Notes for: James Long
James indicated on the 1860 census that he was 76, which would make DOB about 1784. The James Long estate was kept intact until after the death of Nancy Long. In 1878 William Long was given Power of Attorney to close out the estate. The James Long home was sold to a J. L. Marshall. From deeds and other public records.
Extracted from "Long" family research papers prepaired by Mrs. Oscar L. Long, Macon, Georgia.
James Long whose wife was Nancy (last name not known) is shown in Washington
County, Georgia 1820 census, as being 20 to 30 years with wife, four young
sons and one young daughter. The tax list of 1825 of this county shows him
returning for taxes 100 acres of land in Washington Count and also he returned
for taxes 250 acres of land in Early County, Georgia, which had been drawn in
the land lottery. We next find James Long in Crawford County, on the 1830
census, giving his age as 30 to 40. He returned taxes in Crawford County the
same land in Early County. A deed dated June 12, 1832 for 172-1/2 acres, part
of Lot 23, Third District, formerly Houston County for $354.00 is recorded
from Haley McLendon to James Long. This is located on the east side of
Crawford County, just over the border from Bibb County. James is listed as a
planter on the 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860 census records. The 1850 census,
which is the first to give the names in the household, shows that James Long
was 66 years old and his birthplace was given as Maryland. His wife's name
was given as Nancy and her age 58, and she was born in North Carolina. James
also operated a pottery near his home. Mr. John A. Burrison, Director of
Folklore Program of Georgia State University, Atlanta, has written a book on
the "old time folk pottery of Georgia - jugs, churns, pitchers and such" and
he stated that James Long "apparently was the son of a Staffordshire potter
who had worked for a brief time in the 1790's at John Partlam's pottery shop
in Charleston." There are many deeds and court records of real estate
transactions, jury service, administration of estates, etc., showing that
James Long was a man of standing in the community.