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Martha
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(1747 - 1823)
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(1682 - 1743)
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Lanier, Jr.
(1655 - 1719)
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(1631 - ????)
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Lanier
(1590 - 1661)
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Laniere
(1542 - 1612)
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The Lanier Family
The Lanier family is from France, an aristocratic, distinguished and educated family. They were musicians for the king and queens of France and England for three generations. The Laniers were also French Huguenots who fled to England.
What is a Huguenot? Our Lanier ancestors were French Protestant of the 16th and 17th Centuries who had broken away from the Catholic Church and were persecuted during the religious wars of their time.
Name Origin: French (English) (Below) Coat of Arms
LANIER
by Louise IngersollThe Coat of Arms is of the Crusading origin. The cross of squares is called an "honorable ordinary" and is one of the symbols of nobility. The cross is also a Crusading emblem, each square denoting a year spend upon the Crusades by the ancestor. The bordure is another honorable ordinary and an additional mark of nobility. The falcon is a heraldic pun, called a "cantling" and is a play upon the name. The lion, the symbol of bravery, is taken from the family residence. It is the Lion of Gascony. In the arms, blue is the color of truth, silver is loyalty, and gold is strength and purity.
In England, the Lanier name was originally an Anglo-Saxon name that was given to a person who worked as a "lanelier" which was an Old French word denoting "a maker of woolen cloth". The original bearers of this surname were those individuals who dressed, wove and sold wool.
Spelling variations of the name include Laner, Lanyer, Layner, Leyner, Laneir and Laniere.The name "Lanier" is derived from the ancient French tongue and means a "falcon". So far as written records show, the family is of French (and later English) descent, and is from the province of Gascony in southern France; however, older records show a Tuscany family in northern Italy of the same name, and several genealogist claim that the family moved from Tuscany to Gascony after the Crusades.
The Laniers were Protestants who left France to escape the early persecutions. Protestantism began in 1555, and the height of the persecutions was reached in the massacre of St. Bartholomew on the eve of August 24, 1572. It was in 1560 that the conspiracy began. One party hoped to enrich themselves by the estates of the heretics who were executed or banished.
The other party hoped to gain the favor of the masses by punishing the Protestants. The estates of those who fled were sold, their children who remained behind were exposed to the greatest sufferings. France lost thousands of useful and rich inhabitants whose industry, wealth and skills found a welcome reception in foreign countries. To prevent the emigration of the Protestants, the frontiers were guarded with the utmost vigilance; yet more than 500,000 fled to England, Holland, Switzerland and Germany.
The Laniers were Huguenots to London, and are well recorded in the books of the Huguenot Society of London, but could not be called Huguenots to America, having been naturalized Englishmen for three generations. However, their descendants are eligible to join the Huguenot Society.
The availability of the Bible in local language was important to the spread of the Protestant movement and the development of the Reformed church in France, and the country had a long history of struggles with the papacy by the time the Protestant Reformation finally arrived.
There were two Laniers who fled France at the same time, in 1561, both settling in the Parish of St. Olave in London. They were John and Nicholas Lanyer. It is possible they were brothers or cousins.
The Lanier family connected to the Loftin family when Martha Lanier married John Loftin. Martha's grandfather, Sampson Lanier, Sr. married Elizabeth Washington. Elizabeth appears to be a 3rd cousin to George Washington, the 1st President of the United States, although his lineage has been reproduced in many conflicting versions since his death. Thanks to Ann Harwell Parker (aharwellp@hotmail.com) for my connections to the Lanier line.
