Ann Kenny, 2nd wife

Not the same as Sarah Lane and not the daughter of John White, of Maine & his wife Mary.

Disputed Origins

From http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~walkersj/sarahwhite.html (Dead link)

James Lane is supposed to have had a wife ANN, and certainly had a daughter by this name. He [DID NOT MARRY] m. SARAH WHITE, daughter of John White and his wife Mary, who was the widow of James Phips. The mother Mary was mother of twenty-six children, (SIC) and the daughter Sarah was half-sister of Sir William Phipps, the royal governor of Mass.

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Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-634168

Ann (__) was probably born before 1630 based on the likely date of her marriage and births of her children. Her origins are unknown.

Marriages

She married first James Lane, probably before 1650 in England. As described in more detail in his profile, they were still living in England as late as 1654, but by about 1658 had arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony where they settled in Wescustogo (North Yarmouth) on Casco Bay in what is now Maine. James died in an Indian attack on the Casco Bay settlements in about 1675 or 1676.[1]

After James's death, Ann married second the widower Henry Kenney of Salem Village. They were married before 16 August 1681, when Henry is identified as the husband of James Lane's widow in the probate papers relating to the administration of James's estate.[1]

Death

Ann was still living on 4 April 1682, when an account that her second husband Henry Kenney submitted in the administration of her first husband's estate was accepted by the Middlesex County Court.[1] Florance Keeney Roberts claimed in 1947 that Ann "was probably the "Old Widow Kinney" buried in Salem, Sept. 12, 1712, according to Rev. Geer's Diary."[2] However, more recent published research has challenged this claim, asserting that no such diary or record has been located and describing Robertson's treatment of Kenry Kenney as "spurious."[3] So it is uncertain whether this death date claim is reliable.

Children of James Lane and, presumably, Anne (____), include at least:[4]

Children of James Lane and, presumably, Anne (____), include at least:[4]

1. John, b. abt 1651, d. 24 Jan 1737/8 in Gloucester
2. (possibly) James, b. bef. 1655
3. Elizabeth, living in 1682
4. Ann, b. abt 1655, m. [1] John Bray, [2] Zachariah Shed, d. 1 Aug 1692 in Billerica
5. Henry, living in 1688
6. Samuel, living in 1688
7. Job, b. abt 1666, d. 9 Sep 1744 in Bedford
8. Sarah, living in 1682, probably the youngest child

John, Henry, Samuel and Job identified themselves as the "soons of James Lane: of North Yarmouth" in a joint petition on 17 April 1688 seeking confirmation of their late father's lands in Maine after his death.[5] The daughters' relationships are established based on the probate records.[6][7]

James Lane died intestate leaving six children who shared his estate.

References

1. Taylor, "Two More Daughters of James Lane," NEHGR 176:353-54 & 359; citing Middlesex County Court file papers, folio 95, FHL 901,003, DGS 813,117, image 485 (18 Aug 1681 note from Daniel Gookin to Thomas Danforth consenting to have Henry Kenney of Salem Village, husband of James Lane's widow, appointed executor for Lane's estate) and Middlesex County Court file papers, folio 101, FHL 901,003, DGS 813,117, image 686 (textual account from Henry Kenney summarizing probate status referring to the "relique Anne Keny" and identifying many of her children with James Lane). Taylor's article includes a transcription of the latter document based on a High Res image obtained from the Massachusetts Archives.
2. Florance Keeney Robertoson, The Genealogy of Henry and Ann Kinne: Pioneers of Salem, Massachusetts, (Los Angeles: Wetzel Publishing Co., 1947), 2; images, Hathitrust, (https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005770015 : accessed 31 Jan 2023).
3. Taylor, "Two More Daughters of James Lane," NEHGR 176:360, fn 34.
4. Taylor, "Two More Daughters of James Lane," NEHGR 176:361.
5. James Phinney Baxter, ed. Documentary History of the State of Maine, Collections of the Maine Historical Society, 2d ser., 24 vols. (Portland, Maine: 1869-1916), 6:386-7.
6. Taylor, "James Lane of North Yarmouth," NEHGR 173:127-29. American Ancestors link for subscribers.
7. Taylor, "Two More Daughters of James Lane," NEHGR 176:353-56

• 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. Origins - p. 1-2 Archive.Org; Biography- Page 171 Archive.Org, Family - page 177-178 Archive.Org lists wives 1) Ann 2) Sarah White.
• http://helenesgenes.com/Lane.html
• New England Marriages Prior to 1700 By Clarence Almon Torrey. Page 450. GoogleBooks m 2/ Henry Kinne?
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/White-4677 has errors
• https://www.centralmaine.com/2014/01/13/l_l__bean_heirs_donate_lane...
• 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. Origins - p. 1-2 Archive.Org; Biography- Page 171 Archive.Org, Family - page 177-178 Archive.Org
• http://helenesgenes.com/Lane.html
• Maine NH Gen. Dictionary page 411: Children of James Lane by 1st wife Anna: Ann [Lane] lived with but did not marry John Bray. Elinor Redding told in 1665 that (Ann) had two or three bastards and stole lace.