Col. Derick Lane was born on 30. Apr. 1755 at Bedminster, Somerset County, New Jersey. He was the son of
Matthias Lane and
Elizabeth Sutphen. Col. Derick Lane began military service bt 1776 - 1785 at NJ or NY; His revolutionary record shows he was commissioned 5 Jul 1776, as second Lieutenant of Somerset Militia; on 28 Nov 1776, 2nd Lt, fourth batt., N.J. Continental Line; and served until 3 Jun 1783. Reenlisted in U.S. Infantry as Capt., 13 Aug 1784, resigning 24 Nov 1785. He was in battles of Long Island, White Plains, Short Hills, Scotch Plains, Springfield, Head of the Elk, Iron Hill, Brandywine, Haddonfield, Monmouth, Chemong, Newton and Yorktown, besides many minor conflicts, and marched with Sullivan's army against the Indians in 1777. He was a member of the Cincinnati and one of the survivors to receive Lafayette on his visit to this country in 1826.
He applied for a pension on 4 Jun 1828 (S46387, BLW #1271-300-21). Placed on the Pension rolls 11 June 1828. His annual allowance was 480 00 and received a total of 2,400 00. He married
Maria Lansing, daughter of
Jacob Lansing and
Alida Levison, on 26. Jan. 1789 at Bedminster, Somerset County, New Jersey. Col. Derick Lane married
Engeltie Van Rensselaer, daughter of
Henry I. Van Rensselaer and
Rachel Douw, on 14. Mar. 1805 at Troy, Rensselaer County, New York. Col. Derick Lane died on 26. Mar. 1831 at Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, at age 75. Derick founded the Lane line of Troy, New York.
Prior to 1790 he went to Lansingburgh, NY and entered the mercantile business with his brother, Aaron. While in Troy, he was a director, trustee, etc in various public and private corporations; was prominent in the reception to Lafayette in Troy in 1824, having served under him. He joined the Order of the Cincinnati, 5 May 1784; became member of the NY Assembly in 1809; was Colonel of Militia at Troy; was prominent as a Mason. He was an upright man, of fine personal appearance, who conferred honor on the Lane name. A Troy newspaper said, after his death: 'To Col. Derick Lane and his brother, Troy owes much of it's early prosperity.'