William Langley (1524 - 1613)

Born 1524 in Agecroft Hall, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 1613 at about age 89 in Lancashire, England

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Biography

Birth and Origins

William was born in 1524, son of Laurence Langley and Katherine.^[1]

Burke (in his 1899 editions) states that "He [Lt Henry Langley] was the son of Deodatus Langley who was the son of Rev. William Langley, Rector of Prestwich 1569-1611, who was supposed to be descended from the Langleys of Agecroft Hall, Co Lancaster."^[2]

Marriage and Family

He married Anna

Had child/ren:

• Deodatus Langley b. 1579
• John Langley - also rector of Prestwich
• Matthias Langley
• Elizabeth Langley
• Elinor Langley^[3]

Occupation

He was rector of Prestwich from 1569-1611

He was appointed as rector by the Ashton family of Chadderton.

During a turbulent time, William Langley had non-conformist leanings. In the summer of 1591, he was forced to recant an earlier sermon that questioned the monarch's prerogative in ecclesiastical matters, and he was instrumental in leading the clergy of the deanery of Manchester in their opposition to wearing the clerical surplice in 1595. ^[4]

Death and Burial

He died & was buried 14 Oct 1613

"Mr. Willmus [William] Langley clericus Rector huius Ecclesiae buried 14 Oct 1613"^{[5] [6]}

His wife, Anna, died and was buried 12 June 1627/1628:

"Mrs Anna Langley relic Willim Langley rectoris"^{[7] [8]}

Research Notes

Of interest is The autobiography of Mr. Langley of Prestwich which appears to have been written by the son of William's cousin or relative, a curate, M. Langley.

He says,

"I was borne at Prestwiche Anno Christi 1596, my father M. Langley being at the time curet to his cosen who was ye parson there." & then mentions Mr William Langley^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Peter Langley, A Genealogy of the Langley family, July 2002, with contributions from Maj. Gen. Sir Desmond Langley KCVO, MBE., Susan Bradbrooke, Archivist with the Agecroft Museum, Richmond, virginia.https://prestwich.org.uk/history/people/Langley2.htm#_Toc15907022
2. ↑ Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, Harrison & sons, 1899, p 245, https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Ha0EAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA245&lpg=PA245&dq
3. ↑ Langley03, Langley of Agecroft (Edgecroft), Langley of Pendlebury, Langley of Prestwich of Agecroft, https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ll/langley03.php
4. ↑ James Mawdesley, The harassment of Isaac Allen: puritanism, parochial politics and Prestwich's troubles during the first English civil war, Historical Research, Volume 87, Issue 238, November 2014, Pages 655–678, https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2281.12056 Published: 15 October Historical Research, Oxford Academic,, 2014https://academic.oup.com/histres/article/87/238/655/5603500
5. ↑ The registers of the parish church of Prestwich ; baptisms, burials and weddings, 1603-1688 by Prestwich (England). Church of St. Mary; Brierley, Henry, Publication date 1909, https://archive.org/details/registersofparis00pres/page/90/mode/2up?q=Langley
6. ↑ The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich in the County of Lancashire, Burials at St Mary the Virgin, in the Parish of Prestwich, Burials recorded in the Register for 1603 - 1653, Burials for 1603 - 1628 https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Prestwich/stmary/burials_1603-1628.html
7. ↑ The registers of the parish church of Prestwich ; baptisms, burials and weddings, 1603-1688 by Prestwich (England). Church of St. Mary; Brierley, Henry, Publication date 1909, https://archive.org/details/registersofparis00pres/page/102/mode/2up?q=Langley
8. ↑ The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich in the County of Lancashire, Burials at St Mary the Virgin, in the Parish of Prestwich, Burials recorded in the Register for 1603 - 1653, Burials for 1603 - 1628 https://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Prestwich/stmary/burials_1603-1628.html
9. ↑ The autobiography of Mr. Langley of Prestwich, seventeenth century by Langley, William, 1596-; Raines, F. R. (Francis Robert), 1805-1878, editor, Publication date 1878, Publisher [Manchester] : Printed for the Chetham Society, https://archive.org/details/autobiographyofm00lang/page/n29/mode/2up

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