Joseph Lane (c1770-1850) and Martha --- of Marion and Barnwell Co, SC and Simpson Co, MS

Special thanks to Marilyn Lane Sirmon for data shared regarding this family via correspondence and as published in her book. Her book on this family contains a wealth of information regarding Joseph Lane's family, and I'll not even attempt to duplicate her efforts. However, I will include the data that I have found for this family, and highly recommend you find a copy of her book if you want more data. It is out of print, so it can not be purchased any longer, however, I know they have a copy at the Marion Public Library in Marion, SC.

The title is "The Ancestry and Known Descendants of Joseph Lane (1770-1850) of Marion County, South Carolina and Simpson County, Mississippi", Marilyn Lane Sirmon, William Arnold Sirmon, Privately published, 1986. Marilyn has her own website at: http://www2.netdoor.com/~sirmon/

Joseph Lane was born ca 1769/70 (per 1850 census) in Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC), presumably in the Buck Swamp region.

Joseph Lane is a proven son of Osborne Lane and Hepsabeth Crawford, and was named as such by Sellers in his book, and also named as a son in Osborne Lane's probate records.

Joseph Lane seems to have been at home with his parents for the 1790 census, listed as age 16+ (born before 1774).

Joseph Lane married Martha "Patsy" --- sometime between 1790 and ca 1798 in Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC). Martha was born ca 1771/72 in SC, presumably the same area as Joseph. I don't know what her maiden name was. Marilyn Sirmon speculates in her book that Martha could be a "Herring" based on several factors, mainly the proximity of the Lane and Herring families in Marion, and that they went to Barnwell Dist, SC together, and later to MS together. Whether this can be effectively proven or not remains to be seen. I completely understand her reasoning on this matter,

W. W. Sellers apparently forgot about Joseph Lane when he wrote about the Osborne Lane family, for he did not mention him. It is no wonder, since Joseph moved away from Marion before Sellers was born.

On 13 Dec 1797 Joseph Lane and Robert Lucas witnessed a deed from John and Elizabeth Sanders to James Crawford Jr for land on Catfish. (Marion Co, SC Deed Book D, page 183, from "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", by Lucille Utley, and Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996)

On 11 Mar 1798 Joseph Lane and Robert Lucas witnessed another deed from John and Elizabeth Sanders to James Crawford Jr for land on Catfish. (Marion Co, SC Deed Book D, page 189, from "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume One Books A - E 1800-1811", by Lucille Utley, and Alita White Sutcliffe, 1996)

I did not find Joseph Lane listed on the 1800 census, though from what I can tell, they were still in Marion at that time (or should have been). I'm not sure why they weren't listed, though it possible they were living with another family (Martha's parents perhaps?). There were several Herring households in Marion in 1800, but none of them had "extra" people in them that could be Joseph and wife and family.

On 8 Jan 1806 Samuel and Fereby Easterling sold 50 acres to Joseph Lane, land on North East side of Buck Swamp bordering Samuel Herring. Witnesses were Niell McEachern and William Allin. (Marion Co, SC Deed Book F, page 396, from "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume Two Books F-I & K 1811-1823", by Lucille Utley, and Alita White Sutcliffe, 1997)

There is no date on the deed, but Joseph and Patsy Lane "of Marion Dist" sold the above land to William Bethea. It was recorded next in the same deed book. The deed was proven before Thomas Harllee, QU on 2 Dec 1816. I think the deed was probably from way before 1816 though, probably as far back as 1806. Witnesses were John Lee and James Bailey. (Marion Co, SC Deed Book F, page 397, from "Marion County South Carolina Abstracts of Deeds Volume Two Books F-I & K 1811-1823", by Lucille Utley, and Alita White Sutcliffe, 1997)

By 1810, Joseph Lane and family had relocated to Barnwell Dist, SC. They were listed on the 1810 census in Barnwell, along with brothers Robert and Osborne Lane (Jr). Another Joseph Lane was listed also, but I don't know who he was. He could be a cousin, or not related at all. Robert and Joseph (our Joseph) were listed next door to each other.

