Lawrence Family of Lake Pleasant

Many Thanks to Dennis Lawrence for Donating this Material!
Be sure to read the original Family Group Sheets provided by Dennis!
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These family group sheets have all sources listed and more details than what I've provided herein. The reason for my summarizing his information is simply to create what I believe is an easier to read presentation style.
Also, further information on this family can be found at his Lawrence one-name study website: http://bellsouthpwp.net/l/a/lawren05/tho3.html
Basic Family Information
1. Peter Lawrence was born 14 Jan 1798 in Fishkill, Dutchess Co., NY, a son of Thomas Lawrence and Deborah Bogardus of Fishkill. He was baptised on 10 Mar 1799 in the Reformed Dutch Church, Fishkill, Dutchess Co., NY.[3] He married Sarah Jane Albertson. She was born 11 Oct 1813. They lived in NYC and were divorced between 1850 and 1856. Peter and his son Marinus first came to Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY in 1846 where they are found on the 1850 census. Peter died sometime after 1870. Sarah Jane Albertson married on 10 Feb 1856 to Simeon Van Winkle and continued to live in NYC.

Peter Lawrence and Sarah Jane Alberston had the following children:
1.1. Deborah Lawrence, b. 1828 in NJ
1.2. Abram R. Lawrence, b. 1 Sep 1830 in NYC
1.3. Marinus Willet Lawrence, b. 26 Mar 1833 in NYC
1.4. George Henry Lawrence, b. 22 May 1835 in NYC
1.5. Emily Helen Lawrence, b. 3 Dec 1837 in NYC
1.6. Mary B. Lawrence, b. 4 Nov 1840 in NYC

Second Generation
1.2. Abram R. Lawrence was born 1 Sep 1830 in NYC. He was married 17 Apr 1852 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY to Susan M. Nichols. She was born 14 Jul 1834 in Lake Pleasant, a daughter of Willis Nichols and Elisabeth Fish of Lake Pleasant. Abram and Susan moved their family to Orangetown, Rockland Co., NY before 1863 and is found there in both the 1870 and 1880 census records. Abraham is said to have disappeared while traveling west to North Dakota. Susan died 12 Jan 1903 in Nyack, Rockland Co., NY and is buried at Oak Hills cemetery in Nyack.

Abram R. Lawrence and Susan M. Nichols had the following children:
1.2.1. Frank Lawrence, b. 17 may 1853 in Hamilton Co., NY.
1.2.2. Sarah Jane Lawrence, b. 1 Apr 1855 in Fulton Co., NY.
1.2.3. Abram R. Lawrence Jr., b. 29 Jun 1857 in Fulton Co., NY.
1.2.4. Peter Willis Lawrence, b. 15 Aug 1859 in Herkimer Co., NY.
1.2.5. Thomas R. Lawrence, b. 15 Apr 1862 in Orangetown, Rockland Co., NY. He died 28 Sep 1863 in Nyack, Rockland Co., NY.
1.2.6. Pancheata Lawrence, b. 5 Aug 1864 in Orangetown, Rockland Co., NY. She died 14 Apr 1872 in Nyack, Rockland Co., NY.
1.2.7. George H. Lawrence, b. 29 Mar 1866 in Orangetown, Rockland Co., NY.

1.3. Marinus Willet Lawrence was born 26 Mar 1833 in NYC. He moved with his father to Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., in 1846. He married in 1854 to Phebe Ann Scidmore (b. abt 1835 and died before 1900) a daughter of James Scidmore and Lydia.

Marinus Willet Lawrence and Phebe Ann Scidmore had the following children:
1.3.1. Marinus Willet Lawrence Jr., b. Aug 1854 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY.
1.3.2. Phebe Ann Lawrence, d. before 1860 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY.
1.3.3. Lydia Lawrence, d. before 1860 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY.
1.3.4. Deborah Lawrence, b. Apr 1860 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY.
1.3.5. Abram R. Lawrence, b. Oct 1861 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY.
1.3.6. Simon Van Winkle Lawrence, b. Sep 1863 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY. He died single and in his will dated 5 Apr 1933 he bequeathed his entire estate to his sister Mary Burrows Stanley.
1.3.7. George Henry Lawrence, d. before 1870 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY.
1.3.8. Frank A. (Pants) Lawrence, b. May 1867 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY.
1.3.9. Susan E. Lawrence, b. Sep 1869 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY.
1.3.10. Mary Burrows Lawrence, b. 1871 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY. She married Charles Stanley (b. Apr 1854).
1.3.11. Olive E. Lawrence, b. 1875 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY. She married Lee Leroy Fountain (children unknown at this time).
1.3.12. Samuel A. Lawrence, b. Oct 1876 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY.

