James Long
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James Long (1738 - 1830)

James Long
Born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvaniamap
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Biography

Contributed By franklinlong1 · 27 October 2015 on https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KHDC-15P&section=memories

4 June 1762 James Long Junior purchased 100 acres on a branch of lost creek of the North side of Juniata river including improvements made by John McGraft. Recorded No. 48, 4 June 1762 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

In a land transaction dated 17 September 1768, Jonathan Kearsley, merchant of Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania sold property to John Kearsley, landholder of West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. This property was a tract of land situated in Fannett Township on the water of the Conococheague, bounded by other lands of Jonathan Kearsley, John Karr, Kittatinny Mountain, James Long and Barrens. Eight years later on 5 August 1776, John Kearsley sold the land to Mathew Henderson. At the time of the sale, John Kearsley was living in Shepherdstown, Berkeley County, Virginia and Mathew Henderson was living in Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. This tract of land was originally warranted to Jonathan Kearsley on 2 June 1762 and at that time was bounded by James Long and James Kerr. I believe this land is situated in Path Valley and is probably in the same area where James Long warranted his land on 8 June 1762.

Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Land Deed Books, Deed Book E, pg. 50-52. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Microfilm #0021049.

In an article listed in the “Pennsylvania Gazette” on 18 April 1765, it states that a Samuel Rippey posted a notice that a James Long, late of Shippensburg, had obtained property owned by Samuel Rippey in 1762 by fraudulent means. The property referred to in the article was situated on the north side of Lost Creek, near Juniata Creek and adjoining land owned by William Currin. The article stated that buyers should beware of any Bill of Sale or Warrant in the name of James Long for property previously owned by Samuel Rippey. Supposedly, John McGriff of York County sold the land to Samuel Rippey in 1756. This could very well be the property that was warranted by James Long II on 4 June 1762 which was also situated on Lost Creek near Juniata Creek. It is difficult to determine the circumstances leading up to the disagreement between Samuel Rippey and James Long just from the article. The property on Lost Creek was surveyed for James Long in 1794 and a patent was issued to Joseph Shellebarger for this property in 1830.

Francis Schive Smith, Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette, abstracts January 3, 1765 to January 29, 1767, pg. 18. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.


3/13/1793 From Northumberland Co.,warrant record #339A warrant is being requested by Andrew Long for 400 acres bounded on the west by land this day granted to James Long on the north by a line of marked trees and on the south by a line of markes. This in Muncy Township in Northumberland County, Pa. USA. This shows that James Long held land in Muncy Twp. Northumberland Co., Pa USA 1793

According to a Long family history in the Crawford Co. Historical Society Library, James Long Sr., a native of Carlisle Pa. ca. 1738, settled in Woodcock Township in 1794, and died there Aug 6, 1830. James Sr. was the father of at least 4 children: John, George, James Jr., and Cookson. John and George remained in Woodcock Twp., James Jr., moved to Center County in 1809, to Mercer Co., in 1832 and to Fairfield Twp., Crawford Co. in 1834 and finally in 1836 to Wayne Twp. Nothing was known about Cookson Long, son of James Sr. He might be the same person whose wife Sarah is buried in Milledgeville, or he may be the uncle of this Cookson, since there seems to be about a generation's difference in age.

Based on information obtained from the Pennsylvania Land Office “Proof of Settlement Records”, James Long II, b. 1738, applied for land in what was then Allegheny County Pennsylvania in the spring of 1793. The land was originally warranted to a John Malbeck in a land warrant issued 18 April 1792, included 400 acres, and was situated in what is now Crawford County Pennsylvania on the east side of French Creek. According to the affidavits in the file, John Malbeck failed to make any improvements on the land as required by law, and therefore lost his claim to the land. In the spring of 1793, John Long, possibly the son of James Long II, settled on the property and began making the required improvements to the land and, in the spring of 1797, his father joined him. A couple of months later, in June of 1797, James Long, III, b. 1778, arrived in the county and settled on the same land with John and his father, James Long II. Improvements were made on the land including a house suitable for habitation measuring 25 feet square, a barn and 15 cleared acres with crops of wheat, rye and corn. On 24 October 1804, James Long III applied with the Pennsylvania Land Office for the 400 acres which were situated partly in Mead and partly in Rockdale Townships. At the time of the application, the land in question was bordered on the north by land belonging to David Carr, on the south by Charles Dougherty’s land, on the west by the land of Thomas Munay, and on the east by John Limber’s land. In the Proof of Settlement file, John Limber and John Crawford both gave sworn affidavits as to the improvements made on the property as well as the accuracy of dates provided by James Long III regarding those improvements. John Crawford had actually worked for John Long to help make some of those improvements. It appears from the application notations that James Long III’s application was recorded at the land office on 5 April 1805.

