Lawrence Kortright

1728 - 1794  (~ 65 years)

• Name	Lawrence Kortright  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Abt. 27 Nov 1728	Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [4]
  Baptism	27 Nov 1728  [3]
  Gender	Male
  Fact	one of the founders of the New York Chamber of Commerce  [1]
  Occupation	merchant  [3]
  Death	1794	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
  Person ID	I1288	Ryer Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	Cornelius Kortright,   b. Abt. 30 May 1704, Harlem, New York, New York, USA d. 15 Apr 1745, Harlem, New York, New York, USA (Age ~ 40 years)
  Mother	Hester Cannon
  Marriage	11 Nov 1727	First Collegiate Church of Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
  Family ID	F425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Aspinwall,   b. Abt. 1737, New York, USA d. Abt. 7 Sep 1777, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age ~ 40 years)
  Marriage	6 May 1755	Trinity Church, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Mary Kortright,   b. Abt. 1760, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 16 Oct 1798 (Age ~ 38 years) + 2. Elizabeth Kortright,   b. 30 Jun 1768, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 23 Sep 1830, Oak Hill, Aldie, Loudoun, Virginia, USA (Age 62 years)   3. John Kortright,   b. Abt. 1772, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   4. Hester Kortright,   b. Abt. 1775, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. Abt. 1842 (Age ~ 67 years)   5. Sarah Kortright,   b. Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
  Family ID	F417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2025

  
  

• Notes

  LAWRENCE AND HANNAH (ASPINWALL) KORTRIGHT, issue: John, m. Catharine Seaman, May 2, 1793. Sarah, m. Col. John Heyliger, of Santa Cruz, in 1775. Elizabeth, m. Hon. James Monroe, later Pres. of the U. S., in 1786. Hester, m. Nicholas Gouverneur, Esq., in 1790. Mary, m. Thomas Knox, Esq., in 1793. Lawrence Kortright, the eldest son of Cornelius, also a merchant, became wealthy and prominent. In the old French war he was part owner of several privateers fitted out at New York against the enemy. He was one of the founders of the Chamber of Commerce in 1768. He had a large interest in Tryon County lands, and on his purchase the township of Kortright was settled. He had identified himself with the Episcopal Church, and during the Revolution remained quiet at his residence, but his sympathies were with his country. His residence was 192 Queen Street about the time mentioned. In 1778, partly on his security, Judge Fell, then a prisoner in the Provost, obtained his release. He died in 1794, but before his death he conveyed his farm at Harlem with some woodland, to his only son, John. Abbott, John Howard. The Courtright (Kortright) Family Descendants of Bastian van Kortryk, a Native of Belgium who Emigrated to Holland about 1615. New York, NY: Tobias A. Wright, 1922.

  
  

• Sources

  [S392] "Elizabeth Monroe," Wikitree, last modified 29 Jan 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Monroe. [S393] Walter Barrett, The Old Merchants of New York City, Volume 4, (New York, NY: Carleton, 1866). [S1] John Howard Abbott, The Courtright (Kortright) Family Descendants of Bastian van Kortryk, a Native of Belgium who Emigrated to Holland about 1615, (New York: Tobias A. Wright, 1922). [S390] Find a Grave, Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current [database on-line], (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).