Langley Billups (abt. 1818 - abt. 1858)

Born about 1818 in North Carolina

Died about 1858 at about age 40 in Gates or Perquimans County, North Carolina [uncertain]

Biography

Langley Billups

Origin

Langley was born about 1818. at North Carolina. This information comes from the 1850 Census.

Associations

On 24 September 1841, when Joseph R. Billups posted bond for his upcoming marriage to Sophia White, Langley also signed the surety.^[1] Was Joseph R. Billups Langley's brother or his father?

Marriage and Children

Langley married on 14 September 1841, at Perquimans County, North Carolina, to Martha Ann Wilson.^[2] Langley Billups and Richard Bagby (? difficult to read) posted $500 surety bond.^[2]

Children:

1. Thomas Billups, b c. 1843
2. Martha L. Billups, b c. 1844; mar 27 Feb 1873 Richard B. Kirby, s/o Samuel H. and Lucinda C? Kirby^[3]
3. Sarah F Billups, b c. 1847
4. Margaret A Billups, b c. 1848
5. Timothy Billups, b c. 1850; mar d 21 Nov 1894 Norfolk, VA, as her 2nd, Mary Irene Hurdle, widow^[4]
6. Esther Elizabeth Billups b 1853, d 3 Aug 1940; mar George Grant Barber^[5]

Census Information

The 1850 Census for Hertford, Perquimans County, North Carolina found Langley Billups, farmer with real estate valued at $1,400, age 32, with his wife, Martha, age 25, and their children: Thomas Billups, age 7 , Martha Billups, age 6, Sarah F Billups, age 3, Margaret A Billups, age 2, and Timothy Billups, age 0, all born at North Carolina.^[6] Langley and Martha could read and write.^[6]

Death and Legacy

Langley died in 1858 at Gates County (? unclear), North Carolina. During the next couple of years, Joseph R. Billups, as administrator, was asked to both collect and pay outstanding debts on the estate.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979. database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJQ-Q1M5 :accessed 12 December 2015), Joseph R Billups and Sophia White, 1841.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979. database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJQ-Q1Q6 : accessed 12 December 2015), Langley Billups and Martha Ann Wilson, 1841.
3. ↑ North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979. database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ3-16TC :accessed 12 December 2015), Richard B Kirby and Martha L Billups, 1873.
4. ↑ Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR99-PS1 :accessed 12 December 2015), L. Billups in entry for Timothy Billups and Mary Irene Hurdle, 21 Nov 1894; citing Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, reference p 43; FHL microfilm 2,048,491.
5. ↑ North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994. database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP24-SRT :accessed 12 December 2015), Langley Billups in entry for Esther Elizabeth Barber, 03 Aug 1940; citing Hertford, Perquimans, North Carolina, fn 2207 pg339 cn11, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,188.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} United States Census, 1850. database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BF-7PK :accessed 12 December 2015), Langley Billups, Hertford, Perquimans, North Carolina, United States; citing family 625, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDGJ-CT1 :accessed 12 December 2015), Langley Billups, 1858; citing Gates, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 2,155,747.