Eighth Generation (Continued)
Family of Thomas Duke Lawrence (96) & Mary Bailey Powell

276. Martha Eliza Lawrence. Born on 15 Nov 1818 in Northampton County, North Carolina Formed 1741 From Bertie County. Martha Eliza died in Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, on 7 Apr 1892; she was 73. Buried in Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina.

On 26 Feb 1840 when Martha Eliza was 21, she married Benjamin Whitmel Cotton. Born on 27 Apr 1818 in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County. Benjamin Whitmel died in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County, on 14 Dec 1880; he was 62.

They had the following children:
582 i. Lawrence Whitmel (1841-1914)
ii. Mary Foreman. Born in 1843. Mary Foreman died on 28 Oct 1862; she was 19.
583 iii. M.D. Joseph R. (1845-1877)
iv. Martha Pattie. Born in 1848. Martha Pattie died in Suffolk, Nansemond County, Virginia Formed 1742, aft 1921; she was 73.
v. Thomas. Born abt 1849. Thomas died in 1920; he was 71.
584 vi. James Wilson (1850->1921)
vii. Elizabeth L. "Bettie". Born abt 1855.
Elizabeth L. "Bettie" married Zack G. Vinson. Born abt 1855.
viii. Susan. Born abt 1857.
Susan married Mr. Walker. Born abt 1855.

277. Louisa Ann Lawrence. Born on 29 Dec 1820 in Northampton County, North Carolina Formed 1741 From Bertie County. Louisa Ann died in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County, on 2 Feb 1892; she was 71.

On 3 Oct 1837 when Louisa Ann was 16, she married Thomas K. Harris in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County. Born abt 1812 in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County. Thomas K. died in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County, abt 1889; he was 77.

They had the following children:
i. Hamlin Duke. Born in 1840. Hamlin Duke died on 24 Jan 1865; he was 25.
585 ii. William Benjamine (~1842-)
586 iii. Mary "Molly" (~1844-~1872)
iv. Ann J.. Born abt 1846.
v. Susan Elizabeth. Born in 1847. Susan Elizabeth died in Duplin County, North Carolina Formed 1750, From New Hanover County, on 18 Dec 1863; she was 16.
In 1862 when Susan Elizabeth was 15, she married Henry H Raspbury. Born abt 1847.
vi. Anna J.. Born abt 1849.
587 vii. Della Lawrence (1861-1947)

278. John Thomas Lawrence. Born on 22 Apr 1822 in Northampton County, North Carolina Formed 1741 From Bertie County. John Thomas died in Dawson Crossroads, Halifax County, North Carolina, on 20 Feb 1898; he was 75. Buried in Lawrence/Powell Family Cemetery, Dawson Crossroads, Halifax County, North Carolina.

On 30 Dec 1845 when John Thomas was 23, he first married Ann Rosanna Faulcon Allen in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County. Born on 1 Jun 1829 in Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina. Ann Rosanna Faulcon died in Dawson Crossroads, Halifax County, North Carolina, on 25 Nov 1872; she was 43. Buried in Lawrence/Powell Family Cemetery, Dawson Crossroads, Halifax County, North Carolina.

They had the following children:
588 i. Josephus Faulcon (1847-1922)
589 ii. Mary Lucretia "Mit" (1849-1925)
590 iii. Martha Allen (1850-1907)
iv. Sarah E.. Born on 31 Oct 1852 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina Formed 1741 From Bertie County. Sarah E. died in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County, on 2 Jun 1853; she was <1.
591 v. John Duke (1854-1937)
vi. William James. Born on 7 Oct 1856 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina Formed 1741 From Bertie County. William James died on 8 Oct 1874; he was 18.
592 vii. Christopher Blake Allen "Kit" (1858-1937)
viii. George Powell. Born on 2 Jan 1861 in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County. George Powell died in Luling, Caldwell County, Texas, on 22 Aug 1889; he was 28. Buried in Luling Cemetery, Caldwell County, Texas.
593 ix. Lellie Whitten (1862-1921)
x. Ida Dandridge. Born on 28 Sep 1864. Ida Dandridge died on 15 Jan 1866; she was 1.
594 xi. Ada Alston (1867-1917)
595 xii. Daniel Allen (1869-1938)
xiii. Robert Edwin. Born on 22 Oct 1872 in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County. Robert Edwin died in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County, on 14 Dec 1874; he was 2.

