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- 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.
Research & transcriptions by PJ Ahlberg. Thank you. - - - [1, 2, 3]
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1678 - 1747 (69 years)