Lawrence and Cassandra were married January 25, 1623/4 in Kingswinford, county Stafford, England. Lawrence's parents have not been identified, but a candidate is mentioned in TAG 71:193, 1996. Cassandra's parents and three siblings have been identified as being from a parish close by, in Bearley, county Warwick, England. They were Humphrey and Margaret Burnell.

See the English Pages for Staffordshire and Warwickshire, England.
 

Staffordshire
Warwickshire


See: The American Genealogist 71:193, 1996, Brandon, J.C. and Delorey, J.I., Lawrence and Cassandra (Burnell) Southwick of Salem MA, Their English Antecedents

Born:   About 1600, based on 25 years before marriage.

Spouse: Cassandra Burnell on January 25, 1624, in Kingswinford, Stafford Co, England. Cassandra's parents have been identified as Humphrey and Margaret (___) Burnell. She was likely born about 1598, in Kingswinford, co Stafford, England. She died, almost the same time as her husband, in 1660, on Shelter Island, New York; where she and her husband had sought refuge because of their persecutions from their Quaker beliefs. She would have been approximately 62 years old. The youngest child at that time about nineteen years old.

Immigration: Probably 1637-1639, not found on a ship manifest that I know of. They were in their late 30's and their first four children accompanied them. Then had two children in Salem.

Persecuted as Quakers: Lawrence and Cassandra (Burnell) Southwick were Quakers. They and their children were persecuted and imprisoned. One of their sons and one daughter were sentenced to be sold as slaves and shipped to Barbados. (Fortunately they weren't, because the son, Daniel, is my ancestor!)

Occupation:   Glassmaker.

Biographical sketch of their persecutions as Quakers.

Whittier Poem: A poem was written about this experience and labelled with the name of the mother, Cassandra, (I hear because he liked the mom's name better) by John Greenleaf Whittier.
 

John Greenleaf Whittier Page

"Cassandra Southwick" a poem, by John Greenleaf Whittier


Timeline:
 

1639 - there were two acres of land set off for each of the persons Annanias Conklin, Obediah Holmes, and Lawrence Southwick; and there was granted to the glass men several acres of ground adjoining to their houses. This was in the neighborhood of Aborn street and near Strong Water Brook," (now, 1881, Salem and Peabody).--Felt's Annals of Salem.

1653 - Lawrence Southwick is overseer Wm. Bacon's will.--Town Records, p. 235.

1657, Lawrence Southwick and Cassandra his wife, an aged and grave couple, inhabitants of Salem, Mass., and members of First church, who for entertaining two strangers, viz.: John Copeland and Christopher Holder, were committed to prison at Boston. Lawrence was released as being a member of First church, to be dealt with by said congregation; but Cassandra was kept in prison seven weeks and then fined forty shillings for owning a paper written by the two aforesaid strangers in reference to the truth and the Scriptures. Gov. Endicott putting questions to her to ensnare her and bring her under the law, which was illegal, said law being enacted to punish any person who should write or hold any heretical papers, said papers were not proved to be heretical but were the truth.

5th Month, 16, 1658, Old Style, Lawrence, Cassandra and their son Josiah were imprisoned at Boston for being Quakers, and were kept there twenty weeks on a charge of violating a law enacted while they were in prison.

April 8, 1659 - Lawrence Southwick of Salem bought of Edward Lummus, of Ipswich, 3 acres of land.--Salem Records.

Above timeline from: Descandants of Lawrence and Cassandra Southwick of Salem, Massachusetts
 
Savage on Lawrence Southwick:
 
SOUTHWICK, LAWRENCE, Salem 1639, with. w. Cassandra join. the ch. and was adm. freem. 6 Sept. of that yr. I presume, and on 6 Dec. foll. had John, Josiah, Daniel, and Provided bapt. at once. Other ch. were Mary, w. of Henry Trask, and Deborah. He was, I suppose, a glass blower, had gr. of ld. for house lot of two acres; but in the dark days of delus. against the quakers, 1658 and 1669, the whole fam. suffer. much, fines and imprison. fell on all, and the d. Clarissa was subj. to gr. severity. When the fines of Daniel and Provided were unpaid, the tender-hearted Gen. Court, with intent to magnify the glory of God, order. them to be sold for slaves to any Christians in Virg. or Barbados. We are permit. to rejoice, that the sentence was not enforc. and the f. with his flock found refuge at Shelter isl. near the East end of L. I. where in peace he made his will of 10 July 1659, allow. in 1660; James the ch. Daniel. Provided, John, Josiah, and ds. Mary, w. of Henry  Trask, and Deborah; and his w. and hims. d. within three days of ea. other, it is said. See Felt, II. 580-2, and Col. Rec. IV. part first, pp. 349, 366, 7, and 410. Much as they might love their native ld. the dan-ger from their opin. requir. banishm. it seem. with a proviso, that they should suffr death for return".  SAVAGE, VOL 4 DICT FIRST SETTLERS OF NE Pg 91
 
Death:  Died in 1660 on Shelter Island, New York; while seeking refuge from their persecution as Quakers. Aged about 60.

Estate/Will:
 

See The will of Lawrence Southwick

See Notable Southwick Kin Page, which includes:

Sir Winston Churchill, Leader of Great Britain during World War II
Nathanael Greene, Revolutionary War General (Son of step-daughter, not a Southwick)
President Richard Nixon, US President

Descandants of Lawrence and Cassandra Southwick of Salem, Massachusetts, (Salem, Mass, 1881) Caller & Ober - On-line at genealogylibrary.com. Also in NEHGS catalog for $96. Should be in on-line stores.

