The Long family is an old one in the British isles and may actually have originated in France as far back as 1400. The family appears to have also been active in the civil war in Ireland at the time of the Glorious Revolution and the battle with the forces of King James. In fact, HENRY LONG was the Mayor of Londonderry about 1690, just after some of the most serious fighting occurred. However, the Longs fell out of favor with the victorious King William of Orange and were dispossessed of their propoerty and titles of nobility. When the Longs subsequently recovered their fortunes through self-effort, the absentee lord of their estate tried to raise their rent. In reaction, Samuel, James and Andrew Long left for America and settled in the Cumberland Valley of Pennsylvania.

The Long Coat of Arms
Goes back at least to John Long of Wraxall, Wiltshire Who Died in 1597

Also, JOHN LONG and his wife Sarah Jane ________ (perhaps called "Jennie") left Ireland in 1726, landing at Taunton, Massachusetts. With them came two childre, David and Mary Long, who had been born in Ireland. Some researchers belive that Sarah Jane, if she existed at all, died in Ireland before John emigrated. Others say she died after they arrived. What is known for sure is that, in 1729, John married Jennie Woodward of Taunton.

A letter written by David Long, a grandson of John, on September 20, 1850, states: "..my grandfather emigrated to America from the Protestant part of Ireland in the year of the Christian era 1726. My grandfather's family consisted of three sons and three daughters--the three oldest born in Ireland and the three youngest in America; John, James and Margaret ("Ginny") in Ireland; Sarah, David and Anna in America." The same grandson mentions two more daughters, Elizabeth and Mary, in another account. The children of John Long are believed to be as follows:

There was also a letter from David Long to his nephew Aaron Long, written in 1851, that describes the origins and emigration of the Long family to Massachusetts. This letter was compiled by Richard G. Boyd of Mt. Morris, MI and can be viewed at Letter from David Long. Richard is a descendant of John Boyd who married Margaret ("Ginny") Boyd, daughter of the emigrant John Long, in 1731.

JOHN LONG, the SECOND, married Mary Taft who, unbeknown to him, had crossed the Atlantic on the same ship as her husband as an infant. She was born 04/22/1726 and died in 1801. Their children were:

There was an article in the Shelburne, MA News for October 6, 1880 that throws light on the progress of the Long family in Massachusetts. The article reported the previous day's "one hundred year" celebration of the purchase and settlement of a local farm, at that time owned by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence M. Long, by their ancestor, John Long, the immigrant. John died in 1797 and his youngest son but two, Aaron Long, took over. According to this story, unlike the record above, Aaron was 16 years of age when the Longs arrived in Shelburne, driving a loaded ox team from Upton, MA. Aaron subsequently married twice, first to Mary Miller with whom he had eleven children, and then to Mrs. Clarissa Severance who survived him five years after his death in 1829. His second son, Lewis Long born in 1801, succeeded Aaron on the farm. Lewis married Sallie Bardwell and had five children, four of them still alive when this story was written. Lewis died on October 12, 1868, the same day his grandmother Esther Hawes Long had died and also the same day that his grandson Louis was born to his son Clarence, all occurring in the same house. In fact, 19 births, 10 marriages and 11 deaths had taken place in the Long homestead between 1780 and 1880, Here is a picture of the Long family house in Shelburne, MA, as it appeared in 1969, still occupied by the Long family.

Long Family House
Shelburne, MA

As we can see, there were two Long children named Mathew, the first dying in infancy. The second MATHEW LONG was born in Upton, MA and served as a private in Captain Isaac Martin's company of Colonel Ezra Wood's regiment in the Revolutionary War. He served there from April 17, until May 7, 1777 under Major General Spencer. He then served with Captain Martin's company in Colonel Joseph Whitney's regiment until July 4, 1777 in Rhode Island. He later also served in the War of 1812. On 02/11/1779, Mathew married Betsy Hawes of Medway, MA on February 11, 1779, the Reverend DAvid Sanford presiding. The marriage record is still on file in Medway, MA. There is also a copy of her birth record dated January 6, 1762. She was the daughter of Ichabod and Elizabeth Fisher Hawes, and was also the sister of Esther Hawes who married Mathew's older brother John. After marrying, they moved to Wilmington, VT where most of their children were born. They later moved to the town of Afton, Chenango County, NY, not far from Binghamton, and are buried there in the First Baptist Church Cemetery. Their son, Lewis Long, and daughter, Electa Long Woodard, are also buried there. The Chenango County Surrogate Court records in Norwich, NY show that Mathew Long purchased 450 acres of land in the town of Jericho (now Afton) for $1500 from William Blake of Wilmington, VT in 1809.

