Samuel LANGLEY

- 1782

• Name	Samuel LANGLEY
  	There were two different individuals bearing the name Samuel Langley who resided in the Tanner's Creek Precinct of Norfolk County, Virginia during the middle 1700s. One of the men resided on the north side of Tanner's Creek, while the other lived on the south side. Each Samuel died intestate. Few primary sources exist for either man. Details attributed by TwT to each man's life have been deduced from a careful examination of Norfolk County tithable lists, guardian accounts and marriage bonds.
  Gender	Male
  resided	1751 - 1774	Tanner's Creek, Norfolk Co, VA
  	Norfolk County tithable lists from 1751 through 1774 generally indicate that this Samuel resided on the north side of Tanner's Creek.
  Death	Before 21 Feb 1782  [1]
  	Samuel had died prior to 21 February 1872 when his son George was named in Norfolk County Court as the "orphan of Samuel Langley".
  Person ID	I59845	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	(unknown) LANGLEY
  Mother	(UNKNOWN)
  Notes	The identities of their parents have not been determined.
  Family ID	F6021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth LANGLEY,   b. Aft 1733
  Marriage	Before Mar 1771  [2]
  	The couple had married prior to March 1771 when Samuel brought a chancery suit against his wife's nephew Bayly Guy to force the division of a parcel of property that had come from the estate of Samuel's father-in-law John Langley.
  Children	1. George LANGLEY,   b. After Feb 1761
  Family ID	F6019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S212] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Guardian Bonds of Norfolk County, Virginia 1750-1800, ((Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co, 1993)), p. 43. [S5046] Samuel Langley the Younger et ux v. Bayly Guy, an infant, Norfolk Co, VA chancery suit (1771), Norfolk Co, VA.