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