Stephen Langkake

Somerset Co., Jun Court 1762: Stephen Lank Appd. Guardian to Cannon Lank: Stephen Lank of Somerset County planter present here in Court in his proper person of his own free Consent is Appointed by the Court here as Guardian to a Cannon Lank his Son an Infant under the Age of fourteen Years untill he the Said Cannon Should Arrive at full Age by Law for the Chooseing of his Guardian &c. Whereupon the Said Guardian is Ordered to take into his Care and Possession All the Estate of the afd. Orphan And it is further Ordered that a Certain Rachell Hitch and Francis Lank Exrs. of Francis Lank decd. deliver up unto the afd. Stephen Lank Guardian afd. all the Estate personall that they have in their hands and Possession and that of Right doth belong unto the afd. Cannon Lank Orphan afd. and that the Said Guardian Give Good Security to Comply with the Law in Relation to Such Guardianship as afd. and to deliver up unto the afd. Cannon Lank his heirs Exrs. or Admrs. or Guardian or Guardians hereafter to be Appointed or Chosen all the Estate of the afd. Cannon Lank that he Shall take into his hands and possession peaceably and Quietly when Ever the Same should be Legally Required. Thereupon the Said Stephen Lank with Wm. Bird his Security both present here in Court in their Proper Persons Acknowledged themselves Indebted unto the afd. Cannon Lank in One hundred and fifty Pounds Curt Money of Maryland of their bodys Goods or Chattles Lands and tenements Joyntly and Severally to the use of the Said Cannon Lank his heirs Exrs. Admrs. or Assigns to be made and Levied if it happen that the Said Stephen Winright Lank Guardian as afd. his heirs Exrs. or Admrs. do not Comply with the Law in the Relation to Such Guardianship as afd. and do not deliver up unto the afd. Cannon Lank All his heirs Exrs. Admrs. or Guardian or Guardians hereafter to be Appointed or Chose all the Estate personall that he Shall take into his hands and Possession of the afd. Cannon Lank peaceably & Quietly when Ever the Same Shall be Legally Required &c (SoJ-1760/63:136)

Stephen married Betty Harris on 27 Jan 1745 in Somerset Co., MD.¹