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Nicholas I (the Elder) Lanier 1540–1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France

Death Date: 28 January 1611

Death Location: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England

Father: John Lanier

Mother: Joana\Joan\Jone Abraham-Bennett\Bennit\Bennt\Benet-Rich-Ellis-Pynner-Lanier\Laniere\Lanyer\Laine\Layne\Lane

Spouse(s): Lucretia Bassano

Children(s): Jerome Lanier, John Lanier, Ellen Lanier, Alphonso Lanier, Innocent Lanier, Andrea Lanier, Clement Lanier

Nicholas I (the Elder) Lanier was born in 1540 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France, the child of John Lanier And Joana Joan Jone Jane Abraham Bennett Bennit Bennt Benet Rich Ellis Pynner Lanier Laniere Lanyer Laine Layne Lane. Nicholas I (the Elder) Lanier married Lucretia Lucrece Bassano, and had children including Alphonso Lanier, Andrea Lanier, Clement Lanier, Ellen Lanier, Innocent Lanier, Jerome Lanier, John Lanier. Nicholas I (the Elder) Lanier passed away in 1611 in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Nicholas I (the Elder) Lanier was born in 1540 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France, the child of John Lanier And Joana Joan Jone Jane Abraham Bennett Bennit Bennt Benet Rich Ellis Pynner Lanier Laniere Lanyer Laine Layne Lane.
  • Nicholas I (the Elder) Lanier married Lucretia Lucrece Bassano, and had children including Alphonso Lanier, Andrea Lanier, Clement Lanier, Ellen Lanier, Innocent Lanier, Jerome Lanier, John Lanier.
  • Nicholas I (the Elder) Lanier passed away in 1611 in Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England.

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Nicholas Lanier's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Lanier
1540–1611
Birth Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Parents
John Lanier
1499–1572
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Joana\Joan\Jone (Jane) Abraham-Bennett\Bennit\Bennt\Benet-Rich-Ellis-Pynner-Lanier\Laniere\Lanyer\Laine\Layne\Lane
1500–1558
Surrey or London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
John (Jerome) Lanier
1499–1577
Rouen, Française, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Jane Lanier
1513–1563
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Lanier's Descendants

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Nicholas (I (the Elder)) Lanier (1540–28 January 1611) m. Lucretia ((Lucrece)) Bassano (24 September 1556–January 1632)
  1. 1. Jerome Lanier 1589–1659 m. Phrisdiswith Grafton –1625
    1. 1. Nicholas Lanier 1568–1570 m. Frances Galliardello 1566–
      1. 1. John Lanier 1631–1719 m. Lucreece Bassano 1633–1657
        1. 1. Captain (John Lanier) II 1655–1719 m. Alice (Katherine Elinor) Sampson 1655–1683 m. Sarah Edmonds 1658–1716
  2. 2. John Lanier 1565–1615
  3. 3. Ellen Lanier 1577–1638
  4. 4. Alphonso Lanier 1572–1613
  5. 5. Innocent Lanier 1573–1625
  6. 6. Andrea Lanier 1582–1660
  7. 7. Clement Lanier 1606–1661

Nicholas Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Nicholas I (the Elder) Lanier in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
1611
28 January 1611
Age 71
Death of Nicholas I (the Elder) Lanier in Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Lanier

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1611
    Event Place: Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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