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lawrence Family Crest and Name History

Where did the English lawrence family come from? What is the English lawrence family crest and coat of arms? When did the lawrence family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the lawrence family history?

lawrence is an ancient Anglo-Saxon name that is derived from the name Lawrence. This name is in turn derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which literally means man from Laurentium, a town in Italy named for its laurels or bay trees. The popularity of this name in medieval Europe is due to the exploits of a saint who was martyred at Rome in the 3rd century.

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lawrence Early Origins

lawrence has been spelled many different ways, including Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Lawrence, Laurence, Lawerence, Lawrance and many more.

First found in Lancashire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

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lawrence Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our lawrence research. Another 330 words(24 lines of text) covering the years 1150 and 1252 are included under the topic Early lawrence History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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lawrence Early Notables

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The Great Migration

In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first lawrences to arrive on North American shores:

lawrence Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century

Blackwell Lawrence, aged 16, landed in Barbados in 1635

Dorothy Lawrence, aged 28, arrived in Barbados in 1635

Jo Lawrence, aged 17, arrived in Barbados in 1635

John Lawrence, who landed in America in 1635

Maria Lawrence, aged 9, landed in New England in 1635

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lawrence Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century

Alice Lawrence, who landed in Virginia in 1701

Richd Lawrence, who landed in Virginia in 1703

Margt Lawrence, who arrived in Virginia in 1703

Martin Lawrence, who arrived in Virginia in 1719

Antho Lawrence, aged 36, arrived in Virginia in 1773

lawrence Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century

William Effingham Lawrence, who landed in New York in 1806

Vincent Lawrence, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1807

Nathaniel Lawrence, who arrived in New York in 1809

I F Lawrence, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1821

I Lawrence, who landed in Mobile, Ala in 1822

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Contemporary Notables of the name lawrence

Major Robert Henry Lawrence Jr. (1935-1967), American Air Force officer and the first African-American astronaut
Vicki Lawrence (1949-2004), American actress, comedienne and singer
Vice Admiral William Porter Lawrence (1930-2005), highly decorated officer in the United States Navy who served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy from 1978-1981
Ernest Orlando Lawrence (1901-1958), American physicist awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939
Doug Lawrence (1956-1971), American jazz saxophonist with Count Basie Orchestra
Wendy Barrien Lawrence (b. 1959), former NASA astronaut with over 1,225 hours in space
Major-General Thompson Lawrence (1889-1973), American Commanding General 99th Division (1942-1943)
Major-General Charles White Lawrence (1901-1982), American Commanding General of the 3700th Air Force Indoctrination Wing and Lackland AFB, Texas (1949-1951)
Francis Leo Lawrence (1937-2013), American educator and French literature scholar, President of Rutgers University (1990–2002)
John Laird Mair Lawrence (1811-1879), English administrator

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References

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Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
Bede, The Venerable. Historia Ecclesiatica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History Of the English People). Available through Internet Medieval Sourcebook the Fordham University Centre for Medieval Studies. Print.
Crispin, M. Jackson and Leonce Mary. Falaise Roll Recording Prominent Companions of William Duke of Normandy at the Conquest of England. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Hinde, Thomas Ed. The Domesday Book England's Heritage Then and Now. Surrey: Colour Library Books, 1995. Print. (ISBN 1-85833-440-3).
Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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The lawrence Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The lawrence Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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