burgher's house in the Monhatoes (Manhatten) to another being some small distance with the line set for confiscation of beaver.
. 1658 Dec 12 - Judgment pronounced against John Lawrence on 13th Aug last was ordered arrested.

John Lawrence, born 1618; d. 1699, NY. Great St Albans, Hertfordshire. Immigrant ship Planter, Apr . 1635, age 17, to MA. One of 6 patentees, Patent of Hempstead, from Gov Kieft, 1644. Patent of Flushing with brother William with several others he established a residence there, but shortly moved to New Amsterdam. Alderman, NYC, 1665. Mayor. Member of City Council. 1692, Judge of the Supreme Court.

. John Lawrence, the elder brother, b. in 1618, at Great St Albans. He became a patentee of Hempstead in 1644; of Flushing in 1645; removed to New Amsterdam in 1638; Commissioner of Boundaries between New England & the Dutch Provinces to treat with the General Court, Hanford, 1663; Alderman, New York, 1665; Mayor, New York, 1673; member King's Council, 1674-98; Mayor again in 1691; Judge Supreme Court, 1693-04; m. Susannah. Children: Joseph. 3 John, Jr., m. Sarah (Cornell) Van Brugge.
Thomas, unmarried. Susannah, m. (1) Gabriel Minvielle, Jan. 35,1676; m. (2) Wm. Smith. Martha, m. Thomas Suawsell. Mary to William Whittingham.

. 1648 Flushing Town clerk,
. 1663 Oct 13 New Netherland delegate to committee to settle bounds with Connecticut.
Ref: Laws & ordinances of New Netherland, by Edmund B O'Callaghan, 1868.

. 1664, appointed member of Governor's Counsel. NYC house of first class & property west side of Pearl Street, called Water Side, between Wall & William Sts. Valued at £2,000; a fourth class house & property , west side of Pearl St, between Franklin Square & Wall St, Valued at £750.
. 1673 - the Burgomastes & Schepens [of NYC] resolve that the mace, gowns & city seal of the late Mayor John Lawrence, be brought in & the late Mayor reappearing delivers up his gown or clock, with the city seal & mace.
. 1673 the Dutch recapture [NYC from the English] & his house is not plunder.
. 1674 Feb 19 - A valuation of the best, most affluent inhabitants of New Amsterdam, John Lawrence has 10,000 florins Holland currency, only 10 others persons having as much or more.
. 1683 Sep 29 - Flushing Tax: 1 male, 12 acres upland, 10 of meadows, 1 horse, 5 cowes, 6 young cattle, 1 pig, Taxed 7 shillings 5d.
. 1683, Newtown Tax, 10 acres of land, 4 cowes & 3 three year olds.
. 1698 Sep 28, Gov. Bellomont writer that he has suspended from the Council, Col Bayard, Col Monvielle, Col Willet & Mr. Lawrence, because they were always testy & perverse in everything that I proposed for the King's service, tho such sycophants as to comply with Col. Fletcher in all parts of his corrupt administration.
. 1698 Oct 21, as further excuse for his action acton, the Governor, writes he superannuated, being 82 years of age. [i.e. pensioned him off].
. 1700 Mar 11, the bill of complaint against the Governor, declares that upon frivolous pretenses he suspended 10 of the most considerable for estates & parts & experience in Busynesses, including Mr. Lawrence

. 1688 Jan - John Burroughs deposition that in June last when he came from mowing in the eying he saw John Lawrence's bull run down one of the Stevenson oxen & thence runs at the other one & afterwards at another red oxed but he could not tell whose it was. Stevenson oxen was lambed by the said bull & the next morning he saw the would of the oxen & the last winter the said Bull bike into the departs house & hurt 2 of his cattle told J Lawrence to cut his bulls hours so not to spoil their cattle. John Ketchum help him destroy it. John & Thomas Stevenson appraised there oxen the next morning after they were hurt & were worth £16 & about 5 weeks after they appraised them agin the one of them was 20 shillings worse & other was the same as before he was hurt. He saith that he saw the bull follow a cow that was a bulling. Court finds for ye plaintiff, costs & 5 shillings for Trespass.

