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Hepsabeth Crawford

Hepsabeth Crawford

Female 1752 - 1830  (77 years)   Has 6 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Hepsabeth Crawford
    Birth 1 Apr 1752  Craven Co, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 29 May 1753  Prince Frederick Parish, SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female
    Reference Number 197 
    _TAG Uncle/Aunt ancestors 
    _UID 9EB2888DD2DAD4118AC444455354000074E3 
    Death 1820/1830  Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I137  Marty and Karla Grant
    Last Modified 7 Dec 2025

    Father James Crawford,   b. Bef 1721   d. 28 May 1753, Craven Co, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 32 years)
    Mother Kesiah Saunders,   b. Bef 1723   d. Aft 28 May 1753, Craven Co, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 31 years)
    Marriage 15 Sep 1739  Prince Frederick Parish, SC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 1419D2E3FF566341A724F3A25C2CCE710298 
    Family ID F158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Osborne Lane,   b. 1750/1755   d. Aft 20 Jan 1840, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 85 years)
    Marriage 1765/1770  Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 1EE5B064FDF1ED4A8E12F07DC8C114856B21 
    Children 
     1. John Lane,   b. 1765/1770, Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1850/1860, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     2. Thomas Lane,   b. 1770/1774, Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1844/1850, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     3. Elizabeth Lane,   b. Abt 1770/1774, Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1821/1830, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     4. Joseph Lane,   b. Abt 1780, Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1850, Simpson Co, MS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 71 years)
     5. Robert Lane,   b. 1780/1784, Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1835/1838, Barnwell Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     6. James Lane,   b. 1784/1786, Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1872, Marion Co, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     7. Keziah Lane,   b. 1784/1790, Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1813/1820, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     8. Osborne Lane,   b. 29 Nov 1789, Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 1844, Barnwell Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     9. Alexander Lane,   b. 1789/1790, Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1858, Marion Dist, SC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     10. Stephen C Lane,   b. 1794/1800, Georgetown Dist, SC (now Marion Co, SC) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1840/1850, Montgomery Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     11. Lane
    Family ID F157  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

  • Notes 
    • !NOTES:
      (1) Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Mother.;
      (2) This person is an ancestor of my Aunt Harriette Richardson Nack.
      (3) This person is an ancestor of my uncle Ben Franklin Meggs.


      !REFERENCE:
      http://www.martygrant.com/
      http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/crawford/
      http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/lane/
      https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/lane/lane-osborne.html


      !NOTES:B/D, Bapt/D, and Parents -
      Hepsabeth Crawford Daughter of James Crawford and Kessiah his wife born Aprill 1st 1752. Baptized May 29th 1753.
      * From "The Register Book for the Parish Prince Frederick Winyaw. Ann: Dom: 1713", Elizabeth W. A. Pringle, 1916. The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. p. 31.;


      !NOTES:Helen Lane Wiggins and Calvin G. Lane had a marker placed at Catfish Creek Baptist Church ca 2010, where they think Osborne and Hepsabeth, Alexander and Lucinda are buried (but not certain):
      In Memory
      Osborne Lane
      1745-1840
      Tory by birth not choice
      Hepsabeth Crawford
      1752-1825
      (on same stone)
      Alexander Lane
      1787-1859
      War of 1812 Vet
      Lucinda Blackman
      1795-1867
      "Placed by Helen Lane Wiggins and Calvin G. Lane"


      !MARRIAGE:ca 1765/70 based upon two oldest children's approximate birth dates, and age of wife:
      Hepsabeth b. 1752, would be 13 in 1765, so probably earliest age to marry.
      John b. 1765/70
      Joseph b. c1770.;


      !NOTES:To date, I have seen no direct evidence that Hepsabeth Crawford was the wife of Osborne Lane. Osborne's wife was indeed a Crawford, according to W. W. Sellers, so that part tracks, but Mr. Sellers also stated she was a daughter of James Crawford (Jr), when in fact he wasn't old enough to be her father. In a different section he correctly identifies her as a sister of "old James Crawford".
      The evidence, such as it is:

      (1) Mrs. Lane was a Crawford, if Mr. Sellers is to be believed. His work was based on his memory and the memories of those he interviewed, so he may be correct, though his work does contain errors. However, I'm inclined to believe him on this point.

      (2) Mr. Sellers said Mrs. Lane was a daughter of Cpt. James Crawford, when in fact he couldn't be her father (too young). However, he could easily be her brother, and that is probably the case. James's father was also named James, so perhaps that is the source of the confusion. In a different section, Mr. Sellers said Mrs. Lane was a "sister" to "old James Crawford", which is more likely than her being his daughter.

