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James Lanier 1770–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Martin County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1839

Death Location: Martin County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Adams Sr

Mother: Sarah Bennett

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James Lanier was born in 1770 in Martin County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Adams Lanier Sr And Sarah Bennett. James Lanier passed away in 1839 in Martin County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Lanier was born in 1770 in Martin County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Adams Lanier Sr And Sarah Bennett.
  • James Lanier passed away in 1839 in Martin County, North Carolina, USA.

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James Lanier's Ancestors

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James Lanier
1770–1839
Birth Place: Martin County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Adams LANIER Sr
1743–1803
Tyrell,,North Carolina,USA
Sarah Bennett
1740–1800
Martin, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Robert Lanier "Captain 42nd Regiment, NC) Infantry"
1700–1793
Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (( Adams )) Lanier
1710–1793
Goochlandco, Virginia, USA
Governor, (Thomas Bennett) Jr.
1725–1789
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Oldham
1720–1781
Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
ROBERT )
1642–1744
Sarah Brewer
1686–1728
JOHN ADAMS
1684–1754
Elizabeth Adams
1681–1767
Thomas Sr
1685–1772
Elizabeth Bonum
1672–1729
James Oldham
1688–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Clement Lanier
1606–1661
Hannah Collett
1605–1653
John Barker
1652–1714
Grace Busby
1660–1724
John LTCol.
1655–1736
Hannah Adams
1661–1705
**JOSEPH GODDARD
1655–1728
Robert Bennett
1656–1723
Mary Bennett
1629–1728
Margaret Philpott
1637–1698
John Oldham
1664–1706
Sarah Harwood
1665–

James Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of James Lanier in Martin County, North Carolina, USA
Martin County, North Carolina, USA
1839
1839
Age 69
Death of James Lanier in Martin County, North Carolina, USA
Martin County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Martin County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1839
    Event Place: Martin County, North Carolina, USA

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