Private John Long, 1735-1818
Veteran of the United States of America
In the War of the Revolution, John Long was a member of the Sullivan County Regiment of Mounted Militia, commanded by Colonel Isaac Shelby. He is recognized by the D.A.R. as a Patriot and is recorded on the roster of the brave men who fought at the Battle Kings Mountain.
John and his wife Jane Young Long raised seven children, four sons and three daughters. Their names were: Joseph, Robert, James, John, Nancy, Ruth and Jane. Jane Young Long passed many years before John and is buried in the churchyard of New Providence. John Long was recorded as an elder of New Providence Church in 1817
Many years after the death of his wife Jane Young Long, John was at the home of his son Robert, in Grainger County when he passed. He could not be carried to Hawkins County for burial on Presbyterian soil beside his wife, due to the fact that when he died the river was flooded and the roads impassible. John Long was buried in a Methodist graveyard. It was called "McAnnally's" Cemetery, and was four miles from Robert Long's estate. This cemetery was the churchyard of the Old County Line Methodist church, situated in Grainger County near the Hawkins County line. In the early 1940's Tennessee Valley Authority created Cherokee Lake and had to remove thousands of graves to a new location. John Long was moved to Bethesda Cemetery in Morristown TN in 1941.
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John migrated to America from Londonderry Ireland and settled in Rockingham Co., VA during the years 1753-1754. It has been recorded by many family descendants, and there are some Historical records that may show John Long was one of the sons of Joseph Long and Anne (Crockett) from the Buffalo Creek Longs in the "Upper forks of the James" river north side of Short Mountain. This John's siblings were Samuel, Henry, Joseph jr., Agness (Calhoun), Ann (Susanna Nancy Calhoun), Elizabeth (Young, Crockett), Gennett, and Ruth. The last transaction of land being sold by this John and wife Jane Long was recorded in Botetourt County, VA 6 Aug 1772.
The first permanent settlements within the limits of Hawkins County were made in 1772, very soon after the settlements on the Watauga were begun. They were made in Carter's Valley, a short distance west of New Canton. Among these pioneers were "...Mr. Long, etc...".Taken from Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886.
Ramsey, in his Annals of Tennessee says, "the pioneers of Carters Valley (Virginia now Tennessee) were: --the Longs, etc…and arrived in 1775".
John Long was a Hawkins County school master in 1783. John Long was one of the founders of Tennessee. His life is interwoven with the history of that state from the very first days of its earliest settlements, to the day of his death. He was a pioneer of one of the first settlements planted there. He fought in the Indian Wars and later served in the war of the Revolution. He was a member of the first legislative body that ever convened in, what is now, Tennessee. He helped to set up the State of Franklin, that vain but heroic effort on the part of those brave men west of the mountains, to get their beloved land recognized as a state; and lastly, he lived to see his dream come true,--to see Tennessee admitted to the union as a sovereign state: and he sleeps there within her soil.
∼North Carolina Revolutionary War Patriot - Served with Colonel Shelby at Battle of King's Mountain. (proven information - NSDAR)
Spouse: Jane Young Henry
Proven Issue: Robert, Joseph, John
From the Family book.
JOHN LONG
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TENNESSEE
SKETCH OF A PIONEER and HIS PROGENY
By His Great-Great-Granddaughter
Caroline Grantland Candler Branan
Veteran of the United States of America
In the War of the Revolution, John Long was a member of the Sullivan County Regiment of Mounted Militia, commanded by Colonel Isaac Shelby. He is recognized by the D.A.R. as a Patriot and is recorded on the roster of the brave men who fought at the Battle Kings Mountain.
John and his wife Jane Young Long raised seven children, four sons and three daughters. Their names were: Joseph, Robert, James, John, Nancy, Ruth and Jane. Jane Young Long passed many years before John and is buried in the churchyard of New Providence. John Long was recorded as an elder of New Providence Church in 1817
Many years after the death of his wife Jane Young Long, John was at the home of his son Robert, in Grainger County when he passed. He could not be carried to Hawkins County for burial on Presbyterian soil beside his wife, due to the fact that when he died the river was flooded and the roads impassible. John Long was buried in a Methodist graveyard. It was called "McAnnally's" Cemetery, and was four miles from Robert Long's estate. This cemetery was the churchyard of the Old County Line Methodist church, situated in Grainger County near the Hawkins County line. In the early 1940's Tennessee Valley Authority created Cherokee Lake and had to remove thousands of graves to a new location. John Long was moved to Bethesda Cemetery in Morristown TN in 1941.
