Slaves of William Edwards Longan, Virginia

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Louisa, Virginia, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage

UNDER CONSTRUCTION This page's purpose is to record the people enslaved by William Edwards Longan and attempt to connect them to their families.

William Edwards Longan was born in 1810 or 1811 in Orange County, Virginia. His father, Edmund D. Longan, also held enslaved people at the time of his death in 1849 in Louisa County, Virginia.

William and his family were present in Louisa County, Virginia, by 1850. The 1850 slave schedule showed William holding 18 enslaved people.

Between 1853 and 1862, William reported 16 births of children to the enslaved women on his farm.

Sally gave birth to her son, Harry, on 6 July 1857^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth of another person: "Virginia, Slave Birth Index, 1853-1866"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 008249760_001_M9XK-WRF; Image number: 279
   FamilySearch Record: W8GG-RDN2 (accessed 23 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSPP-K9MF-T
   William E Longan in record of birth of another person on 6 Jul 1857 in Louisa, Virginia, United States.

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-8HH : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 42, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Female, age 0, born 1850

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-84Y : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 31, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Female, age 14, born 1836

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-84P : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 27, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Female, age 30, born 1820

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-8H3 : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 37, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Male, age 5, born 1845

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-84G : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 26, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Female, age 56, born 1794

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-8HQ : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 38, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Female, age 5, born 1845

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-8HS : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 36, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Female, age 8, born 1842

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-84B : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 32, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Female, age 12, born 1838

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-845 : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 28, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Male, age 25, born 1825

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-8H7 : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 39, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Female, age 3, born 1847

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-84T : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 30, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Female, age 17, born 1833

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-8H4 : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 41, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Female, age 2, born 1848

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-841 : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 33, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Male, age 11, born 1839

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-84L : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 25, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Male, age 60, born 1790

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-8H9 : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 35, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Female, age 8, born 1842

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-8HW : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 40, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Male, age 2, born 1848

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-8HM : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 34, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Male, age 10, born 1840

• "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV81-84R : 4 August 2017), Wm E Longan, Louisa county, Louisa, Virginia, United States; citing line number 29, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 444,979.
  • Female, age 20, born 1830