White family of Langaller Somerset

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White family of Langaller Somerset

Legg inn av SomersetSue » 22 okt 2007 00:56:06

I have just found a possible new branch of my family. I've yet to make
a positive link but it seems likely that I have a White family who
owned land near Creech St Michael in Somerset. This is a passage I
discovered online.

In 1559 William Knapman sold half the estate at LANGALLER to Robert
Cuffe. (fn. 33) It descended with the Creech manor demesne until 1666
and then once again with Creech manor. (fn. 34) In 1598 Arthur Radford
conveyed lands, probably the other half of the same estate, to William
White (fn. 35) (d. c. 1629), from whom the lands passed probably in
the direct male line to Francis (fn. 36) (d. by 1664), William (fn.
37) (d. c. 1676), William, and Francis White. (fn. 38) By 1767 the
White estates were held by Samuel Richards, who had married Susanna,
sister of Francis White. (fn. 39) Samuel was succeeded c. 1775 (fn.
40) by his sons John and Francis White Richards jointly. Francis was
dead by 1836, and John (d. 1844) held the whole estate in 1839. (fn.
41) John was succeeded by his son Francis White (d. 1850), and Francis
by his son John Simon, on whose death in 1915 the estate was broken up
and sold. (fn. 42) From: 'Creech St. Michael: Manors and other
estates', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 6: Andersfield,
Cannington, and North Petherton Hundreds (Bridgwater and neighbouring
parishes) (1992), pp. 21-24. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report ... mpid=18507.

I have an ancestor called Thomas White Richards who I think may be
another son of Samuel White and Susanna (Richards). I am wondering if
this White family is one which has a known medieval descent? I've done
an archive search and found some discussion about a much earlier White
Richards but that seems just a coincidence.

Best wishes
Sue

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