News: Looking for females who are in the pure female lines (mother to daughter) from William and Sarah who are willing to do an mtDNA test. Such a person would be descended along an all female line from Mary DEVIN Biggers or Margaret DEVIN Reynolds. The hope is to identify the markers for Sarah SMITH Devin to help identify her parents. Contact the webmaster if interested.

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    Peleg Lawrence

    Male 1701 - 1757  (56 years)


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    • Name Peleg Lawrence 
      Born 01 Jun 1701  Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Gender Male 
      Died 27 Jul 1757  Pepperrell, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Notes 
      • He was admitted as a voter in Littleton in 1738, but did not reside there long. He removed to Groton West Parish, afterwards Pepperell, where he became actively interested in town and church affairs. He served as selectman of Groton three years, and was twice chosen deer-reeve. He was named a Deacon in the church on 23 Aug 1754.
        He was the oldest son of Eleazer.
      Person ID I5414  Devin Timber | David Devin Pedigree
      Last Modified 28 May 2010 

      Father Eleazer Lawrence,   b. 28 Feb 1673/74, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Jul 1754, Pepperrell, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
      Mother Mary Scripture,   b. 07 Feb 1679/80, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Married Abt 1698  Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      Notes 
      • They lived in Littleton for many years in a house on the east side of the old stage-road to Concord and Boston, and a very short distance south of the Stony-Brook Railroad. The cellar of the house still remained when Sketches of the Lawrence Family was written. They had ten children.
      Family ID F1897  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Ruth Brown,   b. Abt 1710, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Oct 1757, Pepperrell, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
      Married Aft 13 Apr 1728  Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
      Notes 
      • Only the marriage intention was recorded. The actual marriage was not recorded in Stow or Groton. Later records have Peleg's wife's name as Ruth. They were living in Pepperell for most of their marriage.
      Children 
      +1. Asa Lawrence,   b. 14 Jun 1737, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1804, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
      Last Modified 1 Jun 2010 
      Family ID F1896  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Sources 
      1. [S04505] Historical Sketches of Lawrence Family, Richard M. Lawrence, M.D., (Rand Avery County, Boston, 1888), page 21 (Reliability: 1).

      2. [S04505] Historical Sketches of Lawrence Family, Richard M. Lawrence, M.D., (Rand Avery County, Boston, 1888), page 22 (Reliability: 1).

      3. [S04505] Historical Sketches of Lawrence Family, Richard M. Lawrence, M.D., (Rand Avery County, Boston, 1888), p. 19.
        QUAY 1

      4. [S04570] Stow, Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850, page 124 (Reliability: 2).