Louise,This John Long may have been a relative of my ancestor David Long and his brother Jjoseph.said to be the sons of a Thomas Long,David born in Bedford Co. Va 1758 and JOseph in 1770 also in Bedford Co. where there were lots of other Long families( later Culpepper Co. Va,and part in Orange Co..Both David and JOseph lived in Rowan Co.David enlisted there in 1777 and Joseph was m'd there to a Catherine Foster..Some of the names of David's children are the same as John Sr's...Mary,Thomas David(stillborn),Martha Margaret,Esther,Joseph Howe(his mothers maiden name).John Sr was in contact with a Thomas and William Long in Pa.There was one John Long in Rowan Co who was an early settler near Salsbury and had a son Alexander who owned a ferry and I think he was a different John Long than the one you are inquiring about.There was also 2 Thomas Longs in Rowan Co, father and son who were not the father of David and Joseph..Thomas who m'd Margaret Salter and son
Thomas whoo m'd Catherine Hege.I think our families are connected,but have no other info and found Thomas Long with sons David and Joseph in the history of Rowan Co.,no wife listed.She may have died and those were his only 2 children by her,but with the age difference I think there were probably more????? Youor info on John is the closest link I have to my David.Joseph and David both were in Maury Co,Marshall Co and Bedford Co, Tn .David died in 1845 in Marshall Co and Joseph died in Bedford Co C 1857..Most of joseph''s children went to Ala and some to Texas. Always looking for cousins to share info with.Carolyn Leonard clen305@yahoo.com