. 1693 the enrolled militia of Kings county numbered 319 commanded by Colonel Stephanus Van Cortlandt, of Queens county; 580 commanded by Colonel Thomas Willett, & of Suffolk county, 533 commanded by Colonel John Young, a tight little army of 1,432 men, very nearly one-half of the entire force in the province. In 1700 Kings county militia had 280 men, Queens, 601, & Suffolk, 614. In that year the official returns gave the names of the officers of the three regiments & the various companies, as follows: Of the Troope of Horse in ye said Regimt.
John Lawrence Capt., Jonath: Smith Lieut., Daniel Lawrence Cornet, John Finne Quartermaster.
Of the Regiment of Militia in King's County of Ye Said Island.

. 1647 there were 57 freeholders in the township, & a formal division of the land was made anions' them. They were as follows: Richard Gildersleeve, William Lawrence, John Lawrence.

. 1662 Mar 6 - John Rider plaintiff Enters an action of trespass
on the Case against Johanes Lawrence, defendant.
I John Rider am ready to depose that Johannes Lawrence» brought a bridle & Saddle belonging to Mr Wolstoncrafte to my house & some tyme after it being missed, he told me he took them out of my house, & went to Jamaica where he lost the saddle but had left the order to see to get it else he must pay for it. Sworn in the presents of the Court.
Rouston? Patterson testifyth unto the Court upon oath, that John Rider did say unto­ Johanes Lawrence that he did Employ his man to Cut wood for him the sd. Johanes & he carried it to the water side & also Mr. Rider said he could prove it by John Johnson fine & further saith not.
Upon the action John Wollaston Craft plaintiff, Johns Lawrence, defendant. the court finds for the plaintiff that the defendant to return the saddle & bridal or the value, with cost of suite.

. John Woollston Craft plaintiff, Enters an action of debt against Johanis
Lawrence, defendant.
. Johanis Lawrence enters a Complaint against William Allburtis. Johanis Lawrence & William Allburtis upon the Complaint, the Court finds for the defendant & the Complainant to pay Cost of suite.
. Johanis Lawrence, plaintiff, enters an action of slander against John Rider, def. The Court finds for the plaintiff, the defendant to pay the­ plaintiffs 10 shillings & cost of suite.

. 1672 John Lawrence the oldest son, became mayor of the city of New York & held the same office again in 16591 & in 1692 became judge of the supreme court, which office he held until his death in 1699.

. 1699 Jan 7- WILL of John Lawrence Senior, Citizen of New York:
Being above 80 years of age, ordered the houses wherein I dwell in NY to remain to my dear wife during our natural lives together, with rents & profits of my house & land in Smith's Fly, my wife shall have full power as to her own maintenance so to dispose of all or part there of of the moveables estates;
- daughter Martha, widow of Thomas Snowsell, deceased above 17 years ago, formerly given household goods & clothing & what improvement she has made thereof since she has lived with me & under my charge since her husband went for her being now above 17 years' [d. 1682];
- 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
- to my son Thomas one part,
- unto my daughter Martha, widow of Thomas Snowsell one equal part, &
- to my daughter Susannah, wife of Gabriel Monvielle, one equal part
- with the proviso that if my wife see cause to remove to Flushing, the house in the town with orchard, meadow for two or three cows shall be at her command during her natural life;
- what legacies to my daughter Wittingham's children & to Joseph Lawrence, my son's daughter may be judged expedient which is not possible for me to determine now knowing heat will remain at my decease, I leave to the discretion of my executors, her here named.
Executrix, my dear wife if she survive me, my son Gabriell Monvielle to assist her, my son Thomas Lawrence & my daughter Martha Snowsell to see this my will fulfilled.
Ref: NY Wills, Original Lib 5: 345-50.
WILL Proved 15 May 1699.

