1.  THOMAS LANE was born about 1768 in Devonshire, England.  He married
NANNY "Anna" STAMP.  The couple emigrated to Hounsfield in May 1834,
settling adjacent to the  Washburns, Stoodleys, and Eveleighs -- all families that
they would later become related to by marriage.  Their place of residence appears
on the 1855 land ownership map of the town but not on the 1864 map, probably
indicating that none of the children occupied the property after Thomas' death in
1861.  

In the 1850 federal census of Hounsfield, Thomas and Nanny were enumerated
as the heads of dwelling number 232, family 232.  Thomas reported his age as
79 and his occupation as farmer.  Nanny was 75 and reported no occupation,
possibly an indication that they both worked on the farm.  They both reported
their birthplaces as England.  The value of their real estate  at that time was
estimated at $2,000.  

Living with them was their daughter Jane  Jeffrey, age 44, born in England, and
her son, Duane, age 5, born in New York State.  Also living in the same
household and enumerated with the same family number were William Stokes, age
50, born in England, and his wife Ann, age 46, born in England, the daughter of
Thomas and Nanny Lane.  The ages of their children indicate that William and
Ann did not emigrate until about 1842, a full 8 years after Thomas and Nanny.

THOMAS wrote his will on 15 January 1856 and it was witnessed by James
Marsh and William "Stodley", his son-in-law.  In the will he specifically
mentioned daughters Ann and Jane and he assigned his son Charles to be sole
executor of his estate.  On 26 May 1862 the will was proved and each child of
Thomas was required to give their full name and place of residence, thus
providing a valuable resource for establishing this Lane genealogy.
        
THOMAS died 11 April 1861 at age 93 in the town of Hounsfield, Jefferson Co.,
New York, where he had been a farmer.  

He married in or before 1801 in England 

NANNY "Anna" STAMP who had been born about 1774 in Devonshire,
England.  She died 25 November 1857 in the town of Hounsfield, Jefferson
Co., New York.  They are both buried in the Sulpher Springs Cemetery on
Sulpher Springs Road, Hounsfield.   Their gravestones, in exquisite condition,
stand half-way back from the road at the east end of the cemetery. 

Children (all except Thomas taken from the will and estate of Thomas Lane,
probated 1862) LANE:

+    2     i   THOMAS LANE married CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS

+    3    ii   CHARLES LANE married FRANCIS HALLYARD

     4   iii   ELIZABETH LANE married WILLIAM STOODLEY  

     5    iv   SARAH LANE married JOHN EVELEIGH "of Hounsfield"

     6     v   MINERVA LANE "of Henderson"

     7    vi   PETER LANE "of Clayton"

     8   vii   JAMES LANE "of Montague, Lewis County, New York"

+    9  viii   ANN LANE married WILLIAM STOKES of "Adams, Jefferson Co."

    10    ix   JOHN LANE

    11     x   JANE LANE married ROBERT JEFFREY


2.  THOMAS LANE (son of THOMAS & NANNY/Anna (STAMP) LANE) was
born 1801 in Dorsetshire(?), England, died 1887 in New York.  Though they are
not mentioned in Thomas of Hounsfield's will the best available evidence     
suggests that Thomas Lane, born 1801, may have been a first born son of Thomas
and Nanny Lane.  This Thomas emigrated about 1835, one year after Thomas and
Nanny Lane and in the same year as Charles Lane, Thomas and Nanny's next
eldest son.  Thomas and Charlotte had a daughter, Sarah, who lived in Montague,
Lewis Co., New York, while Thomas and Nanny had a son, James who also
resided there.  In addition, Thomas and Charlotte's descendants bear the names
Charles, Ann, Sarah, Thomas, Amos, Henry and Peter, all names found among
the other descendants of Thomas Lane and Nanny Stamp.  Thomas Lane and
Charlotte Williams were farmers.

He married in 1825

CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS died in 1876.  

    12     i   ANN LANE married WILLIAM CRANNAGE

+   13    ii   WILLIAM LANE married SARAH A. STOODLEY, daughter of 
               WILLIAM & ELIZABETH (LANE) STOODLEY 

    14   iii   GEORGE LANE married CLORINDA/CLARINDA BULLOCK,   
               daughter of HARRY ALEXANDER & PHOEBE (---) BULLOCK

    15    iv   SARAH LANE married DANIEL DENING

    16     v   CHARLES LANE

    17    vi   HARRIET LANE married  JOHN MATTHEWS

    18   vii   HENRY LANE

    19  viii   MARIA LANE married ALEXANDER MATTHEWS

    20    ix   MARION LANE d.y.

+   21     x   THOMAS N. LANE married JANE E. BARRETT, daughter of  
               CHESTER & (---) BARRETT

+   22    xi   AMOS LANE married ELLEN M. JOHNSON, daughter of FALES 
               & LINDA (HARRIS) JOHNSON

    23   xii   PETER LANE married ALTA A. EGGLESTON


3.  CHARLES LANE (son of THOMAS & NANNY/Anna (STAMP) LANE) was
born in Devonshire, England; 

He married before emigrating about 1835

FRANCIS HALLYARD, who died April 1878.

Children, (taken from Child's History of Jefferson Co.) LANE:

    24     i   ANNA LANE

    25    ii   ALBERT LANE

    26   iii   CHARLES E. LANE married CLARA E. HOLBROOK, daughter of 
               WILLIAM M. & HELEN (WATKINS) HOLBROOK

    27    iv   HENRY J. LANE married ROSALTHA S. PAYNE, daughter of  
               WORDEN & RHODA (WARREN) PAYNE.
        
