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- . Johns the son of Charity Stille & John Langstaff.2 (1755-1825 Piscataway, NJ;
. In turn, John Langstaff.2 is the son of Rachel Dunham & Henry Langstaff.3 (1719-1802 Piscataway, NJ.);
. Henry Langstaff.3 is the son of Esther Smalley & Henry Langstaff.2 (1686-1762); & again in turn:
. Henry Langstaff.2 is the son of Martha Martin (1653 Jun 19 Dover, NH. - 1694 Nov 13, Piscataway)* & John Langstaff.1. [Now to move forward in time, this Martha Martin Langstaff is the daughter of John Martin.2 (1620-1687) * who is the great grandniece of Mrs. Rebecca Thickson Willson (i.e. wife of John Willson.Sr. 1) * THUS the Langstaff & Willson families were related back in Piscataway, New Jersey & neighbors in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
. John Langstaff & family were neighbours of John Willson, Esq. & was in in-law of John Arnold both in Piscataway, New Jersey & again on Yonge Street in York Twp., (North Toronto - Willson & Arnold were related, but of no known blood relationship to Langstaff. (Recorded for reference.)
. 1760, Aug. 20 - WILL of John Langstaff, of Piscataway, Middlesex Co.;
- Wife, Mary, use of all personal & real, while my widow.
Grandson, John Langstaff, son of John Langstaff, deceased, lands south of Ambrose Brook, & percentage of new lots of salt meadow in Piscataway Salt meadows, the north half of the 5 acre lot, & the east end of the other lot; &, if he die without issue, then the land south of Ambrose Brook,
- to be divided between my son, Henry, &
- my 3 daughters, Charlotte, Mary & Martha, &
- 2 granddaughters, Sarah & Priscilla, daughters of John Langstaff, deceased.
- The said John Langstaff shall pay to his sister, Sarah Langstaff, - £40, & to his sister, Priscilla, Langstaff, £40.
- Son, Henry, half of 2 lots of salt meadow in Piscataway, the south end of 5-acre lot, & west end of other lot.
- Grandsons, John & William Hopkins, sons of my daughter, Sarah Hopkins, deceased, each £5.
Executors - wife, Mary, & son, Henry.
Witnesses: David Conger, John Willson, Jr., John Arnold.
Proved May 26, 1761. Lib. G, p434.
. 1808 . Marriage to Lucy Miles, 1781 Mass. - 1844 Dec 12, Richmond Hill, Ontario.
. Graveside Project, War of 1812 Veteran:
John Langstaff, Jr., Sergeant, 1st Regiment York Militia, Veteran # 87, Born New Jersey,
Died 14 May 1865, Richmond Hill, Buried Richmond Hill Presbyterian Church Cemetery.,
Related to Veteran # 68, John Miles.
. John Langstaff, one of 8 siblings, was born 1774 in Piscataway in the British New Jersey colony that would later become part of the United States. He came to this area in 1808.
He married Lucy, daughter of Abner Miles of Miles Hill later to become Richmond Hill. Langstaff took over his father-in-law's land at the site of toll gate number 3 on the Yonge Street Highway, two side roads south of Richmond Hill. The land was located on the northeast corner of the intersection later to become Yonge Street & Langstaff Road.
. Initially, Langstaff taught in the first area school. In all, John & Lucy had 8 children.
. On the call to arms for the Militia, all available men in the Miles' Hill (Richmond Hill) area, mustered at the farm of James Fulton & were inspected by General Brock himself & formed into a company of the 1st Regiment of York Militia, with John being named one of four Sergeants.
John reported to his brother-in-law Lieutenant James Miles & in turn to the Captain John Arnold another brother-in-law. No records survive to indicate any promotions for Langstaff during the War.
. During the War of 1812 the York Militia was engaged with General Brock at Fort Detroit & then Queenston Heights. As the war continued, they saw action at Fort Niagara, Chippewa, Lundy Lane & Fort Erie. Prior to the attack on Fort York on April 27, 1813 most of the 1st Regiment of York militia were sent home up Yonge Street to begin spring preparations for planting. John therefore was not present at this action.
. After the War of 1812, John showed himself to be a busy entrepreneur developing a number of small businesses at Langstaff Corners - i.e. several woodworking shops, a pail factory, a general store & a blacksmith shop. On that same corner, for some years, the Langstaff family enjoyed riding around an oval half-mile racetrack.
The first post office in Langstaff Corners & surrounding area opened on the southwest corner in 1870, 5 years after John's death.
. John's son, James Miles Langstaff was one of the earliest Ontario-born & predominantly Ontario-trained medical doctors & created a mini-dynasty of Langstaff doctors that extended into the twentieth century.
John's wife Lucy died December 12, 1844 & John Langstaff passed on May 14th 1865. - - - [1]
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1774 - 1861 (86 years)