Charles was born in 1756. Charles Lane ... He passed away in 1837. [1]
Joseph Lane (father of Jesse Lane) of 1710 married Patience McKinne, daughter of a wealthy Scotch immigrant who owned vast quantities of land in what was then known as the Caledonian regions. Their sons were Joel, Jesse and Joseph Lane. They moved from the vicinity of Halifax on the Roanoke to a comparative wilderness in Johnson County where Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina, now stands.[1]
Jesse Lane, the third brother, was born 1733, married Winefred Hycock and reared a happy household of fifteen children, all of whom lived to a good old age, contributing of their "basket and store" to the formation of a permanent government. He is the ancestor of thousands of America's noblest men and women, among them General Joseph Lane of Oregon, called "The Marion of the War with Mexico," who was candidate for vice president of the United States, governor of Oregon, and senator eight years.[1]
Jesse Lane served his country with the Third North Carolina Continentals and with his sons bravely fought in the battles of Guilford Court House, Cowpens, and King's Mountain.
Name: JESSE LANE Sex: M Birth: 3 JUL 1733 in Halifax County, North Carolina Birth: 3 JUL 1735 Death: 28 OCT 1806 in Athens, Menard County, Illinois Death: 1804 in St. Louis, Missouri Death: 18 OCT 1804 in Kentucky Death: 28 OCT 1806 in Kentucky Death: 28 OCT 1806 in Near St. Louis, Missouri Event: Military 1776 served in Revolutionary War as officer in Third North Carolina Continentals (Halifax) Event: Military ABT 1776 fought in Battle of Kings Mountain, Revolutionary War
Residence: Jackson County, Georgia Residence: Oglethorpe County, Georgia Residence: 1782 North Carolina Residence: 1784 Moved from Wake County, Noth Carolina, to Elberton County, Georgia, then to Oglethope County, then to Jackson County (now Clarke County), Georgia Residence: AFT 1784 Georgia
Burial: 6 NOV 1806 Clarke County, Georgia Religion: 1787 "With his son Jonathan and son in law, David Lowry, he built first Methodist church in that part of Georgia..." Reference Number: 733 Note: Cabinet maker Officer in 3rd North Carolina Continentals Lived in Halifax & Wake Counties, North Carolina
From Merle Kingsbery Woodward's, General History of the Lanes of Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas. 1961-1965. Unpublished. Residences in Georgia (in order) - Elbert County; Oglethorpe County; and Jackson, Clarke County (near Athens). JESSE LANE, a grand old patriarch, was born July 3, 1733, in Halifax County, North Carolina. He married Winifred Aweck, a Welsh name pronounced Ayock, and some records giver her name as Aycock. Her father was William Aycock and her mother was Rebecca Pace. Winifred Aweck Lane, a noble Christian woman, was born April 11, 1741, married Jesse Lane on Dec. 16, 1755, and she died Dec. 16, 1794. Jesse Lane served in the Revolution as an officer in the Third North Carolina Continentals. (Army Accounts, Vol. 13, Section A. A., page 50, 1782; also page 175, 1793.) He and his son John (father of Gen. Joseph Lane of Oregon) fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain. He moved to Georgia in 1784, first to Elbert and Oglethorpe counties, later to Jackson, part of Clarke County, near Athens. He visited his children in Kentucky and Illinois and died there Nov. 6, 1806. Jesse with his son Jonathan and his son-in-law David Lowry built one of the first Methodist Churches in Georgia in 1787. It was dedicated by Rev. Humphreys and Rev. Majors. He was the father of 16 children, 8 sons and 8 daughters. [Was this first church Grant's Meeting House, near Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia?]
from Joel Lane, Pioneer and Patriot, by Marshall Delancey Haygood. Footnote on pp. 6-7 "In the State Records, Vol. XVI., p. 1101, it appears that a Jesse Lane enlisted for a three years term of service on March 1, 1777, in Captain Jacob Turner's Company, Third North Carolina Continentals. Captain Turner was killed at the Battle of Germantown in the following October. After Jesse's enlistment had expired, he again entered the service; for by reference to the manuscript books, entitles "Army Accounts," in the office of the State Auditor, at Raleigh, Vol. 13, Section A. A., p. 50, will be found the entry: "Allowed Jesse Lane for pay to the first of January, 1780(?) including interest, the first day of August, 1783 ......175, 11. 6." Governor Swain, in the letter presently given, says that Jesse moved to Georgia before this (in 1779), Quoere : Were there two Jesse's, or did Jesse of Wake send his family to Georgia, and follow them later?"
From Merle Kingsbery Woodward's, General History of the Lanes of Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas. 1961-1965. Unpublished. Residences in Georgia (in order) - Elbert County; Oglethorpe County; and Jackson, Clarke County (near Athens). JESSE LANE, a grand old patriarch, was born July 3, 1733, in Halifax County, North Carolina. He married Winifred Aweck, a Welsh name pronounced Ayock, and some records giver her name as Aycock. Her father was William Aycock and her mother was Rebecca Pace. Winifred Aweck Lane, a noble Christian woman, was born April 11, 1741, married Jesse Lane on Dec. 16, 1755, and she died Dec. 16, 1794. Jesse Lane served in the Revolution as an officer in the Third North Carolina Continentals. (Army Accounts, Vol. 13, Section A. A., page 50, 1782; also page 175, 1793.) He and his son John (father of Gen. Joseph Lane of Oregon) fought in the Battle of Kings Mountain. He moved to Georgia in 1784, first to Elbert and Oglethorpe counties, later to Jackson, part of Clarke County, near Athens. He visited his children in Kentucky and Illinois and died there Nov. 6, 1806. Jesse with his son Jonathan and his son-in-law David Lowry built one of the first Methodist Churches in Georgia in 1787. It was dedicated by Rev. Humphreys and Rev. Majors. He was the father of 16 children, 8 sons and 8 daughters. [Was this first church Grant's Meeting House, near Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia?]
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