State-Wide, NC - Lanier Family Genealogical Tree The following bible record is found on the LAGenWeb Archives at the following http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/state/bible/lghsbible/ This record is "bible4-4.txt" in the list of records Bible Records Published by Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society. Be it Known And Remembered: Vol. II, Bible Records 1961: Pages 1 - 60 Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by LGHS, Jun. 1998 LANIER FAMILY GENEALOGICAL TREE Taken from the Family Records of Mr. Lee Lanier of Amite, La. Submitted to the Society by Mrs. Kathryne Watkins, Hammond, La., State Librarian of Louisiana Daughters of the American Revolution. Jerome Lanier of Brodeaux, France in 1558 emigrated with his family to England, in the latter part of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Jerome was a Huguenot who fled from execution or persecution and finding himself without means in a foreign land availed himself of his accomplishments and secured a position in Queen Elizabeth's household as Court musician. He found great favor at the court and for about one hundred years - 1558 to 1666 - the Laniers flourished in England, distinguished themselves in music, art and military genius. They were a family of means and culture in France. Jerome Lanier had three sons: Nicholas, Clement and Jerome. Nicholas Lanier was born in 1568, he was the most prominent of Jerome's sons. He enjoyed high favor under James the 7th reign and especially so under Charles the 7th's reign. English history says of him that he was one of those artists whose various talents were so noticeable as to suit the taste of Charles the 7th. He gathered Charles the 7th's collection of paintings. He was a skilled musician, artist and courier. Five of his famous paintings are distributed as follows: one owned by Van Dyke, one in the collection of Charles the 7th, one now in the music hall of Oxford. Two owned by the Prince of Wales. He died in 1648 leaving two sons: Nicholas, Jr. and John Thomas Lanier. Nicholas Lanier, Jr., brother of John Thomas Lanier who migrated to America in 1683; was also a noted musician and artist. He was frequently seen at the court of England. He was made president of the English Society of Musicians Page 133 and Artists for life. He enjoyed many favors from the King. Other members of the Society were Clement, Andreu, and Jerome. These appear to be of another branch of Laniers. (Comment of J. B. Lanier Plooard - 1947 - Apparently history closes out all branches of the family who may have remained in England and the Laniers in America seem to be descendants of John Thomas Lanier and Elizabeth Washington, the aunt of George Washington.) Jerome Lanier lives in a palatial house in Greenwich, was a great and famous musician. Owned the greatest collection of paintings than in existence. He had only one son. Sir John Lanier in 1690 comes again in history of being knighted "Knight of his valor, in the capture of Castle of Edinboro. He was Major General of the "Horse & Dragon." In the Irish war made himself prominent in Battle of Boyne and fell at Battle of Steinkiek fighting gloriously along with the brave Douglas. This closes his story as far as we know of Clement and Jerome Lanier, so the family name was apparently perpetuated by the descendants of the son Nicholas Lanier. They may have had daughters. John Thomas Lanier, son of Nicholas and grandson of Jerome was from Bordeaux in 1603 to America with John Washington. He brought much of the family furniture with him. He was given a grant of 10 miles or 1400 acres of land on the South of James River and it included what is now Richmond, located in what is now counties of Prince George, Brunswick, etc. He subsequently moved to North Carolina (North border) and was very prominent. In 1688 he married Elizabeth Washington, daughter of John Washington, aunt of George Washington. His will is on record in Prince George County, Virginia. He was prosperous and left sons Sampson, Robert, Nicholas, John Thomas and Buckner. Nicholas Lanier, son of John Thomas Lanier, died 1779 and left two daughters. Sampson Lanier was the only surviving son of John Thomas Lanier and Elizabeth Washington Lanier. He died in 1743 also rather young, but lived a life of great usefulness as a plantation teacher and physician. His will in Brunswick County, Va. left large estate to Thomas Dannell Lanier; Sampson Lanier, Jr., James, Richard and Elizabeth. Thomas Dannell Lanier died in 1745 and left two daughters. Elizabeth married a Burch and second a Smith. Richard Lanier had sons Lewis, Burwell, Buckner and daughter Winnifred. Lewis, son of Richard Lanier, had a son Alexander Lanier that settled in New York City. Alexander had a son James D. F. Lanier. Burwell Lanier had one son David. David moved from Brunswick Co. to Pittsylvania Co., Va. in 1772. The land is in what is now Henry Co., Va. Va. records show that David Lanier was a Capt of a Co. in the revolution distinguished himself as a brave military genius. He married Miss Mollie Hicks. Page 134 David Lanier, Jr. had son James Monroe Lanier, grandson Charles and grandson James who named a son James Monroe Lanier, who was a Capt. in War of 1812. Was of fine personal appearance and was a large land owner in Virginia. Daughters of James Monroe Lanier, son of David, were Sally and Judith. John Hicks Lanier, Lucy and Nancy and Eliza were other children of David Lanier. John Hicks Lanier married a Miss Carter. She was the mother of his children and when he married a second time the children could not get along with the new wife and they moved to Missouri. Daughter Mary married and moved to Lincoln Co., Mo. She married John Lovell__ Children: John, Jr., Wilie and Allie. Son David had a daughter Mary. Mary first married James Jones and then a Ferguson. John Hicks, Jr. married Sallie Robinson and had children: David, Demarous, Mollie. Edward, son of John Hicks Lanier, Sr. married Jane and had two sons. Robert, son of John H. Lanier, Sr. married twice. His descendants live around St. Louis. Sampson Lanier, Jr. - Sampson died 1757, Brunswick Co., Va. and it named children: Buckner Lanier, son of Sampson, Jr. was famous for ability to settle disputes. Well educated - physician and planter. Had one son Sterling Robert Lanier, son of Sterling, married Mary Anderson of Macon, Georgia. Sterling Lanier had sons Sidney, the poet, who died of TB contracted during the Civil War and son Clifford Lanier who went to Montgomery, Alabama and settled. Sidney Lanier was born 1841. John Hillery Lanier was son of Sidney Lanier. His children were John, Hillery, Robert, Benjamin, Samuel, Alice, Naomi, Aliph, and Bethesheba. Hillery Jones Lanier had the following children: Martin Penn, Daniel Walker Andrew Edwards, Green, Samuel, Beal, Louise, Serepta, Martha, Elizabeth, Mary. Daniel Walker Lanier married twice. By first wife Kate Brown children were Florence, Henry B., Leon T. (Lee) and by 2nd wife, Sophie Egdoff they were Ernest, Bryant and Louella. Leon T. Lanier (Lee) married Trisita Marie Raine and his children were Don, Walker, Jack Farrell, Bert Rory, Leo D'Arcy, Leo Hillery, Norma, Rose Marie and two other daughters. This was notorized as a true copy of that copied by Mr. Lee Lanier of Amite La. 8-22-47 from Family Records of John Hicks Lanier, who moved to Mo. in 1845. The record was added to by John B. Lanier Pollard, grandson of John Hicks Lanier. Page 135 These are old family records and are not documented; however, they are a good finding list. There has recently been published a book regarding this family that will bear out this information. Hillery and his brother Benjamin were in the Florida Parishes section of Louisiana as early as 1873 but the court records do not show estate papers. ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society ______________________________________________________________________