The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10
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II passed from tile l.anghornes Ii
same way 1t had been acquired.
family was foundc
Charles rs time Ivy the mnrring
one of the Welsh ones with
l.owther. member OF a very d
guished family Of that county. In
Jays. their descendants arc SO nun
MS to embrace people in every wa
hGfe--f from day lnborers to bankers
one OF the Bedfordshirc family,
daughter OF Needhnm Langhornc,
rI ied Robert Townshend, of Virginia
became tho ancestress OF tho Dadc,
ana AVlthcrs families. Many relate
these Langhornc, emlgrnted to vi
ABOUT the same pcrlod--the Astors, B
5lbittietons, Baldwins. zoualcs and
rens. To this group also belong Sir
Z ll4.anghorne. Bart, OF Charlton \
who married Grace. daughter to
Manners. Earl OF Rutland, reject
count Clanworth. 1t may be Interc
mention that Sir VIM. Thomptl
Acknowledgement for Virginia,
stepfathcr to n very charming 81
VIM. Langhorne's nleces, who
granddaughter OF his sister, Lit
gers. Of Harden.
Few families In Virginia have
authentic genealogy as tho Ian
none are more ancient. They u
doubtedly In tho Crusndes. Thei
stretched across both Pembrt
Carmnrthan. They were Higt
for their county, and, nlthouI
famous, they were gentlemen All
for hundreds Of years. Tho nam
Is Lachurn. La Lacherm, Lam
Carlyle gives 1t In his CROMWELL
Ann Hutchinson. in her Mem
the English smelling Langhor
are six different Coats OF Arm
as many branches OF the fam
Wales, one having five feures-c
and two In Cornwall and two
much alike. syyf
Overton.
Editor Genealogical Column:
Noticing several references I'd
ton family OF Virginia I wish
little more OF the Ovcrtons livih
time In the upper end OF Hpots
county or lower Orange, not far II
old Craigs church neighborhood.
ternal grcatgrandfather was an
and l think his name was Willis
One of his daughters. Nancy,
Richard Richards. another. Susa
RED q man named Mason and
Elizabeth. (lny ErandmotheD
~ he
SONS Of that vicinity. Nearly hal
fury since lett that section az
OF the history aad names liavd
out OF memory.
Responding to the above req,
give the following Overton record
not of Spotsylvania. yet these n
records of Prince Edward were g
tho descendants of the early setV
SpotsylganIa and adjoining e.
The Overtons We're not land ow
Prince Edward cesnty. until aft(
Several OF them married in the
prior to that date but they resie
Flat Greek" in Amelia county. I
cords Of Amelia are In good cor
and a search of the Overton vii
deeds there will probably throw ii
this subject.
The Overtcn marriages RECORD
Prince Edward were as folloWs:-----a5
Moses Overton and Penelope =
married May %. 1900.
.2-Richard Overtonf and Jcssey T:
married Dec. II. 1SQl:a, 4yfi5
3-Wln. S. OveEtonF and Elizabf
Rudd, married July 10, 1878.
4-John NJ. Overton and Louisa
hall. married January II. 1873.
| ErThos c. Oyerton and Mart
White. married May %, ISIS.
6-John Il. Hudson and Martha
married December 10, 1928.
7-Benj. Oyerton and Eliza
married Juno /. 1929.
&-Wm. B. Nunnally and Lavin
ton, married October. Is, 1881.
9-Thomas Goode and elizabeth
ton, married June. j 1850.
Calender.
| Genealogical Editor rmes-Dlspat1
hope I wont DO considered q n 4
but have been looking each we
some of tho readers OF your colt
give mo some information Of the
of Samuel Calender of the Al
Revolution. something to give I
his Virginia home. or the burial
people. a tradition says he maj
German woman at Richmond. Va.
1754. Is there any marriage rec
Richmond that could be referred
/. think they were Baptists-will apr
any information.
NJ. w. CALLiEND
prna I,allender Fan1iIv