Lawrence and Cassandra (Burnell) Southwick of Salem MA, Their English Antecedents, The American Genealogist, 71:193, 1996, Brandon, J.C. and Delorey, J.I.

The English Ancestry and American Posterity of Joseph Southwick 1703-1980, by Neal S. Southwick. Published by the Joseph Southwick Family Organization, printed by Ricks
College Press, Rexburg ID 83440, 1981.
 

Which Wife of John-2 Southwick is Mother to which Kids?  The Southwick Genealogy is confusing in it's presentation of John-2's three wives, particularly the timing of the marriages. Which wife is mom to which kids?

The main branches from the first generation will have surnames: Southwick, Trask, and Gaskill.

For the spouse of the next generation in our branch, see the Boyce Home Page.

 
 1   Lawrence Southwick 1600 - 1660 b: Abt. 1600 in England
..  +Cassandra Burnell 1598 - 1660 b: Abt. 1598 in Kingswinford, co Stafford, England
.... 2   John Southwick 1625 - 1672 b: March 06, 1625 in Kingswinford, co Stafford, England
........  +Sarah [Tidd] 1620 - 1668 b: Abt. 1620 in England
....  *2nd Wife of John Southwick:
........  +Hannah [Flint] 1630 - b: Abt. 1630
....  *3rd Wife of John Southwick:
........  +Sarah Burnett or Burnell 1646 - b: Abt. 1646
.... 2   Mary Southwick 1632 - b: Abt. 1632 in Kingswinford, co Stafford, England
........  +Henry Trask 1630 - 1683 b: Abt. 1630
....  *2nd Husband of Mary Southwick:
........  +William Nichols 1630 - b: Abt. 1630
.... 2   Josiah Southwick 1634 - 1693 b: 1634 in Kingswinford, co Stafford, England
........  +Mary Boyce 1637 - b: March 12, 1637 in Burford, co Oxford, England
.... 2   Provided (1) Southwick 1635 - 1640 b: 1635 in Prob Kingswinford, co Stafford, England
.... 2   Daniel Southwick 1637 - 1718 b: 1637 in Salem, Essex Co, Mass
........  +Esther Boyce 1641 - 1718 b: February 21, 1641 in Salem, Essex Co, Mass
.... 2   Provided Southwick 1641 - 1728 b: December 1641 in Salem, Essex Co, Mass
........  +Samuel Gaskill 1639 - 1725 b: August 07, 1639 in Prob Salem, Middlesex Co, Mass

 
1   Lawrence Southwick 1600 - 1660 b: Abt. 1600 in England
....  +Cassandra Burnell 1598 - 1660 b: Abt. 1598 in Kingswinford, co Stafford, England
. 2   Daniel Southwick 1637 - 1718 b: 1637 in Salem, Essex Co, Mass
.......  +Esther Boyce 1641 - 1734 b: February 21, 1641 in Salem, Essex Co, Mass
.... 3   Mercy Southwick 1676 - 1713 b: 1676 in Salem, Essex Co, Mass
..........  +John Osborn 1677 - 1744 b: August 27, 1677 in Salem, Essex Co, Mass
........ 4   Esther Osborn 1705 - b: March 27, 1705 in Salem, Essex Co, Mass
..............  +Jonathan Marsh 1699 - b: April 17, 1699 in Danvers, then Salem, Mass
........... 5   Zebediah Marsh 1734 - b: 1734 in Conn or Mass?
.................  +Mary Coats 1740 - b: Bef. 1740 in Thompson, Killingly, Windham Co, Conn

That Lucretia is a daughter of Zebediah and Mary is likely, not proven
.............. 6   Lucretia Marsh 1764 - 1851 b: October 23, 1764 in Thompson, Killingly, Windham Co, Conn
....................  +Nehemiah Fisher, Deacon 1764 - 1846 b: April 23, 1764 in Norton, Bristol Co, Mass
.................. 7   Nehemiah Willis Fisher 1805 - 1859 b: June 23, 1805 in Marlboro, Windham Co,  Vermont
........................  +Abigail Whitney Bruce 1806 - 1884 b: April 02, 1806 in Marlboro, Windham Co,  Vermont

Henry and Eleanor are the Kansas Pioneers:
..................... 8   Eleanor Serepta Fisher 1843 - 1924 b: October 30, 1843 in Marlboro, Windham Co,  Vermont
..........................  +Henry Gilbert Baldwin 1836 - 1894 b: June 14, 1836 in Dover, Vermont
....................... 9   Arthur Willis Baldwin 1876 - 1961 b: July 06, 1876 in Near Ada, Fountain Twp, Ottawa Co, Ks
..............................  +Inez Evangeline Hallock 1886 - 1976 b: October 14, 1886 in Near Milo, Lincoln Co, Kansas

Geographically, our Southwick branch was: Salem, Mass (abt 60-90 years), Conn (abt 60 years), Vermont (abt 60 years), then to Kansas, where descendants do live today, but are also sprinkled all over America. There are several thousand descendants from Generation 8 alone, the Kansas Pioneers. There are many variables in estimating the number of descendants from Lawrence and Cassandra Southwick living today; but, it should easily exceed 1 million.

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Related Links:

The Southwick Family History Page

Shelter Island History Page, mentioning Lawrence and Cassandra's last days of refuge there.

Southwick, MA Information Page

The Quaker Genealogy Page

Genealogy Pages:
 

A Southwick Genealogy Page

The Jensen Page has our Southwicks

The Burrell Page

George Aldrich Page

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