Mary (Ashfield) Lawrence (abt. 1752 - 1779)

Wife of Elisha Lawrence — married 6 Mar 1776 (to 14 Apr 1779) in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, Province of New Jersey

Died 14 Apr 1779 at about age 27 in New York City, Province of New York [uncertain]

Biography

Mary Ashfield was born in 1752, the eldest daughter of Honorable Lewis Morris Ashfield, the grandson of New Jersey Governor Lewis Morris and Elizabeth Redford ^[1]

On March 6, 1776, she married, then Monmouth County Sheriff, Elisha Lawrence at Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, Province of New Jersey. They had no known children.

Mary passed away in her 27th year, on April 14, 1779. She was buried the following day at the Ashfield Family Buying Ground, Trinity Churchyard, New York City, New York. ^[2]

Research Notes

Lewis Morris Ashfield 1734-1769), son of Vincent Ashfield and Mary Morris married February 4, 1748 Elizabeth Redford. His Will was dated August 5, 1769 and proved August 22, 1770.

Children of Hon. Lewis Morris and Elizabeth Ashfield:

• Redford Ashfield
• Mary Ashfield 1752-1779; m. Col. Elisha Lawrence
• Euphemia Ashfield b. abt.1753; m. George D. Brinckerhoff
• Elizabeth Ashfield m. William Wilcocks
• Catherine Ashfield m. Thomas Schrieve

Children of Elizabeth Ashfield and William Wilcocks:

• Elizabeth Wilcocks b. September 21, 1784; m. Henry Watkins
• Lewis Wilcocks
• Maria Wilcocks Ellis m. John French Ellis
• William Wilcocks b. May 25,1786).
• Lydia Wilcocks d/y

Sources

• Hornor, William S. This Old Monmouth [New Jersey] of Ours. Moreau Brothers: Freehold, New Jersey. 1932. Reprinted by Clearfield Company Inc. Genealogical Publishing Company: Baltimore, Maryland. June 1, 2009. Page 136. Accessed by Michael Boynton on February 11, 2017 at 9:57 PM. Available for sale at https://books.google.com/books?id=Cy88CpankH8C&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Available at https://books.google.com/books/about/This_Old_Monmouth_of_Ours.html?id=Cy88CpankH8C&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button#v=snippet&q=throckmorton&f=false.

• Vessel, Darrel D. From Sea to Shining Sea. 1993 p. 39

• New York Gazette, March 6, 1776
• New York Gazette, April 19, 1779

Footnotes

1. ↑ This Old Monmouth of Ours. Page 136.
2. ↑ This Old Monmouth [New Jersey] of Ours. Page 136.

Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Lawrence-2436 created through the import of WORCESTER_2012-07-31.ged on July 31, 2012 by Bob Worcester. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Bob and others.