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Origins of the Langston Family Name - England

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Dianne's Mother's line
Descendants of John Langston

Generation No. 1

JOHN1 LANGSTON born 1375 in Cavernsfield, England, and died 1435 in Cavernsfield, England, married ELIZABETH GRIMSBY.  Child of JOHN LANGSTON and ELIZABETH GRIMSBY is:

  1. JOHN2 LANGSTON, b. 1412; d. 1487, Cavernsfield, England.

Generation No. 2

JOHN2 LANGSTON (JOHN1) born 1412, and died 1487 in Cavernsfield, England.  He married ELIZABETH JANE DENTON.  Child of JOHN LANGSTON and ELIZABETH DENTON is:

  1. JOHN3 LANGSTON, b. 1429; d. 1506, Cavrnsfield, England.

Generation No. 3

JOHN3 LANGSTON (JOHN2, JOHN1) born 1429, and died 1506 in Cavrnsfield, England.  He married AMY AMICE DANVERS. Child of JOHN LANGSTON and AMY DANVERS is:

  1. WILLIAM4 LANGSTON, b. Sedgeborough, Worchestershire, England.

Generation No. 4

WILLIAM4 LANGSTON (JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born in Sedgeborough, Worchestershire, England.  He married ELIZABETH BRUERTON.  She was born in Cheshire, England.  Children of WILLIAM LANGSTON and ELIZABETH BRUERTON are:

  1. WILLIAM5 LANGSTON.
  2. NICHOLAS LANGSTON, b. England; d. England.
  3. ROGER LANGSTON, b. England; d. England.
  4. GEORGE LANGSTON.
  5. HENRY LANGSTON, b. Sedgeboro, Worchestershire, England; d. November 25, 1591, Canterbury, England.
  6. ELIZABETH LANGSTON, b. England; d. England.
  7. CUTHBERT LANGSTON, b. England; d. England.

Generation No. 5

NICHOLAS5 LANGSTON (WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born in England, and died in England. Children of NICHOLAS LANGSTON are:

  1. ELIZABETH6 LANGSTON.
  2. MARY LANGSTON.

 

ROGER5 LANGSTON (WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born in England, and died in England. Child of ROGER LANGSTON is:

  1. NICHOLS6 LANGSTON.

 

HENRY5 LANGSTON (WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born in Sedgeboro, Worchestershire, England, and died November 25, 1591 in Canterbury, England.  He married ANN DARSTON, daughter of THOMAS DARSTON.  She died October 26, 1621.  Children of HENRY LANGSTON and ANN DARSTON are:

  1. ANTHONY6 LANGSTON, b. England; d. December 28, 1633, Worchestershire, England.
  2. ELIZABETH LANGSTON, m. BARTHOLOMEW KIGHLEY.
  3. ANNE LANGSTON, m. THOMAS STOKES, October 17, 1580, Sedgeborough, Worchestershire, England.
  4. GOODWIF/GOODITH LANGSTON, m. THOMAS PALMER, April 05, 1583, Sedgeborough, Worchestershire, England.
  5. JANE LANGSTON.
  6. FRANCIS THOMAS LANGSTON, b. Sedgeborough, Worchestershire, England.
  7. WILLIAM LANGSTON, b. Sedgeborough, Worchestershire, England.
  8. HENRY LANGSTON, b. Sedgeborough, Worchestershire, England; d. 1633; m. ANNE PEYTON.

Generation No. 6

ANTHONY6 LANGSTON (HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born in England, and died December 28, 1633 in Worchestershire, England.  He married JUDITH BAYLEY 1590 in England, daughter of RICHARD BAYLEY.  Children of ANTHONY LANGSTON and JUDITH BAYLEY are:

  1. HENRY7 LANGSTON, b. June 18, 1603, England; d. 1680, Sedgeborough, Worchestershire, England.
  2. FRANCES LANGSTON, b. England; d. 1664, Canterbury, England.
  3. RICHARD LANGSTON, d. Canterbury, England.
  4. WILLIAM LANGSTON, b. 1596, Sedgeborough, Worchestershire, England; d. Bef. 1659, England.
  5. ANTHONY LANGSTON, b. December 02, 1599, England; d. June 02, 1652, England.
  6. ANNE LANGSTON, b. 1600, England; m. THOMAS ROWE, Aft. 1633.
  7. PETER LANGSTON, b. 1600, England; d. April 1693, County Oxford, Middle Aston, England.
  8. JOHN LANGSTON, b. 1601, England; d. Bef. 1700.

