Aaron Lane was born on 2. Jan. 1763 at Peapack, Somerset County, New Jersey. He was the son of
Garret Lane and
Mayke Sutphen. Aaron Lane married
Sarah Van Dorn, daughter of
Aaron Van Doren and
Gessje Schenck, on 17. Dec. 1787. Aaron Lane married
Elizabeth Carnahan, daughter of
William Carnahan and
Mary Schmidt, on 28. Aug. 1800. Aaron Lane left a will on 14. May. 1842 at Hamilton County, Ohio. He died on 1. Dec. 1845 at Springdale, Hamilton County, Ohio, at age 82. He was buried a 1. Dec. 1845 at New Burlington Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio. His estate was proved on 10. Jan. 1846 at Hamilton County, Ohio. "Aaron Lane, Sen. Sarah his wife, with their children Catherine, Elenor, Aaron, John, Elizabeth and Nancy left Somerset County, N.J. at a point on Lamerton Creek near the site of the Church bearing the same name [Lamerton Church] in the fall of 1797, with an oxteam, two horses and two milch cows, household goods, tools, etc., crossed the mountain country to a point on the Ohio River (called Buffalo, I think), where the family wintered in a cabin. During winter father built his own boat, sold his oxen and early in the spring took aboard several other families and started for La Sontaville, now Cincinnati, where we landed sometime in March 1798.
Stopped at old man Avery's at the foot of Main Street Hill, and from thence made our way up the Mill Creek valley through the then unbroken forest to near the present site of Springdale thence west three miles, thence south two miles to the northwest corner of section 28 Springfield Township Hamilton County, Ohio. Grandfather Aaron Van Doren up to about that date having been the owner of said section and also Sec. 27 directly South [East], having purchased the same of Judge Symmes or his agents about 1790.
During the winter of 1798 and 1799 the family purchased timber for a house, raised the same and in early summer moved into what was said to be the best hewed log cabin in Springfield Township. And here we have had our plain but pleasant and comfortable house for 82 years. Ending June 4th 1880."
---From the Record of the Crum and Lane Family, based on information gained from John Lane, in the spring of 1880, shortly before he died. Words in brackets were added later in pencil.
"His earnest determinations were to conquer, and the mighty oaks soon yielded to his strong arm, and waving fields of grain told that his intensions had been fully executed." (Hist. of Hamilton Co., p.367) The Lane's along with the Carnahans, founded the New Burlington Church, built in 1816 (see photo). It never had a resident pastor, but was served by circuit riders.
Aaron's will is located in the rare book dept. at the Univ. of Cincinnati. Left his farm to his youngest son Garret, who continued to live there. Gave other lands to his other sons John and William and his wife Elizabeth. Mentions seven daughters and four sons.
Aaron Lane family kept a bible which is supposed to be in the Cincinnati Historical Society, but could not be found in March 2002. Records from this are taken from web page that transcribes the records from this bible, based on record made by researcher Marie Dickore.
A newspaper clipping in the Aaron Lane bible says he died at Ludlow Station (just south of Mt. Healthy), where Mrs. Josephine C. Ludlow died the same day.