Person:Elizabeth Cloud (11)

Information on Elizabeth Cloud

In 1786 John CROUCH, Sr. married the widow of John Fuller LANE. The LANE family had been in America since the mid 17th century and originally hailed from Maryland. John Fuller LANE was born around 1727 near Baltimore and was the son of Richard LANE and Sarah Fuller.

In 1746 John F. LANE married Elizabeth CLOUD, daughter of Isaac CLOUD and moved to Pittsylvania County, Virginia where they lived during the early years of the Revolution.

Around 1779 John Fuller LANE, accompanied by his brother, Tidence LANE, moved to Washington County, North Carolina (now Tennessee) and settled on Boone and Cedar Creeks.

In 1785 John Fuller LANE was killed by a female slave who put poison from a "scorpion" .... his drinking water.

John and Elizabeth CLOUD LANE's children were: Dorcas, Sarah, Jemima, Isaac, Tindence, Rhoda & John Dutton LANE.

Widow Elizabeth CLOUD LANE, though considerably older, married widower John CROUCH, Sr. This union brought the LANE and WARWICK families into close contact. Soon after the marriage the family moved to the Clinch River area into what is now Claiborne County.

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