Family/Spouse: Mary Martha TREMAIN. Mary was born on 17 Aug 1796 in Halifax, Nova Scotia; died on 18 Sep 1825 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth USTICK. Elizabeth was born in 1759; died in in New York City, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lawrence is the son of son of John Hartshorne & Lucy Saltar. John & Lucy were half second cousins, both being descents of Capt. William Lawrence, The First.

Lawrence Hartshorne obtain grants to several thousand acres of land in Nova Scotia - New Brunswick, Canada. Hartshorne decided to establish himself in Halifax as a hardware dealer, in partnership with Thomas Boggs*, also a refugee from New Jersey.
m. first 20 Jan. 1780 Elizabeth Ustick in New York City;
m. secondly 2 Sept. 1802 Abigail Tremain in Halifax.
Ref: Lawrence Hartshorne, by D A Sutherl &, 1987.
Note1: The Boggs family was also related to the Lawrence family Lawrence Hartshorne.

Biography Lawrence Hartshorne:
Born into a leading Quaker family in the Sandy Hook area of NJ, Lawrence Hartshorne had a career which developed as a by-product of the American revolution. Immunized from revolutionary sympathies because of his religion, as well as by the proximity of British military forces, young Lawrence moved in 1777 to nearby New York City, where he entered trade. Three years later he advanced his career & also compromised his political neutrality by becoming the son-in-law of William Ustick, a hardware merchant who had earlier antagonized the New York Sons of Liberty by violating the colonial boycott of British manufactures. Family & business links with the loyalist & British military establishment, forged during the war, prompted Hartshorne to join the loyalist exodus from New York in 1783.

Having successfully drawn upon his association with such notables as [Governor] Sir Guy Carleton to obtain grants to several thousand acres of land in Nova Scotia, Hartshorne decided to establish himself in Halifax as a hardware dealer, in partnership with Thomas Boggs, also a refugee from New Jersey. During the 1780s, Hartshorne became active in the cause of agricultural improvement, both as treasurer of a pioneering agricultural society in 1789 & as proprietor of a model farm located on the outskirts of Dartmouth. Popular among his peers, Hartshorne made his initial entry into public affairs in 1791, when he acted as chief assistant to John Clarkson in the project designed to transport Nova Scotian black loyalists to Sierra Leone. Hartshorne appears to have been motivated by a Quaker-inspired concern for blacks & by a belief that their advancement could best be achieved with a return to Africa.

Hartshorne's rise to prominence was accomplished during the tenure of John Wentworth, lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia between 1792 & 1808. A fellow loyalist, Wentworth made Hartshorne one of the favoured recipients of official patronage, bestowing on him such offices as seats on the magisterial bench, the local street commission, & the poor house commission. Having the ear of the lieutenant governor probably helped Hartshorne win election in the House of Assembly for Halifax County in 1793. Then in 1801, after having been defeated in the controversial general election of 1799 by "reformers" under the leadership of William Cottnam Tonge, Hartshorne was named to the Council. The appointment confirmed that he had become a member of the inner circle of the oligarchy. Indeed, an anonymous critic of the Wentworth régime, denouncing Hartshorne as a "cedevant quaker ironmonger," claimed that he exercised an influence second only to that of Michael Wallace.

Wentworth's patronage was not confined to the allocation of office. In response to prompting from the lieutenant governor, Hartshorne formed a partnership with yet another loyalist, Jonathan Tremain, & around 1792 or so built a combined grist-mill & bakehouse on the Dartmouth side of Halifax Harbour (the site being chosen because of the availability of water power). This enterprise, which represented an investment of between £6,000 & £7,000, long ranked as the largest manufactory in Nova Scotia. Its success was largely dependent on the securing of military contracts for flour, & here the partners received decisive assistance from Wentworth. In addition, Wentworth encouraged Hartshorne to become involved with projects designed to establish a bank in Halifax & build a canal linking the town with the Bay of Fundy. Following the outbreak of war with France in 1793, Wentworth, thanks to his contacts in the Home Department, helped the firm of Boggs & Hartshorne secure military contracts & also named them as provisioning agents for Nova Scotia's Indian population. In yet a further gesture, he gave Hartshorne & the partnership of William Forsyth & William Smith an exclusive lease to mine coal deposits in mainland Nova Scotia. Apart from the flour-mill & the military contracts, these ventures proved abortive, but their existence underscored Hartshorne's membership in Wentworth's entourage. As a reciprocal gesture, Hartshorne loaned money to the frequently hard pressed Wentworth family.

