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Lewis Lanier Sr. (abt. 1753 - abt. 1792)

Lewis Lanier Sr.
Born about in Duplin County, Colony of North Carolinamap
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Son of and
Brother of and [half]
Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died about at about age 39 in Oliver, Georgia, USAmap
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Biography

Lewis was a Cornet in the Revolution, he is listed in the Vouchers of Revolutionary Soldiers of N. C. from the Wilmington District, Voucher #1047, 24 March 1782, L 32-11-0.

Married in Duplin and settled about 1788 on Lotts Creek, near Aarons and Portal, Georgia. In 1792 Lewis Lanier was drowned in the Ogeechee River when returning from a visit to his brother; it is said that he was caught in a flash flood. His widow, Margaret, made application August 16, 1794 for Letters of Administration "of Lewis Lanier late of Effingham, now Screven".[1]

He was buried in Oliver, Ga., in family cem. Little Ogeechee Baptist Church Cemetery.

Research Notes

Excerpt from LANIER, by Louise Ingersoll:

Lewis Lanier b. 1753, a Cornet in the Revolution, listed in the
Vouchers of Revolutionary Soliders of N.C. from the Wilmington
District, Voucher #1047, 24 Mar. 1782, L 32-11-0.
He married in Duplin, Margaret - , born 1760, living 1830
Bulloch County, Ga. where they settled about 1788, on
Lotts Creek, near Aarons and Portal. In 1792 Lewis Lanier
was drowned in the Ogeechee River when returning
from a visit to his brother; it is said that he was caught
in a flash flood. His widow, Margaret, made application
August 16, 1794 for Letters of Administration "of Lewis
Lanier late of then Effingham, now Screven". (Minutes of
Screven Co. Ga. and Georgia Gazette, August 28, 1794,
page 2, col 1).

Children listed as:

  1. John, born 1778
  2. Frederick, born 1780
  3. Margaret, born 1782
  4. Elizabeth, born 1784
  5. Benjamin, born 1786
  6. Lewis, born 1789
  7. Allen, born 1791

Which Lewis Lanier?

This Lewis LANIER (son of Lemuel, grandson of Bird Thomas, and great-grandson of John Lanier III) should not be confused with his second cousin Lewis Lanier, also born in 1753, or his second cousin once removed Lewis Lanier, also born in 1753, or another second cousin once removed Lewis Lanier born about, you guessed it, 1753. Yes, there are apparently four Lewis Laniers all born in or about 1753. Rough outline below:

Other Notes

An article in Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine says the following:[2]

"On November 23, 1757 … assigned to Elizabeth Lanier, widow of Sampson Lanier, deceased, her dower of said Sampson’s estate".

“A marriage bond, dated 23, July, 1758, on file in Brunswick County, Va., shows that the widow, Elizabeth Lanier married secondly Cuthbert Smth, and an order of Feb. 27, 1759, appointed Cuthbert Smith guardian of Rebecca Lanier, orphan of Sampson Lanier, and one of Sept. 5, 1759 appointed their uncle Lemuel as guardian of Burwell Lanier, Buckner Lanier, Winifred Lanier, Martha Lanier and Anne Lanier".

"No mention is made in these records [guardianship records for the children] of a son [of Sampson Lanier and Elizabeth Chamberlain] named Lewis Lanier, who it is claimed was also a son of this couple, but there is a marriage bond in Sussex County, dated Sept. 21, 1778, between "Lewis Lanier, son of Sampson Lanier and Anne Butler, daughter of Thomas Butler."

"In Clarke's North Carolina State Records, Burwell and Lewis Lanier appear in Anson County, North Carolina, the first as a witness in 1776 against James Perry, a New Light Baptist, and the second (Lewis) as a member of the House of Commons in 1787 and 1788."

However, a letter in the following issue from a descendant of Agnes Lanier stated that the probate records of Brunswick County, Virginia say that William Lanier was appointed guardian of Lewis and Agnes Lanier, orphans of Sampson Lanier, on 23 April 1763. "They also show that prior to this Lemuel Lanier was appointed guardian for Lewis and Agnes and described them as orphans of Sampson Lanier".[3] See also 'Virginia County Records'.[4]

'Jackson and Starke'.[5]

