James Lane of North Yarmouth

Not the same as Joshua Lane of Boston and not the husband of Sarah Lane

Profile edit 9/13/2020 uploaded NEHGR Vol 42, pages 141-152, April 1888 with family group information, some of which is cited below. I think the citation of April 1838 is in error and instead refers to this article.

See pdf in Media tab, Doc section. James Lane of North Yarmouth, Me. He came with his family to Malden, Mass in 1655, Charlestown, Mass in 1658, and then removed with his family in 1660 to Casco Bay, Me, and settled on the east side of Cousin's River in Freeport, a part of the ancient Westcustgo or North Yarmouth. The point and island nearby took his name, Lane's Island.

James Lane of North Yarmouth, Me. was a brother of Job Lane, Sr., of Malden, Mass, and of Edward Lane, of Boston. Another broker, John Lane, remained in England. As of 1888 there was a family tradition that an additional brother settled in New Jersey, and another in Virginia.

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James Lane [Layne] b.1626 Rickmansworth, Hertsford, England; s/o James T. Lane and Katherine Russell d.Sept. 12/3, 1688 Lane's Island, ME

James LANE of Malden, MA, bought a 20 acre island called Lane's Island per Spencer's "Pioneers on Maine Rivers", p. 236. Also, in 1654 in London he was in trade with his brother, Job LANE.

• m.(1)abt.1649 Ann _____
• m.(2)abt.1652 Sarah White d/o John White and Mary ______ [Disputed]

CHILD of James and Ann:

1. Ann Lane b.ca.1650 “lived as the wife of John, son of Richard Bray, and had: l. Daughter “Maine NH Gen. Dictionary page 411:Children: 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.”

CHILDREN of James and Sarah:

1. John Lane b.1653 of Bellerica, MA d.Jan. 24, 1738 Gloucester, MA m. Dorcas Wallis
2. Henry Lane b.1657 Cape Ann, MA d.June 4, 1690 Boston, MA
3. Samuel Lane b.1660 North Yarmouth, MA d.Dec. 30, 1724 Lanesville, MA m.Rachel ______ [m. Abigail]
4. Job Lane b.1667 Billerica, MA d.Sept. 19, 1744 Billerica, MA [m. Mary Fassett]
5. James Lane b.abt.1669 Billerica, MA

Notes

NE Historical Register April 1838: He was a tradesman in London in 1654. With his family he came to Malden, MA in 16_5 and was for a while engaged in trade with his brother Job Lane. He removed with his family to Casco Bay, Me., and settled on the east side of Cousins River in Freeport, a part of the ancient West Custogo or North Yarmouth. The point and island near took his name, which they have retained to this day. It is supposed that he was killed in an attack of the Indians, 13 Sept. 1688, and his family driven away, as we find no record of him afterward. PDF (wife not named)

From: Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine 1636-1936--A History by Rowe; page 15: From Malden....came also James Lane. Having lived there for about two years, he came to Westcustogo in 1658, settling on the neck of land on the east side of Cousins River known to us as Fogg's Point, his holdings also included the island which bears his name. This as we have seen was a part of the Royall Grant and we suppose that it was purchased by Lane of him although no deeds are on record to that effect. Lane was evidently a man of some means as his numerous purchases of land, by which he acquired a large estate in this region, seem to testify. At first he lived in a small, rather old house near the shore but later built a large new house in which he lived until the first war broke out when, he being killed, the family was driven away.

James Lane is supposed th have been twice married, his first wife's name being Ann by whom he had a daughter of that name. James Lane left six children, Ann, John, Samuel, Henry, Job, and James. Ann lived as the wife of John, the son of Richard Bray, but seems never to have been legally married to him. John married Dorcas, the daughter of John Wallis of Falmouth and lived near his father-in-law at Purpooduck Point until King Williams War, when he removed to Gloucester, Massachusetts. The family has had representatives in town during its entire history and the present Lane families in Yarmouth trace their descent form the pioneer through his oldest son, John. They are, we believe, the only family now in Yarmouth, with the exception of the Royalls, in whose veins flows the blood of a pioneer of Wescutogo. [re: Lane Family, vol. 3, part 3]

References

• 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
• Genealogical Gleanings in England, Volume 1. By Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters. Page 474. GoogleBooks
• http://helenesgenes.com/Lane.html
• New England Marriages Prior to 1700 By Clarence Almon Torrey. Page 450. GoogleBooks M 1/ Ann ? M 2/ Sarah White? M 2/ Henry Kinne; by 1652; Malden / Casco Bay
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/White-4677