Descendants of John Lawrence
Jenks Lineage
1. John Lawrence born c. 1505, Rumburgh, Suffolk, England, married c. 1526, in Rumburgh, Suffolk, England, Elizabeth (?), born c. 1510, Rumburgh, Suffolk, England.
Children:
+2. i John Lawrence born c. 1519.
3. ii Henry Lawrence born c. 1527, Rumburgh, Suffolk, England.
4. iii Agnes Lawrence born c. 1531, Rumburgh, Suffolk, England.
5. iv Richard Lawrence born c. 1532, Rumburgh, Suffolk, England.
6. v Margaret Lawrence born c. 1533, Rumburgh, Suffolk, England.
7. vi Katherine Lawrence born c. 1535, Rumburgh, Suffolk, England.
8. vii William Lawrence born c. 1537, Rumburgh, Suffolk, England.
Second Generation
2. John Lawrence (1.John1) born c. 1519, Rumburgh, Suffolk, England, married Agnes (?), born c. 1523, Runburgh, Suffolk, England, died Jan 22, 1583/4, Rumburgh, Suffolk, England. John died May 21, 1590, Rumburgh, Suffolk, England.
Children:
+9. i John Lawrence born c. 1545.
10. ii Richard Lawrence born c. 1547, Wissett, Suffolk, England, died c. 1596.
+11. iii Susan Renee Lawrence born c. 1551.
12. iv Elizabeth Lawrence born c. 1553, Wissett, Suffolk, England.
13. v Margaret Lawrence born c. 1555, Wissett, Suffolk, England.
Third Generation
9. John Lawrence (2.John2, 1.John1) born c. 1545, Wissett, Suffolk, England, married c. 1570, in Wissett, Suffolk, England, Joan Frustenden, born c. 1549, Wissett, Suffolk, England, (daughter of Moses Frustenden and (?)). John buried: Jan 16, 1607.
Children:
14. i Robert Lawrence born c. 1573, Wissett, Suffolk, England, married Mary (?). Robert died bf. 1641.
15. ii Margery (Margaret) Lawrence born c. 1575, Wissett, Suffolk, England, married Dec 12, 1599, in Wisset, England, Nicholas Whiting.
16. iii Katherine Lawrence born c. 1578, Wissett, Suffolk, England, married Oct 4, 1602, in Wisset, England, Francis Thacker.
+17. iv Henry Lawrence born Apr 10, 1586.
11. Susan Renee Lawrence (2.John2, 1.John1) born c. 1551, Moze, Essex, England, married Jun 14, 1568, in Moze, Essex, England, Henry Sherman, born c. 1545, Dedham, Essex, England, (son of Henry Sherman and Agnes Butter) died Aug 28, 1610, Dedham, Essex, England. Susan died Aug 13, 1610, Dedham, Lexden, Essex, England. Henry: The name is variously spelled Sharman, Shearman, Sheerman, Shurman. In Old English the name means "shears" and "Mann" - a shearer of wollen cloth. The first record was Willaim le Shereman, 1281, and John Sherman, 1327, in Suffolk Co. England.
Children:
+18. i Anne Sherman.
+19. ii Henry Sherman born 1571.
+20. iii Samuel Sherman born Jan 11, 1573.
21. iv Susan Sherman born 1575.
+22. v Edmund Sherman.
+23. vi Nathaniel Sherman born 1582.
24. vii John Sherman born Aug 17, 1587, Dedham, England, married (?). Came to America 1634. He settled in Watertown MA . died.
25. viii Elizabeth Sherman.
+26. ix Ezekiel Sherman born Jul 25, 1589.
27. x Mary Sherman born Jul 27, 1592.
+28. xi Daniel Sherman.
Fourth Generation
17. Henry Lawrence (9.John3, 2.John2, 1.John1) born Apr 10, 1586, Lancaster, England, married in Wissett, Suffolk, England, Mary West, born c. 1579, Wissett, Suffolk, England, died Charlestown, MA. Henry died c. 1664, Charlestown, Suffolk, MA.
Children:
29. i John Lawrence born Oct 8, 1609, Wisset, Suffolk, England, married (1) bf 1635, Elizabeth (?), died Aug 29, 1663, Groton, MA, married (2) Nov 2, 1664, in Charlestown, MA, Susanna (Batchelder) Bachiler, (daughter of William (Batchelder) Bachiler and Jane (?)) died Jul 8, 1668, Charlestown, MA. John died Jul 11, 1667, Groton MA. The Lawrences trace their ancestry back to Sir Robert who served with Richard "the Loin Hearted" at the Seige of Acre in 1191. John came to Watertown, MA in 1635 on the ship "Planter". A major part of this genealogy (thru Isaac Lawrence's family) is from "Ancestry & Posterity of Isaac Lawrence" genealogylibrary.com. Elizabeth: Either Elizabeth Waters (1610-1663) or Elizabeth (?) who married a Cooke before this marriage, or Elizabeth Waters married the Cooke first.
