Brumfield Long

1686 - Bef 1763  (76 years)

• Name	Brumfield Long
  Born	1686	Rappahannock, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 1763	St. Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia Colony   [1]
  Person ID	I24395	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth [Merriman] Reynolds,   b. Est 1678, Essex Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 15 May 1738, St. Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia Colony  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Married	1713	Virginia
  	Elizabeth and Brumfield became the parents of seven sons and an unknown number of daughters. Elizabeth (Reynolds) Long died before May 15, 1738. [5] After her death, Brumfield married a woman named Mary (?nee) and moved to newly formed St. George Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, where he wrote his Will in 1763 [6]
  Children	1. Sarah Long,   b. 1738, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Brumfield [Reynolds] Long, Jr.,   b. 1721, St. Mary's Parish, Richmond, Virginia ,   d. 20 Jul 1778, St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper, Virginia  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2025
  Family ID	F9392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S82] Wikitree, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Long-6114. Bromfield Long Born about 1686 [uncertain] in Rappahannock, Virginia Died before 1763 before about age 77 in Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia Bromfield "Broomfield, Bloomfield" Long Son of Henry Long and Anne (Churchill) Long Brother of Henry Long Jr. and Mary (Long) Miller Husband of Elizabeth (Reynolds) Long married 1713 [location unknown] Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Bond) Long ? married after 1738 [location unknown] Father of Brumfield Long, Reuben Long, William Long, Benjamin Long, Mary Long, Sarah (Long) Vaughan, Elizabeth (Long) Apperson and John Bond Long Biography U.S. Southern Colonies Project logo Bromfield Long was a Virginia colonist. Brumfield Long was born in 1686, in Rappahannock County, Virginia. In 1713, Brumfield married Elizabeth Reynolds, a daughter of William Reynolds. On October 2, 1730, a Bond was recorded between Brumfield Long, with Elizabeth, his wife, and Thomas Turner for the transfer of 136 acres of land, 34 acres of which was a part of 84 acres of land formerly belonging to William Reynolds, father to Elizabeth (Reynolds) Long. [1] Elizabeth and Brumfield became the parents of seven sons and an unknown number of daughters. Elizabeth (Reynolds) Long died before May 15, 1738. [2] After her death, Brumfield married a woman named Mary (?nee) and moved to newly formed St. George Parish, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, where he wrote his Will in 1763 [3] Sources ? King George County Deed Book 1, pages 83-88 ? https://colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I033259&tree=Tree1 ? https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215649733/brumfield-long ? Spotsylvania County (Va.), William Armstrong Crozier, and Clayton Torrence. 1905. Spotsylvania county, 1721-1800 being transcriptions from the original files at the county court house, of wills, deeds, administrators' and guardians' bonds, marriage licenses, and lists of revolutionary pensioners. New York: Pub. for the Genealogical Association by Fox, Duffield & Co. Franklin Y DNA Project research. Y DNA testing has proven Broomfield Long is the ancestor of an NPE branch of Franklin's, numerous Franklin and Long men having tested. Since testing began, documentation has been found supporting this as it indicates Lawrence Franklin took in children of his neighbors. DNA and documenation indicate that Reuben and his brother Henry were adopted by Lawrence Franklin after the death of their parents Henry Long Jr. and Ann of Essex/Spotsylvania County. Land Records: Deed[4] Dated: 1 August 1791 Recorded: 4 August 1791 Spotsylvania County, Colony of Virginia Thomas Vaun [vaughan] and Sarah, his wife, of Halifax County to Patrick Donally [Donnelly] of Spotsylvania County. Whereas, by Indenture dated 4 November 1744, Bromfield Long conveyed to his son, Reubin Long, in fee simple, 118 1/2 acres in Spotsylvania County, which said tract of land was afterwards conveyed by the said Broomfield Long to his daughters, Mary [the lower dividend] and Sarah [the upper dividend]. Now in consideration of the sum of £25 the said Thomas Vaun [who intermarried with the said Sarah, daughter of Broomfield Long] and Sarah his wife, convey to the said Donally, the tract of land in Spotsylvania County aforesaid, given to Sarah by her father, Bromfield Long Witnesses: John Frazer, William Heslop, Reuben Straughan Researchers Notes Membership application of Frances Carnahan Ebaugh (406997) on Sarah P. Long (A071320),? approved February 1952; National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Office of the Registrar General, Washington, D.C. An alternate birth date is c. 1692, Hanover Parish, King George Co., VA. Rueben Long was the eldest son of Bromfield and his wife, Elizabeth Bond (daughter of John and Mary Bond of Culpeper County).[5] Bromfield conveyed 118.5 acres of land in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, to Ruebin [sic], which Bromfield later conveyed to his daughters, Mary (the lower dividend) and Sarah (the upper dividend).[6] Sources ? Gen. note Part of index to Spotsylvania County Wills and Administrations (1722-1800) Note p. 47a. Will pro. 1 Aug. 1763. Note Will Book D, 1761-1772 (Reel 27) ? DAR https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/default.cfm ? https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_member/?Action=full&National_Number=406997 ? Will of Bromfill Long of the County of Culpeper and Parish of St. Mark. Culpeper Co., VA, WB B, pp. 263-264, w. 21 Jan 1778, p. 20 Jul 1778. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/unyx7xp ? The Genealogical Acorn. 1 and 2 ed. Vol. 1 and 2. Tampa: G.A.B. Publications, 1968. Google Books. Web. <https://books.google.com/books?id=XM9nAAAAMAAJ>. p. 31. ? Torrence, Clayton, comp. Virginia County Records: Spotsylvania County 1721-1800 Being Transcriptions from the Original Files at the County Court House, of Wills, Deeds, Administrators' and Guardians' Bonds, Marriage Licenses, and Lists of Revolutionary Pensioners. Ed. William Armstrong Crozier. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub., 1978. Google Books. Web. 29 Apr. 2017. <https://books.google.com/books?id=B0REAQAAMAAJ>. p. 444. See Also https://family search.org> "Pedigree resource file" data base,FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:) https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I025613&tree=Tree1 https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=blong1692&id=I394 https://www.geni.com/people/Brumfield-Broomfield-Long/6000000034680477998 Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Deaths [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850 Will of Bromfield Long (free site) [1] Will of Bromfill Long of the County of Culpeper and Parish of St. Mark. Culpeper Co., VA, WB B, pp. 263-264, w. 21 Jan 1778, p. 20 Jul 1778. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/unyx7xp