William Lee Simpson, Jr. asked about the above-named couple. I do not have time to do any research now on the couple. However, I know a little about the Langston family of the Tar River area of old Granville Co., NC. I believe, but have not done a lot of research, that they may have migrated to NC from colonial Surry Co., VA. I suspect the Williamses of that area around the Tar River also came from Surry Co. I base this on the research of my Rose-Langston-Washington families of Knap of Reeds area (near Orange Co., NC). Rose and Washington were intermarried, and research seems to show that their parents were either from Isle of Wight or Surry Co., VA. The wife of William Rose was Amy Langston, as implied in Rose's will cited below, in which he names his brother-in-law James Langston. Amy married two times after the death of William Rose. At least one of her sons--Frederick--migrated after the Revolution to what is now Putnam Co., GA, and his father-in-law, William Washington was in the adjoining Georgia Co.--Hancock, I believe. Perhaps the citations given in this brief sketch will lead you to other information about Thomas Williams and his wife Rebecca Langston. Submitted by E.W.Wallace, a Rose-Washington descendant WILLIAM ROSE II. (ca 1729 prob VA-ca 1768 NC) WIR00068. A very well documented biography of William Rose is found in Eunice Brooks Freese, WILLIAM ROSE OF SURRY CO., VA, and will not be repeated here. Only added information will be presented. See biography of Thomas Rose for some land transactions in Granville District, Colonial North Carolina, involving both Thomas and son William or one or the other, beginning ca. 1752. Granville Co. was formed 1746 of Edgecombe Co. William Rose appears on the 1750 tax list of Granville Co., Jonathan White's list. His father Thomas Rose, Sr. with 2 tithables appears on the same list. It is assumed from this list that William Rose was at least of legal age and presumably had land (not proved). (Ge Lee Corley Hendrix, "The Inhabitants of Granville County, NC, 1746, 1750," NORTH CAROLINA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL, V. 8 [Feb 1982], p. 29) William Rose and his associates, Ephraim Merrit and William Washington, all appear on a Muster Roll of the Regiment of Colonel William Eaton, Granville Co., NC Oct 8, 1754, in Captain Andrew Hampton's Company. Also in Captain Hampton's Company were William Williams, Serjeant, and John Williams, Corporal. (The latter two men are probably the sons of John Williams II, formerly of Goochland Co, VA (qv) of Nutbush Creek area of Granville Co., NC, but this has not been proved as Jan 2003.) (Murtie June Clark, COLONIAL SOLDIERS OF THE SOUTH 1732-1774, p. 727) At Halifax on 9 Sep 1763, both William Rose and Thomas Rose received grants from the agents of Lord Granville. These appear consecutively in Granville Co. Deed Bk H, page 70 for William Rose and page 70-71 for Thomas Rose. William Rose's grant was for 300 acres for 27 pds. Virginia money. It was near Kemp Creek & Nap of Reeds Creek. Thomas Rose's grant was for 404 acres of land for 24 pds. Virginia money and it was near Nap of Reeds Creek, Townsend's line and John Walker's land. (Timothy W. Rackley, GRANVILLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA DEEDS, 1763-1766 [Kernersville, NC: Published by author, 1999], pp. 87 and 88.) William Rose owned land in Edgecombe Co. (part of his inheritance?) or had removed to Edgecombe Co., NC by 1764, so indicated by Eunice Brooks Freese, compiler of a history of the Rose family of this area. Warren Co., NC Deed Bk A-49: Thomas Mann to William Rose, both of Edgecombe Co. 12 Aug 1764. 40 pds. VA money for 640 A., an Earl Granville Grant 1 Dec 1760. Wit: James Drake, Asia Drake, Isom Wheless. Ack: Nov. Court 1764, Ben McCulloch, CC. Reg: 10 Jan 1765, Sugan [Sugar?] Johnson, P.R. William Rose's abstracted will indicates that by the time of his death, he had accumulated a modest estate, or perhaps a handsome one for the time and place. Granville Co. NC unrecorded will-page 54. [Written] Dec 1, 1768 - proved Jan. court 1769- William Rose wills to son Frederick Rose 300 acres on Reeds creek, 6 head of cattle, and 3 sows and pigs when he is 21 years old; to my son William Rose, my lower tract on Nap of Reeds creek known as "Elwoods," 6 cattle, 4 sows and pigs when he is 21 years old; to son Howel Rose, all land whereon I now live after his mother's death, she to live and use it for her lifetime; to daughter Sarah Williams, 10 pds; to daughter Elizabeth Rose, 40 pds. when she is 21 years old or married; to daughter Winneyfred Rose, a negro woman, 5 cattle now at Robert Sorriels when she is 21 years old or married; to my wife Amy Rose, 2 negroes, household furniture, livestock, for her lifetime and, at her death, to be sold and money to my son Howel Rose, with exception of setting up Frederick and William with enough of pewter, tools, etc., etc. Exrs: wife Ame Rose, brother-in-law James Langston. Wts: James Langston, James Willis, Jean Langston. (Zae Hargett Gwynn, ABSTRACTS OF THE WILLS AND ESTATE RECORDS OF GRANVI LLE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, 1746-1808 [Rocky Mount, NC: Joseph W. Watson, 1973], p. 22) Comment: I suggest you try to interlibrary loan some of these books, but Timothy Rackley's books are so new that it is doubtful many libraries have acquired his books, outside of North Carolina. He has a new book of abstracted Granville Co. wills. If you want his e-mail address, e-mail me. E.W.Wallace