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James Robert Long 1740 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 21 January 1796

Death Location: Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Long

Mother: Margaret Studebaker

Spouse(s): Prissilla Todd

Children(s): Robert Long

James Robert Long was born in 1740 in North Carolina, the child of John Nicholas Long and Margaret Marie Studebaker. James Robert Long married Prissilla Todd, and had children including Robert Long. James Robert Long passed away in 1796 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Robert Long was born in 1740 in North Carolina, the child of John Nicholas Long and Margaret Marie Studebaker.
  • James Robert Long married Prissilla Todd, and had children including Robert Long.
  • James Robert Long passed away in 1796 in Caswell, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Long
1728 – 1782
Birth Location: Solingen, Stadtkreis Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Margaret Studebaker
1732 – 1813
Birth Location: Solingen, Westphalia, Germany.
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Spouses(s)

Prissilla Todd
1720 – 1796
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Robert Long
1752 – 1812
Birth Location: Caswell Township, New Hanover, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
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James Long's Ancestors

Self
James Long
1740 – 1796
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
John Nicholas Long
1728 – 1782
Solingen, Stadtkreis Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Margaret (Marie) Studebaker
1732 – 1813
Solingen, Westphalia, Germany.
Grandparents
Johann ('John' Nicholas) Long
1702 – 1787
Waldtmohr, Zweibrucken, Rheinland Pfalz, Allemagne
Anna (Marie) Studebaker
1702 – 1776
Hagen, Hagen, Nordrhen-Westfalen, Nordrhein Westfalen, Allemagne
Johan (Peter) Studebaker
1695 – 1754
Stadtkreis Solingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Anna (Margaretha) Ashauer
1702 – 1740
Evangelisch, Soligen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Lang
1675 – 1702
Anna Bischoff
1675 – 1764
Casper Studebaker
1646 – 1710
Anna Staden
1670 – 1706
Johannes Stutenbecker
1662 – 1728
Anna Rauh
1670 – 1712
Andreas Aschewer
1670 – 1707
Maria Wolffertz
1670 – 1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hanns Lang
1631 – 1703
Catherina Bulus
1653 – 1691
Caspar Bischoff
1652 – 1741
Anna Hess
1661 – 1721
Johann Stutenbecker
1604 – 1676
Anna (Beck)
1605 – 1685
Johannes Staden
1631 – 1673
Margaretha Beyenburg
1646 – 1730
Peter Studebaker
1632 – 1692
Anna Bick
1626 – 1671
Johann Rauh
1645 – 1691
Catharina Horn
1640 – 1718
Johannes Aschewer
1645 – 1705
Unk
1648 – 1670
Georg Wolfertz
1648 – 1713
Ursula Koenig
1653 – 1686

James Long's Descendants

1.
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James (Robert) Long (1740 – 21 January 1796) m. Prissilla Todd (abt 1720 – 1796)
  1. 1. Robert Long (1752 – 16 Dec 1812) m. Elizabeth (Lea) Dixon (Abt. 1755 – 1816)
    1. 1. Mary (A 'Polly') Long (abt 1798 – 24 Jul 1849) m. Rev (William Thomas) Riggs (abt 1786 – 7 May 1846)
      1. 1. Emelia ("Edith") Riggs (abt 1844 – 30 Dec 1901) m. Nathan (R) Kelley (29 November 1811 – 2 Jul 1878)
        1. 1. John (W. G.) Kelley (14 Feb 1845 – 12 Sep 1918) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Duncan (10 Mar 1860 – 28 Dec 1942)

James Long's Timeline

15 Records

1720
1720
Birth of James Robert Long in Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
1740
1740
Birth of James Robert Long in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1740
1740
Birth of James Robert Long in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1740
Abt. 1740
Birth of James Robert Long in North Carolina
North Carolina
1740
1740
Birth of James Robert Long in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1740
1740
Birth of James Robert Long in North Carolina
North Carolina
1777
1777
Age 37
James Robert Long resided here in Richmond District, Caswell County, NC
Richmond District, Caswell County, NC
1790
1790
Age 50
James Robert Long resided here in Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Caswell, North Carolina, United States
1796
Bef. 9 Aug 1796
Age 56
Death of James Robert Long in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
1796
Jul 1796
Age 56
Death of James Robert Long in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
1796
Jul 1796
Age 56
Death of James Robert Long in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
1796
BEF 9 AUG 1796
Age 56
Death of James Robert Long in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
1796
Jul 1796
Age 56
Death of James Robert Long in Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
1796
21 January 1796
Age 56
Death of James Robert Long in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA
1796
Jul 1796
Age 56
James Robert Long - Probate in Caswell, North Carolina, USA
Caswell, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Caroline County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1740
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Richmond District, Caswell County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Caswell, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 83; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Probate Records, 1776-1963; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Caswell County); Probate Place: Caswell, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 9 Aug 1796
    Event Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1796
    Event Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1796
    Event Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 9 AUG 1796
    Event Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1796
    Event Place: Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1796
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Jul 1796
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Probate Records, 1776-1963; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Caswell County); Probate Place: Caswell, North Carolina
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