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OBJE:_META	<metadataxml><content><line><p><br><br>[Lane Family Tree (http://ladytuffie.tripod.com/LaneFamilyTree/id4.html)]<br><br>Richard was the son of Roger Lane. We can assume Richard grew up in the City of Hereford. There is no record that his young widowed mother remarried. Richard must have left Hereford and come to London as a very young man. On December 14, 1613, he apprenticed to Nathaniel Thornhill for seven years. Thornhill was a merchant tailor by trade. On February 26, 1620, at 24 years old, Richard was admitted a freeman to the Merchant Tailor Co. He apparently prospered in his trade. On October 7, 1623, Richard married Alice Carter at London. Richard's religious beliefs appear to have been unorthodox and with a Puritan leaning. He was not secretive about his opinions. This was during a period when the Church of England and Authorities of the Crown were persecuting the Puritans. In October 1631, there was an "Examination of Richard Lane" by authorities. This examination worried Richard. He was fearful of what the future might bring to he and his family. His children were coming along, Samuel in 1628, John in 1631 and Oziell in 1632. As a result, he arranged for a trip to the West Indies as a representative of the Company of Providence Island, a quasi-governmental organization formed to exploit the Colony. Richard reached Providence Island in 1635. He was assigned to introduce and supervise growing madder (a small plant, the root of which was to make a red dye). During his stay on the Island, 1635-1657, he had his ups and downs. For most of the period, he appears to have been in the good graces of the Company. In 1641, he came under criticism for his Puritanical religious views. He, along with two clergymen, were ordered arrested and brought to trial in London. At the hearing, the charges were found unmerited and Lane was returned to his duties. Later in 1641, he was unsuccessfully nominated Governor of Providence Island. Sometime before August 1657, Richard and his son, Oziell, were drowned at Providence Island. His widow, Alice, petitioned the Company for payments in arrears and a pension. The petition was approved and the widow and children returned to London. One of their sons, Samuel (1), a direct ancestor, probably had returned earlier for his education.<br><br>The final record concerning Richard Lane was found in the following: August 7, 1657, petition of Alice Lane, sets forth her great sufferings in the West Indies, her husband and son having been drowned in Eleuthera, and that arrears for service in England of 702 pounds, 13 shillings, and 6 pence are certified.</p></line></content></metadataxml>
OBJE:_CREA	2021-05-20 02:51:02.000
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Alive Dead Death>100 Death<=100 Birth>100 Birth<=100 Roots Leaves
Given names	Surname	Sosa	Birth		Place		Death		Age	Place	Last change
Richard Lane Richard Lane Richard Lane Father: Roger Lane Mother: Beatrix Littleton				August 27, 1596	427	Hereford, Herefordshire, England	2	August 7, 1657	366	60	Eleuthera Island, Bahamas	Never	M	YES	YES

Both alive Widower Widow Both dead Roots Leaves Not married Marriage>100 Marriage<=100 Divorce Multiple marriages
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