Richard Lawrence
(Laurence) Family
Our research on Richard
Lawrence (or Laurence, as the name is often spelled) is
still in relatively early stages at this point. We know
from census records that Richard and his wife Nancy were
born in Virginia and moved to Kentucky early in the 19th
century. We do not know which county they were from in
Virginia, nor do we know Nancy's last name or their
marriage date.
Richard was born about 1780; we do not know the names of
his parents or siblings. In 1820, a Richard Laurence is
enumerated in Knox County Kentucky "northwest of the
Cumberland River at Lynn's Camp Creek" (according to a
notation on the census books). A Charles Laurence is
enumerated next door and could be Richard's brother,
judging from the ages of the children in both their
households. That said, we have not yet confirmed that this
Richard is the same as the one in our family line.
In 1830, a Richard Laurence (headed by a male, 40-50) is
enumerated in Wayne County, Kentucky, along with his wife
and family of seven children, three boys and four girls. By
1840, Richard was living in Clinton County, Kentucky, where
he continued to live until his death sometime after 1870.
Richard was a stonemason.
Richard
Lawrence (or Laurence) (b. 1780, Virginia - d. aft 1870,
Clinton, KY)
m. ca 1817,
either in Virginia or Kentucky (county
unknown)
Nancy
(last name unknown) (b.1791,
Virginia - d. between 1860/70, Clinton, KY)
Children:
i. Mary Laurence
(b. ca 1818, Kentucky - d
after 1870, probably Clinton, KY); married
John
Vincent
ii. John Laurence
(b. ca 1819, Kentucky - d.
before 1876); married Nancy (last name unknown)
iii. Jesse P. Laurence (b. 1821, Kentucky - d. 11 Nov 1901,
Clinton, KY); m1 Dulcena Wray, m2 Sarah Emily
Dickerson;
m3 Mahala
Guffey
iv. Richard F.
Laurence (b. 1825,
Kentucky - d. before 1876);
v. Elizabeth
Laurence (b. 1827,
Kentucky - d. after 1876); apparently never married
vi. Rebecca Laurence
(b. 1829, Kentucky - d. after
1876); married L.J.
Chancy
vii. Charles G.
Laurence (b. ca Apr
1832, Kentucky - d. Aug 1876, Clinton Co KY); apparently
never married