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de Alontacute, earl of Salisbury, and their eldest son Guy dying without male heir Abercoran Castle with Rock Castle passed to his two daughters, Philippa and Eliza- beth. The following pedigree is compiled from a genealogy at the Herald's College, London. In it is a reference to an older Lacharn pedigree, which most likely con- nects Richard Lacharn with Owen Lacharn, of St. Bride's.

(I) Richard Lacharn, the first known an- cestor of the line here under consideration, married Joan, daughter of Sir Peter Russell, knight. Son, Thomas, of whom further.

(II) Thomas Lacharn. of St. Bride's House, son of Richard and Joan (Russell) Lacharn, married Joan, daughter of Philip Crabhole. Son, Philip, of whom further.

(III) Philip Lacharn, of St. Bride's House, son of Thomas and Joan (Crabhole) Lacharn, married Elizabeth, daughter of John Russell. Son, Thomas, of whom fur- ther.

(IV) Thomas (2) Lacharn. of St. Bride's House, son of Philip and Elizabeth (Rus- sell) Lacharn. married Elizabeth, daughter of Philip Eliot. Son, David, of whom fur- ther.

(V) David Lacharn, of .St. Bride's House, son of Thomas (2) and Elizabeth (Eliot) Lacharn, married Jenet, daughter of Sir John W'ogan. Son, Owen, of whom further.

(VI) Owen Lacharn, of St. Bride's House, son of David and Jenet (Wogan) Lacharn, married Catherine, daughter of Henry Wiriot. Son, F'rancis, of whom further.

(\'II) Francis Lacharn, of St. Bride's House, son of Owen and Catherine (Wiriot) Lacharn, was high sheriff of Pembrokeshire, \\'ales. from 1568 to 1578. He married Jenet, (laughter of Jolni i'hes. Son. Rowland, of whom further.

(VIII) Rowland Lacharn. of St. Bride's House, son of Francis and Jenet (Phes) Lacharn, served as high sherifT in 1586. He married Lettice, daughter of Sir John Per- rot. Son. John, of whom further.

(IX) John Lacharn, of St. Bride's House, son of Rowland and Lettice (Perrot) Lach- arn. served as high sheriff in 1630. He mar- ried Jenet. daughter of Sir Hugh Owen, of Orielton, knight. Children: i. Daughter, married Thomas Barlow, of Raspool. 2. Rowland, of St. Bride's, married Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Button, knight; ]\Iajor-General Rowland Lacharn. of St.

Bride's, son of Rowland Lacharn, of St. Bride's, was in command of Charles II. forces in South Wales (see Mrs. Hutchin- son's memoirs of her husband. Colonel Hutchinson, and Carlyle's Oliver Cromwell under Laughern. one of the various Welsh spellings of Lavgharne, Langharne, Lang- horne) ; he married Theosia, daughter of Sir Xphor Wray, of Ashby, in Com. Lincoln, Bart. 3. Margaret, married William Bowen.

4. Thomas, a lieutenant-colonel shot by order of Cromwell at Carrick Fergus in Ireland.

5. Hugh. 6. Francis, of whom further.

(X) Francis (2) Lacharn, son of John and Jenet (Owen) Lacharn, married Lettice, daughter and heiress of James Vychan, of Pont Vaen. Children: i. Vaughan. 2. John, of whom further. 3. James. 4. A daughter, married (first) ^^'illiam Tucker, (second) John Wogan.

(XI) John (2) Lacharn. of Langhorne, son of Francis (2) and Lettice (Vychan) Lacharn, emigrated to America some time between the years 1672 and 1675, ^^ ^"^'^ ^"^ him serving as a lieutenant in the King's army in Ireland in the former year and a member of the house of burgesses of Vir- ginia in the latter year. He patented, Sep- tember II, 1681, a tract of nineteen hun- dred and ninety acres on the James river in Warwick county, Virginia, which had been previously purchased by him in 1675- 76. He was captain of horse in Warwick in 1680, and his estate was called "Gambell." He was appointed with Colonel William Byrd and Colonel Beverley to fortify the three main rivers of \'Trginia. The name of his wife has not been preserved, but he is known to have had one son. John, of whom further. During Colonial times the Lang- hornes used the coat-of-arms of the Pem- brokeshire Langhornes.

(XII) John (3) Langhorne. son of Cap- tain John (2) Lacharn, or Langhorne, is said to have been born at sea during the passage to America. He served as high sheriff of Warwick county. Virginia, in 1727- 28. He married Anne, daughter of Armiger Wade. Son, John, of whom further.

(XIII) John (4) Langhorne, son of John (3) and Anne (Wade) Langhorne, was born, presumably about 1700. He served as jus- tice of the peace in 1726. burgess in 1746, and presiding justice of Warwick from 1749 to 1762, and sheriff in 1751-55. He married Mary, thought to have been a de-

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