The one major controversy in Hartshorne's public career came in 1804, when he resigned from the Council to protest the appointment to that body of John Butler Butler, a commissariat official & military contractor. Butler's supposed offense had been to claim precedence over Hartshorne in the Council, but it is more likely that Hartshorne could not tolerate the presence of someone who had earlier outmaneuvered him in bidding for lucrative military flour contracts. Wentworth attempted to restore Hartshorne to the Council in 1807 but the appointment was never ratified by London. The episode, however, did little damage to Hartshorne's prospects. Even after Wentworth's fall in 1808, he continued to receive official perquisites; for example, in 1812 he was named to the commission in charge of issuing provincial paper money.

Through the first decade of the 19th century, Hartshorne remained active as a hardware merchant & flour miller. It is hard to assess the relative value of his business activities because of a lack of evidence. But he did not monopolize either the local or the provincial flour trade, competition from American imports remaining a constant problem for the milling operation. He also became a founder of the association that developed into the Halifax Fire Insurance Company. Despite losses through escheat, Hartshorne continued to hold over 17,000 acres in what is now Guysborough County, which he made at least some attempt to settle. As well, he retained an interest in agricultural improvement & emerged after the War of 1812 as a supporter of John Young.

Some time after 1800, Hartshorne moved from Halifax to Dartmouth to take up residence in a large 3 storey wooden mansion known as Poplar Hill. There, with his 2nd wife, daughter of Jonathan Tremain, his business partner, he presided over a family of 3 sons & 6 daughters from both marriages, along with a younger cousin, Robert Hartshorne, who had come from Virginia to work in the family business. Securing the prospects of the next generation became the major theme of the last phase of Hartshorne's career. One step in this direction consisted of having the children baptized (some as adults) in the Church of England. As well, the family acquired a pew at St Paul's, the Anglican church in Halifax. A series of marriages ensued, with three of the children emulating their father's example by marrying into the Tremain family. Of the 3 sons, John died early, Lawrence succeeded his father as partner of Thomas Boggs*, & Hugh trained as a lawyer. The Hartshorne family remained prominent in the business, political, & social life of the Nova Scotian capital into the middle years of the 19th century, acquiring special notoriety for the lavish entertaining conducted at their Dartmouth estate. In this way, Lawrence Hartshorne contributed to the often exaggerated claim that the loyalists left a lasting imprint on the character of British North America.
Ref: D. A. Sutherland, Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online.
Note2: Thomas Boggs is related to the Lawrences by marriage.

. 1786 Jun 3 - A Gibbons & Jos More arrived Halifax, met with Jno Panock, member of Society of Friends, within with Lawrence hartshorn & Sam. Starbuck's's home.
Ref: Cdn Quaker History, Itinerary of the Journey of A Gibbons & Jos. Moore.

. 1792 Lawrence Hartshorne & partner Jonathan Tremaine, established a New Mill & Bake House at Dartmouth Cove. Quaker technology was in advance of other mils & their flour could last without spoiling during export. Flour was shipped within NS to Newfoundland & Bermuda & the West indies. The Bake House provided hardtack for the whaling vessels & Army Garrison & Nancy Ships.
Ref: A Quarker Odyssey, Maida B Follini.

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Birth:
on Sandy Hook.

Died:
(Halifax).

Lawrence married Abigail TREMAINE on 2 Sep 1802 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Abigail was born on 2 Jan 1778 in New York City, New York; died on 7 Mar 1837 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Abigail is the daughter of Abigail Stout & Jonathan Tremaine.

Died:
Dartmouth, NS.

Notes:

Married:
Ref. New York Times Newspaper.

Notes:

John is the son of Elizabeth Lawrence & Wm. Hartshorne.

