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Thomas Lanier 1771–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1771

Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Father: William Lanier

Mother: Elizabeth Burch

Spouse(s): Polly Vaughn

Children(s): Thomas Lanier

Thomas Lanier was born in 1771 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA, the child of William Lanier And Elizabeth Burch. Thomas Lanier married Polly Vaughn, and had children including Thomas Wright Lanier. Thomas Lanier passed away in 1840 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Lanier was born in 1771 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA, the child of William Lanier And Elizabeth Burch.
  • Thomas Lanier married Polly Vaughn, and had children including Thomas Wright Lanier.
  • Thomas Lanier passed away in 1840 in Brunswick, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Lanier
1731–1802
Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Burch
1735–1798
Birth Location: Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Polly Vaughn
1775–1808
Birth Location: VA
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Children(s)

Thomas Lanier
1803–1881
Birth Location: Smokey Ordinary, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Lanier's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Lanier
1771–1840
Birth Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Lanier
1731–1802
Surry, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Burch
1735–1798
Brunswick, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Lanier's Descendants

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Thomas Lanier (1771–1840) m. Polly Vaughn (1775–1808)
  1. 1. Thomas (Wright) Lanier 1803–1881 m. Mary (Temperance) Lanier 1813–1895 m. Elizabeth (S) Bass 1806–1831
    1. 1. Robert (Lawrence) Lanier 1857–1878 m. Mary (Katherine) Jordan 1855–
      1. 1. Mose (Lanier) Sr 1857– m. Laura Lanier 1860–
        1. 1. Lonia (Lanier) Sr 1894–1933 m. Lillian (Jane) Walker 1899–1979
        2. 2. James (Robert) Lanier 1878–
        3. 3. Bettie Lanier 1883–
        4. 4. Wallace Lanier 1885–
        5. 5. "Lully" (Sally) Lanier 1886–
        6. 6. Mose (Lanier) Jr 1889–
        7. 7. Clarence Lanier 1893–1978
        8. 8. Honzr Lanier 1894–
        9. 9. Chester (Arther) Lanier 1899–1994
        10. 10. Clara Lanier 1904–
      2. 2. Blanche Lanier 1878–1893
    2. 2. Missouri (Elizabeth) Lanier 1827–1899
    3. 3. Julia (Ann) Lanier 1834–1862
    4. 4. Sarah (Ellen) Lanier 1838–1895
    5. 5. Thomas (Edward) Lanier 1838–1904
    6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Lanier 1840–1906
    7. 7. William (Sterling) Lanier 1842–1894
    8. 8. Benjamin (Lewis) Lanier 1846–1915
    9. 9. Martha (Jane) Lanier 1848–1921
    10. 10. Lamira (Alice) Lanier 1850–1906
    11. 11. George (Henry) Lanier 1851–1881

Thomas Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1771
1771
Birth of Thomas Lanier in Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 69
Death of Thomas Lanier in Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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