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John migrated to America from Londonderry Ireland and settled in Rockingham Co., VA during the years 1753-1754. It has been recorded by many family descendants, and there are some Historical records that may show John Long was one of the sons of Joseph Long and Anne (Crockett) from the Buffalo Creek Longs in the "Upper forks of the James" river north side of Short Mountain. This John's siblings were Samuel, Henry, Joseph jr., Agness (Calhoun), Ann (Susanna Nancy Calhoun), Elizabeth (Young, Crockett), Gennett, and Ruth. The last transaction of land being sold by this John and wife Jane Long was recorded in Botetourt County, VA 6 Aug 1772.
The first permanent settlements within the limits of Hawkins County were made in 1772, very soon after the settlements on the Watauga were begun. They were made in Carter's Valley, a short distance west of New Canton. Among these pioneers were "...Mr. Long, etc...".Taken from Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886.
Ramsey, in his Annals of Tennessee says, "the pioneers of Carters Valley (Virginia now Tennessee) were: --the Longs, etc…and arrived in 1775".
John Long was a Hawkins County school master in 1783. John Long was one of the founders of Tennessee. His life is interwoven with the history of that state from the very first days of its earliest settlements, to the day of his death. He was a pioneer of one of the first settlements planted there. He fought in the Indian Wars and later served in the war of the Revolution. He was a member of the first legislative body that ever convened in, what is now, Tennessee. He helped to set up the State of Franklin, that vain but heroic effort on the part of those brave men west of the mountains, to get their beloved land recognized as a state; and lastly, he lived to see his dream come true,--to see Tennessee admitted to the union as a sovereign state: and he sleeps there within her soil.
∼North Carolina Revolutionary War Patriot - Served with Colonel Shelby at Battle of King's Mountain. (proven information - NSDAR)
Spouse: Jane Young Henry
Proven Issue: Robert, Joseph, John
From the Family book.
JOHN LONG
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TENNESSEE
SKETCH OF A PIONEER and HIS PROGENY
By His Great-Great-Granddaughter
Caroline Grantland Candler Branan
Private John Long, 1735-1818
Veteran of the United States of America
In the War of the Revolution, John Long was a member of the Sullivan County Regiment of Mounted Militia, commanded by Colonel Isaac Shelby. He is recognized by the D.A.R. as a Patriot and is recorded on the roster of the brave men who fought at the Battle Kings Mountain.
John and his wife Jane Young Long raised seven children, four sons and three daughters. Their names were: Joseph, Robert, James, John, Nancy, Ruth and Jane. Jane Young Long passed many years before John and is buried in the churchyard of New Providence. John Long was recorded as an elder of New Providence Church in 1817
Many years after the death of his wife Jane Young Long, John was at the home of his son Robert, in Grainger County when he passed. He could not be carried to Hawkins County for burial on Presbyterian soil beside his wife, due to the fact that when he died the river was flooded and the roads impassible. John Long was buried in a Methodist graveyard. It was called "McAnnally's" Cemetery, and was four miles from Robert Long's estate. This cemetery was the churchyard of the Old County Line Methodist church, situated in Grainger County near the Hawkins County line. In the early 1940's Tennessee Valley Authority created Cherokee Lake and had to remove thousands of graves to a new location. John Long was moved to Bethesda Cemetery in Morristown TN in 1941.
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John migrated to America from Londonderry Ireland and settled in Rockingham Co., VA during the years 1753-1754. It has been recorded by many family descendants, and there are some Historical records that may show John Long was one of the sons of Joseph Long and Anne (Crockett) from the Buffalo Creek Longs in the "Upper forks of the James" river north side of Short Mountain. This John's siblings were Samuel, Henry, Joseph jr., Agness (Calhoun), Ann (Susanna Nancy Calhoun), Elizabeth (Young, Crockett), Gennett, and Ruth. The last transaction of land being sold by this John and wife Jane Long was recorded in Botetourt County, VA 6 Aug 1772.
The first permanent settlements within the limits of Hawkins County were made in 1772, very soon after the settlements on the Watauga were begun. They were made in Carter's Valley, a short distance west of New Canton. Among these pioneers were "...Mr. Long, etc...".Taken from Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886.
Ramsey, in his Annals of Tennessee says, "the pioneers of Carters Valley (Virginia now Tennessee) were: --the Longs, etc…and arrived in 1775".
