Elizabeth Lawrence

• Not the daughter of James Waters & Phebe Plasse
• Not the same as Elizabeth Waters

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John Lawrence married (1) by 1635, Elizabeth ____. She died at Groton on 29 Aug 1663. They had 13 children: John, Nathaniel, Joseph, Joseph again, Jonathan, Mary , Peleg, Enoch, Samuel, Isaac, Jonathan, Elizabeth, & Zachariah - not George.

Sorce: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project

Elizabeth was born 9 Dec 1610 in London, Middlesex County, England, [??] and died 29 Aug 1663 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Family

She married John Lawrence 1629 in Wissett, Suffolk County, England, parents unknown. He was born Bef 8 Oct 1609 in Wissett, Suffolk County, England, was christened 8 Oct 1609 in Wissett, Suffolk County, England, [???] and died 11 Jul 1667 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

He married Susannah Batchelder after her death.

	  Children of Elizabeth and John Lawrence are:

* ii. Nathaniel Lawrence was born 15 Aug 1639 in Watertown, Middlesex County. Massachusetts, and died 14 Apr 1724 in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

• iii. Joseph Lawrence was born 30 May 1643 in Watertown, Middlesex County. Massachusetts, and died 30 May 1642 in Watertown, Middlesex County. Massachusetts.
• iv. Mary Lawrence was born 16 Jul 1645 in Watertown, Middlesex County. Massachusetts, and died 10 Feb 1687 in Massachusetts. She married Inego "Tuego" Potter 25 Aug 1663 in Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Formed About 1628. He was born Abt 1645.
• v. Peleg Lawrence was born 10 Nov 1647 in Watertown, Middlesex County. Massachusetts, and died 14 Feb 1692 in Watertown, Middlesex County. Massachusetts.
• vi. Enoch Lawrence was born 5 Mar 1648 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and died 28 Sep 1744 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
• vii. Samuel Lawrence was born 1650 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He married Rebecca Luen 14 Sep 1682 in Watertown, Middlesex County. Massachusetts. She was born Abt 1650 in Massachusetts.
• viii. Isaac Lawrence was born 1652 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and died 19 Apr 1731 in Norwich, Norfolk County, Connecticut.
• ix. Elizabeth Lawrence was born 9 May 1655 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, and died 2 Feb 1742 in Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts.
• x. Jonathan Lawrence was born 1657 in Watertown, Middlesex County. Massachusetts, and died 27 Aug 1725 in Watertown, Middlesex County. Massachusetts. He married Rebecca Butter 5 Nov 1677 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She was born Abt 1659 in Massachusetts.
• xi. Zachariah Lawrence was born 9 Mar 1659 in Watertown, Middlesex County. Massachusetts, and died in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

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Notes

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jmljr&id=...

The book, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, shows the marriage of John and his first wife, Elizabeth (Cooke) of Groton who was born in 1635 and died in 1663. Since the Cooke is in parentheses, it can be assumed it is her maiden name but she is married. Could she have been married to a Waters? Are Elizabeth Waters and Elizabeth Cooke the same person? The Lineage Book of National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, Volume VI, 1936, shows Elizabeth born before 1620.

~• {May 2016} There seems to be an issue here: Children of Aaron Cooke Sr. and Elizabeth (Charde) Cooke were: 1. Elizabeth Cooke - Bpt. 8 Sept. 1611, Bur. 10 July 1615, Bridport, Dorset, England. Could Aaron and Elizabeth have had another daughter named Elizabeth born between 1611 and 1615 (when Aaron died)? ~• Otherwise Elizabeth Lawrence cannot be the dau. of Aaron and Eliz. (Charde) . (I think that Elizabeth Lawrence is the dau of Waters as detailed below and not Aaron Cooke) ~• MMvB, vol curator (more research needed)

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ALT birth info is:

Elizabeth Waters was born on 9 December 1610 in St. Botolph Aldgate, London, Middlesex, England.2 She was the daughter of James Waters and Phebe Manning.1

She married John Lawrence, son of Henry Lawrence and Mary West, circa 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.2

She died on 29 August 1663 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, at age 52.1

