Author Archives: Suzanne Long

Published in the D.A.R. Patience Wright Chapter, Laguna Beach, CA – April 2019 APRIL 2019 NEWSLETTER PAGE | 3 One Daughter’s Ancestral Story – Suzanne O’Rourke I am a California born DAR sister, but had always been drawn to North … Continue reading →

Good afternoon Friends of Alamance Battleground. The “Descendants Gathering and Militia Muster” is scheduled for Saturday, October 13th, 2018. Please mark your calendars and continue to support Alamance Battleground! Descendants Gathering “Liberty to make our Grievances Known” 1768-2018 Lectures Dr. … Continue reading →

In “Sons of Carolina” by Augustus White Long, he writes about how the Political hub of Chapel Hill was often found around the old stove in the back of the Long & McCauley Store.  This photo taken in the Green … Continue reading →

It is with a celebration of a life well lived, that we share the news of Dorothee Lillian Long’s passing on February 18, 2017. She lived a long,  loved life, finally passing on at the age of 90. Old age … Continue reading →

Dear Long Family, I wasn’t sure we would ever prove it, but finally after years of piecing together bits of facts and records, we have finally received the exciting news that George Long (born 1755 and died in 1810) has … Continue reading →

Betty Ray Cates and Linda Cates are the owners of Cates Corner Farm and direct descendants of George Long,read the full story below. Betty & Linda were the wonderful hostess for the 265th Long Family Reunion on the farm in May … Continue reading →

Lillian Long as she was known by her family, was born Laura Lillian Long in 1894.  She was a beautiful woman with an artistic talent, especially with Pastels. Janet Harding said of her husband Bills  Grandmother,   that Lillian was … Continue reading →

There has long been a family legend that the Longs that were descendants of Zoa White Long, where then descendants of Peregrine White, the only baby that was born on the Mayflower and survived.  He arrived with his widowed Mother … Continue reading →

I wanted to give a GIANT THANK YOU to my Cousin Kevin Long in Elk Grove, California.  Kevin offered numerous times to pay the $300 Annual Renewal of our Ancestry Account.  I was going to suspend it due to budget … Continue reading →

  Dear Family, As we celebrate the kickoff of the Long Family reunited and meeting each other there is a lot to be celebrated. We have an amazing historical legacy to be proud of.  We have a lot of collaborative … Continue reading →

We need your help to identify and cultivate the various Long Family Descendant Lines. Please go to the Home Page and Identify who your OLDEST Ancestor is under George Long.  This will help us to start building out individual Family Lines … Continue reading →

Long is a fairly common family name, so to be specific, this is for the descendants of George Long and Margaret Logan.  George Long of Scotland, died in Ireland before he and Margaret and young son George Long II could … Continue reading →