Generation No. 7

HENRY7 LANGSTON (ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born June 18, 1603 in England, and died 1680 in Sedgeborough, Worchestershire, England.  He married ELIZABETH WORRELL Abt 1620.  Child of HENRY LANGSTON and ELIZABETH WORRELL is:

  1. JOHN8 LANGSTON I, b. 1620, England; d. Bet. 1660 - 1694, Nansemond Co., Virginia.

 

FRANCES7 LANGSTON (ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born in England, and died 1664 in Canterbury, England.  He married SANDERS.  Child of FRANCES LANGSTON and SANDERS is:

  1. JOHN8 LANGSTON.

 

WILLIAM7 LANGSTON (ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born 1596 in Sedgeborough, Worchestershire, England, and died Bef. 1659 in England.  He married JANE KEIGHLEY Abt 1617 in England.  Children of WILLIAM LANGSTON and JANE KEIGHLEY are:

  1. WILLILAM8 LANGSTON.
  2. HENRY LANGSTON.
  3. ANTHONY LANGSTON.
  4. FRANCIS LANGSTON.
  5. MARY LANGSTON.
  6. JUDITH LANGSTON.

Generation No. 8

JOHN8 LANGSTON I (HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born 1620 in England, and died Bet. 1660 - 1694 in Nansemond Co., Virginia.  He married KATHERINE Abt 1645 in Virginia. Children of JOHN LANGSTON and KATHERINE are:

  1. ?JOHN9 LANGSTON II, b. 1660, Nansemond, Virginia; d. 1748, Nansemond, Virginia.
  2. LEONARD LANGSTON, b. Virginia; d. 1763, Hereford Co., North Carolina.
  3. MULFORD MOJNTFORD LANGSTON, b. New Kent Co, Virginia; d. Aft. 1741.

Generation No. 9

?JOHN9 LANGSTON II (JOHN8, HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born 1660 in Nansemond, Virginia, and died 1748 in Nansemond, Virginia.  He married ANN VANN.   Children of ?JOHN LANGSTON and ANN VANN are:

  1. WILLIAM10 LANGSTON, b. 1688, Virginia.
  2. THOMAS LANGSTON, b. 1690, Gates, Virginia.
  3. JACOB LANGSTON, b. 1692, Gates, Virginia.
  4. ISAAC LANGSTON, b. 1694, Gates, Virginia; d. 1800, Lake City, Florence, South Carolina.
  5. MICHAEL LANGSTON, b. 1696, Gates, Virginia.
  6. JOHN LANGSTON III, b. 1710, Isle of Wight, Co., Virginia; d. November 11, 1790, Greenville, South Carolina.

Generation No. 10

JOHN10 LANGSTON III (?JOHN9, JOHN8, HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born 1710 in Isle of Wight, Co., Virginia, and died November 11, 1790 in Greenville, South Carolina.  He married (1) ANN AGNES MANGHAM March 02, 1729/30 in Isle of Wight, Co., Virginia, daughter of JOHN MANGHAM and FRANCES BENNETT.  She was born 1712, and died 1740.  He married (2) ELIZABETH PERSONS 1743 in Granville Co, South Carolina.  

Children of JOHN LANGSTON and ANN MANGHAM are:

  1. AMY11 LANGSTON, m. (1) WILLIAM ROSE; m. (2) ELLIS DREWRY; m. (3) GEORGE BRUCE.
  2. MARTHA "PATTY" LANGSTON, m. HUGH MCVAY.
  3. JESSE LANGSTON.
  4. ABSOLAM LANGSTON, b. Abt 1731; d. Abt 1783, Union, 96th District, South Carolina.
  5. JAMES LANGSTON, b. 1731; d. Aft. 1800; m. JANE.
  6. SOLOMON LANGSTON, SR., b. 1732; d. 1811.
  7. JECHONIAS LANGSTON, b. 1734; d. 1788; m. MARY LOGAN.
  8. LUCILLE "LOUISA" LANGSTON, b. 1736; d. Aft. 1800; m. GEORGE W. THOMPSON, 1759.
  9. JOSEPH LANGSTON, b. 1738; d. March 26, 1827; m. (1) AGNES RAGLAND; m. (2) RUTH HOOPER OR COOPER, 1760.
  10. JOHN LANGSTON, b. 1740; d. 1782.

