Born about 1610 (deposed aged 70, 15 February 1682[/3]; aged "ninety years or thereabouts" on 9 May 1699; and "aged about ninety years" on 13 August 1700. Came to Massachusetts Bay in 1631 & settled in Piscataqua NH. Died in in Dover July 1705 ("July 18, 1705. Mr. Henry Langstar of Bloody-point deceased after ten days sickness, occasioned by a fall into his leanto, four stairs high, whereby being grievously bruised, it brought an inflammation upon him. He was about 100 years old, hale, strong, hearty man, & might have lived many years longer, if &c."). (Unlike many other early claims of extreme longevity, Henry Langstaff must have been very close to one hundred when he died, as he would have been about twenty when he first came to New England. He was certainly well into his nineties at his death.) Married by about 1640 _____ _____. She may have been related in some way to the Sheafe family. She was certainly deceased by 1704 when Henry divided the homestead between two of the children. Children of Henry Langstaff: John b 1640d Piscataway, NJ m Martha ____, Sarah b say 1643 d after 14 Jul 1712 m Anthony Nutter, Henry b 1647 d bef 1718 unmarried and Mary b 1650 d before 1 Mar 1716 (date from GDMNH is 2nd marriage of her husband) m Eleazer Coleman in 1713 aged 23!