1.4. George Henry Lawrence was born 22 May 1835 in NYC. He married Mary Shaw in 1855. They were living in NYC in 1870.

George Henry and Mary Shaw had the following children:
1.4.1. Mary Emily Lawrence, b. 9 Apr 1856.
1.4.2. Ida Lawrence, b. 8 Jan 1860.
1.4.3. George Henry Lawrence, b. 13 Nov 1862.
1.4.4. Van Winkle Lawrence, b. 28 Jun 1865.
1.4.5. Sarah Jane Lawrence, b. 14 Aug 1867.
1.4.6. Deborah Lawrence, 7 Aug 1869.

1.5. Emily Helen Lawrence was born 3 Dec 1837 in NYC. She married Thomas S. Ryder on 8 Jun 1859. He was born 14 Dec 1829 and died 25 Jun 1906. She died before 1900.

Emily Helen Lawrence and Thomas S. Ryder had the following children:
1.5.1. Sarah Jane (Jennie) Ryder, b. 21 Feb 1860.
1.5.2. William Ryder, b. 27 Feb 1866.
1.5.3. Grace Irene Ryder, b. Nov 1876

Third Generation
1.2.1. Frank Lawrence, b. 17 may 1853 in Hamilton Co., NY. He married Mary (b. Apr 1850)

Frank Lawrence and Mary had a child:
1.2.1.1. Mary Lawrence.

1.2.2. Sarah Jane Lawrence, b. 1 Apr 1855 in Fulton Co., NY. She married Andrew Wood (b. May 1850) a son of Leander Wood and Margaret. Sarah died 25 Jun 1925 in Clarkstown, Rockland Co., NY.

Sarah Jane Lawrence and Andrew Wood had children:
1.2.2.1. Frank E. Wood.
1.2.2.2. John Wood.

1.2.3. Abram R. Lawrence Jr., b. 29 Jun 1857 in Fulton Co., NY. He married Margaret E. McGlocklin (b. 30 Jun 1857). He next married Francis S. (b. 1860) in 1881.

Abram R. Lawrence Jr. and Margaret E. McGlocklin had children:
1.2.3.1. Pancheata Lawrence.
1.2.3.2. Susan M. Lawrence.

Abram R. Lawrence Jr. and Francis S. had children:
1.3.2.3. Peter W. Lawrence.
1.3.2.4. George H. Lawrence.
1.3.2.5. Gennetta M. Lawrence.
1.3.2.6. Edward F. Lawrence.
1.3.2.7. Abram R. Lawrence.
1.3.2.8. Inez L. Lawrence.
1.3.2.9. Gladys Lawrence.

1.2.4. Peter Willis Lawrence, b. 15 Aug 1859 in Herkimer Co., NY. He married Julia Kitterer (b. 1859, d. between 1892 and 1896), daughter of Herman Kitterer and Emma. They had no children. He next married about 1896 to Carrie Mead Johnson (b. abt 1869, d. before 1900). He next married Elizabeth Sinclair (b. 16 Jul 1883, d. 27 Sep 1935) a daughter of Frederick Sinclair and Margaret Balfour Hogg. Peter Willis Lawrence died 22 Jun 1933 and is buried at Valleau cemetery, Paramus, Bergen Co., NJ.

Peter Willis Lawrence and Carrie Mead Johnson had child:
1.2.4.1. Isabelle (Florence) Lawrence.

Peter Willis Lawrence and Elizabeth Sinclair had children:
1.2.4.2. Harry Lawrence.
1.2.4.3. Merle E. Lawrence (daughter).
1.2.4.4. Helen Jeannette Lawrence.
1.2.4.5. Peter Frederick Lawrence.
1.2.4.6. Arthur Joseph Lawrence.

1.2.7. George H. Lawrence, b. 29 mar 1866 in Orangetown, Rockland Co., NY. He married Emma Cordealia Jones (b. May 1868). George H. Lawrence died in 1946 in Nyack, Rockland Co., NY.

George H. Lawrence and Emma Cordealia Jones had children:
1.2.7.1. George Leroy Lawrence.
1.2.7.2. Mabel Cordealia Lawrence.

