Israel Longley (1745 - 1824)

Born 12 Oct 1745 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Kent) Longley — married 30 Sep 1770 in Granville, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 16 Sep 1824 at age 78 in Upper Granville, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Israel Longley was born 12 Oct 1745 in Groton, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, the fifth child of William Longley and Mary Parker. He and his parents were among the New England Planters who came to Nova Scotia in the early 1760s. They settled on a lot in the Belleisle district of Granville Township, Annapolis County. After Israel had attained the age of majority, his father relinquished his farm to Israel and returned to Massachusetts.

Israel married Anna Kent on 30 Sep 1770 in Granville Township. They were married by the Anglican Rev. Thomas Wood. Anna was born 25 Jul 1750 at Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, the daughter of Isaac and Rachel (Beal) Kent. She was baptised on 5 Aug 1750 in Milford, Worcester Co., Mass. and travelled with her parents to Annapolis County, Nova Scotia aboard the Charming Molly on 17 May 1760. She died 2 Mar 1825, aged 77 and is buried in the Longley Cemetery, Upper Granville, Annapolis Co.

Israel Longley appears in the 1772/73 census of Granville Township, Annapolis County with a family of 4.

Israel Longley of Granville wrote his Last Will and Testament 22 Jan 1819 mentioning his wife Anna, children: Anna, Isaac, William, Asaph, Israel, Amaryear?, "daughters".

Israel died 16 Sep 1824, aged 80, and is buried in the Longley Cemetery, Upper Granville, Annapolis Co.^[1]

Letters of Administration for the estate of Israel Longley were granted to Isaac Longley 18 Jan 1828.

Children (All born Granville Township, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, birth dates as per Granville Township Book):

1. Isaac, b. 2 Jul 1771.
2. Anna, b. 23 Feb 1773, m. Joseph Bent, d. 12 Sep 1860.
3. William, b. 10 Mar 1775.
4. Asaph, b. 24 Nov 1776.
5. Susanna, b. 27 Oct 1778, m. Jonathan C. Morse, d. 11 Oct 1842.
6. Israel, b. 28 Sep 1780.
7. Diadama, b. 17 Dec 1782, m. John McNeill, d. 2 Jun 1860.
8. Christina, b. 20 Mar 1785, m. John Chesley, d. 9 May 1855.
9. Elizabeth, b. 8 Jun 1787, m. 30 Apr 1812, John Tupper, d. 23 Jul 1850, Round Hill, Annapolis Co.
10. Lucy, b. 11 Sep 1789.
11. Amariah Westley, b. 10 Apr 1794, d. 1818 at sea.

Besides the 11 children identified above, there were triplets who died unnamed.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #109976834

• Source: S00258 Author: Brøderbund Software, Inc. Title: World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1 Publication: Name: Release date: November 29, 1995; NOTESource Medium: Family Archive CD CONT CONT Customer pedigree. CONT

• The Longley Family Genealogy compiled by Louise Baneck Longley and Janneyne Longley Gnacinski, 1967, FHL Film # 928132 Item 6, page 12, 14.

• Annapolis County, Nova Scotia Probate records - see images.

• Granville Township Book compiled by Ross and Ruth Burgess

• 1772/73 census of Granville Township

Research Notes

Note N00180Came to Nova Scotia when he was fifteen years old with his father.

About the year 1759 or 1760, came to Nova Scotia with his father. His father, staying one or two seasons, and liking the country, returned home to Shirley, with the intention of removing his family to N.S., and making that place his permanent home, but did not live to effect his purpose. Israel stayed behind when his father returned to the States. Was apprenticed to a man named Parker to learn the carpenter's trade.

from History of Shirley-Genealogy-Longley.

• The Bent family in America. Being mainly a genealogy of the descendants of John Bent who settled in Sudbury, Mass., in 1638, with notes upon the family in England and elsewhere p. 68 #92 https://archive.org/details/bentfamilyinamer00bent/page/68/mode/2up?q=Dorcas+Bent+Longley

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Sue Durling for creating this profile through the import of DurlingJamesO_AncWithDeathAft1600.ged on Feb 19, 2012.