LANIER Edmund, Jr.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1840, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
• Residence: 1840, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Notes:

Birth:      1767
Brunswick County
Virginia, USA
Death:      Nov. 5, 1840
Nashville
Davidson County
Tennessee, USA

Rev. E. Lanier
1767 - 1840


Edmund Lanier was born 1767 in Brunswick Co., VA and died Nov. 5, 1840 in Nashville, Davidson Co., TN.

Edmund Lanier, son of Thomas and Mary (Collins) Lanier, and grandson of Robert and Priscilla (Washington) Lanier.

Edmund Lanier, married 1st Patsy Walton, daughter of George and Angelina (?) Walton, Aug. 29, 1793 in Brunswick Co., VA.

Children:
Elizabeth E. (Lanier) Smith b: 1795 in VA. m: Charles Allison Smith.
Angelina Lanier b: 1796 in VA.
George Walton Lanier b: 1798 in VA.

Edmund Lanier, married 2nd Amy Washington Goodrich, daughter of Benjamin and Lucy (Butler) Goodrich, on Oct. 27, 1800 in Greensville Co., VA. Benjamin Goodrich consents. John Goodrich, Sec.

Children:
(?) Lanier b: 1801 in VA.
Lucy B. Lanier b: 1806 in Amherst Co., VA.
Ann W. Lanier b: 1809 in Amherst Co., VA.
Edmund Lanier Jr. b: Aug. 19, 1814 in Amherst Co., VA.

Rev. Edmund Lanier and family relocated to Nashville Davidson Co., TN in 1819.




Family links:
Spouse:
Amy Washington Goodrich Lanier (1770 - 1854)

Children:
Lucy B. Lanier (1806 - 1862)*
Frances G Lanier (1809 - 1828)*
Ann W. Lanier (1809 - 1873)*

Edmund Lanier b. 1767 Brunnwick Co VA. d.NOV 15, 1840 in Nashville Tenn, Buried in City Cemetery. He was raised Quaker, but in Nov 1798 in Brunswick Co he was took the Oath of Fidelity; in May 1805 in Greensville Co. he was granted a license as a Methodist preacher to perform the rites of Matrimony. He was living in Amherst Co.VA, IN 1807, where he was one of many signers to a petition asking that a new county be formed, as Amherst was too large to conveniently travel to the court house. In 1810 he was living in the newly formed county Nelson. Between 1815 1nd 1820, he had attended the Southern andWestern Theological Seminary in Maryville, Tenn and by 1820 he had settled in Nashville, Tenn., where he lived until his death. He travelled extensively through the south preaching; in the early1823 he spent 2 months in La. and Miss. traveling more than 300 miles by land and 300 miles by water, and preached 31 sermons. In 1830. he was a visiting preacher in Talbot Co, Ga. He married first in Brunswick, Co. Va. August 29, 1793 Patsy Walton, daughter of George and Angelina Walton; he married second in Greenville Co, Oct 30 1800 to Amy Washington Goodrich, daughter of Benjamin Goodrich

Census:
Name:      Edmund Lanier
Home in 1840 (City, County, State):      Davidson, Tennessee
Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79:      1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:      1
Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79:      1
Slaves - Males - Under 10:      2
Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23:      1
Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35:      1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:      1
Total Free White Persons:      3
Total Slaves:      4
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:      7

Edmund married GOODRICH Amy Washington on 27 Oct 1800 in Greensville County, Virginia. Amy (daughter of GOODRICH Benjamin and BUTLER Lucy) was born in 1770 in Greensville County, Virginia; died on 24 May 1854 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married COLLINS Mary. Mary and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Alt. Birth: 1729, Emporia, Greensville Cty, VA
• Land: 1767, Brunswick County, VA; 300 acres
• Military: 1776-1777; Revolutionary War
• Political Office: Abt 1790, Greensville County, Virginia; County Justice
• Political Office: Abt 1790; Sheriff
• Political Office: 1791-1792; House of Delegates

Notes:

Children of Edward (Jr.) and Anne Briggs are:
+ 2 i. Benjamin5 Goodrich, born 1729 in Belfield [Emporia], Greensville Co., Va; died Apr 1803 in
Brunswick Co., Va.

Generation No. 2
2. Benjamin5 Goodrich (Edward Goodrich4 (Jr.), Edward3 Goodrich, Maj. Charles2, Col.
Thomas1) was born 1729 in Belfield [Emporia], Greensville Co., Va, and died Apr 1803 in Brunswick
Co., Va. He married Lucy Butler 1774 in Virginia, daughter of Thomas Butler and Amy. She was born
1745 in Virginia, and died in Virginia.
Notes for Benjamin Goodrich:
Benjamin Goodrich, like his father and grandfather before him, was a county official. He was Sheriff,
with his brother Briggs, and a County Justice. In 1791-1792 he was a member of the House of
Delegates. In 1767 he purchased 300 acres, in 1785 he had 9 whites and 8 blacks on his plantation. In
1789 his personal property tax in Greensville was on 14 slaves, 10 horses, 2 carriages. In 1789 18
slaves, 15 horses.
More About Benjamin Goodrich:
Military service: Bet. 1776 - 1777, Revolutionary War
Occupation: Farmer, had several negroes.
Will: Jan 15, 1803, Belfield [Emporia], Greensville Co., Va

Birth:
Belfield Estate

Alt. Birth:
Belfield Estate

Benjamin married BUTLER Lucy in 1774 in Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA. Lucy (daughter of BUTLER Thomas and BUTLER Amy --LNU--) was born on 25 Nov 1745 in USA; died in Greenville, Augusta, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married WASHINGTON Priscilla. Priscilla and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alt. Birth: Abt 1710, Brunswick County, VA
• Alt. Death: 14 Jun 1790
• Will: 1791, Emporia, Greensville Cty, VA

Notes:

Alt. Birth:
via

Alt. Death:
via Nancy Clower

Will:
1791, Belfield [Emporia], Greensville Co., Va

Died:
Belfield Estate

Edward married BRIGGS Anne in 1728 in Brunswick County, VA. Anne (daughter of BRIGGS Samuel and BAILEY Mary) was born in 1719 in Virginia; died in 1790 in Sussex County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married BUTLER Amy --LNU--. Amy and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]