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James Henry Lanier 1724–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 November 1724

Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1786

Death Location: Pitt, North Carolina, USA

Father: Sampson Lanier

Mother: Elizabeth Lanier

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In 1724, James Henry Lanier entered the world in Brunswick, Virginia, USA, born to Sampson Lanier And Elizabeth Washington Lanier. James Henry Lanier married Mary Cook. James Henry Lanier passed away in 1786 in Pitt, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1724, James Henry Lanier entered the world in Brunswick, Virginia, USA, born to Sampson Lanier And Elizabeth Washington Lanier.
  • James Henry Lanier married Mary Cook.
  • James Henry Lanier passed away in 1786 in Pitt, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Lanier's Ancestors

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James Lanier
1724–1786
Birth Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sampson Lanier
1682–1743
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (( Washington )) Lanier
1684–1773
Surrey, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Lanier Jr.) (Bacons'Rebellion)
1655–1719
London, London, England
Sarah Edwards
1655–1685
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Elizabeth (Ann (Jordan)) Washington
1660–1735
Surry, Prince George, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1631–1719
Lucreece (Lanier)
1635–1665
John Edmunds
1640–1689
Elizabeth Burgess
1625–1676
Arthur Jordan
1629–1698
Elizabeth Bevin
1630–1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Clement Lanier
1606–1661
Hannah Collett
1605–1653
Edward Bassano
1604–1655
Joana Low
1610–1655
William F9
1618–1692
Elizabeth George
1620–1682
Richard Bevin
1606–1653
Mary Law
1600–1660

James Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1724
11 November 1724
Birth of James Henry Lanier in Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
1786
1786
Age 62
Death of James Henry Lanier in Pitt, North Carolina, USA
Pitt, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 November 1724
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M840637
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Pitt, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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