There were three closely related Lawrence Smiths. This is the son of Lawrence Smith, Sr. and his second wife Mildred Reade. Lawrence Smith, Sr. had a son Edmund by his first wife, Mildred Chisman. Edmund named his son Lawrence Smith.
Lawren was born in 1725. He was the son of Lawrence Smith and Mildred Reade. He passed away in 1779.
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