. Shrewsbury Quakers, John Hartshorne & Richard Lawrence, freed their 21 years males slaves. See Shrewsbury Scrapbook 5, 7. {verify 1775)
Ref: Slavery & freedom in the rural North, by Graham Russell Hodghes.

John lived at Black Point at the mouth of the Shrewsbury River, where he kept a tavern & ran the first Summer Resort on the Atlantic Seaboard. It was a favorite retreat for Philadelphia's "Fashionable".
Ref: This Old Monmouth of Ours - Honor.

. 1748 - Hartshorne, John, son of William Hartshorne, inherited land on Claypit Creek, conveyee of land at Passage Point, 1753.

. 1810 Jun 21, WILL of John Hartshorne, of Shrewsbury, Monmouth co., NJ
all estate, including plantation house & lot at Black Point to be sold.
Son Lawrence $750. Son John $750, Niece, Elizabeth Robinson $300.
Residue divided between 3 children: Lawrence, Hannah & John.
Executors: Sons John, Cousin Wm. Hartshorne, son of Robert.
Witnesses: Abraham Wooley, Archibald Heviland, Thomas Riddle.

. 1813 Aug 3 - Inventory $1,081,14. made by Thos. Borden, Job Throckmort.
Note: Inventory of the estate is about $700 less than bequests. - PJA
Proved Sept 8, 1813. - - -

Birth:
Resided Shrewsbury, NJ

Died:
Alt DOB 15 Feb 18183, WILL 21.6.80 & WILL Proved 8 Sep 1813.

John married Lucy SALTAR on 2 Jul 1752 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. Lucy (daughter of Richard SALTAR, Jr. and Hannah LAWRENCE, .ii) was born in 1728 in Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lucy is the daughter of Hannah Lawrence & Richard Salter Jr. She is, therefore, the half second cousin of her husband John Hartshorne.

Lucy & Richard's children are:
1. John Hartshorne Jr. b. c 1749, m.1) 1799 Elizabeth Field b. 1755,

m2) 1803 Hannah Hopkins b. c. 1770 Elizabethtown, NJ, (4 ch. b. 1804-1811: Lucy, Hannah, Samuel, Lawrence);
2. Lawrence Hartshorne b. c. 1750, m.1) before 1780 E. Ustick b. c. 1755,
m.2) Abigail Tremaine b. c. 1756

3. Hannah Hartshorne b. c. 1751, m. MAR 1782 Thomas Eddy b.c. 1745, Philadelphia, PA. - - -

Notes:

Two Lawrence siblings married two Hartshorne siblings:
Elizabeth Lawrence married William Hartshorne Sr. as his third wife. &
William Lawrence married Mercy Hartshorne.

. Elizabeth Lawrence was his third wife, his previous ones having been Catharine Bowne & Helena Willett.

. Resided Portland, Highland, NJ. William was the son of Richard Hartshorne, b. 26 Oct 1641, Hathearn, Leicester, England, & Margaret Carre, 1648 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island. He had 12 children with his 3 wives: Catherine Bowne, Helena Willet & Elizabeth Lawrence.

Son: Robert Hartshorne 1721-1801 X Sarah Saltar, 9 children, 4 survived: Wm., Eliz., Richard & Sarah Hartshorne.

. 1712 May the 21st. Then William Hartshorne gave in his Earmark to be Recorded as followeth, viz, the form of a swallow Tayl upon the Near Ear, & 2 slits down the Off Ear, & his Brand Mark for his Horses is the letters HP on the Near Buttock Entered per me, Willm. Lawrence Junr , Town Clerk.

. Wm. Hartshorne's WILL is dated 25 NOV 1745 Middletown, Monmouth Co, NJ.
X-Ref: Collection # 11, Hartshorne Family Papers, 1771 - 1954. Wills of Mary Lawrence & John Lawrence.

