John Lane

Birth: 1653 in Billerica, MA, USA. Death: Jan. 24, 1737 in Lanesville (Gloucester), Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. Son of James Lane and Sarah ?. Originally settled with his parents in Yarmouth, ME. He m. Dorcas Wallis, d. John Wallis who was an early inhabitant of Falmouth, ME and a prominent citizen. John settled near his wife's father at Porpoodock Point in 1687, and here had 5 children. Moved to Gloucester, MA following second destruction of Falmouth by Indians. Settled Lanesville. He and Daniel Day received a grant of some swamp land above their houses in 1701 "with the consent of John Haraden, Samuel Sargent, Edward Haraden, and the rest of the neighbors". In 1704 he had a grant of 10 acres on the Cove to which his name was subsequently attached. In 1726 was living on the northern part of Plum Cove Neck, when he had a grant of land there near his house. He also had large real estate in ME, both by purchase and inheritance. Estate after his death valued at 2000 pounds.

Book of Eastern Claiims, in The Maine historical and genealogical recorder. (Portland, Maine: S.M. Watson)
pp 277-278.
The book of Eastern claims, now among the Massachusetts archives in the State
House, was made about 1700, and was the claims of men dispossessed by the Indians
https://archive.org/details/mainehistoricalg1889port/page/277/mode/...

John Lane of Glocester Claimes in right of his ffather James Lane Jn North Yarmouth vizt: Sixty acres of Land bounded Nor: west of Little River and so runing up Northerly to a Creek Joining to Henry Daniells possessions as pr' Deed from John Burrell dated ye 20th May: 1673. neither acknowledged nor Recorded — Also Claimes his ffathers Possessions insd Town bounded pr Ryalls River as appears by a Torn & Defaced Deed, and by ye Testimony of John Cossens taken before Edward Rishworth Justs Peace

Also another pr'cell of Land being an Island Comonly Called Reddings Jsland being on the Eastward side of Mare point Neck, Together wth all ye pr'cell of Land being upon Mare point Neck, bounded wth the Land formerly inye possession of Ncholas White Comonly known by ye name of Sandy point Together wth' all the Marsh & Marsh grounds formerly in ye possession of Thomas Redding, being Sixty acres more or less as pr Deed from John Cleares Dated the 15th of May 1673: acknowldged & Recorded Item.

Another Island known by ye name of Arnolds Jsland or Mosiers Jsland wth a Neck of Marsh ground containing 3 or 4 Acres lying up ye River called the Little River, as pr Deed from James Mosier and John Mosier Dated 28th Decembr 1669. neither acknowledged nor Recorded

Jt sd Jno Lane Claimes in his own Right a grant of a parcell of Land fromye sd Town of ffalmouth Contains about 50 or 60 acres lying onye Northerly side of Pond Cove, & ye he did quietly possess & Jmprove sd Lands Severall years pr the Testimony of Josiah Wallis and James Wallis, taken before John Newman Just, peace —

Sd Jno Lane pr Jno Brown brings a Deed belonging to John Brown of Glosester for 50 acres of upland and marsh Ground lying inye Town of ffal mouth bounded South Easterly by ye River Nortertly by the Land of Richard Martyn westerly by Nathanll Wallis & his Son John Wallis as pr Deed from Thomas Blashfield Dated the 20th March 1681. acknowledged —

Haraden, Haradeen = Harrington

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Family

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m.1680 Glousester, MA; Dorcas Wallis
b.1661 area of Casco Bay,ME; d/o John Wallis [John son of Nathaniel Wallis of Cornwall, England] and Mary Shepard [Mary came from Devonshire, England]
d.Feb. 2, 1754 Gloucester, MA

CHILDREN:

1. Josiah Lane b.1682 Cape Elizabeth, ME d.Nov. 23, 1743 bur.Cove Hill Cemetery, Gloucester, MA m.1715 Rachel York
2. David Lane b.1686 Cape Elizabeth, ME
3. John Layne (Lane) b.1688 d.June 24, 1724 town of Penobscot, ME. Killed by Indians. m.1713 Mary Riggs [8 children]
4. James Lane [Deacon] b.1690 Gloucester, MA d.Apr. 20, 1751 Gloucester, MA bur. Cove Hill Cemetery, Gloucester, MA m.(1)1710 Ruth Riggs d.1711 aged 21; m.(2)1715 Judith Woodbury [5 children] CHILDREN of James and Ruth included:
   1. James Lane b.ca.1711 d.May 14, 1729 age 18 bur.Cove Hill Cemetery, Gloucester, MA
5. Sarah Lane b.1690 Lanesville, MA d.Nov. 18, 1715 Gloucester, MA
6. Dorcas Lane b.1692 Gloucester, MA
7. Hepzibah Lane b.July 20, 1694 Gloucester, MA d.Feb. 12, 1732 Gloucester, MA
8. Mary Lane b.Aug. 8, 1696 Gloucester, MA d.July 1716 Gloucester, MA
9. Joseph Lane b.Oct. 15, 1698 Gloucester, MA d.Apr. 24, 1743 Gloucester, MA
10. Benjamin Lane b.July 25, 1700 Gloucester, MA d.March 13, 1773 Gloucester, MA m.Jan. 6, 1725 Elizabeth Griffin
11. Deborah Lane b.Feb. 19, 1703 Gloucester, MA d.May 9, 1729 Gloucester, MA
12. Job Lane b.Feb. 8, 1705 Gloucester, MA d.bef.1795 Gloucester, MA m.17_4 Mary Ashby [3 sons]

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
• http://helenesgenes.com/Lane.html
• Source: www.familysearchpilot CD Number 2 Additional Information for John Lane
• Sources (1) The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume 152
• Citing This Record "Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/M1KH-WFR : accessed 2013-01-05), entry for John Lane. Submission submission id:MM95-TL4 person count:1461

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• Updated from WikiTree Genealogy via daughter Mary Lane by SmartCopy: Jan 10 2015, 6:42:43 UTC