Descendants of Robert Lane
Jenks Lineage
1. Robert Lane born c. 1540, England, married (?).
Children:
+2. i Thomas Lane born c. 1560.
Second Generation
2. Thomas Lane (1.Robert1) born c. 1560, Rickmansworth, Hereford, England, married c. 1579, Alice (?), born c. 1560.
Children:
+3. i George Lane born c. 1580.
Third Generation
3. George Lane (2.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) born c. 1580, Hereford, England, married (?).
Children:
+4. i James Lane born c. 1600.
Fourth Generation
4. James Lane (3.George3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) born c. 1600, Hertfordshire, England, married c. 1618, Katherine Russell. James died 1644.
Children:
+5. i Job (Jobe) Lane born 1620.
6. ii John Lane.
7. iii Edward Lane died 1654.
8. iv James Lane born bf 1676, married (1) Ann (?), married (2) Sarah White. James died Sep 13, 1688. Sarah: daughter of Peregrine White - Mayflower and Sarah Bassett
Fifth Generation
5. Job (Jobe) Lane (4.James4, 3.George3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) born 1620, Hertfordshire, England, married (1) Sarah Royce, died 1659, Malden MA, married (2) July 2, 1660, in Malden, MA, Hannah (Anna) Reyner, born C. 1632, Hertfordshire, England, (daughter of John Reyner and Anna Boyse) died Apr 30, 1704, Malden, MA. Job died Aug 23, 1697, Malden, MA. Published records of the Lane family date to 1524, and it is thought that one member of the Lane family went to England with William the Conqueror in 1066. Served in King Philip's War Sarah: WFT calls her Sarah Boyer, d. May 19, 1659, b. England Hannah: WFT incorrectly calls her Keyner
Children by Sarah Royce:
9. i Mary Lane married Sep 21, 1673, William Avery.
10. ii Rebecca Lane.
Children by Hannah (Anna) Reyner:
+11. iii John Lane born Oct. 1660.
12. iv Elizabeth Lane married Robert Avery, born Dec 7, 1649, (son of William Avery and Margaret (?)) died Oct 13, 1722.
+13. v Anna Lane born 1664.
Sixth Generation
11. John Lane (5.Job5, 4.James4, 3.George3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) born Oct. 1660, Malden, MA, baptized: June 18, 1661, Dorchester MA, married Mar 20, 1683, in Salem MA, Susanna ( Susan) Whipple, born c. 1661, Ipswich, MA, (daughter of John Whipple and Martha Reyner) died Aug 4, 1713, Billerica, MA. John died Jan 17, 1714/5, Billerica, MA. Was called "Major". Served as Lt in early wars. Susanna: John and Susanna were 2nd cousins
Children:
+14. i Susanna Lane born Feb. 24, 1682.
+15. ii Mary Lane born May 15, 1686.
+16. iii John Lane born Oct 20, 1691.
13. Anna Lane (5.Job5, 4.James4, 3.George3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) born 1664, Malden, MA, married Oct 7, 1680, in Dorchester, MA, James Foster, born Apr 15, 1651, Dorchester, MA, (son of Hopestill Foster and Mary Bate) died Oct 4, 1732, Dorchester MA. Anna died Sep 29, 1732, Dorchester, MA. Spouse listed as James Foster (Capt) no further identification, m. Oct 7. 1680 Dorchester, MA. Their child James Foster b. Dec 8, 1698, Dorchester, MA m. Priscilla Paul
Children:
17. i James Foster born Dec 8, 1698, Dorchester, MA, married Priscilla Paul.
Seventh Generation
14. Susanna Lane (11.John6, 5.Job5, 4.James4, 3.George3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) born Feb. 24, 1682, Billerica, MA, married Nov 6, 1701, in Bedford, MA, Nathaniel Page, born Dec 30, 1679, Bedford, MA, (son of Nathaniel Page and Joanna Merriam) died Mar 2, 1755, Bedford MA. Susanna died Sept 2, 1746, Bedford MA. Nathaniel: one of Major Lane's Troopers in 1706 in Queen Anne's War 1703-13
Children:
+18. i Cornet Nathaniel Page born Sept 4, 1703.
+19. ii John Page born Oct 11, 1704.
15. Mary Lane (11.John6, 5.Job5, 4.James4, 3.George3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) born May 15, 1686, Medford MA, married John (Whitmore) Wetmore, born Aug 27, 1686, (son of John (Whitmore) Wetmore and Rachael Eliot) died 1714-74. Mary died 1714/80.
Children:
+20. i Susannah (Whitmore) Wetmore born Nov 25, 1708.
16. John Lane (11.John6, 5.Job5, 4.James4, 3.George3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) born Oct 20, 1691, Billerica MA, married Dec 31, 1715, Katherine Whiting, born c. 1701, (daughter of Samuel Whiting and (?)) died Apr 1, 1731. John died Sep 23, 1763.
