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Families covered: Langton of Broughton Tower, Langton of Kirkham, Langton of Preston

                               
Edward Langton of Leland
1. Roger Langton of Broughton Tower, Mayor of Preston (bpt 09.09.1559, d 02.04.1644)
  m1. (c09.1610) Anne Clayton (bur 04.03.1623-4, dau of William Clayton of Fulwood)
  A. William Langton of Preston & Broughton Tower (bur 25.10.1659, MP, Recorder of Liverpool, of Gray's Inn)
  m. (22.05.1638) Jane Lever (bur 22.08.1687, dau of William Lever of Kersall)
  i. William Langton of Broughton Tower (bpt 07.06.1649, bur 03.01.1679-80, 2nd son)
  m. Elizabeth
  a. William Langton (a 1682)
  b. Roger Langton of Chester & Broughton Tower (dsp c10.1714)
  c. Elizabeth Langton (a 1714)
  m. _ Fisher
  d. Jane Langton (a 1714)
  m. _ Thomas Woods
  e. Catherine Langton (a 1714)
  m. _ Watson
  ii. Richard Langton, Mayor of Preston (b 1658, bur 1731, 6th son?)
  m. (c1685-6) Mary Hodgkinson (bur 1728)
  a. William Langton of Liverpool, later of Preston & Broughton Tower (bpt 12.02.1687-8, bur 04.10.1732)
  b. Roger Langton (bpt 1691, d before 1732)
  (1) Mary Langton (a 1732)
  c. Jane Langton (bpt 21.03.1689, dsp bur 01.08.1735)
  m. (26.06.1735) Lawrence Rawsthorne (son of William of Preston, m1/2. Agnes Dent)
  d.+ other issue - Elizabeth (bpt/d 01.1686-7), Elizabeth (b 1694, d 1696)
  iii.+ other issue - Roger (bur 13.02.1646-7)., Thomas (b 1650, a 1714, "lived abroad for many years"), Edward (a 1662), John of Preston (b 1656, bur 1686, woollen draper), Roger (a 1662, 1682), Elizabeth (bpt 1644, d before 04.09.1683), Mary (bpt 1652, d before 04.01.1734), Anne (bpt 15.04.1694, d infant)
  B. Edward Langton of London (a 01.1674, 3rd son?)
  m. Margaret (a 1674)
  i. Mary Langton
  m. John Hill
  ii. Sarah Langton
  C. John Langton of Preston (b 12.10.1614, d before 25.11.1690)
  m. (12.01.1655-6) Anne Singleton (dau/coheir of John Singleton of Preston)
  i. Cornelius Langton of Kirkham (b 02.01.1667-8, d 02.05.1712, 4th son?)
m. (10.08.1689) Elizabeth Taylor (bur 20.11.1736, dau of Rev. Zachary Taylor (Headmaster of Kirkham Grammar School) by Abigail Ward of Capesthorne
  a. John Langton (bpt 11.10.1691, d 21.06.1762, 2nd son)
  m. (22.06.1717) Elizabeth Brown (d 23.03.1766, dau of Thomas Brown of Ashtree Hall, Kirkham)
  (1) Thomas Langton of Kirkham (b 18.08.1724, d 30.10.1794)
  m. (20.11.1753) Jane Leyland (b c1732, d 04.01.1774, dau/coheir of William Leyland of Blackburn)
  (A) John Langton of Kirkham (b 10.02.1756, d 01.06.1807)
  m. (17.07.1784) Betty Bradkirk (dau of Cuthbert Bradkirk of Ribby, cousin) @@ below
  (i) Thomas Langton of Kirkham (b 12.08.1785, d unm 02.11.1826, Captain)
  (ii) Ann Langton (b 28.04.1789)
m. (09.07.1810) Thomas Birley of Milbank, Kirkham
  (iii)+ other issue (d unm) - Bradkirk (b 06.07.1787, d infant), Bradkirk (b 25.09.1796, d infant), John (b 27.09.1798, d 30.10.1803), Jane (d 19.03.1869), Cecilia (bur 28.05.1849)
  (B) William Langton of Kirkham (b 12.02.1758, d 07.05.1514)
  m. (20.12.1791) Mary Starky (dau of Joseph Starky of Redvales)
  (i) Joseph Langton of Liverpool (b 20.09.1792, d 25.10.1855) had issue
  m. (24.05.1821) Anne Earle (b 15.11.1798, dau of Thomas Earle of Spekelands by Mary, dau/coheir of Thomas Earle)
  (ii) Mary Langton (b 13.08.1798, d 25.03.1850)
  m. (24.08.1819) Sir Hardman Earle, 1st Bart (b 1792, d 1877)
  (iii) Margaret Langton (b 07.05.1802, d 30.11.1871)
  m. (09.1829) Richard Earle (b 1796, d 1848)