. SURVEY [East Jersey]. For William Hartshorne "by virtue of a Deed from Richard Stout" from Cooper's propriety "sold to the said Stout & Obadiah Boune, Garret Wall & divers others" by indenture dated 5 Feb. 1706. Deed dated: 1 Oct. 1716
LOCATION: "All that Seige Island…on the River on the North Side of the Channel between the Mouth of Claypitt Creek … North River … bound on all sides by the River" [Monmouth County] 15 Nov 1722.

. Wm. Hartshorne, Issue by third wife, Elizabeth Lawrence
1. Margaret Hartshorne, born 3, 9 mo., 1704; died in 1745.
2. Richard Hartshorne, born 28, 3 mo., 1708; died at sea.
3. William Hartshorne, born 31, 8 mo., 1709; died 22, 12 mo., 1746.
4. Hugh Hartshorne, born 9 mo., 17, 1719; died 4 mo., 1777.
5. Robert Hartshorne, born 2 mo., 2, 1721.
6. Catharine Hartshorne, born 2 mo., 16, 1723; died young.
7. John Hartshorne, born 8 mo., 6, 1725; died 2 mo., 15, 1813.
8. Esek Hartshorne, born 12 mo., 9, 1728, elsewhere 7 mo., 6, 1727; died 14, 2 mo., 1795.
9. Rachel Hartshorne, born 4 mo., 13, 1730; died 9 mo., 24, 1816.
10. Catharine Hartshorne , born 7 mo., 6, 1732.

. Issue by second wife Helena Willet:
Mary Hartshorne, born 3 mo., 27, 1714, (Apr. 27, 1714): died, Feb. 19, 1782, ages 69 years, 9 months & 18 days.
Thomas Hartshorne, born 2 mo., 28, 1715, (Apr. 28, 1715); died, 20, 9 mo., 1795, aged 80 years, 4 months & 11 days
NY & NJ Historical Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 3.

. Hartshorne Family Cemetery monument:
Here lies intere'd the body of William Hartshorne who departed this life February the 29th day Anno domin 1747. Aged 69 years.
The red Monument is in excellent conditions & remarkably legible printing as of 2010.

. Son of Richard Hartshorne, 1st, was born 22nd of instant, mo., 1678-9; died, Feb. 29, 1747-8, aged 68 years, 11 months & 22 days; married, first Catharine, daughter of John Bowne. He married, second, Helena Willet, of Flushing, L. I., 1713, who was born Dec. 22, 1680, & died May 1, 1715.

He married.3, Elizabeth, daughter of William & Ruth (Gibbons) Lawrence, born Dec. 3, 1690, & died August 1750, elsewhere Apr. in 1751.
Sec Lawrence Family. Her remains lie adjacent to those of her husband, William Hartshorne, in the Hartshorne Burying ground, Middletown, N. J. In 1888, her Monument had fallen, face upwards, & was cracked badly, while her husband's remained still erect.

. 1723 - William Hartshorne, Esq., mortgaged land, in Middletown, to the Loan Commissioners.

. 1725 & 1730 - William Hartshorne was a Justice, & socially & politically prominent in Monmouth County.

. 1745 Nov. 25. WILL of William Hartshorne, of Middletown; proved March 10, 1747, mentioned:
Wife, Elizabeth, who received all she brought with her, the use of "my shas," a sliver cup, etc.
"my Lelt? & Staff that v. - as my Father's 1 give to my son William."
"The Silver tankard that was my second wife I give to my son Thomas."
Daughter, Mary, received six silver spoons.
Daughter, Rachel; His three youngest children, John, Esek, Rachel. Son, Hugh?
Son, Robert, Son, John, Daughter, Margaret.
Executors: wife, Elizabeth, with sons, William, Thomas., Hugh & Robert.

. 1746 Aug. 25. Codicil to WILL of William Hartshorne, mentioned:
Son, William, deceased, & his children, Katharine Hartshorne & Richard Hartshorne.
The testator signed both documents: William Hartshorne. The inventory of his personal Estate amounted to £386-17-134. Issue by first wife.
Will proved 1747 Mar 10.

. 1748, his executors advertised for sale:
The High Lands of Navesinks & Sandy-Hook lying in Middletown, East Jersey, consisting of 2800 acres," including "a good Dwelling-house, 40 feet long & 30 Feet broad, with Sash Windows, 2 good Stone Cellars under it, with 3 Kitchens adjoining, pleasantly situated on Navesinks River."
Ref: N.J. Archives, XII:325, 467, 481, 523.