30. ii Robert Lawrence born c. 1612, Ramburgh, England.
18. Anne Sherman (11.Susan3, 2.John2, 1.John1) baptized: Aug 7, 1575, married Anthony Whiting. Anne died 1638. Anne's ancestry can be traced to Thomas Sherman, the same as that of John Sherman, one of the founders of Watertown.
Children:
31. i Phebe Whiting born c. 1636, England, baptized: March 17, 1612, married John Barnard, born 1604, England, died Watertown, Middlesex, MA, buried: June 23, 1646, Watertown, MA. Phebe died Aug 1, 1685, Watertown, Middlesex, MA. A Roger Whiten (Whiting) is mentioned in the Doomsday Book in 1085. An English ancestor was Allen de Whiting, 1119. John: Came from Ipswich, England on the "Elizabeth". Was selectman in Watertown 1649, and was killed in King Philip's War. The name Barnard is from the Saxon Bearn or Bairn.
19. Henry Sherman (11.Susan3, 2.John2, 1.John1) born 1571, married Mary (?). Henry died 1645.
Children:
32. i Mary Sherman born 1603, died 1605.
33. ii Martha Sherman born 1604.
34. iii Henry Sherman born 1608.
35. iv Edward Sherman born 1610.
20. Samuel Sherman (11.Susan3, 2.John2, 1.John1) born Jan 11, 1573, England, married 1597, in Dedham, Essex, England, Philippa Ward. Samuel died 1615, Dedham, Essex, England, buried: Ordleigh, Essex, England.
Children:
36. i Henry Sherman.
37. ii Mary Sherman born Oct 2, 1599.
38. iii Samuel Sherman born Oct 20, 1601, married (1) Grace (?), married (2) Naimi (?). Samuel died Boston.
39. iv Henry Sherman born Jun 25, 1603.
40. v Martha Sherman born Jan 24, 1604.
41. vi Sarah Sherman born Feb 11, 1606, died Dec 12, 1612.
42. vii Philip Sherman born Feb 5, 1610, Dedham, Essex, England, married 1633, in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, MA, Sarah Odding. Philip died 1687, Portsmouth RI. Emigrated in 1634 to Roxbury, MA. Moved to Providence RI following Anne Hutchinson trouble in Boston, where he met Roger Williams
22. Edmund Sherman (11.Susan3, 2.John2, 1.John1) born Dedham, Essex, England, married 1611, Judith Angiers. Edmund died New Haven CT.
Children:
43. i Edmund Sherman born Oct 13, 1599.
44. ii Anne Sherman born Sep 15, 1601.
45. iii Joanna Sherman born Dec 13, 1603.
46. iv Ester Sherman born Apr 1, 1606.
47. v John Sherman occupation Minister, married (1) Abigail Gibbs, married (2) Mary Launce, (daughter of (?) Launce and (?) Darcy). John died Aug 8, 1685, Watertown, MA. Came to America in 1633 to Watertoen, MA but moved ot Wethersfield CT in 1635
23. Nathaniel Sherman (11.Susan3, 2.John2, 1.John1) born 1582, England, married Priscilla (?). Nathaniel died 1615.
Children:
48. i Nathaniel Sherman born Jan 1, 1609.
49. ii Elizabeth Sherman born Oct 23, 1613.
50. iii Joseph Sherman.
26. Ezekiel Sherman (11.Susan3, 2.John2, 1.John1) born Jul 25, 1589, Dedham, England, married (?).
Children:
51. i Anne Sherman born Apr 1618.
52. ii Robert Sherman born Feb 27, 1620.
28. Daniel Sherman (11.Susan3, 2.John2, 1.John1) married Christiana Chapman, (daughter of Edmund Chapman and (?)). Daniel died 1634.
Children:
53. i John Sherman occupation Minister, died 1633. Sherman says Fellow of Trinity College - never married.
54. ii Edmund Sherman.
55. iii Henry Sherman.
56. iv Daniel Sherman.
57. v John Sherman.
58. vi Chrisrianna Sherman married (?) Nichols.
59. vii Susan Sherman married (?) Riddlesdale.
60. viii Elizabeth Sherman married (?) Thompson.
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