James Lane of Rickmansworth

James Lane

• Birth: -1588 -Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
• Death: -1654 -Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
• Son of George Lane of Rickmansworth
• Husband of Katherine

Biography

L.P. Lane, "Lane Family in Rickmansworth, Engand and Vicinity; Postscript to Part I" in "Lane Genealogies", Vol III by J.Lane et al., compiled by James Fitts. The News Letter Press, New Hampshire US, 1902. p. 1-2 Archive.Org

JAMES LANE, Senior, yeoman, perhaps of Rickmansworth in the county of Hertford, England, was the father of Job, James and Edward Lane, of Maiden, Mass., about 1650. (Was the name of his wife Katherine? "Will of Rich^ Russel of the county of Hereford, the elder, gent., i6 Aug. 1627, proved 10 June 1628 : To Mr. James Lane and wife Katherine Lane, etct.") Mr. Lane had four sons and died possessed of landed estate before 1654.

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John, the eldest son, remained in England. He received joint inheritance with his brother James, in the parental estates prior to 1654, and perhaps was the kinsman and executor mentioned in John Lane's will of 1661. Other sons of James Lane, Senior, were Job, James and Edward who all settled in the vicinity of Boston, Mass. A letter from Jeremiah Gould, dated at London, 6 June 1654, and directed to his "Kind Friend Job Lane" in Mass., shows that James Lane, Senior, and wife had surrendered an estate to their sons James and John and their heirs. The father and mother died in debt, "a good sum," and the son James paid it.

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Family

Wife: Katherine Russell ( 1590-1654 ) ...1618 - Marriage: Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England

Children: NEEDS CHECKING

1. Edward Lane 1620–1663
2. Job Lane 1620–1697
3. Francis Lane 1623–Deceased
4. James Lane Jr 1626–1688
5. Samuel Lane 1630–Deceased
6. Henry Lane 1631–1690

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In 1666 1 four sons of James Lane were living:

• 1. John. See Part I, upper part of page 2.
• 2. Job. See Part II, page 8.
• 3. James. See Part III, page 171.
• 4. Edward. See Part IV, page 387

Inheritance

His grandfather, Thomas Lane, bequeathed to him in 1586, a house and two acres of land in Croxley Green, upon certain conditions.

L.P. Lane, "Lane Family in Rickmansworth, Engand and Vicinity; Postscript to Part I" in "Lane Genealogies", Vol III by J.Lane et al., compiled by James Fitts. The News Letter Press, New Hampshire US, 1902. Page xxi. Archive.Org

THOMAS Lane, of Rickmansworth, yeoman, son of the above mentioned Robert Lane, made a will dated 9 Dec, 1586, proved 14 June, 1587, in which he provides that he is to be buried in the church yard at Rickmansworth, and bequeaths 10 shillings to the poor of Rickmansworth … “to James Lane, a house and two acres of land in Croxley Green, on the condition that the afore- mentioned George Lane, father of the said James, pays to testa- tor's daughter Dorothy, ten pounds at marriage, otherwise the said house and land to go to Dorothy and her heirs ; …”

References

• Clement Topliff and His Descendants in Boston. By Ethel Stanwood Bolton. Page 17. GoogleBooks
• L.P. Lane, "Lane Family in Rickmansworth, Engand and Vicinity; Postscript to Part I" in "Lane Genealogies", Vol III by J.Lane et al., compiled by James Fitts. The News Letter Press, New Hampshire US, 1902. p. 1-2 Archive.Org
• Robert Lane, p.1402 in J.H.Beers, "Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts", Vol III, JH Beers & Co, Chicago US, 1912. GoogleBooks
• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SPW9-34M citing Lane Genealogy, vol. 3, gives the following: James, son of George, son of Thomas, son of Robert Lane who was at Rickmansworth, England about 1500
• Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and Other Select Burial Locations, 1300-Current; Memorial ID 206320128; Accessed by Rosa Lane on October 14, 2020; Created on January 17, 2020 by "Ro§e❈" [sic] [name included symbols] and maintained by same, contributor 47359710: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206320128/james-lane
• Genealogical Gleanings in England, Volume 1. By Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters. Page 474. GoogleBooks