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In 1768 William Lain married Keziah Mather in New Jersey. They established a home in Orange County, New York, and raised a large family on a farm which is still in the Lain Family. The union produced a middle class family which has grown, prospered moderately, and supported their church, community and country. The farm is now owned and operated by sixth and seventh generation descendents of William and keziah Lain. Keziah Mather (b. 1749, d 1814), daughter of Increase and Anna Mather, descended from a family of well known ministers who emigrated from England to Boston, Mass, in 1635. William Lain, (b. 1743, d 1811) was born on Long Island, New York. Nothing is known of his family history. The land on which their farm is located was sold by the Lenni-Lanape Indians in 1703 and was first settled by Europeans in 1712. The last serious trouble with Indians in that area occurred during the French and Indian War in 1754. William Lain bought the land in 1775 and in 1785 he built a stone house, the second of its kind in the county. The hilltop home became a well known landmark and his property was called The Stone House Farm.
Lain Family Reunion 2005 - Photo Album Family Association Newsletter
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