Mary LAWRENCE

(b. 10 April 1625 , Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England d. 27 March 1715 , Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay )

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Mary LAWRENCE was born 10 April 1625 in Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Mary LAWRENCE was the child of Thomas LAWRENCE and Joan ANTROBUS and the grandchild of: (paternal) John LAWRENCE and Elizabeth BULL (maternal) Walter ANTROBUS and Joane ARNOLDE

Mary was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1635.

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Mary married Thomas BURNHAM June 1645 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Thomas BURNHAM was born June 1623 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. Thomas died 19 May 1694 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas was the child of Robert BURNHAM and Mary ANDREWS.

Mary LAWRENCE died 27 March 1715 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Mary LAWRENCE married

Thomas BURNHAM-- Date: June 1645 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Thomas BURNHAM was the child of Robert BURNHAM and Mary ANDREWS

"Thomas1 & Mary [LAWRENCE] - TUTTLE?; 1645?; Ipswich {Cushing (ms) 38, 93, 186, 285, 288; Woodbury (1904) 151; Andrews (1890) 180; Tuttle xxxv; Cogswell 19}"

Children of Thomas BURNHAM and Mary LAWRENCE:

Thomas BURNHAM (b.19 January 1646, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 21 February 1728, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Lydia PENGRY (PINGREE) 13 February 1665 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
m. Hester (Esther) COGSWELL 16 December 1689 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

John BURNHAM (b.abt. 1648, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 12 January 1704, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Elizabeth WELLS 9 June 1668 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

James BURNHAM (b.13 June 1651, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 30 June 1729, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Mary COGSWELL 1676 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Rebecca BURNHAM (b.30 June 1652, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. February 1723, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Mary BURNHAM (b.26 October 1654, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. February 1723, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. John CLARKE 9 October 1672 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Johanna BURNHAM (b.abt. 1654, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 21 May 1694, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. John NEWMARSH (NEWMARCH) 22 November 1671 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Abigail BURNHAM (b.28 June 1656, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 1 March 1731, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Ruth BURNHAM (b.1 July 1657, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 30 July 1657, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony)

Ruth BURNHAM (b.23 August 1658, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 11 January 1724, Woburn, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. John CARTER 20 June 1678 in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph BURNHAM (b.26 September 1660, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 30 June 1729, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Nathaniel BURNHAM (b.4 September 1662, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 16 April 1746, Boxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Eunice KINSMAN 1700 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah BURNHAM (b.28 June 1664, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 23 December 1696, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Thomas CLARKE 1680 in , Massachusetts, USA
m. Mescheck FARLEY 6 August 1684 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Esther BURNHAM (b.19 March 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 6 October 1749, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Matthew PERKINS 23 March 1685 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Phebe BURNHAM (b.16 March 1667, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. , )

Josiah BURNHAM (b.8 April 1671, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 12 January 1704 , Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

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1625 Birth
10 April 1625
Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Biography
Mary (Lawrence) Tuttle was the stepdaughter of John Tuttle and the sister of John and William Lawrence. She was born April 10, 1625. She arrived in America at the age of 9. She married Thomas Burnham in Jun 1645, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. Thomas was the son of Robert Burnham.

Mary Lawrence was a descendant of Charlemagne 'Charles the Great' Frankish Emperor of the West -- see www.tracycrocker.com/ ld1.htm#a533

1645 Marriage / Partner
Mary LAWRENCE and Thomas BURNHAM June 1645, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.

1646 Birth of Child
Thomas BURNHAM was born 19 January 1646, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 20 years old.

1651 Birth of Child
James BURNHAM was born 13 June 1651, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 26 years old.

1652 Birth of Child
Rebecca BURNHAM was born 30 June 1652, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 27 years old.

1654 Birth of Child
Mary BURNHAM was born 26 October 1654, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 29 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1656 Birth of Child
Abigail BURNHAM was born 28 June 1656, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 31 years old.

1657 Birth of Child
Ruth BURNHAM was born 1 July 1657, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 32 years old.

1658 Birth of Child
Ruth BURNHAM was born 23 August 1658, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 33 years old.

1660 Birth of Child
Joseph BURNHAM was born 26 September 1660, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 35 years old.

1662 Birth of Child
Nathaniel BURNHAM was born 4 September 1662, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 37 years old.

1664 Birth of Child
Sarah BURNHAM was born 28 June 1664, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 39 years old.

1665 Marriage of Child
Thomas BURNHAM married 13 February 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Lydia PENGRY (PINGREE)

1665 Birth of Child
Esther BURNHAM was born 19 March 1665, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 39 years old.

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Birth of Child
Phebe BURNHAM was born 16 March 1667, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 41 years old.

1668 Marriage of Child
John BURNHAM married 9 June 1668, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Elizabeth WELLS

1671 Birth of Child
Josiah BURNHAM was born 8 April 1671, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 46 years old.

1671 Marriage of Child
Johanna BURNHAM married 22 November 1671, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to John NEWMARSH (NEWMARCH)

1672 Marriage of Child
Mary BURNHAM married 9 October 1672, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to John CLARKE

1678 Marriage of Child
Ruth BURNHAM married 20 June 1678, Woburn, Massachusetts, USA to John CARTER

1684 Marriage of Child
Sarah BURNHAM married 6 August 1684, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Mescheck FARLEY

1685 Marriage of Child
Esther BURNHAM married 23 March 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Matthew PERKINS

1689 Marriage of Child
Thomas BURNHAM married 16 December 1689, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Hester (Esther) COGSWELL

1694 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas BURNHAM died 19 May 1694, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

1694 Death of Child
Johanna BURNHAM died 21 May 1694, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 69 years old.

1696 Death of Child
Sarah BURNHAM died 23 December 1696, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 71 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1704 Death of Child
John BURNHAM died 12 January 1704, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 78 years old.

1704 Death of Child
Josiah BURNHAM died 12 January 1704 , Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Mary was 78 years old.

Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Burnum Mary, w. Lt. Thomas, Mar. 27, 1715, a. 92 y. GR1
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Mary LAWRENCE - Grave The gravestone of Mary (Lawrence) Burnham, Ipswich, Old North Burial Ground (High Street), reads: Mrs. Mary Burnham wife of Lt. Thoms Bur

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The gravestone of Mary (Lawrence) Burnham, Ipswich, Old North Burial Ground (High Street), reads:

Mrs. Mary Burnham
wife of Lt. Thoms Burnham
Died March ye 27, 1715
Aged 92 years
Mother of 13 children
and Grandmother of 70

Old Burying Hill
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Death
From Vital Records of Ipswich, page 511 and 512 www.rootsweb.com

Deaths:

Thomas, Lt., June __, 1694.

Mary, w. Lt. Thomas, Mar. 27, 1715, a. 92 y. GR1

Mary is buried at: Old Burying Hill

Ispwich, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/16/2025 12:33:51 PM