Robert L Long (1763 - 1840)

Born 9 Mar 1763 in Antrim, Ireland

Husband of Elizabeth (Ralston) Long — married 20 Jan 1785 in South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1840 at age 76 in Laurens, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

He was born on 09 Mar 1763 in County Antrim, Ireland ^[1] and his parents were Daniel LONG and Susanna Murdough or Murdock.

About July 1763 while just a few months old, he emigrated from Ireland with his parents to Pennsylvania. ^[1]

About 1765 they moved from Pennsylvania to South Carolina where his father Daniel was to receive a land grant. Unfortunately Daniel soon died about 1767 before being able to complete the land grant arrangements. ^[1]

No record of this land grant has yet been located, however, on the platt for land granted in 1771 to one Jacob Jones, near Duncan Creek Presbyterian Church, the adjoining land was shown as belonging to Daniel Long. Deed Book-F p510 shows sale of the Jones land in 1797 and the deed mentions that the adjoining land is "laid out for Daniel Long, deceased".

His brother died in 1776. ^[1]

During the American Revolutionary War he served as a soldier in the military. ^[1] Private Robert Long made statements in support of the pension of Captain Samuel Hammond's Pension application. He said that Hammond was in the Battle of Cowpens (that is Tarleton's defeat) and the deponent (Long ) was in the center right wing of Captain Ewing's Company under Col. Joseph Hayes next to Howard's Company. (John Eager Howard). Proving he himself was in the Battle of Cowpens, he did not include that information in his own pension application.

• Long, Robert, "Statement of Robert Long." In a History of the Upper Country of South Carolina, edited by John H. Logan, 2:1-12. 1859, Reprint Easley S.C.., 1980

Robert Long first married about 1782 to Sarah Adair (daughter of Joseph Adair and Sarah Lafferty). ^[2]

Robert Long married secondly on 20 Jan 1785 in South Carolina to Elizabeth Finney Ralston.

In 1792 he bought land at Duncan's Creek in Laurens County, South Carolina from Isham East. ^{[3] [4]}

His second wife Elizabeth died on 04 Sep 1823 and was buried at Duncan Creek, Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA.

On 08 March 1830 he made his last Will in Laurens County, South Carolina.^[5]

He died on 20 Jan 1840 and was buried at Duncan Creek, Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Laurens County, South Carolina, USA.

Children:

• Susanna Long Oldest daughter
• Daniel Long
• Jane L Long, wife of David Cole
• Nancy Long, wife of Thomas Weir
• Rebecca Congil, husband of John W Congil

Slaves

• Cale?/Casey a woman to Susanna Long
• John, son of Gale to Susanna Long
• Peter, a man to Susanna Long
• Henry, a boy to Susanna Long
• Gustaves, a boy to Susanna Long
• Spence, a man to Daniel Long
• Amy, a woman to Daniel Long
• Lavina, a girl to Daniel Long
• Melissa, a girl to Daniel Long
• Philis, a girl to Daniel Long
• Rosetta, a girl to Jane Cole
• Phillis, a girl to Jane Cole
• Jude, a woman to Nancy Weir
• Linda, a woman to Nancy Weir
• Cinda/Sindy, a woman to Nancy Weir
• Lucy, a girl to Nancy Weir
• George, a boy to Nancy Weir

• Elvera, girl appraised for Susanna Long
• Rosiene, girl appraised for Susanna Long
• Charles, boy appraised for Susanna Long
• Andrew, boy appraised for Susanna Long
• Henry, boy appraised for Susanna Long
• Simks, boy appraised for Daniel Long
• Jack, boy appraised for Jane Cole
• Leborn, boy appraised for Jane Cole
• Turner, boy appraised for Jane Cole
• Squire, boy appraised for Nancy Weir
• Elizabeth, girl appraised for Nancy Weir
• Mike, boy appraised for Nancy Weir
• John, boy appraised for Nancy Weir
• Juley, girl appraised for Nancy Weir
• Easter, girl appraised for Nancy Weir
• Hannah, girl appraised for Nancy Weir
• Amey, young girl appraised for Nancy Weir
• Alonzo, boy appraised for Nancy Weir
• David, boy appraised for Nancy Weir
• James, boy appraised for Nancy Weir

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Revolutionary War Military Pension of Robert Long.
2. ↑ Laurens County, South Carolina, Estate book-A p19-20 for Last Will of Joseph Adair dated 09 Jan 1788 where he calls Robert LONG, "son-in-law".
3. ↑ "Abstracts of Laurens County, South Carolina Deeds 1785-1793" p186 by Larry Vehorn (Greenville, SC: SCMAR, 2004).
4. ↑ Laurens County, South Carolina Deeds Book-D p395-397 Lease & Release 13 & 14 Oct 1792; Deed Abstract - Isham East to Robert Long ... Isham East & Jemima, his wife, of Laurens County, to Robert Long (same), for L20 sterling, sell all that tract of land containing 259 acres more or less, in said county on waters of Allison Creek, south branch of Duncan's Creek, waters of Enoree River, bounding southeast on William Price & Robert Black, every other side vacant. Granted to said Isham East by Thomas Pinckney, Esq., Governor on 4 June 1787.

   Witnesses: James Gamble, Charles (???), Wm. Warrant.

   (signatures) Isham East & Jemima East

   1793/Feb/15 Witness oath:

   William Warren to Roger Brown, J.P.

   1793/Apr/18 Recorded.

5. ↑ "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-NSKC-P?cc=1911928&wc=MPPG-RM4%3A190568901%2C190567102%2C190568902%2C192237101 : 21 May 2014), Laurens > Probate Court, Estate papers > 1800-1931 > Box 094, Package 9 - Box 097, Package 5 > image 349 of 1272; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.

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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profiles Long-2048 & Long-2048 were created by Mark Shurtliff through the import of Shurtliff Family.ged on 20 Jun 2011.

• WikiTree profile Long-3098 was created by Sam Bowden through the import of Bowden-Riley Family.ged on 16 Apr 2012.