1.3.1. Marinus Willet Lawrence Jr., b. Aug 1854 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY. He married about 1885 to Edith (b. Mar 1856). In the 1900 census Edith is listed as having had two children, but the number living is left blank and no children are residing in their home. By 1920 they're living in Oneida Co., NY.
1.3.5. Abram R. Lawrence, b. Oct 1861 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY. He married Allie Page (b. Sep 1873) about 1895.

Abram R. Lawrence and Allie Page had the following children:
1.3.5.1. James Lee Lawrence.
1.3.5.2. Mary B. Lawrence.

1.3.8. Frank A. (Pants) Lawrence, b. May 1867 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY. He married Hattie Fountain (b. Sep 1866) about 1892. By 1910 he was divorced and before 1920 he had married Katherine (b. 1872). He died after 1947 in a hospital in Utica, Oneida Co., NY.
1.3.9. Susan E. Lawrence, b. Sep 1869 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY. She married Isaiah Perkins (b. Feb 1864, d. 1934). He died in 1930 and is buried in Speculator cemetery, Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY.

Susan E. Lawrence and Isaiah Perkins had the following children:
1.3.9.1. Phebe Annis Perkins.
1.3.9.2. Gertie May Perkins.
1.3.9.3. Rose Perkins.
1.3.9.4. Mable Perkins.

1.3.12. Samuel A. Lawrence, b. Oct 1876 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY. He was married in Jan 1898 to Elizabeth Satterlee (b. Jul 1877, d. 1969), daughter of David Satterlee and Emily Page. He died in 1948 and is buried in Speculator cemetery, Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., NY.

Samuel A. Lawrence and Elizabeth Satterlee had the following children:
1.3.12.1. Alfred Lyle Lawrence.
1.3.12.2. Agnes B. Lawrence.
1.3.12.3. Mildred E. Lawrence.
1.3.12.4. Emily Susan Lawrence.
1.3.12.5. Ruby Irene Lawrence.
1.3.12.6. Marian Odell Lawrence.
1.3.12.7. Annis Lawrence.
1.3.12.8. Olive P. Lawrence.
1.3.12.9. Alice Beatrice Lawrence.

Additional Information from Various Sources
Source: "Tales of an Adirondack County," by Ted Aber and Stella King, 1978, Prospect Books, Box 57, Prospect, New York, pages 152-3
"Probably no name is more closely associated with the Southern Adirondack region than that of Lawrence. It was from the land-owning Lawrences of New York City that many of the earlies settlers of the area acquired their acreage. It is from descendants of these New York land-holders that many have gained even richer reward. The earlier Lawrences conveyed land; the later Lawrences conveyed lore. Some of the most memorable experiences of a host of Adirondack visitors are attributed to these ample woodsmen and capable guides."
"When Marinus Lawrence first came to the mountains with Peter, his father, in 1846, he brought with him a love for woodsmnship and hunting that was the heritage of his fine old American stock. He called himself a farmer, and farmer he was; but like so many of his neighbors, he was happiest when he was tramping the woodland trails. And after he had married James Scidmore's daughter, Phoebe, and they had raised their family of five sons and three daughters, that same inheritance had been passed to each of the boys."
"All five were guides at various times, as adept at dealing with demanding sportsmen as at scaring up elusive woodland game. And the Lawrence hunting camp at Pillsbury Lake, so ably run for so many years by Sam and Elizabeth Satterlee Lawrence, is still in the family's hands."
"But probably none is more widely known for preserving the traditions of the Adirondacks than Frank A. Lawrence, fourth of Marinus' and Phoebe's sons."
The text then goes on in detail about Frank A. Lawrence through page 159.
Source: "The History of Hamilton County," by Ted Aber and Stella King, Great Wilderness Books, Lake Pleasant, NY, 1965
page 307: "Following his [Cheney's] death, Cheney's store and dwelling on Court Street, Piseco Village, was sold for mortgage to Abraham R. Lawrence on November 13, 1852."
page 637: "Abraham Ryder Lawrence of the wealthy New York family of Lawrence thought so. [thought more and more vacationers would be coming to the Adirondacks] A son of Jonathan Lawrence, who had owned so much land throughout the State, he himself had acquired much land and had benefited financially from its development. He was familiar with the Adirondacks through the early interest of his family in property there, and his own nephew, Peter, and Peter's son, Marinus Lawrence, had been living at Lake Pleasant for the past several years. Furthermore, as president since 1836 of the New York and Harlem Railroad, Abraham Ryder Lawrence could foresee people soon being carried readily to all parts of the country." It goes on to say that on March 21, 1845, he purchased land to build a large summer hotel, but the venture was soon abandoned.