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| Grace Arbell Adcock married Dewey Winford Woodall, son of John Newton "Johnny" Woodall and Tabitha Francis Childress, in 1926. |
| Luther Richardson Rowe married Cora Essie Woodall, daughter of John Newton "Johnny" Woodall and Tabitha Francis Childress. |
| Carla Shepherd married William Monroe Woodall, son of John Newton "Johnny" Woodall and Tabitha Francis Childress, on September 21, 1921 at Clark County, AR. |
| John James Lanier Jr. was born in 1655 at London, England. He was the son of John James Lanier Sr. and Lucreece ______. John James Lanier Jr. married Katherine Alice Sampson in 1677 at Charles City County, VA. John James Lanier Jr. married Sarah Edmunds circa 1685 at Charles City, Charles City County, VA. John James Lanier Jr. died in 1719 at Charles City County, VA. [one source has Prince George County, VA]. |
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Clement Lanier was born circa 1604 at London, England. [one source has the birth year as 1580 and the place as Greenwich, Kent; one source has the year as 1590; one source has the year as 1598].
He was the son of Nicholas Lanier and Lucretia 'Lucreese' Bassano.
Clement Lanier married Hannah Rebecca Collett, daughter of John Collett and Suzanne Ferrar, on March 4, 1627/28 at Saint Margarets, Lee County, Kent, England.
Clement Lanier died on November 6, 1661 at East Greenwich, England. [one source has the place as Rowan County, North Carolina].
He was buried at East Greenwich, London, England.
He was known as a musician and master of the recorder (a musical instrument similar to a clarinet). It is from Clement Lanier and Hannah his wife, that the Laniers of Virginia, and the Barbados descend. He was a Gentleman of the King's Chamber to James I and Charles I. He purchased some of the paintings in the art collection of Charles I. When Charles I was executed, the Laniers suffered financial setbacks and hardships while they supported the Prince of Wales (later Charles II) and his struggles to gain right to the throne. His children are registered in a very old book of Greenwich and Lewisham before 1637. After 1637, other children were recorded in the Parish of Saint Alphege, three are missing, John, Elizabeth and Charles. In his will of February, 1658, Clement left to his oldest daughter, Hannah, his house, and forty pounds; money ws left outright to Nicholas, Lionel, William and Frances; and to Elizabeth and Susanna when they became of age or married. Lucretia and Charles were dead. To John and Robert, who had already left home, he left money, 'when they shall come to demand the same of my Executrix.' John went to Virginia, and Robert to Barbados, West Indies. |
| Hannah Rebecca Collett was born between 1590 and 1617. She was the daughter of John Collett and Suzanne Ferrar. Hannah Rebecca Collett married Clement Lanier, son of Nicholas Lanier and Lucretia 'Lucreese' Bassano, on March 4, 1627/28 at Saint Margarets, Lee County, Kent, England. Hannah Rebecca Collett died on December 22, 1653 at East Greenwich County, Kent, England. |
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Nicholas Lanier was born between 1520 and 1530 at Rouen, France.
He was the son of John Lanier and Jane ______.
Nicholas Lanier married Lucretia 'Lucreese' Bassano, daughter of Anthony Bassano and Elena DeNazzi, between February 13, 1570 and 1571 at All Hallows Barking Parish, London, England. [marriage arranged by the Queen].
Nicholas Lanier died on January 31, 1610/11 at Kent, England.