Children:
+21. i John Lane born Jul 1, 1722.
Eighth Generation
18. Cornet Nathaniel Page (14.Susanna7, 11.John6, 5.Job5, 4.James4, 3.George3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) born Sept 4, 1703, Bedford, MA, married c. 1729, Hannah Blanchard, born Oct 24, 1704, Billerica MA, (daughter of John Blanchard and Mary Crosby) died Sept 7, 1763, Bedford, MA. Cornet died April 6, 1779, Bedford MA.
Children:
22. i Nathaniel Page born May 22, 1729, Billerica, MA, married 1774, Sarah Brown, born 1747, died 1839. Nathaniel died Jul 31, 1819. Listed as SAR Patriot, serving as Pvt, MA Militia, Continental Army, Minute Man. SAR# 038982 SAR Ref. File #11564 CA.GED. Gives birth date as June 20, 1742 in Bedford, Middlesex, MA. He carried the "Bedford Flag" Apr 19, 1775 at Lexington, which appeared c. 1687 in Bedford area and remained in possession of Page family. Reportedly replacement flag for Three County Troop (Essex, Sussex, Middlesex) a colonial militia active during Indian Wars. The 5th Comm. Officer carried flag and was traditionally called "Cornet". DAR Ref 8465, 15000
23. ii Thomas Page born May 5, 1733, married Anna Merriam. Thomas died Jul 31, 1809.
24. iii Hannah Page born May 15, 1732/6, Bedford, MA, married Jan 5, 1758, in Billerica, MA, Jonas French, born Mar 18, 1731/2, Billerica, MA, (son of William French and Joanna Hill) died Feb 9, 1801, Billerica, MA, buried: Old South Cemetery, Billerica, MA. Hannah died Apr 2, 1793, Billerica, MA, buried: Old South Cemetery, Billerica, MA.
25. iv David Page born Apr 4, 1740, married Abigail Jones. David died Jun 11, 1819.
26. v William Page born Feb 19, 1737/8, married Patte Hill. William died Feb 10, 1802.
27. vi Susanna Page born Jan 22, 1742, died Jan 26, 1772.
28. vii Abigail Page born Sep 15, 1744/5, Bedford MA, married Feb 7, 1765/6, Nathaniel Bowman Brown, born July 1, 1737, Lexington MA, (son of Daniel Brown and Anna Bright) died July 30, 1806, Plymouth VT, buried: Plymouth Notch Cemetery. Abigail died Aug 5, 1799, Plymouth VT, buried: Plymouth Notch Cemetery. Nathaniel: one of 12,000 Minute Men - fought in battle of Bennington. He resided in Lexington, MA until 1722, when he moved to Lunenburg, MA, where they remained for 17 years. They then moved to Plymouth VT, where he was the 4th settler of the town, known then as Saltash. His first home was a log cabin at the head of Lake Amherst, not far from where the soldiers camped during the Revolution on their way to Crown Point. The post office was in his house, the first town meetings and church were also held there. DAR 22684
19. John Page (14.Susanna7, 11.John6, 5.Job5, 4.James4, 3.George3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) born Oct 11, 1704, Bedford, MA, married (1) Amittai Fassett, married (2) Rachel Fitch, married (3) Rebecca Wheeler, born Sep 2, 1733, Concord, MA, (daughter of Ebenezer Wheeler and Mary Minott) died Jul 12, 1755, Bedford, MA. John died Feb 18, 1782, Bedford, MA. Although 70 years old, he was in the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill. DAR Ref. 8465
Children by Rebecca Wheeler:
29. i John (Paige) Page born Sep 2, 1733, Bedford, MA, married Sep 15, 1757, in Bedford, MA, Mary Cutter. John died Oct 31, 1789, Hardwick, MA.
20. Susannah (Whitmore) Wetmore (15.Mary7, 11.John6, 5.Job5, 4.James4, 3.George3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) born Nov 25, 1708, married Sep 6, 1727, Benjamin Webber, born 1685/1709, died Jun 27, 1732, Medford MA. Susannah died Jul 24, 1792.
Children:
30. i Martha Webber born Aug 2, 1729, married c. 1752, John Hasmer. Martha died Nov 6, 1768.
21. John Lane (16.John7, 11.John6, 5.Job5, 4.James4, 3.George3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Robert1) born Jul 1, 1722, Billerica, MA, married Oct 8, 1750, Martha Flagg, (daughter of Thomas Flagg and Mary (?)).
Children:
31. i Gershom Flagg Lane born Jul 30, 1753, married Feb 8, 1775, Lydia Thomas. Gershom died Nov 17, 1838.
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