Nathan Lorance Family of Cumberland County, New Jersey

Subject: Nathan LORANCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participants #16365 and #16635
Note: Per History of Cumberland County, page 674, Nathan 'came from Long Island at the commencement of the eighteenth century and settled at Cedarville, where he became the owner of a very considerable real estate.
Birth: ca. 1690 probably Massachusetts
Death: 1745 Cedarville, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Buried: Baptist Meeting House, Cedarville, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Parents: unknown
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Marriage: ca. 1715
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Spouse: Elizabeth Vannaman
Probate: 30 Jan 1756 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Father: William Vannaman
Mother: Magdalena (--?--)
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Six Known Children
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1/F Abigail LORANCE
Note: __ ___ ____Spelled her name 'LAWRENCE' after the death of her father Nathan LORANCE. Abigail had 10 children 8 of whom left decendants.
Birth: __ ___ 1716 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Marriage: 07 Sep 1738 Daniel ELMER (b. ?, pro. 26 Jun 1761)
Son: __ ___ ____ Daniel ELMER
Son: __ ___ ____ Jonathan ELMER
Son: __ ___ ____ Timothy ELMER
Son: __ ___ ____ Ebenezer ELMER
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Abigail ELMER
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Deborah ELMER
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Victorina ELMER
Daughter: __ ___ ____ Violetta ELMER
Death: 02 Jul 1770
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2/M Jonathan LAWRENCE
Birth: 17 Nov 1723 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Marriage: 30 Nov 1745 Abigail Ogden (b. 31 Oct 1727, d. 10 Aug 1775)
Daughter: 07 Dec 1746 Hannah LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Daughter: 09 Oct 1748 Abigail LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Son: 21 Jan 1750/51 Jonathan LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Daughter: 15 Sep 1753 Abigail LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Daughter: 25 Apr 1756 Mary LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Daughter: 10 Jul 1760 Elizabeth LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Son: 16 May 1763 Norton LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Death: 19 Feb 1764 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Will: __ ___ 1765 Name originally spelled 'LORANCE'. Estate Administratrix:Abigail LAWRENCE. Value of estate: 860.18.0 (lb/shilling/pence). Buried in Swings Crossroads Cemetery.
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3/M Nathan LAWRENCE
Note: __ ___ ____ Spelled 'Lawrance' in marriage license documents.
Birth: __ ___ 1725 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Sarah (--?--)
Son: 1745-1763 Henry LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Son: 1745-1763 Daniel LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Daughter: 1745-1763 Rhoda LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Son: bef __ ___ 1752 Nathan LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Son: cir __ ___ 1754 Hosea LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Son: 11 Apr 1760 John LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Son: 07 May 1764 Zachariah LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Daughter: 1765-1773 Violette LAWRENCE; New Jersey
Marriage: 18 Aug 1769 Elizabeth Johnston; New Jersey
Death: bef 01 Jun 1773 Hopewell, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
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4/F Elizabeth LORANCE
Birth: __ ___ ____ Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Jonathan SHEPHERD
Death: __ ___ 1756
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5/F Rhoda LORANCE
Birth: 16 Sep 1732 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Nicholas JOHNSON
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6/F Violetta LORANCE
Birth: __ ___ 1735 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Marriage: __ ___ ____ Thomas HARRIS, Jr. (b. 1730, d. 06 Feb 1759)
Son: cir __ ___ 1753 Thomas HARRIS; New Jersey
Daughter: cir __ ___ 1755 Violetta HARRIS; New Jersey
Marriage #2: 06 Aug 1760 Thomas OGDEN, Sr. (b. 1720, d. 23 Dec 1785) as his second wife
Note: __ ___ ____ Lost her first husband and only two children in 16 days. Died herself 21 months later.
Death: 09 Nov 1760