10th Great Grandparents - William Hartshorne and Alice Unknown are presumably from Leicestershire, England.  It does not appear that they came to the colonies.

     9th Great Grandparents - Richard Hartshorne was born 24 Oct 1641 in Hathern, Leicestershire, England and first appears in colonial records in 1669.  He married Margaret Carr on 27 Apr 1670 in Newport, Rhode Island.  They must have relocated to Monmouth County, New Jersey shortly after as their first of their eleven children was born in 1671.  They remained in New Jersey.  Richard died in 1722 and Margaret sometime before that.

     8th Great Grandparents - Hugh Hartshorne was born 21 Aug 1685 in New Jersey and married Catherine Tilton, who was born 14 Jul 1684, also in New Jersey.  
     In 1704 Hugh Hartshorne was "Ensign," of the Middletown Company of Militia.  
     Will of Hugh Hartshorne, of Middletown, sick, etc., dated 07 Aug 1742; proved Oct. 18, 1742, and endorsed "proved on & before May 6, 1743," mentioned:  Daughter of Alice Applegate, by her husband, Joseph Applegate, received £30. To my wise Catharine, the plantation "whereon she now lives," and one boundary of which is property of Jno. Lippit and George Taylor; also a riding chaise, etc., negroes, etc. Ample provision is made for her. She to have the use of a Silver Tankard, and then to his son, Robert.  Son, Robert Hartshorne, received meadow at Shoal Harbor, bounded by the Widow Burrows.  "And my will further is that if the Body or Community of the English Church in this Place Shall & do make & duly Execute to my Heirs or Executors a good & lawful Title for two Acres of Land lying besore my Door where I now live, which the Said Church lays Claim to, Then & In that Case it is my Will & I do hereby Give & Devise unto the Use of the Said Church sorever half an Acre of Land part of the Land Above Devised to my Said Son Robert lying at Grooms Lane to be Laid Out near in form of a Square Bounded South by the Street & East by the Widow Leppit . Also I give & Bequeath unto the Said English Church On Condition a??ore said the Sum of Seven Pound ten Shillings," but void in their default. 
Daughter, Margaret White £50, whose husband is mentioned as Robert. 
Daughter, Catharine Bowne £50, and she dying, to her daughter, Lydia Bowne. 
Daughter, Rebecca Nixon £50. 
Daughter, Sarah Van Brackle £50. 
Daughter, Mary Hartshorne £100. 
Daughter, Mercy Hartshorne £50. 
Daughter, Elizabeth Hartshorne £100. 
Executors: wife, Catharine, son, Robert Hartshorne, brother, William Hartshorne, brother-in-law, Joseph Field, and nephew, William Hartshorne, Jr. 
Witnesses: Geo. Crawford , Joseph Stilwell and Chas Henderson . 
The testator signed his name to the will. 
     On 29 Oct 1742 an inventory of Hugh Hartshorne late of Middletown, appraised by Samuel Ogborne, Esqr, & Joseph Stillwell, Gent, & Nicholas Johnson, Yeoman. Catherine Hartshorne, R. Hartshorne, Joseph Field and Willm Hartshorne, Jur executors. The total amount was £699-7-7. An inventory of bonds, etc., amounted to £79-7-1 1/2. 
Items of Interest; "Harrington 's Oceana, Thomasins 's Dictionary" & "Dalton 's Justice"; "folio Bible."; "Barclay 's Apology in english; 1 Do in Dutch" & small books; "6 Silver Spoons a £6."; "1 Clock in the Outer Room £12.; "8 Old Silver Spoons & 6 Tea Spoons £6-18-0.; "1 Drum 25/; "1 Silver Tankard £14; 3 Negro Men £45 each; Slaves: Hagar, Nanc , Sylvia, Paris,--total value £80; "One Pair of Gold sleeve Buttons £1-5-0; "1 pair of Silver Shoe Buckles £0-12-0; "1 cane head wt a Silver ring value not given."
     1765, 5mo., 18. Will of Catharine Hartshorne, of Middletown, widow of Hugh Hartshorne, dated 18 May 1765, proved 30 Sep 1767, mentioned: 
Grand daughter Margaret White, daughter of Robert White and my daughter Margaret, decd, 35 sh. a year.  Daughter Margaret's other children, Richard, Deborah and Frances, mentioned as legatees.  Grand daughter Sarah Van Brackle 30 £.  Grandsons Samuel and John Van Brackle, children of James Van Brackle, legatees.  Grand daughter Lydia Worthley use of negro girl Dinah for ten years, who then is liberated etc. etc.  Grand daughters Margaret and Catherine, daughters of my daughter Rebecca by her former husband, Geo. Right, £10 each.  Daughter Rebecca, wife of William Nixon goods.  Daughter Mary, wife of Elias Baily goods.  
Executors: kinsmen, Philip Lewis and Robert Hartshorne . 
Witnesses: Richd Lawrence and Alice Lawrence . 
The testator signed her name to the will. 
Inventory of the personal estate of Catharine Hartshorne amounted to about £222.  

     7th Great Grandparents - Margaret Hartshorne married Robert White.  To continue this line see Margaret and Robert on the White page.