On 20 May 1875 when John Thomas was 53, he second married Lucy V. Coppedge. Born abt 1857. Lucy V. died in Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina, on 15 Nov 1915; she was 58.

279. William Josephus Lawrence. Born on 5 Feb 1824 in Northampton County, North Carolina Formed 1741 From Bertie County. William Josephus died in Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, on 21 Sep 1856; he was 32.

On 20 Mar 1851 when William Josephus was 27, he married Ann Felicia Shields in Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina. Born in 1830 in Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina. Ann Felicia died in Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina, on 4 Mar 1857; she was 27.

They had the following children:
596 i. Olivia Norfleet (1853-1923)
597 ii. Charles Thomas (1855-1903)

280. Mary Elizabeth Lawrence. Born on 20 Feb 1826 in Northampton County, North Carolina Formed 1741 From Bertie County. Mary Elizabeth died in Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, on 16 Feb 1905; she was 78.

abt 1859 when Mary Elizabeth was 32, she married William Ruthven Avent. Born on 9 Oct 1821. William Ruthven died in Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, on 24 Dec 1878; he was 57.

They had the following children:
598 i. Elizabeth (1862-1935)
599 ii. Mary (1864-1944)
iii. Gussie. Born abt 1866 in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County. Gussie died in Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, on 25 Dec 1943; she was 77. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi.
Gussie married Charlie Goodwin. Born abt 1866. Charlie died in Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi, on 11 Sep 1933; he was 67. Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi.

281. Sarah Imogene Lawrence. Born on 27 Feb 1831 in Northampton County, North Carolina Formed 1741 From Bertie County. Sarah Imogene died in Rich Square, Northampton County, North Carolina, on 24 May 1891; she was 60.

On 1 May 1865 when Sarah Imogene was 34, she married David Crockett Gatling in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County. Born abt 1831. David Crockett died in Rich Square, Northampton County, North Carolina.

They had the following children:
i. Edward Powell. Born abt 14 Sep 1869.
600 ii. William Lawrence (1871-1947)

282. James Hiram Lawrence. Born on 8 Aug 1833 in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County. James Hiram died in Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina, on 14 Dec 1907; he was 74.

On 1 May 1856 when James Hiram was 22, he first married Mary N. Brady in Nash County, North Carolina Formed 1777 From Edgecombe County. Born on 2 Feb 1836 in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Mary N. died in Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina, on 29 May 1869; she was 33.

They had the following children:
i. Edwin Cheshire. Born on 22 Feb 1859. Edwin Cheshire died in Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina, on 10 Jan 1865; he was 5.
ii. Mary E. Born on 16 Aug 1867. Mary E died in Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina, on 15 Feb 1916; she was 48.
Mary E married Rufus C. Lassiter. Born abt 1867.
iii. James N. Born on 4 Apr 1869. James N died in Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina, on 21 Aug 1869; he was <1.

bet 1870 and 1871 when James Hiram was 36, he second married Mary Louise Biggs. Born in 1837 in Martin County, North Carolina Formed 1774 From Halifax And Tyrrell Counties. Mary Louise died in Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina, in 1877; she was 40.

They had the following children:
601 i. Elizabeth Davis (1872-1950)
ii. Landon Z.. Born abt 1874. Landon Z. died in Lula, Coahoma County, Mississippi, on 16 Nov 1894; he was 20. Buried on 16 Nov 1894.
iii. Robert Lee. Born abt 1876. Robert Lee died in California on 3 Nov 1895; he was 19.
iv. Louisa Biggs. Born abt 1877.

On 8 Nov 1882 when James Hiram was 49, he third married Annie Elizabeth " Minnie" Montague. Born on 21 Jan 1843. Annie Elizabeth " Minnie" died in Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina, on 29 Aug 1916; she was 73.

283. Charity F. Lawrence. Born on 6 May 1836 in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County. Charity F. died in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas, on 28 Dec 1872; she was 36. Buried in Masonic Cemetery, Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas.

On 16 Feb 1857 when Charity F. was 20, she married Lafayette L Moore in Halifax County, North Carolina Formed 1758 From Edgecombe County. Born abt 1836 in Enfield, Halifax County, North Carolina.

They had the following children:
602 i. Sarah (~1864-)
ii. James. Born in 1866 in Coffeeville, Yalobusha County, Mississippi. James died in Woodson, Bowie County, Texas.
iii. John. Born abt 1868. John died in 1933; he was 65.
iv. Willie. Born abt 1870. Willie died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana.

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