As one raised from early childhood in Jacksonville, Florida, I must point out that there is no apostrophe in the name St. Johns River. Reliable maps have it without an apostrophe, as do the nautical charts for the river. Same for the St. Marys River. I'm fascinated by your post, as I studied Spanish Colonial St. Augustine from 1784 to 1821, the Second Spanish Period. I don't have much on Richard Lang in my files, but here's what I do have: 1793 Census of St. Augustine: Ricardo Lang, native of South Carolina, married, farmer, Protestant, 2 sons, 4 daughters (names of wife and children not mentioned), 1 male slave, 2 horses, 11 cattle, master (owner) of a sloop-rigged boat 25 feet in length, on the list of British. (East Florida Papers (microfilm), Reel 148, Censuses 1783-1814, Bundle 323A. It was a head-of-household census only.)
Richard Lang signed for John Bailey on his request for a parcel of land on the St. Marys River, 26 March, 1792. (Memorials & Concessions, Record Group 599, Series 992, Box 1, Folder 5 -- Bailey, J.; Florida State Archives)
You might be interested, if you want a deeper understanding of the society in which Richard Lang found himself in the Spanish colony of St. Augustine, to look for The Other War of 1812, a book by James Cusick, Ph.D. There is a small bit about Richard Lang's participation in a brief rebellion against the Spanish government in St. Augustine. But Dr. Cusick's book will give you a good picture of what the society was in that place at that time.
Thank you. I will correct the misplaced apostrophes. I have some of that information e.g. I am familiar with the work of James Cusick. I also have some census info but not the 1793 one you mention. Thank you. I appreciate your input. I have several more posts lined up drawing on information I have gathered about Richard Lang.
What a treat for Americans to learn about the Revolutionary War from the side of the Loyalists who fought in the Southeast. Going back 14 generations to the 15th century, I'm not sure FamilySearch is to be believed, but your Richard Lang (https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/2W3Y-PNP) might be an 11th cousin of mine. That game still hasn't gotten old.
Unfortunately, I think they have his grandparents and beyond wrong ... To the best of my knowledge anyway ... Although it all gets a bit murky back there. However, I don't think he links to the New Hampshire Langs.
This is very interesting... I didn't know anything about Florida in this period, least of all that it was a haven for Loyalists
As one raised from early childhood in Jacksonville, Florida, I must point out that there is no apostrophe in the name St. Johns River. Reliable maps have it without an apostrophe, as do the nautical charts for the river. Same for the St. Marys River. I'm fascinated by your post, as I studied Spanish Colonial St. Augustine from 1784 to 1821, the Second Spanish Period. I don't have much on Richard Lang in my files, but here's what I do have: 1793 Census of St. Augustine: Ricardo Lang, native of South Carolina, married, farmer, Protestant, 2 sons, 4 daughters (names of wife and children not mentioned), 1 male slave, 2 horses, 11 cattle, master (owner) of a sloop-rigged boat 25 feet in length, on the list of British. (East Florida Papers (microfilm), Reel 148, Censuses 1783-1814, Bundle 323A. It was a head-of-household census only.)
Richard Lang signed for John Bailey on his request for a parcel of land on the St. Marys River, 26 March, 1792. (Memorials & Concessions, Record Group 599, Series 992, Box 1, Folder 5 -- Bailey, J.; Florida State Archives)
You might be interested, if you want a deeper understanding of the society in which Richard Lang found himself in the Spanish colony of St. Augustine, to look for The Other War of 1812, a book by James Cusick, Ph.D. There is a small bit about Richard Lang's participation in a brief rebellion against the Spanish government in St. Augustine. But Dr. Cusick's book will give you a good picture of what the society was in that place at that time.
Thank you. I will correct the misplaced apostrophes. I have some of that information e.g. I am familiar with the work of James Cusick. I also have some census info but not the 1793 one you mention. Thank you. I appreciate your input. I have several more posts lined up drawing on information I have gathered about Richard Lang.
What a treat for Americans to learn about the Revolutionary War from the side of the Loyalists who fought in the Southeast. Going back 14 generations to the 15th century, I'm not sure FamilySearch is to be believed, but your Richard Lang (https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/2W3Y-PNP) might be an 11th cousin of mine. That game still hasn't gotten old.
Unfortunately, I think they have his grandparents and beyond wrong ... To the best of my knowledge anyway ... Although it all gets a bit murky back there. However, I don't think he links to the New Hampshire Langs.
Heh, not the first time.