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John Lawrence
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American Families The American Historical Society, Inc. New York p 217 -211 LAWRENCE JOHN LAWRENCE, son of Nicholas Lawrence, of Agercroft, was the ancestor of the Lawrence of St. James Park, in Suffolk, and died in 1461. --------- American Ancestry Vol II pp 71-2 John Lawrence born in Wisset, Suffolk, England, and baptized October 8, 1609, came to America, married Elizabeth & settled in Watertown, Mass., before 1635. The family line has been traced as follows: John the first American ancestor, was the son of Henry of Wisset, Suffolk, Eng. (m. Mary); son of John of Wisset, de 1607 (m. Johan); son of John of Wisset, d. 1590 (m. Agnes); son of John of Riverburgh, d. after 1556 (m. Elizabeth); son of Robert; son of John of Rivenburg (m. Margery), made his will July 10, 1504, the year of his death; son of Thomas of Rivenburgh, Holton, Wisset and South Elmham; son of JOHN of Agercorft, d. 1461; son of Nicholas; son of Sir Robert of Ashton Hall, son of Sir Robert of Ashton Hall (m. Margaret Holden of Lancashire); son of John d 1630 (m. Elizabeth Holt); son of John of Ashton Hall (m. Margaret, dau of Walter Chesford); son of James of Ashton Hall (m. 1252 Matilda de Washington, dau of John de Washington); son of Robert of Ashton Hall (m. a daughter of James Trafford of Lancashire); son of Robert of Ashton Hall; son of Robert Lawrence of Lancashire, England, born probably as early as 1150, who attended King Richard Coeur de Lion to the war of the Crusades in the Holy Land, and was knighted at the siege of Acre "Sir Robert of Ashton Hall" and obtained for his arms "Argent, a crown raguly gules, A.D. 1191." The line of ancestry being thus traced in sixteen generations to the American ancestor, and in twenty-three t the present living descendants. See Lawrence genealogy, Boston, 1869. ---------- The Genealogy of the Family of John Lawrence of Wissett, in Suffolk, England, and of Watertown and Groton, Massachusetts By Rev. John Lawrence, Jr. (1869) The Ancestral Lineage, ascertained and arranged by H. G. Somersby, Esq., under the countenance of Hon. Abbott Lawrence while in England, is given as in 1857, there being no reason for a change in this respect. Page 22 The eighth generation – Nicholas, son of Sir Robert and Amphilbis, was of Agercorft. He married, and had sons, I. Thomas; II. Nicholas; III. Robert; IV. JOHN; V. William; VI. Henry; VII. Oliver the ancestor of the Crich-Grange branch of Lawrences. The son and successor of Sir Oliver Lawrence was Edward, who died in 1401; leaving a son, Sir Edward, who was knighted in 1419, and died about 1430. The ninth generation – JOHN, son of Nicholas Lawrence, of Agercroft, was ancestor of the Lawrences of St. James park in Suffolk, it is stated in the pedigree of the Lawrences of Ashton Hall. He died in 1461 leaving Thomas Lawrence, of Rumburgh, in Suffolk.
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