Isaac Layne^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

1809 - 1900  (91 years)

• Name	Isaac Layne
  Born	25 Sep 1809	Marion County, Tennessee, USA
  Gender	Male
  Residence	From Bef 1830 to Aft 1850	Marion County, Tennessee, USA   [9, 10, 11]
  Residence	From Aft 1850 to Bef 1880	Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
  Residence	From Bef 1880 to 22 Dec 1900	Sequatchie County, Tennessee, USA
  Died	22 Dec 1900	Marion County, Tennessee, USA
  Person ID	I709	Main
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	John Hiram Layne,   b. 1768, Virginia, USA ,   d. Between 1836 and 11 May 1838  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Barbara DeVault,   b. 1770, North Carolina, USA ,   d. Aft 1860  (Age 91 years)
  Married	31 Jul 1789	Washington County, Virginia, USA   [12]
  Notes	Married by Charles Cummings. Information found in Marriage Register 2 page 269 of Washington Co., VA The Layne-Lain-Lane Genealogy book, by Floyd Benjamin Layne, mentions additional children: Lou and Sallie though no evidence apart from this book has been found. Notice also that this book lists Lou and Sally as the last two children of John Jr. and Esther (Kilgore) Layne. There was either some sort of mixup, or these children did not survive to adulthood.
  Family ID	F175	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Steele,   b. 1813, Marion County, Tennessee, USA
  Married	1827
  Notes	The only child we know for certain was Mary Steele's is Daniel though we know that all except for John Isaac were either Mary Steele's or Mary Conatser's. As we've been unable to prove that Isaac was actually married to Mary Conatser all are listed as Mary Steele's. Daniel's death certificate lists his mother as Mary Steel.
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Layne,   b. 1830, Marion County, Tennessee, USA + 2. Sarah Layne,   b. 1833, Marion County, Tennessee, USA + 3. Martha Jane Layne,   b. 1834, Marion County, Tennessee, USA + 4. Peggy Ann Layne,   b. 1836, Marion County, Tennessee, USA + 5. Barbara Layne,   b. 6 Jun 1841, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 14 Apr 1913, McCracken Co., KY  (Age 71 years) + 6. Malvina Layne,   b. 1842, Marion County, Tennessee, USA + 7. Susannah Layne,   b. 1844, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 18 Apr 1938, Tracy City, Grundy County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 94 years) + 8. Fannie Layne,   b. 1847, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 5 Aug 1919, Delphi, Sequatchie County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 72 years) + 9. Daniel L Layne,   b. 1852, Marion County, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 24 Feb 1924, Sequatchie County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Delphia Fults,   b. 1812, Tennessee, USA ,   d. Bef 1880, Tennessee, USA  (Age < 67 years)  [13]
  Married	18 Mar 1870	Grundy County, Tennessee, USA
  Documents		1870 Grundy County marriage records. Page 74.
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Mary A Mayhew,   b. 1833, Tennessee, USA
  Notes	The Layne genealogy book states Mary's last name as "Mayhew" but we've been unable to locate anyone with this last name in the area. Perhaps Matthews?
  Last Modified	3 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F296	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Mary Conatser,   b. 1815
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2002
  Family ID	F295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 5	Mary V Frizzell,   b. 7 Nov 1848, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 3 Jan 1921, Delphi, Sequatchie County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 72 years)  [14]
  Married	24 Oct 1891	Sequatchie County, Tennessee, USA
  Children	+ 1. John Isaac Layne,   b. Apr 1893, Tennessee, USA
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 Sep 1809 - Marion County, Tennessee, USA Residence - From Bef 1830 to Aft 1850 - Marion County, Tennessee, USA Residence - From Aft 1850 to Bef 1880 - Grundy County, Tennessee, USA Married - 18 Mar 1870 - Grundy County, Tennessee, USA Residence - From Bef 1880 to 22 Dec 1900 - Sequatchie County, Tennessee, USA Married - 24 Oct 1891 - Sequatchie County, Tennessee, USA Died - 22 Dec 1900 - Marion County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Layne-Lain-Lane genealogy, page 79
  		1830 United States Federal Census, Marion County, Tennessee, Page 74 1830; Census Place: Marion, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 175; Page: 74; Family History Library Film: 0024533
  		1840 United States Federal Census, Marion County, Tennessee, Page 265A Year: 1840; Census Place: Marion, Tennessee; Roll: 528; Page: 265; Image: 540; Family History Library Film: 0024547
  		1850 United States Federal Census, District 1, Marion County, Tennessee, Page 399A Year: 1850; Census Place: District 1, Marion, Tennessee; Roll: M432_889; Page: 399A; Image: 372
