Origin of the Long Surname

"The Longs in Ireland got their names from a number of different origins.  Some are English, Scottish and Norman descent.  The Norman de Long and le Lung arrived in the 11th century with the Anglo-Norman conquest in 1066 AD and established in numerous locations."  (Source)

GENERATION 1

Thomas Long was born abt. 1750 in Scotland and died in 1835 in Killinchiny, County Down, Northern Ireland. He married Hanna Colqhoun (1752-) on Feb 5, 1780 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland.

GENERATION 2

Thomas Long, son of Thomas and Hanna was born abt. 1785 in Killinchiny, County Down, Northern Ireland and died abt. 1875 in Killinchiny.  He married Jane Miller (1780-1880) on Mar 16, 1812.

GENERATION 3

William Long, son of Thomas and Jane was born on Feb 1815 in Killinchy, Ireland and died on Nov 7, 1875 in Avery, Monroe, IA.  He married Mary Jane Elder  (1832-1897) aft. 1849. They had 10 children:

1 Thomas Long (Jul 1854 in IA - Dec 1860 in IA) age 6 2 John William Long (Mar 31, 1857 in IA - Jul 21, 1939 in IA) Married (1) Nancy Miller (1859-1886) in 1881 - 2 children Married (2) Jessie Boswell (1878-1934) in 1891 - 9 children 3 James G. Long (Mar 26, 1859 in IA - Sep 1880 in IA) 4 Jacob Grimes Long (Nov 5, 1860 in IA - Mar 18, 1944 in IA) Married Barbara Susan Sinclair (1868-1940) - 3 children 5 Jenny Matilda Long (See Below) 6 Thomas Elder Long (Mar 25, 1864 in IA - Apr 2, 1927 in IA) Married Hattie Flanders Bates (1860-) 7 Mary Catherine Long (Dec 24, 1865 in IA - Aug 1901 in IA) Married Cyrus Pleasant Shields (1863-1929) - 1 child 8 Susanna Isabelle Long (Apr 1, 1867 in IA - Dec 23, 1943 in IA) Married (1) David Hunter Hawthorne (1858-1917) Married (2) Lewis F. Dale (1863-1936) 9 Sarah Elizabeth Long (Jun 11, 1868 in IA - Jun 11, 1870 in IA) age 2 10 Charles Wesley Long (Sep 20, 1871 in IA - Aug 30, 1954 in MT) Married Anie Angus Allison (1874-1953) - 8 children

GENERATION 4

(Jenny and her husband Charles) Jenny Matilda Long, daughter of William and Mary was born Oct 15, 1863 in Albia, Monroe, IA and died on Jun 12, 1929 in Blakesburg, Wapello, IA. She married Charles Warner (1859-1940) on Dec 4, 1880 in Monroe Co., IA See Charles Warner's surname page for the continuation of this line.

 
This page was created on 06/15/23 and last updated on 06/15/23

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