CHAPTER ELEVEN
THE LANE FAMILY
The ancestry
of Mary Ann Lane is not precise. She was born according to family records 23
March 1810 probably in Guilford County, North Carolina. Her parentage is
uncertain. Some suggest her father was William Lane born 15 October 1768 the
son of Joel Lane and his first wife Martha Hinton. This seems very unlikely as
that Joel Lane was a very wealthy and influential man and it seems doubtful that
someone coming from that much wealth would not continued to be wealthy.
All the
Lanes of Wake County North Carolina in the 1790 census were wealthy slave
owners. One researcher claimed this William Lane had a daughter Mary Ann Lane
born in North Carolina and died 28 August 1887 in Guernsey County, Ohio.
Actually she died in Marion County, Iowa. But he also stated that Mary Ann Lane
married William Isaac Boothe born 15 March 1806 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania
and died 10 Nov 1851 in Marion County Iowa which is correct.
If he had
known that Mary Ann was the daughter of a William Lane more than likely it was
a descendant of the Quaker Lanes, who came to the New Garden Monthly Meeting in
1764 from Caroline County, Virginia. They were not the wealthy slave owning
Lanes.
There is a
large Quaker Lane [Lain] family that is entrenched in Guilford County, North
Carolina from an early period. A Quaker named William Lane (Lain) Sr. who was
born in 1706/7 in Virginia came with his family from Carolina County Virginia
to Guilford County, North Carolina in 1764 where he was received by the New
Garden Monthly Meeting of Friends.
The
Guildford County Quakers were originally from Pennsylvania and Western Virginia
and moved to North Carolina to establish monthly meetings there. As early as
1757, Deep Creek and New Garden Monthly Meetings were both established in
Guilford County, North Carolina, not far from the town of Greensboro. The rapid
growth of the Quaker monthly meetings was due to migration from the middle colonies
but ceased at the outbreak of the Revolution.
As was the
case with other North Carolina monthly meetings, the Guilford County lost many
of its members through the great migration to the Middle West which began about
the end of the eighteenth century. The main reason for removal was the Quakers
growing opposition to slavery.
William Lane
Sr. was said to have been born about 1706/7 in Virginia. His family was members
of a Quaker monthly meeting in Caroline County, Virginia. He was married to
Anne Crew, daughter of John Crew Jr. and Sarah Gattley on 5 November 1732 in
Charles City County, Virginia. Their marriage date is also reported as 5
November 1733 in the Friend's Meeting, in Henrico County, Virginia. Anne Crew
was born circa 1710 in Charles City County, Virginia. Her birth year is also
reported as either 1713 or 1714.
When this
Lane family moved from Virginia to Guilford County, North Carolina in 1764,
they were received by New Garden Monthly Meeting of Friends. William Lane Sr’s
children were listed as Sarah, William, Daniel, Jesse, Thomas, Marjory and
Mordecai. Sarah was disowned by the meeting in 1765. William Sr. and son Daniel
were disowned in 1769, and William Jr. was disowned in 1770. To be disowned
simply meant not keeping Quaker principles which could be either marrying out
of the faith or participating in a conflict.
Anne Crew
Lane and three of her children, probably the younger ones Thomas, Marjory and
Mordecai, returned to the South River Monthly Meeting in Virginia in 1771.
William Sr. probably returned with them or he could have died as he would have
been 64 or 65 years old at that time. He could have been alive and just not
mentioned in the Quaker records since he had been disowned. Anne Crew Lane
returned to the New Garden Monthly Meeting in 1778 when she was about 65 years
old herself. The Revolutionary War had been going on for two years when she
moved back to North Carolina. William Sr. probably died 1771 in North Carolina.
William and
Anne Crew Lane’s daughter Sarah Lane was born circa 1735 and came with her
family from Virginia to Guilford County, North Carolina. She was received by
the New Garden Monthly Meeting of Friends and married Benjamin Hancock on
February 23, 1765 in Guilford County, North Carolina. She was disowned by the
New Garden Monthly Meeting of Friends in 1765 because of this marriage.
Benjamin Hancock was born about 1740. He died in 1815 in Wayne County, Kentucky.
William and
Anne’s son William Lane (Lain) Jr. was born circa 1737 in Virginia and died
unknown. He was received by the New Garden Monthly Meeting of Friends in 1764
but was disowned by the meeting in 1770 probably for supporting the Regulators
who took up arms against the Colony’s governor. He was married to Patience
Green on 16 August 1774 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
The 1790
census of Guilford County, North Carolina shows that this William Lane had a
large family with one male over 16, five males under 16 [1774], and 5 females
presumably one of these is his wife leaving him with four daughters, nine
children in all. Only three of these nine children are identified. They were Jonathan
Lane Sr. born in 1775, Hannah Lane, and William Lane III.
Living next
to William Lane in the 1790 census of Guilford County, North Carolina was Daniel
Lane. The family consisted of 1 male
over 16, 6 males under 16 and 3 females. If one of the females was his wife
then he had 8 children in 1790 and probably married before 1774. He died
Unknown.
