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Christian Lawrence (Whyte)

Also Known As: "Christian Wythe", "Lawrence", "Mary Larkin"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bristol, Gloucestershire , England
Death: March 03, 1648
Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Immediate Family:

Wife of Henry Lawrence, of Charlestown
Mother of John Lawrence, of Charlestown

Managed by: Debbie Jean Stango (Kunkel)
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About Christian Lawrence

Christian was the widow of Henry Lawrence, and mother of John Lawrence, who married Susanna.


Although the exact date of his death seems to be unknown, the authoritative source accepted by Wikitree, Anderson's "Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L, Page 245" clearly states that this Henry Lawrence died before 22 July 1646. The indisputable evidence is that on that date the widow, Christian Lawrence and her son John Lawrence sold real estate (a dwelling house and garden lot) to Nicholas Shaply of Charlestown. This information is recorded in the Charlestown Book of Possessions, page 138.


https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Whyte-586

Baptism: 26 Feb. 1585 St. Philip & St. Jacob’s, Bristol, Gloucester, England. Her father is listed as Thomas Whyte. [1]

Henry Lawrence and Christian Whyte were married in 1607 in St. Denys, Warminster, Wiltshire, England. [2]

Christian (Whyte) Lawrence died in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The Charlestown Vital Records lists her death as 3 January 1647, but after making the necessary calendar correction, we get 3 March 1648. She is listed as a widow, as expected. [3] [4]



Note: None of the pages of the Charlestown Vital Records mentions the death of a Mary Lawrence in 1647 or 1648. That person didn’t exist.


References

  • The genealogies and estates of Charlestown : in the county of Middlesex and commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1629-1818, Vol. 2, K-Z, Page 606. Author: Wyman, Thomas Bellows, Publ. 1879. Archive.Org
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Christian Lawrence's Timeline

1585
February 26, 1585
Bristol, Gloucestershire , England
1620
1620
England
1648
March 3, 1648
Age 63
Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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