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.)
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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
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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
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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
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