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William LANE

William LANE[1]

Male Abt 1580 - Bef 1654  (~ 74 years)

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  • Name William LANE 
    Born Abt 1580  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Migration 1635  “Hopewell” Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1635  Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigrant?
    Died Bef 6 Jul 1654  Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried unknown Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I12391  Main
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2023 

    Father Richard LANE,   b. Abt 1565, Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1632, Courteenhall, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth VINCENT,   b. Abt 1550, Harpole, Northamptonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1589, Bicester, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Family ID F10951  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes FARNSWORTH,   b. Abt 1584, County Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1671, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Married 1605  County Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth LANE,   b. 1606, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary LANE,   b. 1608, County Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 3 Apr 1671, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 63 years)
     3. Annis LANE,   b. Abt 1610, County Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1683  (Age ~ 73 years)
    +4. Andrew LANE,   b. Abt 1605, Beaminster, Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1675, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)
    +5. George LANE,   b. Abt 1612, County Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1689, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years)
     6. Sarah LANE,   b. Abt 1614, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1695, Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years)
    Last Modified 21 Sep 2012 
    Family ID F4154  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 
    • On 8 May 1635, “William Lane, his wife and son” were listed as passengers for Massachusetts Bay on the Hopewell of Weymouth.
      ORIGIN: Beaminster, Dorset.
      MIGRATION: 1635 on the Hopewell. FIRST RESIDENCE: Dorchester.
      BIRTH: By about 1581 (based on estimated date of marriage).
      DEATH: Between 28 February 1650[/1?] (date of will) and 5 July 1654 (date of inventory) (and probably closer to the latter date.
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      WILLIAM, Dorchester 1641, from whose will, made 28 Feb. 1651, pro. 6 July 1654, we learn that he had s. Andrew, and George, both of Hingham, d. Mary Long, and Elizabeth w. of Thomas Rider, beside ds. whose bapt. names are not seen, ws. of Nathaniel Baker, and of Thomas Lincoln of Hingham. [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S44] Orcutt_001 gedcom file, Robert Waddell.

    2. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 36827489.

    3. [S41] The Great Migration Study Project, Anderson, Robert Charles, citing NGSQ 71:174.

    4. [S3] Genealogical Dictionary of, The First Settlers of New England Before 1692, A , Savage, James., Dexter, Orrando Perry., Farmer, John, (Little, Brown and Co, Boston, MA. 1862).


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

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Updated 23 Dec 2023