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John James Lanier 1655–1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 October 1655

Birth Location: London, London, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 April 1719

Death Location: Prince George, Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA

Father: John Lanier

Mother: Lucreece Bassano

Spouse(s): Sarah Edmunds, Alice Sampson

Children(s): Sarah Lanier, Nicholas Lanier

John James Lanier was born in 1655 in London, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of John L Lanier And Lucreece Bassano. John James Lanier married Alice Katherine Elinor Sampson, Sarah Edmunds, and had children including Nicholas Lanier, Sarah Lanier. John James Lanier passed away in 1719 in Prince George, Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John James Lanier was born in 1655 in London, London, England, United Kingdom, the child of John L Lanier And Lucreece Bassano.
  • John James Lanier married Alice Katherine Elinor Sampson, Sarah Edmunds, and had children including Nicholas Lanier, Sarah Lanier.
  • John James Lanier passed away in 1719 in Prince George, Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lanier
1631–1683
Birth Location: Lewisham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Lucreece Bassano
1633–1657
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Edmunds
1658–1716
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
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Alice Sampson
1655–1685
Birth Location: Prince George, Prince George, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Lanier
1686–1728
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, United States
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Nicholas Lanier
1690–1779
Birth Location: Charles City, Prince George, Virginia, USA
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John Lanier's Ancestors

Self
John Lanier
1655–1719
Birth Place: London, London, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John L Lanier
1631–1683
Lewisham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Lucreece Bassano
1633–1657
East Greenwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Lanier's Descendants

