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Dorcas Wallis 1661–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1661

Birth Location: Falmouth, Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Death Date: 9 Feb 1754

Death Location: Gloucester, Massachusetts

Father: John Wallis

Mother: Mary Shepard

Spouse(s): John Lane

Children(s): John Jr., Benjamin Lane, Deborah Lane, Mary Lane, John Layne, Deacon Lane, Deborah Lane, Josiah Lane, Sarah Lane, David Lane, Hephzibah Lane, Sarah Lane, Job Lane, Dorcas Lane, Mary Lane, Joseph Lane, Deborah Lane, James Lane, James LANE, Daniel Layne, John (Lane), Sarah Lane

The story of Dorcas Wallis began in 1661 in Falmouth, Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine, United States. Dorcas Wallis married John Lane, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Lane, Daniel Layne, David Lane, Deacon James Lane, Deborah Lane, Dorcas Lane, Hephzibah Lane, James Lane, Job Lane, John Elisha Layne Lane, John Lane Jr, John Layne, Joseph Lane, Josiah Lane, Mary Jane Lane, Mary Jane Lane, Sarah Lane. Dorcas Wallis passed away in 1754 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Wallis began in 1661 in Falmouth, Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
  • Dorcas Wallis married John Lane, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Lane, Daniel Layne, David Lane, Deacon James Lane, Deborah Lane, Dorcas Lane, Hephzibah Lane, James Lane, Job Lane, John Elisha Layne Lane, John Lane Jr, John Layne, Joseph Lane, Josiah Lane, Mary Jane Lane, Mary Jane Lane, Sarah Lane.
  • Dorcas Wallis passed away in 1754 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wallis
1626–1690
Birth Location: Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
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Mary Shepard
1627–1690
Birth Location: , Cornwall, , England
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Spouses(s)

John Lane
1653–1737
Birth Location: Bellerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

John Jr.
1688–1724
Birth Location: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Benjamin Lane
1700–1773
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Deborah Lane
1702–1729
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
DL
Mary Lane
1696–1792
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
ML
John Layne
1685–1754
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
JL
Deacon Lane
1682–1751
Birth Location: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Deborah Lane
1703–1779
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Josiah Lane
1682–1743
Birth Location: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
JL
Sarah Lane
1690–1715
Birth Location: Lanesville, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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David Lane
1686–1687
Birth Location: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
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Hephzibah Lane
1694–1732
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Sarah Lane
1678–1760
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Job Lane
1705–1795
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
JL
Dorcas Lane
1692–1719
Birth Location: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
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Mary Lane
1696–1715
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Joseph Lane
1698–1743
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
JL
Deborah Lane
1703–1729
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
DL
James Lane
1703–1729
Birth Location: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
JL
James LANE
1690–1751
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
JL
Daniel Layne
1686–
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
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John (Lane)
1685–1755
Birth Location: Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Lane
1680–1760
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Dorcas Wallis's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Wallis
1661–1754
Birth Place: Falmouth, Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Parents
John (First Gen Immigrant) Wallis
1626–1690
Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Mary (Phippen (First Gen Immigrant)) Shepard
1627–1690
, Cornwall, , England
Grandparents
John (Johannes) Wallis\Wallace
1604–1670
Egloskerry Cornwall, England
Joanna (or Joan Rogers) (Wallis\Wallace)
1605–1692
Egloskerry, Cornwall, England
Joseph ((David)) Phippen
1620–1687
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Dorcas ((Dorothy) Darius) Wood
1623–1692
Dorchester, West Dorset District, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Degory Wallis\wallace
1574–1643
Joane Roger
1579–1611
Thomas I
1571–1621
Alice (Rogers)
1573–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wallace
1520–1582
Marye Edgecumbe
1520–1580
Jane Mawer
1563–1615

Dorcas Wallis's Descendants

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Dorcas Wallis (1661–9 Feb 1754) m. John Lane (5 Feb 1653–24 Jan 1737-1738)
  1. 1. John (Lane) Jr. 1688–1724 m. Mary Riggs 1696–1742
    1. 1. Dorcas Lane 1719–1755 m. Capt. (Thomas) Wharfe 1717–1753
      1. 1. Dorcas Wharfe 1743–1810 m. Isaac Bennett 1741–1790
        1. 1. Nathaniel Bennett 1766–1852 m. Rachel Hannaford 1774–1809
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Lane 1700–1773
  3. 3. Deborah Lane 1702–1729
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Lane 1696–1792
  5. 5. John Layne 1685–1754
  6. 6. Deacon (James) Lane 1682–1751
  7. 7. Deborah Lane 1703–1779
  8. 8. Josiah Lane 1682–1743
  9. 9. Sarah Lane 1690–1715
  10. 10. David Lane 1686–1687
  11. 11. Hephzibah Lane 1694–1732
  12. 12. Sarah Lane 1678–1760
  13. 13. Job Lane 1705–1795
  14. 14. Dorcas Lane 1692–1719
  15. 15. Mary (jane) Lane 1696–1715
  16. 16. Joseph Lane 1698–1743
  17. 17. Deborah Lane 1703–1729
  18. 18. James Lane 1703–1729
  19. 19. James LANE 1690–1751
  20. 20. Daniel Layne 1686–
  21. 21. John (Elisha Layne) (Lane) 1685–1755
  22. 22. Sarah Lane 1680–1760

Dorcas Wallis's Timeline

2 Records

1661
1661
Birth of Dorcas Wallis in Falmouth, Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Falmouth, Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine, United States
1754
9 Feb 1754
Age 93
Death of Dorcas Wallis in Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Falmouth, Casco Bay, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1754
    Event Place: Gloucester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
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