Carolina Outlander

From me, to Osborne Lane and Hepsabeth ‘Hapsey’ Crawford (and beyond). Here goes nothin’…

My mother: Allison Renee Thames (b. June 14, 1962)

Her parents: Charles Henry Thames (b. 22 September 1934) and Peggy Lane (b. 12 March 1941). “Charlie,” as my brother and I called him, passed away years ago (2010). But my grandmother, Peggy, who we call “Branny,” is still here with us. It’s her family that we are exploring today.

Peggy’s parents (my maternal great grandparents): Rembert James* Lane (b. 19 March 1913) and Henrietta Meggs (b. 24 December 1917). They are buried at Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery. I’m listing Rembert with James as a middle name, but my grandmother swears he never had a middle name, only the initial, ‘J,” and that he went by “Jim.” For filling out official paperwork and such (applying for a job) it sounds like he would at times have to offer a middle name, and so he would offer James. That’s a bit odd, but a fun family anecdote. LINK

Rembert’s parents (my 2nd great grands): Sampson Elmore Lane (b. 3 February 1871) and Forrest Roma Campbell (b. 8 November 1877). They are also buried at Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery. LINK. There’s a ‘Lane Family Reunion’ each summer in late July, celebrating the descendants of these two. It’s held each year at Ebenezer Church in Marion, SC. For my part, I live in western North Carolina, so we make it down when we can. If anyone ever goes and needs more insight, please reach out to me.

Sampson’s parents (my 3rd great grands): Addison L. Lane (b. 6 October 1844) and Cherry Bryant (b. 6 November 1841). Addison was a veteran, a soldier in the Confederate States Army. The inscription on his tombstone reads “PVT CO H 23 SC INF.” Cherry was the daughter of John Miller Bryant and Jane Drew. LINK to Cherry’s death certificate. LINK to Addison’s gravestone. Addison and Cherry are both buried in the Bryant-Lane Cemetery in Marion County, SC. I haven’t visited yet, but it’s on my list.

Addison’s parents (my 4th great grands): James Crawford Lane, Jr. aka Crawford Lane (b. 22 September 1812) and Anemariah Perritt aka Anna (b. 22 July 1818). “Crawford” is buried in the Lane Cemetery (LINK), as is Anna (LINK). Anna was the daughter of David Perritt and Sarah Smith. David was the son of William and Priscilla. The Perritts are recognized on pages 183-185 in A History of Marion County. Crawford is where I am digging recently a bit…

Crawford’s parents (my 5th great grands): James Crawford Lane, Sr. (b. 1794) and Mary Ann Lee (b. 1792). It looks like this James Crawford fought in the War of 1812. I’m still confirming that, but multiple family members agree. For the sake of ease, let’s call him James Lane, since he was the first one. James Lane’s parents are recognized in A History of Marion County…

James Lane’s parents (my 6th great grands): Osborne Lane (1745-1840) and Hepsabeth Crawford (1752-1825). Osborne and Hepsabeth are both buried in the Catfish Creek Baptist Church Cemetery (LINK). Osborne has a wonderful excerpt in Sellers’ history.

Guesses as to where we go from here–

John Lane (1724-1771), a son of Joseph Lane and Patience McKinnie of Halifax, NC. This John Lane received property from his mother in 1755 (Osborne would have been roughly 10 years old). LINK to DNA testing results that suggest the family origins were in Surry, VA. This would have been with Thomas Lane (1709-1764). Descendants of Osborne match DNA of the descendants of other sons of Joseph Lane and Patience.

This LINK may be to my original LANE ancestor from Virginia, and previously from England. Thomas Lane (c. 1662–1733) of Surry County, Virginia is one of the earliest documented Lanes in the region, arriving in Virginia around 1650–1661, possibly from Somerset or Devon, England, as an indentured servant or free immigrant. He established the Lane family in the Virginia colony. Thomas is the reason I have recently adopted A.F.C. Bournemouth as my EPL team to root for, given that it seems likely that my ancestor who came over on the boat came from that area of southwest England.

I need to research the Joel Lane House further. Here is a link to Joel Lane’s ancestry.

More on Joseph Lane, who is thought to be a grandson of Richard Lane of Jamestown, VA–the first of his name in America. According to tradition, Richard was a kinsman of Ralph Lane, the first governor of North Carolina. Sir Ralph Lane was born in Devonshire, England.

After Osborne, it’s a lot of conjecture, but the fun thing about all of this is that the research never ends.