On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:25:45 +0100, joel langton <[email protected]> wrote: > You may be aware of the Langtons of Bristol already, they were Mayors and > Sheriffs of Bristol, and wealthy merchants from the 17th century > I am trying to trace the early part of the family before they rose to > become really prominent. Roughly speaking, that means pre-1600s. > Hopefully one of you has a little piece of important information, or has > access to something I dont, or something I have missed. Hi Joel, Thank you for your two off-list messages. I see that some of the 17th-century LANGTONs were associated with the church of St. Nicholas, Bristol. This has led me to a will of 1636, mentioning members of the 17th-century LANGTON family. This is on the following web page of Bristol Wills collated by Mary Mason: http://www.portbury-hundred.co.uk/bristolwills.htm I know this is not pre-1600s and it's likely that you already have the will, but nothing ventured nothing gained. Josephine