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Martha
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(1655 - 1719)
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(1631 - 1719)
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Lanier
(1590 - 1661)
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Laniere
(1542 - 1612)
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John Lanier, Sr.
Born: Abt. Oct 1631 • Lewisham, ENGLAND
Died: 14 APR 1719 • Charles City, Prince George, VirginiaJohn Lanier, Sr. was born about 1631 in Lewisham, England. He was the son of Clement Lanier and Hannah Rebecca Collet. He is also known as John Lanier the Emmigrant. John married Lucreece (Unknown) in England about 1650. Lucreece was born Abt. 1633. The young couple and their son, John Jr, immigrated to America in 1657, and settled in Charles City, VA, presumably to raise tobacco. Many Charles City, VA, records have been destroyed, but one of the fragments that survived, Colonial Abstracts, Vol II, p33, shows that John and Lucreece Lanier were transported to America by Howell Pryce, who received his patent in April 1657, for transporting 47 persons, for which he received 2350 acres of land.
Children of John Lanier, Sr. and Lucreece (Unknown) Name Date of Birth Date of Death Spouse John Lanier, Jr. Abt. 1655
London, ENGLAND1719
Charles City, VA(1) Katherine Ellinor Sampson
(2) Mrs. Sarah EdmundsKatherine Lanier 07 May 1665
Charles City, VA1665
Charles City, VA(Died in Infancy) John and Lucreece Lanier lived in Charles City County, on the south side of the James River. The second mention of them is in the Court of William Bird. In 1665 an inquest was held to investigate the mysterious death of the infant daughter (Katherine) of John and Lucreece Lanier, who was strangled in her bed "on a hot May day". The verdict was returned 06 Jun 1665. In 1676 John Lanier and John Woodlief were sent to speak the the Governor William Berkeley about receiving help in defense of Indian raids. Governor Berkeley refused their request and called them “fools and loggerheads”. He claimed that western Virginians killed both friendly and hostile Indians, precipitating the Indian attacks. The colonists asked Nathaniel Bacon (the Governor's nephew) to lead an attack on the Indians. Governor Berkeley called Bacon a "rebel". Bacon and his followers (including John Lanier Jr.) returned and burned Jamestown, VA. Bacon's Rebellion (as it was called) led to the removal of Governor Berkeley and to colonial reforms. John Lanier Sr. died 14 Apr 1719 in Charles City, Prince George, Virginia. SOURCES: LANIER FAMILY HISTORY
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~fairbanks/lanier/history.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.htmlTHE LANIER HOMEPAGE
http://www.mindspring.com/~wdlanier/sampson.htmlIf you have additional photos or information on the Lanier Family, please contact me.