  		1860 United States Federal Census, District 5, Grundy County, Tennessee, Page 26 Year: 1860; Census Place: District 5, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1252; Page: 436; Image: 484; Family History Library Film: 805252
  		1870 United States Federal Census, District 5, Grundy County, Tennessee, Page 469B Year: 1870; Census Place: District 5, Grundy, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1532; Page: 469B; Image: 39; Family History Library Film: 553031
  		1880 United States Federal Census, District 6, Sequatchie County, Tennessee, Page 291C Year: 1880; Census Place: District 6, Sequatchie, Tennessee; Roll: 1277; Family History Film: 1255277; Page: 291C; Enumeration District: 113
  		1900 United States Federal Census, District 6, Sequatchie County, Tennessee, Page 7A Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 6, Sequatchie, Tennessee; Roll: 1595; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0132; FHL microfilm: 1241595
  		1868 Sequatchie County marriage records. Page 30.
  		Page 383 of Marion County Deed Book D David Lain & others To) Deed 60 acres Isaac Lain This indenture made this 11th day of May one thousand Eight hundred & thirty eight between David Lane, Burley Lane, Abraham Lane, John Lane, William Lane, Polly Killgore, Nancy Killgore, Pegy Bradford all of the County of Marion & State of Tennessee Daniel Lane, of the County of Warren & State aforesaid & Elizabeth Luallen of the County of Jackson & State of Alabama of the one part & Isaac Lane of the County of Marion & State of Tennessee of the other part WITNESSETH: that for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred a fifty dollars to us in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained sold and do by these presents release enfeoff? and convey unto Isaac Lane his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land containing sixty acres more or less ? lying and being in the County of Marion. Beginning at a stake and pointers on Richard Stones line on the east side of Halls Branch running south forty six poles to a corner in said Lanes Field; thence west forty eight poles to a white oak thence south running with the branch fifty poles to a stake, thence east seventy eight poles to a black oak to Stephen Lanes corner; thence east seventy four poles to a stake and pointers thence north sixty four poles to a chestnut thence westwardly running down what is commonly called the Dark Hollow ninety six poles to the beginning with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances hereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining either in law or equity to have and to hold the aforesaid tract of land with its appurtenances to the only use and benefit of him the said Isaac Lane his heirs and assigns forever free and clear of any other lawful title claim or demand of all manner of persons Whatsoever consideration whereof we the said David Lane, Borley Lane, Abraham Lane, John Lane, Wm. Lane, Polly Kilgore, Nancy Kilgore, Pegy Bradford, Daniel Lane, Elizabeth Luallen also binds ourselves, our heirs &C to warrant and defend the right of the same by virtue of these presents in testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and date first above Written signed and acknowledged in presence of. Stephen Killgore Abraham Killgore his Borley X Lane mark (Seal) her Nancy X Kilgore mark (Seal) his Abraham X Lane mark (Seal) his John X Lane Jr mark (Seal) her Polly X Kilgore mark (Seal) his William X Lane mark (Seal) his Daniel X Lane mark (Seal) his Daniel X Luwallen mark (Seal) her Margaret X Bradford mark (Seal)
  		Pages 103 and 104 with Entry 8371 Description : Roll 143: Book S State of Tennessee No. 8371 To all to whom these presents shall come greeting know ye that by virtue of Entry No 1194 made in the office of the Entry Taker of Marion County and Entered on the 6th day of January 1834 pursuant to the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of said State passed on the 9th day of January 1830 there is Granted by the said State of Tennessee unto Isaac Lane assignee of Daniel Lane a certain tract or parcel of land containing seventy-five acres by survey bearing date the 25th day of October 1834 lying in said county on the East side of the Halls? Branch. Beginning at a Black oak near the South East corner of a tract of land now belonging to Stephen Lane. Then East 137 poles to a post Oak near the tops of the Valley Ridge. Thence North 128 poles to a post oak. Thence West 70 poles to a Stake in John Lane's East Boundary lin. Thence South with the same 160 poles to a Stake south east corner of Lanes tract. Thence west 62 poles to a stake in Stephen Lane's line. Then South to the Beginning. With the hereditaments and appurtenances to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said Isaac Lane and his heirs forever. In witness whereof James K. Polk Governor of the State of Tennessee has hereunto set his hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be appointed at Nashville on the 19th day of July 1841 and 66th Year of our Independence. John S. Young Secretary & by the Governor James (?)

