Nathan Lorance Family of Cumberland County, New Jersey

Subject: Nathan LORANCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participants #16365,#16635,#26885, and #33627

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

Will: 23 Nov 1744 Cohansey, Salem Co. (Cumberland County after 19 Jan 1748), New Jersey Yeoman. Wife, Elizabeth, one-third of moveable estate, at her marriage or decease shall be equally divided between my three youngest daughters, Elizabeth, Rhoda, and Violetta, Daughter, Abigail Elmore[sic] "that tract called Flying Point (except one acre where the Baptist meeting house stands-where the Baptist members that live on the south side of Cohansey Creek shall think fit to take it"), together with 100 acres between Edmund Shaw's and Samuel Chard's joining Barns line to be hers and her heirs forever by her present husband Daniel Elmore[sic], if any shall survive; for want of such heirs after the said decease of Daniel Elmore and Abigail his wife, then to any other lawful heirs of her body, who shall pay £10 to each of my three youngest daughters at their marriage or at the age of 21 years. Sons - Jonathan and Nathan, all my lands and all my shares and rights of "Proprietye". Daughters- Elizabeth Shepherd, 1/2 the marsh(50 acres) in Sears Neck and £30; Rhoda, 200 acres at White Marsh, 100 acres of marsh below John Peterson's on the west side of Morris River, and £50 when she will be 20 or married; Violetta, 200 acres at White Marsh, 1/2 the marsh on east side of Dividing Creek, also £50 at 20 or marriage.
Executors - Jonathan and Nathan Lorance
Witnesses - William Dallis, Joseph Reeves, Isaac Preston, Nathaniel Diament

Probate: 24 Apr 1745 Salem (now Cumberland Co.), New Jersey
20 Dec 1744. Inventory ( £534.0.10) includes silver tankard and spoons ( £20.18.9), 77 neat cattle ( £146.1), negro woman ( £36), horses ( £31), a still and 36 gals. of spirits ( £22). Appraisers - Joseph Reeves, Jonadad Shepherd

Buried: Baptist Meeting House, Cedarville, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Parents: unknown
Note: Y-DNA descendants of John LAWRENCE (1609-1667) of Watertown, Massachusetts
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Marriage: ca. 1715
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Spouse: Elizabeth VANEMAN
Father: William VANEMAN ( b. ? d. 1748)
Mother: Magdalen (--?--)
Husband #2: William DARE
Probate: 30 Jan 1756 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
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Six Known Children
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1/F Abigail LORANCE
Note: Abigail spelled her name 'LAWRENCE' after the death of her father Nathan LORANCE.
       She had 10 children 8 of whom left decendants.
Birth: __ ___ 1716 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Marriage: 07 Sep 1738 Daniel ELMER (b. 25 Oct 1715, 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 *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participant #16635
Birth: 17 Nov 1723 Salem now Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Witness: 19 Nov 1759 Will of David OGDEN; Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey (Trenton Book 10, p. 70)
Will: __ ___ 1765 Estate Administratrix: Abigail Lawrence. Value of estate: 860.18.0 (lb/shilling/pence)
Death: 19 Feb 1764 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Burial: Swing Cemetery, Fairfield, New Jersey

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Marriage:30 Nov 1745 probably New Jersey
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Spouse: Abigail OGDEN
Birth: 31 Oct 1727 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Witness: 19 Nov 1759 Will of David OGDEN; Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey (Trenton Book 10, p. 70)
Marriage #2: 3 Sep 1765 Theophilus ELMER; New Jersey
Death: 10 Aug 1775 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
Note: Buried with her husband Jonathan Lawrence
Father: David OGDEN (b. 1707, pro. 18 Dec 1760)
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Seven Known Children
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• 1/F Hannah LAWRENCE
  Birth: 7 Dec 1746 New Jersey
  Marriage: 30 May 1765 David PIERSON, s/o Henry PIERSON and Hannah BOWER
  Death: 26 Jul 1822
  
  
• 2/F Abigail LAWRENCE
  Birth: 9 Oct 1748 New Jersey
  Death: 15 Jun 1752 New Jersey
  
