The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-29

ernor Tryon for whose wife, nee wake
and not Esther Wake"-it was named,
formally signed the charter on May p,
in the latter year.
"The first court was held on the 4th of
Tune III. Theophilus Hunter was chair
man. and Joel Lane and his brother JOS
opb were among the members Of this
tribunal. The other justices were; Ben
iamin Hardy. James Martin, Hardy Sand
ers Abraham HILL Thomas Wooten,
James Jones. Tingnall Jones and Thomas
Crawford
I'm the early spring of III when Gov
ernor Tryon raised an army to suppress
the insurrection of the Regula tors, the T.. in
cipal place of rendezvous for his forces
was Wake Cross Roads, where Raleigh
now stands. Colonel John Hinton, Lanes
father in-law, then commanded the coun-
ty militia and marched under Tryon to
the scene of action, in which he bore
CONSPICUOUS part. OF Colonel Hinton's
conduct on this occasion, and afterwards
at the battle of Moore's Creek Bridge,
during the Revolution, Governor Caswell
says: In both instances | was an eye
witness and can venture to assert he be-
haved with becoming bravery and resolu-
ton. At Alamance the Regulators were
routed in the battle fought on May 16.
III. While waiting for reinforcements
during that campaign, Governor Tryon To-
Gated his headquarters near the present
Fayetteville road at Hunters Lodge, the
residence Of Theopilu Hunter. This was
some distance southeast of Spring Hill,
later the home of Theopius Hunter, Jr.
For three days. from the 9Th to the Sth
of May, the army remained there. AS
the old road was too rough to carry ar
tillery over, TryOn had a new cut in the
direction of the Regulators country. At
ter a town in Kent England, he called it
"Ramsgate Road" That classic locality
near Raleigh, now known as Ramcat de-
rives its name from this circumstance.
When the army marched back from Ala
nance, Colonel Hintons detachment was
disbanded at Wake court house on the
22nd of June. On the day before this.
Governor Tryon bade his army farewell,
and left for New York, having been APP
pointed Governor of that Province He was
succeeded, as Governor of North Carolina,
by Josiah Martin. who remained in office
until driven out during the Revolution.
Whether Joel Lane served in the Ala
nance campaign is not known but he
probably did. for his name appears as
Lieutenant Colonel of Colonel Hinton s
regiment on roster made out in 1872.
For many years Colonel Lane was a
justice of the county court of Wake; and
during the war for independence, he was
at one time it's presiding justice. Through
out the entire conflict with Great Britain
he served with fidelity with many import
ant civil stations. Together with John
Hinton, Michael Rogers 1tcophilus Hun
ter, John Hinton and Thomas
Hines, he represented Wake county in
the Provincial Congress at Hillsboro
in August 1875, and that body
on September 8, elected him member
of the Committee of Safety for the u'is-
borough District. John Hinton and
Michael Rogers were likewise elected
members of this committee. On Septem-
Der q 1875, the above named Congress
also elected militia officers for Wake
county as follows John Hinton, Colonel.
4 Theophilus Hunter, Lieutenant Colonel;
John Hinton, Jr.. First Majo"; Thomas
Hines. Second Major When the militia
was recognized, on April -. 1876, these
officers were continued in the came rank
Michael Rogers succeeded Hunter III
ITS; for, by the minute docket ot the
IL
that year. it appears that OF the l';h
of February, Michael Rogers, ESQ. pro-
duced into court commission from Ills
EXcellency Richard Caswell Estl., Cove
nor, constituting him Lieutenant Colonel
for the county of Wake; came mo court
and qualified agreeable to law Hardy
Sanders held that rank to a later period
and James Hinton was either a Colonel
or Lieutenant Colonel.
In the Provincial Congress which as
sembed at Halifax in April. ZIG, Colont'
Lane again represented Wake co ;nty.
/ His colleagues in this body were John
Hinton, John Rand, Tingnall cones. ami
William Hooper The last named, though
put down as a delegate from Wake, was
not resident of the county, Tut came
from the eastern part Of tie State lie
was one of those. who, a fe" I nthS
later, made their names immortal by
signing the Declaration of independence
at Philadelphia. While a member of this
Provincial Congress, Mr.. f)op3r 5 also
member of the Continental Congress.
Colonel Lane did not serve tic Pro
vincial Congress which IT Pf flax
in November 1776 The delegates from
Wake county in that body were Tipgnall
Jones, Michael Rogers. James Jones, Brit
, ain Fuller, and John Rice.
From February. 1878, till Septela;.er,
1873, Joel Lane was Entry Taker; and.
for thirteen terms, represented Wake
county in the State Senate. At II at time
the Legislature met annually, and some
times oftener During the Revolution,
James Jones was the first to hold the If
flee Of Senator. in 1777. The following
year, Michael Rogers succeeded him ard
held until 1882 when Colonel Lane was
elected. Up to the year % his dea tn
with the exception of one term when ris
brother inlaw James Hinton, defeated
him in 1888. Colonel Lane continued 20
serve. Those who represented Wake
county in the House of Comm ms curing
the Revolution We're: John Rand Ting
nall Jones' Lodowick Afford Hardy Sand
ers, Thomas Hines, John hinton. Jr,
Nathaniel Jones, the elder (of Crabtree).
John HUMPHREYS, Burwell Pope, James
Hinton, and Theophilus Hunter.
"On June 23 1881. while the war was
raging with its greatest fury. the Legis-
lature met at Wake Court House For
want of a more c0mmodious edifice, Col
Cnel Lanes residence was used as the
place for assembling At this session,
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