Individual Details
James Langdon
(Abt, 1755 - Nov 1, 1835)
BIOGRAPHY: A James Langdon was mentioned as a son-in-law in the Will o f a Willi am Messer. Whether as an orphan he was adopted by the Messe rs' or had married a Messer daughter at an early age, is unknown. At a ny rate, James Langdon did marry Patty Stevens(on), a daughter of Solo mon and Sarah Stephenson. The coupl e evidently settled in the Pleasa nt Grove and Elevation Township areas of Johns ton County, North Carol ina. A 1975 Johnston County map shows a Langdon Road ru nning from Pl easant Grove Township into Elevation Township. Also, there is a S tep henson Road in Pleasant Grove Township and another Stephenson Road sho wn in Elevation Township. James Langdon served ten months in the Nort h Carolina Mili tia under Captains Railford and Williams during the Re volutionary War. He was said to have been in service at the time tha t Norfolk, Virginia was burned, and in the Gates defeat at Camden. I n addition to any possible previous land hold ings, James Langdon acqu ired 300 acres on March 25, 1791 and 150 acres more on April 14, 1794 . This real estate was either on or near Black Creek on what is now P leasant Grove Township, North Carolina. In 1815, after his wife Patt y die d, James married a Catherine Beamon in Montgomery County, Nort h Carolina. The James Langdon family then migrated to Owen County, In diana a few years before h e died on about November 1, 1835. Source : The Stephenson, Langdon, Parrish, St evens and Query Family Descen t by Arthur C. Query, More detailed sources can b e found in that doc uments on file at the Owen County, Indiana Library.
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1755 | ||||
| Marriage | Sep 13, 1778 | Johnston County, North Carolina - Patty Stevens |  | ||
| Marriage | 1815 | Catherine Beaman | | ||
| Death | Nov 1, 1835 | Owen County, Indiana, USA | |||
| Unknown | Revolutionary War - Montgomery County, North Carolina | ||||
| Event (I) | Revolutionary War - Montgomery County, North Carolina |
Families
| Spouse | Catherine Beaman ( - ) |
| Spouse | Patty Stevens ( - 1810) |
| Child | Elizabeth Langdon (1782 - ) |
| Child | Winifred L Langdon (1784 - 1850) |
| Child | Sarah Langdon (1786 - 1866) |
| Child | Nancy Langdon (1787 - ) |
| Child | Zacharia Langdon (1789 - 1861) |
| Child | Edith Langdon (1790 - ) |
| Child | Britton Langdon (1792 - 1876) |
Endnotes
1. Arthur C. Query, The Stephenson, Langdon, Parrish, Stevens and Query Family Descent.
2. Arthur C. Query, The Stephenson, Langdon, Parrish, Stevens and Query Family Descent, Page 3.