Timeline of the Lawrence Family
1593 Death of Thomas Lawrence, goldsmith, in England
1607 The Virginia Company sent 144 men and boys to establish a colony on the Chesapeake Bay; Jamestown
1639 Death of Sir John Lawrence in England
1642 Robert Lawrence, Sr. obtained 100 acres Lawne’s Creek, Isle of Wight, VA
1653 Virginia settlers began moving into northwestern Carolina on Albemarle Sound
1663 John Lawrence, son of Robert, had 625 acres of land on Chowanoke R., NC
1672 Birth of Robert Lawrence, son of John, Nansemond, VA
1682 William Penn founded Pennsylvania
1682 Quaker records include Robert Lawrence and family in Nansemond, VA
1693 The college of William & Mary was founded, VA
1699 – 1704 Williamsburg was established & designated the capitol of VA Colony
1709 Daniel Fahrenheit invents the alcohol thermometer
1711 – 1712 Tuscarora uprising in North Carolina frontier
1718 Birth of John Montagu, fourth Earl of Sandwich and purported inventor of the sandwich, was born
c 1726 Birth of Humphrey Lawrence, son of Robert
1730 Population of Colonial South, 292,000: 50% white; 27% blacks; 23% Native Americans
1732 Birth of George Washington, VA, later 1st President of the USA
1744 Death of Robert Lawrence, age 72, Bertie, NC
1754 – 1763 French & Indian War
1768 Humphrey Lawrence bought 77 acres of land on Black Walnut Swamp, NC
1772 Death of Humphrey Lawrence, age 46, Bertie, NC
1775 Population of Colonial South, 972,500: 56% whites; 38% slaves; 6% Native Americans
1775 – 1783 Revolutionary War
1783 Ralf and Montgolfier built first manned hot air balloon
1789 George Washington became the first United States President
This chart shows the link between the Lawrence family & my paternal grandfather.
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Nice use of a timeline; timelines are very useful. I see that your 3rd great grandparents were siblings, what a fun find. :)
ReplyDeleteTimelines are a great tool for research. I use them quite often. Looks to me that there would be interesting stories in that family #geneabloggers
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