William Lankford and Nathan Lankford, were sons of William Lankford, Sr. and Nancy Foster. William Lankford, Sr. was the son of Robert Lankford and Sybil Taylor, NC Indian. Robert Lankford was the son of William Lankford, that was born, 1695, in England and came to America, and purchase property, south side of Tryon Mountain and Pacolet Valley, NC., from the Crown, in 1736. William died in 1800, Tryon, Rutherford - Polk Co., NC. William Lankford, b. c. 1807, South Carolina, wife, Nancy Foster, b.c. 1815, South Carolina, daughter of Edwin Foster & Millie F. ? Can you send me the children's ages of Nathan & William Lankford's, listed in the 1850 Rutherford Co., NC. Census? Thanks, Looking for the parents of Benjamin Lankford, born 1793 , NC - died 1899, KY. SFC John Benjamin Lankford, Jr., U. S Army Ret.; [email protected] : Greenville, Illinois; SAR #151258; ILSSAR #7375; http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/l/a/n/John-B-Langford-jr/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 11:30 AM Subject: Re: [NCPOLK] search for gggrandparents > I have the 1850 Rutherford County census (Polk county was not formed until > 1855) > It lists two Lankford families, but neither has a John Walker or either one > of these names. The two families are: Nathan and Elizabeth who were 60 and > 48 in 1850, with children Elizabeth, Tibby, Robert, Narcissa, Lettia, > Manurvia, > Columbus, Martin, Nathan, Elizabeth, Harvy, and Mary. the other family is > William and Nancy, aged 43 and 35. Children Nancy, Margarett, Curtis, Milly, > Lucinda, and Robert. Both families were born in North Carolina and both were > living in the Polk district. Maybe this can give you some leads. > > ______________________________