Brief Life History of John James
When John James Laney Sr. was born on 29 December 1761, in Lancaster, South Carolina, United States, his father, Titus Laney II, was 27 and his mother, Mary Ann Minton, was 25. He married Christina Huysler about 1782, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1838, in Henry, Georgia, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in McDonough, Henry, Georgia, United States.
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- John Laney, "Find A Grave Index"
- Legacy NFS Source: John James Laney - death: about 1828; Henry, Georgia, United States
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Georgia is the 4th state.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
Irish: probably a shortened and altered form of McElhinney .
English and Irish: habitational name introduced by the Normans originally deriving from any of the many places in northern France called L'Aunai (from Latin alnetum ‘alder grove’). It may also have developed to Delaney .
Variant of Laine 2, a surname of French origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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