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John (James) Lanier (16 October 1655–14 April 1719) m. Sarah Edmunds (1658–5 Jan 1716) m. Alice (Katherine Elinor) Sampson (7 May 1655–1685)
  1. 1. Sarah Lanier 1686–1728 m. George Brewer 1670–1744 m. Sarah Lanier 1686–1724 m. George (G) Brewer 1670–1744
    1. 1. Nicholas Brewer 1717–1782 m. Sarah (Sally) McCUBBIN 1719–1782 m. Minnie Brewer 1766–1860 m. Sarah McCubbin 1719–1782 m. Sarah 1735– m. Elizabeth Jacobs 1725–1829
      1. 1. Thomas Brewer 1750–1810
      2. 2. Isham Brewer 1783–
      3. 3. Nicholas Brewer 1741–1820 m. Elizabeth Davis 1746– m. Winifred (Winnie) Brewer 1740–1820 m. Winifred (Winnie) Lanier 1740–1804
        1. 1. Solomon Brewer 1781–1825
        2. 2. Jeremiah Brewer 1768–1765
        3. 3. Isham Brewer 1782–1852 m. Pherabe Brewer 1796–1874
        4. 4. Ancil Brewer 1760–1763
        5. 5. Drury Brewer 1777–1847
        6. 6. Mark Brewer 1770–1763
        7. 7. Mimi Brewer 1766–
        8. 8. Dennis Brewer 1768–1909 m. Pherabe Brewer 1796–1874 m. Loretta (G.) Vance 1853–1930
        9. 9. Thomas Brewer 1767–1831
        10. 10. Rebecca Brewer 1779–
        11. 11. Randall Brewer 1774–1830
        12. 12. Drury (Medlock) Brewer 1779–1847
        13. 13. Rebecca Brewer 1772–
        14. 14. Sampson Brewer 1771–1806
        15. 15. Solomon Brewer 1776–1825
        16. 16. Vincent Brewer 1770–1850
      4. 4. Ancil Brewer 1767–1858
      5. 5. Drury Brewer 1770–1847
      6. 6. Mark Brewer 1766–1857
      7. 7. Mimy Brewer 1766–1860
      8. 8. Rebecca Brewer 1772–1866
      9. 9. Solomon Brewer 1773–1864
      10. 10. William Brewer 1745–1836
      11. 11. Benjamin (Brewer (Rev) War) 1753–1847
      12. 12. Cynthia Brewer 1745–1820
      13. 13. David Brewer 1774–1844
      14. 14. Elizabeth Brewer 1740– m. John Brewer 1635–1705
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Brewer –1810
      15. 15. Rebecca Brewer 1736–1740
      16. 16. Sarah Brewer 1746–1840
      17. 17. Winifred Brewer 1747–
      18. 18. Benjamin Brewer 1746–1847
      19. 19. Mark Brewer 1766–
      20. 20. Rebecca Brewer 1772–
      21. 21. Solomon Brewer 1773–
      22. 22. Thomas Brewer 1755–1825
      23. 23. William Brewer 1743–1826
    2. 2. William Brewer 1706–1810 m. Susanna (Pettus Ragland) Brewer 1656–1717
    3. 3. George (Lanier) Brewer 1716–1795 m. JOANNA EDMONDS 1716–1795
      1. 1. Lanier Brewer 1746–1790 m. Rebecca (Narcises Cherokee) Indian 1740–1834
        1. 1. Henry Brewer 1779–
      2. 2. Sarah ((Sally)) Brewer 1766–1850
      3. 3. Jesse Brewer 1755–1800
      4. 4. Ambrose Brewer 1753–1855
      5. 5. Drury Brewer 1750–1751
      6. 6. Rebecca Brewer 1750–1810
      7. 7. Abigail Brewer 1748–1810
      8. 8. Henry Brewer 1746–1804
      9. 9. John (Lanier) Brewer 1746–1780
      10. 10. Elizabeth Brewer 1744–
      11. 11. George Brewer 1743–1802
      12. 12. Julius Brewer 1742–1824
      13. 13. Frances Brewer 1741–1806
      14. 14. William Brewer 1738–1837
      15. 15. John Brewer 1737–1780
      16. 16. James Brewer 1736–1816
      17. 17. Lewis Brewer 1760–1839 m. Agatha Holland 1768–1862
        1. 1. Nancy (Brewer) (Howell) 1792–1866
        2. 2. Aaron Brewer 1794–
        3. 3. Abel Brewer 1804–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Brewer 1789–1814
        5. 5. James (T) Brewer 1801–1888
        6. 6. John Brewer 1798–1881
        7. 7. Juda Brewer 1790–1814
        8. 8. Lewis (Holland) Brewer 1795–1856
        9. 9. Linear (L) Brewer 1803–1851 m. Elizabeth Brewer 1812–
        10. 10. Mastin Brewer 1806–1903
        11. 11. Richard Brewer 1793–1846
        12. 12. Rufus Brewer 1810–1865
        13. 13. Russel Brewer 1785–1858
        14. 14. Sallie Brewer 1808–
        15. 15. Samuel (E) Brewer 1796–1880
        16. 16. William Brewer 1797–1877
    4. 4. Oliver Brewer 1708–1792
    5. 5. John Brewer 1722–1780
    6. 6. Henry Brewer 1710–1778
    7. 7. Nathaniel Brewer 1712–
    8. 8. Sarah Brewer 1714–
    9. 9. Lanier Brewer 1716–1752
    10. 10. George (Brewer) Jr 1718–
    11. 11. George (Washington) Brewer 1828–1848
    12. 12. Howell Brewer 1722–1768
      1. 1. Reuben Brewer 1769–1855 m. Celia 1773–1830
        1. 1. Pherabe Brewer 1796–1874 m. Isham Brewer 1782–1852 m. Dennis Brewer 1768–1909
        2. 2. Balaam Brewer 1815–1833
        3. 3. Howell Brewer 1804–
        4. 4. Isaiah Brewer 1812–
        5. 5. Jeremiah Brewer 1800–1866
        6. 6. Keziah Brewer 1808–
        7. 7. Nancy Brewer 1806–
        8. 8. Phebe Brewer 1815–
        9. 9. Sinia Brewer 1802–1851
        10. 10. William Brewer 1798–
  2. 2. Nicholas Lanier 1690–1779

John Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1655
16 October 1655
Birth of John James Lanier in London, London, England, United Kingdom
London, London, England, United Kingdom
1719
14 April 1719
Age 64
Death of John James Lanier in Prince George, Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA
Prince George, Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 October 1655
    Event Place: London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 April 1719
    Event Place: Prince George, Brunswick Co., Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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