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Sir Ralph Lane

Father: Sir William Lane 1469 - 1546
Mother: Catherine Lane (born Patrick) 1503 - 1577

Born: 1526 Orlybere, Northamptonshire, England.  

Married: Lady Maud Parr in 1542 at Northgate, Suffolk, England.  
She was a first cousin of Katherine Parr, sixth queen of King Henry VIII.

Profession: Captain

Died: in October 18, 1603 at Marston St Lawrence, Northumberland, England.  

Children: Ralph Lane 1545 - 1603 founded the colony of Roanoke and was the first English governor in America.
Dorothy Lane 1558 - 1582
Roger Lane 1565 - 1603 *