The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-14
JOIN MINTaRoP.s FARM.
a Yankee Family Possession OF 227
Years Brought to an End
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ears brought u 81 6-40=
From the Boston Herald.
or the thousands who daily pass the
bronze figure of the eminent John Win
throp, first governor Of Massachusetts, Bay
colony and founder of Boston, there are
few, if any, who know that the father of
the Bay state had any ambition to appro-
pirate land TO his own use.
But. like Others who were prominent in
founding new country, he received grants
Of the common land, among them a farm
of 1880 acres. and his deputy, Thomas
Dudley, had grant Of the same court.
These two men went out through the will
derness TO Coacord river in 1858, aud
about four miles down the river from the
present village they heated or selected their
farms. They found a convenient place
where two gres: boulders stood on the
cas- ssrn bank; thess they desiga,ed as the
dividing line between the farms.
As the governor died in about eleven
years etterward, It Is poss bic that ne never
paid many visits to his inland farm. Fifteen
years after his death il was so by his eldest
son, FltZ John Winthrop, the governor Of
Connections, &c Jacob Lane Of Maiden. The
deed, bearing date of Aug. 2 1864, is still in
existence, and is held as q souvenir by one
of his descendants It is written on vellum,
and Is well pr sserved aud leglble. The price
paid for the farm was $3.50
The purchase price was paid by building
house for the governor OF Connections by
Job Lane, who was famous builder. he
settled on this farm, and remained the only
civilized inhabitant for miles around until
1852, w1en his eldest son John took a wife.
Then the father gave up the place TO him
and returned 10 his Maiden home.
At the death of Job, in 1927, his farm was
surveyed and found to contain 800 acres.
the governor having bad an eye that
reached beyond the grant OF the colony to
the extent Of l4O acres. This whole was
divided between the neirs Of Job according
to the laws OF that Day, the eldest son having
q double portion. thus $50 acres ami the
building remained IN the name of Lane.
John, the second Lane owner, was noted
warrior a colonel In the French and Indian
wars.
His house was garrisoned, and was the
scene OF some interesting events. His daugh-
ter Mary, the ancestor Of William II. Whit
more of Boston, was often on guard, aud at
one time killed larki4g red man by shoot
ing through portfolio.
At the death Of John, in IVA. the second
OF the Lane family owners, there was a di-
vision, but there was enough for all. James,
son OF John, remained on the farm where
he spent his life, and left 1t to his son James.
and ne, after q long possession, died in 1879,
having divided the farm between three sons,
Solomon, james aud David. The latter
built a new house on his acres, where he
passed his days in enviable prosperity, and
at his death, David, Jr., born in 1916, came
in possession. He was followed by his SOD,
job B., who was born in 1928. He was
monarch of all be surveyed during his life,
which terminated in May. 1890.
he left a son, who aid not continue this
family possession. The widow OF Job B.
caused the farm TO be sold under the ham
mer. something new on that estate, as the
successive possessions have been through in
heritance. No deed has been called for Oh
this farm since 1t came into the Lane
family, and the estate has never been con-
veyed by deed Of sale since the one Of
John Winthrop in 1854.
The sale OF last Tuesday terminated this
remarkable family possession.