Thomas Laine

Notes:

Died in Amherst County, Virginia, in an area that became Nelson County in 1807.

12 Jan 1746 Thomas received a grant of 100a on north side of the Tye River, Albemarle co; he was sued for debt by Giles Fletcher in Albemarle court 14 Mar 1746; he was a juryman in Amherst co 1766; he had a grant of 385a on south side Berry's Mountain, adjoining himself and Arthur Robertson 20 Jul 1780; of this latter he sold 200a to Thomas Wilsher 2 Jan 1785 (with Charles & James Layne witnesses);

Thomas is found on tax records in Amherst County through 1789 when he was made exempt but was still listed in Lexington parish 1790 and Amherst 1793-97'97a hint that he lived on the parish line; 4 Mar 1797, 'old and infirm', he deeded chattels to dau Sally for past support; and on 12 Oct 1797 sold the rest of his land adjoining William Laine, wagoner, and James Gatewood to George Loving (with Menos Wright a witness); issue:
*11 William Laine (Waterman): b c 1740
*12 James Laine: b by 1750
*13 Joseph Laine: b 1755-56
*14 Thomas Laine jr: b by 1759; he was on Allen Lavender's road gang 1789, along with Charles, Randolph and Joseph; m Amherst co Va (Charles Laine witness) 26 Feb 1780 Mary Stratton (dau of Henry Stratton); Thomas Jr was on road gang from top of Buffalo Ridge to Tye River mouth 1792; he left or died by 1800
*15 John Lane: b c 1751; living in Nelson co 1810: a waterman from 1772'97probably working with brother, William, the waterman; m Amherst co Va licence 21 Mar 1789 Lucy Ballow, (widow) [Charles Layne a witness]
*16 Charles Lain: b 1759
*17 Randolph Laine: b by 1768; m Amherst co Va (licence names William Laine, waterman, witness) 18 Sep 1789 Mary Robertson (b cl772 dau of Arthur Robertson, who consented, and was neighbor of Thomas Lane); Randolph left Amherst by 1798; he was on tax lists with father 1787-8 and separately 1791-92-94-95
*18 Elizabeth Laine: b after 1771; d Monroe co Tenn 2 Mar 1838; m Amherst co Va (licence gives consent of her father Thomas Laine and witnesses Charles Laine and William Lain) 17 Mar 1789 to Thomas Robertson (evidently son of Arthur and brother of Mary who married Randolph, since Thomas was witness of Randolph's marriage also)
*19 Sally Laine: b by 1776; single 1797 when father deeded her personal property as thanks for care of himself and his wife
Source: LAYNE•LAIN•LANE GENEALOGY

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Randolph Laine was born on 8 Sep 1768 in Amherst, Virginia; and died.
2. Elizabeth Laine was born in 1771 in Amherst, Virginia; died on 2 Mar 1838 in Monroe County, Tennessee.

Notes:

According to LAYNE-LAIN-LANE GENEALOGY, CHAPTER A Descendants of William Lain-Layne of Amherst County, Virginia:
In connection with the construction of an addition to the county court house at Amherst, Virginia, in 1961, some lost Court Order Books were found. The many court actions recorded therein'97 most of which were small suits'97do much to reveal life as it was lived nearly two hundred years ago along the Tye River [a branch of the James River], by the Lane-Laine-Layne families, the families of Lavender, Tandy, Shannon, Stratton, Robertson, Bowman, Gatewood, Arrington, Wright and others. The Reverend Bailey Davis of Amherst searched these lost Court Order Books and found much that is important in tracing these early Virginia families.

WILLIAM LAINE SR: b c 1700. In Goochland co Va 1733 was a witness of Thomas Dawson and as defendant in suit for debt; undoubtedly he had come west from the coast; he was still in Goochland co in 1746 as next neighbor of Dawson, on West Lickinghole, with 5 slaves; issue: William, Thomas, John.