Lawrence SOUTHWICK
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I Lawrence Ethic late of Salem in New England now bbeeinigngat the house oJfonathan JI Lawrence Ethic late of Salem in New England now bbeeinigngat the house oJfonathan JoNnatahtahnaienl SSyillvveesstteerr on Shelter Island bbeiengiwgeeak in body but of sound mmiinddland midland memory do make and Ordain this my last will Testament The Tenth ddaayy dayof the month 1659 First I give and bbeequqeautheautnhto my Son DDaannieilelell Ethic my dwelling house aftatale fSaatalelme with all the houses Orchards gardens appurtenances And GMGiylillleeslses MylLLeootttsot provided that John BUourunnrenrleel eshlasll have a house llootttot on the ground at tshteepfather stefpufratthheerr end of the Orchard newly fenced in Item my will is That the llootttot which I had of Josiah Ethic shall return ttohin thhiimnI Lawrence Ethic late of Salem in New England now bbeeinigngat the house oJfonathan JoNnatahtahnaienl SSyillvveesstteerr on Shelter Island bbeiengiwgeeak in body but of sound mmiinddland midland memory do make and Ordain this my last will Testament The Tenth ddaayy dayof the month 1659 First I give and bbeequqeautheautnhto my Son DDaannieilelell Ethic my dwelling house aftatale fSaatalelme with all the houses Orchards gardens appurtenances And GMGiylillleeslses MylLLeootttsot provided that John BUourunnrenrleel eshlasll have a house llootttot on the ground at tshteepfather stefpufratthheerr end of the Orchard newly fenced in Item my will is That the llootttot which I had of Josiah Ethic shall return ttohin thhiimn aaggaaimn IIIttteeemmm- I give unto my Daughter Provided fifty pounds sterling to be paid out often ofttehne stock of Cattle horses c IIIttteeemmm- I give unto John Ethic the lot next adjoining to his own Item myyawwilll is that the great meadow which lies at IDpisswtiicchh river fenced install insshtaallll be divided between DDaanniieelllel Seethe and John Bourunrenlel equally Item I give unto SSaammuueelll Burton forty shillings aaggaaimn IIIttteeemmm- I give unto my Daughter Provided fifty pounds sterling to be paid out often ofttehne stock of Cattle horses c IIIttteeemmm- I give unto John Ethic the lot next adjoining to his own Item myyawwilll is that the great meadow which lies at IDpisswtiicchh river fenced install insshtaallll be divided between DDaanniieelllel Seethe and John Bourunrenlel equally Item I give unto SSaammuueelll Burton forty shillingsoNnatahtahnaienl SSyillvveesstteerr on Shelter Island bbeiengiwgeeak in body but of sound mmiinddland midland memory do make and Ordain this my last will Testament The Tenth ddaayy dayof the month 1659 First I give and bbeequqeautheautnhto my Son DDaannieilelell Ethic my dwelling house aftatale fSaatalelme with all the houses Orchards gardens appurtenances And GMGiylillleeslses MylLLeootttsot provided that John BUourunnrenrleel eshlasll have a house llootttot on the ground at tshteepfather stefpufratthheerr end of the Orchard newly fenced in Item my will is That the llootttot which I had of Josiah Ethic shall return ttohin thhiimn aaggaaimn IIIttteeemmm- I give unto my Daughter Provided fifty pounds sterling to be paid out often ofttehne stock of Cattle I Lawrence Ethic late of Salem in New England now bbeeinigngat the house oJfonathan JoNnatahtahnaienl SSyillvveesstteerr on Shelter Island bbeiengiwgeeak in body but of sound mmiinddland midland memory do make and Ordain this my last will Testament The Tenth ddaayy dayof the month 1659 First I give and bbeequqeautheautnhto my Son DDaannieilelell Ethic my dwelling house aftatale fSaatalelme with all the houses Orchards gardens appurtenances And GMGiylillleeslses MylLLeootttsot provided that John BUourunnrenrleel eshlasll have a house llootttot on the ground at tshteepfather stefpufratthheerr end of the Orchard newly fenced in Item my will is That the llootttot which I had of Josiah Ethic shall return ttohin thhiimn aaggaaimn IIIttteeemmm- I give unto my Daughter Provided fifty pounds sterling to be paid out often ofttehne stock of Cattle horses c IIIttteeemmm- I give unto John Ethic the lot next adjoining to his own Item myyawwilll is that the great meadow which lies at IDpisswtiicchh river fenced install insshtaallll be divided between DDaanniieelllel Seethe and John Bourunrenlel equally Item I give unto SSaammuueelll Burton forty shillingshorses c IIIttteeemmm- I give unto John Ethic the lot next adjoining to his own Item myyawwilll is that the great meadow which lies at IDpisswtiicchh river fenced install insshtaallll be divided between DDaanniieelllel Seethe and John Bourunrenlel equally Item I give unto SSaammuueelll Burton forty shillings
NOTE: Historical detail in NOTES QUAKERS: Source 18 p 89 quotes a letter from Quaker prisoners inBoston to the Magistrates at the Court in Salem, pleading that theywere not lawfully tried, and that their livlihoods would suffer andruin their families, if they were held."On the 11th of the Third Month, 1659, the aforesaid Laurence andCassandra Southwick, their son Josiah, Samuel Shattuck, and otherswere called before the Court, and as they continued steadfast in whatthe governor was pleased to call rebellion againnst the Authority ofthe country the Sentence of Banishment was pronounced against them,and but a Fortnight's Time allowed for them to depart, on pain ofDeath, nor would they grant them any longer Time, though desired: Sothe said Samuel Shattuck, Nicholas Phelps, and Josiah Southwick wereobliged to take an Opportunity that presented four Days after to passfor England by Barbadoes. The aged couple Laurence and Cassandra wentto Shelter Island where shortly after they died within three Days ofeach other; and Joshua Buffum departed to Rhode Island." (Vol. II,pagee 193."Quakers were badly persecuted, fined, imprisoned, and put death.William Robinson, Marmaduke Stephenson, William Leddra, and Mary Dyerwere hanged in Boston for adhering to their religion, and WenlockChristisen was under sentence of death.On September 9, 1661, the King of England ordered that any Quakers whowere imprisoned or to be punished should be sent to England forhearing. Six weeks after the ship left England with these orders, theyreached New England, and Quakers were released. Persecution wasdiscontinued for a time, but whipping and imprisonment were laterresorted to, but never to the same extent.
NOTE Historical detail in NOTES Felt, Joseph B. "Annal of Salem." 2nd ed, Salem, MA: W. & S.B. Ives, 1849. vol.2, p581. 1658, March. John Small, Josiah Southwick and John Burton are apprended in Dedham, while on their way to Rhode Island to provide residence for themselves and families. They were released and resumed their journey. [this is probably Josiah's son who administered his father's probate, and seems to indicate he was not Quaker]
He married Cassandra Burnell 25 Jan 1623 at of Salem, Essex, Massachusetts . Cassandra Burnell was born at Kingswinford, Stafford, England 1596 .
They were the parents of 8
children:
John Southwick
born 1620.
Ananias Southwick
born 2 Sep 1627.
Josiah Southwick
born 1628.
Mary Southwick
christened 13 May 1632.
Deborah Southwick
christened 4 Jan 1634.
Daniel Southwick
born 1637.
Provided Southwick
born 6 Dec 1639.
Provided Southwick
christened Dec 1641.
Lawrence Southwick died at Shelter Island, Suffolk, New York .
Cassandra Burnell died 1660 at Shelter Island, Suffolk, New York .