Joseph Lane - There Was No Joseph Lane

Started by Mattheiss Riegell XII on Sunday, December 15, 2019
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12/15/2019 at 11:56 AM

Richard & Alice Lane did not have a son named Joseph. "Joseph" is an incorrect expansion of the abbreviation "Jo." that appears on a passenger departure list. The correct name is John, born in 1631. Since Joseph was also born in 1631, they would have to have been twins, but there's no evidence for this, especially since only Samuel, Jo., and Oziell are listed on the passenger list.

Source: Register of passengers leaving the port of London for New England and other colonies (The National Archives of Great Britain; FindMyPast.com, online index and digital images), Record E157/20, folio 116, image 64, entry for Richard Lane, Alice Lane, Samuel Lane, Jo. Lane, and Oziell Lane, 16 April 1635. http://search.findmypast.com/record/browse?id=tna%2fe157%2f020%2f0064.

12/15/2019 at 2:10 PM

You are doing very nice work on this tree. Thank you.

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