      (3) Of the daughters of James Crawford Sr., Hepsabeth (1752) is the only one who was Osborne Lane's age. Her sisters were older (Charity-1742, Mercy-1745). No other daughters are known. By the process of elimination, Hepsabeth is the best choice.

      (4) Other researchers, long before my time, concluded Hepsabeth was Osborne's wife, but I don't know how they came to that conclusion, perhaps by the same points I raised above. Or perhaps they had access to source documentation that I haven't seen.

      In any event, it is widely accepted that Hepsabeth Crawford is the wife of Osborne Lane. Some primary or even secondary evidence would be nice though.;


      !CENSUS:1790 Georgetown Dist., SC, Prince George Parish, p. 507
      Osborn Lane age 16+ (bef 1774) 3-4-3-0-0
      My analysis (who each person *might* be):
      3m 16+ (before 1774) 1. Osborne Lane (1750/1755)
      .................... 2. John Lane (1765/1770) son > m by 1800
      .................... 3. Thomas Lane (1770/75) son > m by 1800
      4m -16 (1774/1790).. 1. Joseph Lane (c1780) son > m by 1800
      .................... 2. Robert Lane (1780/84) son
      .................... 3. James Lane (c1784/86) son
      .................... 4. Osborne Lane (1789) son
      3f (before 1790).... 1. Hepsabeth Crawford Lane (1752) wife
      .................... 2. Elizabeth Lane (1755/1774) daughter > m by 1800
      .................... 3. Keziah Lane (1784/90) daughter


      !CENSUS:1800 Marion Dist., SC p. 459/803
      Osborn Lane age 45+ (bef 1755) 23001-01001-0-0
      My analysis (who each person *might* be):
      1m 45+ (before 1755) Osborne Lane (1750/1755)
      3m 10-15 (1784/1790) 1. Robert Lane (c1780/84) son > m by 1807
      .................... 2. James Lane (c1784/86) son > m by 1806
      .................... 3. Osborne Lane (1789) son > m by 1805
      2m 0-9 (1790/1800).. 1. Alexander Lane (c1790) son
      .................... 2. Stephen C. Lane (1794/1800) son
      1f 45+ (before 1755) Hepsabeth Crawford Lane (1752) wife
      1f 10-15 (1784/1790) Keziah Lane (1784/90) daughter > m by 1810


      !CENSUS:1810 Marion Dist., SC p. 38
      Osburn Lane age 45+ (bef 1765) 01101-00001-0-4
      My analysis (who each person *might* be):
      1m 45+ (before 1765) Osborne Lane (1750/1755)
      1m 16-25 (1784/1794) Alexander Lane (c1790) son > m by 1813
      1m 10-15 (1794/1800) Stephen C. Lane (1794/1800) son > m by 1815
      1f 45+ (before 1765) Hepsabeth Crawford Lane (1752) wife
      Slaves:
      4 (before 1810).... 1. Pash (female)
      ................... 2. ?
      ................... 3. ?
      ................... 4. ?


      !CENSUS:1820 Marion Dist., SC p. 62
      Osbon Lane age 45+ (bef 1775) 000001-00001-0, Slaves=2000-2001
      My analysis (who each person *might* be):
      1m 45+ (before 1775) Osborne Lane (1750/1755)
      1f 45+ (before 1775) Hepsabeth Crawford Lane (1752) wife
      Slaves:
      2m 0-13 (1806/1820). 1. ?
      .................... 2. ?
      1f 45+ (before 1775) Pash?
      2f 0-13 (1806/1820). 1. ?
      .................... 2. ?


      !CENSUS:1830 x
      x Not with Osborne, probably dead.;


      !REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 142-147
      ...
      Crawford. — James Crawford, the grand-father of the late Chapman Crawford, had a son named James, the father of Chapman; whether there were other sons or not, is not now known ; there were daughters — the wife of old Osborne Lane was one; the first wife of old William Bethea was another, who was the mother of the late John C. Bethea; another daughter married a man by the name of Porter ; she was the grand-mother of Robert P. Porter, now living at Marion. ;


      !REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 386-395
      ...
      Osborne Lane married a Miss Crawford, a sister of old James Crawford, of Spring Branch—I suppose, older than her brother. The Crawfords were quite respectable in that day and have continued to be so down to the present time. The fruits of the marriage, as known, were eight sons, John, Thomas, Alexander, James, Robert, David, Stephen and William, and two daughters, Kesiah and Elizabeth.
      ...;


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