Richard Long, Sr.

Richard Long, house carpenter of Salisbury, was first recorded in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts in 1671. He was recognized as a kinsman by Robert Long of Newbury and may have been born in New England but his parents are unknown.

He married Ann French, daughter of Joseph and Susanna Stacy, on 21 July 1680 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. She was born 10 January 1658/59 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. She was admitted to Salisbury Church 18 December 1687. Richard Long signed petition of 1680; both he and wife signed Bradbury petition of 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 Deputy Sheriff Joseph Pike (1638 - 1694).

James Brown of Salisbury was appointed guardian for three minor children. Richard Long's widow Ann French Long married (2) Thomas Mudgett of Salisbury in 1695/6. Ann married (3) Alexander Magoon of Kingston New Hampshire and was again widowed in 1731 at Exeter, New Hampshire.

Marriage and Children

On 21 July 1680, he married Ann French (1659 - 1731), daughter of Joseph French and Susan Stacy. Their children were:

1. Elizabeth Long (1680 – 1715) married John Clough on 5 March 1700. Their children were:
   1. Tabitha Clough
   2. Ann Clough
   3. Susanna Clough
   4. Lydia Clough
   5. Sarah Clough
   6. John Clough
   7. Elizabeth Clough
   8. Eleanor Clough
   9. Richard Clough
   10. Elisha Clough
2. William Long (1682 – 1754), who married
   1. Ruth Eastman
   2. Sarah Shepare/Shepard
   3. Deborah Tongue
3. Richard Long (1684 – 1728), who married Sarah Coker
4. Susannah Long (1685 – 1712), may have married an Eaton
5. Joseph Long (1687 – 1711), never married
6. Sarah Long (1689 – 1691), d.s.p.
7. Elinor Long (1690 – ) married Nathaniel Mason on 12 January 1716
8. Sarah Long (1692 – 1726) married William Russell on 28 November 1715. Their children were:
   1. Mary Russell, born November 1717 Newbury, Massachusetts
   2. Joseph Russell, born 15 October 1721 Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire; married Abigail Towle

Discussion

• Alternate DOB c.1659 Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

Sources and Further Information

• Settlers Surnamed Long to New England before 1700, NEGSR vol 104 page 40.
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Name: Richard Long; Event Type: Marriage; Marriage Date: 1680; Marriage Place: Salisbury, Massachusetts; Spouse Name: Anna French. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
• U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Name: Richard Long; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: About 1680; Death Year: 1694; Marriage Place: New England, United States; Spouse's Name: Ann French [Anna French]. Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012. Original data: Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI). Name: Richard Long; Birth Date: 1650; Volume: 106; Page Number: 11; Reference: Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941. Source Information: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp.. American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.
• Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. Name: Richard Long; Gender: Male; Spouse: Anna French; Marriage Date: 21 May 1680; City: Salisbury; County: Essex; Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0845110. Source Information: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States. See table below for information listed.
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Name: Richard Long; Event Type: Death; Death Date: 4 Sep 1694; Death Place: Salisbury, Massachusetts. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
• Long Family Genealogy
• Journal of Rev. John Pike, Essex. Collections