Henry Long, MP

Family and Education b. 1544, o.s. of Sir Richard Long of Shingay and Draycot, Wilts. by Margaret, da. and h. of John Dovington, wid. of Sir Thomas Kitson of Hengrave, Suff. educ. Gonville, Camb. 1562. m. Dorothy, da. of Nicholas Clarke of North Weston, Oxon., step-da. of Roger Alford, 1da. suc. fa. 1546.1

Offices Held

Sheriff, Cambs. and Hunts. 1569-70.

Biography Long was only 2 years old when his father died early in 1546. He may have been in his mother’s custody for some time, but in December 1550 his wardship was granted to Sir Edward Montagu, chief justice of common pleas. His father, a gentleman of the privy chamber to Henry VIII, had acquired lands in Bedfordshire, Hampshire and Wiltshire as well as his Cambridgeshire property, and also owned a house near Baynard’s Castle, London. The property at Felixshall and Coggeshall, Essex, mentioned in Henry Long’s will, may also have been inherited.2

In 1571, some years after receiving livery of his lands, Long was accused by Thomas Lichfield of owing the Crown nearly £200 for concealed rents. He apparently acknowledged the debt, since an undated Exchequer receipt survives for some of it. Apart from the records of this transaction very little is known of Long after he came of age. The only reference to him in Parliament is to a speech he made on 12 Apr. 1571 during the debate on the treasons bill, apparently approving of its retrospective character: he was appointed to the committee for the bill.3

He died, still under 30, in April 1573, and was buried at St. Andrew’s by the Wardrobe, London. His will, made 30 Mar. and proved on 16 Apr. following, left all his fee-simple lands in the custody of his widow, the sole executrix, during the minority of their daughter and heir Elizabeth, aged four. Other relatives mentioned were a sister Mary, to whom he left 100 marks, and a cousin William Long. No overseers were appointed. The widow married (Sir) Charles Morison, and Long’s daughter became the wife of William Russell, Baron Russell of Thornhaugh.4

Ref Volumes: 1558-1603 Author: N. M. Fuidge Notes 1. C142/74/11, 13, 106; CPR, 1563-6, p. 274; Vis. Suff. ed. Metcalf, 48-9. 2. CPR, 1549-51, pp. 300-1; LP Hen. VIII, xiii(1), p. 65 et passim; C142/74/11, 13, 106; PCC 12 Peter. 3. CPR, 1563-6, p. 274; HMC Hatfield, i. 577; Lansd. 35, f. 79; CJ, i. 84; D’Ewes, 164, 165. 4. P. Fisher, Cat. of Tombs in London, 1666, p. 56; Camb. Antiq. Soc. Proc. vii. 143; PCC 12 Peter; C142/163/6.

