Joel LANE

                   Colonel Joel Lane, the eldest son, was the founder of Raleigh, N.C., and deeded, for the site of the city, 1000 acres of land on April 4, 1792. He was a member of the first provisional congress, and the General Assembly, amidst the darkest hours of the Revolution, met at his house. The large brick structure, still standing in Raleigh, was considered, at that time, a rare specimen of architectural elegance. He married (1) Martha Hinton, (2) Mary, Hinton, daughters of well-known revolutionary soldier and statesman, Col. John Hinton, of Wake County, and his wife, Grizelle Kimbrough.