Real Estate - Langborn English Property, 1866-1870
Scope and Contents
William Langhorn's 1823 will in King William County, leaving property in England, "Fox Court," to his Throckmorton cousins. The will was not recognized by English Law and his property was considered intestate. Mostly correspondence about determining the legality of the heirs and the division of the estate, but also includes rental receipts, deeds, agreements and accounts. One document, "Case," says that the English property was willed to William Langborn by Mary Langborn in 1783 and his heirs were the children of his sister, a Throckmorton. Family members involved in the settlement are: Warner T. Taliaferro, Alexander G. Taliaferro, William Taliaferro, Richard P. Jones, Nancy T. Jones, Lucy Anne and Mann Page, Anne Jones, Harriet T. Curtis, John and Lucy M. Page and Henry and Fanny T. Harrison. Other names include Mrs. Sheldon, John and Sally Throckmorton Dixon.
Dates
- Creation: 1866-1870
Creator
- From the Collection: Jones family (Family)
- From the Collection: Coleman, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington, 1832-1908 (Person)
- From the Collection: Curtis family (Family)
- From the Collection: Foster, Adam (Person)
- From the Collection: Jones, Mary Fauntleroy (Person)
- From the Collection: Jones, Mary Throckmorton (Person)
- From the Collection: Jones, Richard P. (Person)
- From the Collection: Jones, Warner Throckmorton (Person)
- From the Collection: Page family (Family)
- From the Collection: Taliaferro family. (Family)
- From the Collection: Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.75 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository