John Long II (bef. 1722 - bef. 1785)

Born before 1722 in Queen Anne's Co., Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Herrington) Long — married 12 Jul 1744 in St Luke's Episcopal, Church Hill, Queen Anne's County, Province of Maryland

Descendants

Died before 12 May 1785 at about age 63 in Greene Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

John Long II's birth date is undocumented so it is unclear exactly when he was born. Researchers cite bet 1717 in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland to 1722. His father John Long and mother Elizabeth Powell lived at "Sandy Hurst" in Queen Anne's Co. until they sold it in 1720. However, the elder John owned several other properties in Queen Anne's Co so son John II was probably born in Queen Anne's. (When the elder John Long bought the tract "The Schoolhouse" in 1728 in Kent Co. Delaware, he was described as "late of Queen Anns (sic)Co, Maryland"). ^[1]

John II married Ann Herrington (b. c1730 Queen Anne's, Maryland). on 12 Jul 1744 at Saint Luke's Protestant Episcopal Parish, Church Hill, Queen Anne's, Maryland. ^{[2] [3]} (1743 as marriage date is cited at Rootsweb: Thomas Flowers of Maryland.) John Long II and wife Ann lived until about 1763 in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It is not known exactly when he and his family migrated to what was then Bedford County, Pennsylvania (later Greene County) but according to some Long genealogies they were there in the 1760's. They settled on land near Big Whiteley Creek. He is listed in the tax list of 1772-73 for Springhill Twp., Bedford Co., PA. (This part of Bedford Co. became part of Westmoreland Co. in 1773; it became part of Washington Co. in 1781; and it became part of Greene Co. in 1796.) The same John Long was in York Co in 1774. ^[4]

He wrote his will 12 MAY 1785 Greene Twp., Washington Co., Pennsylvania with probate on 29 March 1786. ^[5]

He was buried in Mount Morris Cemetery (Old), Greene County, Pennsylvania, no image of grave stone. ^[6]

Military Records

All 7 of John II's sons were in the Revolutionary War. ^[7]

• -David, John, Eliel, and Noah served in John Guthery's Company in the Revolution.

-Gideon served under Capt. John Wilson and Col. Mackey and Broadhead.

• - Gideon and Jeremiah were in the 8th Pennsylvania Continental Line which was encamped at Valley Forge in the terrible winter of 1777/78.

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Property

• 1752-1763 "Hopewell", Queen Anne's Co., MD Adams-16917 17 October 2015: This tract bequeathed to Ann Herrington by her father in 1752. John and wife Ann sold it in June 1763.

• before 1771 West side of the Monongahela (Pennsylvania)

• 1772 Springhill Twp., Bedford Co., PA

• before 1776 Fayette Co. PA. (prior to Greene Co.)

• 1786 Whiteley and Dunkara (sic) Creeks, Greene Co. PA. John Long did not survey or patent his land in Washington/Greene Co., but a survey map of 1786 for a plot patented in 1791 to Henson Hobbs for a tract of 212 3/4 acres, "Blackberry", shows John Long's land adjacent to and north of that tract, bordering on Thomas Flowers, and George Debolt, and near John Minor. This land was on Big Whiteley Creek and was eventually in Monongahela Twp. [In 1796 David Long and Sarah purchased part of "Blackberry" from Benjamin Maple and his wife, Catherine, for twenty pounds. It was "situate on Bigg (sic) Whiteley Creek," bordered land of John Minor, and contained twenty-seven acres and eighty-nine perches and messuages.]

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• "Mount Joy," patented at Dunkard in 1791 by John and Jeremiah Long. [Sharon MacInnes speculates that John's land in Greene Co. was "Mount Joy", but by 1791 John II had died so it would have been his sons John III and Jeremiah who died at Dunkard Creek, Greene Co.] ^[10]

Will

Will: written 12 MAY 1785 Greene Twp., Washington Co., PA

In the name of God Amen. I John Long of the County of Washington and the state of Pennsylvania being weak of body but of sound mind and memory do make and publish this my last will and testament in manner following. Viz first and principally recommend my sould to God that gave it and my body to the dust to be buried in a Christian-like manner at the discretion of my executrix. Nothing doubting but that I shall receive the same again at the general resurrection of all flesh at coming to the mighty power of God and as touching my temporal estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me, I will and bequeath it in the following manner. Imprimus it is my wil and I do hereby allow my executrix to pay all my just debts and also legacies in specie hereafter bequeath. I will and bequeath

first unto my son David Long two shillings and six pence.

