Thanks again Josephine for looking up all those records, and to everyone else who has helped too. I feel closer to proving the link, and I'll keep at it and hope for a breakthrough. Kind Regards Joel On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 8:01 AM, <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET Digest, Vol 7, Issue 253 (joel langton) > 2. LANGTON, Bristol, 16th & 17th centuries ( was > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET Digest, Vol 7, Issue 253) (Josephine Jeremiah) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:11:15 +0100 > From: joel langton <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [B&S] BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET Digest, Vol 7, Issue 253 > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > < > [email protected]om> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Thanks Josephine, yes, seen the Portbury Hundred Wills. A very useful > source that helped me construct alot of the 17th century tree. Also seen > The History and Antiquities of the > City of Bristol by William Barrett (1789) source. > > Thanks for pointing out these sources though. I'd rather have it twice, > than not at all! > > I also know about the 1599 will. I've seen a sumary of the will, that > probably does contain all the relevant facts. It talks about a Captain > Langton. I dont know who this is, but it could be importatnt. I found > another reference to a Captain Langton being buried at Mary Redcliffe. > Whether the same Captain Langton, or not, I dont know: > "Another monument there is in this Chapel of > one Captain Langton, whose corpse were enwrapped > in one of those 5 colours he took at Calis, and > here interred." > I dont suppose anyone lives nearby and would take a look for me? > > > Many thanks > Joel > > > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 8:01 AM, > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. LANGTON link with St. Nicholas, Bristol (Josephine Jeremiah) > > 2. LANGTON John, benefactor to the Church and Poor of St. > > Nicholas Parish, Bristol, 1594 (Josephine Jeremiah) > > 3. LANGTON Margaret, Bristol will, 1599 (Josephine Jeremiah) > > 4. Re: the origin of the Langton family of Bristol > > ([email protected]) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 20:21:18 +0100 > > From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <[email protected]> > > Subject: [B&S] LANGTON link with St. Nicholas, Bristol > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; > > delsp=yes > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:19:23 +0100 > > From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <[email protected]> > > Subject: [B&S] LANGTON John, benefactor to the Church and Poor of St. > > Nicholas Parish, Bristol, 1594 > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; > > delsp=yes > > > > 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, > > > > Here's a little pre-1600 snippet, from The History and Antiquities of the > > City of Bristol by William Barrett(1789), which may be of interest. > > > > Among the benefactors to the Church and Poor of St. Nicholas Parish under > > the date 1594: > > > > Mr. John Langton, alderman, gave 40s. per annum to four house-holders > > quarterly, and 12s. for a sermon to be preached at Horfield on the first > > Sunday in Lent, forever ... > > > > Josephine > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 22:30:39 +0100 > > From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <[email protected]> > > Subject: [B&S] LANGTON Margaret, Bristol will, 1599 > > To: [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; > > delsp=yes > > > > 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, > > > > There is a reference to a pre-1600 LANGTON will in 'A Calendar of Wills > > proved in the Consistory Court (City and Deanery of Bristol Division) of > > the Bishop of Bristol 1572-1792', which was edited by Edward Alexander > Fry > > and published in 1897. > > > > Margaret LANGTON, 1599 > > > > Josephine > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 17:41:14 -0400 (EDT) > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [B&S] the origin of the Langton family of Bristol > > To: [email protected], [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > > Hi Joel > > > > I will post the later entries as soon as I can. I showed the CD to a > > friend today after sending your email and she wanted to take it home to > use > > which was ok by me as I shall be away for a week or so from Weds. > > > > I thought you would have harvested all the available online data and > > checked the usual databases but have you got the BVRI entries? > > > > Better twice than not at all - here are the early Bristol ones at > > Horfield: > > > > Bapts > > LANGTON, Ellyn Chr 1564 Engl Glou Horfie > > LANGHTON, William Chr 1567 Engl Glou Horfie > > LANGHTON, Katrene Chr 1569 Engl Glou Horfie > > LANGHTON, John Chr 1571 Engl Glou Horfie > > LANGTON, Marye Chr 1591 Engl Glou Horfie > > Fa: Ansolme LANGTON > > LANGTON, Brigett Chr 1592 Engl Glou Horfie > > Fa: Ansolme LANGTON > > > > Marriages > > > > LANGHTON, Marye Marr 1580 Engl Glou Horfie > > Sp: William BUCKENELL > > LANGTON, Katrene Marr 1595 Engl Glou Horfie > > Sp: Henrye GIBSON > > > > Wondered if the differences in spelling might help identify links - > > Langhton is distinct and might be a regional variation. Does it occur > > elsewhere? > > > > Just a thought. > > > > Bev > > > > > > > > In a message dated 24/09/2012 17:52:27 GMT Daylight Time, > > [email protected] writes: > > > > Very useful, thank you Bev. Especially handy to know about Winifred. > Maybe > > that clue will lead to more of a link. > > Could I trouble you for any further entries up to the mid 1600s? > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > To contact the BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET list administrator, send an email to > > [email protected] > > > > To post a message to the BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET mailing list, send an email > > to [email protected] > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] > > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the > body > > of the > > email with no additional text. > > > > > > End of BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET Digest, Vol 7, Issue 253 > > **************************************************** > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:18:15 +0100 > From: "Josephine Jeremiah" <[email protected]> > Subject: [B&S] LANGTON, Bristol, 16th & 17th centuries ( was > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET Digest, Vol 7, Issue 253) > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; > delsp=yes > > On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:11:15 +0100, joel langton <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Thanks Josephine, yes, seen the Portbury Hundred Wills. A very useful > > source that helped me construct alot of the 17th century tree. Also seen > > The History and Antiquities of the > > City of Bristol by William Barrett (1789) source. > > > Thanks for pointing out these sources though. I'd rather have it twice, > > than not at all! > > Hi Joel, > > Thanks for your response. Even though you already knew of the Bristol > Wills on Mary Mason's Portbury Hundred website and William Barrett's book, > a future LANGTON researcher could find this B & S thread useful and the > sources may give food for thought to others. > > What led me to the 1636 will in the Bristol Wills was that I'd seen > Bristol marriage licence bonds for Elizabeth LANGTON (1680), Mary LANGTON > (1684) and Joanna LANGTON (1688), which all mentioned St. Nicholas. > > So I searched online for "Langton""St. Nicholas""Bristol" and found the > 1636 will that way. > > Perhaps if I'd looked thoroughly through your web site I would have > realized that you already had the information, but when answering list > questions it's quicker just to look at the resources I have to hand. > > St. Nicholas also led me to the heavy 18th-century tome by William Barratt > as I had an inkling that there could be further LANGTON information there > among the benefactors to the church and poor of the parish of St. Nicholas. > > I also looked in my 1910 copy of Adam's Chronicle of Bristol. There are > three references to John LANGTON there on pages 201, 222 and 240, but > these references are just the name as sheriff in 1614, as mayor in 1628 > and as sheriff in 1640. (The latter reference for John LANGTON is to the > son of the John LANGTON who was sheriff in 1614.) > > The LANGTON will and LANGTON references in wills, which I gave in other > messages, all came from original copies of the 1897 and 1886 books > concerning Bristol wills. > > Josephine > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET list administrator, send an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET mailing list, send an email > to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET Digest, Vol 7, Issue 254 > **************************************************** >