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Dorcas Lane 1752–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1752

Birth Location: Maryland

Death Date: Aft. 1805

Death Location: Buffalo Ridge, Tenn

Father: John Lane

Mother:

Spouse(s): Thomas Sr.

Children(s): Simeon Gresham, John Gresham, Thomas Jr.

In 1752, Dorcas Lane entered the world in Maryland, born to John Fuller Lane And Elizabeth Cloud. Dorcas Lane married Thomas Gresham Sr, and had children including Anne Gresham, Elizabeth Gresham, Fuller Gresham, John Gresham, Prior Gresham, Rhoda Gresham, Simeon Gresham, Susanna Gresham, Thomas Gresham Jr. Dorcas Lane passed away in 1805 in Buffalo Ridge, Tenn.

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Biography

  • In 1752, Dorcas Lane entered the world in Maryland, born to John Fuller Lane And Elizabeth Cloud.
  • Dorcas Lane married Thomas Gresham Sr, and had children including Anne Gresham, Elizabeth Gresham, Fuller Gresham, John Gresham, Prior Gresham, Rhoda Gresham, Simeon Gresham, Susanna Gresham, Thomas Gresham Jr.
  • Dorcas Lane passed away in 1805 in Buffalo Ridge, Tenn.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lane
–1779
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Sr.
1752–1806
Birth Location: Abington, Maryland
TS

Children(s)

Simeon Gresham
1794–1827
Birth Location: –
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John Gresham
1764–1765
Birth Location: Md.
JG
Thomas Jr.
1791–1872
Birth Location: Wash. Co., Tennessee
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Dorcas Lane's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Lane
1752–1805
Birth Place: Maryland
Parents
John Fuller Lane
–1779
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Lane's Descendants

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Dorcas Lane (1752–Aft. 1805) m. Thomas (Gresham) Sr. (1752–1806)
  1. 1. Simeon Gresham 1794–1827 m. Sally Paste 1784–1827
  2. 2. John Gresham 1764–1765 m. Nancy Hale 1760–1780
  3. 3. Thomas (Gresham) Jr. 1791–1872 m. Rhoda Crouch –1855
    1. 1. Ellis (Crouch Grisham) Gresham 1813–1886 m. Hailey Story 1814–1850 m. Ann Story 1814–
      1. 1. Martha Neighbors 1832–1838
      2. 2. Thomas Gresham 1833–1838 m. Belle Blankship 1832–1840
      3. 3. Manda Plumlee 1832–1838
      4. 4. Rhoda Ranklin 1832–1838
      5. 5. Nancy Boyles 1832–1838
      6. 6. James Gresham 1832–1838
      7. 7. Samuel (Grisham) Gresham 1837–1867 m. Eliza (Ann) Dick 1826–1872
        1. 1. May McColgan 1857–1861 m. ? McColgan 1845–1857
        2. 2. Larkin Gresham 1857–1862
        3. 3. Elizabeth ((Betty)) Gresham 1857–1861
        4. 4. Lemuel Gresham 1857–1862
        5. 5. Rufus (Ellis) Gresham 1857–1862 m. Melissa Yokley 1856–1863
        6. 6. Theotia ((Theodotia)) Gresham 1867–1929 m. James (Allen) Scott 1864–1937
      8. 8. Samuel Gresham 1837–1881 m. Eliza (Ann) Dick 1867–1868
      9. 9. Martha Gresham 1833–1838 m. William Neighbors 1823–1834
      10. 10. Manda Gresham 1833–1838 m. George (F.) Plumlee 1823–1834
      11. 11. Rhoda Gresham 1833–1838 m. James Ranklin 1823–1834
      12. 12. Nancy Gresham 1833–1886 m. Newton Boyles 1823–1834
      13. 13. James Gresham 1833–1838 m. Molly Plumlee 1832–1840
    2. 2. Lafayette Gresham 1834–1898 m. Mary Shepherd 1830–1850
    3. 3. Catherine Gresham –1854 m. Louis Brock 1802–1813
    4. 4. Nancy Gresham –1851
    5. 5. Isaac Gresham –1846
    6. 6. James Gresham –1848

Dorcas Lane's Timeline

2 Records

1752
1752
Birth of Dorcas Lane in Maryland
Maryland
1805
Aft. 1805
Age 53
Death of Dorcas Lane in Buffalo Ridge, Tenn
Buffalo Ridge, Tenn

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #0602

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1805
    Event Place: Buffalo Ridge, Tenn
    Record Source: World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1, Tree #0602
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