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| Jonathan Baker Langston
was the son of John Langston, grandson of Reddick Langston,
and greatgrandson of John Langston, the Patriot, 1738-1781/83.
Jonathan Baker Langston moved from Darlington District, SC to Smith Creek,Fla. and became a Baptist Preacher. Jonathan Langston (b. 1837) in Darlington Co, SC is the brother of Randal [Randall] Puckett Langston (1839-1912). *Randal [Randall] Puckett enlisted in Co A, 8th SC Volunteers and fought from first Manassas through Appomatax. At the end of the war he was in NC, having been part of Longstreet's Corps sent south by Lee to try to cut off Sherman. [His decendants have a copy of his parole from Goldsboro in late April 1865.] In 1869 he and other Langstons migrated to north Florida where many Langstons still live. (*Thanks to Steve Langston, Atlanta, GA for this information.) Randal [Randall] Puckett also had brothers: James (1822-?), Stephen, Jr (1832-?), J (John?) M. (1834-?), Ezra (1836-?) and Thomas Pressley (1847-1920). Randall Puckett's sisters were: Martha (1826-1870) and Laurena (1828-?). All brothers were in the C.S.A. Army. Thomas ran away and joined at 14 and was at Appomattox when Lee surrendered. He is listed as T.P. Langston in the book of Appomattox Parolees. Ezra was killed (Battery Harrison?) and is listed on a Confederate monument in Sumter, SC. Randal [Randall] also has been documented as a soldier. Check the 1850 federal census for Darlington County, SC: Darlington County, SOUTH CAROLINA: 1850 Census Index |
| The first Langston
to arrive in Sedgley, Staffodshire, England was John who married Mary Turner
there in 1646. Lawrence arrived a few years later.
George Langston was born 1748 in Hampton Lovett. Worcestershire and he was the son of George Langston born 1728 in Evesham, Worcestershire. There was a large Langston family in the 17th century and earlier in Worcestershire including John Langston b. 1620 who emigrated to Virginia and became a planter. His son John had five sons including John Langston who died ca 1790 in Greenville N.C. and had 15 children. In 1744 John Langston was living in Edgecombe Co. N.C.and at the time of the outbreak of the Revolutionary War was living in Chatham Co. and then moved to Laurens District, South Carolina. Many of their family served in the military including grandson James who was killed, son Joseph who served as lieutenant in Captain Merritt's Company. Thomas Langston (descendant of John of Worcestershire ) and Elizabeth Thorneycroft were married in Sedgley in Staffordshire in England 1820. They immigrated to Nova Scotia in 1828. He later migrated to Wisconsin and a large Langston family descends from his children. |
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