Person:John Long (157)

Md. Cal. Wills Vol. IV, p 181:

Will of John Long, Planter, Talbot Co. - made 9/8/1712 Probated - 9/5/1718. He gives: Personality (clothing) to hisbrother: Thomas Long. Equally to his own two sons: land on Pullingbrook Creek, Talbot Co. consisting ofparts of 2 tracts: "Parker's Point" and "Enlargement" when these two sons : William & Thomas Long arrive atage 21 years. To wife Sarah: use of above plantation until sons aforesaid attain age of 21 years; and alsoresidue of estate, real and personal. (Not further described). Will signed: "John Long". Wits: Griffith Evans,Wm. Sanders and Wm. Rich. Exctrs: Wife Sarah, and "father-in-law, Nicholas Lowe of Talbot Co., Cent."

In consideration of fact that a member of Talbot Co. "Long" is intermarried with "Lowe", which in turn isinterconnected with families of: Rowe, Combes, Bozman, Harrison, Price, Pattison, Boston, etc. --i.e. families whichare involved prominently in development of early eastern-shore & in truth all Maryland - one wonders indeed why agenealogy of the Talbot Co. "Long" does not seem to have been previously worked out! But so far in myinvestigations, I have not come across same in either printed or manuscript form. Candidly though, I have not havetime to check throughly the Genealogies of all these allied" names, and in which "some light" on the Long"connection might appear.Specifically the connection is that: John Long (b.-my estimate c.1665?- d. Talbot Co. 1717-18) mar. Sarah, dau. ofCol. Nicholas & Elizabeth (Rowe, Combes) Lowe. A brief notice of the early "Lowe" family is given in Tilghman's 2 volHist. of Talbot Co. to the effect that three brothers: Henry, Vincent & Nicholas Lowe (all with title, honorary at least, of"Col.") came in middle 1600's to Maryland, with at least two of the bros. settling first in Calvert Co. & where theirsister (who was m. 1st to Seidel) later became the 2nd wife of Lord Baltimore. But that by 1672 Vincent &Nicholas Lowe had patented a tract of land "Stratton" now in Queen Anne's Co. (then in part which was Talbot?): andfurther that Nicholas Lowe marr. Elizabeth, widow of Major William Combs of Talbot Co., with one of their daus. beingMary Lowe, b. 1691, who m. 3rd to Thom. Bozman.

Most revealing as to some of her relatives is the Will (Liber 15, p248) at H.R. of the widow Elizabeth (Mrs.Nicholas) Lowe, who died late 1719 Talbot. In it she states that her father had been Edward Rowe; and she mentionsher sons: Nicholas & Vincent Lowe: her daus. Mary Bozman, Dorothy Harrison, Prudence Price, & Eliz. Wood(poss? wife of Williams Woods, one of wits. to Will): a dau-in-law Judith (m. 1st Combs, but by nowseemingly m. to David Robinson): some grandchildren: Edward, Wm., & Eliz. Combs,& John Glen; but particularlynotice is called to fact that Eliz. Lowe wills to her dau. Sarah (Long) Pattison (by 1719 Sarah is wife of John Pattison,planter, of Talbot Co) 100 acres out of the tract "Anderton", with direction that after Sarah's decease this land is to goto Sarah's two sons: William & Thomas Long.But to turn attention more directly to the "Long" of Talbot Co. records: It is first of all very possible that this "Long"does have antecedent or connection with "some" Long of original counties western-shore Md., as pointed out perassociation there with "Lowe" especially to Thomas Long of Calvert in 1669 (page 3 of this report); but connection hasnot yet been investigated. At any rate my present notes on this particular "Long" family begin with the refs in ProbateCard Index H.R. to a Thomas Long of (no Co. given? 1686) Orig. Will in Box L, folder 42 & Invts & Accts (1687)-(Talbot Co. Liber 9, p431; plus the same Index refs. on a Mary Long (Talbot Co.) - (1686-87) - Wills- Box L, folder 41& Liber 4, p 217; Invts-Lib. 9, p 118; & Accts-Lib. 9, p 431.Though not yet read, the above would seem to refer to the same Thomas & Mary Long (1686) who have Wills inprinted Calendar of Wills, Vol. II pp 5 & 6, from which I had previously extracted the following data:

Thomas Long (born by my estimate of content-c 1643? & marr. c 1663?) Made his Will Oct.28,1684 &probated May 29, 1686. In it he gives: Personality to his wife (unnamed) & to a Stephen Winn.100 Acres -equally - (tract or tracts? not named) to his sons: John, Robert, George, & Thomas -- attheir "majority" (so in 1684 these sons are under 21 yrs age)Ex.-not given; but Wits:"Richard White", Wm Hether, Jno. Yates.Because "wife unnamed" in above, so far no direct proof that Mary is wife of this Thomas, but seems most plausiblethru circumstantial evidence that Mary names same children (tho she omits "George"?--recheck!) and also that same"Richard White: is a witness to Mary's Will also, of which date is:Mary Long - Will made Nov. 2, 1684 and probated May 9, 1686. She gives: Personality to "eldest son" John(born by my estimate - c 1665?) and to other children: Eliza, Robert, Thomas * (*also a dau.Susanna) and to a Dorothy Wiggins (it is not clear here whether Dorothy is a daughter or not - alsoincidentally for poss? association: Emory's Hist. Q.A. p 209, mentions a John Wiggins as doingsome surveying of "parish lines" in upper Choptank region in 1729) Ex. is George Watts, and to have care of children during minority' (thus Mary's children also areunder 21 years in 1684!)Wits: "Richard White", Wm. Watts.John Long - (b. by my est.-c1665? marr. by est. c1690? to Sarah Lowe and died Talbot Co. c1716-17.As in most of other "Long" families of Md. in this "progress report" much research remains before certain definiteassignments can be made, but from circumstantial evidence so far that: this seems to be only John Long of this agegroup in this particular area and who also has a brother, Thomas, -- he very probably?? will be found to fit as eldestson of the Thomas and Mary above. The data from the abstracted information in Md. Cal. Wills Vol. IV, p 181, is that:Will of John Long, Planter, Talbot Co. - made 9/8/1712 Probated - 9/5/1718. He gives: Personality (clothing) to hisbrother: Thomas Long. Equally to his own two sons: land on Pullingbrook Creek, Talbot Co. consisting ofparts of 2 tracts: "Parker's Point" and "Enlargement" when these two sons : William & Thomas Long arrive atage 21 years. To wife Sarah: use of above plantation until sons aforesaid attain age of 21 years; and alsoresidue of estate, real and personal. (Not further described). Will signed: "John Long". Wits: Griffith Evans,Wm. Sanders and Wm. Rich. Exctrs: Wife Sarah, and "father-in-law, Nicholas Lowe of Talbot Co., Cent." An added note is to the effect that: John Pattison, Planter of Talbot, who has since married the widow Sarah,has caused this will to be proved. (thus the sons: Wm & Thomas who were under 21 years in 1712 mayposs. be 21 by 1/18??) (Nicholas Lowe, Sr., however, meantime has died since Eliz. Lowe's Will of 1719terms her "widow").The original of this Will can be found H.R.- Box 15, folder 15, but only part remains; however, it is copied infull in Liber 14, p 702; also it prob. appears same in County Book: Liber EM#1, p 235, though this latter ref.not yet checked.- Begin Page 10 -Other refs. not yet checked of this area from Probate Index H.R. which may refer to this or other "John Long" (alsosome may be on his ref. other estates) are: (Talbot Co.) Testamentary Proc.-(no date given)-Liber 150, p 56 and(1708) - Liber 17, pp 44,64,189. Another ref. dated 1719 which seems should be on same (but labeled) "QueenAnne's" Co. - unless my copy error) is in Liber 24, p120. (But could refer to John Long of Q.A.??)A further ref. which could possibly have genealogical value appears in Cal. Wills Vol. II, p210, being the Will of anIsaac Richardson, Talbot Co. -- Will made 7/19/1699 and probated 6/18/1700. The abstracted data reads: to JohnLong and sister (prob. Isaac's) Mary Nunn, personalty; the latter made joint executor with Jno. Combs . Wits: WmAllen, Mitchell Baker, Moses Sheffield. Since John Long's wife's mother, Eliz. Lowe, had been 1st marr. to Wm.Combs, this seems prob. to refer to the John Long of above?Some various other type source records which need more research as possibly belonging to "Long" of Talbot Co.are: naturally the: "Deeds" and other Land Records. Since the word "long" is also a geographic term of dimension or description, in checking