Although (writer Zane) Grey believed that his ancestry was Danish, Robert Zane, a Quaker, carried the family name to the New World in 1673 from England, and he resided at various locations in New Jersey. 'Zane Grey' By THOMAS H. PAULY Published: January 1, 2006

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3. ROBERT3 ZANE (ROBERT SR.2, SIMON1) was born 29 March 1642 in Yorksham Devonshire, England, and died 01 March 1693/94 in Newton Gloucster Co., New Jersy. He married (1) MARGARET HAMMOND September 1664 in Dublin, Irland, daughter of THOMAS HAMMOND and GRACE UNKNOWN. He married (2) ELIZABETH WILLIS 1681 in Flushing, Long Island New York, daughter of HENRY WILLIS and MARY PEASE.

Notes for ROBERT ZANE:

Sergeweaver. member of the Assembly 1682, 1683, 1685.

Baptized in the Church of St. John the Baptist 29 March 1642 in Yorksham, Devonshire, England.

Was among the earliest Quakers.

Believed to have made three trips to America.

1st trip on the ship "Mary of Salem" landing in New York in 1673.

2nd trip on the ship "Griffin" with Fenwick's Colony in Elsinburra, then up to Salem, NJ in 1675.

3rd trip on the ship "Mary of Dublin" landing at Elsinburra, NJ from Dublin in 1677.

Robert Zane was of English Parentage, possibly mixed with Danish, from his native Yorkshire, he traveled to Ireland where he married his first wife Margaret Hammond at Dublin. A Sergemaker by trade and a Quaker by profession. Robert Zane was in contact with William Penn and John Fenwick when they were looking toward the founding of a Quaker Colony in New Jersey.

Robert Zane built a house in Salem, New Jersey at the junction of York and Fenwick roads. In his travels as a woodsman he became quite conversant with the ways and language of the Unami and Undachtigo Indians.

In 1686 Robert Zane was orderd by the Court to provide Rebecca Hammond (ex-indentured servant) with clothing for her and the child he fathered out of wed-lock. He agreed to do so.

Sketches of the First Emigrant Settlers Newton Township Old Gloucester County West New Jersey- originally published 1877

"Upon ye complaint of Rebecca Hammond against her late master, Robert Zane, for want of necessary apparel, as also his failure in some covenants that he was by his Indenture to perform; it was ordered yt ye said Robert Zane before ye first day of ninth month next, shall find and give to ye said Rebecca Hammond apparel to the value of three pounds seven shillings and sixpence. And also fifty acres of land to her and her heirs forever. And in case ye said Robert dislike this order, then to stand and abode by ye act of Assembly in ye like case provided. Whereupon the said Robert Zane did at last declare that he would comply with ye aforesaid order and answer same."

Continued from, "Sketches of the First Emigrant Settlers Newton Township Old Gloucester County West New Jersey- originally published 1877"

"Robert Zane's will was executed in 1694, the year in which he departed this life. This paper is a ragged, damp-stained manuscript, in the files of the office of the Secretary of State, where it has probably escaped the eyes of searchers, for a century past (this is in 1877). It contains valuable information about his real estate, and also givces some facts concerning his family. Elizabeth, a second wife and mother of several of his children was made executrix. She died in 1700 before a settlement of the estate was effected. She was a daughter of Henry Willis, of Hempstead, Long Island, who was appointed by the court to close up the executrix's accounts. The posthumoous child, as named in his will, was a daughter, and was called Rachel. (In 1679 he married Alice Alday, of Burlington, in the Friends' Meeting at that place. Alice was, in all probability, an Indian maiden.) Nothing appears upon the papers to show who were the children of the first wife, so that the native blood can be traced to the later generations of the family. They were Nathaniel who married Grace Rakestraw of Philadelphia, in 1697; Robert, who married Jane ____; Elnathan, who married ___ ___; Simeon, who died without children; Mary, Esther and Sarah. Nathaniel died in 1727; his children were Joseph, Jonathan, Ebenezer, Isaac, William, Margaret, Abigail and Hannah."

Notes for MARGARET HAMMOND:

Margaret Hammond died on the ship en route to America

Child of ROBERT ZANE and MARGARET HAMMOND is:

4. i. NATHANIEL4 ZANE, b. 24 October 1670, Dublin Irland; d. 20 February 1724/25, Newton Gloucster Co., New Jersy.

Children of ROBERT ZANE and ELIZABETH WILLIS are:

ii. RACHEL4 ZANE, b. Newton Gloucster Co., New Jersy; d. 16 January 1736/37, Philadelphia, PA; m. (1) SAMUEL PINE, 01 April 1720; m. (2) JONATHAN PEASLEY, 1731, Westbury, Long Island, New York.

iii. SARAH ZANE.

5. iv. ROBERT ZANE, b. 1682, Newton Gloucster Co., New Jersy; d. 1774, Woolwich Twp. Gloucester Co, New Jersy.

v. SIMEON ZANE, b. 1683, Newton Gloucster Co., New Jersy.

vi. MARY ZANE, b. 1687, Gloucester Co., New Jersey; d. 21 May 1702, Newton Gloucster Co., New Jersy.

6. vii. ELNATHAN ZANE, b. 1689, Newton Gloucster Co., New Jersy; d. 1732, Newton Gloucster Co., New Jersy.

7. viii. ESTHER ZANE, b. 1690, Newton Gloucster Co., New Jersy.

ix. WILLIAM ZANE, b. 1694.

http://www.ffish.com/family_tree/Pedigrees/4041.htm

Robert Zane

Born: 1642, <Yorkshire>, England

Marriage: Margaret Hammond in Sep 1664 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Died: 27 Jan 1694, <Newton, Gloucester, West Jersey (New Jersey, United States)> at age 52

 Research Notes:

Source: http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/AF/individual_record.asp?recid=16341161&lds=0&frompage=99

and other FamilySearch.org.

 Birth Notes: 

Birthdate may have been 19 Mar 1643 in Yorkshire (Devon), England per FamilySearch.org

 Death Notes: Death date may have been 1 Mar 1694 or 1695 per FamilySearch.org

Robert married Margaret Hammond in Sep 1664 in Dublin, Leinster, Ireland. (Margaret Hammond was born about 1645 in Yorkshire, England.)