Thomas Carr Lane (abt. 1748 - abt. 1819)

Born about Nov 1748 in Old Berkley, Berkeley, Virginia Colony, British Colonial America

Husband of Jemima Keziah (Baker) Lane — married [date unknown] in Virginia

Descendants

Died about Apr 1819 at about age 70 in Berkeley, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Thomas C. Lane was born about 1746 in Old Berkley, Virginia, he died in April of 1819 in Berkeley County, Virginia. He was buried at Espicopal Church, Bunker Hill. Thomas married Jemina Keziah Baker, Possibly the daughter of Samuel Baker and Temperance Harris .^[1]

Their farm was adjoined that of Colonel Samuel Washington. Thomas bought the land in 1770 and sold it in 1779, his wife Jemima signed the deed with him.^[2]

1 Nov 1779 Berkeley Co. VA, DB5, pg 395: John Smith of Berkeley to Thomas Lane of the same, a tract of land adj. Henry Garner on the South, Joseph Grantams on the north, part of a larger tract of 112a John Smith received in Fairfax. Starting at Henry Garner's land ... Col Washington's land...Joseph Grantams... containing 42a. Paying rent yearly of one Indian ear of corn.

1783 Berkeley Tax list:
Henry Whitings list (no. 15):

• Thomas Lane 1-0-1, 10 horses, 4 cattle

of interest:
Moses Hunter's list (no 4):

• William Layne 1-0-0-0, 2 cattle

Thomas Lane was the father of William Lane, born 1786.

There is a possible relevant record for Thomas Lane, living in Loudoun, Virginia in 1810. The census indicated that his household included 3 free persons.^[3]

Thomas Lane died about 1819. His will was probated on 9 Aug 1819 in Berkeley, West Virginia, United States.^[4][5]

Research Notes

Some family trees list, without any good evidence, his parents as Samuel Lane (1700-1779) and Jane (Corbin) Lane (1716-1773). Samuel and Jane Lane lived in Maryland and Pennsylvania but never Virginia. There is no record linking them to a son named Thomas born 1740 in Virginia.

The middle name hasn't any source outside of "Geneanet Community Trees Index, which isn't a primary source.

Sources

1. ↑ West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985 Wills; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Berkeley County); Probate Place: Berkeley, West Virginia Item DescriptionWills, Vol 5, 1812-1815; Vol 6, 1817-1823 Thomas Lane Probate Date 9 Aug 1819 Probate Place Berkeley, West Virginia, USA Inferred Death Year Abt 1819 Inferred Death Place West Virginia, USA
2. ↑ "Genealogical Queries." The William and Mary Quarterly 7, no. 1 (1927): 68-72. Accessed March 24, 2021. doi:10.2307/1921322.
3. ↑ Thomas Lane. Loudoun, Virginia. Year: 1810; Census Place: Loudoun, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 296; Image: 00600; Family History Library Film: 0181429. Ancestry Record 7613 #677160
4. ↑ Probate record: https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/88127541/person/272055177324/media/06cab68e-47c5-4bfe-b45f-07e080efc549?usePUBJs=true
5. ↑ Thomas Lane, Probate 89 Aug 1819, Berkely West Virginia, Berkeley Wills book Vol 6, p.218. Ancestry Record 9087 #373927

• 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Loudoun, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 296; Image: 00600; Family History Library Film: 0181429
• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-4TMR : 20 February 2021), Thomas *Lane, Feb 1779; citing Feb 1779, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,374.