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Families covered: Landon of London
Berry reports that "The Family of Landon is descended from an ancient family in France, which on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis 14th in 1685 transplanted themselves into this Country", apparently via Rotterdam. | |||||||||||||||
Samuel Landon of Rotterdam then London (a 1687, woollen-cap maker) | |||||||||||||||
m. Marie Pignat | |||||||||||||||
1. | Samuel Landon of London (bpt 08.07.1688, d before 17.01.1752, weaver) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m1. (21.11.1708) Magdalen Legay (a 1709) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (1711) Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||
2. | John Luke Landon of London (bpt 28.03.1703, d 09.09.1756, weaver, youngest son) the first mentioned by Berry | ||||||||||||||
m. Jane Porcher (bpt 25.08.1700, d 19.08.1763, dau of James Porcher of Stepney by Magdalen) | |||||||||||||||
A. | John Landon of London (b 1725, d 25.09.1796) | ||||||||||||||
m. Anne Dalton de Heule (b c1725, d 17.10.1793, dau of Abraham de Heule) | |||||||||||||||
B. | James Landon of Cheshunt (b 1728, d 19.12.1812) | ||||||||||||||
m. (26.12.1758) Anna Palmer (b 1738, d 01.09.1819, dau/heir of Philip Palmer of Richmond by Jane, dau of John Thompson of Nettleden) | |||||||||||||||
i. | James Landon (b 26.06.1760, d 22.06.1794 in Madras, India) | ||||||||||||||
m. (24.12.1787) Margaret Maria Dent (b 1771-2, d 03.06.1794, dau of Admiral Sir Digby Dent) | |||||||||||||||
a. | child (b/d 06.1794) | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Charles Richard Landon (b 21.02.1766, d 11.02.1834, Rector of Vange in Essex) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (17.06.1802) Caroline Mann Harrop (b 23.07.1771, d 12.03.1844, dau of Josiah Harrop of London by Mary Maria Cantrell) | |||||||||||||||
iii. | John Landon (b 02.06.1767, a 1835) | ||||||||||||||
m. (07.1806) Harriet Jamet (dau of J. Jamet of Effield) | |||||||||||||||
iv. | Philip Landon of the Cape of Good Hope (b 07.11.1768, d 1821, proctor) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (06.12.1797) Sophia Charlotte Harrop (b 09.11.1776, a 1835, dau of Josiah Harrop of London by Mary Maria Cantrell) | |||||||||||||||
v. | Harry Landon (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
vi. | Samuel Landon of Sunbury (b 03.04.1775, d 05.08.1844) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1812) Elizabeth Maud (a 1835, dau of John Maud of Hillingdon) | |||||||||||||||
vii. | Anna Landon (b 17.12.1761, a 1835) | ||||||||||||||
m. (07.07.1783) John Jones of Alberstoke (a 1835) | |||||||||||||||
viii. | Jane Landon (b 10.11.1764, d 24.12.15838) | ||||||||||||||
m. (05.1787) Joshua Collier of Tottenham (a 1835) | |||||||||||||||
ix. | Louisa Landon (b 18.01.1774, d 21.09.1852) | ||||||||||||||
m. (02.06.1801) Charles Mayo of Cheshunt (b 24.03.1767, dsp 10.12.1858, Professor of Anglo-Saxon, cleric) | |||||||||||||||
3. | Susan Landon (bpt 19.03.1692/3) | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Boutett | |||||||||||||||
4. | Frances Landon (a 1713) | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Bonaon | |||||||||||||||
5.+ | other issue - Jean (bpt 16.07.1699, d infant), Pierre (bpt 04.08.1701), Marie (bpt 25.12.1691, d infant), Marie (bpt 12.12.1697, d infant), Hester (bpt 16.04.1704), Marie (bpt 28.12.1707) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Visitation (Frederick Arthur Crisp, England & Wales, Notes, vol 10 (1913), 'Pedigree of Landon', p34+), CountyGen (Berry, Hampshire, 'Landon', p46+/-)
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