He subsequently returned to England and was made Lord President of the Privy Council and Member of Parliament for Hertfordshire-- and was buried in St. Margaret's church, Hertford John Lawrence his youngest son, of Great St. Albans in Hertfordshire, died circ. 1626 leaving by his wife Joan, who was born 1593, three sons, -- John, William and Thomas Lawrence -- who emigrated from Great St. Albans, in Hertfordshire, to America, during the political troubles that led to the dethronement and death of Charles I. The youngest of the three sons, Thomas Lawrence, was one of the patentees of Newtown, L. I., and proprietor of Hell-gate neck; and died at Newton, July, 1703, leaving by his wife Mary, four sons, Thomas, joint patentee with his father and ancestor of the New Jersey branch ; Isaac, born in 1666-7, who emigrated as we have seen, to Eastchester in 1689 and died circ. 1736. John who removed to Cortlandt Manor in 1730, and Jacob Lawrence of Westchester.

The Pinckney estate in this town originally embraced the properties of Darius Lyon, Esq., late sheriff of the county, and others adjoining. The Pinckney residence, which stood a little to the south-west of Mr. Lyons was quite a stately affair ; and appears to have been a favorite resort for officers of the Royal army, when stationed in its vicinity during the Revolutionary War. In front of this mansion the young and handsome Henry Pinckney was shot before the eyes of his family, (by a party of Continental soldiers) whilst endeavoring to effect his escape on horseback, April 2, 1786.