The Lawrence family all came out and settled in Beloit; another brother, Clark, purchased land on Turtle Creek.

The evidence

• “GEORGE W. liAH RENCE, retired clergyman ; son of William Lawrence ; came to Rock Co. and purchased claims near Beloit in fall of 1836. The family all came out in 1838, and settled in Beloit. Another brother, Clark, purchased land on Turtle Creek.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/17-bios-janesville.md, PDF p. 706 / book p. 710

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources