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 > **************************************************** >