Notes for Henry LAURENS
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Henry Laurens was born March 6, 1724 to John Laurens and his wife, Esther Grasset, Huguenots who came to Charles Town after the large Huguenot immigration. His father prospered in the saddlery business and Henry was sent to England in 1744 for training in business under a former Charles Town business man. His father's death was of prime concern to him upon his return to Charles Town. He entered business and became a successful merchant in importing and exporting. As he became wealthy, he invested in plantations, as all good merchants did, and in 1776 quit the mercantile business, but is described as remaining throughout his life "a business man in his approach to farming and statesmanship."
His marriage on 25 June 1750 to Eleanor Ball, daughter of the "emigrant Elias Ball" made him one of the Cooper River people where his Mepkin Plantation was located.
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Berkeley County Historical Society,
Huguenot Settlers in North America,
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