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Capt William Long Veteran

Birth
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Death
26 Aug 1814 (aged 58–59)
Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
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He was the son of William Lewis and Margaret Lynn Lewis.
He married Elizabeth Penn.
They had nine known children.
Testimony provided at a Kentucky court in 1833:
"Names of the males now living Strother Long, John Long, Thomas Long, George Long, Arthur Long. That there was his daughter named Polly Long who intermarried with Saunder Brown and that they still live together in matrimony, Peggy Long who intermarried with Thomas Cowan and are still living together in matrimony and that there are two more males, William Long who married in his lifetime and left a wife and children living in Mercer County Kentucky at his death, also Lewis Long who intermarried and left at his death three children now living in Cumberland County Kentucky, named Patsy Long, Betsey Long and William Long of whom Polly Frogge is the guardian, that George, Arthur, and Thomas Long are now living in the State of Alabama Jackson County, the said John Long in the Territory of Arkansas, that all the others accept said William's children live in Cumberland County Kentucky, and that said William Long's widow died in a few years after he died. Which ordered to be certified to all whom it may concern."
Another possible marriage was to Mary Blair.
He died in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in 1814.

His father died in May 1760. His brothers-in-law, Thomas Lewis and Charles Lewis were named as his executors.
During 1761, his mother married William Crow, a Staunton merchant.
In 1770, William chose his uncles Thomas Lewis and Charles Lewis as his guardians.

During the Revolutionary War, he served as a captain in the 2nd Virginia State Regiment under the command of Colonel William Brent.
In December 1783, he received a warrant for 1,000 acres of land in recognition of his service.
In March 1784, he assigned the land to Andrew Sutlington.
He was the son of William Lewis and Margaret Lynn Lewis.
He married Elizabeth Penn.
They had nine known children.
Testimony provided at a Kentucky court in 1833:
"Names of the males now living Strother Long, John Long, Thomas Long, George Long, Arthur Long. That there was his daughter named Polly Long who intermarried with Saunder Brown and that they still live together in matrimony, Peggy Long who intermarried with Thomas Cowan and are still living together in matrimony and that there are two more males, William Long who married in his lifetime and left a wife and children living in Mercer County Kentucky at his death, also Lewis Long who intermarried and left at his death three children now living in Cumberland County Kentucky, named Patsy Long, Betsey Long and William Long of whom Polly Frogge is the guardian, that George, Arthur, and Thomas Long are now living in the State of Alabama Jackson County, the said John Long in the Territory of Arkansas, that all the others accept said William's children live in Cumberland County Kentucky, and that said William Long's widow died in a few years after he died. Which ordered to be certified to all whom it may concern."
Another possible marriage was to Mary Blair.
He died in Cumberland County, Kentucky, in 1814.

His father died in May 1760. His brothers-in-law, Thomas Lewis and Charles Lewis were named as his executors.
During 1761, his mother married William Crow, a Staunton merchant.
In 1770, William chose his uncles Thomas Lewis and Charles Lewis as his guardians.

During the Revolutionary War, he served as a captain in the 2nd Virginia State Regiment under the command of Colonel William Brent.
In December 1783, he received a warrant for 1,000 acres of land in recognition of his service.
In March 1784, he assigned the land to Andrew Sutlington.


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