Background
He was the eighth son of John Lawrence (1695–1765) and Patience (Sacket) Lawrence.
He was the eighth son of John Lawrence (1695–1765) and Patience (Sacket) Lawrence.
Congressman James Lent and Recorder Richard Riker were his great-nephews.
Jonathan Lawrence was a member of the 1st, 3rd and 4th New York Provincial Congresses, of the New York State Senate (Southern Doctorate) from 1777 to 1783, and of the Council of Appointment in 1778-1779 and 1782-1783.