1 Nicholas Laniere, b. Abt. 1542, d. Abt. 1612 + Lucreece Bassano, Christened in London on 24 Sep 1556, d. 04 Jan 1633/34 2 John Lanier, b. Abt. 1565, m. 17 Oct 1585, bur. 05 Dec 1616 + Frances Galliardello 2 Alphonse Lanier, b. Abt. 1567, m. 18 Oct 1592, d. Nov 1613 + Emelia Bassano 2 Innocent Lanier, b. Abt. 1569, d. 1625 (never married) 2 Jerome Lanier, b. Abt. 1572, bur. 01 Dec 1659 + (1) Phrisdiswith Grafton + (2) Elizabeth Williford 2 Andrea Lanier, b. Abt. 1582, m. 23 Jun 1628, bur. 02 Nov 1660 + Joyce Perry 2 Ellen Lanier, b. Abt. 1584, m. Abt. 1609, bur. 03 Aug 1638 + Alphonse Ferrabosco (a Musician) 2 Frances Lanier, b. Abt. 1586, m. 04 Feb 1618 + Thomas Foxe (a Musician) 2 Mary Lanier, b. Abt. 1588, bur. 13 Oct 1676; (Unmarried) 2 Katherine Lanier, b. Abt. 1590, m. 28 Feb 1621, d. Bef. 02 Sep 1660 + Danierl Farrand (a Musician) 2 Clement Lanier, b. Abt. 1590, m. Mar 1628, d. Abt. 06 Nov 1661 + Hannah Collet, bur. 22 Dec 1653 3 Hannah Lanier, m. 16 Nov 1665 + Thomas Swetnam 3 Susanna Lanier, bapt. 10 Jun 1633 3 William Lanier 3 Frances Lanier 3 Elizabeth Lanier 3 Nicholas Lanier 3 Charles Lanier, d. 14 Jan 1651 3 Lucretia Lanier, d. Bef. 1658 3 Robert Lanier, bapt. 22 May 1642 3 Lionel Lanier, bapt. 17 Feb 1643/44, bur. 19 Sep 1665f 3 John Lanier, b. Abt. 0ct 1631, Lewisham, England + Lucreece (Unknown) 4 Katherine Lanier, d. May 1665 (strangled in her bed "on a hot May day" as an infant) 4 John Lanier, Jr., b. Abt 1655, d. 1719 + (2) Mrs. Sarah Edmunds, m. Abt 1685 (the Widow of William Edmunds) 5 Sarah Lanier, b. Abt. 1686 + George Brewer 5 Nicholas Lanier, b. Abt. 1690 + Mary Shepherd + (1) Katherine Ellinor Sampson 5 Robert Lanier, b. Abt. 1678 + Priscilla Washington 5 John Lanier, b. Abt. 1680 + Elizabeth Bird 5 Sampson Lanier, Sr., b. Abt. 1682, Charles City Co, VA, m. Abt 1706, d. 15 May 1743 + Elizabeth Washington, b. 1683 in Surry County, VA, d. Abt 1773 Pitt Co, NC 6 Thomas Lanier, b. Abt 1707, d. Sep-Nov 1745 + Ann Maclin, b Abt. 1709 7 William Lanier, b. 1731, d. 1802 Brunswick County, VA + Elizabeth Burch, b. 1729, d. Bef. 1798 8 David Lanier, b. Abt 1768 + Frances Harwell, b. Bef. 1768 in VA, m. 24 Nov 1789 Brunswick Co. 8 Benjamin Lanier, b. Abt. 1775 Brunswich Co, VA, d. Bef. 1820 + Susan (Unknown), b. 1780, d. Apr 1861 6 Arthur Lanier, b. Abt 1709, d. 1725/26 6 Richard Lanier, b. Abt 1715, d. 1780/81 + Lucy Briggs 6 Elizabeth Lanier, b. Abt 1719, d. 1795 + Ann Maclin 6 Lemuel Lanier, b. Abt 1722, d. Mar 1786 + Mary "Molly" Peebles 7 Molly Lanier, b. Aft. 1750 7 Sally Lanier, b. Aft 1752 6 James Lanier 6 Sampson Lanier, Jr., b. Abt 1712, d. 02 Sep 1752 + Elizabeth Chamberlain 7 Martha Lanier, b. Abt. 1747 in Brunswick Co, VA, d. 06 Aug 1823 + John Loftin, b. 29 Nov 1740, d. 3 Aug 1793 8 James Loftin, b. Abt. 1768, d. Late 1836 + Susannah Sherrill, b. Abt. 1780, m. 1796 9 Thomas Loftin, b. Abt. 1798, d. 30 Jan 1842 + (2) Margaret (Unknown), b. 1820 10 Plume Loftin 10 William Loftin, b. 1835, d. 1861 10 Unknown Female Loftin 10 Eli Anderson Loftin, b. 1845 10 Pinkney Loftin, b. 1842, d. 1861 + (1) Sally Lavinia Beatty, b. 1798, d. May 1829, m. 22 Apr 1821 10 James Franklin Loftin, b. 1827, d. 1864 + Frances Elizabeth Fisher, b.08 Aug 1826, d.24 Jan 1918 11 William Alexander Loftin + (2) A.Wanetta Beatty + (1) Laura W. Cranford 12 Alonzo Lester Loftin + (1) Cornelia Estelle Lowrance 13 Nannie Mae Loftin 13 Lillie Stamey Loftin 13 Roy Henry Loftin 13 Floye Hovis Loftin 13 Verdie Lee Loftin + (2) Ida Lillian Setzer 13 Charlie