Mathew and Betsy had twelve children:

EZRA LONG, the second son of Mathew Long and Betsy Hawes, had nine children by his marriages:

HIRAM LONG, son of Mathew Long and Betsy Hawes, came to what would become Sullivan county some time before 1826. He was involved in the hotel business in Towanda and Monroeton, PA. For a time, he also rafted logs down the Susquehanna River. He later returned to Afton, NY, where he built the Musson House, a local hotel. This facility was managed by his brother, Lewis Long, for about ten years. It burned down in 1881. There is no reliable record of his marriage, although the local history of Sullivan County says he married Barbara Hartzig. but other records indicate she married Henry Yonkin, Jr. Also, recollection of his great grand-daughter, Viola Long Morris, suggest that his son, also named Hiram, was born illegitimate. THe elder Hiram Long makes no mention of any children in his will.

HIRAM LONG, the SECOND, was born 12/26/1826 in Cherry Township, Sullivan County, PA, and was raised by his maternal grandparents, the Hartzigs, from the age of two. He was a farmer and owned considerable property in the area of Cherry Mills. On June 23, 1850, he married Victoria Richley (Ritchlin), who was born in Baden Baden, Germany, near Switzerland, 11/28/1830. Her husband's bible, in the possession in 1995 of Mrs. Geraldine Messing of Pine City, NY, gives her place of birth as Bathon, Germany. Hiram died 06/08/1914; Victoria died 12/03/1893. Hiram's second wife was Sarah Kaye Wilkinson, a native of Yorkshire, England. She is remembered by Phyllis Long Rockwell and others of her generation as "Grandma Burgess". After Hiram died in 1914, she married Mr. Burgess of Forksville, PA. She actually returned to England in 1940 and died in Yorkshire in 1941.

Hiram Long and Sarah Kaye Wilkinson (Second Wife)
Known as Sarah Burgess after Her Subsequent Re-marriage Following Hiram's Death
Taken Before 1915

Hiram is buried in Peace Church Cemetery, Cherry, PA, and Victoria is buried at St. Basil's RC Cemetery in Dushore, PA. After Hiram's death, his son, Julius Long, was appointed guardian of his minor child, Elizabeth (papers on file at the Sullivan County Courthouse, Laporte, PA). As Phyllis puts it: How times have changed! Even a mother was not considered a proper guardian back then. This helps explain why Hiram's estate was not settled until 1921.

The children of Hiram Long and Victoria Richley were:

Here is a family protrait of Hiram, Victoria and five of their children:

The Family of Hiram Long and Victoria Richley
Front (l to r): Hiram, Victoria, Edward W.,
Back (l to r): Alice (Matthews), Amelia (Stark), Julius J. and Ellen L. (Corson)
Taken Before 1893

The Children of Harry and Ellen (Long) Corson
L to r: Ray, Ruth and Beulah Corson
Taken About 1890

Julius Long and His Older Brother Edward Long
Taken at the Commercial Hotel, Mt. Jewett, PA
Early 1890s

The child of Hiram Long and Sarah Kaye Wilkinson was Elizabeth E. Long, b. 11/07/1897, d. 12/27/1982, m. Merritt Ward on 11/07/1916, b. 07/10/1894, d. 03/16/1980. Their offspring are discussed below.

Edward W. Long and Ellen Collinge had the following children:

JULIUS LONG started out in Cherry Mills as a farmer on the Long homestead. Later, he had a steam laundry business for 26 years according to his 1935 obituary, located on the present site of St. Basil's School in Dushore, PA. He was highly regarded and a member of the Dutch Reformed Church, where he held many offices during his lifetime. In over forty years of service, he was at various times a deacon, elder and member of the Consistory. He had "a retiring disposition" but retained a lifelong interest in his children and fellow citizens. On December 31, 1888, he married MARY SUSAN BARTH (06/09/1868-03/07/1964), daughter of Charles M. "Daughty" Barth and Catherine Ann "Mammy" (Bahr) Barth of Overton, PA. Julius died at his home on Carpenter Street in Dushore on October 10, 1935. Mary outlived him by nearly thirty years. Both Julius and his wife Mary are buried at Fairview Cemetery on Bahr Hill, Dushore, PA. Here is a picture of the parents of Mary Barth Long, then some pictures of Julius and Mary as young adults, then their wedding picture, and finally a picture of their family taken about 1911:

