The Washington herald., 1915-02-02

| the time of Edward III, the family was
prominent in Kent
One Of the privy council Of Henry
vi was Thomas Pope. In the British
Museum is a parchment deed OF land,
signed and sealed by Ralph Pope
| The guardian of the princess. after
ward Queen Elizabeth. during her mi
| nority, was Sir Thomas Pope. He re-
| sided with her at Hatfield House and
there he was authorized by her to de-
cline the King of Sweden's offer of mar
riage- Sir Thomas is better remembered
for his endowment of Trinity College,
where he is buried. We may take It.
that he was a wise man. il the legend
engraved upon his tombstone was his life
motto-"Whate'er you wish untold to no
one tell,"
The literary light of the family is Alex
| ander Pope. the most famous English
poet Of his century. Poetry his only
business, and idleness his only pleasure
as he said of himself
Pioneers or pilgrim ancestors were To-
seph, who came from England about 1894
and settled IN Salem; Thomas, of SIAM
ford, and John, Of Dorchester. Johns
name appears in the list OF freemen made
IN 1884, as Poape. He was prominent in
town affairs, and one OF the pillars of the
church.
the founder OF me winslow family in
this country.
The founder of the winslow family in
this country was Edward winsIow, who
was married in 1913 to Elizabeth Barker.
who came over to this country with her
husband with three servants In the May
! flower. 1t is down in the records that
he was a gentleman well connected"
and of the best family of any of the
pilgrims" This is a distinction claimed
by others OF their Mayfiower grandfath-
ers. At any rate, Edward has the dis
tinguished prefix Mr. to his name in
| the compact. His marriage to the widow.
Susanna Fuller White, mother of Pere-
CRIME White, the first child born to the
colonists, was the first wedding in Ply
mouth.
The record puts it quantity: Mr.. Ed.
Winslow, his wife dyed, and he married
with the widow of Mr.. White, and hath
two children living by her. marigabIe.
besides sundry that are dead
To ]. B. L., who asks for the record Of
the Lanes in America.
During the seventeenth century a
dozen or more OF the Lane family Joined
the New england COlOnists. In bingham,
Mass. there was George. whose financial
rating in 1850, when the meeting house
was built. was So IS Sd. This is the old
est meeting house in continuous use in
New England.
Lanesville near Gloucester was settled
and named by John Lane. who moved
there from Maine in 1857. A Capt. John
Lane is mentioned as among the brave
men of the garrison during Phillips war
Other pilgrims were William, who came
in 1851 and settled in Boston: Deacon
Joshut and another William, who both
founded homes in New Hampshire, at
Hampton. 1t is there the Lane family
hold their reunions.
The Lanes have always been famed
for patriotism, not shrinking from the
duties of military life, as is evident from
the number Of soldiers in the family. John
Lane, of Hampton. N. H.. and his three
sons, John. Daniel, and Jabez won re-
nowh in war, the father in the Indian
wars, the sons in the revolution, and
each became captain.
Job Lane. jr., of Bedford. Mass, left
home at midnight, April 10, 1T15, and join
ed the Minute Men under Capt. Wilson.
We give you a cold breakfast boys"
said the brave captain, but We will give
the British a hot dinner, and have every
one OF them before night" 1t was OF
the Minute Men at the Concord fight that
Lord rercy said: 81 never saw anything
equal to their intrepidity." Lane was
severely wounded. and in 1779 the town
Of Bedford voted to abate one-haH of his
war rates in consideration OF his wounds
The following year the town voted to
abate his poll tax for every year since
the war began, and he also was given
R14 for his services in the army.
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