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Benjamin Bird Lanier 1711–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1711

Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, British Colonies

Death Date: 12 Dec 1796

Death Location: Poarch Store, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Father: John III

Mother: Elizabeth Bird

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Warren

Children(s): Robert Lanier, Lemuel Lanier, Sarah Lanier, Nicholas Lanier, Allen Lanier, Jesse Lanier, John Lanier, Lucretia Lanier, Lucy Lanier, Lemuel Lanier, Frederick Lanier

The story of Benjamin Bird Lanier began in 1711 in Surry, Virginia, British Colonies. Benjamin Bird Lanier married Elizabeth Warren, and had children including Allen Lanier, Frederick Lanier, Jesse Lanier, John Lanier, Lemuel Lanier, Lucretia Lucy Lanier, Lucy Lanier, Nicholas Lanier, Robert Lanier, Sarah Lanier. Benjamin Bird Lanier passed away in 1796 in Poarch Store, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Bird Lanier began in 1711 in Surry, Virginia, British Colonies.
  • Benjamin Bird Lanier married Elizabeth Warren, and had children including Allen Lanier, Frederick Lanier, Jesse Lanier, John Lanier, Lemuel Lanier, Lucretia Lucy Lanier, Lucy Lanier, Nicholas Lanier, Robert Lanier, Sarah Lanier.
  • Benjamin Bird Lanier passed away in 1796 in Poarch Store, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John III
1680–1727
Birth Location: Charles City County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Bird
1676–1775
Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Warren
1719–1775
Birth Location: Virginia,
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Children(s)

Robert Lanier
1754–1835
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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Lemuel Lanier
1722–1786
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia,
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Sarah Lanier
1733–1738
Birth Location: –
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Nicholas Lanier
1737–
Birth Location: –
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Allen Lanier
1737–
Birth Location: –
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Jesse Lanier
1737–
Birth Location: –
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John Lanier
1738–1739
Birth Location: –
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Lucretia Lanier
1740–1833
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia,
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Lucy Lanier
1740–1741
Birth Location: –
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Lemuel Lanier
1743–1817
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia,
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Frederick Lanier
1745–1810
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia,
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Benjamin Lanier's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Lanier
1711–1796
Birth Place: Surry, Virginia, British Colonies
Parents
John Lanier III
1680–1727
Charles City County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Bird
1676–1775
Surry, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Lanier) II
1655–1719
England Greenwich, Kent, England
Alice (Katherine Elinor) Sampson
1665–1685
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Thomas Bird
1650–1687
Southwark, Surry, Virginia, United States
Mary Madison
1655–1735
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1631–1719
Lucreece Bassano
1633–1657
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Lanier's Descendants

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Benjamin (Bird) Lanier (1711–12 Dec 1796) m. Elizabeth Warren (1719–1775)
  1. 1. Robert Lanier 1754–1835 m. Elizabeth (Basse) Malone 1757–1827 m. Elizabeth Phillips –1860
    1. 1. Elizabeth Lanier 1785–1827
    2. 2. Lucy Lanier 1787–1833 m. Isham Malone 1734–1792
      1. 1. John Malone 1784–1816
    3. 3. Wilmuth Lanier 1800–1860
    4. 4. Nancy (B) Lanier 1791–1870 m. Walter (Arthur) Jenkins 1787–1860 m. Zachariah (T) Lyon 1782–1815
      1. 1. Richard (Thomas) Jenkins 1830–1903 m. Martha (Jane "Mattie") Payne 1839–1917
        1. 1. Walter (Arthur) Jenkins 1860–1944 m. Delilah (Ann) Russell 1862–1942
        2. 2. Davis (Larkin "Bud") Jenkins 1862–1926 m. Mary (Oliver) Russell 1867–1948
        3. 3. Zackarial (Lyon) Jenkins 1862–1944 m. Louisa (L.) Shepard 1867–1930
        4. 4. Mary (Eveline "Eva") Jenkins 1869–1934 m. Levi (G "Bud") Hunt 1864–1919
        5. 5. William (Madison) Jenkins 1871–1940 m. Florence (Thomas) Russell 1875–1962
        6. 6. Richard (B) Jenkins 1875–1892
        7. 7. Margaret (Bell Maggie) Jenkins 1884–1954 m. Silas (Ambrose (Hayden?)) Hunt 1878–1950
      2. 2. William Jenkins 1825–1866 m. Mary (C) Ethridge 1838–1891
        1. 1. James (Lawrence) Jenkins 1856–
        2. 2. William (Edward) Jenkins 1858–1942 m. Louisa (Latish) Smith 1866–1952
        3. 3. Sarah (Armesa) Jenkins 1854–1937
      3. 3. Mary (Jane) Jenkins 1827–1902
      4. 4. Sarah ("Sallie" Ann) Jenkins 1833–1913 m. Henderson (Burns) Dobbins 1832–1897
        1. 1. Henbrem (B.) Dobbins 1874–
        2. 2. William (Robert) Dobbins 1862–1909 m. Nancy (Sylvania) GRIMES 1862–1914
        3. 3. James (Montgomery) Dobbins 1864–1951 m. Jennie (Margaret) Perry 1881–1939 m. Lulu Adams 1872–
        4. 4. Mary (Evalelah) Dobbins 1865–1943
        5. 5. Walter (Nathaniel) Dobbins 1867–1951 m. Mary (Ida) Kemp 1871–1918
        6. 6. Henderson (Blye) Dobbins 1873–1925 m. Amanda (Melissa) Read 1874–1944
      5. 5. James Jenkins 1835–
      6. 6. Robert Lyon 1809–
      7. 7. John Lyon 1813–
      8. 8. Zachariah (Inge) Lyon 1815–1887 m. Mary P. 1840– m. Nancy Walker 1817–1873
        1. 1. James (Edwin) Lyon 1839–1908
        2. 2. Annie (B.) Lyon 1841–
        3. 3. Cadmus (H.) Lyon 1843–1874
        4. 4. John (C.) Lyon 1845–1873
        5. 5. Robert (Edwin) Lyon 1847–
        6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lyon 1849–
        7. 7. Zachariah (F.) Lyon 1852–
        8. 8. Thomas (Pride) Lyon 1860– m. Allita Lyon 1864–
    5. 5. Mary ("Polly") Lanier 1790–
    6. 6. Benjamin Lanier 1778–1820
    7. 7. Sarah Lanier 1780–
  2. 2. Lemuel Lanier 1722–1786 m. Mary (Ann) Peebles 1722–1806 m. Elizabeth (Molly\Mary) Peebles 1726–1760 m. Sarah Hardy 1730–1775
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Lanier 1764–1841 m. Joseph Daughtry 1762–1847
      1. 1. John (W) Daughtry 1810–1850 m. Dorinda Caskey 1812–1883
        1. 1. John (Alexander) Daugherty 1830–1914 m. Elizabeth (A.) Darty 1833–1915
        2. 2. Susan (Teressa) DAUGHERTY 1833–1914
        3. 3. William (C.) Daugherty 1833–1903
        4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Daugherty 1836–1894
        5. 5. Robert (H.) Daugherty 1844–
        6. 6. Martha (E) Daugherty 1842–
      2. 2. Lemuel ((Lamb)) Daughtry 1796–1851
      3. 3. William Daughtry 1780–1838
      4. 4. Joannah Daughtry 1790–1860
      5. 5. Mary (Ann ""Llillie") Daughtry 1812–1854
      6. 6. Elizabeth ("Bettie") Daughtry 1808–1822
      7. 7. Michael Daughtry 1792–1851
      8. 8. Joshua DAUGHTRY 1798–1829
    2. 2. Hardy Lanier 1760–1834
    3. 3. Lewis Lanier 1753–1792
    4. 4. Lemuel Lanier 1757–1784
    5. 5. John Lanier 1754–1755
    6. 6. Benjamin Lanier 1744–1829
  3. 3. Sarah Lanier 1733–1738
  4. 4. Nicholas Lanier 1737–
  5. 5. Allen Lanier 1737–
  6. 6. Jesse Lanier 1737–
  7. 7. John Lanier 1738–1739
  8. 8. Lucretia (Lucy) Lanier 1740–1833
  9. 9. Lucy Lanier 1740–1741
  10. 10. Lemuel Lanier 1743–1817
  11. 11. Frederick Lanier 1745–1810

Benjamin Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1711
1711
Birth of Benjamin Bird Lanier in Surry, Virginia, British Colonies
Surry, Virginia, British Colonies
1796
12 Dec 1796
Age 85
Death of Benjamin Bird Lanier in Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Surry, Virginia, British Colonies
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1796
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Poarch Store, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Web: Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1607-2012
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