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Birth:
or 1679.

Died:
Aged 68y 11m 22y; Will proved 10 Mar 1748.

Buried:
Middletown, NJ.

William married Elizabeth LAWRENCE, .ii on 18 Jul 1717 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Elizabeth (daughter of Major William L LAWRENCE, .2 Jr. and Ruth GIBBONS) was born on 3 Dec 1690 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died on 18 Apr 1750 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; was buried in Hartshorne Burying Ground. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Town Book of Monmouth, William Lawrence, Clerk:
. Elizabeth Lawrence, The daughter of William and Ruth Lawrence was born 3rd day of December, 1690.

Two Lawrence siblings married two Hartshorne siblings:
Elizabeth Lawrence married William Hartshorne Sr. and
William Lawrence married Mercy Hartshorne.

. WILLIAM HARTSHORNE, son of Richard Hartshorne,1, was born 22nd of 1st mo., 1678-9; died, Feb. 29, 1747-8, aged 68 years, 11 months & 22 days;
married, first Catharine, daughter of John Bowne. He married, second, Helena Willet,* of Flushing, L. I., May 1, 1713, who was born Dec. 22, 1680, and died May 1, 1715.
He married.3, Elizabeth, daughter of William and Ruth (Gibbons) Lawrence, born Dec. 3, 1690, & died August 1750, elsewhere Apr. 18, 1751.
Her remains lie adjacent to those of her husband, William Hartshorne, in the Hartshorne Burying ground, Middletown, N. J. In 1888, her Monument had fallen, face upwards, and was cracked badly, while her husband's remained still erect.

. 1787 Apr. 9, William Lawrence affirmed that, Elizabeth M. Hartshorne & Hannah Herbert were daughters of William Lawrence, his grandfather, & that Hugh Hartshorne was the eldest son of Elizabeth Hartshorne, & Obadiah Herbert was the eldest son of Hannah Herbert, by her husband Obediah Herbert.

. 1741, Feb. 20. WILL of William Lawrence of Middletown, Monmouth Co. Being in the eighty-fourth year of my age. Daughter, Elizabeth Hartsthorne, half of Propriety Right and land near Medcunk, & large Concordance.

. William Hartshorne died Feb. 29, 1747, aged 69 years.
Here lies interred the body of Elizabeth, wife of William Hartshorne, who departed this life the 18th day of November, AD 1650. Aged 60y 4m 15d. The Monument has fallen with inscription upwards and is cracked.
Ref: Historical Miscellany, Vol 2, John Stillwell.

. 1888, Elizabeth's Monument had fallen, face upwards, & was cracked badly, while her husband's remained still erect. - - -

Birth:


Died:
Aged 60y 4m 15 days.

Buried:
Middletown, NJ

Notes:

1746 He should give orders for the firing the beacon lights on the Navesink Highlands, to give warning of the approach of French cruisers, pirates.
- 1745 Gov. Lewis Morris recommend R. Saltar for a seat in Council.
- 1753 Judge Charles Read recommended him for Chief-Justice.

1748 Nov 28 At the Court at St. James, Present, The King, most Excellent Majesty in Council Upon reading this day at the Board a representation from the Lords commissioners for Trade and Plantations, dated 15th Ins. That John Hamilton, Esq., council in the colony of NJ is dead, & that Richard Salter Esqr. hath been recommended to them in that Station, & therefore proposing that he may be appointed of His Majestys Council in that Colony. ...cause the usual warrant to be prepared for His Majestys royal signature.

1754 Supreme Court Richard Salter, Jr. " a man of good understand & fortune, a firm friend to the government...act in the that station with honor to himself & justice to the public."
Richard Salter Jr. married Hannah Lawrence, the daughter of Elisha Lawrence; & sister of Elizabeth Lawrence, his brother John's wife. Richard Jr built a large house on the Navesink River at Black Point...also Trenton, Nottingham (Hamilton Sq.) in Burlington Co.

