Turns out, John had a French great grandpa, which means that John had French heritage from his father's side.
John's great-grandfather, André Laurens, left France and moved first to England, then New York. It was here where John's grandpa, Jean Samuel Laurens, was born. The Laurenses eventually moved to Charleston in 1715.
Here Jean Samuels chose to Anglicanize his name and he became known as John. Jean (John) Samuel Laurens is John's namesake.
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John Laurens FanClub
Non-FictionBecause John Laurens deserves all the love in the world! (Even if he died like 236 years ago). So this is exactly what the tittle said! Yes, a fanclub for John Laurens. (Historical John Laurens, that is. So if you're expecting posts about the thousa...
