Thought you would like to know that Joseph LANE, Jr. and Patience McKINNIE of Bertie, later Edgecombe County, NC were not born in the 1710-1715 time frame most list for them -- they were born 10 or more years before that. I think the following deed pretty much confirms that Joseph and Patience were married probably by ABT 1723 and not the 1730 dates most list for them and we know they were married by 1728. I also think the following 1728 POA for Patience LANE is very important, too, since it was given to Matthew RAIFORD, as well as the deeds between McKINNIE and the RAIFORDS which are marked with a * in this message........ Other Bertie deeds indicate that Joseph LANE, Sr. and Julian JARRELL were alive at least until 29 Jul 1727 and that Col. Barnabus McKINNIE was alive until, at least, until 28 Jan. 1739. This is just another few example of how some of this stuff has been cobbled up from 1723-1739. He was also married to a Mary M. Prominent names listed in these deeds are BROWN, BOYLE, GRAY, PACE, RAIFORD, LEDBETTER, MURPHEY, RUSHIN, JOYNER, JACKSON, CUMMINGS, LANE, LANG, FROST, BALDWIN, JONES, LOWE, MILIKAN, CHAVERS, GREEN, HOLLY, WHEELER, BRASWELL, MASON, POPE, SIMS, SIMONS, MCLEMORE, BOSEMAN, CAIN, BEAN, NICHOLS, DICKUM (DIXON?), DUKES, EARP, PEETE, HOWELL and probably a few I missed. If you want a list of all of the Barnabus McKINNIE deeds, let me know, I have them. <<< Bertie County, NC 14 May 1723, A, 59, 39 Barnabe Mackinne, Jr. to Joseph Lane, Jr. 250 acres (part of 530 acres land patent to William Murphrey on 5 April 1720), then sold to Barnabe Mackinne. South of the Moratock River, lower side of Cona connaro Swamp to mouth of Meadow Branch of Cona connaro Swamp, then along Meadow Branch to Beaverdam Swamp. 29 July 1727, C, 17, 4 Joseph Lane to William Baldwin Julian Lane also signed deed 213 acres (patent granted to Joseph Lane on 1 Feb. 1725) bounded as follows: white oak on corner tree of Benjamin Thomas then up to a line of marked trees to a small white oak corner tree of side of branch out of swamp of "little swamp" down line of marked trees to a hickory, down a line of marked trees to main rim of the "little swamp" then up rim to 1st station. Memorandum to deed dated 29 July 1727, Joseph Lane made delivery of lands and premises by delivery of ? and twigg of the land to William Baldwin. 11 May 1728, B, 399, 15 Joseph Lane, Jr. and Patience Lane to Samuel Swearingen 330 acres which Lane originally bought from Joseph Simms on the south side of the Morattuck River and south side of the Conno Connomoro Swamp beginning at a hickory at String Meadow, in Reedy Pecoson to Goodens Corner. Patience (Mackinne) Lane signs for her right of dower. ********* 11 May 1728, B, 400, 16 Patience Lane, power of atty. to Matthew Raiford Patience gives Matthew Raiford right to act as her attorney in sale of 330 acres of land to Joseph Simms. 9 Nov. 1730, C, 308, 104 (PLN file note: see page attached to next deed, Mackinne to Boseman) John Mackinne to John & Mary Brown 200 acres (part of patent of 550 acres on south side of Morattock River granted on 1 May 1730), given for the love John Mackinne bears his cousin William Brown, the son of John & Mary Brown, beginning at a pine, a corner tree of Philip Rayford up his line and line of marked trees to Robert Forsters, along his line to William Stephen's branch to the first station. 100 acres given for the love John Mackinne bears his cousin Mary Brown, sister of William, which is part of same 550 acre patent, beginning at William Brown's line, running by Phillip Rayfords and on the other side, Robert Forsters line.. >>> John R. Clarke Thomasville, GA