This Daniel
Lane was the son of William Lane and Anne Crew and was born circa 1740. He came
with his family from Virginia to Guilford County, North Carolina in 1764 as a
young man. He was received by the New Garden Monthly Meeting of Friends but was
disowned by the meeting, along with his father, in 1769.
In 1768,
there was a growing tax protest by a group of backwoodsmen in North Carolina
who formed a group called the Regulators. They originally wanted information as
to how their tax money was being spent, as they understood that their taxes
were used primarily to build the new state house at New Bern for the governor.
Some of the
early Regulators took oaths that they would not pay any more taxes until they
knew how the money would be spent. Many Quakers attended the meetings of the
Regulators, although they chose not to swear the oath about the taxes. Several
Quaker Monthly Meetings were disowning members for participating in refusing to
pay their taxes among them were probably William Lane and his son Daniel Lane.
Some of the
early Regulators took oaths that they would not pay any more taxes until they
knew how the money would be spent. Many Quakers attended the meetings of the
Regulators, although they chose not to swear the oath about the taxes. Several
Quaker Monthly Meetings were disowning members for participating in refusing to
pay their taxes among them were probably William Lane and his son Daniel Lane.
Another son
of William Lane and Anne Crew was Jesse Lane.
He was born circa 1742 in Virginia. He came with his family from
Virginia to Guilford County, where he was received by the New Garden Monthly
Meeting of Friends. He was disowned by the meeting in 1774 for having
associated with the Regulators in 1771.
Just prior
to the Revolutionary War, the Royal Governor of North Carolina, William Tryon,
was angered by the Regulators and came with the state militia to enforce the
laws of the colony. The Regulators wanted to meet with the Governor to state
their grievances, but once they realized that the Governor was not interested
in discussion, many of the left the group of Regulators and returned home.
However the
remainder of the Regulators, including Jesse Lane chose to fight against Tyron
at what is now called the Battle of Alamance in May 1771 in Orange County. The
Governor's troops won the battle and forced the captured Regulators to swear an
oath of allegiance to the crown. Sixteen men were disowned by the Quakers on
the same date in 1771 at Cane Creek MM without a cause. Four men were rebuked
at the New Garden Monthly Meeting including Jesse Lane and Edward Thornbrough
who were not disowned at the time.
One result
of the Regulator activity was the creation of new counties in the interior of
North Carolina. The western counties at the time of the original Regulator
meetings were Orange County and Rowan County which were huge in geographical
area and the number of residents. The North Carolina Assembly created four new
counties in 1771 from the two counties. They were Chatham, Guilford, Surry, and
Wake Counties. So at least the peaceful members of the Regulator movement were
able to bring about some positive legislation.
Jesse Lane,
on 30 April 1774, was mentioned in Quaker Records on whether he should be
admitted back into the New Garden Monthly Meeting. He was denied membership 25
June 1775 for not condemning his participation in the Regulators in 1771. He
probably participated in the Revolutionary War but there is no official record
of his service. After the war, 1782 tax records Guilford County Township showed
Jesse “Lain” as a resident. However he is skipped in the 1790 Census of the
county.
Jesse Lane
however is found in the 1800 Census of Salisbury, Guilford County, North
Carolina with eight children with three sons and five daughters
Free White
Male age 45 and over: [before 1755] Jesse Lane
Free White
Female age 26 thru 44: [1755-1774] wife
Free White
Male age 16 thru 25 [1775-1786] son Jesse?
Free White
Male age 10 thru 15 [1785-1790] son Free White
Female age
10 thru 15: [1785-1790] daughter
Free White
Female age 10 thru 15: [1785-1790] daughter
Free White
Male age Under 10 [1791-1800] son
Free White
Female age Under 10: [1791-1800] daughter
Free White
Female age Under 10: [1791-1800] daughter
Free White
Female age Under 10: [1791-1800] daughter
Jesse Lane probably had a son also
named Jesse also who married Hannah Huddleston. Hannah before June 1803. Hannah
was disowned by the Deep River Monthly Meeting of Friends on June 6, 1803 for
marrying out of unity. Since there is no marriage bond for Hannah and Jesse,
the exact date of marriage is not known, but must have been shortly before June
1803. Hannah condemned her misconduct in 1807, and in May she was returned to
membership and got a certificate to the Miami, Ohio Monthly Meeting, so this is
about when she and Jesse moved away from Guilford County.
The Miami
Monthly Meeting would have been the nearest meeting to their new location, but
would not necessarily have been very close. Jesse and Hannah show up in Elk
Monthly Meeting Ohio. Listed with them are their 11 children. Hannah died
January 8, 1838, while Jesse died July 24, 1852. Jesse is listed in the 1850
census for Preble County Ohio as age 69 , born circa 1781 along with two of his
children Phebe and Levi.