. Within the last half of the nineteenth century the towns known as Lawrence, Cedarhurst, Avenue, & Edgemere have sprung into existence & have received their names from various sources. Lawrence was named in honor of its founder, Mr. John Lawrence, brother of Messrs. Newbold & Alfred Lawrence. This place was recently incorporated & now includes territory formerly within the bounds of Cedarhurst. With its peaceful inhabitants, its scenic landscape, & its clean, shaded & well sprinkled streets, Lawrence is indeed a model village. The ideal name Cedarhurst was given to that section fronting the Hempstead Bay, where primeval pine & cedar abound.
Ref: History of Long Island. - - -

John married Mrs. Susannah LAWRENCE, (.1) before 1642. Mrs. was born est 1620 in Queens Co., Long Island, New York; died after 16 May 1699 in Hempstead, Livingston, Long Island, Nassau Co., New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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. - - -

Notes:

Mary is the daughter of Susannah & John Lawrence of St. Albans, England & Flushing, NY.

Mary Lawrence married by 1665 William Whittingham, graduate of Harvard University 1660, b. Boston 26 May 1665, s/o John Whittingham, 1638 Ipswich.

Mary & Wm. Whittinghame, had a dau. Mary Whittinghame, of some literary culture, a liberal benefactors of Harvard & Yale Colleges;
m. Gordon Saltonstall, Governor of Connecticut & died 1730.
Ref: Obituary Knapps Female Biography, p453.

7 Jan 1699 - WILL of John Lawrence Senior, Citizen of New York:
- concerning my estate as a patentee in Hemstead & Flushing and 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.

Notes:

Joseph is the son of Susannah & John Lawrence of St. Albans, England & Flushing, NY.

. 1699 Jan 7 - WILL of John Lawrence Senior, Citizen of New York:
. What legacies to my daughter Wittingham's children &
to Joseph Lawrence, my son's daughter may be judged expedient which is not possible for me to determine now knowing what will remain at my decease, I leave to the discretion of my executors, here named. - - -

Died:
Predeceased his father.

Notes:

Thomas is the son of Susannah & John Lawrence of St. Albans, England & Flushing, NY.

. 1699 Jan - 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 Thomas one part. - - -

Notes:

Martha is the daughter of Susannah & John Lawrence of St. Albans, England & Flushing, NY.

. Martha Lawrence marred NY, 22 Aug 1675 to Thomas Snowsell, Alderman of NY, died with out issue.

. 1699 Jan 7 - WILL of her father, John Lawrence Senior, Citizen of New York:
- daughter Martha, widow of Thomas Snowsell deceased, formerly given household goods & clothing & what improvement she has made thereof since she has lived with me & under my charge since her husband went for her being now above 17 years' [d. 1682];
. concerning my estate as a patentee in Hemstead & Flushing and 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 unto my daughter Martha, widow of Thomas Snowsell one equal part. - - -

Notes:

Susanna is the daughter of Susannah & John Lawrence of St. Albans, England & Flushing, NY.

. Susanna married1 25 Jan 1676, Gabriel Manville (Manivielle/Monviele), Mayor of NYC & member of Governor's Council - his WILL 697 Mar, probed 1702 Oc5 1, Executors Robt Livingston & John Barbarie, his nephew, to Wife: all his servants, household stuff, silver plate, gold chairs, pearls, diamonds, gold rings & other jewels, rest of estate to his nephews & nieces.
. & married2nd, 22 Dec 1702 Wm. Smith, one of the aldermen of New York.
She survived both husbands, & had no issue.

. 1699 Jan 7 - WILL of her father, John Lawrence Senior, Citizen of New York:
. concerning my estate as a patentee in Hemstead & Flushing and 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 daughter Susannah, wife of Gabriel Monvielle, one equal part. - - -