Peter Long Sr. (abt. 1665 - bef. 1749)

Born about 1665 in England [uncertain]

Husband of Eleanor (Sturgis) Long — married 1684 in New Jersey

Descendants

Died before 1749 before about age 84 in Gloucester County, Province of New Jersey

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Peter Long Sr. migrated from England to the United States.

Biography

Immigration

"Peter Long, who was a carpenter, had only two years to serve" as an apprentice before receiving his allotment of land.^[1] "He had removed to West New Jersey by 1688 when he bought 100 acres in the "Second Tenth" from Anna Salter, and was of Burlington the next year when he bought from Robert Turner another 100 acres."^[1]

"Our Long family originates with Peter Long, born about 1665 in England, although we do not know what part of England he came from. Peter arrived in the colonies on 14 Aug 1683 aboard the ship, Lion of Liverpool. Peter was a carpenter by trade and came to America as an indentured servant. His contract with Joseph Fischer provided for 50 acres of land and his freedom after two years of service. Once a freeman, Peter appears to have prospered according to early land records wherein he sells and purchases significant tracts of land.^[2]

Marriage

"Around 1684, Peter married Eleanor Sturgis, the daughter of English immigrant Anthony Sturgis and his wife, Ann. The Long family settled first in Salem county, New Jersey. By 1699, they had settled in Gloucester county. Along with his son-in-law, Alexander Randall, Peter Sr. is listed as one of the founders of the Presbyterian church at Woodbury in Gloucester county and both men served as judges for the county."^[2]

Presbyterian Church at Woodbury, New Jersey

"A handful of Presbyterians in the Woodbury region wanted a meeting house where they could hold worship services when a pastor was available. They organized officially August 10, 1721 when one of them, John Tatum, provided one acre of land “for a meeting house and burial ground.” On that site, a log meeting house was built. Eleven years later they organized into a congregation under the Presbytery of Philadelphia."^[3]

The original log church was used as a commissary for the British during the occupation of Woodbury in November 1777. "After the War, the congregation refused to worship in the log house, claiming it was 'haunted.'"^[3]

Land Records

30 Jun 1691^[4]

TO: Peter Long

FROM: Samuel Jennings

CONVEYANCE. On Cedar Creek, below Cohansie, 757 acres begins at the forks of Cedar Creek, Salem County.

28 Jan 1692 ^[5]

TO: Samuel Jennings

FROM: Peter Long

CONVEYANCE. Exchange of Property. Cohansey, Salem County.

Death and Legacy

"Descendants of Peter and Eleanor Long remained in New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania throughout the American Revolution and remnants of the family remain there today."^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} BALDERSTON, M. (1965). "Pennsylvania's 1683 Ships and Some of Their Passengers." The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, (24)2, 93. Via Americanancestors.org
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} My Father's People: A Narrative History of My Father's Family Tree; including the Finnish lines and the Holroyd, Crary, Andreae and Shoemaker families, with portraits, illustrations and sources. Karyn D. Van Kainen, self-published: 2011. Feel free to attach this story, please include the source info.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} The Presbyterian Church at Woodbury. (n.d.) " Church History." retrieved on 27 August 2014 from https://web.archive.org/web/20160709060723/http://www.pcwoodbury.com/Church_history.html
4. ↑ New Jersey State Archives. Early Land Records, 1650-1900s (database). https://wwwnet-dos.state.nj.us/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/EarlyLandRecords.aspx Citing B (WJ) : Folio 459 (SSTSE023)
5. ↑ New Jersey State Archives. Early Land Records, 1650-1900s (database). https://wwwnet-dos.state.nj.us/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/EarlyLandRecords.aspx Citing D (WJ) : Folio 57 (SSTSE023)

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