Nathan Bane and [Unk] Nelson

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Husband Nathan Bane ^{1 2}

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Wife [Unk] Nelson ²

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1 M Abraham Bane ^{1 2}

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2 M Jacob Bane ^{1 2}

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3 F Hannah Bane ²

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4 F Becky Bane ²

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5 M James Bane ²

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6 M Joseph Bane ²

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           Born: 1776 - Amwell Twp, Washington Co, PA 3
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         Spouse: Unknown (      -1839)

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General Notes: Husband - Nathan Bane

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About the year 1768 five brothers-Jesse, Nathan, Isaac, Ellis, and Joseph Bane-came to Amwell township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, whither they had emigrated from the West Branch of the Potomac River in Virginia, to which section they had migrated from New England. The father of this family was a native of Scotland, and the mother was from Wales.
Four of the brothers settled upon adjoining farms one mile west of Amity village, in Amwell township, but Joseph preferred the life of a hunter and did not invest largely in land.
The Bane families were all Baptists, and were the prime movers in the organization and establishment of the church of that denomination, called the Ten-Mile Baptist Church, one and one-half miles west of Amity.

He warranted and patented his lands as follows: Nathan Bane, warrant Feb. 20, 1786; survey March 30, 1786, as "Bane's Fancy," contains three hundred and four acres.

It was found necessary to organize a company in order to provide a defense against sudden attacks of the natives, and of this company Nathan Bane was made captain. Here follows a very interesting item of philological information, as given by Mr. Aaron Bane: "While instructing the men of the company, Capt. Bane was accustomed to give the order 'Aim well,' and from this order the township received its present name."

An advertisement by three sons of Nathan Bane, dated Oct. 25, 1813, says that they had erected a new fulling mill on the Middle Fork of Ten-Mile Creek, about one hundred yards from the site of the old mill, and solicited the patronage of the vicinity.

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 652.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1003.

3 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1004.