Benjamin Lawrence b. Abt 1645 Accomack County, Virginia d. 3 Jul 1685 West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Abt 1645 - 1685 (~ 40 years)

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Name	Benjamin Lawrence
Born	Abt 1645	Accomack County, Virginia
Gender	Male
Died	3 Jul 1685	West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Person ID	I023222	Tree1
Last Modified	27 Feb 2021

Father	Maryland Lawrence
Family ID	F06280	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Anne Ashcomb, b. Between 1651 and 1654, Calvert County, Maryland , d. 1676, Calvert County, Maryland (Age ~ 25 years)
Married	Abt 1665	Accomack, County, Virginia
Last Modified	27 Feb 2021
Family ID	F14152	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 2 Elizabeth Talbot, b. 10 Aug 1656, West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. 5 Mar 1689/90, West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland (Age 33 years)

Married 1676 West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Children

	1. Benjamin Lawrence, b. 13 May 1677, West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. 4 Apr 1721, Baltimore County, Maryland - Inventory (Age 43 years)
	2. Elizabeth Lawrence, b. 25 Feb 1678/79, West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. 7 Sep 1700, West River MM, Anne Arundel County, Maryland (Age 21 years)
	3. Lucy Lawrence, b. 1683, All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland , d. 1727, Anne Arundel County, Maryland (Age 44 years)

Last Modified 27 Feb 2021

Family ID F14153 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

see EFSM II page 41
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Name: Jo Anne Mackby
Email: jamackby@qx dot net
Note: John Ashcomb b. Berkshire, England is found in Accomack Co. VA in 1635; WD 31 Aug 1684 Calvert Co. MD.

Anne Ashcomb b. abt 1628 prob. England m. Benjamin Lawrence b. abt 1626 Wiltshire, England; WD 6 Jan 1684; WP 3 Jul 1685. On 16 Mar 1670 Benjamin Lawrence of Somerset Co. MD, planter, proved rights to 200 acres of land for transporting himself, his wife Ann Lawrence, and his sons Benjamin Lawrence, Jr. and Nehemiah Lawrence out of Accomac in Virginia into the Province, to inhabit. [Book 16, p. 319, Land Office, Annapolis]. Benjamin Lawrence of "The Deserts," Calvert Co. MD 26 Sep 1674, proved his rights for 500 acres of land [Book 18, p. 39, Land Office, Annapolis]. Benjamin Lawrence m. (2) abt 1676 Elizabeth Talbott b. 10 Aug 1656; d. 5 Mar 1689-90 [only known dau of Richard Talbott of "Poplar Knowle" West River, Anne Arundel Co. MD m. Elizabeth Ewen]. Elizabeth Talbott m. (1) James Preston of Patuxant, Calvert Co. MD (Will) 1673-4; Elizabeth (Talbott) Preston Lawrence m. (3) 10 Dec 1686 West River, Anne Arundel Co. MD Richard Gallaway (1663-1736) m. (2) Sarah (Smith) Sparrow m. (3) Henry Hill b. 1672; d. Feb 1755, age 83.
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Lawrence, Benjamin, West River, A. A. Co., 6th Jan., 1684; 3rd July, 1685.
To wife Eliza:, execx., and dau. Eliza: and hrs., land in Calvert Co. on n. side Patuxent.
To sd. wife and unborn child, land in Somerset Co, obtained from brother-in-law Edward Gibbs.
To son Benjamin and hrs., 150 A., "Benjamin's Fortune," A. A. Co., and tract bought of John Wattkins.
To brother Thomas, sister Lucy Smith and Quaker ministry, personalty.
Overseers: Wm. Richardson, Rich Johns, Edward Talbot, Saml. Galloway.
Test : Jno. Griffin, Henry Hewit, Wm. Wheeler, Nich. Rollson. 4. 142.
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Benjamin Lawrence 10.254 I 2308.2.0 Jul 26 1689
Appraisers: Robert Lockwood, James Ford.
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Benjamin Lawrance 13B.95 A £308.2.0 £308.2.0 Jan 3 1695
Payments to: Lawrance Crab, Edward Perrin, George Haws, Samuell Groome, Michael Yoakly, Richard Broughton, Henry Orton, Thomas Hucheson, John Gray, George Parker, Thomas Parsons, Benjamin Lawrance.
Legatees: Quakers.
Distribution to: widow (unnamed), son (unnamed), 2 daughters (unnamed).
Executrix: Elisabeth Gallaway, wife of Richard Gallaway.
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Ashcom, Nathaniel, Calvert Co., 25th Mar., 1687; 19th May, 1687.
To wife Mary, extx., 220 A., "Ashcom's Purchase," on Hungary R., Dorchester Co.; 150 A., "Ashcom's Outlet;" 50 A., "Ashcom's Enclosure;" and "Point Patience" during widowhood.
To son Nathaniel and hrs., "Point Patience" afsd. at death or marriage of his mother; also part of testator's portion of tract "Deserts" taken up together with Benjamin Lawrence and brother Samuel Ashcom.
To son John and hrs., "Ashcom's Purchase" at death of his mother, and residue of testator's share of "Deserts."
To daus. Mary and Eliza:, personalty.
In event of death of sd. Nathaniel and John without issue, 2 daus. afsd. to inherit their estate.
To Mordecai Moore, Paul Kirbe, Thomas Spencer, personalty.
Brother Charles to be joint ex. with wife afsd.
Test: Thos. Leake, Greo. Gamball, Jno. Henning, Wm. Goadin, Bridget Evens. 4. 354.
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Calvert County Circuit Court
Land Surveys and Condominium Plats

Desarts, 1048 Acres; Certificate Adjoins Round Pond - Addition to Round Pond
Developer/Owner: Nathaniel Ashcomb, Samuel and Benjamin Lawrence 1682 Patent Record 21, p. 517 0 0 MSA S 1583-454

Desarts, 1048 Acres; Patent Adjoins Round Pond - Addition to Round Pond
Developer/Owner: Nathaniel Ashcomb, Samuel and Benjamin Lawrence 1682 Patent Record IC L, p. 51 0 0 MSA S 1583-455

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