Captain Tidence Lane and his sons, Isaac and Tidence, Jr., were all three both Revolutionary Soldiers and
Revolutionary Reverends, among the earliest Baptists in East Tennessee:

TIDENCE LANE, JR. was born 12 May 1763 in Randolph County, North Carolina, and lived in
Washington County, North Carolina, when he first enlisted in the service of the Revolutionary War.
He applied for his pension on 3 Sep 1833 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, declaring that he had married
Mary (surname not stated) on 23 Oct 1783. He died 25 Jan 1841 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, and
his widow applied on 20 Jan 1844 in Jefferson, aged 77. Their children were: Lydia, born 6 Jan 1786,
Isaac, born 8 Aug 1788, Nancy, born 4 or 24 Jul 1791, Esther, born 6 Nov 1793, John, born 4 Jun 1796,
Noah, born 18 Oct 1798, Mary, born 20 Nov 1800, Right, born 7 Jun 1803 and James Madison LANE,
born 3 Nov 1805 (Rev War Pension File No. W3777).

In 1800, Tidence Lane, Sr. with 350 acres, 1 black poll and no white polls, is the tax list of a Capt.
Lane (Tidence himself?) in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Also on this list are Richard Lane with 1
white poll, Tidence Lane, Jr. with 200 acres and 1 white poll, and Aquila Lane with 321 acres, 1
white poll and 1 black poll. In 1812, a Tidens Lane is on the Warren County, Tennessee
Tax List of Benjamin Lockhart.