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Ancestors
Ancestors in the "Lang" line have lived in Devon, England since at least the Seventeenth Century, and probably longer than that. Geoff was himself born in Plymouth, Devon. The Lang Gang now resides in Salisbury, Wiltshire but connections to Devon are still strong with many relatives living there still.
Direct male ancestors working backwards in time from Geoff's father are as follows:
Ernest Lang, Shipwright. Born in Bideford, Devon in 1924. Married Monica Wallen of Plymouth in 1955.
Arthur Lang, Shipwright. Born in Appledore, Devon in 1897. Married Florence Vanstone of Bideford in 1924.
James Lang, Shipwright. Born in Appledore, Devon in 1843. Married Elizabeth Jeffery of Appledore in 1877.
Henry Lang, Shoemaker. Born in Appledore, Devon in 1802. Married Barbara Steward (Williams after 1st marriage) of Scotland in 1838.
James Lang, Shoemaker. Born in Barnstaple, Devon in 1767. Married Sibella Richards of Appledore in 1791.
Samuel Lang, Cooper. Born in Barnstaple, Devon in 1732. Married Elizabeth Fisher in 1757 then Jane Delatour of Barnstaple (mother of James Lang) in 1766.
William Lang, Farmer. Born in South Tawton, Devon in 1702. Married Anne Symons of Shirwell, Devon in 1732.
Samuel Lang, Farmer. Born around 1670. Farmed in South Tawton, Devon. Married Honor Lethbridge of South Tawton in 1695.
Family History Snippet:
The Lang and Delatour families of Barnstaple were closely inter-linked in the 18th Century. Samuel Lang married Jane Delatour in 1766 and Jane's brother, James married Honor Lang in 1764. James was a Gunner on various ships and records show that he sailed regularly to America and the West Indies in dangerous conditions. He fought on ships caught up in the American War of Independence, exchanging fire with French vessels. His last voyage was with his own 13 year old son, William Lang Delatour in 1781-2. James ended up in New York Hospital and there is no record of his return nor that of his son who must have been stranded there with him. James' will was proven in 1783 showing that he died around that time. The Delatour line stretches back in England to Peter or Pierre Delatour, a French Hugenot, who hade fled France in the late seventeenth century following religious persecution there and made his way to Barnstaple in Devon.
Peter Delatour's Naturalisation Certificate, 1702
Direct male ancestors working backwards in time from Geoff's father are as follows:
Ernest Lang, Shipwright. Born in Bideford, Devon in 1924. Married Monica Wallen of Plymouth in 1955.
Arthur Lang, Shipwright. Born in Appledore, Devon in 1897. Married Florence Vanstone of Bideford in 1924.
James Lang, Shipwright. Born in Appledore, Devon in 1843. Married Elizabeth Jeffery of Appledore in 1877.
Henry Lang, Shoemaker. Born in Appledore, Devon in 1802. Married Barbara Steward (Williams after 1st marriage) of Scotland in 1838.
James Lang, Shoemaker. Born in Barnstaple, Devon in 1767. Married Sibella Richards of Appledore in 1791.
Samuel Lang, Cooper. Born in Barnstaple, Devon in 1732. Married Elizabeth Fisher in 1757 then Jane Delatour of Barnstaple (mother of James Lang) in 1766.
William Lang, Farmer. Born in South Tawton, Devon in 1702. Married Anne Symons of Shirwell, Devon in 1732.
Samuel Lang, Farmer. Born around 1670. Farmed in South Tawton, Devon. Married Honor Lethbridge of South Tawton in 1695.
Family History Snippet:
The Lang and Delatour families of Barnstaple were closely inter-linked in the 18th Century. Samuel Lang married Jane Delatour in 1766 and Jane's brother, James married Honor Lang in 1764. James was a Gunner on various ships and records show that he sailed regularly to America and the West Indies in dangerous conditions. He fought on ships caught up in the American War of Independence, exchanging fire with French vessels. His last voyage was with his own 13 year old son, William Lang Delatour in 1781-2. James ended up in New York Hospital and there is no record of his return nor that of his son who must have been stranded there with him. James' will was proven in 1783 showing that he died around that time. The Delatour line stretches back in England to Peter or Pierre Delatour, a French Hugenot, who hade fled France in the late seventeenth century following religious persecution there and made his way to Barnstaple in Devon.
Peter Delatour's Naturalisation Certificate, 1702
Record for James and William Lang Delatour on the Ship "Rotterdam", New York, March 1782
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| Original December 2008, Updated October 2011 |