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William Lang 1702–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1702

Birth Location: South Tawton, Devon, England

Death Date: 9 Oct 1769

Death Location: Barnstaple, Devonshire, England

Father: Samuel Lang

Mother: Honor Lethbridge

Spouse(s): Anne Simmons, Anne Simmons

Children(s): Samuel Lang, Samuel Lang, William Lang

In 1702, William Lang entered the world in South Tawton, Devon, England, born to Samuel Lang And Honor Lang Nee Lethbridge. William Lang married Anne Lang Nee Simmons, Anne Simmons, and had children including Samuel Lang, William Lang. William Lang passed away in 1769 in Barnstaple, Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1702, William Lang entered the world in South Tawton, Devon, England, born to Samuel Lang And Honor Lang Nee Lethbridge.
  • William Lang married Anne Lang Nee Simmons, Anne Simmons, and had children including Samuel Lang, William Lang.
  • William Lang passed away in 1769 in Barnstaple, Devonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Lang
1670–
Birth Location: –
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Honor Lethbridge
1672–1702
Birth Location: South Tawton, Devon
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Spouses(s)

Anne Simmons
1712–1750
Birth Location: Devon, England
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Anne Simmons
1712–1788
Birth Location: South Tawton, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Samuel Lang
1732–1788
Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England
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Samuel Lang
1732–1788
Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England
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William Lang
1734–
Birth Location: Thornbury, Devon, England
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William Lang's Ancestors

Self
William Lang
1702–1769
Birth Place: South Tawton, Devon, England
Parents
Samuel Lang
1670–
Honor (Lang, nee) Lethbridge
1672–1702
South Tawton, Devon
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Lang's Descendants

1.
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William Lang (21 Feb 1702–9 Oct 1769) m. Anne (Lang, nee) Simmons (1712–14 July 1750; or 21 May 1788) m. Anne Simmons (1712–21 May 1788)
  1. 1. Samuel Lang 1732–1788 m. Jane (De La) Tour 1732–1780 m. Elizabeth Fisher 1725–1765
    1. 1. Sally (Pound, nee) Lang 1778–1866 m. George Pound 1780–1848
      1. 1. Henry Pound 1812–1873 m. Margaret Penney 1818–1898
        1. 1. Alfred (Clarendon (Filmer)) Pound 1851–1854
        2. 2. William Pennel 1842–1911 m. Cordelia (Twysden Molesworth) Legge 1832–1915
        3. 3. George (Filmer) Pound 1845–1916 m. Ellen (or Elizabeth) Stringman 1850–1923 m. Elizabeth Pound 1841–
        4. 4. Emily (Filmer O'Brien, nee) Pound 1848–1940 m. Michael (Joseph) O`Brien 1849–1940
        5. 5. Wilmot Pound 1861–
      2. 2. Sarah (Margaret) Pound 1825–1910
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Pound 1808–1873 m. James Northey 1807–1867
        1. 1. Julia (Hannah) Northey 1848–1870
        2. 2. James Northey 1835–
        3. 3. Lydia ((E ?)) Northey 1846–1909
        4. 4. Jemima (Tryphena) Northey 1844–1922
        5. 5. Emmanuel (Augustus) Northey 1839–1909
        6. 6. John (Charles) Northey 1832–1879
        7. 7. Mary (Ann) Northey 1833–
        8. 8. George (William) Northey 1841–1870
      4. 4. Jane (Lang) Pound 1810–1892 m. William Palmer 1813–1859
        1. 1. Samuel (Eals) Palmer 1846–1879
        2. 2. Hargranie Palmer 1849–1874 m. Harriet (Palmer, nee) Wilkinson 1848–
        3. 3. James (Cole) Palmer 1844–1907 m. Mary (Hannah) Stanbury 1841–1911
        4. 4. William (Delatour) Palmer 1840–1896 m. Mary (Ann Palmer, nee) Roberts 1848–1911
        5. 5. George (Pound) Palmer 1838–1905
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Delatour) Pound 1813–1896
      6. 6. Susannah (Coker) Pound 1821–1921 m. Henry Howard 1820–
        1. 1. John Howard 1839–1908
      7. 7. Edward (Blackwell) Pound 1814–
      8. 8. Mary Pound 1796–
      9. 9. William Pound 1816–1903 m. Harriet (Lydia Pound, nee) Townsend 1839–1911 m. Caroline (Pound, nee) Unknown 1809–1877
        1. 1. John Pound 1848–1916 m. Agnes (Pound, nee) Drake 1847–1912
        2. 2. Catherine (E) Pound 1851–
        3. 3. William (Daniel Donaldson) Pound 1853–1945 m. Isabella (Pound, nee) Glendining 1841–1911
        4. 4. William (Delatour) Pound 1854–
      10. 10. George Pound 1818–1820
    2. 2. James Lang 1767–1817
    3. 3. Peggy (Blackwell, nee) Lang 1769–1847 m. Edward (John) Blackwell 1776–1840
      1. 1. Charles Blackwell 1798–1865
      2. 2. William (Delatour) Blackwell 1801–
      3. 3. Samuel (Lang) Blackwell 1803–1872 m. Grace (Blackwell, nee) Unknown 1803–
        1. 1. Samuel (Nicholson) Blackwell 1833–1912 m. Eliza (Mary(W?) Blackwell, nee) Watson 1835–1923 m. Annie (Elizabeth Blackwell, nee) Unknown 1864–
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Blackwell 1840–
        3. 3. John (Richard(B?)) Blackwell 1838–
        4. 4. Frederick Blackwell 1841–
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Ann) Blackwell 1835–
      4. 4. Thomas Blackwell 1805–
      5. 5. Frederick Blackwell 1808–
    4. 4. Samuel Lang 1771–
    5. 5. Peter Lang 1772–
    6. 6. Mary (Ann) Lang 1774–1775
    7. 7. Anna Lang 1760–1782
    8. 8. Elizabeth Lang 1758–
    9. 9. Jenny Lang 1763–
    10. 10. Mary (Ann) Lang –1779
    11. 11. Mary (Symons*) Lang 1761–
    12. 12. William Lang 1762–1848
    13. 13. Elizabeth Lang 1758–
  2. 2. Samuel Lang 1732–1788
  3. 3. William Lang 1734–

William Lang's Timeline

2 Records

1702
21 Feb 1702
Birth of William Lang in South Tawton, Devon, England
South Tawton, Devon, England
1769
9 Oct 1769
Age 67
Death of William Lang in Barnstaple, Devonshire, England
Barnstaple, Devonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1702
    Event Place: South Tawton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1769
    Event Place: Barnstaple, Devonshire, England
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