  (C) Zachary Langton of London (b 05.01.1762, d 28.12.1843, Master of the Skinner's Company)
  m. (17.11.1795) Elizabeth Rowe (d 18.06.1815, dau of Richard Rowe of London)
  (i) Skinner Zachary Langton of Barrow House near Keswick (b 03.01.1794, d 14.02.1884) had issue
  m. (22.04.1830) Margaret Learmouth (d 25.03.1846, dau of Walter Learmouth of London by Helen, dau of John Annand of Aberdeen)
  (ii) Richard Langton (b 19.02.1800, d 05.09.1834) had issue (1 dau)
  m. (1822) Caroline Cope (d 1825)
(iii)+ other issue (d unm) - George (b 07.04.1806, d 21.06.1844), Elizabeth (b 1802, d 1826), Frances (b 1808, d 1816), Ellen (b 1810, d 1825)
  (D) Thomas Langton of Liverpool (b 10.10.1770, d 04.05.1838, youngest son)
  m. (06.04.1802) Ellen Currer (b 25.01.1766, d 01.08.1846, dau of Rev. William Currer of Clapham by Ann, dau/coheir of John Stoko of Blackburn)
  (i) William Langton of Manchester (b 17.04.1803) had issue
m. (15.11.1831) Margaret Hornby (dau of Joseph Hornby of Ribby by Margaret, dau of Robert Wilson of Preston)
  (ii) John Langton (b 06.04.1808, d 19.03.1894) had issue in Toronto
  m. (08.05.1845) Lydia Dunsford (dau of Rev. James Dunsford of Frethorne & Frampton by Mary, dau of James Crowdy of Highworth)
  (iii)+ other issue - Thomas (b 04.08.1806, d 1812), Anne (d 10.05.1893)
  (E) Cicely Langton (b 22.04.1760, bur 25.05.1833)
  m. (15.05.1786) Thomas Hornby of Kirkham
  (F)+ other issue - Cornelius (b 03.11.1763, d 02.05.1816), Leyland (b 1766, d infant), Cicely (b 16.08.1754, d 19.01.1757)., Elizabeth (b 1768, d infant)
  (2) Anne Langton (b 14.11.1718)
  m. (26.04.1740) Cuthbert Bradkirk of Ribby
  (A) Betty Bradkirk (bpt 16.05.1758, d 03.07.1835)
  m. (17.07.1784) John Langton (cousin) @@ above
  (B)+ 4 sons (dsps) + 5 daughters (dsps)
  (3) Sarah Langton (b 01.09.1720, d 11.10.1791)
  m. (05.06.1745) Rev. John Threlfal (d 13.12.181, Headmaster of Kirkham Grammar School)
  (A) son (dsp, physician)
  (4) Elizabeth Langton (b 16.03.1727-8, bur 30.04.1763)
  m. (01.05.153) Savage Leech of Liverpool
  (5) Susannah Langton (bpt 21.07.1733, d 31.10.1816)
  m. (19.10.1769) John Hankinson of Preston (m1. ??)
  (A) son (d infant)
  (6)+ other issue - Cornelius (b 07.06.1722, d infant), Cornelius (b 19.11.1738, d unm 02.1762), Abigail (bpt 24.05.1731, bur 14.04.1739), Tabitha (bpt 24.05.1731, d unm 13.10.1803)
  b. Zachary Langton (bpt 24.04.1798, d 01.02.1786, chaplain)
  m. Bridget Butler (dsp 15.11.1761, dau of Alexander Butler of Kirkland)
  c.+ other issue (d unm) - Zachariah (bpt 15.04.1694, d infant), Roger (bpt 01.11.1700, dsp bur 16.05.1727), Ann (bpt 14.05.1690, bur 02.05.1713), Abigail (bpt 24.09.1695, d 23.01.1776)
  ii. Tabitha Langton (b 31.12.1657)
  m. _ Aston of Cheshire
  a. Susannah Aston
  m1. John Myers of Preston
  m2. James Bolton of Preston
  iii. Rhoda Langton (b 20.08.1659)
  m. _ Williamson of Cheshire
  iv.+ other issue - son (b/d 10.1656), Zachariah (b 04.05.1661, d 10.02.1662-3), John (b 14.04.1664, d infant), Phoeba (bpt 31.10.1656, d 11.1656)
  D.+ other issue - Thomas of Preston (dsp before 1664), Richard (d unm 1644), Roger (dsp 1619), Anne
  m2. (c06.1624) Margaret (bur 21.05.1643, widow of George Rogerson of Preston)

Main source(s): 'Pedigrees of Lancashire Families' = 'Pedigrees of the County Families of England; vol 1 - Lancaster' (Joseph Foster, 1873, 'Pedigree of Langton of Preston and Broughton Tower, afterwards of Kirkham')
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