Born in Lunenburg Co., Virginia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Lanier
and Elizabeth (Hicks) Lanier
Sister of
Anne Mabel (Lanier) Rideout, Robert Lanier, Sarah Margaret (Lanier) Williams, Catherine (Lanier) Allen, Rebekah (Lanier) Williams, Suzanna (Lanier) King, Lewis Lanier and William Hicks Lanier
Wife of
Joseph Winston
— married
28 Aug 1766 in Rowan, North Carolina
Descendants 
Mother of
Martha (Winston) McDaniel, William Winston, Minerva Elizabeth Winston, Thomas Winston, Sally Winston, Robert Lanier Winston, Louis Lanier Winston, Samuel Lanier Winston, William Hicks Winston, Joseph West Winston and John Fountain Winston
Died
at age 44
in Stokes Co., North Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jun 2014
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Biography
I added to her nick name of "Betty Hix" - as shown in deeds and memory of her children in Natchez, Adams Co., Miss.
Elizabeth Lanier was the daughter of Thomas Lanier and Elizabeth Hicks. She married Joseph Winston. She is mentioned as "my Daughter Elizabeth Winston" in her father's will, which he signed in 1804 and which was recorded in August 1805.
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From the book Lanier, by Louise Ingersoll: [2]
- #544 - Elizabeth (Betty) Lanier b. Sept. 29, 1750 Lunenburg Co. Va. d. before 1810, m. Aug. 28, 1766 Joseph Winston (from the Raleigh Register) b. June 7, 1746, d. Apr. 21, 1815. In 1777 Governor Caswell appointed him and Robert Lanier, his brother-in-law, to treat with the Indians; he served throughout the Revolution, became a Colonel, he served under General Nathaniel Greene at the Battle of Guilford Court House, where there is a handsome monument, and at his death in 1815, he was buried on the battlefield, and has a modest stone. Winston-Salem was named in his honor.
Children of Elizabeth and Joseph:
- Martha Winston, b. Jan. 4, 1768, d. young
- Willilam Winston b. Aug. 25, 1770, died young Note: The dates for martha and William come from the Bible of Thomas Lanier.
- Sally Winston, living 1814
- Fountain Winston living 1814
- Samuel Winston living 1814
- Robert Winston b. ca 1783, m. Stokes Co. NC July 31, 1806 Frances Davis, d. Adams Co. Miss 1831
- Joseph Winston b. ca 1788, d. 1840, was in the War of 1812, a Major General, and later was in the Legislature; m. Stokes Co. NC Dec. 28, 1811 Letitia D. Hughes
- Lewis Winston b. ca 1788, d. 1825, he was a Judge
- William Winston b. ca 1788, was a Senator in Miss. d. Adams Co. Miss. 1834
Note: The youngest three children may have been triplets. One was a General, one a judge, and one a Senator.
Sources
- ↑ Granville County, North Carolina, Will Book 6, pages 205-210. FamilySearch.org
- ↑ Lanier: A Genealogy of the family who came to Virginia and their French ancestors in London, by Louise Ingersoll, 1970, Pages 392-393. FamilySearch.org
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Source: Lanier, by Louise Ingersoll, 1970, page 399. Available at FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com
edited by William Horder