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Richard Lanier 1715–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Surry, Prince George, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1781

Death Location: Sussex County, Virginia, USA

Father: Sampson Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth Washington

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The story of Richard Lanier began in 1715 in Surry, Prince George, Virginia, United States. Richard Lanier passed away in 1781 in Sussex County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Lanier began in 1715 in Surry, Prince George, Virginia, United States.
  • Richard Lanier passed away in 1781 in Sussex County, Virginia, USA.

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Richard Lanier's Ancestors

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Richard Lanier
1715–1781
Birth Place: Surry, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Parents
Sampson Lanier Sr.
1682–1743
Charles City, VA
Elizabeth Washington
1684–1773
Virginia
Grandparents
Col. (Richard Washington) II
1660–1725
Surry, Prince George County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Jordan
1660–1735
Southwark Parish, Prince George, Surry, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Jordan
1627–1698
Elizabeth Bevin
1630–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Bevin
1597–1653
Mary Parrott
1600–1660

Richard Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1715
1715
Birth of Richard Lanier in Surry, Prince George, Virginia, United States
Surry, Prince George, Virginia, United States
1781
1781
Age 66
Death of Richard Lanier in Sussex County, Virginia, USA
Sussex County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Surry, Prince George, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Sussex County, Virginia, USA

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