William Lane

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

Family/Spouse: A. Farnsworth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. M. Lane
2. A. Lane
3. S. Lane
4. George Lane was born in 1612 in Norfolk County, England; died on 11 Jun 1689 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
5. E. Lane
6. A. Lane