William Lane

Male - Abt 1654


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  • Name William Lane  [1
    Born England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt 1654  Hingham, Ma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I793  Paul's Tree
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2018 

    Family Agnes 
    Children 
     1. George Lane,   b. Abt 1613, Eng Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1689, Hingham, Ma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [natural]
     2. Elizabeth Lane,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Mary Lane,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1690  [natural]
     4. Annis Lane,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1683, Hingham, Ma Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     5. Sarah Lane,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1695, Hull, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Andrew Lane,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1675, Hingham, Ma Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2018 
    Family ID F481  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • From "History of the Town of Hingham, Mass" George Lincoln 1982:

      "William, the ancestor of all who have borne this surname in Hing. and vic. by birth was prob. from the western part of England, where, according to tradition, one or more of his dau's was m. The precise date at which he came to New England is unknown. It is certain, however, that he was a resident of Dorchester as early as 1635, and prob. a widower as no mention is made of his wife either upon Dor. or Hinghams records. The foll. parcels of land were granted to him at Dor. in 1637, viz, :"..."

      From NEHGR V5 p. 204 "Earliest Wills on Record in Suffolk Co., MA:
      William Lane of Dorcester
      Unto Thomas Rider my Sonne in Law, & dau. Elizabeth his wife, my new dwelling house in Dorchester with all the outhousing, garden, etc, only to & for the use of my day. & her children forever[?]: except my great Lott within the great Lotts of Dorchester within Pale and without, estimater 24 acres more of lesse, weh I give unto dau Mary Long; also such personal estate as i dye possesed of shall by my executors be thus distributes; unto sonne Thomas Linckhorne of Hingham, 8 pounds in silver; unto Sonne George Lane of Hingham, 8 pounds; sonne Nath Baker of H. 8 poounds, sonne Andrew Lane of H. 8 pounds. the discharge of the Legacyes in Silver aforesaid 60 pounds, due unto me upon Bill from Mr. John Glover, the remainder of the bill after 32 pounds, in Legacyes (being Twenty Eight) I give unto Mary Long, my dau. together with all my personal estate, except one standing bedsteen in the Parlor, also one table and one chest in the house, and also two fatts in the Leantoo to wett Barly in, weh I give unto my sonne Rider, & his wife to Remaine at the house, unto Mary Long all my Cattle, haye, Corne, mault, swine, Pewter, brase, beding, & all my Estate; funeral charges and Legacyes being discharged; unto ffredome Kingley, who hath been my faithful Servant, 20 shillings. Mary Long to have liberty in my dwelling house after my decease for the Removall of hirselfe * goods fro thence, such time as my executors thinke convenient, not exceeding sixe moneths after the day of my Buriall also such liberty in the Barne & upon the Land at all; in case i dye in such Season as the Land is to be planted or Sowne, he have liverty so to doe, & she have liberty to Reape & take what was by me planted or Sowne. Louing Brother Josephe ffarnsworth & Julia Wiswall executors. 20 12mo 1650.
      Singing in psence of Thomas Wiswall, ffredome Kingsley. Present ye Gover, mr Nowell, mr Hibbins, Capt. Gookin & Recordr.
      Thomas Wiswall deposed before ye magist this 6th of July yt this was ye Last will og Wm Lane

  • Sources 
    1. [S24] "History of the Town of Hingham, Mass" George Lincoln 1982.


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