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John Lanning 1757–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 FEB 1757

Birth Location: Bordertown, NJ

Death Date: 10 AUG 1839

Death Location: Fairview, Buncombe County, NC

Father: Joseph Lanning

Mother: Marcy Lounsberry

Spouse(s): Sarah Whitaker

Children(s): Amos Lanning, Amy Lanning, Elizabeth Lanning, Enos Lanning, James Lanning, Jesse Lanning, John Jr., Joseph Lanning, Joshua Lanning, Mary Lanning, Nancy Lanning, Rachel Lanning, Sarah Lanning, William Lanning

In 1757, John Lanning entered the world in Bordertown, NJ, born to Joseph Lanning And Marcy Mary Lounsberry. John Lanning married Sarah Whitaker, and had children including Amos Lanning, Amy Lanning, Elizabeth Lanning, Enos Lanning, James Lanning, Jesse Lanning, John Lanning Jr, Joseph Lanning, Joshua Lanning, Mary Lanning, Nancy Lanning, Rachel Lanning, Sarah Lanning, William Lanning. John Lanning passed away in 1839 in Fairview, Buncombe County, NC.

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Biography

  • In 1757, John Lanning entered the world in Bordertown, NJ, born to Joseph Lanning And Marcy Mary Lounsberry.
  • John Lanning married Sarah Whitaker, and had children including Amos Lanning, Amy Lanning, Elizabeth Lanning, Enos Lanning, James Lanning, Jesse Lanning, John Lanning Jr, Joseph Lanning, Joshua Lanning, Mary Lanning, Nancy Lanning, Rachel Lanning, Sarah Lanning, William Lanning.
  • John Lanning passed away in 1839 in Fairview, Buncombe County, NC.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Lanning
1731–1789
Birth Location: Bordertown, NJ
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Marcy Lounsberry
1731–1771
Birth Location: Bordertown, NJ
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Whitaker
1767–1816
Birth Location: Rowan County, NC
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Children(s)

Amos Lanning
1786–1787
Birth Location: Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Amy Lanning
1802–1803
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina
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Elizabeth Lanning
1809–1810
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Enos Lanning
1784–1865
Birth Location: Rowan County, NC
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James Lanning
1804–1805
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Jesse Lanning
1813–1814
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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John Jr.
1794–1795
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Lanning
1789–1790
Birth Location: –
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Joshua Lanning
1800–1801
Birth Location: Buncombe,North Carolina
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Mary Lanning
1790–1791
Birth Location: , Buncombe, NC
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Nancy Lanning
1795–1796
Birth Location: of Linwood, Rowan, NC
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Rachel Lanning
1807–1808
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Lanning
1793–1794
Birth Location: –
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William Lanning
1797–1798
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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John Lanning's Ancestors

Self
John Lanning
1757–1839
Birth Place: Bordertown, NJ
Parents
Joseph Lanning
1731–1789
Bordertown, NJ
Marcy (Mary) Lounsberry
1731–1771
Bordertown, NJ
Grandparents
Samuel Lounsberry
1708–1738
Rye, Westchester County, NY
Hannah Carpenter
1708–1737
Oyster Bay, Queens County, NY
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Carpenter
1680–1730
Mercy Coles
1683–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Carpenter
1640–1683
Elizabeth Wickes
1651–1692