James Long is recorded at least twice in the Fort Franklin Leders as having purchased food, clothing, liquor, and other merchandise in 1796 at the fort, which indicates that he was in Crawford Co. earlier than 1797 as noted in one history book. On one record, he charges his purchase to John Long which may be the son who came with him to the county noted in the History of Crawford Co, page 698. (see Fort Franklin Ledgers archived at the Crawford County, Pa. Historical Society).

From The Pennsylvania Line Regimental Organization and Operations 1776-1783 by John B.B.Trussel, Jr., Fourth Pennsylvania Battalion Under Col. Anthony Wayne Roster of Officers: As of approx 2/1/1776 Colonel: Wayne, Anthony Lieutenant Colonel: Johnson, Francis Majors: Haussegger, Nicholas Frazier, Persifer continues until Roll of Captain Persifer Frazier's from Jan.5, 1776 to Nov. 26, 1776 Captains: Frazier, Persifer, commissioned Jan 5, 1776; promoted major September 24, 1776 Potts, Joseph, appointed Oct. 12, 1776, by Gen. Gates First Lieutenant: Bartholomew, Benjamin, commissioned Jan. 6, 1776 Second Leiutenant: Seely, Isaac, commissioned Jan. 8, 1776 Ensign: Griffith, Levi, commissioned Jan. 8., 1776 Sergeants: Buckley, Edward, appointed Jan. 10, 1776 Harris, Daniel, appointed Jan. 22, 1776 Magee, William, appointed Jan. 30, 1776; promoted ensign Fifth Penn'a Verner, Edward, appointed Feb. 2, 1776 Corporals: Davis, Joshue, appointed Jan. 19, 1776; drowned Aig. 1., 1776 Evan, James, appointed Feb. 7, 1776 Long, James, appointed Feb. 2, 1776 Taylor, John, appointed Jan., 19, 1776 Wood, Abraham, appointed Aug. 1., 1776

From Pa Archives series II page 143 Fourth Pa Battalion Col. Anthony Wayne, Jan 3, 1776 -Jan. 24, 1777 (a) Corporals include: Long, James appointed 2 Feb.1776

Received Revolutionary war Gratuity $40.00 Annually per acct of 13 April 1827 payable half yearly-commencing 1 January 1827.

Date of death April 6, 1830 per letter dated August 4, 2004 from Betty Galford of Mt. Blair Cemetery 16019 State Highway 8, Meadville, Pa.

Burial Mt. Blair Cemetery Sect 4 Plot 121 Woodcock Twp., Crawford Twp., Pa Headstone marked "Revolutionary War" tombstone inscribed 1738-4/6/1830 93y

According to Long Family Genealogy maintained on line by Deb Logan, 1/4/04 James died April 16, 1830.

Obituary from The Crawford Weekly Messenger, April 15, 1830 Died--In Woodcock, at the house of his son, George Long, Esq. Mr. James Long, on the 6th inst. in the ninety-third year of his age. He was a native of Lancaster county, and settled in 1794 on Wood- cock in Mead, now Woodcock township. His wife one son, and two daughters deceased, some years since. Three sons survive

From the History of Crawford Co., Biological Sketches, under the heading Samuel B. Long page 1156, it states his father, James Long, was of Irish descent.

From the History of Woodcock Township 1885: James Long, who was born in Lancaster Co, immigrated to Woodcock about 1797, and died atthe residence of his son George in 1830.

Date of death April 6, 1830 per letter dated August 4, 2004 from Betty Galford of Mt. Blair Cemetery 16019 State Highway 8, Meadville, Pa.

Obituary from The Crawford Weekly Messenger, April 15, 1830 Died--In Woodcock, at the house of his son, George Long, Esq. Mr. James Long, on the 6th inst. in the ninety-third year of his age. He was a native of Lancaster county, and settled in 1794 on Wood- cock in Mead, now Woodcock township. His wife one son, and two daughters deceased, some years since. Three sons survive

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