He played the flute and the cornet. He served as a master flutist to King Henry II in France. He was listed as royal flutist on the Chantres et autres Joures d'instruments for 1559-60. He fled France in 1561 to escape the religious wars. During the Protestant persecutions, he was a Huguenot to England with safe passage arranged for him by his patroness, the widowed queen Catherine de Medici. Nicholas arrived at the new court of Shakespeare, Ben Johnson, Francis Drake, Sir Water Raleigh. In court, marriages were arranged by the Queen. Nicholas was paired with Lucreece, thought to be the daughter of an Italian musician of the Royal Orchestra. Nicholas was made Master of Flutes. The couple prospered, acquiring a great deal of property in East Greenwich, Blackheath, and nearby. Three generations of this remarkable family served British royalty as court musicians, poets and artists. He was in the court of King Henry II of France, and also the court of Queen Elizabeth and King James of England, was the founder of the Lanier family of musicians and the ancestor of the American Laniers He moved to East Greenwich, County Kent where he was one of the musicians to the court until his death in 1612. He was a very wealthy man, having extensive holdings in Blackheath, and the surrounding country; this section was south of the Thames, and about 5 miles east of the London Bridge. |
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Lucretia 'Lucreese' Bassano was born on September 24, 1556 at London, England. [one source has the birth place as Italy and the year as 1555].
She was the daughter of Anthony Bassano and Elena DeNazzi.
Lucretia 'Lucreese' Bassano married Nicholas Lanier, son of John Lanier and Jane ______, between February 13, 1570 and 1571 at All Hallows Barking Parish, London, England. [marriage arranged by the Queen].
Lucretia 'Lucreese' Bassano died on January 4, 1633/34 at Greenwich, Kent, England, at age 77.
She was buried at Saint Alphage, East Greenwich County, Kent, England.
She was the daughter of the Bassano family of musicians who came to England to serve Henry VIII. They probably originated from the city of Bassano Del Grappa near Venice. |
| Robert Lanier Sr. was born in 1678 at Surry County, VA. [one source has the place as Charles City County, Virginia]. He was the son of John James Lanier Jr. and Katherine Alice Sampson. Robert Lanier Sr. married Priscilla Washington, daughter of Richard Washington and Elizabeth Jordan, in 1727 at Surry County, VA. Robert Lanier Sr. died on March 20, 1743/44 at Tyrell County, NC. |
| Priscilla Washington was born in 1699 at Surry County, VA. She was the daughter of Richard Washington and Elizabeth Jordan. Priscilla Washington married Robert Lanier Sr., son of John James Lanier Jr. and Katherine Alice Sampson, in 1727 at Surry County, VA. Priscilla Washington died in 1773. |
| Richard Washington married Elizabeth Jordan. |
| Elizabeth Jordan married Richard Washington. |
| John Lanier was the son of Robert Lanier Sr. and Priscilla Washington. |
| Thomas Lanier was the son of Robert Lanier Sr. and Priscilla Washington. |
| Robert Lanier was the son of Robert Lanier Sr. and Priscilla Washington. |
| Priscilla Lanier was the daughter of Robert Lanier Sr. and Priscilla Washington. |
| John Lanier III was born in 1680 at Charles City, Charles City County, VA. He was the son of John James Lanier Jr. and Katherine Alice Sampson. John Lanier III married Elizabeth Bird in 1703 at Surry County, VA. John Lanier III died on March 4, 1727/28 at Surry County, VA. |
| Sampson Lanier Sr. was born in 1682 at Charles City, Charles City County, VA. He was the son of John James Lanier Jr. and Katherine Alice Sampson. Sampson Lanier Sr. married Elizabeth Washington, daughter of Richard Washington and Elizabeth Jordan, circa 1706 at Surry County, VA. Sampson Lanier Sr. died on May 5, 1743 at Brunswick County, VA. |
| Elizabeth Washington was the daughter of Richard Washington and Elizabeth Jordan. Elizabeth Washington married Sampson Lanier Sr., son of John James Lanier Jr. and Katherine Alice Sampson, circa 1706 at Surry County, VA. |
