Job Lane of Malden

Job Lane

• Birth: 1620 - Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
• Death: Aug 23 1697 - Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts
• Parents: James Lane, Katherine Russell
• Married: Sarah Boyce, Anna Reyner

Family

Job married Sarah Boyce in 1647 in Malden. Job's first wife Sarah died about 1659. Job was married 2nd, to Anna Reyner, by Capt. Walden/Waldron[?} September 1660 (7 month per record) in Malden, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.

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. Page 25. Archive.Org

Children of Job and Sarah (Boyse) Lane :

• 2. I. Sarah , bap. Dorchester, Mass., 2S, 3, 1648, m. Samuel Fitch.
• 3. II. Mary-, b. 1652, m. Willlam Ayery.
• 4. III. Elizabeth-, bap. Dorchester, Mass., 1655-6, m. Robert Ayery.
• IV. Rebekah-, b. Apr., 1658, bap. Dorchester 4th 5 mo., 1658. Maiden records say "b. ?>b., 1658, d. 2 mo. 58 years."

Children of Job and Anna ( Reyner) Lane :

• 5. V. John-, b. May, 1661. Maiden record says "Oct., 1660." He was bap. in Dorchester, i8th 6 mo., 1661, "being about a ([iiarter of a year old, by reason of their dwelling soe remote." m. Susannah Whipple.
• VI. Anna'-, b. i Sept., 1662, d. 28 Nov., 1662.
• VII. Anna-, m. 7 Oct., 1680, by the Worshipful Humphrey I) ma, Ksq., Jamus, son of Hopestill and .\Lary (Bates) Foster; he 1). Dorchester, 13 Apr., .1651, and d. 4 Oct., 1732. He had ])reviously m. 22 Sept., 1674, .Mary dau. of John Capen. Children of Anna (Lane) Foster are remembered in her father's will. She d. five days before her husband, 29 Sept., 1732, se. 67 years. A child was : I. Thankful^ b. Dorchester, Mass.
• VIII. Jemima-, b. 19 .Aug., 1666, m. Maithew Whipple, son of William and Mary (Bartholemew) Whipple of Ipswich, Mass., and had : I. Mijtthe7v, b. Ipswich, 20 Oct., 1685; inherited one fourth part of the Winthrop purchase, 375 acres at the "two brothers.".
• IX. Dorothy-, b. 24 July, 1669, m. 4 or 24 Noy., 1693, Edward Spr.\gue, son of John and Lydia (Goffe) Sprague of Maiden, Mass. "John Sprague Is Chose Scool-master for ye yeer insuing To learn Children and youth to Read and wright and Refmetick according to his best Skill”

Biography

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. Archive.Org

JOB LANE1 (James), 1620-1697, was born in England about 1620, and owned lands in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, about eighteen miles from London. His uncle —- Boyse by marriage, fell April, 1643, in the sea-croft or club-fight between the King's forces and the Parliamentary army under Lord Fairfax. The tradition that Job Lane came to America in 1635, when only 15 yrs. old, is not authenticated. Job Lane was distinguished as "master-carpenter," "house-wright," "artificer" and "bridge-builder." He first appears at Sekonk, Mass., in 1643, where he was estimated worth fifty pounds for the purpose of receiving subsequent grants of land, and where he joined the Sekonk Combination, 3d 5 mo. 1644. He was at Rehoboth, Mass., 9th 4 mo. 1645, and drew lot No. 28. He was of Dorchester, Mass., and returned to England and was married there in 1647. He died aged 77 years -- according to his tombstone. His will, signed 28 Sep 1696, was presented for probate at Charlestown, 21 Oct 1697. was at Rehoboth, Mass., 1644; freeman at Malden, 1656 resided at Bedford. Mass. and served in his own garrison houses in King Philip's War; dep. Gen. Ct. from Bedford, 1678-79, from Malden, 1685-93. …

He was appointed attorney for his brother James Lane of Maiden, turner, Nov. 19, 1660. He received from his uncle John Lane's will, Aug. 7, 1661, thirty pounds : "and if my kinsman Job dye before his Lagacie shall become due, Then the Thirty pounds Legacie shall be paid to his wife ; if shee dye, then to his children." …