Links

• http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~solongago/p1708.htm
• ______________
• 'Elizabeth Cooke
• 'F, b. 1611, d. 29 August 1663
• ' Elizabeth Cooke was born in 1611 at England. She married John (Joseph) Lawrence, son of Henry Lawrence and Mary West, in 1635 at Watertown, Middlesex, MA. Elizabeth Cooke died on 29 August 1663 at Groton, Middlesex, MA.
• 'Family John (Joseph) Lawrence b. 8 Oct 1609, d. 11 Jul 1667
• Children
  • George Lawrence+ b. 1637, d. 21 Mar 1708/9
  • Nathaniel Lawrence b. 15 Oct 1639, d. 14 Apr 1724
  • Peleg Lawrence+ b. 10 Jan 1647, d. 14 Feb 1692
  • Enoch Lawrence+ b. 5 Mar 1648, d. 28 Sep 1744
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p677.htm#i...
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• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via sister Bethia Sweetser (born Cooke) by SmartCopy: Jul 17 2015, 21:53:57 UTC

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Years ago, genealogists thought Elizabeth's maiden name was Waters or Cooke. There is no evidence for these claims.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-424581

Elizabeth Lawrence formerly [surname unknown]

Born before 1615 in Englandmap [uncertain]

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Wife of John Lawrence — married about 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Mother of John Lawrence II, Nathaniel Lawrence, Joseph Lawrence, Jonathan Lawrence, Joseph Lawrence, Mary Lawrence, Peleg Lawrence, Enoch Lawrence, Samuel Lawrence, Elizabeth Lawrence, Jonathan Lawrence, Isaac Lawrence and Zechariah Lawrence

Died 29 Aug 1663 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Profile last modified 13 Jun 2020 | Created 28 Dec 2017

Elizabeth (Unknown) Lawrence migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Biography

Birth

Modern genealogists acknowledge that Elizabeth's parentage is unknown. Her birth date is also unknown. Given her marriage by 1635, we estimate a 1615 birth.

Note that Anderson's Great Migration series, I-L, Page 249 refers to John Lawrence's first wife as Elizabeth _________________.

Years ago, genealogists thought Elizabeth's maiden name was Waters or Cooke. There is no evidence for these claims.

Research Note

In ”New England marriages prior to 1700”, Volume 1, page 454, Torrey lists John Lawrence’s first wife as Elizabeth [Cooke].

Torrey did not use brackets when a surname was reported in a marriage record. But, ”When the bride’s surname is within brackets, Torrey had found a reliable source that identified the bride’s maiden surname with a good deal of confidence. These sources are often based on indirect evidence such as a deed or a will. . . . When a bride’s given name is followed by an underscore, her surname is unknown. When the bride’s surname is in brackets and preceded or followed by a question mark, Torrey was less certain of the bride’s identity, or had reason to doubt the credibility of the source.” [1]

In the absence of Torrey’s ”reliable source” and any other convincing evidence, Anderson takes the position that her surname is unknown. Yet, how many millions of names do we add to genealogy trees based on no source other than a book produced by a family genealogist of far lesser stature than Torrey.

Marriage

Elizabeth _____________ married John Lawrence by 1635.[2]

Family

They had 13 children: John, Nathaniel, Joseph, Joseph again, Jonathan, Mary , Peleg, Enoch, Samuel, Isaac, Jonathan, Elizabeth, & Zachariah - not George. Source: Anderson's Great Migration Study Project[3]

The family relocated from Watertown to Groton about 1662,

Much more complete details of her family can be found at her husband's Biography (Lawrence-293).

Death

Elizabeth died on 29 Aug 1663 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [4]

Sources

↑ New England marriages prior to 1700, Volume 1, intro x. ↑ Great Migration, I-L, Page 249. by Anderson, Robert. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37390515/elizabeth-lawrence ↑ Vital records of Groton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Groton Deaths, v.2. Page 239. Available FREE at: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015006609955;view=1up;... New England Marriages prior to 1700; page 454. (shows wife as Elizabeth [Cooke]) Bond, Henry; _"Early Settlers of Watertown"; page 330. (Lawrence) Pope, Charles Henry: "Pioneers of Massachusetts"; page 279 (Lawrence)

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Dec 25 2019, 21:56:36 UTC
• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Mar 23 2020, 19:18:17 UTC

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Mar 23 2020, 19:18:17 UTC

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Mar 23 2020, 19:18:17 UTC

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Mar 23 2020, 19:18:17 UTC

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Not a known child of Thomas Ford of Northampton