Brief Life History of Sampson
When Sampson Lanier Jr. was born on 10 September 1804, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Sampson Lanier, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Massey, was 32. He married Emily K Vaughan on 15 June 1837, in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States. He lived in Macon, Alabama, United States in 1850. He died on 1 December 1875, in Sumter, Florida, United States, at the age of 71.
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- Sampson Lanier, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sampson Lanier, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- NOT VIEWABLE ONLINE Lanier Family Bible Transcription
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1824
Tallahassee was named the state capital in 1824 by Floridas first territorial governor, William P. DuVal.
Name Meaning
French: occupational name for someone involved in the wool trade, from Old French lanier, deriving from la(i)ne ‘wool’. This surname is also found in England, but is very rare. Compare Lenear .
Altered form of French Lasnier ‘the donkey driver, the donkey keeper’.
History: This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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