Individual Details
James Thomas Drane
(1715 - 28 Apr 1787)
Occupation: Coroner
Events
| Birth | 1715 | Prince George's, Maryland, United States | |||
| Event | 1785 | Virginia |  | ||
| Death | 28 Apr 1787 | Prince George's, Maryland, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Smith Piles (1730 - 1796) |
| Child | Thomas Drane (1751 - 1828) |
| Child | James Thomas Drane (1755 - 1828) |
| Father | Anthony Drane (1666 - 1723) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Mockbee Nicholls (1669 - 1742) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Drane (1703 - 1758) |
| Sibling | Thomas Osborn Drane (1692 - 1771) |
| Sibling | Anthony Drane (1719 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Drane (1702 - 1742) |
Notes
Event
In 1785 James Drane claimed his "bounty land" in the military land ofVirginia, later to be in Kentucky.He received this land for service to
his country during the Revolutionary War years. From the virginia grants
he received 1,333 acres, surveyed 11/6/1785.Due to his age he cannot go
to claim the land.By the time sons Thomas & Stephen were old enough, many
years had passed & the land in Shelby County, KY. was lost to "squatters
rights" ...because it was not claimed & patented within the statute of
limitations.
His grandson Benjamin Drane believed his grandfather was an " original"
emigrant from England & his grandmother Elizabeth Piles was half English
& half Welsh . We are not sure whether his middle name was "Anthony" or "
Thomas". His will was probated 1/6/1787 in Prince George County, Md.
Death
Burial: Unmarked area of Queen Ann's Parish,St. Barnabas,Maryland •Occupation: Coroner , Fought in American Revolutionary War•Note:
Rev. War Patriot, Pensioner. DAR Record Book #
86256,112331,117154,119055