Robert Lane of Rickmansworth

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lane-1184

Robert Lane of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England is assumed to have been born about 1500, as he had grandchildren by 1542.[1]

Disputed Origins

NOTE: His parents are not known.[1][2] In some family trees, it is assumed that they were Richard Lane and Anne Harcourt. However there is no source for this, it is presumably based solely on last name and timing. In fact, Richard and Anne lived in Staffordshire not Hertfordshire, and their records to not indicate a son Robert.

Some popular genealogies show that Richard Lane had an additional son, Robert. No documentation has been found for such a son, and he has been de-linked.

Husbandman

Robert A Lane is identified in the Subsidy Rolls of 1524 and 1525. He was a husbandman.[1]

Will

His will was dated 4 July 1542 and proved 11 June 1543.[1][2]

In his will, he identifies daughters Annes Page and Margaret Thorpe, and his son and executor Thomas, as well as some of their family. He does not mention his wife.[1]

Children (based on his will):[1]

1. Thomas, married Alice, had daughter Elyne, was living in 1542.
2. Annes, married William Page, had son John, was living in 1542.
3. Margaret, married Edward Thorpe, had son John, was living in 1542.

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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. xx. https://archive.org/stream/lanegenealogies03chap#page/n31
• 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
• http://www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/data/places/places-r/rickm...