The Monroe journal., 1911-08-15
The Laney Family.

G,.orge I.anry. the ancestor -
the I.aney family al Union conn
IA auJ perhaps OF the entire
tar,.lilaS. Canle from Germany -.
this community and Was granted
a large tract q. land ia what j.
now Butorl township by Ills Ma
ir>,. King George Ill in Tie.
year I76>. the same year thai
,irarrs. Helms and Henry liar
nett received their grants NJ
Nau~ae township. George lautE
WAS la,al 10 the king, took ~
>,.eL in the Revolution. and Vas
>aid 10 have given aid to 'tr
British. However, this did mol
arise FROM his being an m>"id
i.rl, man. Ter Wc are told ihai
.th. Ianrv> In the laic Civil war
>l,,v,d themselves Ia H., soldiers
.fhe caual III any This original
I'm, married Miss Ma}
tlvur. and T. this marriage Vas
.l,ru thr following children il-
Inns I.aity. .ir. father al laan
l.4ucv who : th father of l~,H
~ Grors ianey of Che>'sr-
.tild. Which iir>l Titus Lam
together Wi.a -oUr sons movra g
Georgia ahau l>in. and Wn'>r
descendants iisyet are NOW r.h-
er numerous lawyer Charm
Il.an,a II Pensacola Fla. bong
ONE. Gurgc l.aucy son of iar
original Grorg died without =
>ue. David l.auey married Agnes
llargelt and to Ills marriage vas
| horn one child who married Il
MIR. Terrell aud became the ua.
REM of j. MASSEY Terrell o!
| NIonroe-ncNt David l.aney mar
ripG Miss .lcmima Helms. daughl
81. a.. Rev Jacob Helms. snd
moved IL Tennessee. leaving a
>.n Burton lanrl here and son
/ Irwin Laney who went 10 Red
/ River county. Texas: John la
ney fourth son OF the original
/ Grnrcr married daughter. sct-
lied ON Twelve Mill creek, and
reared three children-.lom who
/ married daughter of Ahram Sc
\ .r.,, and moved to Erath county
Texas Goodman. who died win
oHi issue. AMI Brown, the father
81 Wallace t.aucy of Mineral
Springs. Washington Of Pasc
land. ami Goodman deceased
Archibald lau4. the fifth emil,
at the original uyorgc, marr,
Miss Blakrucl sister Of 'arI
| l}la5curp ana was the fathrt VI
Calvin Laney who Was the iala
:, Esl. ,lerre e. l.aneS ano
,th.r> Pleasant Laney who mar
ricd Miss Belk and moved e
iar west, Marshall .. imcy
Lewis 4 l.anry \ n lmnry
father oi the Monroe ianeFS
Geo. l.aucr Archibald Brown La
r. father of Mrs Lewis e. La
ncy Nr, J 4 Rodgers an'
ulh@S. Nance I.aury who mar
rI,d Nathan tWdcrhurk, an'
Polh who married. \hcl funder
burk and vino WAS the mother o
| Airs. John Shut of Monroe
| Charlie l.ancy. >iNth SON Of tn
original George moycd to Tia
| TIM daughters OF the origina
licorge Lame, were Mrs Wn
Irhy. Mrs. sampson Do>lrr, an
Mrs. Jos ph llargctt Mrs
| SAMPSON posier was The mothe
| of Mrs. Darling Brik ancestor {
| Lmn Bplk. Sion Rogers. Nanfor
| Richardson. Mrs. John ". Nj
> Cain. and numerous others. Mr.
Joe lIargett WAS the mother {
! Laney lIargrit, the ancestor
variou, tunderhurkS. Montgol
crys. and others. Mrs. John Me
, ton. the ancestor of the Melton
! in Union county. Mrs Fighting
n Abel Fundrrbmk OF Iancast'
h county. and Mrs. James Bel
/, The ancestor Of John W. Belk-
!. the father Of the Bclk preac|
If crS. Rev Julius BcIk-lather I
% Mrs. John ". McCain, liritta
g BeIk. James Belk, WaShingtC
4 IL Bcik. Elizabeth, Nancy. Parn
: liar. Hannah. Rebrcca. and Mali
in Sa. being the ancestor Of the +
Of bankSps. OF Stokes Irhy, Of 7.
Of and 4. II. 4. Belk. Of the Fly
Sc ms in Lancaster county, and
fe various other defendants OF &
r. persons named. The deccndan
e. now of the original George j.
st net number probably more tn
vi two thousand persons. 7
on preaching spirit and the figl
re ing spirit are no doubt the pl
nd dominating characteristics
&C tb;. f,,nil, which i r.rtaiu