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William Lanier 1710–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1710

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 17 Aug 1789

Death Location: Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

Father: Robert Lanier

Mother: Sarah Baker

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William Lanier was born in 1710 in Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Lanier And Sarah Baker. William Lanier passed away in 1789 in Beaufort, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Lanier was born in 1710 in Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Lanier And Sarah Baker.
  • William Lanier passed away in 1789 in Beaufort, North Carolina, United States.

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William Lanier's Ancestors

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William Lanier
1710–1789
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Lanier
1642–1744
St Alphage,East Greenwich,Kent,England
Sarah Baker
1676–1727
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Clement (Lanier * ''Heuganaut Musician) GG
1590–1661
Greenwich, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England
Hannah (Rebecca) Collett
1605–1653
East Greenwich, Kent, England
John (II Barker * SAR-Sons of American Revolution Society) Membership,
1652–1713
Chippokes Creek, Surry, Virginia, USA
Grace (Cotton Busby) *
1662–1603
Surry, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Lanier
1544–1611
Lucretia Bassano
1556–1634
John Collett
1578–1659
John Barker
–1652
Susannah Gray
1642–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Susan Cheney
1552–1646

William Lanier's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1710
Birth of William Lanier in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1789
17 Aug 1789
Age 79
Death of William Lanier in Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1789
    Event Place: Beaufort, North Carolina, United States

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