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Need help finding info on someone from the 1700s?

her name is Vanna Cooke and her husband was Edmund John Lawrence. She lived in both Massachusetts and Connecticut at different times. And she lived 1757 to 1798. If you can find anything about her at all it would be a great help thank you.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Hey Clouds,

There are a number of entries in LDS Family Search site.

Edmund LAWRENCE (AFN: NRCV-WM) Pedigree
Sex: M Family
Event(s):
Birth: 14 Apr 1745
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents:
Father: Thomas LAWRENCE (AFN: NRCV-T9) Family
Mother: Sarah HOUGHTON (AFN: NRCV-VG)

The word Pedigree may mean a graphic tree presentation of Edmund includes more than just his parents, or it could mean just his parents. So, I looked and this tree is quite well spelled out. It does not include Edmund's marriage(s). also, there are many entries for Edmund in Mass.

I did not find Vanna. Cooke, is a name that came over on the Mayflower, and is well documented in the Mayflower records. Francis Cooke is one of my Ancestors. Perhaps we are distant cousins.

The GENFORUM has 2 Forums, one is general, and the other is for Texas. Sometimes the state specific sites do show migrations of the families too. I searched for Vanna at both of these sites, and did not find any messages that include her. You should post your question there to see if someone may have information about Vanna.