LEWIS LANIER, b. Va., 1756; d, Screven Co., Ga., 1839. Enlisted Essex Co., Va. as a private, was promoted to Captain. Was taken prisoner and held for nine months on a British vessel. (His son, Thomas B. Lanier, applied for pension of Lewis Lanier, 1846. BENJAMIN TAYLOR of Screven Co., Ga., in the application stated that he knew him and had served with him as a Rev. Sol. of Va.) He married. (1) Sept. 21, 1788, ANN BUTLER (dau. of THOMAS BUTLER, Rev. Sol. of Va.); (2) Ga., 1803, Esther (called Hester) Thorn (1775-1855). Will of Lewis Lanier recorded Screven Co.[6]

Lewis Lanier, son of Sampson Lanier and Elizabeth Chamberlayn; married Ann Butler then Ester Thorn.[7]

Lewis Lanier married Anne Butler in September 1778 in Sussex County, Virginia.[8] Lewis Lanier married Hester Thorn on 26 Aug 1803 at Bulloch, Georgia.[9]

Will of Lewis Lanier: 1838, April 18. "Wife Esther. Sons Noel, Isaac, Thomas B. and James. Sarah Strickland, wife of Henry. Dau. Polly, wife of Robert McCall, Betsy B. McCall, Ann Kelly, William Jackson, husband of my dau. Clarissa. Exrs.: Wife Esther and Noel Lanier. Wit.: Isaac Hodges, Thomas H. Brewer, Hardy Hodges."[10][11]

Pension application in 1843 by Thomas B Lanier, son of Lewis Lanier. Transcribed by Will Graves 4/3/10.[12][13]

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.[14] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:
Date: 1753
Place: ,Duplin County,North Carolina,United States
Data Changed:
Date: 23 Jun 2014
Time: 17:20:47
CREA
Date: 23 Jun 2014
Time: 22:33:54
Birth:
Date: 1756
CREA
Date:
Time: 23:54:29

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 1753

Death

Death:
Date: 1792
Place: Ogeechee River,Bulloch County,Georgia,United States
CREA
Date:
Time: 22:34:03

Data Changed

Data Changed:
Date: 09 Dec 2013
Time: 22:36:55

Prior to import, this record was last changed 22:36:55 09 Dec 2013.

CREA

CREA
Date: 09 Dec 2013
Time: 21:10:07

FID

FID LWM1-NC7

Sources

  1. ↑ Minutes of Screven County, Georgia, and Georgia Gazette, August 28, 1794, page 2, col 1).
  2. ↑ "The Lanier Family", Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Volume III, No. 2, October 1921, p 135 hathitrust.
  3. ↑ Davis, W. O. "Lanier Family—Some Corrections of Article in Last Number", Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Volume III, No. 3, January 1922, pp 210-211 hathitrust
  4. ↑ Crozier, W A (Ed.). Virginia County Records, Volume VII, 1909 [reprinted 1971], p71 google books.
  5. ↑ Jackson L E and Starke A. New Light on the Ancestry of Sidney Lanier. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Vol. 43, No. 2 (Apr., 1935), pp. 160-168 (9 pages) Published By: Virginia Historical Society jstor see p 160.
  6. ↑ Howard H. McCall, Ettie Tidwell McCall. Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Georgia. 2010, Volume 3, p 108 google books.
  7. ↑ Boddie, J B. Southside Virginia Families, Volume 1, 1955 [reprinted 2003], p 307 google books.
  8. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HV3H-HZW2 : 29 January 2020), Lewis Lanier, 1778.
  9. ↑ Marriages in Bullock Co., Georgia, 1795-1827. Genealogy. A Journal of American Ancestry. Volume Six, 1916, p10 hathitrust.
  10. ↑ Caroline Price Wilson. Annals of Georgia. Important Early Records of the State. Vol II, Reprinted 1969, p138 familysearch.org.
  11. ↑ Screven County Genealogy Trails.
  12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #24970033 Maj Lewis Lanier (1756-1839), son of Sampson Lanier.
  13. ↑ Pension Application. Transcript By Will Graves.
  14. ↑ Lanier-514 was created by Keith Hamon through the import of Aycock GEDCOM.ged on Jul 7, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
  • LANIER by Louise Ingersoll, pages 44-45, available online at https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE993789&from=fhd
  • Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 December 2020), memorial page for Lewis Lanier (1753–1792), Find A Grave: Memorial #44714455, citing Lewis Lanier Family Cemetery, Millen, Jenkins County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Ann Parkinson (contributor 45284853) Unknown.
  • Ingersoll, Louise. Lanier, A Genealogy of the family who Came to Virginia and their French ancestors in London. 2nd ed. Washington: Goetz Print. Co., 1970, Page 81.
  • (Minutes of Screven County, Georgia, and Georgia Gazette, August 28, 1794, page 2, col 1)

Vouchers of Revolutionary Soldiers of N. C. from the Wilmington District,

Genealogist Beverly S. Shuler of Mt. Pleasant,SC; records in Statesboro,Ga.

