Person:William Long (165)

Name	William Long
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	Abt 1785	Greenbrier County, Virginia
Marriage	24 Sep 1809	Greenbrier County, Virginiato Sarah "Sally" Taylor
Marriage	9 May 1814	Greenbrier County, Virginiato Elizabeth 'Betsy' Davis
Death^[1]	Bet 1852 and 1855 (about)	Peoria County, Illinois

Records in Virginia

Greenbrier Co. Court Orders: William Long is appointed overseer of the road from Rankin Wiley down Anthony's Creek to the foot of the mountain. The appointment shows that Wm. Long was on Anthony's Creek at that time.

5 April 1817, Personal property tax records show Wm. Long with one horse, no slaves. It also shows another Wm. Long in the county at that time with one slave and one horse. This Wm. Long married Elizabeth Davis, May 9, 1814 and later moved to Kentucky. [?]

29 December 1818, William Long purchased 79 acres of land from James and Peggy Reid. Greenbrier Co. Deed Book 7, pg. 423. According to tax records, in 1819, the tax value of the land and buildings was $19.75, tax 15¢. The following year the tax value was $118.50. Tax the same.

23 February 1819, Greenbrier Co. Court Orders: William Long's Deed for 79 acres proved by oaths of John Nathan, John A. and James Reid Jr., and admitted to record.

1826, Greenbrier Co. William Long, Property tax records the property value decreased to $39.50. The tax was only .04¢.

16 March 1827, personal property tax records for that year show William Long with one horse, no slaves. He is the only Long listed in the tax record.

6 October 1836, William Long sold the property to Michael Fleshman. Greenbrier Deed book 13, pg. 602. It's tax value was $39.50 according to the tax records.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

http://person.ancestry.com/tree/69231757/person/44195070282/facts
United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).

Aug. 7, 1820 • Frankfort, Greenbrier County, Virginia, USA

1820 census. The only Wm Long in the county at that time. William is shown over 45, his wife Sarah [Elizabetn?] is shown 26 - 44. Four male children under 10: John, 10; Wm., 8; James, 6; Samuel, 4. Ann, 2, is not shown.
United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19).

1830 census shows William Long and his wife, Sarah [Elizabeth?], 30 thru 39. Ages for all 9 children fit if the census was taken before Oct. 1830.
United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

Peoria County, Illinois, USA

1850 census, family 2629: Shows William, 76, living with his daughter Elizabeth Bird, 26, her husband William, 23, and children: John, 3, and George, 1. The census says he was born in Virginia. He is not shown in the 1855 Illinois State Census.