William LAWRENCE

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Pedigree of Lawrence Compiled from Heralds' Visitations, Inquisitions Post Mortem, Deeds, Charters, Wills, Parish Registers, and other Original Manuscripts H G Somerby Esq Boston CS71.L42 1856:
"Nicholas Lawrence, of Agercroft <Ayercroft. Son:
"William Lawrence."

A Genealogical Memoir of the Families of Lawrences with a Direct Male Line from Sir Robert Lawrence of Lancashire AD 1190 down to John Lawrence of Watertown AD 1636 Mercy Hale Boston 1856
p3: "...His only son, Robert, succeeded to the estates, and left a son John, whose will is dated in 1556, in which year hedied, leaving sons Henry, John, William, of St James Park, and Richard..."
p4: "In a manuscript journal of a journey through Suffolk, by Mr Leverland, in 1655, is the following notice of the family:
"`St. James Park, South Elmham. A family of the name of Lawrence were of St. James Park. There was of that family a very worthy man, who had fled for religion in Queen Mary's day, and was privately a teacher of a congregation of such as so fled from their habitation, when they could at any time get together. In his old age he was preacher at Fressingfield, and as he was a man of great estate, so was he of great liberality to the poor, and full of good works.
"`The Lawrences of Suffolk are believed to be extinct in England.'
"Copied from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol 9."