Direct Descendants of JOHN LANIER III to Maj. Lewis Lanier

1 JOHN LANIER III 1680 - 1728 .. +ELIZABETH BIRD 1682 - 1740 . 2 Bird Thomas Lanier 1703 - 1798 ..... +MARY MADISON 1704 - 1798 .... 3 Lemuel Lanier 1730 - ........ +Sarah Hardy ....... 4 Lewis Lanier 1753 - 1792 married Ann Butler





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Hamon-135 Keith Hamon
Lanier-514 and Lanier-491 are not ready to be merged because: I cannot yet determine if these are the same two fellows or if they are cousins with the same names. Possibly a wife was associated with the wrong fellow, or a fellow associated with the wrong parents. This needs a bit more study if anyone wants to help. Thanks.
posted by Keith Hamon
Lowe-6639 Cortland Lowe Jr.
Lanier-514 and Lanier-491 appear to represent the same person because: Same person. The father of Lewis Lanier is Lemuel Lanier (1729-1786)
posted by Cortland Lowe Jr.
Smith-40964 Philip Smith
Lanier-514 and Lanier-491 appear to represent the same person because: Please merge or correct these two profiles.

They are the sons of the same woman but have different fathers. Either father is in error - grandfather??? Or something else. Thank you.

posted by Philip Smith
Hunt-2329 Steve Hunt
Lanier-1887 and Lanier-491 appear to represent the same person because: The Lewis Lanier who married Margaret Waters
posted by Steve Hunt
Drody-16 Margaret (Drody) Thompson
information on this site needs corrections: the wife Elizabeth Chamberlain was married to Sampson Lanier, Jr.:

Sampson Lanier Jr. (1712-1759) - Find A Grave Memorial www.findagrave.com/memorial/75940969 Sampson Lanier, born 1712 Surry Co, VA, received in his father's will a slave Mingo. He married ca 1739-40 Elizabeth Chamberlain, daughter of Samuel Chamberlain. Their children: 1. Martha Lanier (b. by 1740) 2. Burwell Lanier, born 8/1741 Brunswick Co. Married-1st Elizabeth Hill 10/1761. Married-2nd: Mary Kirby-Colson. Was a Revolutionary Patriot.

conflicting data from earlier researchers have confused the father of Lewis Lanier.

posted on Lanier-1887 (merged) by Margaret (Drody) Thompson
Drody-16 Margaret (Drody) Thompson
Direct Descendants of JOHN LANIER III to Maj. Lewis Lanier

1 JOHN LANIER III 1680 - 1728 .. +ELIZABETH BIRD 1682 - 1740 . 2 Bird Thomas Lanier 1703 - 1798 ..... +MARY MADISON 1704 - 1798 .... 3 Lemuel Lanier 1730 - ........ +Sarah Hardy ....... 4 Lewis Lanier 1753 - 1792 married Ann Butler

wrong data was removed several days ago.

posted on Lanier-1887 (merged) by Margaret (Drody) Thompson
edited by Margaret Thompson
Lee-5956 Robin Lee
Father attached is not the one that is listed in the biography
posted on Lanier-1887 (merged) by Robin Lee
Mccollister-116 Susan (Mccollister) Woodall
Lanier-1109 and Lanier-491 appear to represent the same person because: The wives need a little work
posted by Susan (Mccollister) Woodall
Anonymous Hankins
Margaret Waters is likely the wrong spouse for this Lewis Lanier per the bio of her other Lewis Lanier husband.
posted on Lanier-514 (merged) by Anonymous Hankins
Ange-27 Daniel Ange
Lanier-514 and Lanier-491 do not represent the same person because: These two Lewis Laniers are actually second cousins.
posted by Daniel Ange
Anonymous Hankins
Lanier-514 and Lanier-491 appear to represent the same person because: Obviously same guy but need to reconcile different father's. Somebody is the wrong guy.
posted by Anonymous Hankins
Ward-11186 Gigi (Ward) Tanksley
Revolutionary War service is located here with listing of children and their marriages:

https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE225459&from=fhd

posted by Gigi (Ward) Tanksley

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