Person:James Bane (4)

Had a film #990997 Batch C111572 Printout 6902571 Fiche that was Christening record of James Bane in the Scottish Church Records but it was a very poor copy and difficult to read. IGI lists a James Bane born 21 Oct 1632, Father Jon, Mother Janet McGillicher in Inveravon, Banff, Scotland. Would this make him too old to be arriving with his sons in New Castle, DL in 1688?

Donald Bane was King of Scotland 1093-1097. Buried in St. Columba's Sanctuary at Iona one of the Inner Hebrides off the W. coast of Scotland.

Name in Scotland now changed to Bain or Bayne.

The only direct statement that we have that the father of Mordecai was James is in the HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY (Pennsylvania) where it is written that "Alexander (brother to Mordecai) of New Castle, Delaware, descendant of James, who moved from Delaware to Goshen, Chester County, PA; thence to Keyser, Hampshire County, VA; thence to Illinois...."

Our information about this family comes mostly from the work and study of F.J.Bane whose papers are in the Citizen's Library in Washington Co. PA. The information in the CLAN MACBEAN REGISTER also comes from this paper.

According to these reports, the family was of Scottish origin. The founder in America was James Bane who came to New Castle, Delaware, about 1688 in the migration of Quakers under William Penn. About 1700 the two sons that we know of, Mordecai and Alexander, moved to Chester County, PA. Nothing more is known of their father James. The story is that the family may have spent time in England after leaving Scotland and before immigrating to Pennsylvania.

Perhaps there were other children in the family but the only ones that are known at this time are Mordecai and Alexander.

The following is from the CLAN MACBEAN REGISTER, PGS. 423-427: "The place of Alexander's birth is questionable. Records insist that he was born in Scotland, but the year of his birth is the same as the year his father and mother came to New Castle, Delaware, From Scotland via England. One account shows that he came to Philadelphia in 1702 as an indentured servant but this is very hard to believe. We do know that his father was a very poor man when he came to Delaware in 1688 and perhaps he did indenture himself to the amount of passage money, but a baby could not be indentured. Very probably Alexander was born, if the record date of his birth is correct, in Scotland just before the journey thru England to Delaware. It is very probably that the "indenture account" of Alexander is true, but that took place as a young lad in Delaware rather than in England, and before he came to Pennsylvania in about 1703. In 1711 he purchased 200 acres of land in Goshen Twsp., Chester Co., PA and his brother Mordecai purchased the 200 acres adjoining him some years later. The date and place of his death is unknown. His sons children were born in Goshen, though some moved to Hampshire Co., VA and lived near Kyser, VA (now WVA)."

In the HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY,p. 177, are listed the taxables in East Goshen and West Goshen Townships in 1715. Included are Mordecai Bean and Alexander Bean. It also stated that both Mordecai Bane and Alexander bought 200 A each from Reichard Thomas, part of a tract that laid East of High Street. On p. 178, Alexander Bane, Mordecai Bane, and Mordecai Baine Jr. were among those who petitioned the court for the organization of their township. The date was February 29, 1731/2. Among the Goshen taxables in 1753 were William Been, Daniel Bane and Joseph Bene.

The history also stated on p. 472 that "Alexander Bane of Merion, purchased 200 A in Goshen in 1711 and settled theron. In 1713 he married Jane Moore by whom he had children Jane, Mary, William, Catharine, Alexander and Daniel. William married Margaret, daughter of Thomas Evans about 1746 and had children Alexander, Thomas, Elizabeth (m Jonathan Hoopes), William, Jesse, Nathan, Abner, Jane and James."

Sources:

Bane, F.J. THE BANE FAMILY HISTORY, donated to the Citizens Library, Washington, PA, in 1976 by the descendents of Dr. Walter D. Laycock of Columbus, Ohio. Indexed by Rachel Wayman Fite of Tacoma, WA.

Bean, Bernie and Carol. CLAN MACBEAN REGISTER, Vol. II, p. 417-427, P.O. Box 278, Cut and Shoot, Texas, 77301, 1976.

Frithey, J. Smith and Gilbert Cope, HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, PA, Louis H. Evers, 1881.

Bigsby and Yoder. GENERATIONS a history of WILLIAM HAYES and his two wives. 1991 rev. 1993

Note: There seems to often be different spellings of Bane even within the same document.

On the Kindred Konnections site on the Internet James Bane is listed as having died in Apr 1731.

http://www.planetmurphy.org/pagebuild.php?pagebody1=BaneMord.htm

JAMES BANE, OF SCOTLAND, FATHER

     JAMES BANE, the earliest known Bane, was born in Scotland about 1650, possibly at Kirkliston in the Lothian region.  He died 1731 Scotland.  One record suggests his parents to be John Bane and Elizabeth Clark.  His wife’s name is unknown but one listing states her to be Helen Thompson, who is born ~1661 in Lothian and another suggests Jean Chambers who is born ~1661 in Lothian.  Both are questionable since neither son names any daughter either Helen or Jean.  It is not known for sure if James Bane died in Scotland or came to America.  There are two currently known sons, both of which came to America.  Please note that Quaker dates prior to 1753 mark the 1st monthly date either  as January or sometimes March.  That is why the month is not named in the following entries.

1.   Smith, F.J.& Cope, G. History of Chester Co. PA. (Louis N. Evers).
2.   Bean, Bernie and Carol. Clan MacBean Register.
3.   Bane, F.J. The Bane Family History.
4. ↑ Kindred Connections