Hi, Rebecca. I this info on Robert incase you don't: This information was extracted from a book entitled "Genealogical Notes on the Families of Daniel Lane 2d and Mary Griswold Lane Copyright, 1899, by H. W. Lane & A. C. Beckwith. The Independent Print, Elkhorn, Wis. Robert Lane, it may be assumed with confidence, was born in England. It has been said, through without show of proof or likelihood, that he was a native of Derbyshire. That he was born about 1639 may be inferred reasonably from these known facts; namely, - 1. A "home-lot" was laid out to him in 1660. 2. Dec. 19, 1665, he married Sarah Pickett, (who was baptized in 1648). 3. He served his town in the colonial assembly from 1699 to 1715. 4. He died April 2, 1718, at Killingworth. Then, if born in 1639, he was a landholder at the age of 21, a husband at 26, a legislator at 60 to 76, and died at 79. He is mentioned at Stratford as cow-keeper, fence viewer, and burier, and, in 1686, deputy to court of election at Hartford. In 1695 he removed to Killingworth, where he was active in affairs of church and town until his death. Robert was of even generation with Henry Crane; with the children of John Pickett, William Kelsey, Andrew Ward, Michael Griswold, and John Sheather; and with grand-children of George Hull, Joseph Loomis, Vincent Meigs, and the elder John Parmelee. That is, he was a generation younger than the settlers of Windsor, Hartford, Hew Haven, and Guilford, and was of the young freemen at the settlement of Norwalk, Stratford, and New London. The circumstances of his life at Stratford indicate that he was of the yeoman class to which England and America owe such large political and other debt. If he was of a Derbyshire escutcheon-bearing family, the burden of proof is on such as assert it. If, as intimated at page 172, Vol II, "Lane Genealogies, " there is in existence "a memorial of Lane aristocracy," its submissions to the Herald's Office for examination would determine, first, its genuineness, and then its proper custodian. The chances of finding such custody ever to have been! with Robert Lane, though few among a thousand possibilities, cannot be set down definitely at zero. To such as are fairly informed as to early colonial customs it is somewhat significant that his name is never found in records with the respectful prefix of "Mr." It may be observed that while the Puritan founders of republican institutions in New England brought with them little knighthood and less nobility they were not social levellers. Birth and wealth, as well as official station, were respected and had due consideration, even in assignment of seats in the churches. Whatever mark of respect or distinction was our ancestor's right the clerk of his town was not likely either to be unaware of it or to disregard it. In England the name of Lane was ancient and sometimes honored. Robert and his father-in-law, John Pickett, whatever their ancestry, were men of character and capacity, --honored in their time, and most worthy ancestors of American freemen. ==== According to "Lane Genealogies", V. II, by Fitts, p. 133, 1897: Robert Lane of Stratford, CT, 1660, is said to have come from Derbyshire, England, and was among the early settlers of Stratford, CT. Here he received Home Lot No. 62 in 1660, was "Herder" in 1662, and became a successful planter and man of note. ". . . Soon after this purchase, he settled in Killingsworth, . . and where he was chosen one of the town committee 8 July 1696." He m. in Stratford, 19 Dec 1665 Sarah Pickett. They were the parents of ten children. I have the 1795 Bible that Robert and Srah's great grandson Arunah gave to his wife Submit Buel. My aunt also still owns some of the property that they owned in North Guilford, CT (immediately next to Killingsworth). At one point, my father and she inherited 85 acres of the Lane land there. Bob Squires garrlentini1@sbcglobal.net wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/xY.2ADI/759.1.1 Message Board Post: Good Morning Harry, Thank you so much for thier date of deaths. Would you happen to know the name of the Cemetery that they are buried in? Sincerely, Rebecca ==== CTMIDDLE Mailing List ==== Welcome to the Middlesex County, CT Mailing List List Mom - Jane Devlin janedevlin@ameritech.net ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx