For information about James and Jane Hartwright of Longdon Heath’s descendants in the USA go to page 12 of “The Hartwrights of Worcestershire” and to Olive Holtzman Hartwright and Life in Rowayton CT USA 1935-1940

The following data has been researched from original records by Cynthia Yarrows Hartwright and from resources on the Internet.  Thank you Cynthia.

Cynthia and I also have some information about people whose mother’s name was Hartwright as well as information on John Hartwright who died in Oregon.

Federal census records

George Hartwright

Almond Allegany New York 1840

George: 20 under 30, His wife aged between 20under 30, I Female aged between 5 under 10 and 1 male under 5

Peter Hartwright

Ward 18 Kings New York

Peter: 35 born England, his wife Ann 35 born in England, Elizabeth 15 born in England, and Henry J. aged 6 born in New York

Bridget Hartright

10^th Ward Suffolk MA Boston 1850

Aged 2 living or staying with a family named Fitzgerald

Benjamin Hartright  (Hartwright ?)

Rochester Ulster New York 1850

Benjamin: 63 Farmer  born New York , Elixabeth 69 born in New York, Matthew 30 – Labourer born in New York, Jane 22 born in New York

George Heartwright

Concord Middlesex MA 1860

George:22 born MA

Some of the Hartwright records available on the Internet in August 2003

1880 US census

1) John Hartwright: 32 Single  Mulatto. Cook. born Georgia. Living in a hotel in Bismark, Burleigh, Dakota Territory

2) John Hartwright: 40 Widower. White. Rr Laborer b. New York. Living in a Boarding House in Mcdonaldsville, Polk, Minnesota

3) Esau: 32, James: 23 and Ezra: 18 (and their families) All born in England. Living in Fairfield CT.

Esau’s sister Annie does not appear to be on 1900 census in IL reports Cynthia.

Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project Index – Mary E Hartwright Beattie 1891-1981.d. 15^th Feb

1850 Census Mariposa, Mariposa CA 1850

E J Hartright (Hartwright?) Age 24 Miner born LA 95

E L Hartridge

Little Rock Nat. Cemetery

Little Rock. Dec 1907 d. 2 March 1993

Ellis Island Records

Frank Hartwright (May be Frank Romilly Hartwright “Home Child” from Lancashire, England)

Hannah (Possibly Esau Hartwright’s wife)

Pansy Hartwright (Esau’s niece)

J S Hartwright (b. abt 1825 Boone ILL) and E Hartwright (m abt 1849 Boone Illinois) parents of Amanda Hartright born abt 1852 Boone Illinois who appear on the FamilySearch website.(Film number 2034343).

Here are some more Hartwrights who are mentioned on the Internet:-
Antony, Christian, Christine, Hubert J, Joachim, John, LaToya, Mary J., Maxine, Rhoda, Rocky.

If you are one of the Hartwrights named above, Cynthia and I would like to hear from you. Your families could be some of the oldest using the name Hartwright and have a very different story to tell to those who arrived in the States in the 1880’s.