Individual Details

Birth

Leon Goheen was listed first as a freeman in 1777. He would have been born approximately 21 years previous to becoming a freeman, 1756. The tax year of 1780 still listed Leon as a single freeman. In 1781-tax list of Caernarvon Township, Lancaster County Leon was listed as having taken the "oath of allegiance." In 1783 Leon had taken over the homestead according to the tax lists. In October 1792 a list of return of soldiers listed Lean Goheen as a Captain of the 7th Company under Major Zaccheus Pearsol (the Pearsol name is associated with the Bangor Church) in the 1st Battalion. In 1787 Leon was the Vestryman for the Bangor Church. In 1801 Leon assumed payment for pew number 20 in the Bangor Church in Churchtown. This was the pew of his father's. No marriage has been found for Leon. (sic)

Taxes

Listed as Lane Goheen next to John Goheen a freeman. This could be the son of Thomas Goheen.

Census

Lean Goheen 1786 Caernarvon, Lancaster County

Religion

Eighteen miles south of Reading is Churchtoen a colonial Welsh settlement. Pew # 20 Purchased by John Koheen [Goheen] in 1750 and petitioned for a Bible in 1748. List in 1871 shows the pew still in his name. Samuel Goheen appears as holder of pew # 20 from 1793 until 1796. Lane Goheen in 1799 and 1800, and Samuel and Edward Goheen held it in 1803. It is assumed that these Goheen's are the John Goheen family

Marriage

Probate of Elizabeth Peirson, widow, Honeybrook; 24 Jan 1814: ! April 1814
To dau. Elizabeth, gr, dau, Elizabeth Goheen, articles of household goods &c. Real est. to be sold and est. divided among my surviving children, William, Jeremiah, Moses, John, Daniel & Samuel Peirsol, Sarah, wife of Samuel Buchanan, Jane, wife of John Miller, and Elizabeth Peirsol. Daniel to have 100 pounds & Elizabeth 50 pounds over and above their equal shares.
To Gr son Lane Goheen the price of a Bible, & to gr dau. Hannah Goheen $4. to gr son Jesse Buchanan $6.
If son Jeremiah should never return his share to be div. among rest.
Executors: Samuel Buchanan & John Bchanan, tanner
Letters to John Buchanan, Samuel being deceased

Census

Lane Goheen next house hold is brother Hugh Goheen:
1 male under 10
1 male 26 to 45
1 male over 45
1 female 10 to 15
It appears that the male over 45 is Lane and the famly living with him could be oneof his childrn's family.
Lane was a revolutionary soldier and is found in the Pennsylvania Archives in 1777; 1781; and 1782