1 8 7 0 , ▁but ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁harm ▁their ▁respect ed ▁family ▁re put ations , ▁so ▁upon ▁advice ▁of ▁two ▁friends ▁he ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁reve al ▁what ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁told . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁L ans ing ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁John ▁L ans ing . ▁L ans ing , ▁Michigan , ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁sett lers ▁who ▁came ▁from ▁L ans ing , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁may ors ▁of ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York ▁List ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁disappeared ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Several ▁B ios ▁L ans ing ▁Family ▁Tree ▁Bio ▁at ▁the ▁N AR A ▁John ▁L ans ing ▁Jr . ▁bi ography ▁Edmund ▁Pear son ▁Inst ig ation ▁of ▁the ▁Dev il ▁( New ▁York , ▁London : ▁Charles ▁S cri b ners ' ▁S ons , ▁ 1 9 3 0 ), ▁Chapter ▁XX III : ▁A ▁R ather ▁Myst er ious ▁Chan cell or , ▁p .   2 7 7 – 2 8 7 , ▁ 3 5 5 . ▁ ▁Paul ine ▁Ma ier , ▁Rat ification , ▁The ▁People ▁Deb ate ▁the ▁Constitution ▁ 1 7 8 7 - 1 7 8 8 , ▁( New ▁York , ▁London , ▁Toronto , ▁Sydney : Sim on ▁& ▁Sch uster , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁p .   3 5 , ▁ 4 7 , ▁ 9 0 - 9 3 , ▁ 3