Mary ASHFIELD

1752 - 1779  (27 years)

• Name	Mary ASHFIELD
  Born	13 Mar 1751/52
  Gender	Female
  Died	14 Apr 1779	New York City, New York
  	- Thursday, died during the war.
  Buried	Trinity Church Yard, NYC
  	on Thurs. remains deposited in 'Family Burial Ground' Ref royal Gazette , NY Sat, Apr 17, 1779.
  Person ID	I519	Richard Patterson NJ & ON
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2017

  
  

  Family	Sheriff & Lieut. Col. Elisha LAWRENCE, .Esq, .3           b. 22 Nov 1740, Upper Freehold, Monmouth Co., New Jersey           d. 17 Nov 1811, Cardingan, Wales  (Age 70 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1775	Shrewsbury, Monmouth Co., New Jersey
  	Monday, by Rev. Mr. Cooke
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2008
  Family ID	F416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mary is the daughter of Elizabeth Redford & Lewis Morris Ashfield. . Mary was the daughter of Lewis Morris Ashfield, Esq., a member of the Council & a relative of Lewis Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. . On Monday last were married at Shrewsbury, by the Rev. Mr. Cooke, Elisha Lawrence, Esq., Sheriff of the County of Monmouth & Miss Mary Ashfield, eldest daughter of the late Hon. Lewis Morris Ashfield, Esq., an exceeding [sic] & an exceeding & accomplished young Lady. Ref: New-York Gazette, No. 1221, March 6, 1775. . "1779 Apr 14, Wednesday morning died in her 27th year, Mrs. Mary Lawrence, the amiable consort of Lieut. Col. Elisha Lawrence, of Brigadier General Skinner's Brigade & daughter to the Hon. Lewis Ashfield, Esq., of Monmouth County, in New Jersey, deceased & on Thursday, her remains were deposited in the Family Burying Ground, in Trinity Church Yard." Ref: The Royal Gazette, New York, Saturday, April 17, 1779; New-York Gazette & Weekly Mercury, NYC, April 19, 1779. - - - [1, 2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] . [S29] John E Stillwell, M.D. 1903. .