John Lawrence, II

Estate was confiscated by the crown in 1499.

BOOKSPedigree of Lawrence Compiled from Heralds' Visitations, Inquisitions Post Mortem, Deeds, Charters, Wills, Parish Registers, and other Original Manuscripts H G Somerby Esq Boston CS71.L42 1856:"John Lawrence, of Rumburgh; named in his grandmother's will; his own dated 27 January 1556. Married Elizabeth. Son:"John Lawrence, of Rumburgh. Will dated April 27, 1590. Buried at Rumburgh, May 21 1590. In 1560, Lord North alienated to him New Park, in South Elmham. Married Agnes, buried Jan. 22, 1583."A Genealogical Memoir of the Families of Lawrences with a Direct Male Line from Sir Robert Lawrence of Lancashire AD 1190 down to John Lawrence of Watertown AD 1636, Mercy Hale, Boston, 1856, p3:"His only son, Robert, succeeded to the estates, and left a son John, whose will is dated in 1556, in which year he died, leavingsons Henry, John, William of St James Park, and Richard. John, the second son, died in May, 1590. In his will he speaks of his old age. His eldest son, John, settled at Wisset..."ANCESTRAL FILEAncestral File Ver 4.13 8THR-V6 John LAWRENCE Born 1519? Rumburgh Suffolk England Mar Abt 1544 Wissett Suffolk England Died 27 Apr 1590 Rumburgh Suffolk England Bur 21 May 1590 Rumburgh Suffolk England.

John III born 1545 / died 16 Jan 1607 Wissett, Suffolk, England

Richard born 1547 / died 1596 Winterbourne, Dorset, England

Ann born 1548 Moze, Essex, England

Susan Renee born 1551 Moze, Essex, England / died 13 Aug 1610 Dedham, Essex, England

Thomas born 1551

Margaret born 1555

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UNKNOWN PARENTAGE ==Please don't attach parents unless you have a reliable source. His parents are unknown. (18 Apr 2017)

Biography ==John had a brother James (born c 1505, died after 1575), who married Joan, the widow of William Thorpe of Dedham.

He may have married a relative of John Burward of Debach, Suffolk, whoin his will dated 12 Apr 1572, left his land in three parishes to thepreacher's son John.
He probably had two wives, as the dates between the births of his son John and those of his other children is best explained by supposing this. Children: Sons John, James, Thomas; daughters Alice (m. William Garrard), Margaret (m. Richard Elmye), Susan (m. Henry Sherman the younger), Unnamed (probably m. Gilbert Hills).

Sources ==Source: NEGHR Vol 167, Jan 2013; Whole Number 665, page 39 'The Earliest Shermans of Dedham Essex; Michael Johnson Wood