Job Lane was a man of marketl intelligence, great business capacity and commanding influence in church and colony. Late in life he became infirm through age and paralysis, so that im- portant i)apers were signed by his initials only, J. 1 . His amanu- ensis was Rev. Jabez Fox of Woburn, who married Judith Reyner, half sister of Mrs. Lane. John Dickenson declined .Aj^r. 7, 1695, to pay a draft presented by Mrs. Frances Thompson because the writing was different from Mr. Lane's usual hand. When Dicken- son wrote about the matter, Apr. 16, 1695, Mr. lane replied June 19, 1695 :

"By reason of my weakness and other infirmity of old age at- tending me for the space of these six years past, I have wholly been incapacitated to do anything for you about that business which is above a hundred miles from me … By reason that I am lame in mv right hand and have almost lost the use thereof, you may only exi)ect my mark to my letters and bills for the future. The mark of Joh J. L. Laine. Seal : a hand between three crescents."

Mr. Job Lane died at Malden , 23 Aug., 1697, aged 77 years. Tombstone. Will, signed Sept. 28, 1696, was presented for probate at Charles- town, Oct. 21, 1697.

Origin Notes

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. 1-2 Archive.Org

Lane Family in Rickmansworth, England.

JAMES LANE, Senior, yeoman, perhaps of Rickmansworth in the county of Hertford, England, was the father of Job, James and Edward Lane, of Maiden, Mass., about 1650. (Was the name of his wife Katherine? "Will of Rich^ Russel of the county of Hereford, the elder, gent., i6 Aug. 1627, proved 10 June 1628 : To Mr. James Lane and wife Katherine Lane, ^/t.") Mr. Lane had four sons and died possessed of landed estate before 1654.
John, the eldest son, remained in England. He received joint inheritance with his brother James, in the parental estates prior to 1654, and perhaps was the kinsman and executor mentioned in John Lane's will of 1661. Other sons of James Lane, Senior, were Job, James and Edward who all settled in the vicinity of Boston, Mass. A letter from Jeremiah Gould, dated at London, 6 June 1654, and directed to his "Kind Friend Job Lane" in Mass., shows that James Lane, Senior, and wife had surrendered an estate to their sons James and John and their heirs. The father and mother died in debt, "a good sum," and the son James paid it.

HENRY LANE a brother of James Lane, Senior, and probably died without issue. The letter of Jeremiah Gould to Job Lane, 1654, says: "Your uncle Henry Lane is dead; there is 19 acres of poor land fallen unto his heir, and there is a scruple made whether you be he or no, because you have an elder brother and not known to be dead." — iV. E. Gen. Reg., 44: jgy.

Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County ... By Ellery Bicknell Crane, By Ellery Bicknell Crane Published 1907, The Lewis Publishing Company link (has errors)

LANE FAMILY. Job Lane, the immigrant ancestor of the Lane family of Ashburnham, to which Frederick Douglass Lane belongs, was born in Lancashire, England, in 1620, and came first to New England, where he settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1835. Twelve years later, having made a home in the wilderness, he returned to England to marry and to look after his property. He gave a power of attorney, November 20, 1047, to Mr. Lenthall. minister of Little Haunden, Bucks county, with reference to the lands at Rickmansworth in the same county, now or lately in possession of Henry or John Lane, but which should have descended to Job as the eldest son. Various letters relating to this English property of Job Lane are published in the Genealogical Register, Volume XI. The father of Job Lane was James Lane, of Great Misenden, Bucks county, where a number of the pioneer settlers of New England came from. Part of the property owned by Job Lane in England was from the estate of his second wife, whose brother, Boyes Rayner, was slain in battle in 1643 fighting under Cromwell.

Job Lane's brother James came to Maiden where Job was then living, in 1660, and settled finally at Falmouth (Portland), Maine; he was a turner by trade and was at first employed by Job ; he was killed by the Indians and his family driven to Gloucester. 


Another of Job's brothers, Edward, came to Maiden in 1651, began business as a merchant and married there a daughter of Governor Dudley, but his marriage was unhappy. Another brother of Job Lane settled in Virginia, another in New Jersey. It is believed that Job was related to William Lane, of Dorchester, from whom many of the American families are descended.

