Welcome to the latest twist in a story more likely to sprout new heads than a hydra! My research has often led me through accounts of Richard Lane which are sprinkled with comments that he came from a family of little wealth, but a good name. Little wealth I understand, but what was meant by a good name? Until now, I’ve spent most of my genealogy efforts directed toward his descendants, and little into his parentage. I should have known I would find something surprising when I did! Although the Lane family is itself an old and distinguished family in its own right, the truly impressive link didn’t come about through his father, but through Richard Lane’s mother, Elizabeth (Vincent) Lane…
Category: Geneology of the family of Sir Richard Lane
Family histories of Sir Richard and Lady Elizabeth Lane
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The Dramatic Life of Sir Richard Lane’s Eldest (and Only Surviving) Son
Sir Richard Lane had a large family – 12 children. But as I am discovering, many children did not survive to adulthood in the early 1600’s. Although he had 4 sons in total (Richard, Parvulus, Bryan and one unnamed) only one – Richard – lived beyond his first year. What I have found out about Richard Lane the younger tells a dramatic story, but one that may explain some of the historical obscurity of his father, Sir Richard Lane. I recently discovered the will of Richard Lane the younger, and it appears he was the last in his line to carry his father’s name…
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