George Lane

Josiah married Deborah Gill on 09 May 1672. Deborah was born on 08 May 1653 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 16 Apr 1727 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Resided: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
• Immigration: Massachusetts; from England

Notes:

II George elder son of William Lane was born in England and was one of the early planters of Hingham Massachusetts He was among the thirty proprietors of that town and on September 18 1635 drew his house lot of five acres situated on the main street which is now North street His lot is described as No 21 from the cove on the north side of the road to Fort Hill In the next three divisions his land was increased to twenty acres besides thirteen acres in the common lands He was a shoemaker by trade and was evidently prominent in the community as shown by his rating of six pounds six shillings and eight pence for the building of the new meeting house which rate was laid October 9 1680 Upon the assignment of seats in the new building he was assigned to seate under ye pulpit and his wife to a sitting in the fore seate for the women in the body of the meeting house He died June II 1688 and was survived nearly eight years by his widow who passed away March 26 1695 She was Sarah daughter of Walter and Mary Frye Harris and died in Dorchester Massachusetts Walter Harris came to America in 1632 and was about twenty years at Weymouth Massachusetts and died in Dorchester November 6 1654 He was survived by his widow less than three months The children of George and Sarah Lane were baptized in Hingham namely Sarah Hannah Josiah Susanna Elizabeth John Ebenezer Mary and Peter

George married Sarah Harris in 1635 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Walter Harris and Mary Fry) was born in 1632 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Mar 1695 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Immigration: May 1635, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; on the ship Hopewell
• Resided: Aft 1635, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Resided: 1641, Norfolk, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Notes:

I William Lane referred to above as of Hing ham was probably an old man when he came to this country with his sons and is found at Dorchester as early as 1635 In 1637 he received several grants of land there amounting in all to eight acres He was among the seventy one accepted inhabitants of the town in 1641 and on December 7 of that year he relinquishel his grant to Thompson's Island for the purpose of a public school The first public school in America was established at Dorchester in 1639 and William Lane with others relinquished their grants on Thompson's Island that it might be devoted to school purposes He was evidently a man of means and a very good citizen who enjoyed the esteem of his fellows His last years were spent in the home of his daughter Mary who was the widow of Joseph Long and he died in 1658 His will was dated December 28 1650 The inventory amounted to 82 10 shillings and &14 pence and the daughter was made residuary legatee after paying bequests of 32 His children were Elizabeth Mary Annis George Sarah and Andrew

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Resided:
William Lane
State:´tabªMA
County:´tabªNorfolk County
Township:´tabªNorfolk
Year:´tabª1641

William married A. Farnsworth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Resided: Honiton, Devon, England
• Resided: 1632, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Immigration: 1637, Massachusetts; on the ship Speedwell
• Resided: 1652, New London, New London County, Connecticut

Notes:

Resided:
b. 1605-15, Eng.

Immigration:
Came on "Speedwell" in 1637 with wife and 6 children.

Walter married Mary Fry. Mary (daughter of William Fry and Sarah Hill) was born in 1592 in Weymouth, Dorset, England; died on 24 Jan 1655 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1637; on the "Speedwell"

Notes:

Died:
or 1656