Richard LONG

Abt 1659 - 1694  (~ 35 years)

• Name	Richard LONG
  Born	Abt 1659	Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  _UID	8E066136A85F4A08B65A0845DAF6C3E155C7
  Died	4 Sep 1694	Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts
  Notes	of Salisbury, MA Ancestral File Number: K6LB-Q1 Richard Long signed petition of 1680; both he and wife signed Bradbury petition 1692. The following year he bought the Sheldon farm in Scarborough (Black Point) from the widow Rebecca Sheldon; the farm was sold by his heirs in 1720. He was killed by Indians in Amesbury on his way to Haverhill, 4 September 1694 with Joseph Pike.[He and Deputy Sheriff Joseph-3 Pike (1638-1694) "were slain by Indians as they traveled the head of the further end of Pond Plain..the enemy lay in a deserted house by the way, or in a clump of bushes or both."]. (Journal of Rev. John Pike, Essex. Collections); Inventory of his estate on 24 September 1794. James Brown of Salisbury was appointed guardian for three minor children. Source: http://www.nh.searchroots.com/Long/richardsalis.htm Settlers Surnamed Long to New England before 1700 NEGSR vol 104 page 40 Richard Long, house carpenter of Salisbury, was killed by Indians 4 Sept 1694, and is first recorded in Salisbury 1671. He married 21 July 1680, Ann, 1659-1731 daughter of Joseph and Susan (Stacy) French, and they had issue Elizabeth who married John Clough; William who married Ruth Eastman 2nd Sarah Shepare/Shepard, 3rd Deborah Tongue; Richard who married Sarah Coker; Susannah may have married an Eaton; Joseph never married; Sarah died infancy; Elinor who married Nathaniel Mason; and Sarah who married Wm. Russell, all born between 1680-1693. His widow married second Thomas Mudgett and third Alexander Magoon of Kingston, NH. He was recognized as a kinsman by Robert Long of Newbury and may have been born in New England but parents are unknown. Descendants have been traced in eastern MA, NH and Maine. [1]
  Person ID	I6767	Master File
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	Robert Long, Jr.,   b. Between 1619-1621, England ,   d. 27 Dec 1690, Newbury, Essex, MA  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Mother	Alice Short,   b. 1626, Coventry, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 17 Jan 1691, Salisbury, Essex Co. MA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	May 1647	Newbury, Essex Co. MA
  	U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name: Alice Short Gender: Female Spouse Name: Robert Long Spouse Birth Year: 1621 Marriage Year: 1647 Marriage State: MA
  Family ID	F7250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna FRENCH,   b. 10 Mar 1659, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA ,   d. 31 Mar 1738, Salisbury, Essex Co. MA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	21 Jul 1680	Salisbury, Essex Co. MA   [1]
  Children	1. Elizabeth LONG,   b. 30 Oct 1680, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA ,   d. ca 1718  (Age 37 years)   2. William LONG,   b. 25 Jun 1682, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA   3. Richard LONG,   b. 3 Jan 1684, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA   4. Susanna LONG,   b. 30 Nov 1685, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA   5. Joseph LONG,   b. 6 Jan 1688, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA   6. Eleanor LONG,   b. 16 Jan 1691, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA   7. Sarah LONG,   b. 13 Jan 1692/3, Salisbury, Essex Co., MA ,   d. Abt 1726  (Age 32 years)
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2012
  Family ID	F4823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S123] Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass, David W. Hoyt, (Providence, RI, 1897), p. 233.