Rev. John Lawrence

1500 -

• Name	John Lawrence
  Birth	say 1500	Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester.   [1]
  Legal	13 Nov 1587 (87 years)	Westminster, London, England   [1]
  On 13 November 1587 there was a Pardon of Alienation for John Lawrence of Southelmham, to whom by will 12 July 1574 [sic] the late John Burward bequeathed his lands in Bredfield, Bouze, and Hacheston, co. Suffolk, for 6s. 8d. paid to the Queen?s farmer.
  Siblings	1 brother
  + 1. Rev. John Lawrence,   b. say 1500, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. > 2. James Lawrence,   b. say 1505, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. ▻ Joan,  m. Abt 1545 ;   Barbara,  m. say 1577
  Patriarch & Matriarch	_____ Lawrence   (Father)
  Person ID, Branch	I11155	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Pedigree: From a pedigree recorded by the antiquary Thomas Tanner, Bishop of St. Asaph (1674?-1735): The pedigree is headed by"_____ Lawrence, a famous preacher, a reverend grave minister who had been a preacher to those who fleeing from religion in Q. Marie?s day [1553?58] met together in woods & secret places, as they could. He was a gentleman of a great estate & exceeding liberality to the poor. In the time of Q. Elizabeth he preached at Fressingfield. He owned St James Park in South Elmham. [1]

  
  

Father	_____ Lawrence
Family ID	F7648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner
Notes	Marriages: Unless there were several children who died in infancy, the long interval between the birth of John Lawrence’s son John and those of his other children is best explained by supposing the preacher had two wives. The postulated birth dates for the children are deduced from their marriages and/or the spans of their children’s baptisms. [1]
Children	3 sons and 4 daughters
>   1. Rev. John Lawrence,   b. say 1525, England d. 2 Jan 1610/11, Fressingfield, Suffolk, England (Age 86 years) ▻ Anne Sammes  m. say 1547;   Alice Vasey  m. Est 1580;   Mary Cocker  m. 17 Feb 1591/92 >   2. Alice Lawrence,   b. say 1538, England bur. 7 Apr 1613, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. (Age ~ 75 years) ▻ William Garrard  m. Abt 1561     3. James Lawrence,   b. Abt 1540, England >   4. Margaret Lawrence,   b. say 1543, England bur. 6 Apr 1625, Palgrave, Suffolk, England (Age ~ 82 years) ▻ Richard Elmye  m. yes, date unknow >   5. Thomas Lawrence,   b. say 1545, St. James South Elmham, Suffolk, England ▻ Priscilla Alabaster  m. Yes, date unknown;   Mirable ______  m. Yes, date unknow +   6. Susan Lawrence,   b. say 1548, St. James South Elmham, Suffolk, England bur. 13 Sep 1610, Dedham, Essex, England Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester. (Age ~ 62 years) ▻ Henry Sherman  m. 14 Jun 1568 >   7. daughter Lawrence,   b. say 1552, England ▻ Gilbert Hills  m. say 1580
Family ID	F7647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	30 Dec 2024




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Rev. John Lawrence(1500 – ) 2_____ Lawrence 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - say 1500 - Dedham, Essex, England Legal - 13 Nov 1587 - Westminster, London, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S201] Wood, Michael Johnson, "The Earliest Shermans of Deham, Essex, and Their Wives" Part 2, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Registger, volume 167, January 2013).