Beatrice Linskill Sheehan

"Of William Lain, we have been able to learn very little ... It [appears] ... that William Lane was born on Long Island, N. Y., in 1743; his mother died when he was small; his father "left for parts unknown" and he lived with an aunt near Deckertown, N. J. until he was 21 years old; he worked on farms and saved his money; he married Keziah Mather, December 26, 1768. After their marriage they lived in Minisink, Orange County, New York. William served...