Generation No. 1
1. SIMON1 ZANE was born Bef. 1584 in Yarcombe, Devonshire, England. He married
MARYE HUNT January 29, 1606/07 in Yarcombe, Devonshire, England.
Children of SIMON ZANE and MARYE HUNT are:
2. i. ROBERT2 ZANE, SR., b. 1618, Yorksham, Devonshire, England; d.
1694, Dublin, Ireland.
ii. JULIAN ZANE, b. 1611.
iii. GEORGE ZANE.
Generation No. 2
2. ROBERT2 ZANE, SR. (SIMON1) was born 1618 in Yorksham, Devonshire, England,
and died 1694 in Dublin, Ireland. He married WILMOT.
Notes for ROBERT ZANE, SR.:
Was among the earliest Quakers. They fled England for Ireland about the time of
the beginning of the Quaker persecutions in England.
Children of ROBERT ZANE and WILMOT are:
3. i. ROBERT3 ZANE, JR., b. March 29, 1642, Yorksham, Devonshire,
England; d. March 01, 1694/95, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ.
ii. JOHN ZANE, b. 1647, Yorksham, Devonshire, England; d. August
1720, Dublin, Ireland; m. REBECCA.
iii. MARY ZANE, b. 1650, Yorksham, Devonshire, England.
iv. ELLIS ZANE, b. 1653, Yorksham, Devonshire, England; m. AGNES
COLLYAR, March 07, 1676/77.
v. HEZICAIAS ZANE, b. 1653, Yorksham, Devonshire, England.
Generation No. 3
3. ROBERT3 ZANE, JR. (ROBERT2, SIMON1) was born March 29, 1642 in Yorksham,
Devonshire, England, and died March 01, 1694/95 in Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ.
He married (1) MARGARET HAMMOND September 1664 in Dublin, Ireland, daughter of
THOMAS HAMMOND and GRACE. He married (2) ALIS ALDAY April 10, 1679 in
Burlington, NJ. He married (3) ELIZABETH WILLIS 1681 in Flushing, Long Island,
New York, daughter of HENRY WILLIS and MARY PEASE.
Notes for ROBERT ZANE, JR.:
Serge weaver. member of the Assembly 1682, 1683, 1685.
Baptized in the Church of St. John the Baptist 29 March 1642 in Yorksham,
Devonshire, England.
Was among the earliest Quakers.
Believed to have made three trips to America.
1st trip on the ship "Mary of Salem" landing in New York in 1673.
2nd trip on the ship "Griffin" with Fenwick's Colony in Elsinburra, then up to
Salem, NJ in 1675.
3rd trip on the ship "Mary of Dublin" landing at Elsinburra, NJ from Dublin in
1677.
Robert Zane was of English Parentage, possibly mixed with Danish, from his
native Yorkshire, he traveled to Ireland where he married his first wife
Margaret Hammond at Dublin. A Sergemaker by trade and a Quaker by profession.
Robert Zane was in contact with William Penn and John Fenwick when they were
looking toward the founding of a Quaker Colony in New Jersey.
Robert Zane built a house in Salem, New Jersey at the junction of York and
Fenwick roads. In his travels as a woodsman he became quite conversant with the
ways and language of the Unami and Undachtigo Indians.
In 1686 Robert Zane was ordered by the Court to provide Rebecca Hammond
(ex-indentured servant) with clothing for her and the child he fathered out of
wed-lock. He agreed to do so.
Notes for MARGARET HAMMOND:
Margaret Hammond died on the ship en route to America.
Child of ROBERT ZANE and MARGARET HAMMOND is:
4. i. NATHANIEL4 ZANE, b. October 24, 1670, Dublin, Ireland; d.
February 20, 1724/25, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ.
Children of ROBERT ZANE and ELIZABETH WILLIS are:
5. ii. ROBERT4 ZANE, b. 1682, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ; d. 1774,
Woolwich Twp, Gloucester Co., NJ.
iii. SIMEON ZANE, b. 1683, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ.
