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Richard Lanier 1715–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Brunswick, Surry, Virginia, Amer. Col.

Death Date: 1780

Death Location: Sussex, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Washington

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The story of Richard Lanier began in 1715 in Brunswick, Surry, Virginia, Amer. Col.. Richard Lanier passed away in 1780 in Sussex, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Lanier began in 1715 in Brunswick, Surry, Virginia, Amer. Col..
  • Richard Lanier passed away in 1780 in Sussex, Virginia, USA.

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Richard Lanier's Ancestors

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Richard Lanier
1715–1780
Birth Place: Brunswick, Surry, Virginia, Amer. Col.
Parents
Thomas "Sampson" Lanier Sr
1682–1743
Charles City, Charles, Virginia
Elizabeth (Hicks) Washington
1683–1773
Surry, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Lanier) Jr
1655–1719
London, England
Katherine (Elenor) Sampson
1655–1685
Virginia
Richard Washington
1660–1724
Surry, Prince George, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Jordon
1660–1735
Surry, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Lanier
1631–1719
Lucreece Lanier
1633–1657
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Clement Lanier
1606–1661
Lee Collet
1605–1653
Edward Bassano
1604–1655
Jane Lowe
1610–1655

Richard Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Richard Lanier in Brunswick, Surry, Virginia, Amer. Col.
Brunswick, Surry, Virginia, Amer. Col.
1780
1780
Age 65
Death of Richard Lanier in Sussex, Virginia, USA
Sussex, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Brunswick, Surry, Virginia, Amer. Col.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Sussex, Virginia, USA

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