Lawrence, Jonathan b. 20 Jun 1767 New York City, New York, USA d. 10 Jun 1850: Thurmon King's New Sackett Database

1767 - 1850 (82 years)

Name	Lawrence, Jonathan [1]
Born	20 Jun 1767	New York City, New York, USA [1]
Gender	Male
Died	10 Jun 1850 [1]
Person ID	I7085	Sackett \| Descendants of Thomas Sacket the Elder, Descendants of Simon Sackett the Colonist
Last Modified	12 Aug 2019

Father Lawrence, Maj. Jonathan, b. 4 Oct 1737, Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA , d. 1 Sep 1812, New York, USA (Age 74 years)

Mother Fish, Judith, b. 6 Oct 1749, Queens Borough, New York City, Queens County, New York, USA , d. 19 Sep 1767, New York, USA (Age 17 years)

Married 16 Mar 1766

Children

+	1. Lawrence, Jonathan, b. 20 Jun 1767, New York City, New York, USA , d. 10 Jun 1850 (Age 82 years)

Family ID F2878 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family Rogers, Elizabeth, d. Unknown

Children

	1. Lawrence, Henry, d. Unknown
	2. Lawrence, William Anson, d. Unknown, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
	3. Lawrence, Jonathan, d. Unknown
	4. Lawrence, Richard, d. Unknown
	5. Lawrence, Isabelle, d. Unknown
	6. Lawrence, Judith, d. Unknown
	7. Lawrence, Margaret, d. Unknown
	8. Lawrence, Adriana, d. Unknown

Last Modified 12 Aug 2019

Family ID F2880 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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Early in life he became a clerk in the newly established Bank of New York. Later he united with Henry Whitney in the commercial firm of Lawrence & Whitney, and still later became President of the Merchants' Fire Insurance Company. The only political office he appears to have held was that of Alderman of New York City.

Sources

[S2196] Historical genealogy of the Lawrence family : from their first landing in this country, 1635 to the present date, July 4th, 1858, Thomas Lawrence, (E. O. Jenkins), 102-103 (Reliability: 2), 11 Aug 2019.
5 Jonathan, the eldest and only child of Judith Fish, was born in the city of New York, on the 20th of June, 1767, and died on the 10th of June, 1850, being within ten days of the age of 83 years. After the return of his father and family to this city, and the incorporation of the Bank of New York, he became a clerk in that institution, until after the lapse of a few years, he united with Henry Whitney in the commercial firm of Lawrence & Whitney, which terminated with the death of Mr. Whitney and the political complications with Great Britain which followed his decease.

At the request of his friends, he accepted the office of President of the Merchant's Fire Insurance Company, which he held until the infirmities of age and the urgent desires of his family induced him to resign. His integrity in matters of business, and the courteousness and popularity of his deportment in private life, led to his nomination and election to the Board of Aldermen of this city, although he seldom was mingled with political circles. His children were :

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