John Long was a Hawkins County school master in 1783. John Long was one of the founders of Tennessee. His life is interwoven with the history of that state from the very first days of its earliest settlements, to the day of his death. He was a pioneer of one of the first settlements planted there. He fought in the Indian Wars and later served in the war of the Revolution. He was a member of the first legislative body that ever convened in, what is now, Tennessee. He helped to set up the State of Franklin, that vain but heroic effort on the part of those brave men west of the mountains, to get their beloved land recognized as a state; and lastly, he lived to see his dream come true,--to see Tennessee admitted to the union as a sovereign state: and he sleeps there within her soil.
∼North Carolina Revolutionary War Patriot - Served with Colonel Shelby at Battle of King's Mountain. (proven information - NSDAR)
Spouse: Jane Young Henry
Proven Issue: Robert, Joseph, John
From the Family book.
JOHN LONG
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TENNESSEE
SKETCH OF A PIONEER and HIS PROGENY
By His Great-Great-Granddaughter
Caroline Grantland Candler Branan
Veteran of the United States of America
In the War of the Revolution, John Long was a member of the Sullivan County Regiment of Mounted Militia, commanded by Colonel Isaac Shelby. He is recognized by the D.A.R. as a Patriot and is recorded on the roster of the brave men who fought at the Battle Kings Mountain.
John and his wife Jane Young Long raised seven children, four sons and three daughters. Their names were: Joseph, Robert, James, John, Nancy, Ruth and Jane. Jane Young Long passed many years before John and is buried in the churchyard of New Providence. John Long was recorded as an elder of New Providence Church in 1817
Many years after the death of his wife Jane Young Long, John was at the home of his son Robert, in Grainger County when he passed. He could not be carried to Hawkins County for burial on Presbyterian soil beside his wife, due to the fact that when he died the river was flooded and the roads impassible. John Long was buried in a Methodist graveyard. It was called "McAnnally's" Cemetery, and was four miles from Robert Long's estate. This cemetery was the churchyard of the Old County Line Methodist church, situated in Grainger County near the Hawkins County line. In the early 1940's Tennessee Valley Authority created Cherokee Lake and had to remove thousands of graves to a new location. John Long was moved to Bethesda Cemetery in Morristown TN in 1941.
*****
John migrated to America from Londonderry Ireland and settled in Rockingham Co., VA during the years 1753-1754. It has been recorded by many family descendants, and there are some Historical records that may show John Long was one of the sons of Joseph Long and Anne (Crockett) from the Buffalo Creek Longs in the "Upper forks of the James" river north side of Short Mountain. This John's siblings were Samuel, Henry, Joseph jr., Agness (Calhoun), Ann (Susanna Nancy Calhoun), Elizabeth (Young, Crockett), Gennett, and Ruth. The last transaction of land being sold by this John and wife Jane Long was recorded in Botetourt County, VA 6 Aug 1772.
The first permanent settlements within the limits of Hawkins County were made in 1772, very soon after the settlements on the Watauga were begun. They were made in Carter's Valley, a short distance west of New Canton. Among these pioneers were "...Mr. Long, etc...".Taken from Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886.
Ramsey, in his Annals of Tennessee says, "the pioneers of Carters Valley (Virginia now Tennessee) were: --the Longs, etc…and arrived in 1775".
John Long was a Hawkins County school master in 1783. John Long was one of the founders of Tennessee. His life is interwoven with the history of that state from the very first days of its earliest settlements, to the day of his death. He was a pioneer of one of the first settlements planted there. He fought in the Indian Wars and later served in the war of the Revolution. He was a member of the first legislative body that ever convened in, what is now, Tennessee. He helped to set up the State of Franklin, that vain but heroic effort on the part of those brave men west of the mountains, to get their beloved land recognized as a state; and lastly, he lived to see his dream come true,--to see Tennessee admitted to the union as a sovereign state: and he sleeps there within her soil.
∼North Carolina Revolutionary War Patriot - Served with Colonel Shelby at Battle of King's Mountain. (proven information - NSDAR)
Spouse: Jane Young Henry
Proven Issue: Robert, Joseph, John
From the Family book.
JOHN LONG
--------and---------
TENNESSEE
SKETCH OF A PIONEER and HIS PROGENY
By His Great-Great-Granddaughter
Caroline Grantland Candler Branan
Family Members
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