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James Lanier

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Southampton, VA, United States
Death: April 27, 1806 (56)
Falmouth, Pendleton, KY, United States
Place of Burial: Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana
Immediate Family:

Son of James Henry Lanier and Mary Lanier
Husband of Sarah Lanier
Father of Alexander Chalmers Lanier, Sr.; James Walton Lanier and Margaret "Peggy"" Street
Brother of Buckner Lanier; Henry Lanier, Sr.; Nathaniel Lanier; Lydia Lanier; Abbie Lanier and 5 others

Managed by: William Chandler Lanier, Jr.
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About James Lanier

A Patriot of the American Revolution for NORTH CAROLINA with the rank of SECOND LIEUTENANT. DAR Ancestor # A069085

Served in the 8th Regiment, 3rd Division. and at Valley Forge. The Valley Forge Project, the Muster Roll Project has him from December 1777 through June 1778. The Valley Forge Park Alliance. and the Friends of Valley Forge.

James Lanier, was a captain in the light cavalry regiment commanded by Colonel William Washington in the Revolution; later he served under General Anthony Wayne in the campaign against the Indians of the Northwest Territory.


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James Lanier's Timeline

1750
February 2, 1750
Southampton, VA, United States
1778
January 1, 1778
Washington, Beaufort, North Carolina
1780
1780
North Carolina
1784
January 4, 1784
Mooresville, Virginia
1806
April 27, 1806
Age 56
Falmouth, Pendleton, KY, United States
April 27, 1806
Age 56
Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana