Hi Pat, I see that there's an Ann LONG in Winford, about 9 miles from Bitton, in 1841. She's living with a Charles LONG, who could be either a husband or brother. I wonder whether Charles left a will ? Have you tried following up this thread ? Best wishes, Mike Gould Leicestershire -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat Hase Sent: 19 January 2011 20:56 To: [email protected] Subject: [B&D] Samuel LONG 1778-1833 Bitton I know I've asked this before but I'm still bothered about it. Samuel LONG was my 3 x great grandfather - he married Ann BURCHELL in Bitton in 1803 and they had 7 children, 6 of whom lived to be adults and all married. Ann, his wife, died in 1821, in Bitton and was buried in St Mary's Churchyard. Samuel was buried with her and the son who died as a child in the same grave. Samuel died in 1833, leaving a Will in which he carefully names all his children leaving them about £30 - £50 each and an share of his effects. The Will includes these items: "To Ann Long my present wife the sum of Twenty Pounds of the current coin of Great Britain and also the goods that she had at the time of her marriage with me the said Samuel Long" "I further state that it is my will and intention that the whole of my land chattels and other things aforesaid mentioned shall be sold to the best advantage immediately after my decease" [and shared between his children] My question - who is "Ann Long, my present wife"? His wife Ann had died in 1821 so had he married another Ann? Who was she? What did she bring with her into the marriage? and why wasn't she given a share of his estate even for her lifetime? The will was dated 11 July 1833, he died 27th Aug 1833. The 1831 census of Bitton shows: LONG Sam Farmer M 55, 13, 15, 18 F 24, 45 It is possible that the 45 year-old female might have been the elusive 2nd wife (or of course she might have been a servant!) I'd be grateful for any thoughts on this situation. In the past I've looked for a marriage of a Samuel LONG between 1821 and 1833 and the death or marriage of an Ann LONG after 1833 but with no real success. With thanks Pat ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Mike, Thanks for that - I've had a look at this Ann but my gut feeling is that I can eliminate her. She's the right age but the Charles is a bit of a problem - that name does not occur in my family at all - if she was Samuel's widow - Charles would have had to be her brother-in-law. I haven't found a will for Charles but will keep on looking. I've been looking to see if I can find any children of a Charles & Ann but again have drawn a blank but I can't find a marriage of a Charles LONG in North Somerset or Bristol either. You've opened another door and I haven't quite closed it yet - thank you! Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Gould" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 11:43 PM Subject: Re: [B&D] Samuel LONG 1778-1833 Bitton Hi Pat, I see that there's an Ann LONG in Winford, about 9 miles from Bitton, in 1841. She's living with a Charles LONG, who could be either a husband or brother. I wonder whether Charles left a will ? Have you tried following up this thread ? Best wishes, Mike Gould Leicestershire -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat Hase Sent: 19 January 2011 20:56 To: [email protected] Subject: [B&D] Samuel LONG 1778-1833 Bitton I know I've asked this before but I'm still bothered about it. Samuel LONG was my 3 x great grandfather - he married Ann BURCHELL in Bitton in 1803 and they had 7 children, 6 of whom lived to be adults and all married. Ann, his wife, died in 1821, in Bitton and was buried in St Mary's Churchyard. Samuel was buried with her and the son who died as a child in the same grave. Samuel died in 1833, leaving a Will in which he carefully names all his children leaving them about £30 - £50 each and an share of his effects. The Will includes these items: "To Ann Long my present wife the sum of Twenty Pounds of the current coin of Great Britain and also the goods that she had at the time of her marriage with me the said Samuel Long" "I further state that it is my will and intention that the whole of my land chattels and other things aforesaid mentioned shall be sold to the best advantage immediately after my decease" [and shared between his children] My question - who is "Ann Long, my present wife"? His wife Ann had died in 1821 so had he married another Ann? Who was she? What did she bring with her into the marriage? and why wasn't she given a share of his estate even for her lifetime? The will was dated 11 July 1833, he died 27th Aug 1833. The 1831 census of Bitton shows: LONG Sam Farmer M 55, 13, 15, 18 F 24, 45 It is possible that the 45 year-old female might have been the elusive 2nd wife (or of course she might have been a servant!) I'd be grateful for any thoughts on this situation. In the past I've looked for a marriage of a Samuel LONG between 1821 and 1833 and the death or marriage of an Ann LONG after 1833 but with no real success. With thanks Pat ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message