Rambles about Portsmouth. Sketches of persons, localities, and incidents of two centuries: principally from tradition and unpublished documents. By Charles W. Brewster.

LANGDON FAMILY. 53
RAMBLE LXXXVIII.
Langdon and Sherburne l'ainilies.
AT the request of the Rambler, the following family
sketch has been prepared by one of the descendants of
Gov. Langdon:
The earliest English settlers to which the Langdons of
Witch Creek (or Sagamore Creek) go back, are Ambrose
Gibbon and his wife: where in England lived Gibbon, Gib-'bons, Gibbens or Gibbins, for they spell his name any way,
(who was the leading servant of Captain John Mason here
after Mr. Francis Williams,) we cannot say: his name is in'English books of heraldry spelled all four ways, also Gibbines and Gibbings, all with mostly the same arms: but we
don't think our revered forefather knew much about his
rightful armorial bearings. He was, it is like, the uncle or
elder brother of Edward Gibbon of the Bay, a distinguished
candlestick of the Bay puritans, but first was jailed by Endicot for the maypole business, with others from Gorges's
country. This Edward is the hero of a long story of Winthrop and Mather's, by which we find that he had lived
many years in Piscataway, and was a bosom friend, partner
it is like, of a French protestant gulf cruiser of Santo Doningo and Piscataway, already on the seas, whose descend-ants are still, we think, amongst us, and write their names
yet Petgru or Pettigrew. There was also a James Gibbins of Saco in Gorges's country; it is like, one of the
same lot.
Ambrose's daughter, Rebecca Gibbon, married Henry
Sherburne, one of his companions, and was the mother of
Elizabeth Sherburne; afterwards Elizabeth Langdon, Elizabeth Lear and Elizabeth Martyn; for she had at least three
husbands. But before saying more of her, we will speak
of a Sherburne claim that is spoken of in the newspapers.