  
  

• Notes

  There are quite a few records that make it relatively easy to track Isaac himself as he appears seven times in the U.S. census from 1830 through his final appearance in 1900 which occurred shortly before his death later that year. The difficulty lies in reconciling the information that appears about his family in Floyd Benjamin Layne’s book on Layne genealogy. Issac’s entry states that "tradition says Isaac married 5 times and had no sons”, but then goes on to suggest that Abraham Layne (b 1827) was likely Isaac’s son. Additional research has cast doubt on that assumption. On the number and identities of Isaac’s many wives. Floyd Benjamin states that they were: Polly Steele, Delphia Fultz, Mary Conaster, Mary Mayhew and Mary Dempsey. We’ve been able to identify four of these starting with Mary Steele who is almost certainly the woman identified as Polly by FBL. This Mary is listed alongside Isaac in the 1850 and 1860 census returns and she is identified as Daniel’s mother on his death record. Daniel is the last of Isaac’s children until nearly 40 years later when another son is born. Given this and the lack of an obvious gap between children where Isaac may have been unmarried for a time, we can safely assume that all of Daniel’s older siblings were born to Mary (Steele) Layne as well. This also agrees with the order of Isaac’s wives as recorded by FBL. A record exists of Isaac’s marriage to his second wife, Delphia Fults, in Grundy County on the March 18th, 1870. She also appears with him in the 1870 census. In the 1880 census, Isaac is listed with Mary A. For the time being we believe this is the Mary Mayhew provided by Floyd Benjamin but it may also be Mary Conatser. There is no evidence of any “Mayhew” families in Grundy or the surrounding counties during the time period we’re interested in so an alternative might be Mary Matthews. Details are sketchy regarding these two Marys and it may be that there was only one but, for the time being, we still have them both recorded as Isaac’s third and fourth wives respectively. Lastly we have a record of Isaac’s marriage to Mary Dempsy in Sequatchie County on October 24th, 1891. In the 1900 census she is listed with Isaac along with two children from a prior marriage. Her death certificate in 1921 reveals her maiden name as Frizzell as her parents are listed as John Frizzell and Ester Fine. The 1900 census also records the surprising addition of another son named John born in 1893. Isaac would have been 84 years old at the time of his birth! Next we come to the matter of Isaac’s children. Floyd Benjamin suggests only one son named Abraham and eight daughters. The information on his Isaac’s daughter is, apart from a few inaccuracies, correct. However we’ve already noted John Isaac’s birth in 1893 as well as his other son, Daniel, in 1852. I’ve been unable to find any evidence to support Abraham and other than the Layne genealogy book which seems to base this assumption almost entirely on the fact that an Abraham Layne lived next door in 1850. If there were another son there should be evidence to support that in either the 1830 or 1840 census, but the only male present in the records is Isaac himself. There is another Abraham living with Isaac’s daughter Sarah and her husband Allen McCullough in 1860, but he is likely the son of Daniel and Anna (Bryant) Layne. After eliminating all other possibilities I now believe that the Abraham living next door in 1850 was his nephew and the son of his older brother David (b 1791). Both Abraham and Elizabeth married McGowan’s according to FBL but I’ve been unable to find any McGowan’s in the area and this may be based on the name of Abraham’s mother-in-law as is often transcribed from the 1850 census as “Nancy McGown”. To me this name appears to be Nancy M. Gowan and there are many Goins in the area which is commonly misspelled Gowan or Gowen. Abraham’s wife was likely Margaret Goins and not McGowan. As for Elizabeth, she is something of a mystery. In 1860 several of Isaac’s daughters are living nearby in Grundy county, but there is no sign of Elizabeth. There is a curious James W Lane that we have been unable to place who is living six households away. This James is married to Elizabeth, aged 34. There is the possibility, perhaps a small one, that this is Isaac’s first daughter. The rest of the information regarding Isaac’s daughters is fairly accurate with only minor discrepancies and/or spelling variations.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Layne-Lain-Lane genealogy, Floyd Benjamin Layne, CS7l.L4283 1962., page 79. [S16] 1830 US Census, Tennessee, Marion, (National Archives, Washington, D.C), page 74. [S32] 1840 US Census, Tennessee, Marion, (National Archives, Washington, D.C), page 265A. [S45] 1850 US Census, Tennessee, Marion, District 1, (National Archives, Washington, D.C), page 399A. [S8] 1860 US Census, Tennessee, Grundy, District 5, (National Archives, Washington, D.C), page 26. [S47] 1870 US Census, Tennessee, Grundy, District 5, (National Archives, Washington, D.C), page 469B. [S25] 1880 US Census, Tennessee, Sequatchie, District 6, (National Archives, Washington, D.C), page 291C. [S27] 1900 US Census, Tennessee, Sequatchie, District 6, (National Archives, Washington, D.C), page 7A. [S31] Marion County, TN Entry Books, (Marion County, Tennessee), page 253. This is the entry assigned to Issac in warrant #8371 [S5] Marion County, TN Deed Books D, (Marion County, Tennessee ), page 383. [S19] NC and TN, Early Land Records, 1753-1931 (Mtn. Dist), (Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn.), pages 103 and 104. [S30] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940, Database. FamilySearch. http://familysearch.org, (FamilySearch), page 269. Citing Washington, Virginia, reference P. 269; FHL microfilm 34,389 [S46] TN State Marriages, 1780-2002 (Grundy), (Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn.), page 74. [S6] TN State Marriages, 1780-2002 (Sequatchie), (Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn.), page 30.