His parents have been identified as Matthias Lane and Elizabeth Sutphen by Andrew D. Mellick, Jr.[6] His parents were identified, albeit tentatively, by A. Van Doren Honeyman[6a] as Cornelius Lane and Maria Wamsly. In fact, neither was correct. Neither couple had a known son named John. Tax ratable records for the years 1786 and 1788 show three separate people:[7]
1) Matthias Lane, Sr., having 200 taxable acres (but earlier 350).
2) Matthias Lane, Jr., later Capt. Matthias Lane and Matthias Lane III, having 304 taxable acres.
3) Matthias Lane , son of Cornelius, having 120 taxable acres.
4) Matthew Lane , merchant, having 100 taxable acres.
Matthias Lane, Sr., husband of Elizabeth Sutphen, was the son of Matthias Lane and Annetje Schenck. His son, Matthias Lane Jr., was the husband of Geertje Sutphen and later Charity Wyckoff. In 1796 and 1797 100 of the 304 acres were taxed separately and he was styled as Matthias Lane, III. Matthias Lane, Jr., wrote his will in Bedminster on 25 Nov 1816 (Somerset Co., NJ Wills, Vol B, pg. 329), well after Matthew Lane, merchant, had died.
Matthew Lane, merchant, first clearly appears in the tax ratables in 1786, though he is probably the Matthew Lane listed in 1784 and 1785. He is listed through 1803.
Who then are the parents of Matthew Lane , merchant of Pluckemin? One possibility is John and Ida Lane of New Utrecht, NY .
The will of John Lane [9] reads:
“In the name of God, Amen, March 18, 1766 . I, JOHN LANE , of New Utrecht , in Kings County Mattys Lane , and my son John, and my friend, Johanes Bergen, and my cousin, Simon Boerum, executors. Signed ‘Jan Laan’”.
John Lane was the son of Matthias
Lane and Catherine Blom. He was baptized
on 17 Jul 1717 at the Dutch Reformed Church of Jamaica. The witnesses were Pieter Cornell, Aeltie Cornel
(sic). The
witnesses were presumably Matthias’ mother and her second husband[10]. Thomas, son of John Lane and Ida Suydam, was baptized at Flatbush on 23 Dec 1753.[11] Ida was baptized on 10 Jul 1720, daughter of John and Willemptje Suydam.[12] They were married by 20 Jan 1740 when they were witnesses for the baptism of Adriantje Van Duyn[13], daughter of Ida’s aunt, Seytje Suydam. I have not been able to trace any of the children John and Ida Lane
I have no direct evidence that John and Ida Lane were the parents of Matthew, merchant of Pluckemin. However, there are two things that suggest he may be.
1) A Thomas and Jacob Lane lived in Bedminster in the 1770s and 1780s. I have not been able to trace them to any of the other Lane families who lived in the area.
a. Thomas Lane , Jacob Lane and John Lane are listed as members of Capt. Jacob Ten Eyck’s company in the New Jersey Militia[14].
b. Thomas Lane is listed in the tax ratable of Bedminster in 1778 and 1779. Jacob Lane is listed in the tax ratables of 1780, but probably listed as J. Lane in 1779 as well.
c. Thomas’ baptismal date would mean he was born within the time range of the Lanes above.
2) The naming of Matthew’s children.
a. Matthew’s oldest son, Jacob Rutsen, was named after Matthew’s first wife’s father, Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh.
b. It is likely that his second son, John, was named after Matthew’s father.
c. Matthew’s second daughter, Laura, was named after his first wife, deceased.
d. It is possible that Matthew’s third daughter, Ida, was named after his mother. That does not explain the naming of his oldest daughter, Catherine. One possibility is that John and Ida had a daughter named Catherine who died young, named after her paternal grandmother, not mentioned in his will. Note that the eldest known daughter of John Lane, below, was also named Catherine.
I have not been able to trace the Thomas Lane or the Jacob Lane any further. There is a John Lane and Lena Johnson who had the following children baptized[15]:
1) John, baptized 25 Aug 1776.at at the Six Mile Run Dutch Reformed Church, Somerset , NJ
2) Catherine, baptized 30 Mar 1783 at the Hillsborough Reformed Church, Somerset , NJ
3) Aeltje, baptized 16 Nov 1788 at the Six Mile Run Dutch Reformed Church, Somerset , NJ
They may be the John Lane and Helena Johnson who obtained a license in NY[16] to be married on 7/3/1773. I do not know if this family had a son named Matthew who might be the nephew Matthew Lane mentioned in his will.
[1] “The "Old" Bedminster Cemetery Inscriptions”, by John A. Powelson, Somerset County Historical Quarterly Vol II, page 133
[2] “The Lane Families of Somerset
[3] “Genealogies of New Jersey Families”, by Joseph R. Klett, Volume II, page 857.
[4] Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, Calendar of New Jersey Wills, edited by Vol X, page 265.
[5] Early Church Records of Somerset County, New Jersey, published by Colonial Roots, page 86.
[6] “The Story of an Old Farm or Life in New Jersey in the 18th Century”, by Andrew D. Mellick, page 286.
[6a] “The Lane Families of Somerset
[7] Tax Ratables, Somerset Co., 1778-1822, Family History Library Film 865489.
[8] “Early Settlers of New York State”, by Janet Wethy Foley, page 244.
[8a] “Early Settlers of New York State”, by Janet Wethy Foley, page 96.
[9] New York City Wills, 1766-1761, page 273.
[10] See Dutch-Colonies-L Archives, January 2007 for a fuller discussion.
[11] Baptismal Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Flatbush , NY
[12] “Records of the New Utrecht Reformed Church: Baptisms 1718-1722,” RECORD 111: 132.
[13] “Records of the New Utrecht Reformed Church: Baptisms 1737-1741,” RECORD 113: 77.
[14] http://www.rootsweb.com/~njsomers/NJMilitiaRolls.html
[15] “Early Church Records of Somerset County, New Jersey, published by Colonial Roots, pages 179 and 218.
[16] Names of Persons for whom Marriage Licenses were Issued by the Secretary of the Provence of New York, Previous to 1784, p. 221.
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