Thomas Lane another
son of William Lane and Anne Crew was born circa 1745 and came with his family
from Virginia to Guilford County, NC in 1764 when he was received by the New
Garden Monthly Meeting of Friends. His mother returned to Virginia in 1771 and
he probably returned with her. He was married to Nancy Dabney. Thomas Lane and
Nancy Dabney had the following children: Frances Lane (born on June 22, 1785)
and Mordecai Lane (born about 1787).
Marjory Lane the daughter of William
Lane and Anne Crew was born circa 1748 and was received by the New Garden
Monthly Meeting of Friends. Her parents returned to Virginia in 1771 and she
probably returned with them. She died Unknown.
Mordecai Lane the youngest son of
William and Anne Crew was born circa 1750 in Henrico County, Virginia. He came
with his family from Virginia to Guilford County, NC in 1765 and was received
by the New Garden Monthly Meeting of Friends. His mother returned to Virginia
in 1771 and he probably returned with her. He returned to Guilford County,
North Carolina in 1782 where he married Susanna Ballard on 24 February 1796 in
Guilford County, NC. Their marriage bond was witnessed by William Handcock
[Hancock]. He was probably the son of Benjamin Hancock and his eldest sister
Sarah Lane Hancock. They were both disowned by the Quakers for being "too
near kin" most likely first cousins. Susanna Ballard was born about 1764
in North Carolina.
Mordecai Lane died in 1805 in Guilford
County, North Carolina and his wife was granted administration of his estate in
the November term of the Guilford County Court. After Mordecai's death, Susanna
applied for and received a North Carolina grant for land on waters of Deep
River in Guilford County. The grant was made to Susanna Lane and her children
Nancy (who later married James Frazier), William Lane and Pleasant Lane on 25
October 1806. This property bordered Isaac Holton and David Frazier. The
Mordecai land and the grant were all sold off by 1834.
Most likely Susanna and her son
William moved with other Ballards to the Midwest. Her son Pleasant Lane
remained in North Carolina for some time. Pleasant Lane was born 6 March 1800
in Guilford County, North Carolina, and died 9 August 1876 in Van Buren County,
Iowa. A Quaker named Mordick [Mordicai] Lane married Levina Anderson on 4 July
1828 with the bondsman being William Anderson. This Mordecai Lane was born in
1803 in Guilford County, North Carolina where he was a mason and a farmer. He
moved circa 1831 to Orange County, Indiana. A Jesse Lane married Levinia’s
sister Elizabeth Anderson 22 July 1830 with Barzilla Smith being a bondsman.
Families often intermarried among families of the same religious denomination.
A William
Lain [Lane] married Lazabeth [Elizabeth] Chappel on 2 May 1798 in Guilford
County with the bondsman being Samuel Holton. Another William Lane married Mary
Spoon 19 Feb 1823 with bondsman Eli Spoon. David Lane and Barbara Spoon were
married 19 Oct 1824 with bondsman Isaac Holton. Probably all of one family
group with Lanes, Spoons, and Holton being relatives and perhaps sons of
William and Lizabeth Lane. This Isaac Holton who was a bondsman had lands that
bordered the grant given to Susannah Ballard Lane the widow of Mordecai Lane in
1806. Mordecai was the son of William Lane and Anne Crew and brother to William
Lane.
The 1820
United States Census shows that a William Lane was residing in Guilford County,
North Carolina who had a daughter the right age to be Mary Ann. He may have
been the William Lane son of William Lane and Patience Green.
Free White
Male age 26 thru 44: [1776-1794] William Lane III ?
Free White
Female age 26 thru 44: [1776-1794] Lizabeth Chappel?
Free White
Male age 16 thru 25: [1795-1804] William Lane IV?
Free White
Male age 16 thru 25: [1795-1804] David Lane
Free White
Male age 16 thru 18: [1802-1804
Free White
Male age 10 thru 15: [1805-1810]
Free White
Female age 10 thru 15: [1805-1810] Mary Ann Lane ?
Free White
Male age Under 10: [1811-1820]
Free White
Female age Under 10: [1811-1820]
Number of
Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Other
marriages of Lanes recorded in Guilford County North Carolina are the
following: Reuben Lane and Sarah Simpson 17 July 1802 with bondsman Thomas
Simpson, John Lane and Sarah Tomlinson 12 May 1823 with bondsman Enoch
Tomlinson, William Lane and Welthy Walker 2 Aug 1823 bondsman Elijah
Kirkpatrick, James Lain [Lane] and Syntha
[Cynthia] Dennis 10 Mar 1828 bondsman John Johnson
It is however inclusive who Mary Ann
Lane’s parents were but certainly she a descendant from this family of William
Lane and Anne Crew. The 1830 Census of Guilford, North Carolina showed that
Mary Ann Lane and her husband William Isaac Booth lived about 30 residences
from Mordecai Lane’s son Pleasant Lane and son in law James Frazier on Deep
Creek.
William Booth Home in 1830 Guilford,
North Carolina
Free White Male age 20 thru 29
[1801-1810] William Isaac Booth
Free White Female age 20 thru 29
[1801-1810] Mary Ann Lane
Free White Female age Under 5
[1826-1830] Mary Jane Booth
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