1751 Dec 7 - Letter to Robt Hunter Morris Esq. from James Alexander Esq. Re. Minutes of Assembly, P 44.
Line between East & West Jersey... Mr. Salter though he lived in East NJ when appt. to Council, Yet it was well known at the signing that Petition & for many Months before it, that he had bought Cadwallader's Moyety, of Lambert's plantation on Delaware about 2 miles from Trenton & had with his family resided upon that plantation & has offered his former Plantation for sale, so that Mr. Salter is a 4th Councillor residing in West NJ.

1762, Jan. 11. WILL of Saltar, Richard, of Burlington Co.; Wife to have £100, & all the goods that were hers before my marriage with her. I have given to my
three sons, Joseph, John & Lawrence, the plantation on which I live; & they are to do justice to
their sister, Elizabeth Saltar,
& my grandson, Richard Saltar, son of my son Elisha Saltar, in manner & proportion as my brother-in-law, Elisha Lawrence,
& my nephew, Thomas Salter, shall order.
Executors; sons, Joseph, John & Lawrence. Witnesses; Isaac Quigley, Thomas Quigley, Jemmia Quigley.
Proved Nov. 17, 1762.
1762, Nov. 1. Inventory, £1,268.1.10, made by Thomas Watson & John Abbott.
1768, Sept. 3. Account by both Executors. Lands sold in Sussex by vendue, for £21.6.0. Lib. 12, p. 115; Lib. 12, p. 22. - - -

Birth:


Died:
-at Black Pte. Navesking R.

Richard married Hannah LAWRENCE, .ii on 23 Jun 1721. Hannah (daughter of Elisha LAWRENCE, Sr. 1st. and Lucia LUCY STOUT) was born on 10 Dec 1697 in Middletown, Monmouth Co., New Jersey; died in 1757 in Philadelphia, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hannah is the daughter of Elisha Lawrence & Lucy Stout, sister to Elizabeth who married his brother John Salter.

Children of Hannah Lawrence Richard Salter, Jr. are:

1. Richard Salter III, b. ca. 1722, d. ca. 1745.
2. Catherine Salter, b. ca. 1723, died in infancy.
3. Sarah Salter, b. ca. 1725, m. DEC 1743 Robert Hartshorne b. 02 FEB 1721.
4. Susan Salter, b. ca. 1726, m. before 1746 Henry Scott Sr. b.ca. 1721.

5. Elisha Salter, b. ca. 1727, d. ca. 1756.
6. Lucy Salter, b. ca. 1728, m. 02 JUL 1752 Middletown,Monmouth Co., NJ John Hartshorne Sr., b. 06 AUG 1725 Middletown, d. 15 FEB 1813.
7. Joseph Salter, b. ca. 1732 Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., NJ, d. 1820, m.1) ca. 1753 Sarah "Sally" Holmes b. 19 SEP 1734, d.1757.
8. John Salter b. 17 NOV 1733, m. before 1760 Epenetus Elizabeth Gordon b. ca. 1741.

9. Lawrence Salter, b. ca. 1734, m1) Mary Tremaine b. ca.1737, m.2) Dorothy Dolly Gordon b. ca. 1738.
10. Elizabeth Salter, b. 19 OCT 1739, d. 19 FEB 1825, m.1) Thomas Ustick b. ca. 1734, d. before 1764; m.2) 22 NOV 1764 Ezek Hartshorne b. 09 DEC 1728, Middletown, Monmouth Co., NJ, d. 14 FEB 1795.
11. James Salter, b. 01 JAN 1754, d. 05 FEB 1829, m. before 1787 Agnes Housel b. 01 JUN 1763, d. 28 OCT 1831.

- Richard Salter, third son of Richard & Sarah (Browne) Salter, born in 1699, died about 1763. He married, June 23, 17 21, Hannah, daughter of Elisha & Lucy (Stout) Lawrence, born 1696.
Their children were: Richard, Joseph, John, Lawrence, Elisha, Elizabeth, Sarah, Lucy, Catherine died in infancy; Susan James. - - -

Died:
/Resided on Walnut St.