HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855., chapter 18, page 529

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Sir Robert Lawrence, of Ashton Hall, was a descendant of Sir Robert Lawrence, knighted about 1190. This Sir Robert, of Ashton, had a third son, Nicholas Lawrence, of Agercroft, whose fourth son was John, who d. 1461, leaving a son, Thomas L., of Ramburgh, in Suffolk. This Thomas d. 1471, leaving John Lawrence, oldest son, whose will is dated 1504. John had an only son, Robert, whose son, John (will dated 1556), was the father of Henry, John, William, and Richard. Of these, John d. May, 1590: his oldest son, John, settled at Wisset (will dated 1607), and had son, Henry Lawrence, of Wisset. This Henry was father of John and Robert; and with this John, who emigrated to America, our record commences.

	1	Lawrence, John, of St. Alban's, came to Watertown in 1635. He m., 1st, Elizabeth----, who d. Aug. 29, 1663; and 2d, Nov. 2, 1664, Susanna Batchelder. He d. at Groton, July 11, 1667. His seventh child was--
1-2		Enoch Lawrence, b. 5th day, 1st mo., 1648-9; m., Mar. 6, 1667, Ruth Shattuck; and d. Sept. 28, 1744. His children were--
	2-3	Nathaniel, b. Feb. 21, 1678.
	4	Daniel, b. Mar. 7, 1681.
	5	Zechariah, b. 16, 5 mo., 1683.
	6	Jeremiah, b. May 1, 1686.
2-3		Nathaniel Lawrence m. Anna----; and d. Sept. 12, 1765. His wife d. Sept. 31, 1758, aged 73. The second son was--
	3-7	James Lawrence, b. Aug. 26, 1705; m. Mary Martin, 1733; and d. Jan. 27, 1800. His wife d. 1799, aged 87. He had--
7-8		LEMUEL Lawrence, b. 1745; m. Sarah Williams, Jan., 1768; and, dying April 24, 1733, left--
	8-9	Sarah, b. Oct. 13, 1768.
	10	Lemuel, b. Aug. 6, 1770.
	11	Olive, b. Feb. 13, 1772.
8-10		LEMUEL Lawrence m. Mercy Perham, Nov. 5, 1794; and d. Sept. 20, 1832. He had--
	10-12	Lemuel, b. Sept. 1, 1795.
	13	Daniel, b. Sept. 12, 1797.
	14	Clarissa, b. Oct. 29, 1799.
	15	Sarah, b. Aug. 23, 1806.
10-13		Daniel Lawrence m. Elizabeth Crocker, Sept. 25, 1823, and has--
	13-16	Mary Ann, b. Jan. 29, 1827.
	17	Daniel Warren, b. Oct. 8, 1830.
	18	Samuel Crocker, b. Nov. 22, 1832.
	19	Elizabeth Maria, b. Aug. 5, 1835; m. G. L. Barr, Nov. 20, 1851.
	20	Rosewell Bigelow, b. Dec. 22, 1838.
	21	William Harrison, b. July 24, 1840.
13-17		Daniel W. Lawrence m. Mary Ellen Wilder, Oct. 18, 1851, and has--
	17-22	George W., b. Nov. 8, 1852.

		Leathe, Benjamin, son of Francis and Sarah, b. July 12, 1714.

	1	LETHERBEE (or Laribee), Stephen, had, by wife Margaret,--
	1-2	Hannah, b. May 14, 1707.
	3	Margaret, b. Feb. 22, 1709.
	4	John, b. May 14, 1715.

	1	LOCKE, Francis, m. Elizabeth Winship, Feb. 25, 1713, and had--
	1-2	Samuel, b. Jan. 15, 1714.
		Elizabeth, b. June 17, 1716.

	1	MANSOR, William, and Lydia, his wife, had--
	1-2	Lydia, b. Apr. 10, 1716; d. Aug. 20, 1717.
	3	Lydia, b. July 29, 1718.
	1	NUTTING, Ebenezer, and Lydia, had--
	1-2	Lydia, b. Nov. 5, 1692.
	3	Jonathan, b. Jan. 31, 1695.
	4	Sarah, b. Aug. 11, 1698.
	5	Ebenezer, b. Aug. 9, 1700.
	6	James, b. Jan. 31, 1704.
	7	Josiah, b. Feb. 28, 1706.
	8	John, b. Apr. 23, 1709.
	9	Benjamin, b. Sept. 7, 1711.
	10	Mary, b. Mar. 1, 1714.

	1	OAKES, Thomas, m., 2d, Abigail Brooks, Oct. 27, 1720; and had by her, who d. June 31, 1728,--
	1-2	Abigail, b. Sept. 2, 1721.
	3	Thomas, b. Jan. 28, 1723.
	4	Ebenezer, b. Sept. 28, 1725.
	5	Sarah, b. Mar. 2, 1727.
	6	Caleb, b. June 31, 1728.
		His first wife, Elizabeth, d. Feb. 3, 1718.

	1	Oldham, Thomas, of Scituate, 1650, and in 1635 aged ten perhaps; m. Mary, dau. of Rev. William Witherell, of Scituate, 1656, by whom he had Mary, Thomas, Sarah, Hannah, Grace, Isaac (2), Ruth, Elizabeth, and Lydia. He d. 1711.
	1-2	Isaac Oldham, b. about 1670, went to Pembroke about 1703, where he m. Mary Keen, and had two daus., and a son,--

John Wilson and son. 22 School Street. Boston. 1855.

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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855.
Charles Brooks, Ed.

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HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855.
Charles Brooks, Ed.