Children of JOHN LANGSTON and ELIZABETH PERSONS are:

  1. ELIZABETH11 LANGSTON, m. MOSES SPANN.
  2. REBECCA "BEKKA" LANGSTON, m. THOMAS WILLIAMS.
  3. SAMUEL LANGSTON, m. SARAH YOUNG.
  4. MARY "MOLLEY" LANGSTON, m. JOEL SMITH.
  5. FRANCES LANGSTON, m. JAMES MCELROY.
  6. SARAH "SALLEY" LANGSTON, b. May 19, 1762; d. 1840, Allen, Kentucky; m. (1) AARON SMITH; m. (2) JOHN DODD; m. (3) ARMSTEAD ANDERSON.

Generation No. 11

ABSOLAM11 LANGSTON (JOHN10, ?JOHN9, JOHN8, HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born Abt 1731, and died Abt 1783 in Union, 96th District, South Carolina.  He married CHRISTIAN BENNETT, daughter of RICHARD BENNETT and ANN.  She was born Abt 1731 in Virginia, and died Abt 1803 in Union, South Carolina.  Children of ABSOLAM LANGSTON and CHRISTIAN BENNETT are:

  1. BENNETT12 LANGSTON, m. POLLY SMITH.
  2. JOHN LANGSTON, m. SARAH S.
  3. CALEB LANGSTON, d. 1800.
  4. MARTHA LANGSTON, m. THOMAS THORNTON.
  5. NANCY LANGSTON.
  6. JACOB LANGSTON.
  7. MARY LANGSTON.
  8. WILLIAM LANGSTON.
  9. NATHAN LANGSTON, b. January 10, 1762, North Carolina; d. February 05, 1831, Union, South Carolina.
  10. DANIEL LANGSTON, b. 1765.
  11. SARAH LANGSTON, b. 1771; m. ANDREW GEORGE.

 

SOLOMON11 LANGSTON, SR. (JOHN10, ?JOHN9, JOHN8, HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born 1732, and died 1811.  He married SARAH BENNETT Abt 1753, daughter of RICHARD BENNETT and ANN.  She was born Abt 1733 in Virginia, and died Aft. 1810 in Laurens, South Carolina.  Children of SOLOMON LANGSTON and SARAH BENNETT are:

  1. JAMES12 LANGSTON, m. NANCY BARROUGH.
  2. MARGARET LANGSTON, m. REV. JAMES HARLEN, September 04, 1807.
  3. SOLOMON LANGSTON, JR., m. ELIZABETH CAMPS.
  4. HENRY LANGSTON.
  5. BENNETT LANGSTON.
  6. AMY LANGSTON, m. CHRISTOPHER.
  7. MARTHA PATTY LANGSTON b. 1772 m. NATHANIEL JONES.
  8. SARAH LANGSTON, m. MILLER.
  9. SELAH LANGSTON, m. SAMUEL STILES.
  10. MARY "POLLY" LANGSTON, m. JESSE HOLDER.
  11. LAODICIA "DICY" LANGSTON, b. May 14, 1760, Laurens, District, South Carolina; d. May 23, 1837, South Carolina.

Generation No. 12

CALEB12 LANGSTON (ABSOLAM11, JOHN10, ?JOHN9, JOHN8, HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) died 1800.  He married ELIZABETH.  Children of CALEB LANGSTON and ELIZABETH are:

  1. ABSOLEM13 LANGSTON, d. December 08, 1802.
  2. JESSEE LANGSTON.
  3. SAMUEL LANGSTON.
  4. CHRISTIAN "CRESSEY" LANGSTON, d. June 26, 1820.
  5. JOHN LANGSTON.
  6. NATHAN LANGSTON.

 

NANCY LANGSTON12 (ABSOLAM11, JOHN10, ?JOHN9, JOHN8, HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) married JOHN BEARDEN.  Children of LANGSTON and BEARDENS are:

  1. LETTICE13 BEARDEN.
  2. MARY BEARDEN.
  3. SARAH BEARDEN.
  4. JOHN BEARDEN.

 

NATHAN12 LANGSTON (ABSOLAM11, JOHN10, ?JOHN9, JOHN8, HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born January 10, 1762 in North Carolina, and died February 05, 1831 in Union, South Carolina.  He married CATHERINE SMITH January 06, 1784 in Union, South Carolina, daughter of WILLIAM SMITH and ANNE.  She died November 20, 1839.  Children of NATHAN LANGSTON and CATHERINE SMITH are:

