Lane: Ancestors of Dorothy Lane 1589-1656 (Lineage 2)

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Lane Lineage
John Lane 1512-1576, father of Thomas Francis Lane 1523-1586, father of Richard Lane 1540-1610, father of Dorothy Lane 1589-1656

Dorothy Lane > William Randolph > Henry Randolph Sr 1623-1673 > Henry Randolph II > Henry Randolph III > Sarah Randolph > Sarah Barksdale > William Davis > Roxie Ann Davis > Charles Eugenius Benton > Ina Belle Benton > Thelma Irene Brown > William Harris Lawson Sr.

Lane Migration
 Staffordshire, England > Rickmansworth, Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire, England > Harpole, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England > Warwickshire, England

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Dorothy Lane, Bill's 10th Great-Grandmother
4 September 1589 - 16 July 1656 (66)
b. Northamptonshire, England
d. Warwickshire, England

Buried in a cemetery on family land TBD

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Parents: 
Richard Lane 1540-1610
Elizabeth Vincent 1546-1600

Maternal Lineage:
Margaret Saxby 1480-1531 was the mother of Bridget Cave 1511-1583, mother of Anne Tanfield TBD,  mother of Elizabeth Vincent 1546-1600, mother of Dorothy Lane.

Spouse: William Randolph 1572-1660
Married: 30 March 1619

Children: 2

1. Richard Randolph 1621-1678
2. Henry Randolph Sr 1623-1673

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Richard Lane, Bill's 11th Great-Grandfather
1540-1610 (70)
b. Northamptonshire, England
d. Harpole, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England

Cemetery TBD

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Parents: 
Thomas Francis Lane 1523-1586
Katherine Trentham 1532-1596

Maternal Lineage:
Katherine Trentham 1532-1596

Spouse: Elizabeth Vincent 1547-1601
Married: TBD
Children: 

1.  Dorothy Lane 1589-1656
2. Others TBD

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Thomas Francis Lane, Bill's 12th Great-Grandfather
1523 - 9 December 1586 (63)
b. Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
d. Rickmansworth, Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire, England

Cemetery TBD

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Parents: 
John Lane 1512-1576
Margaret Partridge TBD

Maternal Lineage:
Margaret Partridge TBD

Spouse: Katherine Trentham
Married: 1532-1596
Children: 

1.  Richard Lane 1540-1610
2. Others TBD

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John Lane, Bill's 13th Great-Grandfather
1512 - 15 November 1576
b. Staffordshire, England
d. Staffordshire, England

St Mary and St Chad Churchyard
Brewood, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England

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Parents: 
Richard Lane TBD-1518
Anne Harcourt 1480-1518

Maternal Lineage:
Anne Harcourt 1480-1518

Spouse: Margaret Partridge TBD
Married: TBD
Children: 

1. Thomas Francis Lane 1523-1586
2. Others TBD

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Richard Lane, Bill's 14th Great-Grandfather
TBD - 28 January 1518
b. TBD
d. TBD

St Mary and St Chad Churchyard
Brewood, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse: 
Married: 
Children: 

1.  John Lane 1512-1576
2. Others TBD

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 13 November 2025.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68068745/dorothy-randolph: accessed November 13, 2025), memorial page for Dorothy Lane Randolph (4 Sep 1589–16 Jul 1656), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68068745; Maintained by One2Wander ღ (contributor 47038231).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68069161/richard-lane: accessed November 13, 2025), memorial page for Richard Lane (1540–1610), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68069161; Maintained by One2Wander ღ (contributor 47038231).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207213635/thomas_francis-lane: accessed November 13, 2025), memorial page for Thomas Francis Lane (1523–9 Dec 1586), Find a Grave Memorial ID 207213635; Maintained by Roese (contributor 47359710).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232839690/john-lane: accessed November 13, 2025), memorial page for John Lane (1512–15 Nov 1576), Find a Grave Memorial ID 232839690, citing St Mary and St Chad Churchyard, Brewood, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England; Maintained by Johnny History (contributor 49654896).

---, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137675280/richard-lane: accessed November 13, 2025), memorial page for Richard Lane (unknown–28 Jan 1518), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137675280, citing St Mary and St Chad Churchyard, Brewood, South Staffordshire Borough, Staffordshire, England; Maintained by: Find a Grave.

Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 13 November 2025.

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