6. iv. ELNATHAN ZANE, b. 1689, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ; d. 1732,
Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ.
v. SARAH ZANE, b. 1670.
vi. ESTHER ZANE, b. 1690, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ; m. JOSHUA
DELAPLAINE, SR., October 04, 1716, Westbury, Long Island, New York.
vii. RACHEL ZANE, b. 1695, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ; d. January 16,
1737/38, Philadelphia, PA; m. (1) SAMUEL PINE, April 01, 1720; m. (2) JONATHAN
PEASLEY, 1731, Westbury, Long Island, New York.
viii. WILLIAM ZANE, b. 1694.
ix. MARY ZANE, b. 1687, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ; d. May 21, 1702,
Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ.
Generation No. 4
4. NATHANIEL4 ZANE (ROBERT3, ROBERT2, SIMON1) was born October 24, 1670 in
Dublin, Ireland, and died February 20, 1724/25 in Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ. He
married GRACE RAKESTRAW June 27, 1697 in Philadelphia, PA, daughter of WILLIAM
RAKESTRAW and GRACE WYRON.
Notes for NATHANIEL ZANE:
Owned slaves named Genny, Cuffoy, Phillip, Johmall, Diniah.
Children of NATHANIEL ZANE and GRACE RAKESTRAW are:
7. i. WILLIAM ANDREW5 ZANE, b. November 26, 1712, Philadelphia, PA; d.
1799, Wheeling, VA.
ii. MARGARET ZANE, b. November 01, 1698, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ;
m. JAMES CAFFERY, SR., June 1722.
iii. ABIGAIL ZANE, b. July 17, 1700, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ; d.
1783; m. THOMAS ATTIMORE, July 29, 1718.
iv. JOSEPH ZANE, b. August 01, 1702, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ; d.
June 12, 1759, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ; m. MARY HINCHMAN, June 30, 1728.
Notes for JOSEPH ZANE:
Will dated 23 May 1751: proved June 12 1759: wife Mary,
at one time "eloped from Joseph": Mary called "undutiful wife" in his will and
Deborah R. called "undutiful daughter".
v. HANNAH ZANE, b. November 19, 1704, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ; m.
EDWARD HUGHES, October 30, 1720, Philadelphia, PA.
vi. JONATHAN ZANE, b. September 29, 1705, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ;d. 1759, Philadelphia, PA; m. MARY SHENTON, June 28, 1728, Philadelphia, PA.
vii. EBENEZER ZANE, b. February 07, 1707/08, Newton, Gloucester Co,
NJ; d. April 29, 1758, Philadelphia, PA; m. MARY HAMPTON, August 26, 1731.
viii. ISAAC ZANE, b. May 03, 1711, Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ; d. 1794,
Philadelphia, PA; m. SARAH ELFRETH, January 15, 1732/33, Philadelphia, PA.
Notes for ISAAC ZANE:
From "Indian Treaties printed by Benjamin Franklin
1736-1762" PA Historical Society 1938:
"Where at a conference at Easton (PA) Oct. 21,
1758.....Isaac Zane and some other Quakers who were present at this
conference..."
Also at the Lancaster Treaty, Isaac Zane is mentioned as being present.
5. ROBERT4 ZANE (ROBERT3, ROBERT2, SIMON1) was born 1682 in Newton, Gloucester
Co, NJ, and died 1774 in Woolwich Twp, Gloucester Co., NJ. He married JANE
SATTERWAITE September 30, 1714 in Philadelphia, PA.
Notes for ROBERT ZANE:
Commissioner for Peace in 1733
Justice 1738
Children of ROBERT ZANE and JANE SATTERWAITE are:
i. WILLIAM5 ZANE.
ii. SIMEON ZANE.
iii. ISAAC ZANE.
iv. REBECCAH ZANE.
v. ELIZABETH ZANE.
vi. HESTER ZANE.
6. ELNATHAN4 ZANE (ROBERT3, ROBERT2, SIMON1) was born 1689 in Newton,
Gloucester Co, NJ, and died 1732 in Newton, Gloucester Co, NJ. He married ANNE
1705.
Children of ELNATHAN ZANE and ANNE are:
i. NATHANIEL5 ZANE.
ii. ELNATHAN ZANE, m. BATHSABA HARTLEY, 1761.