Biographical Sketch of the Alexander BANE Family (1881); Chester County, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Ferguson . *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** from THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, by Futhey and Cope Bane, Alexander, of Merion, purchased 300 acres in Goshen in 1711 and settled thereon. In 1713 he married Jane Moore, by whom he had children - Jane, Mary, William, Catharine, Alexander and Daniel. William married Margaret, dau of Thomas Evans, about 1746 and had children - Alexander, Thomas, Elizabeth (married Jonathan Hoopes) William, Jesse, Nathan, Abner, Jane, and James. Mordecai Bain, probably a brother of Alexander, purchased, in 1716, 200 acres of land in Goshen, where he died about 1747 leaving a second wife, Mary* and several children, viz; Mordecai, Nathan, James, Joseph, Mary, Samuel, Isaac, Sarah, Hannah, Rachel, Barbara and J Jane. Nathan Bane, son of Mordecai, married, Dec 27, 1735, Mary cock, dau of Henry and Mary Cock , of Long Island, born 8, 8, 1711. He died in Goshen 1748, leaving 8 children; Sarah married Thomas Hoopes 4, 28, 1763; James married Ruth Waln 4-25-1765; Elizabeth married Daniel Hoopes 11-11-1762; and Deborah married Samuel Rea, 4-14-1774.