| Richard Washington was the son of John Washington. Richard Washington married Elizabeth Jordan. |
| Nicholas Lanier was born in 1690 at Charles City County, VA. He was the son of John James Lanier Jr. and Sarah Edmunds. Nicholas Lanier married Mary Shepard in 1713 at Prince George County, VA. Nicholas Lanier died before August 23, 1779. |
| Elizabeth Bird married John Lanier III, son of John James Lanier Jr. and Katherine Alice Sampson, in 1703 at Surry County, VA. Elizabeth Bird married Thomas Clarey before August 15, 1730. |
| Mary Shepard was born circa 1680. She married Nicholas Lanier, son of John James Lanier Jr. and Sarah Edmunds, in 1713 at Prince George County, VA. |
| Bird Lanier was born in 1727. He was the son of Bird Thomas Lanier and Mary Madison(Madderson). |
| Bird Thomas Lanier was born in 1703 at Surry County, VA. He was the son of John Lanier III and Elizabeth Bird. Bird Thomas Lanier married Mary Madison(Madderson) in 1726 at Surry County, VA. Bird Thomas Lanier died in 1788. |
| Lemuel Lanier was born in 1707. He was the son of John Lanier III and Elizabeth Bird. Lemuel Lanier married Hannah Peters. |
| Robert Lanier was born in 1709. He was the son of John Lanier III and Elizabeth Bird. Robert Lanier died circa 1730. |
| Benjamin Lanier was born in 1711. He was the son of John Lanier III and Elizabeth Bird. Benjamin Lanier married Elizabeth Warren. Benjamin Lanier married Lucy Pennington. Benjamin Lanier married Martha Wilkinson. |
| Elizabeth Warren married Benjamin Lanier, son of John Lanier III and Elizabeth Bird. |
| Lucy Pennington married Benjamin Lanier, son of John Lanier III and Elizabeth Bird. |
| Martha Wilkinson married Benjamin Lanier, son of John Lanier III and Elizabeth Bird. |
| Hannah Peters married Lemuel Lanier, son of John Lanier III and Elizabeth Bird. |
| Mary Madison(Madderson) married Bird Thomas Lanier, son of John Lanier III and Elizabeth Bird, in 1726 at Surry County, VA. |
| Thomas Clarey married Elizabeth Bird before August 15, 1730. |
| Lemuel Lanier was born in 1729 at Brunswick County, VA. He was the son of Bird Thomas Lanier and Mary Madison(Madderson). Lemuel Lanier married Sarah Hardy in 1752. Lemuel Lanier died in 1770. |
| John Lanier was born in 1731. He was the son of Bird Thomas Lanier and Mary Madison(Madderson). John Lanier died after 1790. |
| Benjamin Lanier was born between December 14, 1732 and August 2, 1817. He was the son of Bird Thomas Lanier and Mary Madison(Madderson). Benjamin Lanier married Susanna Green. Benjamin Lanier married Ann Blackman. |
| Frederick Lanier was born in 1745. He was the son of Bird Thomas Lanier and Mary Madison(Madderson). |
| Jesse Lanier was born in 1749. He was the son of Bird Thomas Lanier and Mary Madison(Madderson). |
| Elizabeth Lanier was born in 1751. She was the daughter of Bird Thomas Lanier and Mary Madison(Madderson). |
| Robert Lanier was born in 1754. He was the son of Bird Thomas Lanier and Mary Madison(Madderson). |
| Sarah Lanier was born on December 8, 1756. She was the daughter of Bird Thomas Lanier and Mary Madison(Madderson). |
| Nicholas Lanier was born on January 5, 1760. He was the son of Bird Thomas Lanier and Mary Madison(Madderson). |
| Allen Lanier was born in 1763. He was the son of Bird Thomas Lanier and Mary Madison(Madderson). |
| Susanna Green married Benjamin Lanier, son of Bird Thomas Lanier and Mary Madison(Madderson). |
| Ann Blackman married Benjamin Lanier, son of Bird Thomas Lanier and Mary Madison(Madderson). |
| Sarah Hardy married Lemuel Lanier, son of Bird Thomas Lanier and Mary Madison(Madderson), in 1752. |
| John Lanier was the son of Lemuel Lanier and Sarah Hardy. |
| Lewis Lanier was born in 1753. He was the son of Lemuel Lanier and Sarah Hardy. Lewis Lanier married Margaret ______ at Duplin County, NC. Lewis Lanier died in 1792. Unknown GEDCOM info: caught in a flash flood and drowned in Ogeechee River. |
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