Transactions involving Mordica Lane (research by Norman Gary Lane):įebru- Mordica Lane to Alemelech Allen, SW NW Sec 28 1S 2Wįebru- Mordica Lane to John Holland, SE SW Sec 22 1S 2Wįebru- Mordica Lane to David Lane, SE SW Sec 26 1N 2W (He sold his According to Goodspeed's History of PikeĪnd Dubois Counties, Mordica and Mary moved from Orange His children and the fact that he doesn't appear in the 1830 census in Orange County, IN. United States, based on the birth places of In Guilford, North Carolina, United States. Mordeci "Mordica" Lane 1– 4 was born in 1803 Related to the family in some other manner than as Mordica's son.ġ. Of course, it is possible that Jonathan was (descendant of David Crockett Lane) in theġ900 census, which suggests a family connection. Interestingly, CharlesĮlery Lane (descendant of Jonathan) was with Emma Jane Lane Ellis Rest of the family and he lived in Crawford County, just south of Orange County. Indiana until quite a few years after the Have been married previously, and Jonathan could have come from this However, Mordica was 25 years old when he married Levina, so he could Years before Mordica and Levina were married. Jonathan was supposedly born about 1826, two Seems likely that he was a son of Mordica, it has not yet been proven. Jonathan, Mordica and Abigail lived next doorĪnd Mordica’s plots at Moore’s Ridge cemetery Reasonably certain that all of the other Lanes that appear in the 1840 censusĪre related, so it is likely that Mordica is also related. Chapter Two:Įvidence connecting Mordica to the family is circumstantial, but in my opinion, State and county death records, obituaries,Ħ. William Lane and Nancy had the following children:ģ. She appeared in the census in 1850 in French Lick Township, In the census in 1840 in Paoli Township, Orange, It was not uncommon for people to name aĬhild using the maiden name of the mother, so some researchers speculate that Their child, Harmon, had a very unusual name. Was born about 1780 in North Carolina, United States. Jonathan andĭaniel Lane for debt, case dismissed by plaintiff (apparently they paid 157, March 13, 1840, shows Wilford Hoggate vs. 279 shows that theĮstate was finally settled on August 25, 1852. Wilson appointed administrator on February 11, 1840. Probate Court records: January 30, 1839, Abner W. Given all of the other evidence, I suspectĪppeared in the census in 1830 in Orange, However, the 1850 census reports a birth place of NorthĬarolina for all of the Lanes listed. In the 1880 census, Jonathan Lane reported There is one piece of data that doesn't fit: Was of the opinion that they came across Kentucky,Īlso some thoughts that they may have made a brief stop in Clark County, KY,īut at the current time, this is just speculation. Lanes who arrived in Orange County were born in North Carolina, Therefore, William must have arrived in Orange County, Indiana Purchased a part of the estate of Jesse Hollowell on April 21, 1823. Probate Order Book A, pages 131-132, reported that William Lain Steven Stewart and the author also felt that Indiana, census so it is likely that the William Lane of the 1820 Washington County census is the same as the one in the Is a good match for the Orange County William. Lane found an entry for William Lane in the 1820 Washington Not been able to find any data other than the marriage record, so I have not One Lane family in Orange County during this time period, she could be a child Given that there appears to have been only Marriage of Harriet Lane to Eli McDonald in 1827. The Orange County marriage index lists the Such as land purchases, etc., that suggest a relationship. Jonathan and Mordica’s plots at Moore’s Ridge cemetery are diagonal from Lived next door to each other at various times. Lives of the children intermingle in ways that suggest that they are Nancy is living with son Harmon.Īnd Daniel Lane serve as sureter and guardian for Harmon Lane’s estate. Jonathan, Daniel and Harmon appear in the Orange County census.Īnd the children appear in the 1850 census. Hoggate sues Jonathan and Daniel Lane, apparently over William Lane’s Biography of Dovey Lane reports that her father, Jonathan Lane, came toĪge fits William’s children listed in this census. Lane appears in the Orange County census. To Orange County by the fact that there was a Quaker settlement in the PaoliĪrea (founded by Jonathan Lindley, who led a migration of Quakers from North Suggests that he may have been a Quaker, so he may have been influenced to come Starting with this timeline on Lanes appearing in Orange County, Indiana: Not been proven beyond any doubt, the circumstantial evidence is strong, He was probably born in NorthĬarolina, based on the birth places of his wife and children.
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