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Eleanor Delamere Ball Laurens (April 10, 1731 - May 22, 1770). She was the daughter of wealthy rice plantation owner Elias Ball (1675 - 1751) and Mary Delamare (1700-1751). On June 25th, 1751 she married Henry Laurens and birthed 12 children with only four surviving:
John Laurens był najstarszym synem Henry'ego Laurensa, właściciela plantacji w Południowej Karolinie i handlarza niewolnikami, oraz Eleanor Ball, córki plantatora. Tylko pięcioro dzieci Laurensów przeżyło dzieciństwo.
Laurens married Eleanor Ball, also of a South Carolina rice planter family, on June 25, 1750. They had thirteen children, many of whom died in infancy or childhood. [7] Eleanor died in 1770, one month after giving birth to their last child.
2 mar 2021 · Shortly after the birth of daughter Mary Eleanor, tragedy struck the Laurens home, his wife Eleanor Ball died on May 22, 1770. Laurens remained close to home until 1771 when he sailed to England on September 9th with his sons. From 1772-1774 he toured England, France, the Low Countries and Switzerland.
Daughter of Mary Delamare. Her headstone was destroyed by the British during the Revolution. She was buried in the Western Cemetery in the Northwest corner. She had a flat stone upon a brick foundations.
Henry's wife, Eleanor, died in the Spring of 1770, four weeks after the birth of their daughter (Mary Eleanor). Henry dealt with his grief by taking his sons to England to complete their education leaving the girls with his brother James in Charles Town.
John Laurens was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on October 28, 1754, to Henry Laurens and Eleanor Ball Laurens, both of whose families were prosperous as planters cultivating rice.
