1Miss Emily W. Leavitt, Descendants of George Lawrence, NEHGR Vol. 46, pp. 149-150 (Apr 1892).
"THERE were two early settlers of Watertown, Mass., by the name of Lawrence, John and George, but no relationship has hitherto between established between them.
1. GEORGE1 LAWRENCE was born in 1637; married 1st, Sept. 29, 1657, Elizabeth, the eldest child of Benjamin and Bridget Crispe, of Watertown, Mass. She was born January 8, 1636-7; died May 28, 1681; he married 2d, August 16, 1691, Elizabeth Holland.
Their children were:
i. ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 30, 1658-9; m. Oct. 18, 1681, Thomas Whitney, and lived in Stow, Mass.
ii. JUDITH, b. May 12, 1660; m. about 1681, John, the third son of Charles and Rebecca (Gibson) Stearns, of Watertown.
iii. HANNAH, b. March 24, 1661-2; m. Obadiah Sawtell, of Groton, Mass.
iv. JOHN, b. March 25, 1664; was accidentally killed, June 15, 1674.
v. BENJAMIN, twin, b. May 2, 1666; was a waterman, of Charlestown, Mass; m. 1st, in Boston, Mass., July 4, 1689, Mary Clough, who d. ------; he m. 2d, Ann, the widow of Benjamin Phillips, Feb. 3, 1696, who d. Jan. 11, 1716; he m. 3d, Nov. 18, 1716, Ann, the widow of of Nathaniel Adams of Charlestown, and a daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Bright) Coolidge, of Watertown, who d. Dec. 28, 1718; he m. 4th, July 9, 1719, Elizabeth Bennett, who d. Nov. 26, 1738, aged 75 years. His will was dated Sept. 7, 1733.
vi. DANIEL, twin, b. May 2, 1666, of Charlestown; m. 1st, June 19, 1689, Sarah, a daughter of Edward and Sarah (Adams) Counce, of Charlestown, who d. June 26, 1694; he m. 2d, Hannah Mason, Nov., 1695, who d. Aug. 27, 1721; he m. 3d, Aug. 23, 1732, Maud, a daughter of James and Mabel (Haynes) Russell, and a granddaughter of the Hon. Richard and Maud Russell, all of Charlestown; he d. Oct. 20, 1743; his will was dated Dec. 22, 1747.
2. vii. GEORGE, JR., b. June 4, 1668.
viii. SARAH, b. ------; m. Thomas Rider, of Watertown.
ix. MARY, b. Dec. 4, 1671; m. April 5, 1689, John Earl, of Boston.
x. MARTH, b. -----; m. Nov. 29, 1697, John, the second child of John and Elizabeth Barnard Dix.
xi. GRACE, b. June 3, 1680; m. April 13, 1698, John, a son of John and Mary (Tufts) Edes, of Charlestown,
xii. JOSEPH, b. -----.
xiii. RACHEL, }
xiv. PATIENCE,} twins, b. July 14, 1694
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1Miss Emily W. Leavitt, Descendants of George Lawrence, NEHGR Vol. 46, p. 150 (Apr 1892).
"2. GEORGE,sup>2 (George1), born June 4, 1668; married Mary _____; he died March 5, 1736. Their children were:
i. MARY, b. Feb. 15, 1696-7.
ii. GEORGE 3d, b. June 2, 1698; d. Aug. 2, 1773.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 9, 1700.
iv. JOHN, b. Feb. 20, 1703-4; d. Aug. 23, 1770.
v. DAVID, b. July 16, 1706.
vi. SARAH, b. Jan. 20, 1708-9; m. 1726, John Baldwin, of Woburn, Mass.
3. vii. WILLIAM, b. May 20, 1711.
viii. ANNA, b. March 1, 1713-14.".