Duplin County, NC - Lanier Bible Record ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LANIER BIBLE RECORD Source: Ga. State Archives LANIER Vertical Files LANIER Copy from the bible of Benjamin LANIER. (no title page or date-This bible is a transcribed record) Bird Thomas LANIER Wife Mary. Benjamin LANIER, son of Bird Thomas LANIER and Mary his wife was born December the 14th 1732. Died Aug. 12, 1817. (written on side) Mary LANIER, daughter to Benjamin LANIER and Susannah her mother was born Dec. 25, 1759. Clemant LANIER son to Benj. LANIER and Susannah his mother was born June 23, 1762. Berryman LANIER son to Benj. LANIER and Susannah his mother was born March 16, 1766, and departed this life Sept. 11, 1785. Bird LANIER, son to Benjamin LANIER and Susannah his mother was born Nov. 20, 1770. John LANIER, son to Benj. LANIER and Susannah his mother was born March 9, 1774. Bette LANIER, daughter to Benj. LANIER and Susannah her mother was born Sept. 13, 1776. Hannah LANIER daughter to Benj. LANIER and Susannah her mother was born sept. 13, 1779-and departed this life Feb. 8, 1802. Sarey or Lucy LANIER daughter of Benj. LANIER and Susannah her mother was born June 12, 1782. Nancy LANIER daughter to Benj. LANIER and Susannah her mother was born May the 10, 1785. Benjamin LANIER son to Bird Thomas LANIER and Mary was born 14th of December and departed this life Aug. the 2-, 1817 in the eighty fifth year of his age. (next page) Copy of MILLS family record found in the Benjamin LANIER Bible. Archibal MILLS married Elizabeth? (CONNELL? Hand-written on side) Thomas MILLS son to Archibal MILLS and Elizabeth his mother was born April the 1st day of the year of our Lord 17--. Nancy MILLS wife of Thomas MILLS was born May the 10 in the year of our Lord 1785. Susannah MILLS daughter to Thomas MILLS and Nancy her mother was born April the 30th 1808, and departed this life May 5, 1816. Mary Ann Madderson MILLS daughter to Thomas MILLS and Nancy her mother was born the 3rd day of December 1809. Elizabeth MILLS daughter to Thomas MILLS and Nancy her mother was born January the 33 day of 1812. William Jasper MILLS son to Thomas MILLS and Nancy his mother was born Feb. --- (missint) the 1814. Rebecca MILLS daughter to Thomas MILLS and Nancy her mother was born 18 day of June 1816 and departed this life Jan. 7, 1820. John L. MILLS son to Thomas MILLS and Nancy his mother was born the (the rest of the page is gone) Miss Julia MILLS daughter of Green Berry MILLS has an old bible of her father and she says that there was a son named Archibal MILLS and that he was married several times according to the above record it would make John. L. MILLS to be born about 1816. Archibal MILLS born abt. 1819 or 1820. (next page) Records from the Bible of Green Berry MILLS. Green Berry MILLS born Nov. 14, 1828, died Jan. 26, 1857. Married Elizabeth Taylor DOUGLASS daughter of Alexander and Harriett Sanders DOUGLASS. Alexander DOUGLASS died Nov. 1852. Harriet Sanders DOUGLASS died Dec. 1862. Mrs. Elizabeth Douglass MILLS widow of Green Berry MILLS married Jan. 23, 1862. R.T. WEATHRS. (next page) Copy of Records found in the LANIER Bible. Robert DICKSON was born November the 13 day 1777. Haner his wife was born September the 13 day 1779. (There are notes on the margin of the page that estimate the death of Robert DICKSON-to have died in 1800-age 23 yrs. Haner (Hanah) to have died in 1800 age 21 yrs. Thomas L. DICKSON was born March the 12, 1779 and departed this life 16th of September 1802. Hanah DICKSON daughter to Michal DICKSON and Mary his wife was born May the 20 1803. John Lamar DICKSON son to the above mentioned Mikal and Mary was born 14th day of Dec. 1805 and departed this life July 10th 1806. Clement Hammok son to the above Mary departed this life 6th of July 1806. END OF BIBLE RECORDS (Part of Letter included in Lanier Vertical File, dated Dec. 1928-copied here: To Miss BLAIR, Archivist, Atlanta, Ga. There is an old Bible in this city that may be of interest to you in your research, and I have copied the records for you The LANIER and MILLS families. Should there be more info. Regarding the lineage of your noted Henry W. GRADY. I have a certified copy of his grandfather’s bible in which is recorded the date of his father’s birth and marriage to Ann GARTRELL. This bible of Henry GRADY (1788) was left to my mother and she gave it to her son John C. WEST and it is still in his family library. Mrs. J. C. RUDISILL (Annie WEST) Register of Bainbridge Chapter D.A.R.) (Decatur Co., Ga.) GRADY—HENRY BIBLE http://www.rootsweb.com/~gadecatu/Bibles/bible84.txt LANIER-MILLS BIBLE http://www.rootsweb.com/~gadecatu/Bibles/bible86.txt ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sloan Spence Mason ___________________________________________________________________