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Joel Lane’s Siblings:
Joseph Lane & Patience McKinnie had six sons:
1. John (circa 1730 - d. ?) - Married a Mary (last name unknown, date of marriage unknown). He lived in Georgia in 1755 and in 1760 was in South Carolina. Had at least 3 children, Anne, Mary, and Patience.
2. Joseph Sr. (b. Apr 15, 1731 - d. 1798) - Married Sarah Bradford in 1755 or 1760 and died in Wake County in 1798. His house built in 1773 is still standing and is privately owned. They had at least two children: Sarah Lane (m. married Matthew McCullers) and Joseph Lane Jr. (1761-1825, m. Ferribee/Pherebe Hunter).
The list of children from Joseph Lane’s Will:
There are 3 generations of Joseph Lanes in this line.
3. Jesse (b. Jul 3, 1733 - possibly 1806) - Married Winifred Aycock (Apr 11, 1741 - Dec 16,1794) on Dec 16, 1755. Jesse had 16 children. His grandson Joseph Lane was a hero during the Mexican War and was later appointed first territorial governor of Oregon. He was elected as Oregon’s first senator. Lane County, Oregon is named after him. David Swain, governor of NC and president of UNC during the 19th century, is also a grandson of Jesse
4. Barnabas (b. 1735) m. Sara Martin. They had three children: Martin, Barnabas, Jr., and a daughter, Jean. Barnabas Lane of Edgecombe Co. died in 1762. There is some evidence that Joel Lane adopted Jean. After Joel and his wife Mary died in 1795, their son Thomas lived with his cousin Martin Lane.
5.James (b. 1737 or 39) m. Lydia Speight c.1760, d. 1805 in Wake County. Will probated in Wake County in February 1805. It mentions the following children: Edmund, Caroline, Polly, Betsy Christophers, Penny Atkins, Joel, and Nathaniel M.
6. Joel (b. 1739 d. 3/29/1795) m. Martha Hinton (1745-1771) in 1762. Together they had 3 sons. In 1772, married her sister, Mary (1755-1795). Together they had 9 children. For more information on their children, see the page on Joel Lane’s descendants.