9.  ANN LANE (daughter of THOMAS & NANNY/Anna (STAMP) LANE) was
born about 1804 in England.  As noted from the birthplaces of their children, 
they emigrated from England in or after 1842.  She died 12 March 1871 "age 68
years", and is buried in Sulpher Springs Cemetery, town of Hounsfield, 
Jefferson Co., New York. 

She married 

WILLIAM STOKES of "Adams, Jefferson Co." who died 28 March 1871 "age
71 years", also buried in Sulpher Springs Cemetery with the inscription "Gone
but not forgotten."  

Children, STOKES:

    28     i   WILLIAM STOKES

    29    ii   ROBERT J. STOKES married JANE A. (---)

    30   iii   ANN STOKES

    31    iv   GEORGE STOKES   


11.   JANE LANE (daughter of THOMAS & NANNY/Anna (STAMP) LANE)
was born about 1806 in England.  She married Robert Jeffrey and they settled in
Sackets Harbor.  She received a legacy in her father's will of 1856, but she was
noted as "a deceased daughter of said Thomas Lane" when the will was proved
in 1861 when she would have been age 55.  Her husband was not mentioned in
the will and since he does not appear in 1850 and 1860 census records, and since
their youngest son, Duane, had a court appointed guardian, it can be assumed
Robert died or left the area soon after Duane's birth about 1845.

She married 

ROBERT JEFFREY whose ancestry is unclear.  

    32     i   SYLVANIA JEFFREY

    33    ii   ELIZABETH JEFFREY married SETH LARKINS of Henderson. 
She is mentioned in Thomas Lane's will and is probably Robert and Jane's
daughter, since Thomas & Nanny already had a daughter named Elizabeth. 
Though surely a close relative, further research is needed to determine their
connection.

    34   iii   MATILDA JEFFREY married JOHN READER 

    35    iv   MANUEL JEFFREY

    36     v   THOMAS JEFFREY

    37    vi   JOHN JEFFREY

    38   vii   DUANE JEFFREY


13.  WILLIAM LANE (son of THOMAS & CHARLOTTE (WILLIAMS) LANE)
was born 25 September 1828 in England.  This Thomas emigrated about 1835 and
may have been a first born son of Thomas Lane and Nanny Stamp of Hounsfield
who emigrated in 1834.  

He married in 1858

SARAH A. STOODLEY, who was his first cousin, the daughter of WILLIAM
& ELIZABETH (LANE) STOODLEY 

Child, LANE:

    39     i   CHARLES A. LANE


21.  THOMAS N. LANE (son of THOMAS & CHARLOTTE (WILLIAMS)
LANE) was born 15 October 1840 in the United States (some sources say 1839)

He married 1862

JANE E. BARRETT, who was the daughter of CHESTER & (---) BARRETT

Children, LANE:

    40     i   FRED LANE

    41    ii   BURT LANE

    42   iii   FRANK LANE

    43    iv   KATE LANE


22.  AMOS LANE (son of THOMAS & CHARLOTTE (WILLIAMS) LANE)
was born 1841 in the United States.  He enlisted in Company E, 10th New York,
Heavy Artillery, and served until the close of the Civil War.

He married 1865

ELLEN M. JOHNSON, daughter of FALES & LINDA (HARRIS) JOHNSON

Children, LANE:

    44     i   ARTHUR F. LANE

    45    ii   PHILLIP S. LANE


24.  PETER LANE (son of THOMAS & CHARLOTTE (WILLIAMS) LANE)
was born 1844 in the United States.  

He married in 1869 

ALTA A. EGGLESTON

Children, LANE:

    46     i   ANSON P. LANE


27.  HENRY J. LANE (son of CHARLES & FRANCIS (HALLYARD) LANE
was born 14 February 1841 in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson Co., New
York.  He was engaged in the dry goods trade at Sackets for over 24 years.  He
was elected supervisor of the town for the second time in 1887 and was a member
of the New York State Assembly.  He served as the town clerk 3 years, assessor
3 years, and justice of the peace one term.  He was president of the village of
Sackets Harbor for upwards of four years and served as Worshipful Master of the
Sackets Harbor Lodge #135 of Free & Accepted Masons.

He married 

ROSALTHA S. PAYNE, who was the daughter of WORDEN & RHODA (WARREN) PAYNE.

Children, LANE:

    47     i   WORDEN LANE

    48    ii   MARK LANE

    49   iii   MABEL LANE

    50    iv   HUBERT H. LANE

    51     v   ROSE F. LANE

    52    vi   ARTHUR G. LANE


34  MATILDA JEFFREY 

married 

JOHN H. READER, who was the son of GEORGE & MARY (HUXFORD)
READER.  He came from England to Sackets Harbor in 1852.  He was the son
of George Reader, born near Bridport (sic), Dorsetshire, England, who located
at  Sackets Harbor in 1851, where he died in 1871, aged 70 years. John's mother
was Mary Huxford, of Uplyme, Devon, England.  John H. Reader had two
brothers, John and George (twins), who were born in Lyme-Regis, Eng., in 1832. 
In 1862, John H. enlisted in Company I, 10th New York, Heavy Artillery, and
was honorably discharged at the close of the war, and later received a pension.
He served as town clerk of Hounsfield at least four years. 

Children, READER:

    53     i   LAURA READER

    54    ii   HENRY H. READER
 

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