John Lanning's Descendants

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John Lanning (27 FEB 1757–10 AUG 1839) m. Sarah Whitaker (7 DEC 1767–BET 1816 AND 1862)
  1. 1. Amos Lanning 1786–1787
  2. 2. Amy Lanning 1802–1803
  3. 3. Elizabeth Lanning 1809–1810
  4. 4. Enos Lanning 1784–1865 m. Margaret (Barnhill) Barnwell 1790–1850
    1. 1. David Lanning 1808–1809
    2. 2. Fidelio Lanning 1824–1825
    3. 3. John Lanning 1835–1836
    4. 4. Joseph Lanning 1813–1881 m. Nancy Case 1817–1855 m. Sarah (Jemima) Rogers 1833–1915
      1. 1. Amanda (Jemima) Lanning 1867–1850 m. Joseph Handford 1863– m. Chastine 1863–
      2. 2. Eliza (Emaline) Lanning 1858–1901 m. James (Woodson) Ivy 1859–1930
      3. 3. Elmira (Adeline) Lanning 1850–1878
      4. 4. Esther (Annie) Lanning 1869–1850 m. George (Washington) Hemphill 1849– m. Aaron Cunningham 1865–
      5. 5. George (Washington) Lanning 1842–1863
      6. 6. James (Mitchell) Lanning 1860–1941 m. Minnie (Gates) Tucker 1879–1906 m. Amanda (Catherine) Davis 1864–1906
        1. 1. Arthur (Frederick) Lanning 1888–1949 m. Minnie Hamilton 1886–1970
        2. 2. Berta Lanning 1907–1993 m. Guilford (Lewis) Guest 1901–1929
        3. 3. Joseph (Forrest) Lanning 1886–1960
        4. 4. Ralph Lanning 1910–1887
        5. 5. Ruby (Lee) Lanning 1903–1985
        6. 6. Walter (Benjamin) Lanning 1885–1957 m. Medora (Elizabeth) Tillery 1884–1955
      7. 7. John (Jasper) Lanning 1871–1955
      8. 8. Joseph (Thomas) Lanning 1856–1915
      9. 9. Joshua (Franklin) Lanning 1839–1862
      10. 10. Margaret (Elvira) Lanning 1844–1909 m. Ed Gooden 1827–1862 m. Daniel (H.) Moody 1844–1872
        1. 1. Joseph (Enos) Moody 1868–1939
        2. 2. William (Marian) Moody 1866–1933 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Copeland 1869–1960
      11. 11. Martha (Ellen) Lanning 1862–
      12. 12. Mary (Jane) Lanning 1840–1910 m. William Browning 1829–1873
      13. 13. Matilda (Caroline) Lanning 1848–1920 m. Harvey Holland 1849–1935
      14. 14. Nancy (Elaine) Lanning 1844–1893 m. William (Campbell) Ramer 1823–1881
        1. 1. Elisha (Andrew) Ramer 1878–1953 m. Maud Fredrick 1874–1895
        2. 2. James (Wiley) Ramer 1873–1932 m. Laura (Ann) Sandefur 1869–1890
        3. 3. Joseph (Elija) Ramer 1878–1962 m. Lillie (B.) Bittle 1887–1976
        4. 4. Nancy (Elviney) Ramer 1875–1889 m. Charley Rhiel 1858–1892
        5. 5. William (Samuel) Ramer 1871–1932
      15. 15. Robert (Edward Lee) Lanning 1874– m. Florence (Vivian) Charlton 1876–
      16. 16. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lanning 1846–1913 m. Calvin (Landrum) Rogers 1837–1913
        1. 1. Annie (A.) Rogers 1883–1957 m. Thomas (N.) Lafferty 1866–1900
        2. 2. Daisy (Dean) Rogers 1880–1959 m. James (Monroe) Bittle 1883–1961
        3. 3. Esther (Caroline) Rogers 1868–1910 m. William (Henry) Turney 1864–1933
        4. 4. Henry (Calvin) Rogers 1873–1943 m. Nancy (B.) Bland 1872–1954
        5. 5. John (R.) Rogers 1888–1916 m. Mary F. 1872–1915
        6. 6. Nancy (Marygold) Rogers 1875–1955 m. Henry (C.) Bittle 1873–1944
        7. 7. Pearl (S.) Rogers 1886–1912 m. Rufus Poole 1861–1911
        8. 8. Sarah (Edna A.) Rogers 1870–1896 m. W. (Thomas) Hall 1870–1895
      17. 17. Sterling (Price) Lanning 1865–
      18. 18. William (Newton) Lanning 1871–
    5. 5. Margaret Lanning 1838–1839
    6. 6. Susanna Lanning 1820–1821
    7. 7. William Lanning 1810–1892 m. Elizabeth Lanning 1810–1842
      1. 1. William (Cleveland) Lanning 1839–1910
  5. 5. James Lanning 1804–1805
  6. 6. Jesse Lanning 1813–1814
  7. 7. John (Lanning) Jr. 1794–1795
  8. 8. Joseph Lanning 1789–1790
  9. 9. Joshua Lanning 1800–1801
  10. 10. Mary Lanning 1790–1791
  11. 11. Nancy Lanning 1795–1796
  12. 12. Rachel Lanning 1807–1808
  13. 13. Sarah Lanning 1793–1794
  14. 14. William Lanning 1797–1798

John Lanning's Timeline

2 Records

1757
27 FEB 1757
Birth of John Lanning in Bordertown, NJ
Bordertown, NJ
1839
10 AUG 1839
Age 82
Death of John Lanning in Fairview, Buncombe County, NC
Fairview, Buncombe County, NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 FEB 1757
    Event Place: Bordertown, NJ
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 144, Ed. 1, Tree #0375
    [2] 375.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cane Creek Cemetery, Fairview, Buncombe County, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 144, Ed. 1, Tree #0375
    [2] 375.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1839
    Event Place: Fairview, Buncombe County, NC
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 144, Ed. 1, Tree #0375
    [2] 375.FTW
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