Samuel was in turn descended from John Lawrence of Wissett in Suffolk, England, who was one of the first settlers of Groton.
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To Williams College, he gave nearly $40,000; to Groton Academy, which later changed its name to Lawrence Academy to honor both Amos and his brother, William Lawrence, he gave over $20,000; to Wabash College, Kenyon College, and the theological seminary at Bangor, Maine, he also gave sizable sums.
Lawrence was the grandson of the notable abolitionist Amos Adams Lawrence and a member of the influential Boston Family, founded by his great-great-grandfather and American revolutionary Samuel Lawrence; his great-grandfather was the noted philanthropist Amos Lawrence.
They included Nathan Appleton, Patrick Tracy Jackson, Abbott Lawrence, and Amos Lawrence, often related directly or through marriage, they were based in Boston, Massachusetts.
D. H. Lawrence | Tori Amos | Lawrence Ferlinghetti | Lawrence, Kansas | Lawrence | Martin Lawrence | Saint Lawrence River | Daniel Amos | Lawrence, Massachusetts | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | Lawrence Ritter | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | T. E. Lawrence | Steve Lawrence | Lawrence Summers | Sarah Lawrence College | Lawrence Welk | Lawrence Taylor | Gertrude Lawrence | Lawrence v. Texas | John Amos | The Lawrence Welk Show | Lawrence Weiner | Lawrence Kasdan | Jacob Lawrence | Amos Oz | Tracy Lawrence | Thomas Lawrence | Lawrence University | Lawrence Hayward |
Luther's brothers, William, Abbott, and Amos, all became influential figures in United States history.