John Layne (1716 - 1755)

Born 1716 in Essex, Colony of Virginia

Died May 1755 at about age 39 in St James Parish, Goochland, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Please forgive me if this is for another John Layne/Lain/Lane. It would make the death date incorrect, but I didn't see any documentation. Please feel free to delete this if you have other information. Thanks. Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters Bounty Land Warrant information relating to John Lane VAS823 & S38129 vsl 7VA&CT Transcribed by Will Graves 8/22/13

[From bounty land records in the Library of Virginia] I John Lane of the City of Richmond in the State of Virginia do make this declaration which to the best of my recollection contains the truth. Viz. In the year 1776 I enlisted in the Continental line for three years and served in a company commanded by Captain Lucas in General Putman's Brigade. I was in many of battles of the Revolution, viz. at White Plains[October 28, 1776], at German Town [Germantown, October 4, 1777], at Prince Town [Princeton, January 3, 1777], at Kent Town [? Trenton?, December 26, 1776], and at Savannah and in the Battles of White Plains and at Savannah I was severely wounded; and at the latter place I was taken Prisoner; After being exchanged I joined the Army and enlisted for during the war with Major Nelson of the Cavalry and continued in service until the end of the war and was honorably discharged at Hampton by Major Nelson which discharge [is] lost. I am now very old very infirm and very needy, and entirely unable to get a support by labor and am dependent on the bounty of my friends and the aid of my country for subsistence. Now going on in my 93 year of age. Given under my hand this 5th day of July 1819 S/ John Lane, X his mark

I William Price of the City of Richmond do hereby certify that I was an officer in the Revolutionary war, and that I know the above named John Lane and have reason to believe that the above statement given by him is in general correct and true and that he is certainly indigent and in capable of labor and now going on 93 years of age. S/ William Price 5th July 1819

sworn to before me George Tucker District Judge of the United States for the lower [?] District United States of America District of Virginia to wit On this 4th day of December 1819 before me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the United States for the District of Virginia personally appeared John Lane aged ninety-three years resident in Manchester Chesterfield County in the said District who being by me duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land & naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary War." That he the said John Lane enlisted for the term of 3 years on the __ day of __ in the year 1776 in the State of New Hampshire in the company commanded by Captain Lucas, 4th Regiment commanded by Colonel [indecipherable name] in the brigade under General Putman on the Continental establishment, that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States until the expiration of said 3 years during which time he was made a prisoner at Savannah; that after his exchange he reenlisted & served during the war when he was discharged from the service in Hampton Virginia by Captain Nelson of the cavalry whose Corps he was attached, and that he was in the Battles of the White Plains, Savannah, Germantown, Princeton & Trenton, and was severely wounded at Savannah when made prisoner, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of said services. Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid. S/ John Lane, X his mark Original Claim

District of Virginia SS On this 3rd day of April 1821 personally appeared in open court being a Court of record for the County of Henrico John Lane aged 94 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the act of Congress of the 18th March 1818, and first of May 1820, that he, the said John Lane enlisted for the term of 3 years on the __ day of __ in the year 1776 in the state of New Hampshire in the company commanded by Captain __ Lucas in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Willis in the line of the State of New Hampshire on the United States Continental establishment; that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the expiration of three years when he was discharged from the said service at the White Plains in the state of New York and reenlisted and served during the war, when he was discharged from the service at Hampton in the State of Virginia by Major Robert Nelson of the Cavalry whose Corps he was attached and that he was in the Battles of White Plains, Germantown, Princeton, Trenton, at Savannah where he was severely wounded and made prisoner and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services except what is here exhibited. And in pursuance of the act of the first of May 1820, I do solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift, sale or in any manner whatever disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provision of an act of Congress entitled “an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war” passed on the 18th day of March 1818, and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property, or securities, contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed, that he has no real or personal estate is by occupation a laborer but possesses little ability to pursue it in consequence of losing the use of his lambs, he has not walked for 6 years that he depends on the private charity of his friends for support & he stands in need of the assistance of his country for support. Sworn to and declared on the 3rd day of April 1821 S/ John Lane, X his mark From: http://www.revwarapps.org/VAS823.pdf

Sources

1. ↑ Layne-321 was created by Tony Layne through the import of Layne-Cronin Pruned Family Tree.ged on May 17, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.

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