Excerpt from The Genealogy of the Family of John Lawrence: Of Wisset, in Suffolk, England, and of Watertown and Groton, Massachusetts, Continued to the Present Year The first portion of the history of the family of John Lawrence was printed in 1847. I was induced to engage in the work by Mr. Amos Lawrence and others desirous to know the ancestry of the Lawrences of New England. Of the 300 copies printed, Mr. Lawrence took 100, paying for the same. Mr. Z. Hosmer paid for 100 copies, leaving 100 copies, leaving 100 for myself. This edition was given away and sent over the country. The second edition of 500 copies, published in 1857, was greatly aided by a donation of 8100 from Amos A. Lawrence, Esq., towards the expense of printing, reducing very much the price to subscribers and the public. The edition of 1869 was very expensive, and but for the interest taken and aid given by a few persons of ample means could not have been published. The loss on copies sold or sent to subscribers, for which payment has not been received, and the loss by fire of 100 copies, leaves the work performed for the Lawrences very far from being remunerative. But still they come, new families, new branches, changes, and additions, calling for another part to supplement the genealogy and give all waiting a place in the published history of the descendants of John Lawrence of Watertown. Feeling a responsibility to such which no other person could be expected to share, this last work has been attempted with the hope that at least I shall not suffer a pecuniary loss. It is therefore desired that all families represented in this book take interest in the circulation, and promote, as far as possible, the sale of copies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.