Ann Lane

F, b. circa 1760, d. before 1810
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4th great-grandmother of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
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     Ann Lane, daughter of David Lane, was born circa 1760.

Ann married Burrell SHELTON, son of Ladimon SHELTON, circa 1787 in Halifax County, North Carolina.

Ann Lane was named an heir in the will of David Lane dated on 12 April 1789 in Halifax County, North Carolina. It was probated August 1790 and David decreed: "I lend to my daughter, Anne Shelton, the 729 acres of land whereon she now lives, during the full term of her natural life, and at her decease to descend to the first male child lawfully begotten of her body; but if my said daughter die without such male heir of her body, then the said land to belong to the present daughter, Martha Shelton, to her and her heirs forever."

Ann had several male children after the death of her father, however her firstborn male child died in infancy. This resulted in some confusion as to the lawful heir of David Lane's land and a lawsuit was brought before the North Carolina Supreme Court in 1811 by David and Martha Wootten against Willis Shelton. Part of the verdict read: "That the said will was afterwards duly proven; that the said Anne Shelton had several male children after the death of [her father]; that the eldest one lived two or three years, and then died in the lifetime of said Anne, living the said Martha, who afterwards intermarried with William Wootten; and they two are the lessors of the plaintiff. That the other male children, five in number, survived the said Anne, the eldest of which afterwards died an infant, and unmarried before the bringing of this suit, and before the act of 1795, letting in females equally with males. That the remaining four children are still alive and that the defendant, Willis Shelton, claims as guardian to the said four sons and to Mary, who is another daughter of the said Anne." The court ruled in favor of Willis Shelton, that on the birth of the first male heir the estate was invested in him and that the claim of Martha was defeated.1,2

Ann Lane and Burrell SHELTON appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1 June 1790 in Edgecombe Township, Halifax County, North Carolina. The household was listed as 1 male over 16 [Burrell], 1 male under 16 [Unknown Male], two females [Ann, Martha], and 12 slaves. Living next door was his father-in-law, David Lane.3

Ann Lane and Burrell SHELTON appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 1 August 1800 in Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina. The household was listed as 3 male under 10 [Ladimon, Stephen, William], 1 male 26-44 [Burrell], 1 female under 10 [Mary], 1 female 10-15 [Martha], and one female 26-44 [Ann]. They owned 16 slaves.4

Ann Lane died before 1810 in Halifax County, North Carolina.
Last Edited=19 Mar 2008

Children of Ann Lane and Burrell SHELTON

Citations

  1. [S682] Wootten v. Willis Shelton, online https://sites.rootsweb.com/~archertc/NC/1811/toc.html, Vol. 6, pg. 147-148.
  2. [S23] Margaret M. Hofmann, Halifax County, NC Wills, Will #416 David Lane, WB-3, pg. 183.
  3. [S224] 1790 U. S. Census, Halifax County, North Carolina, Burrel Shelton household, pg. 465.
  4. [S413] 1800 U. S. Census, Halifax County, North Carolina, Burwell Shelton household, pg. 342.

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