Nelson Long Genealogy
Record modified: 2022-06-21
This is my ancestor 5 generations back.
Born: 1800-00-00 Virginia USA
Died: 1861-03-31 Allen Co, Kentucky USA
Marriages:
1. 1835-11-18 Martha "Patsy" Miller
Children of Nelson Long and Martha Miller:
Notes:
I found a listing of Allen Co KY births that has:
Nelson Long & Martha Miller: 1853-09 Joseph AF Long (twin; other born dead); 1856-10 (no name) Long;
Nelson Long & Patsy Miller: 1854-01-10 Josephine Long (twin; other born dead)
I think that should be 1852, not 1853.
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from Ancestry.com mail-list: children:
Arand Jane B. LONG, m. Alfred M. WHITLOW, 1853
James Edward LONG, m. Jane Ellen RIGSBY, 1860
Norris Hilman LONG, m. (3 times)
M. Elizabeth LONG,
Permillia LONG, m. #1 DURHAM, #2 TIBBET
Zachariah Taylor LONG, m. Martha Priscilla MILLER, 1865
N.K. Catherine LONG
2?? Sets of twins, died stillborn, 1852 and 1854
Samuel Benjamin LONG, m. Mary Elizabeth MANSFIELD
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It looks like son Samuel Benjamin was named for his grandfathers.
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Allen Co KY land grants
1837-04-26 Nelson Long 160 acres, Difficulty Creek
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This page has:
Allen Co KY deed book C
Pg401-02 Sept 9, 1825 ... between WILLIAM RAY of the county of Allen ... Kentucky ... and
NELSON LONG of the county and state afsd ... $200 ... parcel of land ... in the county afsd on the
waters of Bays Fork being the north part of 1/2 of the remainder of the tract of land on which
BENJAMIN RAY Senr died... devised by him to sd WILLIAM RAY by his last will and testament
...bounded ... deed from DANIEL MUNROE Senr and his wife to sd BENJAMIN RAYS dec'd ...
HOLMENs survey ... JAMES RAYs corner ... containing 112 acres ... Signed: WILLIAM RAY,
CAROLINE A. RAY ... CAROLINE A RAY wife of sd WILLIAM relinquished all dower ...
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1860 census Allen Co KY p 179, Carolina district, Scottsville post office
Nelson Long 60 VA
Patsy 40 KY
Noris 20 KY
Elizabeth 18 KY
Permellia 15 KY
Catherine 13 KY
J A (f) 6 KY
B B (m) 4 KY [must be Cuthbert]
Samuel 4/12 KY
He is a brickmason. He can read and write, but his wife cannot.
Note that James is not there. He was married in November, which was presumably after the census. Apparently he had already moved out. Where is Zachary?
1850 census Allen Co KY p138b, twp not given
Nelson Long 50 VA
Martha 36 KY
A J (f) 13 KY [Arand Jane]
J E (m) 12 KY [James Edward]
N H (m) 10 KY [Norris Hillman]
M E (f) 8 KY [Mary Elizabeth]
P (f) 6 KY [Permelia]
Z T (m) 4 KY [Zachary Taylor]
N K (f) 1 KY [Katherine?]
He is a bricklayer.
1840 census Allen Co KY p64, twp not given
Nelson Long 1 M 0-5, 1 M 40-50, 2 F 0-5, 1 F 20-30
[James 2, Nelson 40, Arand Jane 3, x, Martha 22]
John Rigsby is on p 59, and Samuel Miller is on p 70, so clearly the three families lived fairly close to each other.
He is not in Allen Co in 1830. His father is there, but has no sons in the household.
According to the Ancestry.com index, this is the only Nelson Long:
1830 census Gibson Co IN p137, twp not given
Nelson Long 1 M 20-30, 1 F 20-30
Gibson Co IN is about 120 miles from Allen Co KY. Nelson didn't marry Martha until 1835. Is that really
him? If so, who is the woman and why are they up there? Did he have a first wife who died?
He could be in Allen Co as a farm laborer in another household and thus not enumerated separately.
The 1840 census has another Nelson, but he is in NY and 10 years younger than mine. I think the one
in Gibson Co has to be mine.
1820 census Allen Co KY p130
Benjamin Long 1 M 10-15, 1 M 19-26, 1 M 45+, 2 F <10, 1 F 10-15, 1 F 16-20, 1 F 26-45
[Nelson is 20]
1810 census Warren Co KY p 270
Benjamin Long 3 M <10, 1 M 26-44, 2 F <10, 1 F 26-45
[Nelson is 10]
I'm not sure if he was born early enough to be on the 1800 census. Census records for 1800 for VA are missing anyway.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 1079
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