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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:
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 9 th with his sons.
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.
7 mar 2024 · Henry Laurens (1724-1792) was an American statesman from South Carolina who played an important role in the politics of the American Revolution (1765-1789). He served as president of the Second Continental Congress from 1777-78 and presided over the passage of the Articles of Confederation.
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.
In return for serving in the military, the Africans would earn their freedom. However, Laurens’ most significant accomplishment was helping convince France to lend their ships to the Americans for the siege of Yorktown. Laurens was born on Oct. 28, 1754, in Charleston, South Carolina, to Eleanor Ball and Henry Laurens.
Having set the stage, we’ll travel back in Lowcountry history to explore the life and legacy of John Laurens, a Charleston native who is a significant character in both the musical and in the biography of Alexander Hamilton.
