BIRTH: Listed on 1800 Mecklenburg Co., Va Personal Property Tax List. He had to be between 16 and 21 years old to appear on this list.
MARRIAGE: Mecklenburg Co., VA marriage records
RELATIONSHIP: Named as son in will of Ludwell Tanner Mecklenburg Co., VA Will Book 11 pg. 144
Daughter is Martha Carolina Tanner (Birth 1809; Death 1876)
WILLIAM8 LANIER (NICHOLAS7, BENJAMIN B.6, JOHN5, JOHN4, CLEMENT3, NICHOLAS2, NICHOLAS1) was born Jul 29, 1803 in Brunswick Co., VA, and died Jun 14, 1873. He married MARTHA CAROLINA TANNER Dec 16, 1830 in Williamson Co., TN, daughter of RICHARD TANNER and Nancy Andrews.
Children of WILLIAM LANIER and MARTHA TANNER are:
i. BENJAMIN ALLEN9 LANIER, b. Sep 25, 1831; d. Feb 22, 1905; m. JAMIMA LAVINIA CORLETTE, Dec 1869.
ii. MARY ELIZABETH LANIER, b. Apr 20, 1833; d. Aug 1, 1921; m. SAMUEL BOONE WILSON, Dec 6, 1854.
iii. NANCY SARAH (TWIN) LANIER, b. Oct 7, 1835; m. CURTIS BIZZLE, 6 children.
iv. RICHARD NICHOLAS (TWIN) LANIER, b. Oct 7, 1835; d. Sep 2, 1836.
v. MARTHA EMALINE LANIER, b. Nov 11, 1837; m. GEORGE ROBERT TUCKER.
vi. WILLIAM OSBERN LANIER, b. Aug 25, 1840; m. LAVINIA WILSON. William Osbern Lanier was a doctor.
vii. LUCY ANN LANIER, b. Feb 11, 1842; m. THOMAS JEFFERSON WILSON.
viii. THOMAS BUGG LANIER, b. Sep 1, 1846; d. Jan 16, 1901.
Notes for THOMAS BUGG LANIER:
Thomas never married.
Name: Richard Tanner
Residence: Marshall, Tennessee
Birth place: Virginia
Gender: Male
Film number: 444846
Image number: 00038
Reference number: 36
Dwelling: 245
Household id: 245
Marital status:
Free or slave:
Collection: 1850 United States Census
Name: Elisabeth Tanner
Residence: Marshall, Tennessee
Age: 55 years
Estimated birth year: 1795
Birth place: North Carolina
Gender: Female
Film number: 444846
Image number: 00038
Reference number: 37
Dwelling: 245
Household id: 245
Collection: 1850 United States Census
Husband: Richard A. Tanner
Birth: 26 AUG 1826, Williamson, Tennessee
Williamson County, Tennessee
Record of Wills, Inventories, & Estates
Book 3, Page 213
HENRY HARRISS
Will January session 1821.
In the name of God, Amen. I HENRY HARRISS of the county of Williamson and State of Tennessee being weak in body but of sound mind and memory blessed be almighty God for the same do make and publish this my last Will and testament in _____ and form following to wit:
First, I give to my beloved wife, MARY M. HARRISS, one half of my tract of land I now live on (for her to have the part that the house now stands, also one Negro woman, LUCY, with all my stock of every kind, household and kitchen furniture and plantation utensils.
I do also give and bequeath to my brother SAMUEL HARRISS the other half of my tract of land and
Lastly I hereby appoint my beloved wife MARY M. HARRIS sole executrix of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty sixth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty.
HENRY HARRISS [Seal]
Signed, Sealed published and delivered by the above named HENRY HARRISS to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereto subscribed our names as witness in the presence of the testator RICHARD TANNER, WILLIAM WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN CHAPMAN, PHILIP CHAPMAN which last will and testament of HENRY HARRIS decd as above recited was produced in open Court January session 1821 and the execution thereof duly proven by the Oaths of RICHARD TANNER, BENJAMIN CHAPMAN & PHILIP CHAPMAN and the same was ordered