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Birth: Apr. 10, 1802
Hope
Warren County
New Jersey, USA
Death: Jun. 1, 1874
Hope
Warren County
New Jersey, USA

Mary Ann Lowrance was born 1802 in Hope, Warren County, NJ, the 4th of 11 known surviving children (6 boys/5 girls) born to Daniel Lowrance/Lawrence (1773-1837) and his wife, Sibelar Doty (1779-1845). The family surname originated in this country as Lorentz, but by her father's generation many in the family had anglicized the name to LAWRENCE, and she is found in public records as both LOWRANCE and LAWRENCE.

She was the paternal grandchild of Sylvanus/Silvanus Lawrence (ca. 1736-1831) and Jemima Dickerson (1747-1832) of Flanders, Morris Co, NJ; and gr-grandchild of Daniel Lorentz/Lawrence (ca. 1713-1796) and Elizabeth Drake (1716-1754) of Peapack, Somerset Co, NJ. She is a direct descendant of this family's patriarch, Johannes Lorentz (1866-1745) of LaRochelle, France who lived in the Alsace Lorrane District of France/Germany and immigrated to this country with his wife, Anna Margaretha Heiliger,as part of the great Palantine migration from Europe. Three of Johannes Lorentz's sons removed to North Carolina where they were patriarch's of the Lawrence family that settled in Rowan County. On her mother's side, Mary Ann, was the maternal grandchild of Henry Clark Doty (ca. 1754-1798) and Mary Lorain Loree of Medham, Morris Co, NJ.

Mary Ann was 21 years old when she married 20-year old Israel Swayze (b. 2/21/1803), son of Caleb Swayze & Elsie Kinney; a descendant of the Judge Samuel Swayze of Southold, Suffolk Co, Long Island who removed to Roxbury, Morris County in 1727. This line of Swayze's are descendants of John Swezey (1610-1706) of Dorsetshire, England who removed to Long Island about 1658, having originally settled in Salem, MA.

Mary Ann & Israel lived in Hope, Warren County, where they would become parents to 8 known surviving children:

* Jacob Lawrence Swayze (1824-1881)
* Caleb Swayze (1825-1825)
* Lydia "Lily" Swayze (1828-1871)
* Alpheus Swayze (1829-1892)
* Mary Ann Swayze (1831-1833)
* James Henry Swayze (1837-1840)
* Camilla A. Swayze (1840-1918)
* Mineria "Minnie" C. Swayze (1842-1905)

Her husband, Israel Swayze, was a well-to-do farmer, and prominent in the social, political and religious life surround the community of Hope. He served as Justice of the Peace (1837-1838).

Mary Ann Lowrance Swayze died in 1874 at age 72. Her husband of 51 years survived her 14 years, passing in 1888 at age 85.

The gravesites of Mary Ann's parents are unknown, and this researcher welcomes any information. Some of her siblings are buried nearby:

* Eliza Ann Lawrence (1799-1849), wife of Samuel Pitney Dalrymple.
* Jemima Doty Lawrence (1802-1832).
* Julia Ann Lawrence (1808-1851), wife of William Youngs Trimmer.
* Samuel Tyler Lawrence (1812-1887).

Family/Spouse: Isreal SWAYZE. Isreal (son of Caleb SWAYZE and Elsie KINNEY) was born on 21 Feb 1803 in Hope, Warren, New Jersey; died on 28 Jul 1888 in Trenton City, Mercer, New Jersey; was buried in Swayze Cemetery, Hope, Warren, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jacob Laurence SWAYZE was born on 3 Mar 1824 in Hope, Warren, New Jersey; died on 8 Jun 1881; was buried in Newton Cemetery, Newton, Sussex, New Jersey.
2. Lydia D. SWAYZE was born on 24 Dec 1828 in Hope, Warren, New Jersey; died on 7 Nov 1871 in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey.
3. Alpheus SWAYZE was born on 22 Oct 1829 in Hope, Warren, New Jersey; died on 16 Nov 1892; was buried in Swayze Cemetery, Hope, Warren, New Jersey.
4. Camilla S. SWAYZE was born in Apr 1840 in Warren County, New Jersey; died on 22 May 1918; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Trenton, Mercer. New Jersey.