Samuel Lane, II

assiduous work by genealogists at Saint James have determined that William had two wives

1. Elizabeth who died in 1732
2. Rebecca (Hooper)

• will of 1771 details bequest of his 204 3/4 acres on the "Perquiomen Creek"
• shortly before his death he had sold a tavern for the sum of £1,200 to provide maint, for his widow and children.

Children named in will

1. Christianna Rambo (Lane)
2. Edward ... and grandson? Samuel
3. Ann Lane
4. Mary Lane
5. Hannah Lane
   1. (husband1: (not named) = Rambo {elsewhere}
      1. two children by husband1: Rebecca and Ann
   2. (husband2) Zachariah Davis
      1. five sons by Zachariah: Samuel, Joseph, William, John, Edward
6. Elizabeth Lane

• specifically states that he had, in Aug. 1771, 5 daughters and one son then living

sibling named in will

Ellen (alternately Ella) Robeson †† ~• note that the able Robeson family had held the great Lane lands before the Lanes... see: http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/montgomery/stjamesperkiomen/sjpewcha...

†† for more about the Robeson wealth see Andrew Robeson, Jr.

cousin named in will

Robert Shannon

another grandson referred to

"I give to my grandson the heir and child of John Rainear, deceased" ~• might this be one of Samuel's dau. who ostensibly was widowed young?

Samuel and Elizabeth ( ) Lane had a dau. Ann who married only John Rambo. Samuel and Elizabeth's dau. Hannah m. 1st William Rambo, m. 2nd Zachariah Davis.
(Phila. Co. Will Books: K:34, will of Peter Rambo, L:108, will of John Rambo.)
See wills of Samuel and Rebecca Lane.