Charles M. and Catherine Ann (Bahr) Barth
"Daughty" and "Mammy"
Parents of Mary Susan Barth

Tombstone of Charles M. and Catherine Ann (Bahr) Barth
Peace Cemetery, Cherry, PA

Julius J. Long as a Young Man

Mary Susan Barth Long as a Young Woman

Julius J. Long and Mary Susan Barth
Wedding Picture December 1888

The Long Family About 1911-12
Back row and standing, l to r: Earl Hamilton Long, Mary Barth Long, Viola ("Vic") Long Morris, Julius J. Long, Raymond Corson Long
Front row, l-r: Lillian Mabel Long Thayer and Eugene Edward Long

Julius Long, Wife and Stepmother Mid-1930s
Mary Susan (Barth) Long, Sarah (Burgess) Long and Julius Long

The children of Julius and Mary were:

The Long Home on West Carpenter Street
Dushore, PA
The Children of Julius and Mary Barth Long Grew Up Here
What appears to be a horsedrawn cart is pulling away in the distance

Viola "Aunt Vic" Long and Her Father Julius Long
Taken Around 1910

Children of Julius and Mary Barth Long and Their Spouses
L to r: Elizabeth Long Ward and Merritt Ward, Viola "Aunt Vic" Long Morris, Raymond Long, Eugene Long, Lola Bailey Long, John "Jack" Morris, Lela Allen Long(Raymond's wife), Wilma Allen Long (Earl's wife)

Mary Susan Barth Long With Her Children About 1950-5
L to r: Earl Hamilton Long, Viola Helen (Long) Morris, Mary Susan (Barth) Long, Raymond Corson Long and Eugene Edward Long
Lillian Mabel (Long) Thayer was not present

Grandchildren of Julius and Mary Barth Long
L to r: John Thayer, Joan Thayer, Glenna Long, Shirley Long, Phyllis Long and Robert Long
Taken Beside Grandmother Barth's Flower Garden Near Her House in Dushore in the Early 1930s

Grammar School Diploma for Eugene Edward Long
Dushore Public Schools June 4, 1904

Left: Raymond Long, Unknown and Eugene Long
Right: Earl, Eugene and Raymond Long--Three Brothers

Eugene Edward Long
L to r: As a young man
With wife Lola Bailey at the Harrington Creamery in Dushore About 1927
In retirement about 1950

Lola Bailey Long at the Manor House
Wife of Eugene Edward Long
Shortly Before Passing at Age 100 in 2001

Edward Raymond Long with Children
Colette (Long) Franklin and Keith Eugene Long
November 10, 1973

As mentioned above, Hiram Long, the Second, was married twice, the second time to Sarah Kaye Wilkinson. The child of this marriage, Elizabeth E. Long, married Merritt Ward on Noevember 7, 1916 and they had the following children (see famly photo below):

Merritt and Elizabeth (Long) Ward Family
Top, l to r: Elizabeth and Russell
Bottom, l to r: Merritt, Geraldine and Gerald (twins)
Luella Not Yet Born
Photo Taken About 1925

EUGENE EDWARD LONG and LOLA BAILEY were married in 1927. They met at a grocery store in Powell, PA while Eugene was delivering ice cream for Harrington's Creamery of Dushore. She was wearing a red dress and he always liked her to dress in red thereafter. They moved from Dushore to Towanda in Bradford County in 1929. Eugene worked for several companies, eventually ending up at the Patterson Screen Compnay which was acquired by Dupont. He worked for Dupont for 12 years, then the family moved to Powell, PA where he and Lola ran a grocery store. He suffered from several years of chronic illness from what he believed was industrial poisoning where he worked. In the 1940s, that was just part of the job. Eugene and Lola had the following children:

Robert Rockwell and Phyllis Suzanne Long Rockwell
Taken in 1990

Home of Eugene and Lola Bailey Long in Powell, PA
Where Their Children Grew Up
Taken in 1940s