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Eleanor Langston 1740–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1778

Death Location: Craven, North Carolina, USA

Father: MATTHEW LANGSTON

Mother: MARTHA YATES

Spouse(s): Benjamin Brown

Children(s): Samuel Brown

Eleanor Langston was born in 1740 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States, the child of Matthew Langston And Martha Mary Yates. Eleanor Langston married Benjamin Franklin Brown, and had children including Samuel Brown. Eleanor Langston passed away in 1778 in Craven, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Langston was born in 1740 in Nansemond, Virginia, United States, the child of Matthew Langston And Martha Mary Yates.
  • Eleanor Langston married Benjamin Franklin Brown, and had children including Samuel Brown.
  • Eleanor Langston passed away in 1778 in Craven, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

MATTHEW LANGSTON
1712–1790
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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MARTHA YATES
1720–
Birth Location: England
MY

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Brown
1739–1778
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Samuel Brown
1755–1813
Birth Location: Lenoir, Lenoir County (formerly known as Dobbs County), North Carolina, USA
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Eleanor Langston's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Langston
1740–1778
Birth Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Parents
MATTHEW LANGSTON
1712–1790
Virginia, United States
MARTHA (MARY) YATES
1720–
England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Langston's Descendants

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Eleanor Langston (1740–1778) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Brown (1739–21 Feb 1778)
  1. 1. Samuel Brown 1755–1813 m. Anne (Nancy Williams) Brown 1763–1813
    1. 1. Williams (R) Brown 1792–1874 m. ? (Susan Ramsbottom Westbrook) slave? 1803–1847
      1. 1. Louisa (Jacinta) Brown 1846–1923 m. David (L F Peacock) DNA 1838–1911
        1. 1. Wesley Peacock 1857–1933 m. Emma Peacock 1860–1940

Eleanor Langston's Timeline

6 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Eleanor Langston in Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
Nansemond County, Virginia, USA
1740
1740
Birth of Eleanor Langston in Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Nansemond, Virginia, United States
1756
after 1756
Age 16
Eleanor Langston was married in Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America
Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America
1760
ABT 1760
Age 20
Eleanor Langston was married in Prob, , Nansemond, Virginia
Prob, , Nansemond, Virginia
1778
1778
Age 38
Death of Eleanor Langston in Craven, North Carolina, USA
Craven, North Carolina, USA
1791
Aft. 1791
Age 51
Death of Eleanor Langston in Washington County, Georgia, USA
Washington County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Nansemond County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Nansemond, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: after 1756
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1760
    Event Place: Prob, , Nansemond, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1791
    Event Place: Washington County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1778
    Event Place: Craven, North Carolina, USA
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