Caroline (Lane) Lee (abt. 1732)

Born about 1732 in Bertie, North Carolina, British Colonial America [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of James Lee — married about 1754 in North Carolina, British Colonial America

Descendants

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Biography

Caroline Lane c. 1733 and James Lee c.1723 are probably the parents of John Lee c. 1755- 1840 Revolutionary Soldier. Caroline Lane 1733 has similar family names with other people: CONJECTURE on relationships following family name use.

Caroline Lane, if she ever existed, was probably born about 1733 in Bertie County, North Carolina probably to Judge Joseph Lane Esq. and Attorney at Law, probably born 1 Jan 1703 in Jamestown, Isle of Wight, Virginia, and died 29 Aug 1773 in Roanoke River, Halifax, North Carolina and Patience Mckinnie (Kinne McKinne Quin McKinney) born before 1715 in Isle of Wight, Virginia and died 1772 in Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina.

Caroline's probable father and James's father both lived in or had property in Chowan, NC around 1720.

Caroline's possible brother, Jesse Lane (3 Jul 1733 in Halifax, Wake, North Carolina), has a daughter: Caroline Aycock Lane born 26 May 1761 in Halifax, Wake County, North Carolina, and died 24 Dec 1824 in Ashville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, and married 2nd husband, George Swain b. 1763 d. 1829 and had some daughters named:

• Mary Caroline Swain 1789-1792;
• Cynthia Caroline Swain 1791-1829;
• Rebecca Caroline Swain 1795-1826.

Caroline Lane probably married James Lee (born after 1723 in Bath, Beaufort County, North Carolina, son of David Lee 1692-1743 & Mary Sullivan b. abt 1700). Caroline Lane and James Lee probably had John Lee (c.1755 NC - c.1840 Fargo, Ware, Georgia, a Revolutionary Soldier) who probably married Elizabeth Lewis (c.1754 in New Hanover, NC). John and Elizabeth named some of their children:

• 1 Lewis Lee abt. 1787-1850;
• 2 George Lewis Lee abt. 1801-1890. These two sons probably carry their mother’s last name ( Lewis).
• 3 James Lee abt. 1790 who had Keziah Caroline Lee 1836-1861 probably carries his grandfather's first name (James); and Keziah Caroline Lee could be named after Caroline Lane who is Keziah's great grandmother;
• 4 Jincy Lee abt. 1807-1880 who had some children named:

• • Delana Caroline Wooten 1826-1935;
  • Elizabeth Caroline Wooten 1840-1927. They have the same style of name use as the Swain family above.

Elizabeth Caroline Wooten has a son named: Elijah Lane Hays 1864-1888; "Elijah" is his great grandfather’s name Elijah Hays (1772-1845). "Lane" could be his gg grandmother’s last name: (Caroline Lane b. about 1733).

In 1790 John Lee lived in Wayne County, NC., with several "Lanes" and "McKinneys".

Please note that the co-author of the following book has "Lane" as her middle name: The Ancestry and Known Descendants of Solomon Lee (1758/60-1818) of New Hanover County, North Carolina, compiled and written by Marilyn Lane Sirmon and William Arnold Sirmon, Third Edition, 1988 copyright (520 pages).

Caroline is the name of William Solomon Collum Lee's daughter. William Solomon Collum Lee is the nephew of probable James Lee who may have married Caroline Lane.

DNA Matches

Barbara Lane and Karen Brubaker have a significant DNA match of 7.9 centimorgans (cM) on chromosome 2: comparing Kit DL4545454 (Barbara Lane) [23andMe] and A886737 (*Karen Gail Brubaker) on GEDmatch.com. Genesis Autosomal One-to-one Comparison. Barbara Lane descends from Jesse Lane and Karen Brubaker descends from probable Caroline Lane.

Sources

• Please refer to family tree: “Karen Gail Brubaker 1948” for a further expansion of the family tree to include these names: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/14713/person/-2129323894

• Please Refer to family tree “Caroline Lane” for an expansion of the Lane family names: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/78997735/family

• 1790 Wayne County, North Carolina Census

* See: http://www2.netdoor.com/~sirmon/dna-lee/dna-leedoc/part-bryan/dnalineage-bryan.html . This is both a DNA and also a document approved chart except for the ancestors with no participants.