Secondly I will and bequeath unto my son John Long one shilling

Thirdly I will and bequeath unto my son James Long one shilling

Fourthly I will and bequeath unto my son Gideon Long one shilling

Fifthly I will and bequeath unto my son Jeremiah Long one shilling

Sixthly I will and bequeath unto my son Elial Long one half of a tracht of land I now live on and the said Elial Long is to take his part where he now lives unto him his heirs and assigns forever. The said Elial Long is to pay one half of the cost of clearing said land out of the office.

Seventhly I will and bequeath unto my son Noah Long the other half of said tracht of land which I live on to him his heirs and assigns forever.

Eighthly I will and bequeath unto my daughter Ann Debolt __ riding horses and one bed and furniture, the bed and furniture after her mother's death.

Ninethly I will and bequeath unto my dear and loveing wife Ann Long for term of life or during her widowhood this house which I now dwell in with the bed and furniture with two cows and one heffer and four sheep and after her death the cows and heffer and sheep go to my son Noah Long and the said Noah Long shall have full power to wrok and ten or till his half of said land hwere I now live as he shall think fit with the orchard and meddo (meadow) and he shall allow his said mother Ann Long a good and sufficient garden for her own use and to furnish her with what is necessary for her to live on comfortably or to support her and lastly I do make and constitute Ann Long my said wife executrix of this my last will and testament dated this twelvth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred eighty five on witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal signed sealed and acknowledged by the testator as his last will and testament in the presents of us who are subscribing witnesses here unto Stephen Gapen William Hudson Zachariah Gapen

(Probate) 29th of March 1786 Personally appeared before me Zachariah Gapen and Stephen Gapen after the attestation by law required say that they were personally present and heard and saw John Long sign and acknowledge the annexed will and that they the said Gapens believe at the time of said Long's so doing that he was in his perfect reason. Affirmed before me the same day Thomas Stokeley Registrar Zachariah Gapen Stephen Gapen ^{[11] [12]}

Note: by Nae X A sixpence bequeath was for luck. A single shilling indicated that person was "disowned". You received one shilling and not a shilling more.

Sources

1. ↑ Kent Co., Delaware Land Records, v. 3, 1723-1734, transcribed by Mary Marshall Brewer, Willow Bend Books: Westminster (Maryland), 2000, p92
2. ↑ Robert Barnes, Maryland, Marriages,1634-1777, p111
3. ↑ "Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970" index, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50767-1, System Origin: Maryland-ODM ; GS Film number: 13890 Online at FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4VQ-DMS : accessed 15 Sep 2013).http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35895438&ref=acom
4. ↑ Thomas Flowers of Maryland by Jeanne Flowers (well researched tree)
5. ↑ 1885 Washington County, Pennsylvania, Will Book1 p60
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130243283
7. ↑ "Ten Mile Country and It's Pioneers." (9 volumes) by Howard Leckey (history of this Long family found in Volume 9).
8. ↑ Martha Hall, a descendant of Jeremiah, "Military records of John's sons are in the Penn. Archives V 2 Series 6, pp18 -19. Jeremiah is listed on p171 in the same volume
9. ↑ Pennsylvania, State Archives, Records of the Land Office; Copied Surveys, 1681-1912; digital images, http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r17-114 CopiedSurveyBooks/Book%20%20A1-A89/Book%20A-63/Book%20A-63%20pg%20246.pdf]
10. ↑ Early Landowners ... Greene County [PA], p. 63
11. ↑ http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=auntievi1&id=I0231
12. ↑ USGenWeb Archives, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Contributed for use by M. Burns) [1]

See also:

• Genealogical Society of PA, v6, p141
• Greene Co., PA Historical Society Records; PA Archives Vol. 2, Series VI pp18-19 & 141.
• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=130243283

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Long-3385 created through the import of earnst eabaugh.ged on Aug 26, 2012 by Vera Lewis.
• WikiTree profile Long-2985 created through the import of Keller-Freeland-Ferris Family .ged on Feb 27, 2012 by Elizabeth Tapia.
• Thanks to Nae X for starting this profile.
• Thanks to John Long for starting this profile.
• WikiTree profile Long-3635 created through the import of nicholson.ged on Nov 16, 2012 by Jimmy Nicholson.