Mary Long

Mary Nowell, daughter of Increase & Parnell (Gray) Nowell. Mary was born 26 May 1643 in Charlestown, MA and died after 14 April 1720 in Charlestown MA

John, son of Robert Long & Sarah Taylor, married 2) Charlestown 10 Sept 1674 to Mary, daughter of Increase Nowell & widow of Isaac Winslow.

Their children include:

1. Isaac Long (Died young) (1 Jun 1675-5 Feb 1679)
2. Catherine Long (ca 1677-)
3. Samuel Long (-18 Mar 1730)
4. Mary Long (31 Mar 1681-21 May 1725)

biography

From http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mhc/mhcarchexhibitsonline/threecranes.htm

"When John Long died in 1683 his widow Mary Winslow Long inherited the tavern. Although Puritans believed that a tavern was not a proper place for a woman to socialize, women often ran taverns. Life expectancy was short, and women were often widowed without any means to support their families. Running a tavern at home provided a fair income while the mother could continue to care for her children. The government excluded women from the drink trade as much as possible, but widows were allowed to apply for renewal of their late husband˜s tavern license so long as they did not remarry. This was not an easy life for a woman. Female tavern keepers often found themselves the topic of gossip and sometimes harassed. Mary Winslow Long (1643 1730) prospered despite these obstacles. She owned several lots of highly desirable land in the center of Charlestown, including the Three Cranes Tavern."

• http://www.nh.searchroots.com/Long/longrobcharls.htm#Robert2
• https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr02/rr02_300.html#P11...