The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Long Family.

Editor genealogical Column:
Dear Sir,-Has there been anything
written of the Long family, Of Culpeper
county, VA?
Richard Long was born in Culpeper
county September, %, 1853. In the latter
part Of 1775. he enlisted In the Conti-
Mental Army. being lin Colonel Talia-
%terro's regiment. n latter in Colonel
George Gibson's, serving through the
Revolutionary war, and was In the bat-.'
Ties Of Germantown, Monmouth and sew
eral others, and ended Mt the siege OF
Yorktown.
Richard Long married his cousin. Mar
tina Long. in Culpeper, and removed to
Franklin county, Ky. and later to Bed
ford county, Tenn, whore no died May
80, 1S4S, In his ninetieth year. Ills son,
Colonel Benjamin Long, who fought un-
der General Jackson in 1S12-15. married
Mary Moore Dickson, n granddaughter OF
General Joseph Dickson, of North Caro-
lima.
I will appreciate any information as to
the ancestors Of Richard Long and his
wife. Martha Long. Is the family or'g1
inally from England, or Scotland? Has
It a coat of arms?
Would also like to know Of William
Floyd (whose wife was Abigail Davis).
OF Virginia, and was one OF the first set
tiers of Kentucky, and had a son named
Elisha. Can you tell me? Yours.
Dallas, Texas. u. B NJ.
We have as yet printed nothing Of the
Long family, and are glad to insert tho
above, In hopes of getting something
further of them.
Arms are given for the family of West
Virginia, with whom they married With
the Hendersons of Augusta county. Va,
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We think the family are OF English de-
scent. A full tracing Of the family will
be given If possible. The Floyds of Vir-
are numerous. and have arms. a sketch
of them was written September 10, 1907.
and mention made OF them several times
in Genealogical Column.
Campbell.
II "a Subscriber" wishes to gain all
information MS to the Campbell-Goode
connection, we refer him to "The Vlr-
ginia Cousins" by b. Brown Goode,
formerly Of the Smithsonian Institute,
Washington, D. G, which can be found in
the State Library. John or Daniel Goode,
mo. Ca" page IS, may not provide the
desired information, but IN the records
of Culpeper, Bedford and Amherst
ties it is very likely no will find his
signature to deeds, or possibly tho mar
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the boys bore tho names OF John and
Campbell. The first girl child born was
to William. who named It Elizabeth,
Joseph named his first girl Bette. Their
grandmother C%amphell's maiden name
may nave been elizabeth" =
A1IELPER OF HISTORY.
Pollard.
Benjamin Pollard, son OF William Pol
lard, was born on Hooper's Island, Mary
land, June 20. 1853. lie married Nancy
stephens. and about 1880 emigratcd TO
Mason county, Ky. Was this Benjamin
Pollard a Revolutionary soldier? Who
were the parents of Nancy Stephens?
Who were the parents of Hannah Hodg-
son, Who married Nathan Nichols in Win
chester, Va, September q, 1884? Nathan
Nichols was born In Vermont. and then
went to Virginia. He was n Revolution
ary soldier. M. T.. c.,
New Albany, Ind.
Yes. We think Benjamin Pollard was
In the Revolutionary War. Flo Is mem
toned in Volume Is. page 1863. OF Hening's
Statutes.