Johannah (Morgan) Lane (1755 - abt. 1840)

Born 6 Apr 1755 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Lane — married 26 Feb 1782 in Annisquam, Gloucester, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 20 Feb 1840 at about age 84 in Annisquam, Gloucester, Massachusetts

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Biography

Johannah (Hannah/Joanha/Johanna) Morgan was baptized Johannah Morgan^[1] on 6 April 1755 in the third parish of Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Paul and Ruth (Lane) Morgan.^[2][3] The third parish in northern Gloucester was founded in 1728 and included Squam, Lanesville and Bay View in northern Gloucester (i.e., the modern villages within Gloucester of Annisquam and Lanesville).^[4][5]

Family

Joanha Morgan married Joseph Lane, son of Caleb Lane and Lydia Riggs, on 26 February 1782. ^[6][7]

An historian and genealogist, James Fitts, recorded^[8]:

"Joseph Lane was born in Annisquam, Gloucester, Mass., baptized 30 November, 1760. He was a cordwainer at Lanesville and bought land in 1798. He married 26 February, 1782, by Rev. Eli Forbes, to Joanna Morgan and died intestate, 1832, ^[9] leaving a widow Joanna to whom dower was assigned Apr. 21, 1835. Division of the estate was made Noyember 17, 1835, to Amos Griffin, to Andrew H. Langsford, to John S. Lane, to Jonathan Harraden and to Mary Andrews.

"Children :

"I. Elizabeth, baptized by Rev. William Williams of Casco Bay, died of old age 11 Sept., 1872, age 85 yrs., 8 months, 24 days.

"II. Jane, entered intent of marriage 27 Sept., 1800, with Jonathan Harraden of Gloucester.

"III. Mary, married 22 November, 1807, by Rev. E. Learned, with Stephen Andrews.

"IV. Lucy, married 26 August, 1810, with Amos Griffin.

"V. Judith, baptized 23 June, 1798, by Rev. Manassah Cutler, married 21 July, 1 81 8, by Rev. Ezra Learned, to Andrew H. Langsford, and died before 1835, leaving minor children.

"VI Joseph, baptized 1801, died 12 December, 1819, age 17 years; fell overboard from his uncle Aaron Lane's vessel coming from the eastward laden with wood.

"VII. John S., had wife Susan, and a son, born 2 Oct., 1843."

Death

• Jacob Chapman & James H Fitts tell us, "Joseph Lane... married ... Johanna Morgan and died intestate, 1832, leaving a widow, Joanna, to whom dower was assigned Apr. 21, 1835."^[10]" She would have been alive when dower was assigned, so we must look for her death record after 1835.
• We do not find the death of Johannah Morgan, but do find in the Gloucester Deaths a Hannah Morgan, then a widow, died at 89 years of age in Gloucester on 20 February 1840.^[11] Although the age of 89 years in 1840 is slightly inconsistent with birth in 1755, two possible explanations exist. Hannah may not have been baptized until she was 4 years of age, or her age may have been recorded from memory.

Research Notes

Johannah Morgan's parents, Ruth Lane and Paul Morgan married on 6 Apr 1738 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts.^[12][13] Comments on the Morgan Family of New Hampshire summarize the family of this couple^[14]:

“Children of Ruth Lane and Paul Morgan were:

1. “Ruth Morgan was born about 1739 in Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She married Nehemiah Stanwood , Jr., son of Nehemiah Stanwood and Bethiah Elwell. He was born 26 June 1733 in Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, and died 1815.
2. “Mary Morgan was born 8 May 1741 in Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
3. “Judith Morgan was born 29 April 1743 in Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She married Nathan Norwood after 5 May 1789 in Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
4. “Paul Morgan was born August 1745 in Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He married Anna Brown after 14 December 1774. She was born in of Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
5. “Henry Morgan was born before 30 July 1749 in Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He married Lucy Row 12 on March 1772.
6. “John Morgan was born before 3 May 1752 in Gloucester, MA, and died 1777 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He married Abigail Bray on 29 October 1772.
7. “Johannah Morgan was born 6 April 1755 in Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony. She married Joseph Lane, son of Caleb Lane and Lydia Riggs, 26 February 1782. He was born before 30 November 1760 in Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
8. “William Morgan was born before 25 JAN 1761 in Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.”

Sources

1. ↑ Following the WikiTree convention, she is recorded here under her name at birth
2. ↑ Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 ..., Volume 1 - Births; Newcomb & Gauss, Salem, Mass.
3. ↑ Early Vital Records of Massachusetts From 1600 to 1850 - Gloucester Births "Morgan, Johannah, d. Paul and Ruth, bp. Apr. 6, 1755." Gloucester - Births: Image of page 481
4. ↑ "History of the town and city of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Massachusetts" By James Robert Pringle; published by the author in 1892 in Gloucester, Massachusetts Pages 59-60
5. ↑ Wikipedia article on Gloucester, Massachusetts
6. ↑ Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 - Gloucester Marriages http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/aMarriagesM.shtml "Morgan, Joanha, and Joseph Lane, Feb. 26, 1782." Gloucester - Marriages: Image of page 332
7. ↑ Lane genealogies .. by Chapman, Jacob, 1810-1903; Fitts, James Hill, 1829-1900 Publication date 1891-1902 Page 209
8. ↑ Lane genealogies by Chapman, Jacob,; Fitts, James Hill, 1829-1900 Publication date 1891-1902 Publisher Exeter, N.H., The News-letter press Volume 3, Page 243
9. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/rd/13778/16325-co1/245616653
10. ↑ Lane genealogies by Chapman, Jacob,; Fitts, James Hill, 1829-1900 Publication date 1891-1902 Publisher Exeter, N.H., The News-letter press Volume 3, Page 243
11. ↑ Gloucester Deaths : Morgan, Hannah, wid., Feb. 20, 1840, a. 89 y. http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/aDeathsM.shtml Gloucester - Deaths: Image of page 217
12. ↑ http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Gloucester/aMarriagesL.shtml Gloucester Marriages as transcribed entry: "Ruth, and Paul Morgan, Apr. 6, 1738"
13. ↑ Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0864859 & 0864861-0864862. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States.
14. ↑ http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/morgan/17036/ NOTE: Source is a secondary compilation and should be used primarily to point the researcher to primary sources.