Surname Saturday : McLane

The McLANE line is in my paternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown at this point.


Stories and history: 


Ahnentafel # 67 : Nancy Ann McLane (c1790-1825).  Nancy was born circa 1790 in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia. She married circa 1806 to Phillip Young (1787-1850). Phillip was born October 11, 1787 in Berkeley County, Virginia.  They had 11 children and lived in Pickaway County, Ohio.  Phillip died May 29, 1850 in Shelby County, Ohio.  Nancy died May 1825 in Pickaway County, Ohio.


Ahnentafel # 134: Jacob McLane (bef1770-     ).  Jacob was born before 1770 in Virginia.  He was the father of 6 children and was an early settler of Pickaway County, Ohio coming to Madison Township in 1810.




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Spring Rummages & Family History

Spring is here and time for the rummage sales to begin.  For the past few years, mom and dad have been downsizing since retirement.  They've even been able to get me into the act, as per my previous post.  These rummage sales seem to turn into a family event, with the grandkids (my nieces) eager to help out.  Though my preference is an auction, rummages still hold a special place.  Our town's rummage date is always the third weekend in June.


Mom shared with me in an email some thoughts on rummages :

Every spring many people start cleaning out and holding rummage sales.  I remember the many rummage sales my mother and I organized for the church.   We would have one in the spring and fall.   They were very popular.  We had a fun doing them and then it seemed that after awhile, churches stopped having rummage sales.  I imagine it was because they are a lot of work and no one wanted to organize or help with them.   They have been reappearing in a few churches in the recent years.  

 We decided to do one this year and it got to me to thinking about the difference in generations.   My generation (baby boomers) collected and accumulated things possibly because of the way our parents were raised.   My parents were children during the depression and therefore, they didn’t throw anything away unless they couldn’t figure a new use of an item.   I can remember my mother would always remove buttons, zippers, elastic, and usable trim from a garment before she threw it away.    She would figure out how to make something new out of an item even if it she only painted it.   She would upholster furniture instead of buying new.   So I guess I continued on with the way I was raised by accumulating and redoing instead of throwing items away.   I’ve noticed that today’s generation don’t accumulated or collect.   I'm trying to be like today's generation and getting rid of all this stuff that I no longer need or use...wish me luck.

(P.S. I've inherited the same 'bug', just take a look at my garage.  Need to declutter myself....)

On This Day : April 28

1663 - Exercise CONANT married Sarah ANDREWS.  Exercise was the son of Roger CONANT.  They were my 8x-great grandparents.


1666 - Mary HERITAGE born in Sutton, England.  Mary was the daughter of Richard HERITAGE and Mary TIMMS.  Mary was my 9x-great grandmother.


1711 - Abraham HAZELTINE died in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Abraham was the son of Robert HAZELTINE.  Abraham was my 9x-great grandfather.


1716 - Mercy WAITE born.  Mercy was the daughter of Peter WAITE and Sarah PIERCE.


1769 - Samuel SEWALL died.  Samuel was the son of John SEWALL and Hannah FESSENDEN.


1776 - James OLIPHANT born.  James was the son of John OLIPHANT and Hannah AMOS.


1778 - Robert CHEW died in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.  Robert was the son of John CHEW and Margaret BEVERLY.


1793 - John BEALS born in York County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth BLACKBURN.


1800 - Nathan MAXSON married Ruth CRANDALL.  Nathan was the son of Silvanus MAXSON and Lydia LEWIS.


1802 - Godfrey HECK married Elizabeth KIMMER in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Godfrey was the son of Daniel HECK and Catherine ________.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Nicholas KIMMER and Sarah FAYLER.  They were my 5x-great grandparents.


1814 - Annie CHEW born.  Annie was the daughter of Elisah Dunham CHEW and Elizabeth HERITAGE.


1819 - John HUNT married Catherine COFFIN in Guilford County, North Carolina. John was the son of John HUNT and Rachel HAWORTH.


1846 - Susanna HEATON married Robert N. WARDLOW in Brown County, Ohio.  Susanna was the daughter of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.


1867 - Joseph CHEW married Charlotte BALOR.  Joseph was the son of Joseph CHEW and Elizabeth THOMAS.


1869 - Virginia Maie PENISTEN born.  Virginia was the daughter of George PENISTEN and Amanda Melvina CAWGILL.


1955 - Cora Belle HALEY died in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Cora was the daughter of John Adam METZNER and Clara MOULTON.  Cora was my great-grandmother.


1957 - Thomas W. SWAFFORD died in Bradley County, Tennessee.  Thomas was the son of John Hubert SWAFFORD and Eliza WOODEN.


1965 - Homer Leondeous SWAFFORD died in Red Bank, Hamilton County, Tennessee.  Homer was the son of James Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice SHERRIL.