John Lanier, II

John Lanier, Jr. (son of John Lanier and Lucreece) was born in 1655 in England and brought to Virginia by his parent in 1656. He married in Charles City County in 1677, He lived all his life in what is now Prince George County and died in 1719. John's second wife, Sarah, died 5 Jan 1716 in Charles City, Charles County, VA.

John's Will was dated 05 Jan 1717 and was probated 14 Apr 1719 in Prince George County, VA. He names son Robert, son John, and son Sampson, giving them each a few shillings. To his daughter Sarah Brewer he leaves a cow or heifer of three years old, to his grandson John, “son of my son Nicholas Lanier”, he leaves a long list of various articles, a few of which were a gun, a chest, and rugs. To his son Nicholas he leaves the land on which he lives, all his land on the Otterdams, all his movables and immovables.”

Notes

A useful link: Genealogies of Virginia Families: From Tyler's Quarterly ..., Volume 1By Tylers Quarterly Historical and Geneological Magazine, Page 567 link

First of the Lanier line, together with his father John "the Emmigrant" and his mother Lucreece, to come to America before 1656.

_FA1: was a Huegonot whose ancesters were originally from France

Religion: a Huguenot
Note:

4 John Lanier, Jr. (II) 1655 -

• + Katherine Sampson
• +Sarah Edmunds
  • 5 Robert Lanier 1678 - 1743/44
  • 5 Sampson Lanier, Sr. +Pricilla Washington

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John Lanier came to America as a baby. He grew up on the James River in Charles City, Virginia. He participated in Bacon's Rebellion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacon's_Rebellion)_ with his father in 1676. In 1683 he bought land with Peter Wycke in the parish of Westover.

Family

From http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63748064

John Lanier, Jr

• Birth: 1655 London Greater London, England
• Death: 1719 Charles City Charles City County Virginia, USA

John Lanier Jr. 1655 - 1719

John Lanier Jr. was born 1655 in London, England and died 1719 in Charles City Co., VA.

John Lanier Jr., son of John "The Emmigrant" Sr. and Lucreece (?) Lanier, and grandson of Clement and Hannah Rebecca (Collett) Lanier.

John Lanier Jr., married 1st Katherine Elinor Sampson, daughter of John and (?) Sampson, 1677 in Charles City Co., VA.

Children:

1. Robert Lanier b: 1678 in Charles City Co., VA.
2. John Lanier b: abt 1680 in Charles City Co., VA.
3. Sampson Lanier b: 1682 in Charles City Co., VA.

John Lanier Jr., married 2nd Sarah (?) Edmunds, daughter of (?), and the widow of William Edmunds abt 1685

Children:

1. Sarah Lanier b: c 1686 in Charles City Co., VA.
2. Nicholas Lanier b: 1690 in Charles City Co., VA.

Citations

• 1) Lanier, A Geneology of the family who came to Virginia and their French Ancestor
• 2) Southside Virginia Families, Vol. I
• 3) A Precis of the Accomplishments of Some Early Virginia Settlers
• 4) Southside Virginia Families, Vol. I (has a discussion on the 2 Johns)

Links

• https://history.loftinnc.com/Lanier_John_Jr_1655.htm
• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~fairbanks/genealogy/lanier/history.htm

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John came from England and settled in Prince George Co., VA about 1676.

He was a Capt., he is called "the Patriot".He is listed as Son of the American Revolution. document #29486

John Jr was a musician, married Ellinor, affiliated 1625 with St Giles Church Cripplegate London.

Daughter Frances married Thomas Hubbard, children John & Elizabeth born after 1634.