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David Lanier 1791–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1791

Birth Location: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 Jan 1854

Death Location: Notasulga, Macon County, Alabama, USA

Father: Sampson III

Mother: Elizabeth Massey

Spouse(s): Rachael Watt

Children(s): George Lanier, Baby Lanier, David Lanier, William Lanier, Sarah Lanier

David Lanier was born in 1791 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Sampson Lanier Iii And Elizabeth Mary Massey. David Lanier married Rachael Watt, and had children including Baby Girl Lanier, David Alexander Lanier, George Washington Lanier, Sarah Lanier, William Pinkney Lanier. David Lanier passed away in 1854 in Notasulga, Macon County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • David Lanier was born in 1791 in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Sampson Lanier Iii And Elizabeth Mary Massey.
  • David Lanier married Rachael Watt, and had children including Baby Girl Lanier, David Alexander Lanier, George Washington Lanier, Sarah Lanier, William Pinkney Lanier.
  • David Lanier passed away in 1854 in Notasulga, Macon County, Alabama, USA.

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David Lanier's Ancestors

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David Lanier
1791–1854
Birth Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Sampson Lanier III
1770–1822
Pitt Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Mary) Massey
1772–1843
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Lanier
1724–1786
Brunswick, Virginia
Mary Cooke
1725–1772
Surrey, Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jr
1712–1759
Elizabeth Washington
1684–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Washington
1684–1773
Richard M511917
1660–1725
Elizabeth Jordan
1660–1735

David Lanier's Descendants

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David Lanier (7 Jan 1791–6 Jan 1854) m. Rachael Watt (1791–1890)
  1. 1. George (Washington) Lanier 1818–1857 m. Elizabeth (Gordon) Hutchinson 1819–1881 m. Elizabeth (C.) Johnson 1818–1846
    1. 1. George (Gordon) Lanier 1852–1925 m. Lola (May) Lanier 1853–1911
      1. 1. Moultrie (Shrewsbury) Lanier 1876–1963 m. Daisy (Leon) Lanier 1878–1933
        1. 1. George (Gordon) Lanier 1915–1984 m. Doris Lanier 1917–2004
        2. 2. Moultrie (Harrington \ Turk) Lanier 1904–1960
        3. 3. Marvine (L.) Johnson 1898–1968 m. Rocla (Baer) Johnson 1894–1983
        4. 4. Lola (Leon) LANIER 1905–1993 m. Matthew (Wheeler) Agnew 1898–1988 m. Joseph (Wheeler) SEALE 1898–1960
      2. 2. William (Betts) Lanier 1874–1927
      3. 3. Lapsley (Lanier) Yarborough 1894–1977 m. Richard Yarborough 1891–1978
        1. 1. Marjorie (Juanita) Ackis 1916–2006
        2. 2. Richard (Lanier) Yarborough 1923–2015
      4. 4. Juanita (Lanier) Hulfish 1889–1972 m. Paul (B.) Hulfish 1881–
    2. 2. Charlie Lanier 1857–1940 m. Minnie (E) Petty 1856–1906
      1. 1. Editha (Ison) Womack 1898–1984 m. Julion (Ison) Womack 1895–1928
        1. 1. Mary (E) Womack 1922–
        2. 2. Edna (F) Womack 1926–
      2. 2. Grace Lanier 1906–1973
      3. 3. Oscar (Eugene) Lanier 1889–1953
        1. 1. Patsi Martin 1939–2016
      4. 4. Thomas (Fletcher) Lanier 1887–1944
      5. 5. Theodore (Monroe) Lanier 1891–1921
      6. 6. Lena (Clifford) Lanier 1894–1952
      7. 7. Lola (M) Kugler 1896–1965 m. Harmon (John) Sinnett 1888–1966 m. H (H) Kugler 1888–1941
      8. 8. Sidney (Green) Lanier 1901–1994
    3. 3. David (Reuben) Lanier 1855–1858
    4. 4. Adeline (Jackson) Lanier 1850–1862
    5. 5. Pinkney (Watt) Lanier 1848–1920
    6. 6. Eugenia (Bertrand) Lanier 1847–1870
  2. 2. Baby (Girl) Lanier 1816–1816
  3. 3. David (Alexander) Lanier 1830–1915 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lanier 1860–1948
  4. 4. William (Pinkney) Lanier 1827–1864
  5. 5. Sarah Lanier 1822–

David Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1791
7 Jan 1791
Birth of David Lanier in Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
1854
6 Jan 1854
Age 63
Death of David Lanier in Notasulga, Macon County, Alabama, USA
Notasulga, Macon County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1791
    Event Place: Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0714

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1854
    Event Place: Notasulga, Macon County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0714

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