indices via this route, it becomes sometimes complicated as to what context is meant. Butit is interesting that in card index H.R. on land records "Tract Names" (arranged by county) one finds that in 1687Vincent Lowe patented 250 A. in now Caroline Co. (prob. then Talbot - or later Q.A.) which he named: "Long'sBennington".In "Rent Rolls" index at H.R. one finds that beginning 1662 a Thomas Long owned a tract called "Parker's Point",i.e., the same tract named in the Will of John Long who d. Talbot Co. c1718. Thus another chance for proof that thisJohn is a son of this Thomas (as I've suggested p 9 this report) but one needs to check Rent Rolls Liber 11, p 19 formore refs to successive ownership and transfers. Follow thru also on "Enlargement" same Liber, p 34.Hodge's Marr. Index at H.R. has a ref. that a Thomas Long marr. Susannah Meed, daughter of Francis and AnnMeed (Mead) of Anne Arundel Co. with the inference of this coming from Test. Proc. Liber 24, p384 and Wills Lib. 14,p441. Francis Meed seems to have been quite a successful Planter, being able to will away such items as engravedsilver cups etc. Some data from his will made 1/4/1716 probated 7/6/1717 is that: he has sons: Wm John, andBenjamin Meed. He has a "daughter-in-law Mary Wright" (this can mean that he has a dec'd son, whose wife hassince remarried- as for ex. the case in the Eliz. Lowe Will, p 8 this report. -- OR EARLY TERMINOLOGY a child "in-law" can be a "stepchild" - see gen'l. ref. this fact - Emory's Hist. Q.A., p 245). Francis Meed's Will also shows thathe has a true "son-in-law" Thomas Dawson; & the Will concludes by giving a negro servant, etc. to his dau.;Susannah Long. Wits. are: Capt. Phillip Jones, Thomas Buckingham, & Mr. John Hammond. I have previously notedthat there appears to be considerable association (at least as a certain level of society) between various families ofeastern shore Talbot & -Q. Anne with those of Anne Arundel Co., right across Chesapeake Bay. Add to this thatduring 1700s both Meed and Dawson names are quite prevalent in the Talbot-Q.Anne's (now Caroline Co.) areaparticularly between main Choptank and Tuckahoe Rivers, especially in St. John's Episcopal parish with church atNine Bridges (now Bridgetown). (see Emory's Hist) Thus it seems very poss? that Susannah Meed is wife of Thomas,bro. to John Long whose wife was Sarah Lowe, since Thomas, son of John Long, seems hardly old enough to bemarr. 1717. But also this cannot be reason for Susannah's husband Thomas to have a sister with first name:Susanna--for such naming would be previous to their marriage.- Begin Page 11 -EASTERN or WESTERN SHORE"Long" References in Various Records colonial Md. - as yet unassigned to family For reason: No date given; no place given; not yet read; or Need StudyDetermining date, where none given on an index card, is usually a simple matter of checking the item, andapproximating date from the chronological placement in the Liber in which the item appears. The process of gaining alocation (where "no county" given) of course takes more work; for in such case the names of other personsassociated within the document such as witnesses, appraisers, etc. must then be researched to determine wherethey were living at such specific time. The names of county officers before whom an instrument was signed orrecorded is usually the easiest method for this, for such names frequently appear in lists in the various printed Md.county histories. But refs. of all this type which I have not had time to investigate so far are:Henry Long - who has an 16?6 ref. (Hodges' Index at H.R.) of being marr. to a Widow Eliz. Utie. (for an early "Utie"ref. see also Tilghman's Hist. Talbot Co.; tho not necessarily in that Co.)Elizabeth Long - who has ref. of before 1699 (Provincial Ct. "Conveyance" Index book in hall at H.R.) of selling toRichard Bennett the tract "Wharton Manor", listed as: Ct. Deed #750. (Poss. connection? to Worton familyof Chester river - see Emory Hist. of Q.A. Co. William Long - a 1662 Probate Index H.R. ref. says has mention in Invt. & Accts. Liber 10, p81 but index does not listcounty. There are of course considerable other refs. on various "William" Long in Probate, Land Grant, Rentrolls (mostly in Liber 9 of these) & other indices at H.R.