Person:Mathias Long (2)

Information on Mathias Long, Jr.

Michael Deck's father, Henry Deck, died before the Revolution, hence couldn't have had an opinion one way or the other. There was folklore connecting Michael to George Washington, and it is obviously just that. Michael may have seen Washington, since I think he was at Yorktown in the militia, but I'm sure that's all. He never mentioned anything in his pension declaration other than a couple of tours of militia service, he was never an officer, and he mentioned nothing about Washington. As I was writing this, I suddenly realized that some of this about Washington probably originated when some of Michael's descendants, in my line confused stories about the father of one of Michael's sons-in-law with Michael. The son-in-law was Mathias Long, Jr., whose wife was Margaret Deck - this is my line. Mathias Long, Sr., served in the lighthorse infantry in SC under Col. William Washington, a cousin of George. In short, descendants of Mathias Long, Jr., and Mary Margaret Deck would have been confusing the service of their paternal grandfather with that of their maternal grandfather. In his pension application, Mathias Long Sr. refers to William Washington as simply "Col. Washington", and among his descendants that no doubt became just "Washington". His descendants wouldn't have realized that Gen. George Washington wasn't the Washington in question. Mathias Long Sr.'s first wife was Elizabeth Monger, a sister of Michael Deck's wife Susannah. His second wife was Mary Heistand (my line), daughter of John Heistand.

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave.

   Mathias Long
   Birth: Nov., 1792
   Rockingham County
   Virginia, USA
   Death: Feb. 20, 1855
   Highland
   Madison County
   Illinois, USA
   
   Married Mary Margaret Deck
   November 19, 1816
   Rockingham Co., Virginia
   
   Family links:
   Spouse:
   Mary Margaret Deck Long (1800 - 1855)
   
   Children:
   Mary Ann Long Howard (1817 - 1890)*
   Benjamin Long (1822 - 1898)*
   Susan Long Giger (1826 - 1846)*
   Michael D. Long (1838 - 1909)*
   
   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24013300&ref=acom