  
• 3/M Jonathan LAWRENCE
  Birth: 21 Jan 1750/51 New Jersey
  Marriage: __ ___ ____ Mary SHAW (b. 26 Dec 1759, d. 25 Mar 1796)
  Son: __ ___ ____ Daniel LAWRENCE; New Jersey
  Daughter: __ ___ ____ Mary (Polly) LAWRENCE; New Jersey
  Son: __ ___ 1781 Jonathan LAWRENCE; New Jersey
  Daughter: __ Jun 1788 Hannah LAWRENCE; New Jersey
  Death: 13 Nov 1788 Deerfield, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
  Note: Estate Adm'x: Mary Lawrence Fellowbondsmen: Norton Lawrence & James Burch, Inventory: 1,327.16.6 (lb/shilling/pence)
  Veteran of the American Revolution.
  Burial: Old Deerfield Presbyterian Church cemetery, Deerfield, New Jersey
  
  
• 4/F Abigail LAWRENCE
  Birth: 15 Sep 1753 New Jersey
  Marriage: __ ___ ____ Eli DAYTON
  Marriage: before 30 Nov 1781 David BROWN ( , d. Mar 1785)
  Marriage: __ ___ ____ Reuben BATEMAN
  Death: 20 Apr 1806
  
  
• 5/F Mary LAWRENCE
  Birth: 25 Apr 1756 New Jersey
  Marriage: 9 Nov 1776 Amariah HARRIS , Lt. (b. 1750, d. 28 Mar 1793), s/o Capt. Thomas HARRIS and Sarah DAYTON
  Daughter: 7 Oct 1777 Lydia HARRIS
  Son: 16 Mar 1780 James HARRIS
  Son: 25 Oct 1784 George HARRIS
  Daughter: 16 Feb 1787 Mary HARRIS
  Daughter: 27 Feb 1790 Violetta HARRIS
  Daughter: 21 Sep 1793 Bathsheba HARRIS
  Death: 22 Mar 1815 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
  
  
• 6/F Elizabeth LAWRENCE
  Birth: 10 Jul 1760 New Jersey
  Marriage: 16 Jul 1778 Thomas HARRIS (b. 9 Sep 1759, d. 3 Mar 1825), s/o Ephraim HARRIS and Jane PIERSON; Fairton, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
  Son: __ ___ ____ Norton HARRIS
  Daughter: __ ___ ____ Sarah E. HARRIS
  Son: __ ___ ____ Thomas HARRIS
  Son: __ ___ ____ Norton L. HARRIS
  Son: 28 Jan 1796 Theophilus Elmer HARRIS
  Death: 5 May 1844 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
  
  
• 7/M Norton LAWRENCE *Ancestor of Y-DNA Project participant #16635
  Birth: 16 May 1763 New Jersey
  
  Note: He was first a farmer and lived at a place called Herring Row, removing soon to Cedarville,
  where he carried on a considerable mercantile business in connection with Amos Fithian.
  
  Death: 5 Feb 1805 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
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  Marriage: circa 1783 probably New Jersey
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  Spouse: Abigail OGDEN
  Birth: 23 Mar 1766
  Death: 27 Feb 1804 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
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  Eight Known Children
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  • 1/F Lydia LAWRENCE
    Birth: 8 Apr 1785 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Death: 27 Sep 1785 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    
    
  • 2/M Norton Ogden LAWRENCE
    Birth: 6 May 1787 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Note: 28 Jan 1800 "Cedarville Grist Mill sold to Amos Fithian and Norton Lawrence and on 10 Oct 1801 Norton quit claimed his interest to Fithian."
    Note: " Norton carried on business at Cedarville Landing, maintaining a country store and engaging extensively in building vessels, and sending wood and lumber to Philadelphia. "
    Marriage #1: 19 Feb 1806 Phebe BUCK (b. Nov 1787, d. 5 Sep 1834), d/o Ephraim BUCK; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Son: 18 Oct 1807 Ephraim Buck LAWRENCE; Cedarville, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Son: 12 Dec 1809 Norton LAWRENCE III; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Son: 23 Jan 1812 William Hollinshead LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Son: __ ___ 1814 Fayette LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Son: 21 Apr 1817 Franklin LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Note: 13 Sep 1818 Officer of Sabbath School, Presbyterian Church, Cedarville, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Daughter: 4 Mar 1820 Maria Louisa LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Son: 16 Oct 1822 Albert Van Ness LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Note: __ ___ 1823 Officer Agricultural & Horticultural Society, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Daughter: 20 Apr 1825 Abigail LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Son: 12 Sep 1827 Robert Buck LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Note: __ ___ 1829 Justice of Peace, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Note: between 1830 and 1832 Freeholder, Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Census: 1 Jun 1830 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
                  (1 male 0-5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 20-30,1 male 40-50, 1 male 50-60,
                  1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 40-50, 1 female 60-70)
    Note: between 1834 and 1835 Freeholder, Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Marriage #2: 24 Feb 1835 Rebecca DUNN (b. circa 1815, ); Salem, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Death: 15 Jul 1836 probably, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    
    