  1. SARAH13 LANGSTON, b. November 07, 1784, Union, South Carolina; m. RIPPONS.
  2. MARTHA LANGSTON, b. May 31, 1786, Union, South Carolina; d. August 01, 1859, Franklin, Georgia.
  3. WILLIAM LANGSTON, b. December 02, 1787, Union, South Carolina; d. August 20, 1859, Lillian, Johnson, Texas.
  4. NANCY LANGSTON, b. June 13, 1789, Union, South Carolina; m. ELI BEARDEN.
  5. WILLIS LANGSTON, b. November 11, 1792, Union, South Carolina; m. NANCY ADAIR, April 25, 1826, Union, South Carolina.
  6. JOHN LANGSTON, b. 1793, Union, South Carolina; m. MARTHA.
  7. ELIZABETH LANGSTON, b. March 10, 1795, Union, South Carolina; m. CHANEY STONE.
  8. JACOB LANGSTON, b. 1797, Union, South Carolina.
  9. MARY LANGSTON, b. April 07, 1799, Union, South Carolina; m. ARCHIBALD STONE.
  10. CALEB LANGSTON, b. April 01, 1801, Union, South Carolina; d. 1845.
  11. ABSOLAM LANGSTON, b. September 20, 1804, Union, South Carolina; m. ARMENTA STARNES.
  12. GENNETTA LANGSTON, b. April 11, 1806, Union, South Carolina; m. STONE.

 

DANIEL12 LANGSTON (ABSOLAM11, JOHN10, ?JOHN9, JOHN8, HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born 1765.  He married MARTHA ANN EDWARDS.  She was born 1770, and died 1858 in Union, South Carolina. Children of DANIEL LANGSTON and MARTHA EDWARDS are:

  1. REBECCA13 LANGSTON, m. JOHN H. HOLLAND.
  2. MARY LANGSTON, m. ELIJAH EUBANKS.
  3. RHODA LANGSTON, m. DANIEL CHANDLER.
  4. SARAH LANGSTON, m. JAMES CORLEY.
  5. PATSEY LANGSTON, m. THOMAS CLARK.
  6. WILLIAM LANGSTON.
  7. DELILAH LANGSTON, b. 1789.
  8. ISAAC LANGSTON, b. 1792 SC.
  9. ABSOLOM LANGSTON, b. April 18, 1801.
 

 

HENRY12 LANGSTON (SOLOMON11, JOHN10, ?JOHN9, JOHN8, HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1)  married SARAH MURPHY January 23, 1787.  She was born 1769. Children of HENRY LANGSTON and SARAH MURPHY are:

  1. MAHALOTH13 LANGSTON, b. November 24, 1802, Laurens, South Carolina; d. August 12, 1840, Lawrence, Alabama.
  2. THOMAS LAFAYETTE LANGSTON, b. January 28, 1805; d. July 17, 1839.

 

LODICA "DICY"12 LANGSTON (SOLOMON11, JOHN10, ?JOHN9, JOHN8, HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born May 14, 1760 in Laurens, District, South Carolina, and died May 23, 1837 in South Carolina.  She married THOMAS SPRINGFIELD 1784.  He was born July 15, 1766 in Greenville, Laurens, Grandville dist., South Carolina, and died March 21, 1845 in Greenville, South Carolina. Children of LODICA LANGSTON and THOMAS SPRINGFIELD are:

  1. HENRY13 SPRINGFIELD.
  2. ELIZABETH SPRINGFIELD.
  3. HUGH SPRINGFIELD.
  4. EPHRAIM SPRINGFIELD.
  5. SARAH SPRINGFIELD.
  6. MARTHA SPRINGFIELD.
  7. AARON SPRINGFIELD, b. May 25, 1786; m. ELIZABETH.
  8. JAMES L. SPRINGFIELD, b. February 05, 1788; m. NANCY STYLES/STILES.
  9. MOSES SPRINGFIELD, b. September 14, 1789.

Generation No. 13

MARTHA13 LANGSTON (NATHAN12, ABSOLAM11, JOHN10, ?JOHN9, JOHN8, HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born May 31, 1786 in Union, South Carolina, and died August 01, 1859 in Franklin, Georgia.  She married GROVES YARBROUGH 1805 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, son of JAMES YARBROUGH.  He was born May 09, 1776 in North Carolina, and died November 14, 1857 in Franklin, Georgia.  