Descent notes

Bedford Historical Society link

When Job Lane (1) (1620-1697) purchased a substantial tract of land in Billerica from the heirs of Governor John Winthrop in 1664, the Lane family’s long involvement in the affairs of the area began. The Lane Family Papers – which contain the oldest documents held by the Bedford Historical Society – tell the story of this family. The papers of seven family members – the first Job Lane; his son Major John Lane; Deacon Job Lane (John’s son); Job Lane, the Deacon’s son; Samuel Lane; Captain James Lane; and David Woodward Lane – comprise the bulk of this collection. The first Job Lane divided his time between Malden and Billerica, but sufficiently developed his land in Billerica to be able to leave his son a dwelling house, outbuildings, and an orchard, as well as land, at his death in 1697. He was married twice, first to Sarah Boyce (often spelled Boyes or Boys in these documents), and then to Hannah Reyner. He had eight children, seven daughters and a son. The son, John Lane, was Job’s principal heir.

Job Lane (1) was a carpenter by trade and built bridges and houses in the Boston area. He also became the owner of land in England through his marriage to Hannah Reyner, and the rents from tenants on this land enabled Job to obtain goods from England, primarily fabric, that were in demand in the colonies.

References

• Job Lane, in Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862), 3:52. Job (Lane), Rehoboth 1644, was in Eng. in June 1647, when his kinsm. Thomas Howell, of Marshfield, made his will, nam. him to be excor. but he declin. that trust, yet aft. some yrs. came back, and sett. at Malden, freem. 1656, had by w. Sarah, wh. d. 19 May 1659, Rebecca, b. Apr. 1658, d. young. He m. Sept. 1660, Hannah, or Ann, d. of Rev. John Reyner, had John, b. Oct. 1661; Ann, Sept. 1662, d. in few wks.; Jemima, 19 Aug. 1666; Dorothy, 24 July 1669; and Rebecca, again, 6 Apr. 1674; rem. to Billerica, was rep. 1676, 9, and for Malden 1685, and under the new chart. in 1692. His will is of 28 Sept. 1696, and he d. 23 Aug. foll. His wid. d. 30 Apr. 1704. From the will we learn that he had other ds. Mary, w. of William Avery, wh. with ch. Mary and Sarah, are rememb.; Eliz. w. of Robert Avery (m. 13 Apr. 1676), with her d. Rachel; ano. Ann, w. of James Foster of Dorchester; and Sarah, w. of Samuel Fitch; and that Jemima m. Matthew Whipple; and Dorothy m. 24 Nov. 1693, Edward Sprague.
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pjmpjm&id...
• An index of ancestors and roll of members of the Society of Colonial Wars By General Society of Colonial Wars (U.S.)
• GEDCOM Note Emigrated from England, settled at Malden, Mass. and is buried in Massachusetts (sic). Personal communcation from King Larimore to P.B. Larimore, Jr.
• 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. 1-2 Archive.Org
• 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
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7373224/job-lane
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lane-312
• Malden Historical Society, The Register of The Malden Historical Society, Number 1 910-1911 (Bell Rock Memorial) ( Lynn, Mass; Frank S. Whitten, printer; 1910). Available through Internet Archive: pages 22-37. Archive.Org
• Vital Records of Malden, Massachusetts (hereinafter Malden Vital Records), Massachusetts Vital Records Project: Marriages, page 258. Job, and Anna Reyner, ––: 7m: 1660. CC link
• Malden Vital Records, Births, page 49.link
  • LANE, Anna, d. Job, Sept. ––, 1662. CC
  • LANE, Jemima, d. Job, 19: 6m: 1666. CC
  • LANE, John, s. Job, ––: 8m: 1660. CC
  • LANE, Rebecca, d. Job, ––: 2m: 1658. CC
• NEHGR Vol 42, pages 141-152, April 1888 “James Lane of North Yarmouth, ME., and his Descendants.” PDF
• Lane families of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Memorial address at the reunion of descendants and kindred of William Lane Boston, 1651, William Lane Hampton, 1685. Dea. Joshua Lane, Hampton, who was killed by lightning, June 14, 1766. In the Congregational church, Hampton, N.H. Wednesday, Sept. 1, 18 link
• Genealogical Gleanings in England, Volume 1. By Henry Fitz-Gilbert Waters. Page 474. GoogleBooks

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"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVQ-VS84 : 12 December 2022), Job Lane, ; Burial, Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America, Bell Rock Cemetery; citing record ID 7373224, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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