The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-05-03
GoV. ARcH1BALp RoANE.
A Genealogical and Biographical
Sketch of the Second Governor of
Tennessee.

S qulrles IA reference to the geneatugy, birth
place, residence, offices aud death of Gov
0 Archibald Raane. Their Efforts in this be.
half have heretofore been Of little avail.
: Strange as it may seem, no genealogical OF
biographical information, positive and min
! ute, has yet been published OF contributed
I to the Society. Very recently this writer,
: by the courtesy of Prof Ehenezer Alexan-
: der, of the State University at Knoxville,
! was put IN possession OF several numbers of
] a work entitled, 'Notes and Queries His
, torical and Genealogical edited By VIM. ii.
/ Egle, NJ. D., H. 4.
! Hoping to find something directly relat.
ing to Gov. Raane, Of Tennessee, he was
, greatly gratified to find on page /, part +,
an article under this head, srhe Roans of
Dury." Noticing the exact adaptation of
the entire article to the purposes of our in
quiry above mentioned, apd so long searched
for IN vain, he copies the following extracts
for the archives ofour society
THE RoANs or DURY.
The editor proposes to give full bio
graphical sketch of Rev. john Raau, the
faithful minister of Paxtang, Dury and
Mount Joy" contiding his attention now to
his family records. The Rev. John Roam
was born in Grenshaw, Ireland, April 80,
! I7l7, 20. 81 Began the study Of the Ian
guages September ., 1929; left Ireland on
the 9th otJuiy, 1888; landed in America
81 of September, 1880; licensed to preach
June rs, 1744; embraced the call from Pax
| tang, Dury aud Lonegal, May 16, 1745, and
was on the 10th of August of the same year
ordained. He married August 81, 1850,
| Mrs Ann Cochran Lechey, daughter of
| James Cochran and Anne Roane of Chester
county, Pa. Anne Cochran was born March
/ - -
ander Lechey, who died April %, 1747,
leaving one daughter, Margaret Lechey,
| boru August IA, 1746, married June 90
| 1865, to David McLure of Paxtang. She
| died June 90, 1863 The Rev. John Roane
died October 3, 1775, and is buried at Dury
| church. Mrs. Roane subsequently removed
to her friends in Chester county, and died
there on Tuesday, the 22d of April, 1888, in
| the 65th year of her age and is buried in
the Presbyterian burial ground of Upper
| Octorara.
At another page, the editor, Egle, adds,
in continuance of the Roane family, the fol
| lowing: eve have been favored with two
interesting letters through the courtesy of
Scott Clingan, Esq, of Lewisbufg, which,
we have no doubt, will be acceptable to
many of the readers of ''Notes and Queries"
The first letter is from Archibald Roane to |
his cousin Flavel Roam. Concerning the |
former we have this information
GOV. RoASE.
"Archibald Roane, the son of Andrew !
Roane and Margaret Walker, was a native
of Derry township, lancaster now Danphin) |
county, Penn, where he was born about the |
year 1860. His father dying about the year
1868, he was placed in the care of his uncle.
the Rev. John R3ane In the will of the
latter, this mention is made OF him: 81 also
allow to my nephew, Archibald Roane Gn
case the above persons, the Rev. George
Dufield and my executors, apprehend him
religiously disposed) twenty pounds toward
his college expenses" He studied law and
removed to Tennessee, where he obtained
license to practice that profession. He was
shortly atterward appointed District At
torney General, ,and in 1875 honored with the
position of Judge of the Supreme Court of
Tennessee. From 1901 to 1901, he was
Governor of that State, and held number
of important offices. He was a gentleman
Of education, a leading jt,rist, and an hon
orable citizen of the State of his adoption.
He died at his residence near Jonesbor0, but
we have not the date. In honor Of him,
Tennessee named one of its counties.
ARCHIBALD RoANE TO FLAvEL RoANE.
JoNEsBoRo, April l, 1797-Dear Sir
Mr.. Montgomery has Just informed me that
he will probably see you, and | could not
omit 50 favorable an opportunity of writing.
Our connection by consanguinity, but more
particularly by that intimate union Of
friendship which long united US, causes me
to feel particularly concerned in anything
that interests you. Supposing that you are
actuated by a similar principle, [ will graf
fy you with a statement of my situation.
Very soon after my settlement in this
country obtained license to practice law,
and in that character had tolerable success.
was appointed Attorney-GeneraI for a
district some years ago, and about one year
past have held the Office of Judge of the
Supreme Court Of this State. Thus far /
have obtained the confidence of my fellow
citizens | have now four children, viz
James, DAVID Andrew and Mary. Last
fall James MeChester, with his family,
arrived safe at my house. ] sold him my
plantation / then lived on for two hundred
pounds, and removed to another tract of
land in Knox county, about sixty-fye miles
distant from my former residence, and
settled III the woods, and am endeaYoring
to make improvements as fast as / can.
McChester informed me that you had some
thoughts of visiting this State. would be
very happy to see you here, and will en-
ANafVA ~ tCudCA fOu dtt Inb eGI WIG III LILY
power. Want of time prevents me from
eulogizing. Pray write every opportunity,
and believe me to be ever sincerely yours,
ARCHIBALD RoAEE.
This writer has been able to fnd nothing
further bearing directly on Governor Roane |,
But on collateral issues he considers il I
animportant to quote further at this time
But as he himself once knew him WE'LL
though mere youth then, engaged in his
academic studies in an Institution of learn
ing, founded by and under the control Of
Rev. s. G. Ramsey, his uncle, and erected
in the neighb0rhood of Governor Roane's
residence, he thinks it proper here to give
his own reeollections OF the Governor In
person he was about six feet high, tall and |
erect, slender, gfacefuI and dlgnifed, ex-
eeedingly modest, rather tacitura, always
retiring and unpretending. A well-bred,
old-fashioned Virginia gentleman Of the last
century. The color of his eyes not nov
recollected. A little scholarly in his con-
yeTsation, his voice and his mien and gen.
eral manners, unostentatious in his charities
and his benefaetions. He belonged to the
Presbyterian Church, and if the writer
mistakes not, was an elder in Pleasant
Forest Church, near CampbelPs station in
knox county. Like Cincinnatns, he went
from his farm to his seat on the bench, from
the plow to the executive Office here at
Knoxville, Tena., where the sceptre Of Judah
then was. He was the second Governor of
the State Of Tennessee and the immediate
successor of Governor SEWER, who was the
first But unlike Sewer, Governor Roane
was without ambition. He had no aspira-
tions to Office or political prelerment He
preferred the quiet Of home and Of domes-
tic life. He married a Miss Campbell, of
the Virginia Campbells. He had three som.
james became a physician, and was a sue
eessful practitioner in Nashville, Tenn
Andrew. it IS supposed, settled there too;
while the third one, tile writer believes,
went west. The daughter became the FIRST
wife Of Col. Reynolds Al Ramsey, OF -
county.
Il IS necessary 70 be brief and to come to
close thoagh our subject Is by no means
Jet exhausted. Nueh more might be said
for Governor koane. He left no stain upon
bis high and honorable character. The
King F.aglisil IS too feeble, not sufficiently