Database Langton / Lengton / Lington - Heil - Rahder » Thomas Langton (± 1585-± 1661)

Personal data Thomas Langton 

  • He was born about 1585 in Harrow-on-the-Hill (Middlesex).
    Bij aanvraag Marriage License in 1609 was hij 24.
  • Profession: from April 3, 1626 till 1645 zwaardveger.Source 1
    Thomas Lenghten, oudt omtrent 39 jaer & Jan [...] beijde swaertvegers alhier
  • Facts:
    • (functie) from 1627 till before 1656 deacon of the English Church in The Hague.Source 2
    • (vermelding) on April 3, 1626 Thomas Lenghten, oudt omtrent 39 jaer.Source 3
    • (vermelding) on September 10, 1649 'Thomas Langton, sicileerder en Dorchas Chessieu echtgenoten'..Source 4
    • (Parochie) in the year 1610 .Source 5
      St. Bride, Fleet Street
    • (Rechtszaak) from 1644 till 1645 .
      In 1644 en 1645 voert Thomas Langton, met zoon Robbert als gemachtigde, een rechtszaak tegen Johan van Leeuwen, stadtholder van het Richterambt Doesburg ende momber van de Landschap.
      Deze heeft de erfenis van Johan Langton in beheer, die zonder familie in 1643 is overleden.
      Thomas claimt de erfenis, zeggende dat zij volle neven zijn.
      Johan zou getuige geweest zijn bij de doop van Thomas' zoon Simon.
  • Resident starting 1626: 's Gravenhage.
  • He died about 1661 in 's Gravenhage.
  • A child of Christopher Langton
  • This information was last updated on October 16, 2023.
Is associated with Wolphert Henrick Schuijl's christening on November 24, 1658, 's-Gravenhage.

Household of Thomas Langton

He is married to Dorcas Chesshire.

Permission for the marriage has been obtained in London on February 9, 1609.Source 5

They got married

trouwdatum 19 feb. 1609 is 'Old Style' (oude telling, toen het nieuwe jaar begon op 25 maart, Lady's Day). New Style = 19 feb. 1610

Transcription Marriage Licence (Modernised with abbreviations expanded)
19th February 1609
This day appeared personally before Mr Doctor Pope - Thomas Langton of the parish of St Brides in Fleet Street London, cutler, a bachelor aged 24 years or thereabout the son of Christopher Langton late of Harrow-on-the-Hill in the county of Middlesex, tailor, deceased for about 14 years since and he at his own yeternoment[?] and alleged that he intends to marry with Dorcas Chessh[ire] of the parish of St Dunstans in the West, London, maiden aged 17 years or thereabout the daughter of Thomas Chesshire of the same parish, cutler. And then also appeared Thomas Stone of the parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields London in the County of Midd[lesex], cutler, certified that the said Thomas Chesshire the father of the said Dorcas is privy and consenting to this intended marriage & they both affirme[d] that they know of no lawful let or impediment by reason of any precontract or otherwise to hinder the same wherefore the said Thomas Langton prayed to have licence to be married to the said Dorcas in the parish church of St Martin-in-the- Fields aforesaid. [signed by] Thomas Langton Thomas Stone
Event shared with Thomas Stone (witness)
They were married in church on February 21, 1609 at London.Source 6


Child(ren):

  1. Robbert Langton  ± 1612-± 1645 
  2. Simon Langton  ± 1613-< 1648 
  3. Elisabeth Langton  ± 1624-???? 
  4. Heindrick Langton  ± 1625-< 1701 
  5. William Langton  1627-< 1668
  6. Philips Langton  1628-????
  7. Anna Langton  1630-????
  8. Susanna Langton  1632-< 1721 
  9. Thomas Langton  1636-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Thomas Langton

Thomas Langton
± 1585-± 1661

1609

Dorcas Chesshire
1592-> 1658

Robbert Langton
± 1612-± 1645
Simon Langton
± 1613-< 1648
Elisabeth Langton
± 1624-????
Heindrick Langton
± 1625-< 1701
William Langton
1627-< 1668
Anna Langton
1630-????
Susanna Langton
1632-< 1721

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    Sources

    1. Not. akte 's-Gravenhage, nr 7 / fol 337
    2. Churchbook of the English Church in the Hague
    3. 's-Gravenhage, not.akte nr 7 / fol 337
    4. Not.akte 's-Gravenhage, 59-249
    5. London Marriage Licenses
    6. Churchbook St. Martin in the fields

    Historical events

    • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1609: Source: Wikipedia
      • April 9 » Eighty Years' War: Spain and the Dutch Republic sign the Treaty of Antwerp to initiate twelve years of truce.
      • May 20 » Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.
      • May 23 » Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place.
      • July 30 » Beaver Wars: At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs on behalf of his native allies.
      • August 25 » Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
      • September 11 » Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.

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