Mary (Lawrence) Walton (abt. 1652 - abt. 1732)

Born about 1652 in Newtown, Queens, New York Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Walton — married about 16 Dec 1671 in New York

Descendants

Died about 1732 at about age 80 in Newtown, Queens, New York [uncertain]

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Mary Lawrence is a Charlemagne descendant through her father, Thomas Lawrence.^[1]

Mary Lawrence through her descendants - William Walton - Jacob Walton - Abraham Walton - Maria Eliza Walton - Isaac Roosevelt - James Roosevelt, is the 5th great grandmother of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), the 32nd President of the United States. [Note: Connections in WikiTree under construction].

Biography

Mary (Lawrence) Walton was a New Yorker.

Mary Lawrence, the third daughter of Thomas Lawrence and Mary (Unknown) and most difficult of the three daughters to prove According to Furman, she was born between 1640 and 1650.^[2] The Great Migration Begins suggests she could have been born as late as 1652.^[3]

A marriage license was issued for Thomas Walton and (Unlisted First Name) Lawrence on 16 December 1671 in Staten Island, New York.^[4]

Mary and Thomas had at least five children all born in Staten Island:^[5][6]

1. Thomas Walton (b.1682; d. 1728), m. 1) Mary Stillwell; m. 2) Martha (Unknown)
2. William Walton (b. 1675; d. 1747), m. Mary Santvoort
3. Mary Walton (b. 1676; d. 1742), m. William Ricketts
4. Matthew Walton (b. 1678; d. abt 1713), m. Rebecca Lockerman
5. John Walton (b. 1680)

All of these children would have been fathered by Thomas Walton by 1689, for during that year, he was arrested in New York for sedition during Leisler's Rebellion. Thomas Walton died intestate between 8 July and 12 December 1689 in Richmond County, Staten Island.^[7][8]
Mary (Lawrence) Walton married 2) John White about 1703. She is referred to as 'Mary White' in relation to a matter concerning her step-mother, Mary (Ferguson) Lawrence of Newtown in 1704.^[9]
According to Phillips (1945), who refers to Mary (Lawrence) Walton-White as 'Esther', Mary was born about 1750 and died in 1732.^[10]

Evidence for Mary Lawrence as Daughter of Thomas Lawrence and Wife of Thomas Walton

Robert Furman (1940) used records, including a marriage license for Thomas Walton and (Unknown) Lawrence, sources indicating that Thomas Walton's wife's name was Mary, land surveys listing the names Thomas Lawrence and Thomas Walton, Capt. Thomas Lawrence being among the persons who inventoried Thomas Walton's estate in 1689, in addition to the fact that Walton married a Lawrence girl combine to provide reasonable proof to suggest that Mary was the daughter of Thomas Lawrence and the wife of Thomas Walton. Furthermore, Furman reports that Mary 'White' and John and Daniel Lawrence participated in a court proceeding related to their step-mother, Mary (Ferguson) Lawrence, and in 1708, deeds were witnessed by Matthew Walton, a son of Thomas and Mary (Lawrence) Walton. The Mary 'White' court proceeding supports the idea that Mary (Lawrence) Walton wed John White about 1703, and Furman suggests that this led to Mary losing her identity as both a Lawrence and a Walton.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Roberts, Gary Boyd. The Royal Descents of 900 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States, Vol II. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2018. Pages 879-884.
2. ↑ Furman, Robert. Daughters of Thomas Lawrence, Newtown, L.I. The American Genealogist, 1940, 17:76.
3. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Volumes 1-3; The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1996-2011. Pages 262.
4. ↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Vol III: T-Z. Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2011. Page 1591.
5. ↑ Furman, Robert. Daughters of Thomas Lawrence, Newtown, L.I. The American Genealogist, 1940, 17:78.
6. ↑ A slightly differing list of offspring, along with other genealogical details of the Lawrence family, is given on the Profile Manager's Y-DNA-associated lawrence-ons.org website at http://www.lawrence-ons.org/thoalbans.htm
7. ↑ Furman, Robert. Daughters of Thomas Lawrence, Newtown, L.I. The American Genealogist, 1940, 17:77.
8. ↑ Phillips, Annette Townsend. The Walton Family of New York, 1630-1940. Philadelphia, PA: The Historical Publication Society, 1945. Page 10.
9. ↑ Furman, Robert. Daughters of Thomas Lawrence, Newtown, L.I. The American Genealogist, 1940, 17:77.
10. ↑ Phillips, Annette Townsend. The Walton Family of New York, 1630-1940. Philadelphia, PA: The Historical Publication Society, 1945. Page 10.
11. ↑ Furman, Robert. Daughters of Thomas Lawrence, Newtown, L.I. The American Genealogist, 1940, 17:76-78.

See also:

• Wikipedia: Leisler's Rebellion

Acknowledgments

• Profile re-sourced and rewritten by Lawrence descendant Carol Baldwin on 12 August 2020.
• Carol Baldwin wishes to thank and acknowledge Chase Ashley and Joe Cochoit for their invaluable assistance with and review of sources that has provided support for Mary Lawrence as the daughter of Capt. Thomas Lawrence and wife of Thomas Walton.