Oliver
Lawrence
Born about in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Peleg Lawrence
and Ruth Brown
Brother of
Mary (Lawrence) Lakin and Asa Lawrence
Husband of
Mary Cummings
— married
27 Dec 1752 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Oliver Lawrence and Silas Lawrence
Died
at about age 70
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Nov 2014
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Biography
This family lived in the Cumings house at 27 Main Street during the Revolutionary War and were attacked by a mob because several of the Cumings brothers were Tories. Oliver served as Selectman during the Revolutionary War in the years 1776, 1777 and 1779. He was among the officers who oversaw the smallpox hospital during 1779.
Children
- Mary Lawrence (1753 - 1757)*
- Oliver Lawrence (1755 - 1843)*
- Daniel Lawrence (1762 - 1844)*
- Silas Lawrence (1764 - 1838)*
- Molly Lawrence (1767 - 1799)*
- Amos Lawrence (1770 - 1844)*
Sources
- Source: S1617 Title: Bond's Genealogies and History of Watertown, 2nd Ed
- Source: Title: Groton (MA) Vital Records Note:
Find A Grave Memorial# 77571671
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Oliver by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Oliver by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Cliff Lawrence
:
AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 37 markers, Ancestry member cliff_lawrence35 - Justin Lawrence :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #888775
- Dennis Lawrence :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-U106, FTDNA kit #50453
- David Lawrence :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #266716
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