Roosevelt Loftin 13 Theodore Roosevelt Loftin 13 Infant Son Loftin 13 Sadie Elizabeth Loftin 13 Willie Thelma Loftin 13 Callie Elma Loftin 13 Sallie Allie Loftin 13 Daisy Pearl Loftin 13 Infant Son Loftin 13 Mike Whitener Loftin 13 Sam William Loftin 13 Oscar Sherrill Loftin 13 Glennie Frances Loftin 13 Infant Son Loftin 12 Mary Frances Loftin, b. 19 Sep 1878, d. 1958 + Wesley Drum 13 Garvin Drum 12 Zettie Wilson Loftin, b. 25 May 1881, d. 1956 + Charles McCulloch Beatty, b. 1880, d. 1949 13 Reid T. Beatty, b. 1912 13 G. Granford Beatty, b. 1914 13 A. Laurine Beatty, b. 1915 13 N. Lacon Beatty, b. 05 Feb 1917 13 Rayvon Beatty, b. 22 May 1919 13 (Unknown) Beatty, b. 13 Apr 1921 13 (Unknown) Beatty, b. 27 May 1923 13 C. Wilson Beatty, b. 1925 12 Arthur Lee Loftin, b. 20 Jun 1884, d. 1950 + (1) Alice Josephine Gilleland, b. 20 Jul 1890 13 Infant Son Loftin, b. 19 Aug 1907 13 Lois Virginia Loftin, b. 13 Dec 1908 13 Zettie Marie Loftin, b. 16 Dec 1910 13 Glenn Loftin, b. 01 Dec 1912 13 William Ray Loftin, b. 19 Aug 1914 13 Frances Bernice Loftin, b. 21 Oct 1916 13 Coyte James Loftin, b. 08 May 1918 13 Willard Gilleland Loftin, b. 19 Dec 1919 13 Millard G Loftin, b. 19 Dec 1919 13 Foy Max Loftin, PFC, b. 24 Jul 1921, d. 1943 13 Helen Josephine Loftin, b. 15 Jun 1926 + (2) Bertha Kale 12 W. Garland Loftin, b. 23 May 1887, d. 1912 + Rosa N. Wike, b. Abt. 1893 12 Hattie Pearl Loftin, b. 09 Jul 1890, d. 1966 12 Cordie Bland Loftin, b. 26 Aug 1894, d. 1981 + Thomas Robinson Wilson, b. 23 May 1891 13 Kenneth Gray Wilson, b. 01 May 1929 13 Jack Thomas Wilson 11 Harriet Jone Loftin, b. 11 Aug 1849, d. 13 Dec 1908 + Gilbert A. McKinnis, b. Feb 1840, d. 30 May 1913 12 William McKinnis 13 Guy McKinnis 13 Gordie McKinnis 13 Ralph McKinnis 13 Robert McKinnis 12 Lee McKinnis 13 Hal McKinnis 13 Katherine McKinnis 12 Elizabeth McKinnis 12 Junious McKinnis 13 Ora Nell McKinni 12 Annie McKinnis 11 James Edmund Loftin, b. 1853, d. 16 Nov 1925 + (1) Rebecca Jane McKinsey 12 12 Thomas Loftin 12 Challie Loftin 12 Lissie Loftin 12 Ed Loftin 12 Ollie Loftin + (2) Mary Fannie (Unknown) 11 Mary Frances Loftin, b. 1855 + Jacob Francis Drum 12 Charlie Drum 12 Eta Drum 12 Lula Drum 12 Anthea Drum 11 Alonzo Loftin 11 Washington Lafayette Loftin, b. 1859, d. 1932 + Margaret Jane Lackey, b. 25 Aug 1858, d. 1928 12 Pearl M. Loftin, b. 29 Jan 1882, d. 26 Jul 1932 12 Pat Loftin 12 Otho Frederick Loftin, b. 20 Jun 1886, d. 1946 + Nannie Elizabeth Lowarnce, b. 23 Nov 1883 13 Gladys Loftin 13 Oliver Loftin 13 L. D. Loftin 13 Lola May Loftin 13Arthur Fred Loftin 11 Oliver Cromwell Loftin, b. Dec 1861, d. 02 Apr 1930 + Belle Moore, b. Feb 1865 12 Dessie Loftin, b. 1883 12 Frank Loftin, b. 1886 12 Willie Loftin, b. 1889 12 Mollie Loftin, b. 1891 12 Bidwell Loftin, b. 1893 12 Roy Loftin, b. 1896 SOURCES: Lanier Family History
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fairbanks/lanier/history.htmFOURTEENTH GENERATION
"Huguenots & The Lanier Family"
http://pegstersfamilytree.com/b5198.htmThe Ancestry of George Washington
Sons of Liberty Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution
http://www.revolutionarywararchives.org/washancestry.htmlROYAL DESCENT
The Lanier Family Connection the Washington Family
http://jimserver.net/genealogy/royal_desc.htmlPolish History, Heraldry and Genealogy
The Lineage of George Washington
http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/polcrt/lineageGW.htmlIf you have additional photos or information on the Washington Family, please contact me.