By 1820, there was only one Joseph Lane in Barnwell Dist, SC, but I don't know if it is our Joseph or that other Joseph from 1810. Besides Joseph, there was his brothers Osborne, Robert and Stephen C. Lane all listed on the same page. Some pages seemed to be in original order, while others were alphabetical, and the Lanes were all listed together with a bunch of other "L" names. Marilyn Lane Sirmon's research shows that Joseph didn't get to Mississippi until ca 1824, so it seems reasonable that he was still in Barnwell in 1820. However, the Joseph Lane entry for 1820 does not match our Joseph's family at all, but does match (except the wife's age) the other Joseph from 1810. Perhaps there were two Josephs listed here in 1820, but only one was indexed. Just for completion, here is the entry:

Our Joseph may have been on his way to MS already in 1820, and missed by the census takers.

Joseph Lane was listed on the 1830 census in Simpson Co, Mississippi. His son Sheperd Lane was listed also, though several pages away.

Joseph Lane was listed on the 1840 census in Marion Dist, SC next to "W. L. Lane", who is probably a grandson (per Marilyn Lane Sirmon).

I have no data on Joseph and Martha after this point. Marilyn believes that they both died around this timeframe, as she found no additional records either.

Children

According to Marilyn's research, Joseph and Martha had at least five children. Two daughters are proven by their marriage records in Lawrence Co, MS (one naming Joseph as her father, who gave his consent, and the other with him as bondsman). Three sons (James, William H. and Sheperd Lane) are unproven, but they were all in close proximity to Joseph Lane in Simpson and Lawrence Co, MS and it seems very likely they were his sons. I have no additional data on them yet other than what Mrs. Sirmon has published, so I'll not repeat that here. Any full birth or death dates included are from Mrs. Sirmon's book.

Researcher List

1. Joseph¹ Lane , born 1769/70 in Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC); died 1850 in Simpson Co, MS, son of Osborne Lane and Hepsabeth Crawford . He married in 1790/98 in Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Martha "Patsy" (---) , born 1771/72 in Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC); died aft 1850 in Simpson Co, MS.

Children of Joseph Lane and Martha "Patsy" (---) were as follows:

+ 2 i Sheperd² Lane , born 1797/98 in Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC); died aft 1850 in Clarke Co, MS. He married Jenny Cook .

+ 3 ii William H² Lane , born 1801/02 in Marion Dist, SC; died aft 1850 in Rankin Co, MS. He married Mary (---) .

4 iii Mary² Lane , born 1802/03 in Marion Dist, SC; died 1866 in Liberty Co, TX. She married on 21 Mar 1825 in Lawrence Co, MS Elam Allbritton .

5 iv Charity² Lane , born 6 Jun 1806 in Marion Dist, SC. She married on 1 Apr 1824 in Lawrence Co, MS James Allbritton , born 18 Apr 1800.

+ 6 v James² Lane , born in Marion Dist, SC; died in Lawrence Co, MS. He married unknown.

Generation 2

2. Sheperd² Lane (Joseph¹), born 1797/98 in Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC); died aft 1850 in Clarke Co, MS. He married on 14 May 1826 in Lawrence Co, MS Jenny Cook , born 1809/10 in GA.

Children of Sheperd Lane and Jenny Cook were as follows:

7 i Elizabeth³ Lane , born 1829/30 in Simpson Co, MS.

8 ii George³ Lane , born 1831/32 in Simpson Co, MS.

9 iii Polly³ Lane , born 1835/36 in Simpson Co, MS.

10 iv Amanda³ Lane , born 1836/37 in Simpson Co, MS.

11 v Charlotte³ Lane , born 1839/40 in Simpson Co, MS.

12 vi William³ Lane , born 1841/42 in Clarke Co, MS.

13 vii Susan³ Lane , born 1843/44 in Clarke Co, MS.

14 viii Columbia³ Lane , born 1847/48 in Clarke Co, MS.

3. William H² Lane (Joseph¹), born 1801/02 in Marion Dist, SC; died aft 1850 in Rankin Co, MS. He married in 1830/40 in Simpson Co, MS Mary (---) , born 1805/06.

Children of William H Lane and Mary (---) were as follows:

15 i Synia³ Lane , born 1833/34 in Rankin Co, MS.

16 ii Harriet³ Lane , born 1837/38 in Rankin Co, MS.

17 iii Simon³ Lane , born 1842/43 in Rankin Co, MS.

18 iv Sarah Ann³ Lane , born 1844/45 in Rankin Co, MS.

19 v John³ Lane , born 1847/48 in Rankin Co, MS.

6. James² Lane (Joseph¹), born in Marion Dist, SC; died in Lawrence Co, MS. He married unknown.

Children of James Lane were as follows:

20 i William L³ Lane , born 1815/20 in Lawrence Co, MS.