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WILLIAM13 LANGSTON (NATHAN12, ABSOLAM11, JOHN10, ?JOHN9, JOHN8, HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born December 02, 1787 in Union, South Carolina, and died August 20, 1859 in Lillian, Johnson, Texas.  He married (1) HESTER MASSEY.  He married (2) MARY BENNETT 1807 in South Carolina.  She was born 1787 in South Carolina, and died in ?Texas. Children of WILLIAM LANGSTON and MARY BENNETT are:

  1. HIRAM14 LANGSTON, b. November 27, 1807, South Carolina; d. Illinois; m. MARY CURRY; b. 1808, Tennessee.
  2. CATHERINE "KATE" LANGSTON, b. March 02, 1809, South Carolina; d. June 18, 1890, Shelby, Illinois; m. JOHN ELLIOTT CROKETT, February 10, 1824.
  3. NANCY LANGSTON, b. September 14, 1811, South Carolina; d. 1851, Illinois; m. JOHN JACKY ELLIS, November 16, 1826, Tennessee; b. May 19, 1806, Tennessee; d. September 03, 1895, Etna, Coles, Illinois.
  4. MARTHA MINTA LANGSTON, b. June 13, 1813, South Carolina; d.August 29, 1845, Illinois; m. THOMAS JEFFERSON CURRY, March 20, 1833, Coles, Illinois.
  5. MARY A. E. LANGSTON, b. October 27, 1814; m. LARKIN GILBERT, January 29, 1834, Coles, Illinois; b. 1808.
  6. NATHAN LANGSTON, b. November 03, 1816, South Carolina; d. 1857, Coles, Illinois; m. NANCY GRAY, December 08, 1836, Coles, Illinois; b. 1818, Tennessee.
  7. RACHEL LANGSTON, b. January 11, 1821; m. ROBERT RITSELL, November 04, 1844, Coles, Illinois.
  8. THOMAS G. LANGSTON, b. September 27, 1821, Tennessee; m. POLLY GUNTERMAN, September 13, 1854, Kauffman, Texas.
  9. JONATHAN LANGSTON, b. October 03, 1822.
  10. JESSEE LANGSTON, b. December 19, 1824, Tennessee; m. EMALINE GUNTERMAN, February 16, 1850, Coles, Illinois.
  11. SARAH "SALLY" ELIZABETH LANGSTON, b. August 04, 1827, Tennessee; d. July 21, 1898, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas; m. THOMAS CURRY, JR., February 24, 1849, Coles, Illinois.
  12. WILLIAM J. LANGSTON, b. August 18, 1829, Tennessee; d. February 19, 1877, Gays, Moultrie, Illinois; m. HARRIET ARMENTROUT, January 02, 1845, Moultrie, Illinois.

 

ABSOLOM13 LANGSTON (DANIEL12, ABSOLAM11, JOHN10, ?JOHN9, JOHN8, HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) born April 18, 1801.  He married MARY ANN "POLLY" HART.  She was born August 21, 1817, and died February 27, 1885. Children of ABSOLOM LANGSTON and MARY HART are:

  1. DANIEL T.14 LANGSTON, b. 1843.
  2. MARTHA P. LANGSTON, b. September 16, 1845; m. WILLIAM CLEMENT.
  3. JAMES LEWIS LANGSTON Langston, James Lewis b. August 06, 1847; d. August 28, 1906; m. March 30, 1876, Bradley, Arkansas, MARY FRANCES PARKER Langston, Mary Frances Parker  b. February 11, 1852; d. February 25, 1899.
  4. MARY A. E. C. LANGSTON, b. 1849.
  5. SARAH J. LANGSTON, b. 1852.
  6. LETITIA T. LANGSTON, b. 1858.
  7. ALMEDA "EMMA" LANGSTON, b. 1865.

 

SARAH13 SPRINGFIELD Bates, Sarah Springfield (LODICA "DICY"12 LANGSTON, SOLOMON11, JOHN10, ?JOHN9, JOHN8, HENRY7, ANTHONY6, HENRY5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1)  married JOHN BATES. Bates, John Child of SARAH SPRINGFIELD and JOHN BATES is:

  1. SYRENA14 BATES McJunkin, Syrena Bates  b. May 28, 1817; d. August 14, 1904;m. BERRY MCJUNKIN McJunkin, Berry b. 1815; d. August 31, 1865.

 

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