• LONG, Sir Richard (by 1494-1546), of Southwark, Surr. and Shingay, Cambs.
• Family and Education
• b. by 1494, 3rd s. of Sir Thomas Long of Draycot Cerne, and bro. of Sir Henry. m. settlement 10 Nov. 1541, Margaret, da. of John Donington of Stoke Newington, Mdx., wid. of Sir Thomas Kitson (d.11 Sept. 1540) of London and Hengrave, Suff., 1s. 3da. Kntd. 18 Oct. 1537.2
• Biography
• Richard Long must be distinguished from a namesake who was admitted to the Mercers’ Company in 1502 and who died on 12 Jan. 1552. As a younger son Long received but a minor, albeit substantial, part of his father’s possessions, inheriting a half-share in all the land purchased by Sir Thomas, and 300 sheep. While his brother Robert was trained as a lawyer, ......
• ...... but was a sick man when he made his will on 27 Sept. of that year, dying three days later. He appointed his wife his sole executrix, stating that he had settled on her one third of his possessions. His heir was his son 'Henry (then aged two years and nine months) who became a royal ward and to whom he left his disposable land in tail'. Long begged in his will that the King would be content with the land set aside for the maintenance of his heir since he had been obliged to sell so much to raise money for service in the war in France. In 1548 Long’s widow married John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath.6
• Ref Volumes: 1509-1558
• Authors: D. F. Coros / A. D.K. Hawkyard
• Notes
• 1. E159/319, brev. ret. Mich. r. [1-2].
• 2. Date of birth estimated from first office. Wilts. Vis. Peds. (Harl. Soc. cv, cvi), 117; Surr. Arch. Colls. iv. 24-25; C142/74/11, 13; PCC 18 Alen.
• 3. LP Hen. VIII , i, ii, vii, ix, xii-xvii, xix-xxi.
• 4. List of mercers (T/S Mercers’ Hall), 300; PCC 6 Bennett; LP Hen. VIII , i-xxi; C142/97/89.
• 5. LP Hen. VIII , xi, xiii-xvii; Survey London , xxii. 67n; Greater London RO, P92/SAV/463; D. J. Johnson, Southwark and the City , 106; Corresp. Politique de MM. de Castillon et de Marillac ed. Kaulek, 262; SP1/164, ff. 188 seq.; 165, ff. 9-16.
• 6. LP Hen. VIII , xiii-xxi; PCC 18 Alen; C142/74/11, 13, 106.
• http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/lo...
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• Sir Richard LONG
• Born: ABT 1494
• Died: 29 Sep 1546
• Father: Thomas LONG of Draycot (Sir) (See his Biography)
• Mother: Margery DARRELL
• Married: Margaret DONNINGTON (C. Bath) (b. 1509 - d. 12 Jan 1561) (dau. of John Donnington and Elizabeth Pye) (w. of Thomas Kytson - m. 3 John Bourchier, 2º E. Bath) 1541
• Children:
  • 1. Jane LONG (b. ABT 1541)
  • 2. Mary LONG (b. ABT 1543)
  • 3. Catherine LONG (b. ABT 1546)
  • '4. Henry LONG (b. 1542 - d. 15 Apr 1573) (m. Dorothy Clarke)
• Politician and courtier, for many years a member of the privy chamber of Henry VIII.
• Long was the third son of Sir Thomas Long of Draycot, Wiltshire landowner, and his wife, Margery (d. in or after 1508), daughter of Sir George Darrell of Littlecote House in Wiltshire. Brother of Sir Henry Long, Sheriff of .....
• On 10 Nov 1541 he obtained the marriage settlement of Margaret, only daughter of John Donington of Stoke Newington in Middlesex, and widow of Sir Thomas Kitson of Hengrave. They had one son, 'Henry, to whom the King stood as godfather in 1544', and three daughters. His granddaughter Elizabeth married William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh. ....
• For more information see: Long family of Wiltshire
• http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Bios/RichardLong.htm
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• Sir Richard Long (ca. 1494 – 1546) was an English politician and courtier, for many years a member of the privy chamber of Henry VIII.
• Long was the third son of Sir Thomas Long of Draycot (ca. 1449–1508), Wiltshire landowner, and his wife, Margery (d. in or after 1508), daughter of Sir George Darrell of Littlecote House in Wiltshire. ......
• Family
• On 10 November 1541 he obtained the marriage settlement of Margaret, only daughter of John Donington of Stoke Newington in Middlesex, and widow of Sir Thomas Kitson of Hengrave. They had one son, 'Henry, to whom the King stood as godfather in 1544, and three daughters'. His granddaughter Elizabeth married William Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Thornhaugh. .....
• See also: Category:Long family of Wiltshire
• Further Reading
• Inquisition Post Mortem: An Adventurous Jaunt Through a 500 Year History of the Courtiers, Clothiers and Parliamentarians of the Long Family of Wiltshire; Cheryl Nicol 2011
• References and Sources
• 1.^ Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, of the Reign of Henry VIII. Vol. 5:1531-32.
• 2.^ A Complete View of the Dress and Habits of the People of England, from the Establishment of the Saxons in Britain to the Present Time 1796-99 - Joseph Strutt
• Dictionary of National Biography
• The Privy Purse Expences of King Henry the Eighth, from November 1529, to December 1532, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas 1827
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Long_(c.1494-1546)
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