  • 3/M Leonard LAWRENCE
    Birth: 4 May 1789 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Death: 1 Feb 1795 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    
    
  • 4/M Lemuel LAWRANCE
    Birth: 17 Jul 1791 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Death: 14 Nov 1793 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    
    
  • 5/M Lorenzo LAWRENCE
    Birth: 19 Jul 1793 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Marriage: 23 Mar 1814 Anna OSBORN (b. 7 Aug 1795, d. ); Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Daughter: 27 Jul 1815 Arabella Howard LAWRENCE; Bridgetown, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Daughter: __ ___ ____ Harriet C. LAWRENCE
    Daughter: __ ___ ____ Mary Elizabeth LAWRENCE
    Death: 21 Dec 1836 Cincinnati, Ohio
    
    
  • 6/F Lucinda LAWRENCE
    Birth: 20 Aug 1795 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Death: 20 Jun 1796 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    
    
  • 7/M Leonard LAWRENCE **
    Birth: 22 Sep 1798 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Christning: 20 Jan 1799 Presbyterian Church, Fairfield, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Marriage #1: 28 Nov 1820 Phebe D. WESTCOTT (b. circa 1800, d. 6 Jun 1836)
    Son: ___ 1821 Lorenzo LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey **
    Child: ___ 1823 (--?--) LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Note: between 1827 and 1828 Freeholder, Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Marriage #2: __ ___ ____ Ann Louisa CREAMER (b. 7 May 1809, d. 8 Jul 1854)
    Census: 1 Jun 1830 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
                 (1 male 0-5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 30-40, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 30-40, 1 female 60-70)
    Daughter: 6 Aug 1831 Amanda LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Son: 6 Aug 1831 Philip W. LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Note: between 1839 and 1840 Freeholder, Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Son: __ May 1840 Charles Howard LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Census: 1 Jun 1840 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
                 (1 male 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 0-5, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 30-40)
    Daughter: 6 Aug 1843 Sarah M. LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Note: __ ___ 1846 Member of Assembly, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Daughter: __ ___ 1849 Mary Dinston LAWRENCE; Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Census: 1 Jun 1850 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey (physician $3500)
    Note: 1829, 1837, 1842, 1852, 1857 Justice of Peace, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Census: 1 Jun 1860 with son Lorenzo ; Bridgeton Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Death: 31 May 1873 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    
    
  • 8/M Lemuel LAWRENCE
    Birth: 24 Feb 1801 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Christning: 26 Apr 1801 Presbyterian Church, Fairfield, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Marriage: 10 Apr 1823 Harriet LORE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Child: __ ___ ____ H. LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Son: __ ___ ____ Francis LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Son: __ ___ ____ Lummis Lore LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Son: __ ___ ____ Holmes Dallas LAWRENCE; Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Census: 1 Jun 1830 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey (1 male 0-5, 1 male 20-30, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 20-30)
    Census: 1 Jun 1840 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey (1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 40-50, 1 female 30-40)
    Death: 2 Jan 1841 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
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    Marriage #2: 28 Jun 1804 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
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    Spouse: Nancy ELMER
    Birth: 4 Nov 1777
    Probate: 24 Sep 1807 Fairfield Twp, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    (names late husband and his sons, married sisters and their children)
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    Two Known Children
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  • 1/M Rufus Ramsay LAWRENCE
    Birth: __ ___ 1805 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Christning: 21 Sep 1806 Presbyterian Church, Fairfield, Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Death: before 13 Jul 1807 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    
    
  • 2/F Ann Elizabeth LAWRENCE
    Birth: 24 Apr 1805 Cumberland Co., New Jersey
    Death: 25 Jul 1805 Cumberland Co., New Jersey

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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 and died herself 21 months later.
Death: 09 Nov 1760 Cumberland Co., New Jersey