LENOIR COUNTY, NC - BIBLE - Langston Family Bible. ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sloan Spence Mason ======================================================================== LANGSTON BIBLE This copy of a Bible record was sent to me by B.C. LANGSTON, Jr. of Raleigh, N.C. who obtained it from the owner of the bible Evelyn Langston PHILLIPS of Kinston, N.C., with his permission to contribute the record. On the record itself it states that it was copied from the original Family LANGSTON Bible by Della Rhodes Langston and given to Evelyn Langston Phillips of Kinston, N.C. in 1954. [Note: The LANGSTON family lived in Lenoir Co., around the Contentnia area, since the early 1700's. --ssm] [Editor's Note: The order of the records imply reorganization by the original transcriber, and possibly some paraphrasing and/or annotating of the material. Some additional reformatting was necessary in order to make the entries readable in a text-only file.--ER] LANGSTON BIBLE (at top of Bible)-Copied from Family Bible by Della Rhodes LANGSTON and given to Evelyn Langston PHILLIPS about 1954.) (p.1) Jacob LANGSTON was born--- Mary CONWAY wife of Jacob LANGSTON born- Children of Jacob & Mary LANGSTON Amanda LANGSTON, daughter was born- married twice-1st) Alexander HORTON 2)Seth MOORE Mary Ann LANGSTON, daughter, born- married Jackson ROUSE (deed at courthouse reads Nancy A.) Mary Eliza LANGSTON, daughter, born- married Brice JACKSON Bryant H. LANGSTON, son, born Jan. 9, 1830 died 1898 married Martha Jane COX--March 31,1855 Henry LANGSTON, son, born- married Louise KING James LANGSTON, son, born- married Emma ROUSE (at top of p.2--Information given to Bryant Cameron LANGSTON by Della Rhodes LANGSTON) Bryant H. LANGSTON, son of Jacob and Mary his wife was born Jan. 9, 1830 Martha Jane COX, wife of Bryant H. LANGSTON, was born June 7, 1833 children of the above: Mary Jane Sarah LANGSTON, daughter, born April 17, 1856 married Fredric JOHNSON Martha Eugenia LANGSTON, daughter, born April 1st, 1858 married Cisro WIGGINS Louise Winnifred LANGSTON, daughter, born-Jan. 24, 1860 married Jacob JACKSON Charlie Ann LANGSTON, daughter, born Nov. 10, 1861 married 1) Joseph ROUSE 2) Beck STROUD James Bryant LANGSTON, son, born May 25, 1863 married Lena JONES Theodosia Catherine LANGSTON, daughter, born Feb. 17, 1866 married Edward BELL William Jacob LANGSTON, son, born Sept. 6, 1867 died Nov. 7, 1937 married Della W. RHODES 14 children, 10 lived Sudie Elizabeth LANGSTON, daughter, born, April 16, 1869 married Hassel WIGGINS John Clayton LANGSTON, son, born, April 26, 1871 married 1) Lillian JOHNSON 2) Mamie BROWN (next page) MARRIAGES Chas. M. COX & Holland VENTERS was married, June 11, A.D. 1823 Chas. M. COX & Theodosia CUNNINGGIN?, were married March 1st, 1832 Bryant H. LANGSTON & Martha Jane COX were married March 31st, A.D., 1855 Chas. M. COX joined the Methodist Church-Oct. 17th, A.D., 1841 in the 41st year of his age. Births of Negroes-- LUCINDA, daughter of MILLIE, was born June 1838 MARINDA, daughter of MILLIE, was born, Nov. 1840 AMANDA, daughter of EASTER, was born June 1841 BECK, of ditto, was born, Jan. 1842 ESTEIDY?, of ditto was born Oct. 29, 1844 BEN, of ditto was born March 1847 HULDA, of ditto, was born March 15, 1848 The above were slaves belonging to Chas. M. COX after his death in 1849; they went to his children- Mary inherited BEN Ann inherited HULDA Martha inherited EASTER (last page) Charles Marian COX, son of William COX & Gatsy, his wife was born Oct. 10, 1800 Theosdocia COX, daughter of Jessie CUNNINGGIN? and Polly his wife, was born Sept. 7, A.D. 1799 William Easterlin COX, son of Chas. M. COX, by Hollared his wife, was born- March 10, A.D., 1824 Mary Elizabeth COX, daughter of ditto, & ditto, was born May 12, 1825 Perry Blount COX, son of ditto & ditto, was born Sept. 29, A.D.-1827 Andrew Jackson COX, son of ditto & ditto, was born Feb. 28, A.D. 1828 Sally Ann COX, daughter of ditto & ditto, was born Jan. 30th A.D., 1830 Martha Jane COX, daughter of Chas. M. COX & Theodosia, his wife was born, June 7th, A.D., 1833 (second wife) BIRTHS & DEATHS Jessie CUNNINGGIN, son of Jester CUNNINGIN and Sarah, his wife, was born April 22, A.D. 1772, died Dec. 30, A.D. 1836 Polly CUNNINGGIN, wife of Jessie CUNNINGGIN, was born April, 19, A.D., 1770, died Oct. 26, A.D., 1835 Isaac C. CUNNINGIN, was born Aug. 25, A.D., 1816, died Dec. 31, 1837 Chas. M. COX-died Oct. 4th, A.D., 1849 Theodosia COX-died Oct. 8th, 1857